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Jun Nakayama

Jun Nakayama

Shinshu University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
14446
World Ranking
8301
National Ranking
552

Jun Nakayama 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 Jun Nakayama sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 324 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jun Nakayama 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 Jun Nakayama 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: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jun Nakayama is affiliated with Shinshu University in Japan and contributes to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, with further interests spanning general health professions, genetics, philosophy, and information systems and management.

The main topics covered in Nakayama's work include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

The scientist has published extensively in several venues with multiple contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The FASEB Journal, Genes to Cells, The Journal of Biochemistry, and Nucleic Acids Research.

Noteworthy recent papers include:

  • "Structural basis for histone variant H3tK27me3 recognition by PHF1 and PHF19" (2020, eLife)
  • "Researchers support preprints and open access publishing, but with reservations: A questionnaire survey of MBSJ members" (2023, Genes to Cells)
  • "Identification and characterization of the de novo methyltransferases for eukaryotic N 6 -methyladenine (6mA)" (2025, Science Advances)
  • "Regulation of the SUV39H Family Methyltransferases: Insights from Fission Yeast" (2023, Biomolecules)
  • "Cooperative DNA-binding activities of Chp2 are critical for its function in heterochromatin assembly" (2023, The Journal of Biochemistry)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nakayama include:

  • Yuriko Yoshimura
  • Reiko Nakagawa
  • Aki Hayashi
  • Rinko Nakamura
  • Jun Ueda

Best Publications

  • Inflammasome Activation of Cardiac Fibroblasts Is Essential for Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

    Masanori Kawaguchi;Masafumi Takahashi;Takeki Hata;Yuichiro Kashima

  • Natural antibiotic function of a human gastric mucin against Helicobacter pylori infection.

    Masatomo Kawakubo;Yuki Ito;Yukie Okimura;Motohiro Kobayashi;Motohiro Kobayashi

  • Novel Sulfated Lymphocyte Homing Receptors and Their Control by a Core1 Extension β1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase

    Jiunn-Chern Yeh;Nobuyoshi Hiraoka;Bronislawa Petryniak;Jun Nakayama

  • Macular corneal dystrophy type I and type II are caused by distinct mutations in a new sulphotransferase gene.

    Tomoya O. Akama;Kohji Nishida;Kohji Nishida;Jun Nakayama;Jun Nakayama;Hitoshi Watanabe

  • Inhibition of NADPH oxidase 4 activates apoptosis via the AKT/apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 pathway in pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells.

    T Mochizuki;S Furuta;J Mitsushita;W H Shang

  • Enhanced expression of prostate-specific membrane antigen gene in prostate cancer as revealed by in situ hybridization.

    Masako Kawakami;Jun Nakayama

  • Expression cloning of a human polysialyltransferase that forms the polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule present in embryonic brain.

    Jun Nakayama;Michiko N. Fukuda;Barbara Fredette;Barbara Ranscht

  • A Novel, High Endothelial Venule–Specific Sulfotransferase Expresses 6-Sulfo Sialyl Lewisx, an L-Selectin Ligand Displayed by CD34

    Nobuyoshi Hiraoka;Bronislawa Petryniak;Jun Nakayama;Shigeru Tsuboi

  • Trophinin and tastin, a novel cell adhesion molecule complex with potential involvement in embryo implantation.

    Michiko N. Fukuda;Takaaki Sato;Jun Nakayama;George Klier;George Klier

  • N-acetylglucosamine-6-O-sulfotransferases 1 and 2 cooperatively control lymphocyte homing through L-selectin ligand biosynthesis in high endothelial venules.

    Hiroto Kawashima;Bronislawa Petryniak;Nobuyoshi Hiraoka;Junya Mitoma

  • Carcinoma-associated Expression of Core 2 {beta}-1,6-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase Gene in Human Colorectal Cancer: Role of O-Glycans in Tumor Progression

    Kazuhisa Shimodaira;Jun Nakayama;Naoshi Nakamura;Osamu Hasebe

  • Human STX Polysialyltransferase Forms the Embryonic Form of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION, NEURITE OUTGROWTH, AND CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION IN COMPARISON WITH ANOTHER POLYSIALYLTRANSFERASE, PST

    Kiyohiko Angata;Jun Nakayama;Barbara Fredette;Korey Chong

  • A dual staining method for identifying mucins of different gastric epithelial mucous cells

    H. Ota;T. Katsuyama;K. Ishii;J. Nakayama

  • Expression of polysialic acid and STX, a human polysialyltransferase, is correlated with tumor progression in non-small cell lung cancer.

    Fumihiro Tanaka;Yosuke Otake;Tatsuo Nakagawa;Yozo Kawano

  • Developmental regulation of polysialic acid synthesis in mouse directed by two polysialyltransferases, PST and STX

    Edgar Ong;Jun Nakayama;Jun Nakayama;Kiyohiko Angata;Luane Reyes

  • Anti-neovascular therapy using novel peptides homing to angiogenic vessels.

    Naoto Oku;Tomohiro Asai;Koh Watanabe;Koichi Kuromi

  • Polysialic acid facilitates tumor invasion by glioma cells.

    Masami Suzuki;Misa Suzuki;Jun Nakayama;Atsushi Suzuki

  • Expression cloning of a human α1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase that forms GlcNAcα1→4Galβ→R, a glycan specifically expressed in the gastric gland mucous cell-type mucin

    Jun Nakayama;Jiunn-Chern Yeh;Anup K. Misra;Susumu Ito

  • Induction of peripheral lymph node addressin in human gastric mucosa infected by Helicobacter pylori

    Motohiro Kobayashi;Junya Mitoma;Naoshi Nakamura;Tsutomu Katsuyama

  • Expression of apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain, a pyrin N-terminal homology domain-containing protein, in normal human tissues

    Junya Masumoto;Shun'ichiro Taniguchi;Jun Nakayama;Masaaki Shiohara

Frequent Co-Authors

Minoru Fukuda
Minoru Fukuda Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Shun'ichiro Taniguchi
Shun'ichiro Taniguchi Shinshu University
Eiji Tanaka
Eiji Tanaka Shinshu University
Uichi Ikeda
Uichi Ikeda Shinshu University
Masafumi Takahashi
Masafumi Takahashi Jichi Medical University
John B. Lowe
John B. Lowe Genentech
Toshifumi Aoyama
Toshifumi Aoyama Shinshu University
Kazuhiko Koike
Kazuhiko Koike University of Tokyo
Mitchell Kronenberg
Mitchell Kronenberg University of California, San Diego
Thomas Borén
Thomas Borén Umeå University

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