Toru Uyama

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Toru Uyama is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toru Uyama has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Pharmacology, 27 papers in Surgery and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Toru Uyama's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (32 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (26 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (12 papers). Toru Uyama is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (32 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (26 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (12 papers). Toru Uyama collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Toru Uyama's co-authors include Natsuo Ueda, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Kazuya Nomura, Souhei Mizuguchi, Tadahisa Mikami, Yasuo Okamoto, Tomomi Izumikawa and Xinghua Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Toru Uyama

55 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Recent advances in the structural biology of chondroitin ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Recent advances in the structural biology of chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate
    2003 571 citations Kazuyuki Sugahara, Tadahisa Mikami et al. Current Opinion in Structural Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Toru Uyama Japan 31 1.7k 1.5k 1.1k 459 387 56 3.5k
Taichi Hara Japan 26 4.9k 2.9× 2.4k 1.6× 859 0.8× 429 0.9× 479 1.2× 51 9.8k
Seung‐Hyun Ro United States 20 2.5k 1.5× 844 0.6× 352 0.3× 288 0.6× 148 0.4× 24 4.6k
Marco Sardiello United States 31 3.9k 2.4× 2.0k 1.4× 350 0.3× 332 0.7× 490 1.3× 47 8.9k
Junji Ezaki Japan 24 2.2k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 434 0.4× 275 0.6× 183 0.5× 41 4.8k
Tae‐Wan Kim United States 43 3.2k 1.9× 632 0.4× 401 0.4× 288 0.6× 550 1.4× 134 5.3k
Katiuscia Bianchi United Kingdom 17 2.7k 1.6× 871 0.6× 274 0.2× 258 0.6× 326 0.8× 27 4.1k
Maurizio Renna United Kingdom 30 2.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.1× 378 0.3× 291 0.6× 477 1.2× 55 5.7k
Fiona M. Menzies United Kingdom 36 4.3k 2.6× 2.6k 1.8× 664 0.6× 291 0.6× 1.2k 3.1× 42 9.6k
Chiara Di Malta Italy 15 2.5k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 264 0.2× 280 0.6× 249 0.6× 19 5.6k
Manabu Taniguchi Japan 26 2.3k 1.4× 2.0k 1.4× 241 0.2× 372 0.8× 557 1.4× 61 4.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toru Uyama

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Uyama, Toru, et al.. (2025). The PLAAT family as phospholipid-related enzymes. Progress in Lipid Research. 98. 101331–101331.
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Hussain, Zahir, Naoko Takahashi, Tamotsu Tanaka, et al.. (2022). Formation of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines by cytosolic phospholipase A2ε in an ex vivo murine model of brain ischemia. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1867(12). 159222–159222. 7 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Satoshi, Yuta Nihongaki, Kie Itoh, et al.. (2022). Defunctionalizing intracellular organelles such as mitochondria and peroxisomes with engineered phospholipase A/acyltransferases. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4413–4413. 9 indexed citations
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Uyama, Toru, Naoko Takahashi, Katsuhisa Kawai, et al.. (2019). Intracellular Ca2+-dependent formation of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines by human cytosolic phospholipase A2ε. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1864(12). 158515–158515. 12 indexed citations
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Hussain, Zahir, Toru Uyama, Katsuhisa Kawai, et al.. (2018). Phosphatidylserine-stimulated production of N -acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines by Ca 2+ -dependent N -acyltransferase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1863(5). 493–502. 20 indexed citations
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Tsuboi, Kazuhito, Toru Uyama, Xia Zhang, et al.. (2016). A quantitative study on splice variants of N-acylethanolamine acid amidase in human prostate cancer cells and other cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1861(12). 1951–1958. 12 indexed citations
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Rahman, Iffat, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Zahir Hussain, et al.. (2016). Calcium-dependent generation of N-acylethanolamines and lysophosphatidic acids by glycerophosphodiesterase GDE7. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1861(12). 1881–1892. 30 indexed citations
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Uyama, Toru, Katsuhisa Kawai, Nozomu Kono, et al.. (2015). Interaction of Phospholipase A/Acyltransferase-3 with Pex19p. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(28). 17520–17534. 27 indexed citations
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Tsuboi, Kazuhito, Yoko Okamoto, Iffat Rahman, et al.. (2015). Glycerophosphodiesterase GDE4 as a novel lysophospholipase D: a possible involvement in bioactive N-acylethanolamine biosynthesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1851(5). 537–548. 41 indexed citations
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Tsuboi, Kazuhito, Yasuo Okamoto, Natsuki Ikematsu, et al.. (2013). Enzymatic formation of N-acylethanolamines from N-acylethanolamine plasmalogen through N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D-dependent and -independent pathways. 87(5). 267–270. 3 indexed citations
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Uyama, Toru, Natsuki Ikematsu, Manami Inoue, et al.. (2012). Generation of N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine by Members of the Phospholipase A/Acyltransferase (PLA/AT) Family. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(38). 31905–31919. 58 indexed citations
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Uyama, Toru, Xinghua Jin, Kazuhito Tsuboi, et al.. (2011). Enzymological analysis of the tumor suppressor A-C1 reveals a novel group of phospholipid-metabolizing enzymes. Journal of Lipid Research. 52(11). 1927–1935. 45 indexed citations
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Tsuboi, Kazuhito, Yasuo Okamoto, Natsuki Ikematsu, et al.. (2011). Enzymatic formation of N-acylethanolamines from N-acylethanolamine plasmalogen through N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D-dependent and -independent pathways. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1811(10). 565–577. 93 indexed citations
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Uyama, Toru, Jun Morishita, Xinghua Jin, et al.. (2008). The tumor suppressor gene H-Rev107 functions as a novel Ca2+-independent cytosolic phospholipase A1/2 of the thiol hydrolase type. Journal of Lipid Research. 50(4). 685–693. 68 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianwen, Linguo Zhao, Toru Uyama, et al.. (2008). Expression and Secretion of N-acylethanolamine-hydrolysing Acid Amidase in Human Prostate Cancer Cells. The Journal of Biochemistry. 144(5). 685–690. 33 indexed citations
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Trybala, Edward, Maria E. Johansson, Toru Uyama, et al.. (2005). Chondroitin Sulfate Characterized by the E-disaccharide Unit Is a Potent Inhibitor of Herpes Simplex Virus Infectivity and Provides the Virus Binding Sites on gro2C Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(37). 32193–32199. 107 indexed citations
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Uyama, Toru, Hiroshi Kitagawa, & Kazuyuki Sugahara. (2003). [Proteoglycan core glycosyltransferases].. PubMed. 48(8 Suppl). 1019–26. 1 indexed citations
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Sugahara, Kazuyuki, Tadahisa Mikami, Toru Uyama, et al.. (2003). Recent advances in the structural biology of chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 13(5). 612–620. 571 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uyama, Toru, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Junko Tanaka, et al.. (2003). Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Second Chondroitin N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase Involved in the Initiation and Elongation of Chondroitin/Dermatan Sulfate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(5). 3072–3078. 89 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Hiroshi, Toru Uyama, & Kazuyuki Sugahara. (2001). Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Human Chondroitin Synthase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(42). 38721–38726. 164 indexed citations

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