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68
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2449
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Kazuei Mita 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 Kazuei Mita sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

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

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

Kazuei Mita 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 Kazuei Mita sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kazuei Mita is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, they have contributed notably to subfields such as Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Ecology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Kazuei Mita has published research extensively in venues such as Communications Biology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Pest Management Science, Insects, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Circadian regulation of night feeding and daytime detoxification in a formidable Asian pest Spodoptera litura," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Lepidopteran wing scales contain abundant cross-linked film-forming histidine-rich cuticular proteins," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Proteotranscriptomic analyses of the midgut and Malpighian tubules after a sublethal concentration of Cry1Ab exposure on Spodoptera litura," 2024, Pest Management Science
  • "The T2T Genome of the Domesticated Silkworm Bombyx mori," 2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "New Insight on the Sublethal Effect of Bt-Cry1Ab in Spodoptera litura (Fabricius): Tissular Distribution of Cry1Ab, Ultrastructural Alterations and the Lysosomal Response," 2024, Insects

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kazuei Mita include Jianqiu Liu, Wanshun Li, Yingdan Xiao, Qingyou Xia, and Huizhen Guo.

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Kazuei Mita;Masahiro Kasahara;Shin Sasaki;Yukinobu Nagayasu

  • A genome-wide analysis of genes and gene families involved in innate immunity of Bombyx mori.

    Hiromitsu Tanaka;Jun Ishibashi;Kosuke Fujita;Yoshiro Nakajima

  • SilkDB v2.0: a platform for silkworm (Bombyx mori ) genome biology

    Jun-Wei Duan;Ruiqiang Li;Daojun Cheng;Wei Fan

  • Three genes in the human MHC class III region near the junction with the class II: gene for receptor of advanced glycosylation end products, PBX2 homeobox gene and a notch homolog, human counterpart of mouse mammary tumor gene int-3.

    Kimihiko Sugaya;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Ken-ichi Matsumoto;Kazuei Mita

  • CYP306A1, a cytochrome P450 enzyme, is essential for ecdysteroid biosynthesis in the prothoracic glands of Bombyx and Drosophila.

    Ryusuke Niwa;Takahiro Matsuda;Takuji Yoshiyama;Toshiki Namiki

  • Transcriptional regulation of juvenile hormone-mediated induction of Krüppel homolog 1, a repressor of insect metamorphosis

    Takumi Kayukawa;Chieka Minakuchi;Toshiki Namiki;Toru Togawa

  • Genomic adaptation to polyphagy and insecticides in a major East Asian noctuid pest

    Tingcai Cheng;Jiaqi Wu;Yuqian Wu;Rajendra V. Chilukuri

  • The construction of an EST database for Bombyx mori and its application

    Kazuei Mita;Mitsuoki Morimyo;Kazuhiro Okano;Yoshiko Koike

  • A Medaka Gene Map: The Trace of Ancestral Vertebrate Proto-Chromosomes Revealed by Comparative Gene Mapping

    Kiyoshi Naruse;Minoru Tanaka;Kazuei Mita;Akihiro Shima

  • Nonsense mutation at Tyr-4046 in the DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit of severe combined immune deficiency mice

    Ryoko Araki;Akira Fujimori;Kiyohiro Hamatani;Kazuei Mita

  • Neverland is an evolutionally conserved Rieske-domain protein that is essential for ecdysone synthesis and insect growth.

    Takuji Yoshiyama;Toshiki Namiki;Kazuei Mita;Hiroshi Kataoka

  • Single amino acid mutation in an ATP-binding cassette transporter gene causes resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ab in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Shogo Atsumi;Kazuhisa Miyamoto;Kimiko Yamamoto;Junko Narukawa

  • Genome-wide identification of cuticular protein genes in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

    Ryo Futahashi;Shun Okamoto;Hideki Kawasaki;Yang-Sheng Zhong

  • Simple sequence repeat-based consensus linkage map of Bombyx mori

    Xue-Xia Miao;Shi-Jie Xub;Ming-Hui Li;Mu-Wang Li

  • A baculovirus-encoded protein tyrosine phosphatase gene induces enhanced locomotory activity in a lepidopteran host.

    Shizuo G. Kamita;Koukichi Nagasaka;Josie W. Chua;Toru Shimada

  • Control of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in Bombyx mori: cloning of the enzymes in the mevalonate pathway and assessment of their developmental expression in the corpora allata.

    Terunori Kinjoh;Yu Kaneko;Kyo Itoyama;Kazuei Mita

  • Extensive synteny conservation of holocentric chromosomes in Lepidoptera despite high rates of local genome rearrangements

    E. d'Alençon;H. Sezutsu;Fabrice Legeai;E. Permal

  • Precocious Metamorphosis in the Juvenile Hormone–Deficient Mutant of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Takaaki Daimon;Toshinori Kozaki;Ryusuke Niwa;Isao Kobayashi

  • A homologue of the Drosophila doublesex gene is transcribed into sex-specific mRNA isoforms in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Fumi Ohbayashi;Masataka G Suzuki;Kazuei Mita;Kazuhiro Okano

  • yellow and ebony Are the Responsible Genes for the Larval Color Mutants of the Silkworm Bombyx mori

    Ryo Futahashi;Jotaro Sato;Yan Meng;Shun Okamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Toru Shimada
Toru Shimada Gakushuin University
Susumu Katsuma
Susumu Katsuma University of Tokyo
Kimiko Yamamoto
Kimiko Yamamoto University of Tokyo
Haruhiko Fujiwara
Haruhiko Fujiwara University of Tokyo
Hiroaki Noda
Hiroaki Noda University of Tsukuba
Ryusuke Niwa
Ryusuke Niwa University of Tsukuba
Kiyoshi Hiruma
Kiyoshi Hiruma Hirosaki University
Hiroshi Kataoka
Hiroshi Kataoka University of Tokyo
Qingyou Xia
Qingyou Xia Southwest University

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