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Kazuhiko Igarashi

Kazuhiko Igarashi

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 88 775 690 58 53 311 36280

Kazuhiko Igarashi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kazuhiko Igarashi between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kazuhiko Igarashi published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2023. 30 of the 396 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2023. 1967: 2 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 17 publications
1967 2025

396 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kazuhiko Igarashi: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 2
1968 1
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 1
1990 1
1991 4
1992 3
1993 6
1994 2
1995 8
1996 4
1997 4
1998 5
1999 5
2000 9
2001 6
2002 7
2003 7
2004 15
2005 12
2006 10
2007 10
2008 9
2009 11
2010 12
2011 7
2012 8
2013 23
2014 14
2015 12
2016 26
2017 23
2018 14
2019 11
2020 10
2021 12
2022 18
2023 30
2024 13
2025 17
Total 396
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Kazuhiko Igarashi publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kazuhiko Igarashi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 307–316 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 311 publications — 82nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46 311
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Kazuhiko Igarashi D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50 88
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Kazuhiko Igarashi is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant portion of work also intersecting Medicine. Their research output includes 103 publications in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 62 in Medicine, reflecting a career grounded in molecular and medical sciences.

The subfields in which Igarashi has been most active include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cell Biology. Within these areas, the scientist's research addresses several highly specialized topics such as Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA modifications and cancer, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Cancer-related gene regulation, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Recent notable publications by Igarashi include:

  • "Study Profile of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study" (2020) published in Journal of Epidemiology
  • "BACH1 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis by Repressing Epithelial Genes and Enhancing Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition" (2020) published in Cancer Research
  • "Ferroptosis: regulation by competition between NRF2 and BACH1 and propagation of the death signal" (2022) published in FEBS Journal
  • "Lipid peroxidation and the subsequent cell death transmitting from ferroptotic cells to neighboring cells" (2021) published in Cell Death and Disease
  • "The transcription factor BACH1 at the crossroads of cancer biology: From epithelial-mesenchymal transition to ferroptosis" (2021) published in Journal of Biological Chemistry

The frequent co-authors associated with Igarashi's research include:

  • Hiroki Shima
  • Mitsuyo Matsumoto
  • Hironari Nishizawa
  • Akihiko Muto
  • Kyoko Ochiai

Publication venues where Igarashi's work has appeared multiple times consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • The Journal of Biochemistry
  • Scientific Reports
  • Blood

Best Publications

  • AN NRF2/SMALL MAF HETERODIMER MEDIATES THE INDUCTION OF PHASE II DETOXIFYING ENZYME GENES THROUGH ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSE ELEMENTS

    Ken Itoh;Tomoki Chiba;Satoru Takahashi;Tetsuro Ishii

  • Keap1 represses nuclear activation of antioxidant responsive elements by Nrf2 through binding to the amino-terminal Neh2 domain

    Ken Itoh;Nobunao Wakabayashi;Yasutake Katoh;Tetsuro Ishii

  • Oxidative Stress Sensor Keap1 Functions as an Adaptor for Cul3-Based E3 Ligase To Regulate Proteasomal Degradation of Nrf2

    Akira Kobayashi;Moon Il Kang;Hiromi Okawa;Makiko Ohtsuji

  • A third recognition element in bacterial promoters: DNA binding by the alpha subunit of RNA polymerase

    Wilma Ross;Khoosheh K. Gosink;Julia Salomon;Kazuhiko Igarashi

  • Hemoprotein Bach1 regulates enhancer availability of heme oxygenase‐1 gene

    Jiying Sun;Jiying Sun;Hideto Hoshino;Hideto Hoshino;Kazuaki Takaku;Osamu Nakajima

  • Bach proteins belong to a novel family of BTB-basic leucine zipper transcription factors that interact with MafK and regulate transcription through the NF-E2 site.

    Tatsuya Oyake;Ken Itoh;Hozumi Motohashi;Norio Hayashi

  • Heme mediates derepression of Maf recognition element through direct binding to transcription repressor Bach1.

    Kazuhiro Ogawa;Jiying Sun;Jiying Sun;Shigeru Taketani;Osamu Nakajima

  • Regulation of transcription by dimerization of erythroid factor NF-E2 p45 with small Maf proteins

    Kazuhiko Igarashi;Kohsuke Kataokat;Ken Itoh;Norio Hayashi

  • CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL ERYTHROID CELL-DERIVED CNC FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HETERODIMERIZING WITH THE SMALL MAF FAMILY PROTEINS

    K Itoh;K Igarashi;N Hayashi;M Nishizawa

  • BACH2 represses effector programs to stabilize T reg -mediated immune homeostasis

    Rahul Roychoudhuri;Kiyoshi Hirahara;Kiyoshi Hirahara;Kambiz Mousavi;David Clever

  • Heme-Mediated SPI-C Induction Promotes Monocyte Differentiation into Iron-Recycling Macrophages

    Malay Haldar;Masako Kohyama;Alex Yick Lun So;Wumesh Kc

  • DNA Damage-Dependent Acetylation and Ubiquitination of H2AX Enhances Chromatin Dynamics

    Tsuyoshi Ikura;Satoshi Tashiro;Akemi Kakino;Hiroki Shima

  • Bipartite functional map of the E. coli RNA polymerase α subunit: Involvement of the C-terminal region in transcription activation by cAMP-CRP

    Kazuhiko Igarashi;Akira Ishihama

  • Characterization of the cancer chemopreventive NRF2-dependent gene battery in human keratinocytes: demonstration that the KEAP1-NRF2 pathway, and not the BACH1-NRF2 pathway, controls cytoprotection against electrophiles as well as redox-cycling compounds

    A.Kenneth MacLeod;Michael McMahon;Simon M. Plummer;Larry G. Higgins

  • Heme regulates the dynamic exchange of Bach1 and NF-E2-related factors in the Maf transcription factor network

    Jiying Sun;Marjorie Brand;Yukari Zenke;Satoshi Tashiro

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air particulates and their relationship to emission sources in the Pan–Japan Sea countries

    Ning Tang;Tetsuyuki Hattori;Rina Taga;Kazuhiko Igarashi

  • Heme Induces Ubiquitination and Degradation of the Transcription Factor Bach1

    Yukari Zenke-Kawasaki;Yoshihiro Dohi;Yasutake Katoh;Tsuyoshi Ikura

  • Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a new Cap'n' collar family transcription factor Nrf3.

    Akira Kobayashi;Etsuro Ito;Tsutomu Toki;Keiji Kogame

  • The world according to Maf

    Hozumi Motohashi;Jordan A. Shavit;Kazuhiko Igarashi;Masayuki Yamamoto

  • The transcriptional programme of antibody class switching involves the repressor Bach2

    Akihiko Muto;Satoshi Tashiro;Osamu Nakajima;Hideto Hoshino;Hideto Hoshino

Frequent Co-Authors

Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Etsuro Ito
Etsuro Ito Hirosaki University
Keiko Nakayama
Keiko Nakayama Tohoku University
Hozumi Motohashi
Hozumi Motohashi Tohoku University
Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama Hosei University
Tomohisa Takagi
Tomohisa Takagi Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Yuji Naito
Yuji Naito Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Toshikazu Yoshikawa Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Akira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi Doshisha University
Kengo Kinoshita
Kengo Kinoshita Tohoku University

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