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Hitoshi Kurumizaka

Hitoshi Kurumizaka

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 79 1053 934 82 77 414 17033

Hitoshi Kurumizaka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hitoshi Kurumizaka between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hitoshi Kurumizaka published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 16.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2023. 26 of the 579 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2023. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 49 publications 2017: 38 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 61 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

579 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hitoshi Kurumizaka: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 3
1997 4
1998 1
1999 7
2000 3
2001 4
2002 10
2003 11
2004 14
2005 4
2006 7
2007 10
2008 15
2009 7
2010 14
2011 32
2012 12
2013 18
2014 27
2015 24
2016 49
2017 38
2018 37
2019 36
2020 29
2021 24
2022 20
2023 61
2024 24
2025 25
2026 1
Total 579
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Hitoshi Kurumizaka 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 Hitoshi Kurumizaka 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, 407–416 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: 414 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 13 414
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
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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Hitoshi Kurumizaka 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 Hitoshi Kurumizaka 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, 78–79 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: 79 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 79
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
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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Overview

Hitoshi Kurumizaka is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and works primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology.

Their research spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biomaterials, Genetics, and Structural Biology. The main topics of their work cover:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Kurumizaka include:

  • "Structural basis for the inhibition of cGAS by nucleosomes," 2020, Science
  • "Structural basis of nucleosome disassembly and reassembly by RNAPII elongation complex with FACT," 2022, Science
  • "Interaction of the pioneer transcription factor GATA3 with nucleosomes," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Contributions of Histone Variants in Nucleosome Structure and Function," 2020, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • "H4K20me1 and H3K27me3 are concurrently loaded onto the inactive X chromosome but dispensable for inducing gene silencing," 2021, EMBO Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kurumizaka include:

  • Tomoya Kujirai
  • Yoshimasa Takizawa
  • Lumi Negishi
  • Shoko Sato
  • Haruhiko Ehara

Their research has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Molecular Biology

Best Publications

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

    Hiroaki Tachiwana;Wataru Kagawa;Tatsuya Shiga;Akihisa Osakabe

  • Independent and sequential recruitment of NHEJ and HR factors to DNA damage sites in mammalian cells.

    Jong Soo Kim;Tatiana B. Krasieva;Hitoshi Kurumizaka;David J. Chen

  • Structure and Dynamics of a 197 bp Nucleosome in Complex with Linker Histone H1

    Jan Bednar;Isabel Garcia-Saez;Ramachandran Boopathi;Amber R. Cutter

  • Histone acetylation: influence on transcription, nucleosome mobility and positioning, and linker histone-dependent transcriptional repression.

    Kiyoe Ura;Hitoshi Kurumizaka;Stefan Dimitrov;Geneviève Almouzni

  • Crystal Structure of the Homologous-Pairing Domain from the Human Rad52 Recombinase in the Undecameric Form

    Wataru Kagawa;Hitoshi Kurumizaka;Ryuichiro Ishitani;Shuya Fukai

  • Mislocalization of the Centromeric Histone Variant CenH3/CENP-A in Human Cells Depends on the Chaperone DAXX

    Nicolas Lacoste;Adam Woolfe;Hiroaki Tachiwana;Ana Villar Garea

  • Tracking epigenetic histone modifications in single cells using Fab-based live endogenous modification labeling

    Yoko Hayashi-Takanaka;Kazuo Yamagata;Teruhiko Wakayama;Timothy J. Stasevich

  • Structural Basis of Heterochromatin Formation by Human HP1

    Shinichi Machida;Yoshimasa Takizawa;Masakazu Ishimaru;Yukihiko Sugita

  • Structural basis of instability of the nucleosome containing a testis-specific histone variant, human H3T

    Hiroaki Tachiwana;Wataru Kagawa;Akihisa Osakabe;Koichiro Kawaguchi

  • Involvement of SLX4 in interstrand cross-link repair is regulated by the Fanconi anemia pathway

    Kimiyo N. Yamamoto;Shunsuke Kobayashi;Masataka Tsuda;Hitoshi Kurumizaka

  • Structural basis of replication origin recognition by the DnaA protein.

    Norie Fujikawa;Hitoshi Kurumizaka;Osamu Nureki;Takaho Terada

  • The N-terminal domain of the human Rad51 protein binds DNA: structure and a DNA binding surface as revealed by NMR.

    Hideki Aihara;Yutaka Ito;Hitoshi Kurumizaka;Shigeyuki Yokoyama

  • Homologous pairing promoted by the human Rad52 protein.

    Wataru Kagawa;Hitoshi Kurumizaka;Shukuko Ikawa;Shigeyuki Yokoyama

  • Expression and purification of recombinant human histones.

    Yoshinori Tanaka;Maki Tawaramoto-Sasanuma;Shinichi Kawaguchi;Tsutomu Ohta

  • Structural basis for the inhibition of cGAS by nucleosomes

    Tomoya Kujirai;Christian Zierhut;Yoshimasa Takizawa;Ryan Kim

  • Structural basis of the nucleosome transition during RNA polymerase II passage.

    Tomoya Kujirai;Haruhiko Ehara;Yuka Fujino;Yuka Fujino;Mikako Shirouzu

  • RFWD3-Mediated Ubiquitination Promotes Timely Removal of Both RPA and RAD51 from DNA Damage Sites to Facilitate Homologous Recombination.

    Shojiro Inano;Koichi Sato;Yoko Katsuki;Wataru Kobayashi

  • A FancD2-Monoubiquitin Fusion Reveals Hidden Functions of Fanconi Anemia Core Complex in DNA Repair

    Nobuko Matsushita;Hiroyuki Kitao;Masamichi Ishiai;Naoki Nagashima

  • Solution structure of the DNA binding domain of a nucleoid-associated protein, H-NS, from Escherichia coli

    Heisaburo Shindo;Takanobu Iwaki;Ryoichi Ieda;Hitoshi Kurumizaka

  • Contribution of histone N-terminal tails to the structure and stability of nucleosomes

    Wakana Iwasaki;Yuta Miya;Naoki Horikoshi;Akihisa Osakabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yasuyuki Ohkawa
Yasuyuki Ohkawa Kyushu University
Takehiko Shibata
Takehiko Shibata Yokohama City University
Minoru Takata
Minoru Takata Kyoto University
Yoshifumi Nishimura
Yoshifumi Nishimura Hiroshima University
Tatsuo Fukagawa
Tatsuo Fukagawa Osaka University
Jun-ichi Nakayama
Jun-ichi Nakayama National Institute for Basic Biology
Paul A. Wade
Paul A. Wade National Institutes of Health
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology

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