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Hiroo Fukuda

Hiroo Fukuda

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
27486
World Ranking
2952
National Ranking
184

Hiroo Fukuda 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 Hiroo Fukuda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 343 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroo Fukuda 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 Hiroo Fukuda 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: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hiroo Fukuda is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, contributing primarily to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work spans numerous publications focused on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Surgery, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The main topics of Hiroo Fukuda's research include plant molecular biology research, plant reproductive biology, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant gene expression analysis, light effects on plants, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and polysaccharides and plant cell walls.

The scientist's recent papers highlight a range of studies published between 2020 and 2023, showcasing research in plant vascular development, carbohydrate metabolism, and gene regulation. Key publications include:

  • "WIND transcription factors orchestrate wound-induced callus formation, vascular reconnection and defense response in Arabidopsis," 2021, New Phytologist
  • "Gene co-expression network analysis identifies BEH3 as a stabilizer of secondary vascular development in Arabidopsis," 2021, The Plant Cell
  • "HD-ZIP III-dependent local promotion of brassinosteroid synthesis suppresses vascular cell division in Arabidopsis root apical meristem," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "CLE2 regulates light-dependent carbohydrate metabolism in Arabidopsis shoots," 2020, Plant Molecular Biology
  • "Deep Imaging Analysis in VISUAL Reveals the Role of YABBY Genes in Vascular Stem Cell Fate Determination," 2020, Plant and Cell Physiology

Hiroo Fukuda frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Yuki Kondo
  • Tomoyuki Furuya
  • Masato Saito
  • Shunji Shimadzu
  • Kyoko Ohashi-Ito

Publication venues where Hiroo Fukuda's work has appeared most often include:

  • Nature Plants
  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • New Phytologist
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Transcription switches for protoxylem and metaxylem vessel formation

    Minoru Kubo;Makiko Udagawa;Nobuyuki Nishikubo;Gorou Horiguchi

  • The plant vascular system: evolution, development and functions

    William J. Lucas;Andrew Groover;Raffael Lichtenberger;Kaori Furuta

  • Dodeca-CLE Peptides as Suppressors of Plant Stem Cell Differentiation

    Yasuko Ito;Ikuko Nakanomyo;Hiroyasu Motose;Kuninori Iwamoto

  • TDIF Peptide Signaling Regulates Vascular Stem Cell Proliferation via the WOX4 Homeobox Gene in Arabidopsis

    Yuki Hirakawa;Yuki Kondo;Hiroo Fukuda

  • A small peptide modulates stomatal control via abscisic acid in long-distance signalling

    Fuminori Takahashi;Takehiro Suzuki;Yuriko Osakabe;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku

  • Non-cell-autonomous control of vascular stem cell fate by a CLE peptide/receptor system

    Yuki Hirakawa;Hidefumi Shinohara;Yuki Kondo;Asuka Inoue

  • Tracheary Element Differentiation

    Hiroo Fukuda

  • A Plant Peptide Encoded by CLV3 Identified by in Situ MALDI-TOF MS Analysis

    Tatsuhiko Kondo;Shinichiro Sawa;Atsuko Kinoshita;Satoko Mizuno

  • Establishment of an Experimental System for the Study of Tracheary Element Differentiation from Single Cells Isolated from the Mesophyll of Zinnia elegans.

    Hiroo Fukuda;Atsushi Komamine

  • Functional Analyses of LONELY GUY Cytokinin-Activating Enzymes Reveal the Importance of the Direct Activation Pathway in Arabidopsis

    Takeshi Kuroha;Hiroki Tokunaga;Mikiko Kojima;Nanae Ueda

  • XYLOGENESIS: INITIATION, PROGRESSION, AND CELL DEATH

    Hiroo Fukuda

  • Signals that control plant vascular cell differentiation

    Hiroo Fukuda

  • Programmed cell death of tracheary elements as a paradigm in plants.

    Hiroo Fukuda

  • VASCULAR‐RELATED NAC‐DOMAIN7 is involved in the differentiation of all types of xylem vessels in Arabidopsis roots and shoots

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Minoru Kubo;Hiroo Fukuda;Taku Demura

  • VND-INTERACTING2, a NAC Domain Transcription Factor, Negatively Regulates Xylem Vessel Formation in Arabidopsis

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Misato Ohtani;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Minoru Kubo

  • RPK2 is an essential receptor-like kinase that transmits the CLV3 signal in Arabidopsis

    Atsuko Kinoshita;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku;Yuriko Osakabe;Shinji Mizuno

  • Arabidopsis VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN6 Directly Regulates the Genes That Govern Programmed Cell Death and Secondary Wall Formation during Xylem Differentiation

    Kyoko Ohashi-Ito;Yoshihisa Oda;Hiroo Fukuda

  • A proteoglycan mediates inductive interaction during plant vascular development

    Hiroyasu Motose;Hiroyasu Motose;Munetaka Sugiyama;Hiroo Fukuda

  • Visualization by comprehensive microarray analysis of gene expression programs during transdifferentiation of mesophyll cells into xylem cells

    Taku Demura;Gen Tashiro;Gorou Horiguchi;Naoki Kishimoto

  • Invited Expert Review The Plant Vascular System: Evolution, Development and Functions

    William J. Lucas;Andrew Groover;Raffael Lichtenberger;Kaori Furuta

Frequent Co-Authors

Taku Demura
Taku Demura Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Shinichiro Sawa
Shinichiro Sawa Kumamoto University
Takashi Ueda
Takashi Ueda National Institute for Basic Biology
Ken Matsuoka
Ken Matsuoka Kyushu University
Hirokazu Tsukaya
Hirokazu Tsukaya University of Tokyo
Hitoshi Sakakibara
Hitoshi Sakakibara Nagoya University
Shigeo Yoshida
Shigeo Yoshida Kurume University
Mitsuyasu Hasebe
Mitsuyasu Hasebe The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

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