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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
89
Citations
34767
World Ranking
290
National Ranking
9

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Hirohiko Hirochika publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hirohiko Hirochika sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 212 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Hirohiko Hirochika D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hirohiko Hirochika sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hirohiko Hirochika is affiliated with the Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Japan and specializes in research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily focuses on plant science and molecular biology, with specific interest in plant virus research studies, plant molecular biology research, and plant tissue culture and regeneration.

Their research contributions include studies on plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, chromosomal and genetic variations, plant reproductive biology, and plant gene expression analysis. These topics reflect a broad engagement with the biological and molecular aspects of plant systems, particularly concerning viral interactions and genetic mechanisms.

Hirochika's recent publications include:

  • A cell wall-localized cytokinin/purine riboside nucleosidase is involved in apoplastic cytokinin metabolism in Oryza sativa, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Widespread and transgenerational retrotransposon activation in inter- and intraspecies recombinant inbred populations of Lotus japonicus, 2022, The Plant Journal
  • Post-embryonic function of GLOBULAR EMBRYO 4 (GLE4)/OsMPK6 in rice development, 2023, Plant Biotechnology
  • Synergy between virus and three kingdom pathogens, fungus, bacterium and virus is lost in rice mutant lines of OsRDR1/6, 2024, Plant Science
  • Rice OsRDR1 and OsSGS3b enhance defense against viral, bacterial, and fungal infections, 2025, Plant Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Hirochika include Akio Miyao, Sopan Ganpatrao Wagh, Sachin Ashok Bhor, Kappei Kobayashi, and Takashi Yaeno. These collaborations suggest a network of researchers contributing to overlapping areas of plant biology and pathology.

Hirochika's publications appear in recognized scientific journals, with repeated contributions to Plant Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Plant Journal, and Plant Biotechnology. These venues are indicative of the scientist's involvement in disseminating research pertinent to plant biology and related molecular studies.

Best Publications

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • Retrotransposons of rice involved in mutations induced by tissue culture

    Hirohiko Hirochika;Kazuhiko Sugimoto;Yoshiaki Otsuki;Hidehito Tsugawa

  • An Overview of Gibberellin Metabolism Enzyme Genes and Their Related Mutants in Rice

    Tomoaki Sakamoto;Koutarou Miura;Hironori Itoh;Tomoko Tatsumi

  • Efficient promoter cassettes for enhanced expression of foreign genes in dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants.

    Ichiro Mitsuhara;Masashi Ugaki;Hirohiko Hirochika;Masahiko Ohshima

  • Loss of function of a proline-containing protein confers durable disease resistance in rice.

    Shuichi Fukuoka;Norikuni Saka;Hironori Koga;Kazuko Ono

  • Rice NON-YELLOW COLORING1 Is Involved in Light-Harvesting Complex II and Grana Degradation during Leaf Senescence

    Makoto Kusaba;Hisashi Ito;Ryouhei Morita;Shuichi Iida

  • Function, Intracellular Localization and the Importance in Salt Tolerance of a Vacuolar Na+/H+ Antiporter from Rice

    Atsunori Fukuda;Atsuko Nakamura;Akemi Tagiri;Hiroshi Tanaka

  • Target Site Specificity of the Tos17 Retrotransposon Shows a Preference for Insertion within Genes and against Insertion in Retrotransposon-Rich Regions of the Genome

    Akio Miyao;Katsuyuki Tanaka;Kazumasa Murata;Hiromichi Sawaki

  • An active DNA transposon family in rice

    Ning Jiang;Zhirong Bao;Xiaoyu Zhang;Hirohiko Hirochika

  • Activation of tobacco retrotransposons during tissue culture.

    H Hirochika

  • Three Distinct Rice Cellulose Synthase Catalytic Subunit Genes Required for Cellulose Synthesis in the Secondary Wall

    Katsuyuki Tanaka;Kazumasa Murata;Muneo Yamazaki;Katsura Onosato

  • Characterization of a Rice Chlorophyll-Deficient Mutant Using the T-DNA Gene-Trap System

    Ki Hong Jung;Junghe Hur;Choong Hwan Ryu;Youngju Choi

  • Characterization of SSIIIa-Deficient Mutants of Rice: The Function of SSIIIa and Pleiotropic Effects by SSIIIa Deficiency in the Rice Endosperm

    Naoko Fujita;Mayumi Yoshida;Tomonori Kondo;Kaori Saito

  • Rice OsHKT2;1 transporter mediates large Na+ influx component into K+-starved roots for growth

    Tomoaki Horie;Alex Costa;Tae Houn Kim;Min Jung Han

  • Distinct and Cooperative Functions of Phytochromes A, B, and C in the Control of Deetiolation and Flowering in Rice

    Makoto Takano;Noritoshi Inagaki;Xianzhi Xie;Natsu Yuzurihara

  • Nonredundant Regulation of Rice Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis by Two Members of the PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER1 Gene Family

    Shu-Yi Yang;Mette Grønlund;Iver Jakobsen;Marianne Suter Grotemeyer

  • The MSP1 Gene Is Necessary to Restrict the Number of Cells Entering into Male and Female Sporogenesis and to Initiate Anther Wall Formation in Rice

    Ken-Ichi Nonomura;Kazumaru Miyoshi;Mitsugu Eiguchi;Tadzunu Suzuki

  • A germ cell specific gene of the ARGONAUTE family is essential for the progression of premeiotic mitosis and meiosis during sporogenesis in rice.

    Ken-Ichi Nonomura;Ken-Ichi Nonomura;Akane Morohoshi;Mutsuko Nakano;Mitsugu Eiguchi

  • Function and Characterization of Starch Synthase I Using Mutants in Rice

    Naoko Fujita;Mayumi Yoshida;Noriko Asakura;Takashi Ohdan

  • Silencing of Retrotransposons in Arabidopsis and Reactivation by the ddm1 Mutation

    Hirohiko Hirochika;Hiroyuki Okamoto;Tetsuji Kakutani

Frequent Co-Authors

Akio Miyao
Akio Miyao National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Minami Matsui
Minami Matsui Kihara Institute for Biological Research
Nori Kurata
Nori Kurata National Institute of Genetics
Takanari Ichikawa
Takanari Ichikawa RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Shoshi Kikuchi
Shoshi Kikuchi National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Hiroshi Takatsuji
Hiroshi Takatsuji National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Yoshiaki Nagamura
Yoshiaki Nagamura National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
Kazuyuki Kuchitsu
Kazuyuki Kuchitsu Tokyo University of Science
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Tsukaho Hattori
Tsukaho Hattori Nagoya University

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