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D-Index
68
Citations
23476
World Ranking
7652
National Ranking
264

Eiji Nambara 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 Eiji Nambara sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 137 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eiji Nambara 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 Eiji Nambara sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Eiji Nambara is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work focuses on several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Food Science, Cell Biology, and Genetics.

The core topics of Nambara's research encompass Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Plant Reproductive Biology, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Seed Germination and Physiology, and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis.

Recent publications by Nambara include:

  • Plant hormone functions and interactions in biological systems, 2021, The Plant Journal
  • Multi-omics atlas of combinatorial abiotic stress responses in wheat, 2023, The Plant Journal
  • Role of Basal ABA in Plant Growth and Development, 2021, Genes
  • CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED ION CHANNEL 2 modulates auxin homeostasis and signaling, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Redox feedback regulation of ANAC089 signaling alters seed germination and stress response, 2021, Cell Reports

These papers highlight Nambara's involvement in understanding plant hormone regulation, stress responses, development processes, and seed germination mechanisms.

Their frequent co-authors include Dawei Yan, Benjamin P. Brookbank, Christine H. Nguyen, Keiko Yoshioka, and Saad Abdulrahman Hussain. Nambara's work has been published in venues such as The Plant Journal, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Genes, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, suggesting a broad engagement with both peer-reviewed journals and preprint platforms.

The volume of publications in specific venues indicates a particular concentration in The Plant Journal and bioRxiv, each with four publications, followed by two publications each in Genes and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, and one in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

Best Publications

  • ABSCISIC ACID BIOSYNTHESIS AND CATABOLISM

    Eiji Nambara;Annie Marion-Poll

  • The Arabidopsis cytochrome P450 CYP707A encodes ABA 8′‐hydroxylases: key enzymes in ABA catabolism

    Tetsuo Kushiro;Masanori Okamoto;Kazumi Nakabayashi;Kazutoshi Yamagishi

  • A Unique Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase in Arabidopsis Glucose Signaling and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Functions

    Wan-Hsing Cheng;Wan-Hsing Cheng;Akira Endo;Li Zhou;Jessica Penney

  • Global Analysis of DELLA Direct Targets in Early Gibberellin Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Rodolfo Zentella;Zhong-Lin Zhang;Mehea Park;Stephen G. Thomas

  • Regulation of Abscisic Acid Signaling by the Ethylene Response Pathway in Arabidopsis

    Majid Ghassemian;Eiji Nambara;Sean Cutler;Hiroshi Kawaide

  • CYP707A1 and CYP707A2, Which Encode Abscisic Acid 8′-Hydroxylases, Are Indispensable for Proper Control of Seed Dormancy and Germination in Arabidopsis

    Masanori Okamoto;Ayuko Kuwahara;Mistunori Seo;Tetsuo Kushiro

  • Genome-wide profiling of stored mRNA in Arabidopsis thaliana seed germination: epigenetic and genetic regulation of transcription in seed.

    Kazumi Nakabayashi;Masanori Okamoto;Tomokazu Koshiba;Yuji Kamiya

  • The AtGenExpress hormone and chemical treatment data set: experimental design, data evaluation, model data analysis and data access.

    Hideki Goda;Eriko Sasaki;Kenji Akiyama;Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita

  • Arabidopsis transcriptome analysis under drought, cold, high-salinity and ABA treatment conditions using a tiling array.

    Akihiro Matsui;Junko Ishida;Taeko Morosawa;Yoshiki Mochizuki

  • Abscisic acid and the control of seed dormancy and germination

    Eiji Nambara;Masanori Okamoto;Kiyoshi Tatematsu;Ryoichi Yano

  • Functional analysis of Arabidopsis NCED6 and NCED9 genes indicates that ABA synthesized in the endosperm is involved in the induction of seed dormancy

    Valérie Lefebvre;Helen North;Anne Frey;Bruno Sotta

  • Regulation of hormone metabolism in Arabidopsis seeds: phytochrome regulation of abscisic acid metabolism and abscisic acid regulation of gibberellin metabolism

    Mitsunori Seo;Atsushi Hanada;Ayuko Kuwahara;Akira Endo

  • High Temperature-Induced Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Its Role in the Inhibition of Gibberellin Action in Arabidopsis Seeds

    Shigeo Toh;Akane Imamura;Asuka Watanabe;Kazumi Nakabayashi

  • The Gibberellic Acid Signaling Repressor RGL2 Inhibits Arabidopsis Seed Germination by Stimulating Abscisic Acid Synthesis and ABI5 Activity

    Urszula Piskurewicz;Yusuke Jikumaru;Natsuko Kinoshita;Eiji Nambara

  • Interaction of light and hormone signals in germinating seeds.

    Mitsunori Seo;Eiji Nambara;Giltsu Choi;Shinjiro Yamaguchi

  • Drought Induction of Arabidopsis 9-cis-Epoxycarotenoid Dioxygenase Occurs in Vascular Parenchyma Cells

    Akira Endo;Yoshiaki Sawada;Hirokazu Takahashi;Masanori Okamoto

  • CYP707A3, a major ABA 8'-hydroxylase involved in dehydration and rehydration response in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Taishi Umezawa;Masanori Okamoto;Tetsuo Kushiro;Eiji Nambara

  • ABA action and interactions in seeds

    Eiji Nambara;Annie Marion-Poll

  • Activation of dimeric ABA receptors elicits guard cell closure, ABA-regulated gene expression, and drought tolerance

    Masanori Okamoto;Masanori Okamoto;Francis C. Peterson;Andrew Defries;Sang-Youl Park

  • High Temperature-Induced Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Its Role in the Inhibition of Gibberellin Action in

    Shigeo Toh;Akane Imamura;Asuka Watanabe;Kazumi Nakabayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuji Kamiya
Yuji Kamiya RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Satoshi Naito
Satoshi Naito Hokkaido University
Yusuke Jikumaru
Yusuke Jikumaru Teikyo University
Tomokazu Koshiba
Tomokazu Koshiba Tokyo Metropolitan University
Shinjiro Yamaguchi
Shinjiro Yamaguchi Kyoto University
Peter McCourt
Peter McCourt University of Toronto
Suzanne R. Abrams
Suzanne R. Abrams University of Saskatchewan

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