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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 98 577 516 43 39 478 31084

Hiroshi Kimura publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hiroshi Kimura between 1958 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hiroshi Kimura published across 69 years, from 1958 to 2026, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2023. 17 of the 640 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2023. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 4 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 2 publications
1958 2026

640 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hiroshi Kimura: publications per year, 1958 to 2026
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 1
1966 1
1967 1
1968 4
1969 2
1970 1
1971 2
1972 2
1973 0
1974 2
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 2
1981 4
1982 3
1983 6
1984 6
1985 6
1986 6
1987 4
1988 6
1989 8
1990 14
1991 7
1992 3
1993 1
1994 2
1995 4
1996 3
1997 1
1998 8
1999 4
2000 8
2001 4
2002 6
2003 10
2004 7
2005 6
2006 19
2007 13
2008 10
2009 9
2010 20
2011 15
2012 24
2013 26
2014 24
2015 37
2016 26
2017 28
2018 23
2019 34
2020 23
2021 37
2022 24
2023 45
2024 27
2025 15
2026 2
Total 640
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Hiroshi Kimura publications per year - data summary

  • Hiroshi Kimura, a Molecular Biology scholar from Tokyo Institute of Technology, has 640 publications recorded across 69 years, from 1958 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1958 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1958, 1965, 1966, 1967 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 69 years in the span carry no publications at all (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.8 per year counting only the 59 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 113 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1958-1980: 22 publications (1.0 per year); 1981-2003: 124 publications (5.4 per year); 2004-2026: 494 publications (21.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hiroshi Kimura publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroshi Kimura sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 477–486 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 478 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14 478
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Hiroshi Kimura publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Hiroshi Kimura, a Molecular Biology scholar from Tokyo Institute of Technology, records 478 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Hiroshi Kimura, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Hiroshi Kimura ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Hiroshi Kimura D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroshi Kimura sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 98–99 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39 98
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Hiroshi Kimura D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Hiroshi Kimura, a Molecular Biology scholar from Tokyo Institute of Technology, records 98 D-Index - the 82nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 82% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Hiroshi Kimura, and about 18% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Hiroshi Kimura ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hiroshi Kimura is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses primarily on Molecular Biology, with additional work in related subfields such as Plant Science, Physiology, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics, with a significant emphasis on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and RNA modifications and cancer. Other areas of research include Nuclear Structure and Function, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hiroshi Kimura include:

  • Cohesin and condensin extrude DNA loops in a cell cycle-dependent manner, 2020, eLife
  • Transcription organizes euchromatin via microphase separation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide kinetic properties of transcriptional bursting in mouse embryonic stem cells, 2020, Science Advances
  • POINT technology illuminates the processing of polymerase-associated intact nascent transcripts, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • Transcription-dependent cohesin repositioning rewires chromatin loops in cellular senescence, 2020, Nature Communications

Hiroshi Kimura frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Yuko Sato
  • Yasuyuki Ohkawa
  • Tetsuya Handa
  • Hitoshi Kurumizaka
  • Timothy J. Stasevich

The scientist has published in various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Genes to Cells
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Cell Reports

The breadth of Hiroshi Kimura's work demonstrates a focus on understanding chromatin architecture and dynamics, transcriptional regulation, and RNA biology at the molecular level. Their research contributes to foundational knowledge in genome organization and gene expression mechanisms, particularly relevant to cell cycle processes and cellular senescence.

Best Publications

  • G-quadruplex structures mark human regulatory chromatin

    Robert Hänsel-Hertsch;Dario Beraldi;Stefanie V Lensing;Giovanni Marsico

  • Kinetics of Core Histones in Living Human Cells: Little Exchange of H3 and H4 and Some Rapid Exchange of H2b

    Hiroshi Kimura;Peter R. Cook

  • Proviral silencing in embryonic stem cells requires the histone methyltransferase ESET

    Toshiyuki Matsui;Danny Leung;Hiroki Miyashita;Irina A. Maksakova

  • Mammalian NET-Seq Reveals Genome-wide Nascent Transcription Coupled to RNA Processing

