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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9267
World Ranking
15744
National Ranking
6557

Yoshikazu Uchida publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshikazu Uchida sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 154 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Yoshikazu Uchida D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshikazu Uchida sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yoshikazu Uchida is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Dermatology, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, Biotechnology, and Immunology as subfields.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling, Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Transgenic Plants and Applications, Skin Protection and Aging, Hair Growth and Disorders, and Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin.

Yoshikazu Uchida has contributed research to several publication venues, most frequently in:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
  • Cells
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Research Square

Recent papers associated with Uchida include:

  • Ceramides in Skin Health and Disease: An Update, 2021, American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
  • Exploring the human hair follicle microbiome, 2020, British Journal of Dermatology
  • Phenotypic overlap between atopic dermatitis and autism, 2021, BMC Neuroscience
  • Diesel Particulate Extract Accelerates Premature Skin Aging in Human Fibroblasts via Ceramide-1-Phosphate-Mediated Signaling Pathway, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Exogenous Ceramide Serves as a Precursor to Endogenous Ceramide Synthesis and as a Modulator of Keratinocyte Differentiation, 2022, Cells

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Kyungho Park
  • Kyong-Oh Shin
  • Joan S. Wakefield
  • Sungeun Kim
  • Debra Crumrine

Best Publications

  • Epidermal sphingolipids: Metabolism, function, and roles in skin disorders

    Walter M. Holleran;Walter M. Holleran;Yutaka Takagi;Yoshikazu Uchida

  • A Homolog of Drosophila grainy head Is Essential for Epidermal Integrity in Mice

    Stephen B. Ting;Jacinta Caddy;Nikki Hislop;Tomasz Wilanowski

  • Infection and Inflammation Induce LDL Oxidation In Vivo

    Riaz A. Memon;Ilona Staprans;Mustafa Noor;Walter M. Holleran

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR)-β/δ Stimulates Differentiation and Lipid Accumulation in Keratinocytes

    Matthias Schmuth;Christopher M. Haqq;William J. Cairns;Julie C. Holder

  • Loss of functional ELOVL4 depletes very long-chain fatty acids (≥C28) and the unique ω-O-acylceramides in skin leading to neonatal death

    Vidyullatha Vasireddy;Yoshikazu Uchida;Norman Salem;Soo Yeon Kim

  • Epidermal sphingomyelins are precursors for selected stratum corneum ceramides

    Yoshikazu Uchida;Mariko Hara;Hiroyuki Nishio;Ellen Sidransky

  • Sustained Serine Proteases Activity by Prolonged Increase in pH Leads to Degradation of Lipid Processing Enzymes and Profound Alterations of Barrier Function and Stratum Corneum Integrity

    Jean-Pierre Hachem;Jean-Pierre Hachem;Mao-Quiang Man;Debra Crumrine;Yoshikazu Uchida

  • Serine Protease Signaling of Epidermal Permeability Barrier Homeostasis

    Jean Pierre Hachem;Jean Pierre Hachem;Evi Houben;Debra Crumrine;Mao Quiang Man

  • Characterization of a hapten-induced, murine model with multiple features of atopic dermatitis: structural, immunologic, and biochemical changes following single versus multiple oxazolone challenges.

    Mao-Qiang Man;Yutaka Hatano;Seung H. Lee;Mona Man

  • UVB-Induced Alterations in Permeability Barrier Function: Roles for Epidermal Hyperproliferation and Thymocyte-Mediated Response

    Akinori Haratake;Yoshikazu Uchida;Yoshikazu Uchida;Matthias Schmuth;Matthias Schmuth;Osamu Tanno

  • Omega-Hydroxyceramides are Required for Corneocyte Lipid Envelope (CLE) Formation and Normal Epidermal Permeability Barrier Function

    Martin Behne;Yoshikazu Uchida;Taisuke Seki;Paul Ortiz de Montellano

  • Endotoxin and cytokines increase hepatic sphingolipid biosynthesis and produce lipoproteins enriched in ceramides and sphingomyelin

    Riaz A. Memon;Walter M. Holleran;Arthur H. Moser;Taisuke Seki

  • Human Epidermal Glucosylceramides are Major Precursors of Stratum Corneum Ceramides

    Sumiko Hamanaka;Mariko Hara;Hiroyuki Nishio;Fujio Otsuka

  • Omega-O-acylceramide, a lipid essential for mammalian survival.

    Yoshikazu Uchida;Walter M. Holleran

  • Formation and functions of the corneocyte lipid envelope (CLE).

    Peter M. Elias;Peter M. Elias;Robert Gruber;Debra Crumrine;Gopinathan Menon

  • Regulation of Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide Expression by an Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Signaling, Vitamin D Receptor-independent Pathway

    Kyungho Park;Kyungho Park;Peter M. Elias;Peter M. Elias;Yuko Oda;Yuko Oda;Donald Mackenzie;Donald Mackenzie

  • EPR studies of interstitial Ni centers in synthetic diamond crystals.

    J. Isoya;H. Kanda;Y. Uchida

  • Structural and biochemical basis for the UVB-induced alterations in epidermal barrier function.

    W. M. Holleran;Y. Uchida;Y. Uchida;L. Halkier-Sorensen;A. Haratake

  • EPR identification of the negatively charged vacancy in diamond.

    J. Isoya;H. Kanda;Y. Uchida;S. C. Lawson

  • Vitamin D receptor and coactivators SRC2 and 3 regulate epidermis-specific sphingolipid production and permeability barrier formation

    Yuko Oda;Yoshikazu Uchida;Sam Moradian;Debra Crumrine

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Elias
Peter M. Elias University of California, San Francisco
Walter M. Holleran
Walter M. Holleran University of California, San Francisco
Kenneth R. Feingold
Kenneth R. Feingold University of California, San Francisco
Theodora M. Mauro
Theodora M. Mauro University of California, San Francisco
Debra Crumrine
Debra Crumrine University of California, San Francisco
Ralf Paus
Ralf Paus University of Miami
Matthias Schmuth
Matthias Schmuth Innsbruck Medical University
Carl Grunfeld
Carl Grunfeld University of California, San Francisco
Barbara E. Brown
Barbara E. Brown University of California, San Francisco
Richard L. Gallo
Richard L. Gallo University of California, San Diego

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