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Hiroshi Kiyonari

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
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22110
World Ranking
3551
National Ranking
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Hiroshi Kiyonari 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 Hiroshi Kiyonari sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 402 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroshi Kiyonari 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 Hiroshi Kiyonari sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Hiroshi Kiyonari is affiliated with the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan. Their research spans several main fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a substantial focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's work addresses various key topics, including:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Recent publications by Hiroshi Kiyonari include:

  • "Stepwise cell fate decision pathways during osteoclastogenesis at single-cell resolution," 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • "Tracing the origin of hair follicle stem cells," 2021, Nature
  • "Pronuclear Microinjection during S-Phase Increases the Efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9-Assisted Knockin of Large DNA Donors in Mouse Zygotes," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Plasticity of neural connections underlying oxytocin-mediated parental behaviors of male mice," 2022, Neuron
  • "A unique mode of keratinocyte death requires intracellular acidification," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Kiyonari often collaborates with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including Takaya Abe, Mari Kaneko, Fumio Matsuzaki, Kazunari Miyamichi, and Koji L. Ode.

Their work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Scientific Reports
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Whole-Brain Imaging with Single-Cell Resolution Using Chemical Cocktails and Computational Analysis

    Etsuo A. Susaki;Kazuki Tainaka;Kazuki Tainaka;Dimitri Perrin;Fumiaki Kishino

  • The Hippo signaling pathway components Lats and Yap pattern Tead4 activity to distinguish mouse trophectoderm from inner cell mass.

    Noriyuki Nishioka;Ken ichi Inoue;Kenjiro Adachi;Hiroshi Kiyonari

  • IL-33 is a crucial amplifier of innate rather than acquired immunity

    Keisuke Oboki;Tatsukuni Ohno;Naoki Kajiwara;Ken Arae

  • Neuroepithelial progenitors undergo LGN-dependent planar divisions to maintain self-renewability during mammalian neurogenesis

    Daijiro Konno;Go Shioi;Atsunori Shitamukai;Asako Mori

  • Tead4 is required for specification of trophectoderm in pre-implantation mouse embryos

    Noriyuki Nishioka;Shinji Yamamoto;Hiroshi Kiyonari;Hiroko Sato

  • MicroRNA-9 regulates neurogenesis in mouse telencephalon by targeting multiple transcription factors.

    Mikihito Shibata;Hiromi Nakao;Hiroshi Kiyonari;Takaya Abe

  • The sphingosine-1-phosphate transporter Spns2 expressed on endothelial cells regulates lymphocyte trafficking in mice

    Shigetomo Fukuhara;Szandor Simmons;Shunsuke Kawamura;Asuka Inoue

  • Establishment of conditional reporter mouse lines at ROSA26 locus for live cell imaging.

    Takaya Abe;Hiroshi Kiyonari;Go Shioi;Ken-Ichi Inoue

  • A three-dimensional single-cell-resolution whole-brain atlas using CUBIC-X expansion microscopy and tissue clearing

    Tatsuya C. Murakami;Tomoyuki Mano;Shu Saikawa;Shuhei A. Horiguchi;Shuhei A. Horiguchi

  • Aire controls the differentiation program of thymic epithelial cells in the medulla for the establishment of self-tolerance

    Masashi Yano;Noriyuki Kuroda;Hongwei Han;Makiko Meguro-Horike

  • The diabetes-susceptible gene SLC30A8/ZnT8 regulates hepatic insulin clearance.

    Motoyuki Tamaki;Yoshio Fujitani;Akemi Hara;Toyoyoshi Uchida

  • Arid5a controls IL-6 mRNA stability, which contributes to elevation of IL-6 level in vivo

    Kazuya Masuda;Barry Ripley;Riko Nishimura;Takashi Mino

  • Intrinsic transition of embryonic stem-cell differentiation into neural progenitors

    Daisuke Kamiya;Satoe Banno;Noriaki Sasai;Masatoshi Ohgushi

  • Redundant Roles of Tead1 and Tead2 in Notochord Development and the Regulation of Cell Proliferation and Survival

    Atsushi Sawada;Hiroshi Kiyonari;Kanako Ukita;Noriyuki Nishioka

  • Quantitative Dynamics of Chromatin Remodeling during Germ Cell Specification from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Kazuki Kurimoto;Yukihiro Yabuta;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Hiroshi Ohta

  • Fatty acid remodeling by LPCAT3 enriches arachidonate in phospholipid membranes and regulates triglyceride transport

    Tomomi Hashidate-Yoshida;Takeshi Harayama;Daisuke Hishikawa;Ryo Morimoto

  • Flow cytometric isolation and clonal identification of self‐renewing bipotent hepatic progenitor cells in adult mouse liver

    Atsushi Suzuki;Sayaka Sekiya;Makiko Onishi;Naoko Oshima

  • Osterix Regulates Calcification and Degradation of Chondrogenic Matrices through Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) Expression in Association with Transcription Factor Runx2 during Endochondral Ossification

    Riko Nishimura;Makoto Wakabayashi;Kenji Hata;Takuma Matsubara

  • Intestinal deletion of Claudin-7 enhances paracellular organic solute flux and initiates colonic inflammation in mice

    Hiroo Tanaka;Maki Takechi;Hiroshi Kiyonari;Go Shioi

  • The c-Jun N-terminal kinase activator dual leucine zipper kinase regulates axon growth and neuronal migration in the developing cerebral cortex.

    Syu-ichi Hirai;De Feng Cui;Takaki Miyata;Masaharu Ogawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuki Nakao
Kazuki Nakao University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Sasaki
Hiroshi Sasaki Jikei University School of Medicine
Shinichi Aizawa
Shinichi Aizawa Kumamoto University
Makoto Asashima
Makoto Asashima Teikyo University
Naoto Ueno
Naoto Ueno National Institute for Basic Biology
Takaki Miyata
Takaki Miyata Nagoya University
Shin-Ichi Aizawa
Shin-Ichi Aizawa Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Ryuichi Nishinakamura
Ryuichi Nishinakamura Kumamoto University
Tsuyoshi Miyakawa
Tsuyoshi Miyakawa Fujita Health University
Yasuhide Furuta
Yasuhide Furuta Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz

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Mitsuru Matsumoto

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Graham Anderson

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Yousuke Takahama

National Institutes of Health

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Yoshio Goshima

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