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Eiichiro Sonoda

Eiichiro Sonoda

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
58
Citations
15767
World Ranking
2064
National Ranking
164

Eiichiro Sonoda publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eiichiro Sonoda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 96 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Eiichiro Sonoda D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eiichiro Sonoda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Eiichiro Sonoda is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed to research in the area of DNA repair mechanisms. Their work primarily involves investigation into the roles and interactions of DNA polymerases in repairing oxidative DNA damage.

Sonoda's recent publications include:

  • Vertebrate POLQ and POLβ Cooperate in Base Excision Repair of Oxidative DNA Damage, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Interplay between DNA polymerases β and λ in repair of oxidation DNA damage in chicken DT40 cells, 2020, UNC Libraries

These papers focus on base excision repair, emphasizing the collaboration of various polymerases involved in addressing oxidative damage to DNA, a critical area within molecular biology and genomic stability research.

Frequent co-authors of Eiichiro Sonoda are:

  • Jun Nakamura
  • Kenjiro Asagoshi
  • Samuel H. Wilson
  • Keizo Tano
  • Hiroshi Arakawa

The publications featuring Sonoda have appeared in the venue UNC Libraries, indicating a consistent engagement with this academic outlet.

Best Publications

  • Homologous recombination and non‐homologous end‐joining pathways of DNA double‐strand break repair have overlapping roles in the maintenance of chromosomal integrity in vertebrate cells

    Minoru Takata;Masao S. Sasaki;Eiichiro Sonoda;Ciaran Morrison

  • Rad51‐deficient vertebrate cells accumulate chromosomal breaks prior to cell death

    Eiichiro Sonoda;Masao S. Sasaki;Jean Marie Buerstedde;Olga Bezzubova

  • Differential usage of non-homologous end-joining and homologous recombination in double strand break repair.

    Eiichiro Sonoda;Helfrid Hochegger;Alihossein Saberi;Yoshihito Taniguchi

  • Chromosome Instability and Defective Recombinational Repair in Knockout Mutants of the Five Rad51 Paralogs

    Minoru Takata;Masao S. Sasaki;Seiji Tachiiri;Toru Fukushima

  • Sister chromatid exchanges are mediated by homologous recombination in vertebrate cells.

    Eiichiro Sonoda;Masao S. Sasaki;Ciaran Morrison;Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai

  • Transforming growth factor beta induces IgA production and acts additively with interleukin 5 for IgA production.

    E Sonoda;R Matsumoto;Y Hitoshi;T Ishii

  • The controlling role of ATM in homologous recombinational repair of DNA damage

    Ciaran Morrison;Ciaran Morrison;Eiichiro Sonoda;Noriaki Takao;Akira Shinohara

  • Nbs1 is essential for DNA repair by homologous recombination in higher vertebrate cells

    Hiroshi Tauchi;Junya Kobayashi;Ken ichi Morishima;Dik C. Van Gent

  • Ku70 Is Required for Late B Cell Development and Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Class Switching

    John P. Manis;Yansong Gu;Rusty Lansford;Eiichiro Sonoda

  • B Cell Development under the Condition of Allelic Inclusion

    Eiichiro Sonoda;Yael Pewzner-Jung;Stephan Schwers;Shinsuke Taki

  • Scc1/Rad21/Mcd1 Is Required for Sister Chromatid Cohesion and Kinetochore Function in Vertebrate Cells

    Eiichiro Sonoda;Takahiro Matsusaka;Ciaran Morrison;Paola Vagnarelli

  • Mre11 is essential for the maintenance of chromosomal DNA in vertebrate cells

    Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai;Eiichiro Sonoda;Masao S. Sasaki;Ciaran Morrison

  • Receptor Editing in a Transgenic Mouse Model: Site, Efficiency, and Role in B Cell Tolerance and Antibody Diversification

    Roberta Pelanda;Stephan Schwers;Eiichiro Sonoda;Raul M Torres

  • Parp-1 protects homologous recombination from interference by Ku and Ligase IV in vertebrate cells.

    Helfrid Hochegger;Donniphat Dejsuphong;Toru Fukushima;Ciaran Morrison

  • The Rad51 Paralog Rad51B Promotes Homologous Recombinational Repair

    Minoru Takata;Masao S. Sasaki;Eiichiro Sonoda;Toru Fukushima

  • Homologous Recombination, but Not DNA Repair, Is Reduced in Vertebrate Cells Deficient in RAD52

    Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai;Eiichiro Sonoda;Jean Marie Buerstedde;Olga Bezzubova

  • Molecular cloning and expression of the murine interleukin-5 receptor.

    S. Takaki;A. Tominaga;Y. Hitoshi;S. Mita

  • Dual roles for DNA polymerase η in homologous DNA recombination and translesion DNA synthesis

    Takuo Kawamoto;Kasumi Araki;Eiichiro Sonoda;Yukiko M. Yamashita;Yukiko M. Yamashita

  • A critical role for the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubc13 in initiating homologous recombination.

    Guang Yu Zhao;Eiichiro Sonoda;Louise J. Barber;Hayato Oka

  • REV1 protein interacts with PCNA: significance of the REV1 BRCT domain in vitro and in vivo.

    Caixia Guo;Eiichiro Sonoda;Tie Shan Tang;Joanne L. Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Shunichi Takeda
Shunichi Takeda Shenzhen University
Minoru Takata
Minoru Takata Kyoto University
Kiyoshi Takatsu
Kiyoshi Takatsu University of Toyama
Julian E. Sale
Julian E. Sale MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Naoto Yamaguchi
Naoto Yamaguchi Chiba University
Akira Shinohara
Akira Shinohara Osaka University
Samuel H. Wilson
Samuel H. Wilson National Institutes of Health
William C. Earnshaw
William C. Earnshaw University of Edinburgh
Klaus Rajewsky
Klaus Rajewsky Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

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