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Gohta Goshima

Gohta Goshima

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
10150
World Ranking
18624
National Ranking
1334

Gohta Goshima 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 Gohta Goshima sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 125 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gohta Goshima 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 Gohta Goshima sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gohta Goshima is a researcher affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan whose work focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans numerous topics within these fields, including molecular biology, cell biology, and plant science, with additional involvement in oceanography and aquatic science. The extensive scope of their scientific inquiry encompasses microtubule and mitosis dynamics, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant molecular biology research, plant reproductive biology, marine and coastal plant biology, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and protist diversity and phylogeny.

The scientist's publication record includes a significant number of papers distributed across various reputable venues. Key journals where their research has appeared include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • The Plant Cell
  • The Plant Journal
  • Plant and Cell Physiology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Gohta Goshima cover diverse aspects of cellular and plant biology. Notable publications include:

  • Physical properties of the cytoplasm modulate the rates of microtubule polymerization and depolymerization, 2022, Developmental Cell
  • Rho of Plants GTPases and Cytoskeletal Elements Control Nuclear Positioning and Asymmetric Cell Division during Physcomitrella patens Branching, 2020, Current Biology
  • Fifteen compelling open questions in plant cell biology, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Kinesin-13 and Kinesin-8 Function during Cell Growth and Division in the Moss Physcomitrella patens, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • Ran-GTP Is Non-essential to Activate NuMA for Mitotic Spindle-Pole Focusing but Dynamically Polarizes HURP Near Chromosomes, 2020, Current Biology

Gohta Goshima frequently collaborates with several researchers, reflecting a collaborative approach across many projects. Common co-authors include Mari Yoshida, Tomoya Edzuka, K Ochiai, Maki Shirae-Kurabayashi, and Arthur T. Molines, who have contributed to multiple publications alongside Goshima.

This researcher's work advances knowledge on cellular processes related to microtubule dynamics and plant biology, contributing insights relevant to cell growth, division, and plant physiology. The combination of subfields and main topics illustrates a broad and integrative approach in the biological sciences with applications in plant and molecular biology as well as cellular mechanics.

Best Publications

  • Functional genomic screen reveals genes involved in lipid-droplet formation and utilization

    Yi Guo;Tobias C. Walther;Meghana Rao;Nico Stuurman

  • Kinesin and dynein move a peroxisome in vivo: a tug-of-war or coordinated movement?

    Comert Kural;Hwajin Kim;Sheyum Syed;Gohta Goshima

  • Genes required for mitotic spindle assembly in Drosophila S2 cells.

    Gohta Goshima;Roy Wollman;Roy Wollman;Sarah S. Goodwin;Nan Zhang

  • The roles of microtubule-based motor proteins in mitosis: comprehensive RNAi analysis in the Drosophila S2 cell line

    Gohta Goshima;Ronald D. Vale

  • Augmin: a protein complex required for centrosome-independent microtubule generation within the spindle

    Gohta Goshima;Mirjam Mayer;Mirjam Mayer;Nan Zhang;Nico Stuurman;Nico Stuurman

  • Establishing biorientation occurs with precocious separation of the sister kinetochores, but not the arms, in the early spindle of budding yeast.

    Gohta Goshima;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

  • Length control of the metaphase spindle

    Gohta Goshima;Roy Wollman;Roy Wollman;Nico Stuurman;Nico Stuurman;Jonathan M. Scholey

  • Mechanisms for focusing mitotic spindle poles by minus end-directed motor proteins.

    Gohta Goshima;François Nédélec;Ronald D. Vale

  • Proper metaphase spindle length is determined by centromere proteins Mis12 and Mis6 required for faithful chromosome segregation

    Gohta Goshima;Shigeaki Saitoh;Mitsuhiro Yanagida

  • Control of Mitotic Spindle Length

    Gohta Goshima;Jonathan M. Scholey

  • Human centromere chromatin protein hMis12, essential for equal segregation, is independent of CENP-A loading pathway

    Gohta Goshima;Tomomi Kiyomitsu;Kinya Yoda;Mitsuhiro Yanagida

  • Making Microtubules and Mitotic Spindles in Cells without Functional Centrosomes

    Nicole M. Mahoney;Gohta Goshima;Adam D. Douglass;Ronald D. Vale

  • 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

  • Cell cycle-dependent dynamics and regulation of mitotic kinesins in Drosophila S2 cells.

    Gohta Goshima;Ronald D. Vale

  • M phase-specific kinetochore proteins in fission yeast: microtubule-associating Dis1 and Mtc1 display rapid separation and segregation during anaphase.

    Yukinobu Nakaseko;Gohta Goshima;Jun Morishita;Mitsuhiro Yanagida

  • Augmin-dependent microtubule nucleation at microtubule walls in the spindle

    Tomoko Kamasaki;Eileen O’Toole;Shigeo Kita;Masako Osumi

  • Regulation of mitochondria distribution by RhoA and formins

    Alexander A. Minin;Alexander A. Minin;Alexander V. Kulik;Alexander V. Kulik;Fatima K. Gyoeva;Ying Li

  • Bir1/Cut17 moving from chromosome to spindle upon the loss of cohesion is required for condensation, spindle elongation and repair

    Jun Morishita;Takahiro Matsusaka;Gohta Goshima;Takahiro Nakamura

  • An Inducible RNA Interference System in Physcomitrella patens Reveals a Dominant Role of Augmin in Phragmoplast Microtubule Generation

    Yuki Nakaoka;Tomohiro Miki;Ryuta Fujioka;Ryota Uehara

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald D. Vale
Ronald D. Vale University of California, San Francisco
Mitsuhiro Yanagida
Mitsuhiro Yanagida Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Nico Stuurman
Nico Stuurman University of California, San Francisco
Masato T. Kanemaki
Masato T. Kanemaki National Institute of Genetics
Fred Chang
Fred Chang University of California, San Francisco
Jörg Becker
Jörg Becker University of Münster
Chikashi Obuse
Chikashi Obuse Osaka University
Jonathan M. Scholey
Jonathan M. Scholey University of California, Davis
Vladimir I. Gelfand
Vladimir I. Gelfand Northwestern University
Manuel Théry
Manuel Théry Grenoble Alpes University

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