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Chikashi Obuse

Chikashi Obuse

Osaka University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
10441
World Ranking
18285
National Ranking
1314

Chikashi Obuse 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 Chikashi Obuse sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 129 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chikashi Obuse 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 Chikashi Obuse 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: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chikashi Obuse is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and focuses on research within the domain of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. They have contributed notably to several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Rheumatology.

Their research covers a range of topics such as:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Obuse has published extensively, with key papers including:

  • "Homozygous nonsense variant in LRIF1 associated with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy," 2020, Neurology
  • "Mapping replication timing domains genome wide in single mammalian cells with single-cell DNA replication sequencing," 2020, Nature Protocols
  • "Chromatin loading of MCM hexamers is associated with di-/tri-methylation of histone H4K20 toward S phase entry," 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "SmcHD1 underlies the formation of H3K9me3 blocks on the inactive X chromosome in mice," 2022, Development
  • "Polycomb repressive complexes 1 and 2 are each essential for maintenance of X inactivation in extra-embryonic lineages," 2023, Nature Cell Biology

Frequent co-authors in Obuse's collaborative research include:

  • Koji Nagao
  • Tokuko Haraguchi
  • Yasushi Hiraoka
  • Hisashi Miura
  • Ichiro Hiratani

Their work is commonly found in publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Biochemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Neurology
  • Nature Protocols

Best Publications

  • Exosomes maintain cellular homeostasis by excreting harmful DNA from cells

    Akiko Takahashi;Ryo Okada;Koji Nagao;Yuka Kawamata

  • Helicobacter pylori CagA targets PAR1/MARK kinase to disrupt epithelial cell polarity

    Iraj Saadat;Hideaki Higashi;Chikashi Obuse;Mayumi Umeda

  • Regulation of DNA-replication origins during cell-cycle progression.

    Katsuhiko Shirahige;Yuji Hori;Katsuya Shiraishi;Minoru Yamashita

  • α-Klotho as a Regulator of Calcium Homeostasis

    Akihiro Imura;Yoshihito Tsuji;Miyahiko Murata;Ryota Maeda

  • Priming of Centromere for CENP-A Recruitment by Human hMis18α, hMis18β, and M18BP1

    Yohta Fujita;Yohta Fujita;Takeshi Hayashi;Tomomi Kiyomitsu;Yusuke Toyoda

  • Two E3 ubiquitin ligases, SCF-Skp2 and DDB1-Cul4, target human Cdt1 for proteolysis.

    Hideo Nishitani;Nozomi Sugimoto;Vassilis Roukos;Yohsuke Nakanishi

  • Human Blinkin/AF15q14 Is Required for Chromosome Alignment and the Mitotic Checkpoint through Direct Interaction with Bub1 and BubR1

    Tomomi Kiyomitsu;Chikashi Obuse;Mitsuhiro Yanagida

  • A conserved Mis12 centromere complex is linked to heterochromatic HP1 and outer kinetochore protein Zwint-1

    Chikashi Obuse;Osamu Iwasaki;Tomomi Kiyomitsu;Gohta Goshima;Gohta Goshima

  • Human POGZ modulates dissociation of HP1alpha from mitotic chromosome arms through Aurora B activation

    Ryu-Suke Nozawa;Koji Nagao;Koji Nagao;Hiro-Taka Masuda;Osamu Iwasaki;Osamu Iwasaki

  • The augmin complex plays a critical role in spindle microtubule generation for mitotic progression and cytokinesis in human cells

    Ryota Uehara;Ryu-suke Nozawa;Akiko Tomioka;Sabine Petry

  • Comprehensive analysis of the ICEN (Interphase Centromere Complex) components enriched in the CENP-A chromatin of human cells.

    Hiroshi Izuta;Masashi Ikeno;Nobutaka Suzuki;Takeshi Tomonaga

  • Proteomics analysis of the centromere complex from HeLa interphase cells: UV-damaged DNA binding protein 1 (DDB-1) is a component of the CEN-complex, while BMI-1 is transiently co-localized with the centromeric region in interphase.

    Chikashi Obuse;Hua Yang;Naohito Nozaki;Shouhei Goto

  • Human inactive X chromosome is compacted through a PRC2-independent SMCHD1-HBiX1 pathway.

    Ryu-Suke Nozawa;Koji Nagao;Ken-Taro Igami;Sachiko Shibata

  • BRCA1 Directs the Repair Pathway to Homologous Recombination by Promoting 53BP1 Dephosphorylation.

    Mayu Isono;Atsuko Niimi;Takahiro Oike;Yoshihiko Hagiwara

  • PCNA clamp facilitates action of DNA cytosine methyltransferase 1 on hemimethylated DNA

    Tetsuo Iida;Isao Suetake;Shoji Tajima;Hiroshi Morioka

  • The initial phase of chromosome condensation requires Cdk1-mediated phosphorylation of the CAP-D3 subunit of condensin II

    Satoshi Abe;Kota Nagasaka;Youko Hirayama;Hiroko Kozuka-Hata

  • Active establishment of centromeric CENP-A chromatin by RSF complex

    Marinela Perpelescu;Naohito Nozaki;Chikashi Obuse;Hua Yang

  • The E3 Ligase TTC3 Facilitates Ubiquitination and Degradation of Phosphorylated Akt

    Futoshi Suizu;Yosuke Hiramuki;Fumihiko Okumura;Mami Matsuda

  • The efficiency and timing of initiation of replication of multiple replicons of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VI

    Minoru Yamashita;Yuji Hori;Tomoyuki Shinomiya;Chikashi Obuse

  • The ORC1 cycle in human cells: I. cell cycle-regulated oscillation of human ORC1.

    Yasutoshi Tatsumi;Satoshi Ohta;Hiroshi Kimura;Toshiki Tsurimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasushi Hiraoka
Yasushi Hiraoka Osaka University
Toshiki Tsurimoto
Toshiki Tsurimoto Kyushu University
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokuko Haraguchi
Tokuko Haraguchi Osaka University
Mitsuhiro Yanagida
Mitsuhiro Yanagida Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Eiji Hara
Eiji Hara Osaka University
Masato T. Kanemaki
Masato T. Kanemaki National Institute of Genetics
Gohta Goshima
Gohta Goshima Nagoya University
Yasuyuki Ohkawa
Yasuyuki Ohkawa Kyushu University
Katsuhiko Shirahige
Katsuhiko Shirahige University of Tokyo

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