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Hiromi Nakanishi

Hiromi Nakanishi

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Japan
2025

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
79
Citations
23224
World Ranking
438
National Ranking
13

Hiromi Nakanishi 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 Hiromi Nakanishi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 213 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.

Hiromi Nakanishi 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 Hiromi Nakanishi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

Hiromi Nakanishi focuses on Biochemistry, Nicotianamine synthase, Oryza sativa, Nicotianamine and Gene. He interconnects Vascular bundle and Phloem in the investigation of issues within Biochemistry. His Nicotianamine synthase research incorporates themes from Iron deficiency and Hordeum vulgare.

His Oryza sativa research integrates issues from Endosperm, Epidermis, Botany and Plant breeding. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Genetically modified crops and Mutant. Hiromi Nakanishi has researched Nicotianamine in several fields, including Genetically modified rice, Chlorosis, Siderophore, ATP synthase and Hordeum.

His most cited work include:

  • Role of Nicotianamine in the Intracellular Delivery of Metals and Plant Reproductive Development (504 citations)
  • Rice plants take up iron as an Fe3+-phytosiderophore and as Fe2+. (479 citations)
  • OsYSL2 is a rice metal-nicotianamine transporter that is regulated by iron and expressed in the phloem. (358 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochemistry, Botany, Gene, Nicotianamine and Oryza sativa. His study brings together the fields of Hordeum vulgare and Biochemistry. His Botany study incorporates themes from Genetically modified crops and Chromosomal translocation.

His Gene study introduces a deeper knowledge of Genetics. His work in Nicotianamine tackles topics such as Arabidopsis which are related to areas like Arabidopsis thaliana. His study on Oryza sativa also encompasses disciplines like

  • Cauliflower mosaic virus most often made with reference to Genetically modified rice,
  • Mutant which is related to area like Yeast.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (49.07%)
  • Botany (34.26%)
  • Gene (32.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Botany (34.26%)
  • Biochemistry (49.07%)
  • Oryza sativa (22.69%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Biochemistry, Oryza sativa, Gene and Iron deficiency. The study incorporates disciplines such as Genetically modified crops and Chromosomal translocation in addition to Botany. His Oryza sativa research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cell biology, Biofortification and Plant breeding.

His work on Gene expression and Transcriptome as part of general Gene research is frequently linked to Ion beam irradiation, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. Hiromi Nakanishi has included themes like Calcareous, Ferritin and Reductase in his Iron deficiency study. Hiromi Nakanishi is interested in Nicotianamine synthase, which is a branch of Nicotianamine.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Characterizing the role of rice NRAMP5 in Manganese, Iron and Cadmium Transport (278 citations)
  • Ion-beam irradiation, gene identification, and marker-assisted breeding in the development of low-cadmium rice (265 citations)
  • The OsHMA2 transporter is involved in root‐to‐shoot translocation of Zn and Cd in rice (261 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Hiromi Nakanishi focuses on Botany, Oryza sativa, Biochemistry, Gene and Shoot. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Nicotianamine, Transporter and Cell biology. His work carried out in the field of Oryza sativa brings together such families of science as Genetically modified crops, Biofortification, Nicotianamine synthase and Plant breeding.

The Nicotianamine synthase study combines topics in areas such as Endosperm and Horticulture. His research in Chromosomal translocation, Transcription factor, Transcriptional regulation, Regulation of gene expression and Asparagine are components of Biochemistry. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Xylem and Metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Rice plants take up iron as an Fe3+-phytosiderophore and as Fe2+.

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Motofumi Suzuki;Takashi Tsukamoto;Kazumasa Suzuki

  • OsYSL2 is a rice metal-nicotianamine transporter that is regulated by iron and expressed in the phloem.

