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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 56 3714 3408 148 136 165 10652

Kazuo Kobayashi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kazuo Kobayashi between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kazuo Kobayashi published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2000. 2 of the 194 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2000. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1962 2025

194 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kazuo Kobayashi: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 1
1964 1
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 2
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 5
1988 2
1989 2
1990 5
1991 2
1992 3
1993 1
1994 0
1995 7
1996 1
1997 6
1998 5
1999 6
2000 15
2001 10
2002 8
2003 7
2004 8
2005 10
2006 5
2007 9
2008 7
2009 9
2010 9
2011 6
2012 14
2013 6
2014 1
2015 1
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 5
2020 0
2021 1
2022 1
2023 1
2024 0
2025 2
Total 194
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Kazuo Kobayashi publications per year - data summary

  • Kazuo Kobayashi, a Microbiology scholar from National Institute of Infectious Diseases, has 194 publications recorded across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1962 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2000, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 19 of the 64 years in the span carry no publications at all (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.3 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 5 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1962-1983: 8 publications (0.4 per year); 1984-2005: 107 publications (4.9 per year); 2006-2025: 79 publications (4.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kazuo Kobayashi publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kazuo Kobayashi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 165–174 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 165 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253 165
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Kazuo Kobayashi publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Kazuo Kobayashi, a Microbiology scholar from National Institute of Infectious Diseases, records 165 publications - the 33rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 33% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Kazuo Kobayashi, and about 67% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Kazuo Kobayashi ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Kazuo Kobayashi D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112 56
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Kazuo Kobayashi D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Kazuo Kobayashi, a Microbiology scholar from National Institute of Infectious Diseases, records 56 D-Index - the 34th percentile of the discipline.
  • 34% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Kazuo Kobayashi, and about 66% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Kazuo Kobayashi ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Kazuo Kobayashi is affiliated with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology related to bacterial biofilms, genetics, and microbial ecology.

Their publications cover several key topics including:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

Kobayashi's main field of study is categorized as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with specific subfields in:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Ecology

Frequent co-authors in Kobayashi's work include Tan Kimura, Rie Kurata, and Takayuki Tohge, indicating collaboration with multiple researchers in related fields.

The scientist has published in several venues, demonstrating a presence in both peer-reviewed journals and preprint archives. The notable publication venues are:

  • PLoS Genetics
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Representative recent papers by Kazuo Kobayashi illustrate the focus of their research:

  • "Diverse LXG toxin and antitoxin systems specifically mediate intraspecies competition in Bacillus subtilis biofilms," 2021, PLoS Genetics
  • "Role of Glutamate Synthase in Biofilm Formation by Bacillus subtilis," 2020, Journal of Bacteriology
  • "A type VII secretion system toxin functioning as a biofilm-specific intercellular signal in Bacillus subtilis," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "The iron chelator pulcherriminic acid mediates the light response in Bacillus subtilis biofilms," 2025, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Macrophages in inflammation.

    Nagatoshi Fujiwara;Kazuo Kobayashi

  • Erythromycin modulates IL-8 expression in normal and inflamed human bronchial epithelial cells.

    Hajime Takizawa;Masashi Desaki;Takayuki Ohtoshi;Shin Kawasaki

  • Immunopathogenesis of delayed-type hypersensitivity.

    Kazuo Kobayashi;Kenji Kaneda;Tsuyoshi Kasama

  • Memory B cells in the lung participate in protective humoral immune responses to pulmonary influenza virus reinfection

    Taishi Onodera;Yoshimasa Takahashi;Yusuke Yokoi;Manabu Ato

  • Deletion of kasB in Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes loss of acid-fastness and subclinical latent tuberculosis in immunocompetent mice

    Apoorva Bhatt;Nagatoshi Fujiwara;Kiranmai Bhatt;Kiranmai Bhatt;Sudagar S. Gurcha

  • Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola.

    Eiko Yabuuchi;Yoshimasa Kosako;Nagatoshi Fujiwara;Takashi Naka

  • Diesel exhaust particles induce NF-kappa B activation in human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro: importance in cytokine transcription.

    Hajime Takizawa;Takayuki Ohtoshi;Shin Kawasaki;Tadashi Kohyama

  • Highly frequent mutations in negative regulators of multiple virulence genes in group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome isolates.

    Tadayoshi Ikebe;Manabu Ato;Takayuki Matsumura;Hideki Hasegawa

  • Erythromycin suppresses nuclear factor-kappaB and activator protein-1 activation in human bronchial epithelial cells.

    Masashi Desaki;Hajime Takizawa;Takayuki Ohtoshi;Tsuyoshi Kasama

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression and Regulation of Murine Collagen-Induced Arthritis

    Jing Lu;Tsuyoshi Kasama;Kazuo Kobayashi;Yoshiyuki Yoda

  • Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium leprae from Patients with Leprosy

    Shinji Maeda;Masanori Matsuoka;Noboru Nakata;Masanori Kai

  • Distinct germinal center selection at local sites shapes memory B cell response to viral escape

    Yu Adachi;Taishi Onodera;Yuki Yamada;Rina Daio

  • The Role of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5 in Pathogenesis of Sporadic Parkinson's Disease

    Shigeki Arawaka;Manabu Wada;Saori Goto;Hiroki Karube

  • Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (cord factor) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces foreign-body- and hypersensitivity-type granulomas in mice.

    Hirokazu Yamagami;Takayuki Matsumoto;Nagatoshi Fujiwara;Tetsuo Arakawa

  • Critical Roles for Lipomannan and Lipoarabinomannan in Cell Wall Integrity of Mycobacteria and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis

    Takeshi Fukuda;Takayuki Matsumura;Manabu Ato;Maho Hamasaki

  • Chryseobacterium miricola sp. nov., a novel species isolated from condensation water of space station Mir.

    Ying Li;Yoshiaki Kawamura;Nagatoshi Fujiwara;Takashi Naka

  • Serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease using an enzyme immunoassay kit

    Seigo Kitada;Kazuo Kobayashi;Satoshi Ichiyama;Shunji Takakura

  • Benzene-extracted components are important for the major activity of diesel exhaust particles: effect on interleukin-8 gene expression in human bronchial epithelial cells.

    Shin Kawasaki;Hajime Takizawa;Kazutaka Takami;Masashi Desaki

  • Roxithromycin Inhibits Cytokine Production by and Neutrophil Attachment to Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells In Vitro

    Shin Kawasaki;Hajime Takizawa;Takayuki Ohtoshi;Naonobu Takeuchi

  • Expression of Chemokines and Induction of Rapid Cell Death in Human Blood Neutrophils by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Keita Kasahara;Ikuyo Sato;Keiichi Ogura;Hiroko Takeuchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ikuya Yano
Ikuya Yano Osaka Metropolitan University
Mitsuru Adachi
Mitsuru Adachi Showa University
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Hajime Takizawa
Hajime Takizawa University of Tokyo
Takayuki Ezaki
Takayuki Ezaki Gifu University
Yoshiaki Kawamura
Yoshiaki Kawamura Aichi Gakuin University
Haruo Watanabe
Haruo Watanabe National Institutes of Health
Makoto Hayashi
Makoto Hayashi makoto international consulting
Tomohiro Kurosaki
Tomohiro Kurosaki Osaka University

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