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 Shimizu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 381 publications — 88th percentile
88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Shimizu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile
28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Hiroshi Shimizu is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, where their research focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work covers a breadth of topics primarily centered on microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects. Additional research areas include algal biology and biofuel production, photoreceptor and optogenetics studies, enzyme structure and function, and metabolomics with mass spectrometry applications.
Shimizu's publication record includes contributions to several well-regarded scientific journals. These frequent publication venues include:
Among recent papers are:
Collaborative efforts form an important part of Shimizu's research activities. Frequent coauthors include Yoshihiro Toya, Fumio Matsuda, Teppei Niide, Nobuyuki Okahashi, and Masakazu Toyoshima. These partnerships have contributed to advancing knowledge in molecular biology and metabolic engineering.
Shimizu's scientific contributions emphasize molecular biology, with 73 of their publications in this subfield alone, complemented by work in renewable energy, sustainability, cellular and molecular neuroscience, oncology, and materials chemistry.
Their exploration of microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction remains a significant focus, with 46 publications addressing this area. Other noteworthy topics addressed include photosynthetic processes, viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, algal biology and biofuel production, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, enzyme structure and function, and metabolomics studies using mass spectrometry.
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Takashi Hirasawa;Katsunori Yoshikawa;Yuki Nakakura;Keisuke Nagahisa
Hiroo Iwata;Tatsuya Takagi;Hiroshi Amemiya;Hiroshi Shimizu
Yukitsugu Akinobu;Oshi Hikosaka;Masao Ikushima;Hiroshi Inoue
Katsunori Yoshikawa;Tadamasa Tanaka;Yoshihiro Ida;Chikara Furusawa
Benjamas Cheirsilp;Hiroshi Shimizu;Suteaki Shioya
Takaaki Horinouchi;Kuniyasu Tamaoka;Chikara Furusawa;Naoaki Ono
Hiroshi Nakashima;Yasuyuki Shioji;Taizo Kobayashi;Shigeru Aoki
Yoshihiro Toya;Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu;Taiji Mizuguchi;Eiji Tanaka;Suteaki Shioya
Siraje Arif Mahmud;Takashi Hirasawa;Hiroshi Shimizu
H. Nakashima;H. Fujii;A. Oida;M. Momozu
Michiko Kobayashi;Hiroshi Shimizu;Suteaki Shioya
Yohei Shinfuku;Natee Sorpitiporn;Masahiro Sono;Chikara Furusawa
Thai Nho Dinh;Keisuke Nagahisa;Takashi Hirasawa;Chikara Furusawa
Hiroshi Shimizu;Katshuiro Araki;Suteaki Shioya;Ken-ichi Suga
Yohei Higuchi;Katsuhiko Sumitomo;Atsushi Oda;Hiroshi Shimizu
Benjamas Cheirsilp;Benjamas Cheirsilp;Hirofumi Shoji;Hiroshi Shimizu;Sutekaki Shioya
Takashi Hirasawa;Hiroshi Shimizu
Catalino G. Alfafara;Akihisa Kanda;Toru Shioi;Hiroshi Shimizu
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