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Akira Nagafuchi

Akira Nagafuchi

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
24387
World Ranking
16417
National Ranking
1177

Akira Nagafuchi 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 Akira Nagafuchi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 75 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Akira Nagafuchi 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 Akira Nagafuchi 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

Akira Nagafuchi is affiliated with Nara Medical University in Japan. Their recent research contributions include work published in the journal Cell Structure and Function.

One noted publication from 2025 is titled Context-dependent interactions among afadin, ZO-1, and actin filaments, and it explores molecular interactions related to cell structure.

Collaborative research is a component of Nagafuchi's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yuji Nitta
  • Satoshi Urayama
  • Mariko Kawashima
  • Hiroshi Nakao
  • Takafumi Ikeda

The primary publication venue associated with Nagafuchi is:

  • Cell Structure and Function

Best Publications

  • Occludin: a novel integral membrane protein localizing at tight junctions.

    M Furuse;T Hirase;M Itoh;A Nagafuchi

  • Cell binding function of E-cadherin is regulated by the cytoplasmic domain.

    A Nagafuchi;M Takeichi

  • Direct association of occludin with ZO-1 and its possible involvement in the localization of occludin at tight junctions.

    M Furuse;M Itoh;T Hirase;A Nagafuchi

  • Transformation of cell adhesion properties by exogenously introduced E-cadherin cDNA

    Akira Nagafuchi;Yasuaki Shirayoshi;Kenji Okazaki;Kunio Yasuda

  • alpha-Catenin as a tension transducer that induces adherens junction development.

    Shigenobu Yonemura;Yuko Wada;Toshiyuki Watanabe;Akira Nagafuchi

  • Involvement of ZO-1 in cadherin-based cell adhesion through its direct binding to alpha catenin and actin filaments.

    Masahiko Itoh;Akira Nagafuchi;Seiji Moroi;Shoichiro Tsukita

  • Expressed recombinant cadherins mediate cell sorting in model systems.

    Akinao Nose;Akira Nagafuchi;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • The 220-kD protein colocalizing with cadherins in non-epithelial cells is identical to ZO-1, a tight junction-associated protein in epithelial cells: cDNA cloning and immunoelectron microscopy.

    M Itoh;A Nagafuchi;S Yonemura;T Kitani-Yasuda

  • Cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion is perturbed by v-src tyrosine phosphorylation in metastatic fibroblasts.

    N Matsuyoshi;M Hamaguchi;S Taniguchi;A Nagafuchi

  • The 102 kd cadherin-associated protein: Similarity to vinculin and posttranscriptional regulation of expression

    Akira Nagafuchi;Masatoshi Takeichi;Shoichiro Tsukita

  • Transmembrane control of cadherin-mediated cell adhesion: a 94 kDa protein functionally associated with a specific region of the cytoplasmic domain of E-cadherin.

    A Nagafuchi;M Takeichi

  • The roles of catenins in the cadherin-mediated cell adhesion: functional analysis of E-cadherin-alpha catenin fusion molecules.

    A Nagafuchi;S Ishihara;S Tsukita

  • Cloning and expression of cDNA encoding a neural calcium-dependent cell adhesion molecule: its identity in the cadherin gene family.

    Kohei Hatta;Akinao Nose;Akira Nagafuchi;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Induction of polarized cell-cell association and retardation of growth by activation of the E-cadherin-catenin adhesion system in a dispersed carcinoma line.

    Mitsuko Watabe;Akira Nagafuchi;Sachiko Tsukita;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Cadherin Dysfunction in a Human Cancer Cell Line: Possible Involvement of Loss of α-Catenin Expression in Reduced Cell-Cell Adhesiveness

    Yutaka Shimoyama;Akira Nagafuchi;Shin Fujita;Masahiro Gotoh

  • Cell-to-cell adherens junction formation and actin filament organization: similarities and differences between non-polarized fibroblasts and polarized epithelial cells

    Shigenobu Yonemura;Masahiko Itoh;Akira Nagafuchi;Shoichiro Tsukita

  • A gene family consisting of ezrin, radixin and moesin. Its specific localization at actin filament/plasma membrane association sites.

    N. Sato;N. Funayama;A. Nagafuchi;S. Yonemura

  • Molecular linkage between cadherins and actin filaments in cell-cell adherens junctions.

    Shoichiro Tsukita;Sachiko Tsukita;Akira Nagafuchi;Shigenobu Yonemura

  • Reduction of E-Cadherin Levels and Deletion of the α-Catenin Gene in Human Prostate Cancer Cells

    Ronald A. Morton;Charles M. Ewing;Charles M. Ewing;Akira Nagafuchi;Shoichiro Tsukita

  • α-Catenin-Vinculin Interaction Functions to Organize the Apical Junctional Complex in Epithelial Cells

    Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida;Naoshige Uchida;Yuzo Imamura;Akira Nagafuchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shoichiro Tsukita
Shoichiro Tsukita Kyoto University
Shigenobu Yonemura
Shigenobu Yonemura University of Tokushima
Sachiko Tsukita
Sachiko Tsukita Osaka University
Setsuo Hirohashi
Setsuo Hirohashi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Hiroyuki Sasaki
Hiroyuki Sasaki Jikei University School of Medicine
Yoshimi Takai
Yoshimi Takai Kobe University
Mikio Furuse
Mikio Furuse The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Hiroyuki Nakanishi
Hiroyuki Nakanishi Kumamoto University
Tadashi Uemura
Tadashi Uemura Kyoto University

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