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Kazunari Taira

Kazunari Taira

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
84
Citations
32156
World Ranking
865
National Ranking
69

Kazunari Taira 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 Kazunari Taira sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 397 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kazunari Taira 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 Kazunari Taira sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Kazunari Taira is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their academic profile reflects an association with a notable institution recognized for its research output and educational influence in the region.

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Best Publications

  • The RNA helicase RIG-I has an essential function in double-stranded RNA-induced innate antiviral responses.

    Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Mika Kikuchi;Takashi Natsukawa;Noriaki Shinobu

  • Cloning of adiponectin receptors that mediate antidiabetic metabolic effects

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Junji Kamon;Yusuke Ito;Atsushi Tsuchida

  • Shared and Unique Functions of the DExD/H-Box Helicases RIG-I, MDA5, and LGP2 in Antiviral Innate Immunity

    Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Mika Kikuchi;Kanae Matsumoto;Tadaatsu Imaizumi

  • U6 promoter-driven siRNAs with four uridine 3' overhangs efficiently suppress targeted gene expression in mammalian cells

    Makoto Miyagishi;Kazunari Taira;Kazunari Taira

  • A Small Modulatory dsRNA Specifies the Fate of Adult Neural Stem Cells

    Tomoko Kuwabara;Tomoko Kuwabara;Jenny Hsieh;Kinichi Nakashima;Kinichi Nakashima;Kazunari Taira

  • Induction of DNA methylation and gene silencing by short interfering RNAs in human cells

    Hiroaki Kawasaki;Kazunari Taira;Kazunari Taira

  • Short hairpin type of dsRNAs that are controlled by tRNAVal promoter significantly induce RNAi‐mediated gene silencing in the cytoplasm of human cells

    Hiroaki Kawasaki;Kazunari Taira

  • Distinct roles of the co-activators p300 and CBP in retinoic-acid-induced F9-cell differentiation.

    Hiroaki Kawasaki;Richard Eckner;Tso-Pang Yao;Kazunari Taira

  • Inhibition of intracellular hepatitis C virus replication by synthetic and vector-derived small interfering RNAs

    Takanori Yokota;Takanori Yokota;Naoya Sakamoto;Nobuyuki Enomoto;Yoko Tanabe

  • ATF-2 has intrinsic histone acetyltransferase activity which is modulated by phosphorylation

    Hiroaki Kawasaki;Lou Schiltz;Robert Chiu;Keiichi Itakura

  • An Hsp70 family chaperone, mortalin/mthsp70/PBP74/Grp75: what, when, and where?

    Renu Wadhwa;Kazunari Taira;Sunil C. Kaul

  • Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of siRNA against Survivin Induced Apoptosis and Attenuated Tumor Cell Growth in Vitro and in Vivo

    Hiroaki Uchida;Hiroaki Uchida;Toshihiro Tanaka;Katsunori Sasaki;Kazunori Kato

  • Comparison of the Suppressive Effects of Antisense Oligonucleotides and siRNAs Directed Against the Same Targets in Mammalian Cells

    Makoto Miyagishi;Mariko Hayashi;Kazunari Taira

  • Blockade of the Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1/CXCR4 Axis Attenuates In vivo Tumor Growth by Inhibiting Angiogenesis in a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Independent Manner

    Bayasi Guleng;Keisuke Tateishi;Miki Ohta;Fumihiko Kanai

  • Effects on RNAi of the tight structure, sequence and position of the targeted region

    Koichi Yoshinari;Makoto Miyagishi;Kazunari Taira

  • An RNA‐dependent protein kinase is involved in tunicamycin‐induced apoptosis and Alzheimer's disease

    Reiko Onuki;Reiko Onuki;Reiko Onuki;Yoshio Bando;Yoshio Bando;Eigo Suyama;Eigo Suyama;Eigo Suyama;Taiichi Katayama

  • Inhibition of growth and invasive ability of melanoma by inactivation of mutated BRAF with lentivirus-mediated RNA interference

    Hidetoshi Sumimoto;Makoto Miyagishi;Hiroyuki Miyoshi;Shizuko Yamagata

  • Optimization of an siRNA-expression system with an improved hairpin and its significant suppressive effects in mammalian cells

    Makoto Miyagishi;Hidetoshi Sumimoto;Hiroyuki Miyoshi;Yutaka Kawakami

  • Pseudomonas putida KF715 bphABCD operon encoding biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyl degradation: cloning, analysis, and expression in soil bacteria.

    Nobuki Hayase;Kazunari Taira;Kensuke Furukawa

  • Generality of the NUX rule: kinetic analysis of the results of systematic mutations in the trinucleotide at the cleavage site of hammerhead ribozymes.

    Takashi Shimayama;Satoshi Nishikawa;Kazunari Taira

Frequent Co-Authors

Makoto Miyagishi
Makoto Miyagishi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Renu Wadhwa
Renu Wadhwa National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Sunil C. Kaul
Sunil C. Kaul National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Tadafumi Uchimaru
Tadafumi Uchimaru National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
David G. Gorenstein
David G. Gorenstein The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Hidehiro Mizusawa
Hidehiro Mizusawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Atsushi Kuno
Atsushi Kuno National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Takanori Yokota
Takanori Yokota Institute of Science Tokyo
Takao Kawabe
Takao Kawabe University of Tokyo
Tadashi Baba
Tadashi Baba University of Tsukuba

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