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Atsushi Miyawaki

Atsushi Miyawaki

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
116
Citations
61651
World Ranking
741
National Ranking
32

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Atsushi Miyawaki is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and has a significant body of work primarily within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional research contributions to medicine. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields including molecular biology, biophysics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, biomedical engineering, and immunology.

The scientist's publications frequently appear in several key venues, reflecting a consistent engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed journals. The most common publication sources include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Nature, Advanced Materials Technologies, and Applied Physics Express.

The main topics explored in Miyawaki's research include advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, cell image analysis techniques, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, neonatal health and biochemistry, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, and neural dynamics and brain function.

Among recent papers, the following have been published:

  • A highly photostable and bright green fluorescent protein, 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • A discrete neuronal circuit induces a hibernation-like state in rodents, 2020, Nature
  • A hypothalamic novelty signal modulates hippocampal memory, 2020, Nature
  • In vitro characterization of the human segmentation clock, 2020, Nature
  • Visualizing and Modulating Mitophagy for Therapeutic Studies of Neurodegeneration, 2020, Cell

Collaborations have been frequent with several coauthors, highlighting a network of researchers working in related areas. Frequent coauthors include Satoshi Iwano, Ryoko Ando, Asako Sakaue-Sawano, Masahiko Hirano, and Satoshi Shimozono.

Best Publications

  • Fluorescent indicators for Ca2+based on green fluorescent proteins and calmodulin

    Atsushi Miyawaki;Juan Llopis;Roger Heim;J. Michael McCaffery

  • A variant of yellow fluorescent protein with fast and efficient maturation for cell-biological applications

    Takeharu Nagai;Keiji Ibata;Eun Sun Park;Mie Kubota

  • Visualizing Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Multicellular Cell-Cycle Progression

    Asako Sakaue-Sawano;Hiroshi Kurokawa;Toshifumi Morimura;Aki Hanyu

  • Scale: a chemical approach for fluorescence imaging and reconstruction of transparent mouse brain.

    Hiroshi Hama;Hiroshi Kurokawa;Hiroyuki Kawano;Ryoko Ando

  • Whole-Brain Imaging with Single-Cell Resolution Using Chemical Cocktails and Computational Analysis

    Etsuo A. Susaki;Kazuki Tainaka;Kazuki Tainaka;Dimitri Perrin;Fumiaki Kishino

  • Circularly permuted green fluorescent proteins engineered to sense Ca2

    Takeharu Nagai;Asako Sawano;Eun Sun Park;Atsushi Miyawaki

  • Measurement of cytosolic, mitochondrial, and Golgi pH in single living cells with green fluorescent proteins.

    J Llopis;J M McCaffery;A Miyawaki;M G Farquhar

  • An optical marker based on the UV-induced green-to-red photoconversion of a fluorescent protein

    Ryoko Ando;Hiroshi Hama;Miki Yamamoto-Hino;Hideaki Mizuno

  • Expanded dynamic range of fluorescent indicators for Ca(2+) by circularly permuted yellow fluorescent proteins.

    Takeharu Nagai;Shuichi Yamada;Takashi Tominaga;Michinori Ichikawa

  • Primary structure and functional expression of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-binding protein P400.

    Teiichi Furuichi;Shingo Yoshikawa;Shingo Yoshikawa;Atsushi Miyawaki;Atsushi Miyawaki;Kentaroh Wada

  • Transgenic mice for intersectional targeting of neural sensors and effectors with high specificity and performance.

    Linda Madisen;Aleena R. Garner;Daisuke Shimaoka;Amy S. Chuong

  • Dynamic and quantitative Ca2+ measurements using improved cameleons.

    Atsushi Miyawaki;Oliver Griesbeck;Roger Heim;Roger Y. Tsien

  • Regulated Fast Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling Observed by Reversible Protein Highlighting

    Ryoko Ando;Hideaki Mizuno;Atsushi Miyawaki

  • Rapid and persistent modulation of actin dynamics regulates postsynaptic reorganization underlying bidirectional plasticity.

    Ken-Ichi Okamoto;Takeharu Nagai;Atsushi Miyawaki;Yasunori Hayashi

  • Prospective identification, isolation, and systemic transplantation of multipotent mesenchymal stem cells in murine bone marrow

    Satoru Morikawa;Yo Mabuchi;Yoshiaki Kubota;Yasuo Nagai

  • Spatio-temporal images of growth-factor-induced activation of Ras and Rap1.

    Naoki Mochizuki;Shigeko Yamashita;Kazuo Kurokawa;Yusuke Ohba

  • The Atg5 Atg12 conjugate associates with innate antiviral immune responses.

    Nao Jounai;Fumihiko Takeshita;Kouji Kobiyama;Asako Sawano

  • Visualization of the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Intracellular Signaling

    Atsushi Miyawaki

  • Monitoring protein conformations and interactions by fluorescence resonance energy transfer between mutants of green fluorescent protein.

    Atsushi Miyawaki;Roger Y. Tsien

  • [Visualizing spatiotemporal dynamics of multicellular cell-cycle progression]

    Asako Sakaue-Sawano;Atsushi Miyawaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba ShanghaiTech University
Takeharu Nagai
Takeharu Nagai Osaka University
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University
Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien University of California, San Diego
Johan Hofkens
Johan Hofkens KU Leuven
Mitsuhiko Ikura
Mitsuhiko Ikura Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Takeshi Imamura
Takeshi Imamura Ehime University
Hiroyuki Hioki
Hiroyuki Hioki Juntendo University

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