Norikazu Kiguchi

3.4k total citations
78 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Norikazu Kiguchi is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Norikazu Kiguchi has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Physiology, 50 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 34 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Norikazu Kiguchi's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (51 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (33 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers). Norikazu Kiguchi is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (51 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (33 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers). Norikazu Kiguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Norikazu Kiguchi's co-authors include Shiroh Kishioka, Yuka Kobayashi, Takehiko Maeda, Fumihiro Saika, Yohji Fukazawa, Mei‐Chuan Ko, Huiping Ding, Masanori Ozaki, Shinsuke Matsuzaki and Daichi Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Norikazu Kiguchi

75 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norikazu Kiguchi Japan 31 1.6k 1.3k 880 305 263 78 2.7k
Shiroh Kishioka Japan 32 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 909 1.0× 316 1.0× 301 1.1× 123 3.3k
Niels Eijkelkamp Netherlands 28 1.4k 0.9× 800 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 178 0.6× 147 0.6× 80 2.9k
Bao‐Chun Jiang China 24 1.2k 0.7× 660 0.5× 622 0.7× 336 1.1× 288 1.1× 49 2.1k
Yuka Kobayashi Japan 23 1.1k 0.7× 710 0.6× 533 0.6× 213 0.7× 196 0.7× 56 2.1k
Evan M. Sloane United States 17 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 369 0.4× 345 1.1× 333 1.3× 21 2.3k
Ewelina Rojewska Poland 34 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 481 0.5× 374 1.2× 516 2.0× 57 2.8k
Norimitsu Morioka Japan 31 1.0k 0.6× 916 0.7× 827 0.9× 376 1.2× 160 0.6× 107 2.3k
Wioletta Makuch Poland 37 2.2k 1.4× 1.4k 1.1× 666 0.8× 366 1.2× 509 1.9× 71 3.2k
Marc R. Suter Switzerland 19 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 506 0.6× 382 1.3× 344 1.3× 49 2.6k
Jong Yeon Park South Korea 12 1.3k 0.8× 728 0.6× 387 0.4× 243 0.8× 214 0.8× 45 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Norikazu Kiguchi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norikazu Kiguchi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Norikazu Kiguchi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Norikazu Kiguchi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Norikazu Kiguchi. Norikazu Kiguchi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Saika, Fumihiro, Tetsuya Sato, Yohji Fukazawa, et al.. (2025). Male-Dominant Spinal Microglia Contribute to Neuropathic Pain by Producing CC-Chemokine Ligand 4 Following Peripheral Nerve Injury. Cells. 14(7). 484–484.
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Saika, Fumihiro, Yohji Fukazawa, Shiroh Kishioka, et al.. (2024). Sexually dimorphic effects of pexidartinib on nerve injury‐induced neuropathic pain in mice. Glia. 72(8). 1402–1417. 5 indexed citations
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Saika, Fumihiro, Yohji Fukazawa, Shiroh Kishioka, & Norikazu Kiguchi. (2023). Characterization of spinal microglial activation in a mouse model of imiquimod-induced psoriasis. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 153(4). 183–187. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Huiping, et al.. (2023). Nociceptin Receptor-Related Agonists as Safe and Non-addictive Analgesics. Drugs. 83(9). 771–793. 6 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Daichi, Fumihiro Saika, Norikazu Kiguchi, et al.. (2022). Tas2R signaling enhances mouse neutrophil migration via a ROCK-dependent pathway. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 973880–973880. 8 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Huiping Ding, Shiroh Kishioka, & Mei‐Chuan Ko. (2020). Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Peptide Receptor-Related Ligands as Novel Analgesics. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 20(31). 2878–2888. 27 indexed citations
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Ding, Huiping, Norikazu Kiguchi, David A. Perrey, et al.. (2020). Antinociceptive, reinforcing, and pruritic effects of the G-protein signalling-biased mu opioid receptor agonist PZM21 in non-human primates. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 125(4). 596–604. 27 indexed citations
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Saika, Fumihiro, Norikazu Kiguchi, Shinsuke Matsuzaki, Daichi Kobayashi, & Shiroh Kishioka. (2019). Inflammatory Macrophages in the Sciatic Nerves Facilitate Neuropathic Pain Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 368(3). 535–544. 32 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Huiping Ding, Gerta Cami‐Kobeci, et al.. (2019). BU10038 as a safe opioid analgesic with fewer side-effects after systemic and intrathecal administration in primates. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 122(6). e146–e156. 38 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Daichi Kobayashi, Fumihiro Saika, Shinsuke Matsuzaki, & Shiroh Kishioka. (2018). Inhibition of peripheral macrophages by nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists suppresses spinal microglial activation and neuropathic pain in mice with peripheral nerve injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 15(1). 96–96. 43 indexed citations
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Ding, Huiping, Paul W. Czoty, Norikazu Kiguchi, et al.. (2016). A novel orvinol analog, BU08028, as a safe opioid analgesic without abuse liability in primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(37). 86 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Huiping Ding, Christopher M. Peters, et al.. (2016). Altered expression of glial markers, chemokines, and opioid receptors in the spinal cord of type 2 diabetic monkeys. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(1). 274–283. 26 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Devki Sukhtankar, Huiping Ding, et al.. (2015). Spinal Functions of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, Gastrin-Releasing Peptide, and Their Cognate Receptors for Regulating Itch in Mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 356(3). 596–603. 27 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Huiping Ding, & Mei‐Chuan Ko. (2015). Central N/OFQ-NOP Receptor System in Pain Modulation. Advances in pharmacology. 75. 217–243. 52 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, et al.. (2015). Peripheral interleukin-4 ameliorates inflammatory macrophage-dependent neuropathic pain. Pain. 156(4). 684–693. 85 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Fumihiro Saika, Yuka Kobayashi, & Shiroh Kishioka. (2014). Epigenetic regulation of CC-chemokine ligand 2 in nonresolving inflammation. BioMolecular Concepts. 5(4). 265–273. 16 indexed citations
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Kishioka, Shiroh, Norikazu Kiguchi, Yuka Kobayashi, Fumihiro Saika, & Chizuko Yamamoto. (2014). [Development of physical dependence on nicotine and endogenous opioid system--participation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor].. PubMed. 49(5). 227–37. 2 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Takehiko Maeda, Yuka Kobayashi, Fumihiro Saika, & Shiroh Kishioka. (2009). Chapter 14 Involvement of Inflammatory Mediators in Neuropathic Pain Caused by Vincristine. International review of neurobiology. 85. 179–190. 61 indexed citations
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Kiguchi, Norikazu, Takehiko Maeda, Yuka Kobayashi, Yohji Fukazawa, & Shiroh Kishioka. (2009). Leptin enhances CC-chemokine ligand expression in cultured murine macrophage. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 384(3). 311–315. 100 indexed citations
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Maeda, Takehiko, Norikazu Kiguchi, Yohji Fukazawa, et al.. (2006). Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Activation Relieves Expression of Behavioral Sensitization to Methamphetamine in Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 32(5). 1133–1140. 42 indexed citations

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