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Atsushi Matsuzawa

Atsushi Matsuzawa

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 57 13590 12496 950 888 126 16825

Atsushi Matsuzawa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Atsushi Matsuzawa between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Atsushi Matsuzawa published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2025. 20 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2025. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 3 publications
1992 2026

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Atsushi Matsuzawa: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 3
2003 8
2004 4
2005 6
2006 4
2007 9
2008 7
2009 4
2010 7
2011 3
2012 4
2013 1
2014 4
2015 3
2016 7
2017 9
2018 3
2019 5
2020 10
2021 9
2022 7
2023 7
2024 14
2025 17
2026 3
Total 167
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Atsushi Matsuzawa 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 Atsushi Matsuzawa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 117–126 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848 126
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Atsushi Matsuzawa 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 Atsushi Matsuzawa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235 57
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Overview

Atsushi Matsuzawa is a researcher affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan. Their work spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, focusing on molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, epidemiology, and nutrition and dietetics.

The main topics covered in their research include inflammasome and immune disorders, genomics, phytochemicals, oxidative stress, heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, RNA modifications and cancer, NF-κB signaling pathways, and neutrophil, myeloperoxidase, and oxidative mechanisms.

Atsushi Matsuzawa has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (9 publications)
  • The Journal of Toxicological Sciences (6 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (4 publications)
  • YAKUGAKU ZASSHI (3 publications)
  • Cell Death and Disease (2 publications)

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Lipid peroxidation increases membrane tension, Piezo1 gating, and cation permeability to execute ferroptosis, 2023, Current Biology
  • Failure to Degrade CAT-Tailed Proteins Disrupts Neuronal Morphogenesis and Cell Survival, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Gefitinib initiates sterile inflammation by promoting IL-1β and HMGB1 release via two distinct mechanisms, 2021, Cell Death and Disease
  • trans-Fatty acids facilitate DNA damage-induced apoptosis through the mitochondrial JNK-Sab-ROS positive feedback loop, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • LLPS of SQSTM1/p62 and NBR1 as outcomes of lysosomal stress response limits cancer cell metastasis, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their research collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as Takuya Noguchi, Yusuke Hirata, Tomohiro Kagi, Midori Suzuki, and Aya Inoue. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach within molecular biology and related biomedical fields.

Matsuzawa's work is categorized primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, carrying implications across immunology and cancer research, with applications to the study of oxidative mechanisms and signaling pathways in health and disease.

Best Publications

  • ASK1 is essential for endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced neuronal cell death triggered by expanded polyglutamine repeats

    Hideki Nishitoh;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Kei Tobiume;Kaoru Saegusa

  • ASK1 is required for sustained activations of JNK/p38 MAP kinases and apoptosis

    Kei Tobiume;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Takumi Takahashi;Hideki Nishitoh

  • ROS-dependent activation of the TRAF6-ASK1-p38 pathway is selectively required for TLR4-mediated innate immunity.

    Atsushi Matsuzawa;Kaoru Saegusa;Takuya Noguchi;Chiharu Sadamitsu

  • Nonredundant and complementary functions of TRAF2 and TRAF3 in a ubiquitination cascade that activates NIK-dependent alternative NF-κB signaling

    Sivakumar Vallabhapurapu;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Wei Zhou Zhang;Ping Hui Tseng

  • ALS-linked mutant SOD1 induces ER stress- and ASK1-dependent motor neuron death by targeting Derlin-1

    Hideki Nishitoh;Hisae Kadowaki;Atsushi Nagai;Takeshi Maruyama

  • Hepatocyte Necrosis Induced by Oxidative Stress and IL-1α Release Mediate Carcinogen-Induced Compensatory Proliferation and Liver Tumorigenesis

    Toshiharu Sakurai;Guobin He;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Guann Yi Yu

  • Redox control of cell fate by MAP kinase: physiological roles of ASK1-MAP kinase pathway in stress signaling.

    Atsushi Matsuzawa;Hidenori Ichijo

  • Amyloid β induces neuronal cell death through ROS-mediated ASK1 activation

    H. Kadowaki;H. Kadowaki;H. Nishitoh;H. Nishitoh;Fumihiko Urano;C. Sadamitsu

  • Different modes of ubiquitination of the adaptor TRAF3 selectively activate the expression of type I interferons and proinflammatory cytokines

    Ping Hui Tseng;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Weizhou Zhang;Takashi Mino

  • The ASK1-MAP Kinase Cascades in Mammalian Stress Response

    Jun Matsukawa;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Kohsuke Takeda;Hidenori Ichijo

  • Execution of Apoptosis Signal-regulating Kinase 1 (ASK1)-induced Apoptosis by the Mitochondria-dependent Caspase Activation

    Takiko Hatai;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Seiji Inoshita;Yoshiyuki Mochida

  • Stress-responsive protein kinases in redox-regulated apoptosis signaling.

    Atsushi Matsuzawa;Hidenori Ichijo

  • Thioredoxin and TRAF family proteins regulate reactive oxygen species-dependent activation of ASK1 through reciprocal modulation of the N-terminal homophilic interaction of ASK1.

    Go Fujino;Takuya Noguchi;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Shota Yamauchi

  • Physiological roles of ASK1-mediated signal transduction in oxidative stress- and endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis: advanced findings from ASK1 knockout mice.

    Atsushi Matsuzawa;Hideki Nishitoh;Kei Tobiume;Kohsuke Takeda

  • Recruitment of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor family proteins to apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 signalosome is essential for oxidative stress-induced cell death.

    Takuya Noguchi;Kohsuke Takeda;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Kaoru Saegusa

  • Roles of MAPKKK ASK1 in stress-induced cell death.

    Kohsuke Takeda;Kohsuke Takeda;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Hideki Nishitoh;Hideki Nishitoh;Hidenori Ichijo;Hidenori Ichijo

  • Essential Cytoplasmic Translocation of a Cytokine Receptor–Assembled Signaling Complex

    Atsushi Matsuzawa;Ping Hui Tseng;Sivakumar Vallabhapurapu;Jun Li Luo

  • Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 plays a pivotal role in angiotensin II-induced cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling

    Yasuhiro Izumiya;Shokei Kim;Yasukatsu Izumi;Kaoru Yoshida

  • Cardiac-specific disruption of the c-raf-1 gene induces cardiac dysfunction and apoptosis

    Osamu Yamaguchi;Tetsuya Watanabe;Kazuhiko Nishida;Kazunori Kashiwase

  • Molecular mechanisms of the decision between life and death: regulation of apoptosis by apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1.

    Atsushi Matsuzawa;Hidenori Ichijo

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidenori Ichijo
Hidenori Ichijo University of Tokyo
Kohsuke Takeda
Kohsuke Takeda Nagasaki University
Hideki Nishitoh
Hideki Nishitoh University of Miyazaki
Michael Karin
Michael Karin University of California, San Diego
Junken Aoki
Junken Aoki Tohoku University
Keizo Inoue
Keizo Inoue University of Tokyo
Ichiro Kudo
Ichiro Kudo Showa University
Makoto Murakami
Makoto Murakami University of Tokyo
Dario A. A. Vignali
Dario A. A. Vignali University of Pittsburgh
Hiroyasu Nakano
Hiroyasu Nakano Toho University

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