2026 Hiroaki Miki: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	65	9067	8362	609	574	150	17224

Discipline name

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Biology and Biochemistry

9067

8362

609

574

150

17224

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

17224

World Ranking

9067

National Ranking

609

Overview

Hiroaki Miki is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and focuses research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their scholarly work encompasses several subfields including Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Cell Biology, Oncology, and Nephrology.

Their research expands across a spectrum of key topics, including:

Magnesium in Health and Disease
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
Digestive System and Related Health
Mechanisms of Cancer Metastasis
Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics
Redox Biology and Oxidative Stress

Miki's recent influential papers include:

"Gut bacteria identified in colorectal cancer patients promote tumourigenesis via butyrate secretion," published in 2021 in Nature Communications
"Control of protein function through oxidation and reduction of persulfidated states," published in 2020 in Science Advances
"Structural basis for the Mg ²⁺ recognition and regulation of the CorC Mg ²⁺ transporter," published in 2021 in Science Advances
"Stress-responsive MTK1 SAPKKK serves as a redox sensor that mediates delayed and sustained activation of SAPKs by oxidative stress," published in 2020 in Science Advances
"The Oncogenic PRL Protein Causes Acid Addiction of Cells by Stimulating Lysosomal Exocytosis," published in 2020 in Developmental Cell

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Miki include:

Yosuke Funato
Osamu Hashizume
Daisuke Yamazaki
Yichen Huang
Motoyuki Hattori

Publication venues favored by Miki feature:

Science Advances
Nature Communications
Scientific Reports
British Journal of Cancer
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

The interaction between N-WASP and the Arp2/3 complex links Cdc42-dependent signals to actin assembly.

Rajat Rohatgi;Le Ma;Hiroaki Miki;Marco Lopez

1727
Citations
WAVE, a novel WASP‐family protein involved in actin reorganization induced by Rac

Hiroaki Miki;Shiro Suetsugu;Tadaomi Takenawa

922
Citations
Molecular mechanisms of invadopodium formation the role of the N-WASP–Arp2/3 complex pathway and cofilin

Hideki Yamaguchi;Mike Lorenz;Stephan Kempiak;Corina Sarmiento

845
Citations
Induction of filopodium formation by a WASP-related actin-depolymerizing protein N-WASP

Hiroaki Miki;Takuya Sasaki;Yoshimi Takai;Tadaomi Takenawa

845
Citations
N-WASP, a novel actin-depolymerizing protein, regulates the cortical cytoskeletal rearrangement in a PIP2-dependent manner downstream of tyrosine kinases.

H. Miki;K. Miura;T. Takenawa

809
Citations
WASP and WAVE family proteins: key molecules for rapid rearrangement of cortical actin filaments and cell movement

T. Takenawa;H. Miki

781
Citations
IRSp53 is an essential intermediate between Rac and WAVE in the regulation of membrane ruffling

Hiroaki Miki;Hideki Yamaguchi;Shiro Suetsugu;Tadaomi Takenawa

732
Citations
The thioredoxin-related redox-regulating protein nucleoredoxin inhibits Wnt-β-catenin signalling through Dishevelled

Yosuke Funato;Tatsuo Michiue;Makoto Asashima;Hiroaki Miki;Hiroaki Miki

417
Citations
WIP regulates N-WASP-mediated actin polymerization and filopodium formation

Narcisa Martinez-Quiles;Rajat Rohatgi;Inés M. Antón;Miguel Medina

356
Citations
Identification of Two Human WAVE/SCAR Homologues as General Actin Regulatory Molecules Which Associate with the Arp2/3 Complex☆

Shiro Suetsugu;Hiroaki Miki;Tadaomi Takenawa

333
Citations
The essential role of profilin in the assembly of actin for microspike formation

Shiro Suetsugu;Hiroaki Miki;Tadaomi Takenawa

298
Citations
Essential role of neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein in podosome formation and degradation of extracellular matrix in src-transformed fibroblasts.

Kiyohito Mizutani;Hiroaki Miki;Hong He;Hiroshi Maruta

297
Citations
Neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein is implicated in the actin-based motility of Shigella flexneri.

Toshihiko Suzuki;Hiroaki Miki;Tadaomi Takenawa;Chihiro Sasakawa

285
Citations
WAVE2 is required for directed cell migration and cardiovascular development

Daisuke Yamazaki;Shiro Suetsugu;Hiroaki Miki;Hiroaki Miki;Yuki Kataoka

280
Citations
Regulation of intracellular signalling through cysteine oxidation by reactive oxygen species.

Hiroaki Miki;Yosuke Funato

256
Citations
Regulation of actin dynamics by WASP family proteins.

Hiroaki Miki;Tadaomi Takenawa

226
Citations
Sustained Activation of N-WASP through Phosphorylation Is Essential for Neurite Extension

Shiro Suetsugu;Mitsuharu Hattori;Hiroaki Miki;Tohru Tezuka

207
Citations
A novel neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASP) binding protein, WISH, induces Arp2/3 complex activation independent of Cdc42.

Maiko Fukuoka;Shiro Suetsugu;Hiroaki Miki;Kiyoko Fukami

197
Citations
Direct binding of the verprolin-homology domain in N-WASP to actin is essential for cytoskeletal reorganization.

Hiroaki Miki;Tadaomi Takenawa

182
Citations
Arp2/3 activity is necessary for efficient formation of E-cadherin adhesive contacts.

Suzie Verma;Annette M. Shewan;Jeanie A. Scott;Falak M. Helwani

172
Citations