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Hirofumi Yoshioka

Hirofumi Yoshioka

Nagoya University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
12551
World Ranking
13771
National Ranking
966

Hirofumi Yoshioka 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 Hirofumi Yoshioka 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.

Hirofumi Yoshioka 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 Hirofumi Yoshioka 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: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hirofumi Yoshioka is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has a research focus encompassing Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with additional work in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Materials Chemistry, and Immunology.

The main topics of Yoshioka's research include:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

This scientist has contributed to publications in multiple venues, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Molecular Plant Pathology

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Hirofumi Yoshioka include:

  • "Role of salicylic acid glucosyltransferase in balancing growth and defence for optimum plant fitness," 2020, Molecular Plant Pathology
  • "CDPK5 and CDPK13 play key roles in acclimation to low oxygen through the control of RBOH-mediated ROS production in rice," 2024, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "NADPH oxidase-mediated sulfenylation of cysteine derivatives regulates plant immunity," 2024, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Dynamics of plant immune MAPK activity and ROS signaling in response to invaders," 2023, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
  • "Oral RNAi of diap1 results in rapid reduction of damage to potatoes in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata," 2020, Journal of Pest Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Miki Yoshioka
  • Y Hino
  • Taichi Inada
  • Hiroaki Adachi
  • Jingxia Li

Best Publications

  • Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases Regulate the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by Potato NADPH Oxidase

    Michie Kobayashi;Ikuko Ohura;Kazuhito Kawakita;Naohiko Yokota

  • Nicotiana benthamiana gp91phox Homologs NbrbohA and NbrbohB Participate in H2O2 Accumulation and Resistance to Phytophthora infestans

    Hirofumi Yoshioka;Noriko Numata;Kazumi Nakajima;Shinpei Katou

  • Regulation of Rice NADPH Oxidase by Binding of Rac GTPase to Its N-Terminal Extension

    Hann Ling Wong;Reinhard Pinontoan;Kokoro Hayashi;Ryo Tabata

  • A Receptor Pair with an Integrated Decoy Converts Pathogen Disabling of Transcription Factors to Immunity

    Clémentine Le Roux;Clémentine Le Roux;Clémentine Le Roux;Gaëlle Huet;Gaëlle Huet;Alain Jauneau;Laurent Camborde;Laurent Camborde

  • MAPK Signaling Regulates Nitric Oxide and NADPH Oxidase-Dependent Oxidative Bursts in Nicotiana benthamiana

    Shuta Asai;Kohji Ohta;Hirofumi Yoshioka

  • Chloroplast-mediated activation of plant immune signalling in Arabidopsis.

    Hironari Nomura;Teiko Komori;Shuhei Uemura;Yui Kanda

  • The oxidative burst protects plants against pathogen attack: Mechanism and role as an emergency signal for plant bio-defence — a review

    N. Doke;Y. Miura;L.M. Sanchez;H.J. Park

  • A Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinase Targeted by a Plant Pathogen Effector Is Directly Phosphorylated by the Chitin Receptor and Mediates Rice Immunity

    Koji Yamaguchi;Kenta Yamada;Kazuya Ishikawa;Satomi Yoshimura

  • Cytosolic HSP90 and HSP70 are essential components of INF1-mediated hypersensitive response and non-host resistance to Pseudomonas cichorii in Nicotiana benthamiana.

    H. Kanzaki;H. Saitoh;A. Ito;S. Fujisawa

  • The E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of arabidopsis PLANT U-BOX17 and its functional tobacco homolog ACRE276 are required for cell death and defense.

    Cheng-Wei Yang;Rocío González-Lamothe;Richard A. Ewan;Owen Rowland

  • WRKY Transcription Factors Phosphorylated by MAPK Regulate a Plant Immune NADPH Oxidase in Nicotiana benthamiana

    Hiroaki Adachi;Takaaki Nakano;Noriko Miyagawa;Nobuaki Ishihama

  • Phosphorylation of the Nicotiana benthamiana WRKY8 transcription factor by MAPK functions in the defense response.

    Nobuaki Ishihama;Reiko Yamada;Miki Yoshioka;Shinpei Katou

  • Post-translational regulation of WRKY transcription factors in plant immunity.

    Nobuaki Ishihama;Hirofumi Yoshioka

  • An NADPH Oxidase RBOH Functions in Rice Roots during Lysigenous Aerenchyma Formation under Oxygen-Deficient Conditions

    Takaki Yamauchi;Miki Yoshioka;Aya Fukazawa;Hitoshi Mori

  • Induction of plant gp91 phox homolog by fungal cell wall, arachidonic acid, and salicylic acid in potato.

    Hirofumi Yoshioka;Kenichi Sugie;Hae-Jun Park;Hirotaka Maeda

  • Functional Analysis of Avr9/Cf-9 Rapidly Elicited Genes Identifies a Protein Kinase, ACIK1, That Is Essential for Full Cf-9–Dependent Disease Resistance in Tomato

    Owen Rowland;Andrea A. Ludwig;Catherine J. Merrick;Fabienne Baillieul

  • Nitric oxide as a mediator for defense responses.

    Diana Bellin;Shuta Asai;Massimo Delledonne;Hirofumi Yoshioka

  • Map-based Cloning and Characterization of a Brown Planthopper Resistance Gene BPH26 from Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica Cultivar ADR52

    Yasumori Tamura;Makoto Hattori;Hirofumi Yoshioka;Miki Yoshioka

  • Nitric Oxide as a Partner of Reactive Oxygen Species Participates in Disease Resistance to Necrotrophic Pathogen Botrytis cinerea in Nicotiana benthamiana

    Shuta Asai;Hirofumi Yoshioka

  • Prevention of autoimmune symptoms in autoimmune-prone mice by elimination of B-1 cells

    Masao Murakami;Hideyuki Yoshioka;Toshikazu Shirai;Takeshi Tsubata

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutaka Sato
Yutaka Sato National Institute of Genetics
Jonathan D. G. Jones
Jonathan D. G. Jones University of East Anglia
Hiroaki Adachi
Hiroaki Adachi University of East Anglia
Deborah A. Samac
Deborah A. Samac Agricultural Research Service
Carroll P. Vance
Carroll P. Vance University of Minnesota
Hitoshi Mori
Hitoshi Mori Nagoya University
Tatsuya Sawasaki
Tatsuya Sawasaki Ehime University
Ko Shimamoto
Ko Shimamoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Tsutomu Kawasaki
Tsutomu Kawasaki Kindai University
Yuki Ichinose
Yuki Ichinose Okayama University

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