2026 Jun Kawai: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	73	1994	1898	75	71	181	54003

Jun Kawai publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jun Kawai sits on this spectrum.

45 publications 703+

This scientist: 181 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Jun Kawai D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Jun Kawai is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and conducts research spanning multiple scientific disciplines, primarily within Physics and Astronomy. Their work includes contributions to Radiation, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, and Oncology.

Their published research covers a broad spectrum of topics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Key topics of study include:

X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Nuclear Physics and Applications
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Mesenchymal stem cell research
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Kawai's publication record features articles in various scientific venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

X-Ray Spectrometry
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Data
Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Journal of Clinical Medicine

Some of their recent papers are:

Chromosomal-scale de novo genome assemblies of Cynomolgus Macaque and Common Marmoset (2021) in Scientific Data
Single-Cell RNA-Seq Reveals LRRC75A-Expressing Cell Population Involved in VEGF Secretion of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Under Ischemia (2023) in Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Bone Metastases from Gastric Cancer Resembling Paget's Disease: A Case Report (2022) in Journal of Clinical Medicine
Polarization and intensity of Compton scattering (2021) in X-Ray Spectrometry
ROR2 expression predicts human induced pluripotent stem cell differentiation into neural stem/progenitor cells and GABAergic neurons (2024) in Scientific Reports

Collaboration is a consistent aspect of Kawai's research activity. Frequent co-authors include Yumiko Yamamoto, Hideya Kawaji, Vasanthan Jayakumar, Osamu Nishimura, and Mitsutaka Kadota, reflecting ongoing partnership across multiple studies.

Best Publications

Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

8732
Citations
Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

Ewan Birney;John A. Stamatoyannopoulos;Anindya Dutta;Roderic Guigó

6099
Citations
The Transcriptional Landscape of the Mammalian Genome

P. Carninci;T. Kasukawa;S. Katayama;J. Gough

4200
Citations
An atlas of active enhancers across human cell types and tissues

Robin Andersson;Claudia Gebhard;Irene Miguel-Escalada;Ilka Hoof

2635
Citations
Monitoring the expression profiles of 7000 Arabidopsis genes under drought, cold and high-salinity stresses using a full-length cDNA microarray.

Motoaki Seki;Mari Narusaka;Junko Ishida;Tokihiko Nanjo

2490
Citations
Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs

Y. Okazaki;M. Furuno;T. Kasukawa;J. Adachi

2121
Citations
A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas

Alistair R.R. Forrest;Hideya Kawaji;Michael Rehli;J. Kenneth Baillie

2045
Citations
Antisense Transcription in the Mammalian Transcriptome

S. Katayama;Y. Tomaru;T. Kasukawa;K. Waki

2025
Citations
Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

1777
Citations
Genome-wide analysis of mammalian promoter architecture and evolution

Piero Carninci;Albin Sandelin;Boris Lenhard;Boris Lenhard;Shintaro Katayama

1612
Citations
Comprehensive Analysis of NAC Family Genes in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana

Hisako Ooka;Kouji Satoh;Koji Doi;Toshifumi Nagata

1144
Citations
Empirical analysis of transcriptional activity in the Arabidopsis genome.

Kayoko Yamada;Jun Lim;Joseph M. Dale;Huaming Chen;Huaming Chen

1076
Citations
Collection, Mapping, and Annotation of Over 28,000 cDNA Clones from japonica Rice

Shoshi Kikuchi;Kouji Satoh;Toshifumi Nagata;Nobuyuki Kawagashira

1029
Citations
Cap analysis gene expression for high-throughput analysis of transcriptional starting point and identification of promoter usage.

Toshiyuki Shiraki;Shinji Kondo;Shintaro Katayama;Kazunori Waki

957
Citations
Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection

J. Kawai;A. Shinagawa;K. Shibata;M. Yoshino

907
Citations
The regulated retrotransposon transcriptome of mammalian cells.

Geoffrey J Faulkner;Yasumasa Kimura;Carsten O Daub;Shivangi Wani

879
Citations
An Atlas of Combinatorial Transcriptional Regulation in Mouse and Man

Timothy Ravasi;Harukazu Suzuki;Carlo Vittorio Cannistraci;Shintaro Katayama

872
Citations
Functional annotation of a full-length Arabidopsis cDNA collection.

Motoaki Seki;Mari Narusaka;Asako Kamiya;Junko Ishida

765
Citations
Transcribed enhancers lead waves of coordinated transcription in transitioning mammalian cells

Erik Arner;Carsten O. Daub;Kristoffer Vitting-Seerup;Robin Andersson

647
Citations
Monitoring the expression pattern of around 7,000 Arabidopsis genes under ABA treatments using a full-length cDNA microarray

Motoaki Seki;Junko Ishida;Mari Narusaka;Miki Fujita

613
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihide Hayashizaki RIKEN

Piero Carninci RIKEN

Harukazu Suzuki RIKEN

David A. Hume University of Queensland

Alistair R. R. Forrest Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

Hideya Kawaji RIKEN

Boris Lenhard Imperial College London

Carsten O. Daub Karolinska Institute

Shintaro Katayama Karolinska Institute

Masayoshi Itoh RIKEN

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