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Atsuo Tanaka

Atsuo Tanaka

Kyoto University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11404
World Ranking
11513
National Ranking
793

Atsuo Tanaka 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 Atsuo Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 360 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Atsuo Tanaka 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 Atsuo Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Atsuo Tanaka is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and conducts research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly efforts have been focused on several medical subfields including Surgery, Epidemiology, Hepatology, Immunology, and Oncology. These areas of study align with the scientist's research on liver disease, immune response, inflammation, and transplantation techniques.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Tanaka has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, including:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Transfusion and Apheresis Science
  • Japanese Journal of Pediatric Nephrology
  • Kansenshogaku Zasshi
  • Kidney and Dialysis

Some recent publications authored or co-authored by Atsuo Tanaka are:

  • Investigation of Endotoxin Positivity in Ascites at the Time of Cell-free and Concentrated Ascites Re-infusion Therapy, 2023, Internal Medicine
  • Comparison of adsorption efficiency of leukocytes in single needle GMA with or without PSL treatment in patients with active ulcerative colitis, 2022, Transfusion and Apheresis Science
  • Two cases of refractory ascites in childhood cancer patients undergoing cell-free and concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy modified by Keisuke Matsusaki (KM-CART), 2020, Japanese Journal of Pediatric Nephrology
  • A Case of Focal Pulmonary Consolidation with An Air Bronchogram in A Patient with Coronavirus Disease-2019, 2021, Kansenshogaku Zasshi
  • A Case of a Patient Who Successfully Achieved Early Wound Closure by Local Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) against Compromised Wound Healing after Arterio-Venous Graft Infection, 2021, Kidney and Dialysis

Frequent collaborators with Tanaka include:

  • Keiji Shimazu
  • Kazumasa Komura
  • Risa Kusuta
  • Yuki Noguchi
  • Teruhiko Totani

Best Publications

  • Direct and efficient production of ethanol from cellulosic material with a yeast strain displaying cellulolytic enzymes.

    Yasuya Fujita;Shouji Takahashi;Mitsuyoshi Ueda;Atsuo Tanaka

  • Genetic immobilization of proteins on the yeast cell surface

    Mitsuyoshi Ueda;Atsuo Tanaka

  • Application of immobilized lipase to regio-specific interesterification of triglyceride in organic solvent

    Kenzo Yokozeki;Shigeru Yamanaka;Koichi Takinami;Yoshio Hirose

  • Construction of Yeast Strains with High Cell Surface Lipase Activity by Using Novel Display Systems Based on the Flo1p Flocculation Functional Domain

    Takeshi Matsumoto;Hideki Fukuda;Mitsuyoshi Ueda;Atsuo Tanaka

  • Catalase Activities of Hydrocarbon-utilizing Candida Yeasts

    Yutaka Teranishi;Atsuo Tanaka;Masako Osumi;Saburo Fukui

  • Cell surface engineering of yeast: construction of arming yeast with biocatalyst.

    Mitsuyoshi Ueda;Atsuo Tanaka

  • Application of immobilized lipase to hydrolysis of triacylglyceride

    Yoshiharu Kimura;Atsuo Tanaka;Kenji Sonomoto;Takuya Nihira

  • Yeast whole-cell biocatalyst constructed by intracellular overproduction of Rhizopus oryzae lipase is applicable to biodiesel fuel production.

    T Matsumoto;S Takahashi;M Kaieda;M Ueda

  • Assimilation of Cellooligosaccharides by a Cell Surface-Engineered Yeast Expressing β-Glucosidase and Carboxymethylcellulase from Aspergillus aculeatus

    Toshiyuki Murai;Mitsuyoshi Ueda;Takashi Kawaguchi;Motoo Arai

  • Ultrastructure ofCandida yeasts grown onn-alkanes

    Masako Osumi;Naoto Miwa;Yutaka Teranishi;Atsuo Tanaka

  • The primary structure and gene organization of human substance P and neuromedin K receptors.

    Kenzo Takahashi;Atsuo Tanaka;Masumi Hara;Shigetada Nakanishi

  • Microbody of Methanol-Grown Yeasts

    Saburo Fukui;Susumu Kawamoto;Shigeki Yasuhara;Atsuo Tanaka

  • High-level ethanol production from starch by a flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain displaying cell-surface glucoamylase.

    A. Kondo;H. Shigechi;M. Abe;K. Uyama

  • Fatty acid beta-oxidation system in microbodies of n-alkane-grown Candida tropicalis.

    Susumu Kawamoto;Chikateru Nozaki;Atsuo Tanaka;Saburo Fukui

  • Development of microbodies in candida tropicalis during incubation in a n-alkane medium.

    Masako Osumi;Fusako Fukuzumi;Yutaka Teranishi;Atsuo Tanaka

  • PEROXISOMES OF ALKANE‐GROWN YEAST FUNDAMENTAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS

    Atsuo Tanaka;Masako Osumi;Saburo Fukui

  • Spacer-mediated display of active lipase on the yeast cell surface.

    M Washida;S Takahashi;M Ueda;A Tanaka

  • Quantitative evaluation of the enhanced green fluorescent protein displayed on the cell surface of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by fluorometric and confocal laser scanning microscopic analyses.

    S. Shibasaki;M. Ueda;T. Iizuka;M. Hirayama

  • Stereoselective esterification of dl-menthol by polyurethane-entrapped lipase in organic solvent

    Satoru Koshiro;Kenji Sonomoto;Atsuo Tanaka;Saburo Fukui

  • Cell surface-engineered yeast displaying a histidine oligopeptide (hexa-His) has enhanced adsorption of and tolerance to heavy metal ions.

    K. Kuroda;S. Shibasaki;M. Ueda;A. Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitsuyoshi Ueda
Mitsuyoshi Ueda Kyoto University
Saburo Fukui
Saburo Fukui Kyoto University
Kenji Sonomoto
Kenji Sonomoto Kyushu University
Haruyuki Atomi
Haruyuki Atomi Kyoto University
Masako Osumi
Masako Osumi Japan Women's University
Toshiaki Fukui
Toshiaki Fukui Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tatsuo Kurihara
Tatsuo Kurihara Kyoto University
Fumihiko Sato
Fumihiko Sato Kyoto University
Yasuyuki Yamada
Yasuyuki Yamada Hosei University
Akihiko Kondo
Akihiko Kondo Kobe University

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