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Katsuya Okawa

Katsuya Okawa

Kyowa Kirin (Japan)
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
29015
World Ranking
8049
National Ranking
543

Katsuya Okawa 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 Katsuya Okawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Katsuya Okawa 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 Katsuya Okawa sits on this spectrum.

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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

Katsuya Okawa is affiliated with Kyowa Kirin in Japan and specializes in research within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily focuses on RNA-related molecular mechanisms, with notable contributions to RNA modifications and cancer, RNA research and splicing, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Their subfields span molecular biology, cancer research, plant science, cell biology, and epidemiology. This multidisciplinary approach reflects the breadth of Okawa's research interests and outputs.

Okawa has published in several academic venues, including:

  • PNAS Nexus
  • iScience
  • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
  • UNC Libraries

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Okawa are:

  • ALKBH8 contributes to neurological function through oxidative stress regulation, 2024, PNAS Nexus
  • l-Isoleucine (Ile) Promotes Anthocyanin Accumulation in Apples, 2020, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
  • RNA-modifying enzyme Alkbh8 is involved in mouse embryonic development, 2024, iScience
  • MKKS Is a Centrosome-shuttling Protein Degraded by Disease-causing Mutations via CHIP-mediated Ubiquitination, 2020, UNC Libraries

The topics frequently addressed in Okawa's research include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA research and splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Plant gene expression analysis
  • Horticultural and viticultural research
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Okawa's frequent co-authors comprise a group of researchers contributing collaboratively to various projects. These collaborators include Hiroaki Hase, M. Nakai, Kaori Kitae, Kazutake Tsujikawa, and Kohei Honda. Each has co-authored multiple publications with Okawa, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • A caspase-activated DNase that degrades DNA during apoptosis, and its inhibitor ICAD

    Masato Enari;Hideki Sakahira;Hideki Yokoyama;Katsuya Okawa

  • Regulation of myosin phosphatase by Rho and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase)

    Kazushi Kimura;Masaaki Ito;Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara

  • Klotho converts canonical FGF receptor into a specific receptor for FGF23

    Itaru Urakawa;Yuji Yamazaki;Takashi Shimada;Kousuke Iijima

  • Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho

    T. Matsui;M. Amano;T. Yamamoto;K. Chihara

  • The small GTP-binding protein Rho binds to and activates a 160 kDa Ser/Thr protein kinase homologous to myotonic dystrophy kinase.

    Toshimasa Ishizaki;Midori Maekawa;Kazuko Fujisawa;Katsuya Okawa

  • Identification of a novel phosphorylation site on histone H3 coupled with mitotic chromosome condensation.

    Hidemasa Goto;Yasuko Tomono;Kozo Ajiro;Hidetaka Kosako

  • Identification of a putative target for Rho as the serine-threonine kinase protein kinase N

    Mutsuki Amano;Hideyuki Mukai;Yoshitaka Ono;Kazuyasu Chihara

  • The CENP-H-I complex is required for the efficient incorporation of newly synthesized CENP-A into centromeres.

    Masahiro Okada;Iain M. Cheeseman;Tetsuya Hori;Katsuya Okawa

  • Mutant FGF-23 responsible for autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets is resistant to proteolytic cleavage and causes hypophosphatemia in vivo.

    Takashi Shimada;Takanori Muto;Itaru Urakawa;Takashi Yoneya

  • Stomagen positively regulates stomatal density in Arabidopsis

    Shigeo S. Sugano;Tomoo Shimada;Yu Imai;Katsuya Okawa

  • CCAN makes multiple contacts with centromeric DNA to provide distinct pathways to the outer kinetochore.

    Tetsuya Hori;Miho Amano;Aussie Suzuki;Chelsea B. Backer

  • BLNK Required for Coupling Syk to PLCγ2 and Rac1-JNK in B Cells

    Masamichi Ishiai;Mari Kurosaki;Rajita Pappu;Katsuya Okawa

  • Katanin, a Microtubule-Severing Protein, Is a Novel AAA ATPase that Targets to the Centrosome Using a WD40-Containing Subunit

    James J Hartman;Jeff Mahr;Karen McNally;Katsuya Okawa

  • Cutting edge: combined treatment of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma causes redistribution of junctional adhesion molecule in human endothelial cells.

    Harunobu Ozaki;Kenji Ishii;Hisanori Horiuchi;Hidenori Arai

  • The RIG-I-like receptor IFIH1/MDA5 is a dermatomyositis-specific autoantigen identified by the anti-CADM-140 antibody

    Ran Nakashima;Yoshitaka Imura;Shio Kobayashi;Naoichiro Yukawa

  • The TDRD9-MIWI2 complex is essential for piRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing in the mouse male germline.

    Masanobu Shoji;Takashi Tanaka;Mihoko Hosokawa;Michael Reuter

  • Rho-associated Kinase of Chicken Gizzard Smooth Muscle

    Jianhua Feng;Masaaki Ito;Yasuko Kureishi;Kazuhito Ichikawa

  • Cloning of chlorophyllase, the key enzyme in chlorophyll degradation: finding of a lipase motif and the induction by methyl jasmonate.

    Tohru Tsuchiya;Hiroyuki Ohta;Katsuya Okawa;Akihiro Iwamatsu

  • The exocyst complex binds the small GTPase RalA to mediate filopodia formation.

    Kazuhiro Sugihara;Shiro Asano;Kenichi Tanaka;Akihiro Iwamatsu

  • Oxidized forms of peroxiredoxins and DJ-1 on two-dimensional gels increased in response to sublethal levels of paraquat.

    Atsushi Mitsumoto;Yasuhito Nakagawa;Akira Takeuchi;Katsuya Okawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiro Iwamatsu
Akihiro Iwamatsu Osaka University
Toru Kita
Toru Kita Kyoto University
Shun Shimohama
Shun Shimohama Sapporo Medical University
Tatsuo Fukagawa
Tatsuo Fukagawa Osaka University
Hisanori Horiuchi
Hisanori Horiuchi Tohoku University
Takashi Matozaki
Takashi Matozaki Kobe University
Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Shinji Nakao
Shinji Nakao Kanazawa University
Iain M. Cheeseman
Iain M. Cheeseman MIT
Makoto Mark Taketo
Makoto Mark Taketo Kyoto University

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