    Shintaro Koike;Haruhiko Inoue;Daichi Mizuno;Michiko Takahashi

  • The OsHMA2 transporter is involved in root‐to‐shoot translocation of Zn and Cd in rice

    Ryuichi Takahashi;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Hugo Shimo;Yuko Ogo

  • Rice OsYSL15 is an iron-regulated iron(III)-deoxymugineic acid transporter expressed in the roots and is essential for iron uptake in early growth of the seedlings

    Haruhiko Inoue;Takanori Kobayashi;Tomoko Nozoye;Michiko Takahashi

  • The OsNRAMP1 iron transporter is involved in Cd accumulation in rice

    Ryuichi Takahashi;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Takeshi Senoura;Hugo Shimo

  • Phytosiderophore efflux transporters are crucial for iron acquisition in graminaceous plants

    Tomoko Nozoye;Seiji Nagasaka;Takanori Kobayashi;Michiko Takahashi

  • Ion-beam irradiation, gene identification, and marker-assisted breeding in the development of low-cadmium rice

    Satoru Ishikawa;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Masato Igura;Masato Kuramata

  • Characterizing the role of rice NRAMP5 in Manganese, Iron and Cadmium Transport

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Ryuichi Takahashi;Khurram Bashir;Hugo Shimo

  • Iron deficiency enhances cadmium uptake and translocation mediated by the Fe2+ transporters OsIRT1 and OsIRT2 in rice

    Hiromi Nakanishi;Ippei Ogawa;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Satoshi Mori

  • Cloning of nicotianamine synthase genes, novel genes involved in the biosynthesis of phytosiderophores.

    Kyoko Higuchi;Kazuya Suzuki;Hiromi Nakanishi;Hirotaka Yamaguchi

  • Rice metal-nicotianamine transporter, OsYSL2, is required for the long-distance transport of iron and manganese.

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Hiroshi Masuda;Khurram Bashir;Haruhiko Inoue

  • Enhanced tolerance of rice to low iron availability in alkaline soils using barley nicotianamine aminotransferase genes.

    Michiko Takahashi;Hiromi Nakanishi;Shinji Kawasaki;Naoko K. Nishizawa

  • Three rice nicotianamine synthase genes, OsNAS1, OsNAS2, and OsNAS3 are expressed in cells involved in long-distance transport of iron and differentially regulated by iron

    Haruhiko Inoue;Kyoko Higuchi;Michiko Takahashi;Hiromi Nakanishi

  • OsZIP4, a novel zinc-regulated zinc transporter in rice

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Motofumi Suzuki;Takanori Kobayashi;Michiko Takahashi

  • The rice bHLH protein OsIRO2 is an essential regulator of the genes involved in Fe uptake under Fe‐deficient conditions

    Yuko Ogo;Reiko Nakanishi Itai;Hiromi Nakanishi;Takanori Kobayashi

  • Cloning an iron‐regulated metal transporter from rice

    Naimatullah Bughio;Hirotaka Yamaguchi;Naoko K. Nishizawa;Hiromi Nakanishi

  • Cloning and Characterization of Deoxymugineic Acid Synthase Genes from Graminaceous Plants

    Khurram Bashir;Haruhiko Inoue;Seiji Nagasaka;Michiko Takahashi

  • Biofortified indica rice attains iron and zinc nutrition dietary targets in the field.

    Kurniawan R Trijatmiko;Conrado Duenas;Nikolaos Tsakirpaloglou;Lina Torrizo

  • Cloning two genes for nicotianamine aminotransferase, a critical enzyme in iron acquisition (Strategy II) in graminaceous plants.

    Michiko Takahashi;Hirotaka Yamaguchi;Hiromi Nakanishi;Takayuki Shioiri

  • Biosynthesis and secretion of mugineic acid family phytosiderophores in zinc-deficient barley.

    Motofumi Suzuki;Michiko Takahashi;Takashi Tsukamoto;Satoshi Watanabe

  • Characterizing the role of rice NRAMP5 in Manganese, Iron and Cadmium

    Transport Ishimaru;Ryuichi Takahashi;Khurram Bashir;Hugo Shimo

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoko K. Nishizawa
Naoko K. Nishizawa Ishikawa Prefectural University
Takanori Kobayashi
Takanori Kobayashi Ishikawa Prefectural University
Michiko Takahashi
Michiko Takahashi University of Tokyo
Yasuhiro Ishimaru
Yasuhiro Ishimaru Tohoku University
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Mikio Nakazono
Mikio Nakazono Nagoya University
Hideo Tsukada
Hideo Tsukada Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)
Nobuyuki Uozumi
Nobuyuki Uozumi Tohoku University
Shingo Nishiyama
Shingo Nishiyama Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)
Nobuhiro Tsutsumi
Nobuhiro Tsutsumi University of Tokyo

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