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Akihiko Nakano

Akihiko Nakano

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
24777
World Ranking
2365
National Ranking
145

Akihiko Nakano 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 Akihiko Nakano sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 332 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Akihiko Nakano 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 Akihiko Nakano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Akihiko Nakano is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, comprising over 100 publications.

Their work spans several subfields focusing largely on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Plant Science, with notable contributions also in Biophysics and Physiology.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Akihiko Nakano has published in various scientific venues. Their most frequent publication platforms are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • iScience
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Significant recent papers include:

  • "Cargo sorting zones in the trans-Golgi network visualized by super-resolution confocal live imaging microscopy in plants," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Golgi maturation-dependent glycoenzyme recycling controls glycosphingolipid biosynthesis and cell growth via GOLPH3," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "The liverwort oil body is formed by redirection of the secretory pathway," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Formation of Calcified Nodule as a Cause of Early In-Stent Restenosis in Patients Undergoing Dialysis," 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Ceramide chain length-dependent protein sorting into selective endoplasmic reticulum exit sites," 2020, Science Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of co-authors, the most prolific among them being:

  • Kazuo Kurokawa (22 joint publications)
  • Takuro Tojima (18 joint publications)
  • Tomohiro Uemura (8 joint publications)
  • Yoko Ito (6 joint publications)
  • Kazuo Ebine (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The Arabidopsis GNOM ARF-GEF Mediates Endosomal Recycling, Auxin Transport, and Auxin-Dependent Plant Growth

    Niko Geldner;Nadine Anders;Hanno Wolters;Jutta Keicher

  • Defensin-like polypeptide LUREs are pollen tube attractants secreted from synergid cells

    Satohiro Okuda;Hiroki Tsutsui;Keiko Shiina;Stefanie Sprunck

  • Molecular structure of a gene, VMA1, encoding the catalytic subunit of H(+)-translocating adenosine triphosphatase from vacuolar membranes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    R Hirata;Y Ohsumk;A Nakano;H Kawasaki

  • Systematic analysis of SNARE molecules in Arabidopsis: Dissection of the post-Golgi network in plant cells

    Tomohiro Uemura;Takashi Ueda;Ryosuke L. Ohniwa;Akihiko Nakano

  • A novel GTP-binding protein, Sar1p, is involved in transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus.

    A Nakano;M Muramatsu

  • Ara6, a plant-unique novel type Rab GTPase, functions in the endocytic pathway of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Takashi Ueda;Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Hirofumi Uchimiya;Akihiko Nakano

  • Live imaging of yeast Golgi cisternal maturation

    Kumi Matsuura-Tokita;Masaki Takeuchi;Akira Ichihara;Kenta Mikuriya

  • Arabidopsis sterol endocytosis involves actin-mediated trafficking via ARA6-positive early endosomes.

    Markus Grebe;Jian Xu;Wiebke Möbius;Takashi Ueda

  • The plasma membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: structure, function, and biogenesis.

    M E van der Rest;A H Kamminga;A Nakano;Y Anraku

  • Membrane Traffic Within the Golgi Apparatus

    Benjamin S. Glick;Akihiko Nakano

  • A membrane glycoprotein, Sec12p, required for protein transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus in yeast.

    Akihiko Nakano;Daniela Brada;Randy Schekman

  • Ergosterol is required for targeting of tryptophan permease to the yeast plasma membrane.

    Kyohei Umebayashi;Akihiko Nakano

  • Retraction: Generation of cell polarity in plants links endocytosis, auxin distribution and cell fate decisions

    Pankaj Dhonukshe;Hirokazu Tanaka;Tatsuaki Goh;Kazuo Ebine

  • A membrane trafficking pathway regulated by the plant-specific RAB GTPase ARA6.

    Kazuo Ebine;Masaru Fujimoto;Yusuke Okatani;Tomoaki Nishiyama

  • Functional differentiation of endosomes in Arabidopsis cells.

    Takashi Ueda;Tomohiro Uemura;Masa H. Sato;Akihiko Nakano

  • Mechanisms of COPII vesicle formation and protein sorting

    Ken Sato;Akihiko Nakano

  • Spinning-disk Confocal Microscopy. A Cutting-Edge Tool for Imaging of Membrane Traffic.

    Akihiko Nakano

  • Short actin-based mechanism for light-directed chloroplast movement in Arabidopsis

    Akeo Kadota;Noboru Yamada;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Mana Hirose

  • A SNARE Complex Unique to Seed Plants Is Required for Protein Storage Vacuole Biogenesis and Seed Development of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kazuo Ebine;Yusuke Okatani;Tomohiro Uemura;Tatsuaki Goh

  • Journeys through the golgi - taking stock in a new era

    Scott Emr;Benjamin S. Glick;Adam D. Linstedt;Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Ueda
Takashi Ueda National Institute for Basic Biology
Ken Sato
Ken Sato Gunma University
Hirofumi Uchimiya
Hirofumi Uchimiya Saitama University
Hiroo Fukuda
Hiroo Fukuda University of Tokyo
Soichi Wakatsuki
Soichi Wakatsuki Stanford University
Miyo Terao Morita
Miyo Terao Morita National Institute for Basic Biology
Tetsuya Higashiyama
Tetsuya Higashiyama University of Tokyo
Masao Tasaka
Masao Tasaka Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe Nagoya University
Takayuki Kohchi
Takayuki Kohchi Kyoto University

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