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Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 60 1961 157 111 13238

Akio Sugino publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Akio Sugino between 1968 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Akio Sugino published across 57 years, from 1968 to 2024, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2006. 4 of the 117 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2006. 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications
1968 2024

117 publications in total across all disciplines

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Akio Sugino: publications per year, 1968 to 2024
Year Publications
1968 2
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 2
1973 2
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 4
1978 2
1979 2
1980 4
1981 3
1982 2
1983 1
1984 2
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 2
1989 6
1990 4
1991 7
1992 4
1993 5
1994 4
1995 3
1996 2
1997 1
1998 5
1999 2
2000 6
2001 4
2002 4
2003 6
2004 3
2005 2
2006 10
2007 0
2008 1
2009 1
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 3
Total 117
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Akio Sugino publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akio Sugino sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 107–116 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 111 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162 111
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Akio Sugino D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120 60
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Akio Sugino is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has focused research efforts primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work prominently features the subfield of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, with additional contributions to Ecology and Genetics.

The research topics covered by Sugino include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

Sugino's publication venues reflect a concentration in cardiology-related journals as well as contributions to digital libraries. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • EP Europace
  • UNC Libraries

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Sugino and colleagues include:

  • Bacillus subtilis deoxyribonucleic acid gyrase, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Poor glycemic control is associated with the prevalence of left atrial low-voltage areas in patients with atrial fibrillation ablation, 2023, European Heart Journal
  • J-curved phenomenon between the prevalence of left atrial low-voltage areas and body mass index existed in patients with atrial fibrillation ablation, 2024, EP Europace
  • Left atrial low-voltage area is associated with poor rhythm outcome and poor efficacy of left atrial additional ablation in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation ablation, 2024, EP Europace
  • Severity of anemia is correlated with the prevalence of left atrial low-voltage areas in patients with atrial fibrillation ablation, 2024, European Heart Journal

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Sugino on multiple publications include:

  • Yasuhiro Matsuda
  • Masaharu Masuda
  • H Uematsu
  • H Ooka
  • Seishi Kudo

The research contributions by Sugino and collaborators have explored clinical aspects of atrial fibrillation, particularly investigating left atrial low-voltage areas and their associations with clinical factors such as glycemic control, body mass index, anemia severity, and ablation outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of action of nalidixic acid: Purification of Escherichia coli nalA gene product and its relationship to DNA gyrase and a novel nicking-closing enzyme

    Akio Sugino;Craig L. Peebles;Kenneth N. Kreuzer;Nicholas R. Cozzarelli

  • Energy coupling in DNA gyrase and the mechanism of action of novobiocin

    Akio Sugino;N. Patrick Higgins;Patrick O. Brown;Craig L. Peebles

  • Mechanism of DNA chain growth. I. Possible discontinuity and unusual secondary structure of newly synthesized chains.

    Reiji Okazaki;Tuneko Okazaki;Kiwako Sakabe;Kazunori Sugimoto

  • GINS, a novel multiprotein complex required for chromosomal DNA replication in budding yeast

    Yuko Takayama;Yoichiro Kamimura;Mariko Okawa;Sachiko Muramatsu

  • A third essential DNA polymerase in S. cerevisiae.

    Alan Morrison;Hiroyuki Araki;Alan B. Clark;Robert K. Hamatake

  • Eukaryotic DNA polymerases: proposal for a revised nomenclature.

    Peter M J Burgers;Eugene V. Koonin;Elspeth Bruford;Luis Blanco

  • Mcm2 is a target of regulation by Cdc7–Dbf4 during the initiation of DNA synthesis

    Ming Lei;Yasuo Kawasaki;Michael R. Young;Makoto Kihara

  • A multicopy suppressor gene of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae G1 cell cycle mutant gene dbf4 encodes a protein kinase and is identified as CDC5.

    K Kitada;A L Johnson;L H Johnston;A Sugino

  • Eukaryotic DNA polymerase amino acid sequence required for 3'----5' exonuclease activity.

    Alan Morrison;Juliette B. Bell;Thomas A. Kunkel;Akio Sugino

  • Dpb11, which interacts with DNA polymerase II(epsilon) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has a dual role in S-phase progression and at a cell cycle checkpoint

    Hiroyuki Araki;Sun-Hee Leem;Amornrat Phongdara;Akio Sugino

  • Pathway correcting DNA replication errors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    A Morrison;A L Johnson;L H Johnston;A Sugino

  • Purification of subunits of Escherichia coli DNA gyrase and reconstitution of enzymatic activity

    N P Higgins;C L Peebles;A Sugino;N R Cozzarelli

  • Sld3, which interacts with Cdc45 (Sld4), functions for chromosomal DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Yoichiro Kamimura;Yon‐Soo Tak;Akio Sugino;Hiroyuki Araki;Hiroyuki Araki;Hiroyuki Araki

  • The 3′ → 5′ exonucleases of both DNA polymerases δ and ε participate in correcting errors of DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Alan Morrison;Akio Sugino

  • In Vivo Mechanism of DNA Chain Growth

    Reiji Okazaki;Tuneko Okazaki;Kiwako Sakabe;Kazunori Sugimoto

  • RNA-linked nascent DNA fragments in Escherichia coli.

    Akio Sugino;Susumu Hirose;Reiji Okazaki

  • Dpb11 Controls the Association between DNA Polymerases α and ɛ and the Autonomously Replicating Sequence Region of Budding Yeast

    Hiroshi Masumoto;Akio Sugino;Hiroyuki Araki;Hiroyuki Araki;Hiroyuki Araki

  • Sld2, which interacts with Dpb11 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is required for chromosomal DNA replication.

    Yoichiro Kamimura;Hiroshi Masumoto;Akio Sugino;Hiroyuki Araki

  • Purification and characterization of DNA polymerase II from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae : identification of the catalytic core and a possible holoenzyme form of the enzyme

    R K Hamatake;H Hasegawa;A B Clark;K Bebenek

  • Slow Joining of Newly Replicated DNA Chains in DNA Polymerase I-Deficient Escherichia coli Mutants

    Reiji Okazaki;Mikio Arisawa;Akio Sugino

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Araki
Hiroyuki Araki National Institute of Genetics
Nicholas R. Cozzarelli
Nicholas R. Cozzarelli University of California, Berkeley
Leland H. Johnston
Leland H. Johnston Medical Research Council
Thomas A. Kunkel
Thomas A. Kunkel National Institutes of Health
Tuneko Okazaki
Tuneko Okazaki Fujita Health University
Hiroshi Masumoto
Hiroshi Masumoto Kazusa DNA Research Institute
Michael A. Resnick
Michael A. Resnick National Institutes of Health
Hisao Masai
Hisao Masai Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Fumio Hanaoka
Fumio Hanaoka National Institute of Genetics
Patrick O. Brown
Patrick O. Brown Stanford University

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