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Akio Kuroda 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 Akio Kuroda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 273 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Akio Kuroda 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 Akio Kuroda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Akio Kuroda is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work addresses a variety of main topics, notably Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence Research, and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention.

Kuroda has authored and co-authored publications in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biotechnology Letters
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • ACS Synthetic Biology

Some recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Kuroda are:

  • Recent progress and perspectives on the mechanisms underlying Asbestos toxicity, 2021, Genes and Environment
  • Effect of ipragliflozin on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial, 2022, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • Application of peptides with an affinity for phospholipid membranes during the automated purification of extracellular vesicles, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Phase angle and extracellular water-to-total body water ratio estimated by bioelectrical impedance analysis are associated with levels of hemoglobin and hematocrit in patients with diabetes, 2023, Heliyon
  • Asbestos Detection with Fluorescence Microscopy Images and Deep Learning, 2021, Sensors

Kuroda frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Ryuichi Hirota
  • Takenori Ishida
  • Hisakage Funabashi
  • Takeshi Ikeda
  • Hiroki Murakami

Best Publications

  • Role of inorganic polyphosphate in promoting ribosomal protein degradation by the Lon protease in E. coli.

    Akio Kuroda;Kazutaka Nomura;Ryo Ohtomo;Junichi Kato

  • Involvement of an extracellular protease in algicidal activity of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain A28

    Sun-og Lee;Junichi Kato;Noboru Takiguchi;Akio Kuroda

  • Guanosine Tetra- and Pentaphosphate Promote Accumulation of Inorganic Polyphosphate in Escherichia coli

    Akio Kuroda;Helen Murphy;Michael Cashel;Arthur Kornberg

  • Inhibition of Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by N-Acyl Cyclopentylamides

    Takenori Ishida;Tsukasa Ikeda;Noboru Takiguchi;Akio Kuroda

  • A simple method to release polyphosphate from activated sludge for phosphorus reuse and recycling.

    Akio Kuroda;Noboru Takiguchi;Takafumi Gotanda;Kazutaka Nomura

  • Elevated C-Reactive Protein Associates With Early-Stage Carotid Atherosclerosis in Young Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes

    Rieko Hayaishi-Okano;Yoshimitsu Yamasaki;Naoto Katakami;Kentaro Ohtoshi

  • Probucol preserves pancreatic β-cell function through reduction of oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes

    Shin ichi Gorogawa;Yoshitaka Kajimoto;Yutaka Umayahara;Hideaki Kaneto

  • Molecular cloning and sequencing of a major Bacillus subtilis autolysin gene.

    A Kuroda;J Sekiguchi

  • Isolation and characterization of benzene-tolerant Rhodococcus opacus strains

    Kyung-su Na;Akio Kuroda;Noboru Takiguchi;Tsukasa Ikeda

  • Bacterial phosphate metabolism and its application to phosphorus recovery and industrial bioprocesses.

    Ryuichi Hirota;Akio Kuroda;Junichi Kato;Hisao Ohtake

  • Polyphosphate kinase as a nucleoside diphosphate kinase in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Akio Kuroda;Arthur Kornberg

  • Genetic identification of chemotactic transducers for amino acids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Kazunori Taguchi;Hiroyuki Fukutomi;Akio Kuroda;Junichi Kato

  • Cloning, sequencing and genetic mapping of a Bacillus subtilis cell wall hydrolase gene.

    Akio Kuroda;Junichi Sekiguchi

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a model microorganism for investigation of chemotactic behaviors in ecosystem.

    Junichi Kato;Hye-Eun Kim;Noboru Takiguchi;Akio Kuroda

  • Nucleotide sequence and regulation of a new putative cell wall hydrolase gene, cwlD, which affects germination in Bacillus subtilis. .

    J Sekiguchi;K Akeo;H Yamamoto;F K Khasanov

  • The Si-tag for immobilizing proteins on a silica surface

    Koji Taniguchi;Kazutaka Nomura;Yumehiro Hata;Tomoki Nishimura

  • Accumulation of inorganic polyphosphate in phoU mutants of Escherichia coli and Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803.

    Tomohiro Morohoshi;Tatsuya Maruo;Yoko Shirai;Junichi Kato

  • Physicochemical properties of FK-506, a novel immunosuppressant isolated from Streptomyces tsukubaensis.

    H Tanaka;A Kuroda;H Marusawa;M Hashimoto

  • Identification and Characterization of Two Chemotactic Transducers for Inorganic Phosphate in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Hong Wu;Junichi Kato;Akio Kuroda;Tsukasa Ikeda

  • Cloning and characterization of chemotaxis genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Junichi Kato;Tetsuya Nakamura;Akio Kuroda;Hisao Ohtake

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisao Ohtake
Hisao Ohtake Osaka University
Junichi Kato
Junichi Kato Hiroshima University
Yoshimitsu Yamasaki
Yoshimitsu Yamasaki Osaka University
Junichi Sekiguchi
Junichi Sekiguchi Shinshu University
Masatsugu Hori
Masatsugu Hori Osaka University
Atsushi Ikeda
Atsushi Ikeda Hiroshima University
Kiyoyuki Yamada
Kiyoyuki Yamada Nagoya University
Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg Stanford University
Hirotaka Watada
Hirotaka Watada Juntendo University
Juan C. Alonso
Juan C. Alonso Spanish National Research Council

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