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Jiro Usukura

Jiro Usukura

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
7428
World Ranking
18459
National Ranking
1328

Jiro Usukura 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 Jiro Usukura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 180 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jiro Usukura 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 Jiro Usukura 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: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jiro Usukura is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan, where their research primarily intersects the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their scholarly output spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cell Biology.

The main research topics addressed in Jiro Usukura's work include:

  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Their publication record includes contributions across several notable journals and venues, with multiple papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Research Square (Research Square). Additional publications have appeared in Microscopy, Parasitology International, and Biochimie. Representative recent publications include:

  • "Improved unroofing protocols for cryo-electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and freeze-etching electron microscopy and the associated mechanisms," 2020, Microscopy
  • "A prospective mechanism and source of cholesterol uptake by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes co-cultured with HepG2 cells," 2020, Parasitology International
  • "Calreticulin protects insulin against reductive stress in vitro and in MIN6 cells," 2020, Biochimie
  • "Budding pouches and associated bubbles: 3D visualization of exo-membrane structures in plasmodium falciparum gametocytes," 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "A cryo-TSEM with temperature cycling capability allows deep sublimation of ice to uncover fine structures in thick cells," 2021, Scientific Reports

Throughout their research activities, Jiro Usukura has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Eiji Usukura, Akihiro Narita, Eri Hayakawa, Fuyuki Tokumasu, and I-Hsuan Wang.

Best Publications

  • Akt/PKB Regulates Actin Organization and Cell Motility via Girdin/APE

    Atsushi Enomoto;Hideki Murakami;Naoya Asai;Nobuhiro Morone

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of the membrane skeleton at the plasma membrane interface by electron tomography.

    Nobuhiro Morone;Takahiro Fujiwara;Kotono Murase;Rinshi S. Kasai

  • Phosphorylation by Rho kinase regulates CRMP-2 activity in growth cones.

    Nariko Arimura;Céline Ménager;Yoji Kawano;Yoji Kawano;Takeshi Yoshimura

  • Pikachurin, a dystroglycan ligand, is essential for photoreceptor ribbon synapse formation

    Shigeru Sato;Yoshihiro Omori;Kimiko Katoh;Mineo Kondo

  • Regulation of VEGF-mediated angiogenesis by the Akt/PKB substrate Girdin

    Tomoya Kitamura;Naoya Asai;Atsushi Enomoto;Kengo Maeda

  • Free radical-induced megamitochondria formation and apoptosis.

    Mariusz Karbowski;Chieko Kurono;Michal Wozniak;Mariusz Ostrowski

  • A globular complex formation by Nda1 and the other five members of the MCM protein family in fission yeast

    Yasuhisa Adachi;Jiro Usukura;Mitsuhiro Yanagida

  • Cryptic dimer interface and domain organization of the extracellular region of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 1

    Yuji Tsuji;Yoshimi Shimada;Tomoko Takeshita;Naoko Kajimura

  • Demonstration of the molecular shape of BP180, a 180-kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen and its potential for trimer formation.

    Yoshiaki Hirako;Jiro Usukura;Yuji Nishizawa;Katsushi Owaribe

  • Cleavage of BP180, a 180-kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen, Yields a 120-kDa Collagenous Extracellular Polypeptide

    Yoshiaki Hirako;Jiro Usukura;Jun Uematsu;Takashi Hashimoto

  • Ultrastructural localization of retinal guanylate cyclase in human and monkey retinas

    Xinran Liu;Keiji Seno;Yuji Nishizawa;Fumio Hayashi

  • Opposite effects of microtubule-stabilizing and microtubule-destabilizing drugs on biogenesis of mitochondria in mammalian cells

    M. Karbowski;J.H. Spodnik;M. Teranishi;M. Wozniak

  • Augmin-dependent microtubule nucleation at microtubule walls in the spindle

    Tomoko Kamasaki;Eileen O’Toole;Shigeo Kita;Masako Osumi

  • Changes in the localization and content of opsin during retinal development in the rds mutant mouse: immunocytochemistry and immunoassay.

    Jiro Usukura;Dean Bok

  • Generation of a transgenic rabbit model of retinal degeneration.

    Mineo Kondo;Takao Sakai;Keiichi Komeima;Yukihide Kurimoto

  • Spindle microtubules generate tension-dependent changes in the distribution of inner kinetochore proteins

    Aussie Suzuki;Tetsuya Hori;Tatsuya Nishino;Jiro Usukura

  • Retinal dysfunction in basigin deficiency.

    Kenji Hori;Naomi Katayama;Shu Kachi;Mineo Kondo

  • Clamp and clamp loader structures of the human checkpoint protein complexes, Rad9‐1‐1 and Rad17‐RFC

    Yasushi Shiomi;Ayako Shinozaki;Daisuke Nakada;Katsunori Sugimoto

  • Ultrastructure of the synaptic ribbons in photoreceptor cells of Rana catesbeiana revealed by freeze-etching and freeze-substitution

    Jiro Usukura;Eichi Yamada

  • Morphogenesis of the photoreceptor outer segment during postnatal development in the mouse (BALB/c) retina.

    Shuichi Obata;Jiro Usukura

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiro Kusumi
Akihiro Kusumi Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Mariusz Karbowski
Mariusz Karbowski University of Maryland, Baltimore
Takashi Takahashi
Takashi Takahashi Nagoya University
Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Masako Osumi
Masako Osumi Japan Women's University
Takahisa Furukawa
Takahisa Furukawa Osaka University
Yasuo Tano
Yasuo Tano Osaka University
Takafumi Tsuboi
Takafumi Tsuboi Ehime University
Martin L. Breitman
Martin L. Breitman University of Toronto
Thomas E. Wellems
Thomas E. Wellems National Institutes of Health

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