World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Daisuke Kohda

Daisuke Kohda

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
10775
World Ranking
11021
National Ranking
757

Daisuke Kohda 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 Daisuke Kohda sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 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: 418 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: 197 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: 60 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 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 266 publications — 71st percentile

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

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

Daisuke Kohda 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 Daisuke Kohda 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: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daisuke Kohda is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several specialized areas including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Plant Science.

The primary topics covered in Kohda's work include:

  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Kohda has published papers in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent venues include:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The Plant Cell

Highlighted recent publications include:

  • The benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, berberine and coptisine, act against camptothecin-resistant topoisomerase I mutants (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • CHLOROPLAST UNUSUAL POSITIONING 1 is a plant-specific actin polymerization factor regulating chloroplast movement (2023, The Plant Cell)
  • Two conformations of DNA polymerase D-PCNA-DNA, an archaeal replisome complex, revealed by cryo-electron microscopy (2020, BMC Biology)
  • Uncoupling the hydrolysis of lipid-linked oligosaccharide from the oligosaccharyl transfer reaction by point mutations in yeast oligosaccharyltransferase (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • The structure of an archaeal oligosaccharyltransferase provides insight into the strict exclusion of proline from the N-glycosylation sequon (2021, Communications Biology)

Kohda frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

  • Daisuke Fujinami, with 9 joint publications
  • Seiichiro Hayashi, with 7 joint publications
  • Takahiro Yamasaki, with 4 joint publications
  • Atsushi Shimada, with 3 joint publications
  • Hajime Motomura, with 3 joint publications

Best Publications

  • Structural basis of presequence recognition by the mitochondrial protein import receptor Tom20.

    Yoshito Abe;Toshihiro Shodai;Takanori Muto;Katsuyoshi Mihara

  • VHL-box and SOCS-box domains determine binding specificity for Cul2-Rbx1 and Cul5-Rbx2 modules of ubiquitin ligases

    Takumi Kamura;Katsumi Maenaka;Shuhei Kotoshiba;Masaki Matsumoto

  • Solution structure of the link module: A hyaluronan-binding domain involved in extracellular matrix stability and cell migration

    Daisuke Kohda;Craig J Morton;Ashfaq A Parkar;Hideki Hatanaka

  • Structural basis for recognition of the nonclassical MHC molecule HLA-G by the leukocyte Ig-like receptor B2 (LILRB2/LIR2/ILT4/CD85d)

    Mitsunori Shiroishi;Kimiko Kuroki;Linda Rasubala;Kouhei Tsumoto

  • Crystal structure of measles virus hemagglutinin provides insight into effective vaccines.

    Takao Hashiguchi;Mizuho Kajikawa;Nobuo Maita;Makoto Takeda

  • Phosphorylation of p47phox directs phox homology domain from SH3 domain toward phosphoinositides, leading to phagocyte NADPH oxidase activation.

    Tetsuro Ago;Futoshi Kuribayashi;Hidekazu Hiroaki;Ryu Takeya

  • Efficient Leukocyte Ig-like Receptor Signaling and Crystal Structure of Disulfide-linked HLA-G Dimer

    Mitsunori Shiroishi;Kimiko Kuroki;Toyoyuki Ose;Linda Rasubala

  • Diverse recognition of non-PxxP peptide ligands by the SH3 domains from p67phox, Grb2 and Pex13p

    Keiichiro Kami;Ryu Takeya;Hideki Sumimoto;Daisuke Kohda

  • Structure-guided identification of a new catalytic motif of oligosaccharyltransferase

    Mayumi Igura;Nobuo Maita;Jun Kamishikiryo;Masaki Yamada

  • Solution structure of the PX domain, a target of the SH3 domain.

    Hidekazu Hiroaki;Tetsuro Ago;Takashi Ito;Hideki Sumimoto

  • Tom20 recognizes mitochondrial presequences through dynamic equilibrium among multiple bound states

    Takashi Saitoh;Mayumi Igura;Takayuki Obita;Toyoyuki Ose

  • Functions of outer membrane receptors in mitochondrial protein import.

    Toshiya Endo;Daisuke Kohda

  • A comparative study of the solution structures of tachyplesin I and a novel anti-HIV synthetic peptide, T22 ([Tyr5,12, Lys7]-polyphemusin II), determined by nuclear magnetic resonance.

    Hirokazu Tamamura;Masataka Kuroda;Masao Masuda;Akira Otaka

  • Solution structure of the SH3 domain of phospholipase C-gamma.

    D. Kohda;H. Hatanaka;M. Odaka;V. Mandiyan

  • Active site of mu-conotoxin GIIIA, a peptide blocker of muscle sodium channels.

    K Sato;Y Ishida;K Wakamatsu;R Kato

  • Structural Basis for Marburg Virus Neutralization by a Cross-Reactive Human Antibody

    Takao Hashiguchi;Marnie L. Fusco;Zachary A. Bornholdt;Jeffrey E. Lee

  • The PX Domain as a Novel Phosphoinositide- Binding Module

    Tetsuro Ago;Ryu Takeya;Hidekazu Hiroaki;Futoshi Kuribayashi

  • NMR identification of the Tom20 binding segment in mitochondrial presequences

    Takanori Muto;Takayuki Obita;Yoshito Abe;Toshihiro Shodai

  • Disulfide bond structure of human epidermal growth factor receptor.

    Yoshito Abe;Masafumi Odaka;Fuyuhiko Inagaki;Irit Lax

  • Structure of the N-terminal SH3 domain of GRB2 complexed with a peptide from the guanine nucleotide releasing factor Sos

    Hiroaki Terasawa;Daisuke Kohda;Hideki Hatanaka;Shigeo Tsuchiya

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsumi Maenaka
Katsumi Maenaka Hokkaido University
Fuyuhiko Inagaki
Fuyuhiko Inagaki Hokkaido University
Hideki Sumimoto
Hideki Sumimoto Kyushu University
Yuji Sugita
Yuji Sugita RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Yoshizumi Ishino
Yoshizumi Ishino Kyushu University
Tatsuo Maruyama
Tatsuo Maruyama Kobe University
Hisao Masai
Hisao Masai Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Hisashi Arase
Hisashi Arase Osaka University
Toshiya Endo
Toshiya Endo Kyoto Sangyo University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring advanced studies in Biology and Biochemistry opens up a wide array of online degree and certification opportunities across healthcare and related sciences. For those interested in bridging into mental health, consider the shortest pmhnp program options available online, which prepare students for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner roles in as little time as possible.

If pursuing a broader nursing practice appeals to you, the 1 year post master's fnp online certificates are designed for registered nurses with a master’s degree, aiming to quickly transition into Family Nurse Practitioner positions.

For those passionate about nutrition science, an accelerated nutrition degree online can be an affordable and flexible way to gain expertise in dietetics, a rapidly growing career linked to biology and health.

Nurses seeking advancement will find value in the cheapest rn to bsn online programs, which allow for affordable and efficient completion of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing—opening doors to more specialized roles in biology and biochemistry-related fields.

Best Scientists Citing Daisuke Kohda

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles