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Atsuo Amano

Atsuo Amano

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
73
Citations
35241
World Ranking
1614
National Ranking
41

Atsuo Amano publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Atsuo Amano sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 213 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Atsuo Amano D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Atsuo Amano is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of dentistry and medicine, focusing on periodontics, public health, environmental and occupational health, pharmacy, immunology, and molecular biology. The scientist's work centers on various topics within oral microbiology and periodontitis research, dental health and care utilization, oral health pathology and treatment, oral and gingival health research, streptococcal infections and treatments, immune response and inflammation, and metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the publication of papers in notable journals. These include:

  • "Fusobacterium nucleatum Metabolically Integrates Commensals and Pathogens in Oral Biofilms" (2022) published in mSystems
  • "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)." (2021) published in Americanae (AECID Library)
  • "Saliva and Plasma Reflect Metabolism Altered by Diabetes and Periodontitis" (2021) published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • "Association of Adiposity with Periodontitis and Metabolic Syndrome: From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of United States" (2023) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Potential of Prebiotic D-Tagatose for Prevention of Oral Disease" (2021) published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Amano frequently publishes in journals such as mSystems, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Scientific Reports, and UNC Libraries.

Collaboration is also a notable aspect of Amano's research. They have co-authored multiple works with colleagues including Masae Kuboniwa, Hiroki Takeuchi, Akito Sakanaka, Youn-Hee Choi, and Shunsuke Yamaga, with these collaborations spanning numerous publications.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Autophagosomes form at ER–mitochondria contact sites

    Maho Hamasaki;Nobumichi Furuta;Atsushi Matsuda;Atsushi Matsuda;Akiko Nezu

  • Autophagy defends cells against invading group A Streptococcus.

    Ichiro Nakagawa;Atsuo Amano;Noboru Mizushima;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Detection of Cariogenic Streptococcus mutans in Extirpated Heart Valve and Atheromatous Plaque Specimens

    Kazuhiko Nakano;Hiroaki Inaba;Ryota Nomura;Hirotoshi Nemoto

  • Variations of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae in relation to microbial pathogenesis

    Atsuo Amano;Ichiro Nakagawa;Nobuo Okahashi;Nobushiro Hamada

  • Prevalence of Specific Genotypes of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA and Periodontal Health Status

    A Amano;M Kuboniwa;I Nakagawa;S Akiyama

  • Distribution of Porphyromonas gingivalis strains with fimA genotypes in periodontitis patients.

    Atsuo Amano;Ichiro Nakagawa;Kosuke Kataoka;Ichijiro Morisaki

  • Involvement of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis on the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Masato Yoneda;Shuhei Naka;Kazuhiko Nakano;Koichiro Wada

  • Detection of Oral Bacteria in Cardiovascular Specimens

    K. Nakano;H. Nemoto;R. Nomura;H. Inaba

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Combinational soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor proteins VAMP8 and Vti1b mediate fusion of antimicrobial and canonical autophagosomes with lysosomes.

    Nobumichi Furuta;Naonobu Fujita;Takeshi Noda;Tamotsu Yoshimori

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis promotes invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma through induction of proMMP9 and its activation

    Hiroaki Inaba;Hideyuki Sugita;Masae Kuboniwa;Soichi Iwai

  • Molecular interaction of Porphyromonas gingivalis with host cells: implication for the microbial pathogenesis of periodontal disease.

    Atsuo Amano

  • The collagen-binding protein of Streptococcus mutans is involved in haemorrhagic stroke

    Kazuhiko Nakano;Kazuya Hokamura;Naho Taniguchi;Koichiro Wada

  • BRCA1 regulates microRNA biogenesis via the DROSHA microprocessor complex

    Shinji Kawai;Atsuo Amano

  • Quantitative detection of periodontal pathogens using real-time polymerase chain reaction with TaqMan probes.

    M. Kuboniwa;A. Amano;K. R. Kimura;S. Sekine

  • Relationship of serum advanced glycation end products with deterioration of periodontitis in type 2 diabetes patients.

    Munehiro Takeda;Miki Ojima;Hideo Yoshioka;Hiroaki Inaba

  • The importance of fimbriae in the virulence and ecology of some oral bacteria.

    S. Hamada;A. Amano;S. Kimura;I. Nakagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Ichiro Nakagawa
Ichiro Nakagawa Kyoto University
Takashi Ooshima
Takashi Ooshima Osaka University
Shigeyuki Hamada
Shigeyuki Hamada Osaka University
Tamotsu Yoshimori
Tamotsu Yoshimori Osaka University
Richard J. Lamont
Richard J. Lamont University of Louisville
Shigetada Kawabata
Shigetada Kawabata Osaka University
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Takeshi Noda
Takeshi Noda Osaka University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore

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