    Takayuki Nojima;Tomás Gomes;Ana Rita Fialho Grosso;Hiroshi Kimura

  • H3K9 and H3K14 acetylation co-occur at many gene regulatory elements, while H3K14ac marks a subset of inactive inducible promoters in mouse embryonic stem cells

    Krishanpal Karmodiya;Arnaud R Krebs;Arnaud R Krebs;Mustapha Oulad-Abdelghani;Hiroshi Kimura

  • Survivin Reads Phosphorylated Histone H3 Threonine 3 to Activate the Mitotic Kinase Aurora B

    Alexander E. Kelly;Cristina Ghenoiu;Cristina Ghenoiu;John Z. Xue;Christian Zierhut

  • Histone modifications for human epigenome analysis.

    Hiroshi Kimura

  • NEAT1 long noncoding RNA regulates transcription via protein sequestration within subnuclear bodies

    Tetsuro Hirose;Giorgio Virnicchi;Akie Tanigawa;Takao Naganuma

  • G9a/GLP complexes independently mediate H3K9 and DNA methylation to silence transcription

    Makoto Tachibana;Yasuko Matsumura;Mikiko Fukuda;Hiroshi Kimura

  • Crystal structure of the human centromeric nucleosome containing CENP-A

    Hiroaki Tachiwana;Wataru Kagawa;Tatsuya Shiga;Akihisa Osakabe

  • DNA Damage-Dependent Acetylation and Ubiquitination of H2AX Enhances Chromatin Dynamics

    Tsuyoshi Ikura;Satoshi Tashiro;Akemi Kakino;Hiroki Shima

  • The Organization of Histone H3 Modifications as Revealed by a Panel of Specific Monoclonal Antibodies

    Hiroshi Kimura;Hiroshi Kimura;Hiroshi Kimura;Yoko Hayashi-Takanaka;Yoko Hayashi-Takanaka;Yuji Goto;Yuji Goto;Nanako Takizawa

  • The functional organization of mitochondrial genomes in human cells

    Francisco J Iborra;Hiroshi Kimura;Peter R Cook

  • Alterations of lysine modifications on the histone H3 N-tail under drought stress conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Jong-Myong Kim;Taiko Kim To;Junko Ishida;Taeko Morosawa

  • Manipulation of Alternative Splicing by a Newly Developed Inhibitor of Clks

    Michiko Muraki;Bisei Ohkawara;Takamitsu Hosoya;Hiroshi Onogi

  • Cytosolic chaperonin prevents polyglutamine toxicity with altering the aggregation state

    Akira Kitamura;Hiroshi Kubota;Chan Gi Pack;Gen Matsumoto

  • U1 snRNA associates with TFIIH and regulates transcriptional initiation.

    Kon Yew Kwek;Shona Murphy;Andre Furger;Benjamin Thomas

  • Polycomb Associates Genome-wide with a Specific RNA Polymerase II Variant, and Regulates Metabolic Genes in ESCs

    Emily Brookes;Inês de Santiago;Daniel Hebenstreit;Kelly J. Morris

  • Epigenetic engineering shows H3K4me2 is required for HJURP targeting and CENP-A assembly on a synthetic human kinetochore.

    Jan H Bergmann;Mariluz Gómez Rodríguez;Nuno M C Martins;Hiroshi Kimura

  • The transcription cycle of RNA polymerase II in living cells

    Hiroshi Kimura;Kimihiko Sugaya;Peter R. Cook

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Kurumizaka
Hitoshi Kurumizaka University of Tokyo
Yasuyuki Ohkawa
Yasuyuki Ohkawa Kyushu University
Hiroyuki Aburatani
Hiroyuki Aburatani University of Tokyo
Chikashi Obuse
Chikashi Obuse Osaka University
Makoto Tachibana
Makoto Tachibana Osaka University
Yasushi Hiraoka
Yasushi Hiraoka Osaka University
William C. Earnshaw
William C. Earnshaw University of Edinburgh
Peter R. Cook
Peter R. Cook University of Oxford
Katsuhiko Shirahige
Katsuhiko Shirahige University of Tokyo

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