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Kei Tashiro

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
11177
World Ranking
18848
National Ranking
1353

Kei Tashiro publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kei Tashiro 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 Kei Tashiro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 4th percentile

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Overview

Kei Tashiro is affiliated with Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan and has an extensive publication record focused primarily on medical and molecular biology research. Their work spans several key fields such as Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular emphasis on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Immunology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their research addresses several important topics within these fields, including:

  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments

Representative papers authored or coauthored by Kei Tashiro include:

  • Transcriptome dataset of human corneal endothelium based on ribosomal RNA-depleted RNA-Seq data, 2020, Scientific Data
  • RNA-Seq-based transcriptome analysis of corneal endothelial cells derived from patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Novel use of a chemically modified siRNA for robust and sustainable in vivo gene silencing in the retina, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Potential marker subset of blood-circulating cytokines on hematopoietic progenitor-to-Th1 pathway in COVID-19, 2024, Frontiers in Medicine
  • Detection of novel and recurrent conjoined genes in non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma, 2021, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology

The publishing venues where Kei Tashiro regularly contributes reflect his interdisciplinary focus, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Cornea
  • Frontiers in Medicine
  • Scientific Data

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Kei Tashiro's work. Frequent coauthors include Masakazu Nakano, Yuichi Tokuda, Noriko Koizumi, Naoki Okumura, and Theofilos Tourtas, with varying degrees of joint publications ranging from 7 to 22 collaborations. This network supports research in overlapping medical and biological specialties.

Best Publications

  • Signal sequence trap: a cloning strategy for secreted proteins and type I membrane proteins.

    Kei Tashiro;Hideaki Tada;Ralf Heilker;Michio Shirozu

  • Structure and Chromosomal Localization of the Human Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 (SDF1) Gene

    Michio Shirozu;Toru Nakano;Johji Inazawa;Kei Tashiro

  • Fibulin-5/DANCE is essential for elastogenesis in vivo

    Tomoyuki Nakamura;Pilar Ruiz Lozano;Yasuhiro Ikeda;Yoshitaka Iwanaga

  • Plasma elevation of stromal cell-derived factor-1 induces mobilization of mature and immature hematopoietic progenitor and stem cells.

    Koichi Hattori;Beate Heissig;Kei Tashiro;Tasuku Honjo

  • Notch-RBP-J signaling is involved in cell fate determination of marginal zone B cells.

    Kenji Tanigaki;Hua Han;Norio Yamamoto;Kei Tashiro

  • Alymphoplasia is caused by a point mutation in the mouse gene encoding Nf-κb-inducing kinase

    Reiko Shinkura;Kazuhiro Kitada;Fumihiko Matsuda;Kei Tashiro

  • Notch1 and Notch3 Instructively Restrict bFGF-Responsive Multipotent Neural Progenitor Cells to an Astroglial Fate

    Kenji Tanigaki;Fumiaki Nogaki;Jun Takahashi;Kei Tashiro

  • Anti-HIV-1 and chemotactic activities of human stromal cell-derived factor 1α (SDF-1α) and SDF-1β are abolished by CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase IV-mediated cleavage

    Tatsuo Shioda;Hiroyuki Kato;Yukano Ohnishi;Kei Tashiro

  • Versican interacts with chemokines and modulates cellular responses.

    Jun Hirose;Hiroto Kawashima;Osamu Yoshie;Kei Tashiro

  • Netrin-G1: A novel glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-linked mammalian netrin that is functionally divergent from classical netrins

    Toshiaki Nakashiba;Toshio Ikeda;Sachiko Nishimura;Kei Tashiro

  • DANCE, a Novel Secreted RGD Protein Expressed in Developing, Atherosclerotic, and Balloon-injured Arteries

    Tomoyuki Nakamura;Pilar Ruiz-Lozano;Volkhard Lindner;Daisuke Yabe

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma

    Chiea Chuen Khor;Chiea Chuen Khor;Tan Do;Hongyan Jia;Masakazu Nakano

  • Expression of murine interleukin 7 in a murine glioma cell line results in reduced tumorigenicity in vivo.

    Tomokazu Aoki;Kei Tashiro;Shin-Ichi Miyatake;Tatsuo Kinashi

  • Alymphoplasia (aly)-Type Nuclear Factor κB–Inducing Kinase (Nik) Causes Defects in Secondary Lymphoid Tissue Chemokine Receptor Signaling and Homing of Peritoneal Cells to the Gut-Associated Lymphatic Tissue System

    Sidonia Fagarasan;Reiko Shinkura;Tadashi Kamata;Fumiaki Nogaki

  • Isolation and characterization of CA XIV, a novel membrane-bound carbonic anhydrase from mouse kidney.

    Kiyoshi Mori;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Ken Ebihara;Naohisa Tamura

  • Toll-like receptor 3 gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with Stevens–Johnson syndrome

    Mayumi Ueta;Chie Sotozono;Tsutomu Inatomi;Kentaro Kojima

  • Three susceptible loci associated with primary open-angle glaucoma identified by genome-wide association study in a Japanese population

    Masakazu Nakano;Yoko Ikeda;Takazumi Taniguchi;Tomohito Yagi

  • Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci

    Tin Aung;Tin Aung;Mineo Ozaki;Mei Chin Lee;Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt

  • Fractalkine and macrophage-derived chemokine: T cell-attracting chemokines expressed in T cell area dendritic cells.

    Nobuo Kanazawa;Tomoyuki Nakamura;Kei Tashiro;Masamichi Muramatsu

  • DCIR acts as an inhibitory receptor depending on its immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif.

    Nobuo Kanazawa;Taku Okazaki;Hiroyuki Nishimura;K.e.i. Tashiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo Kyoto University
Shigeru Kinoshita
Shigeru Kinoshita Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Tin Aung
Tin Aung National University of Singapore
Toru Nakano
Toru Nakano Osaka University
Tatsuo Kinashi
Tatsuo Kinashi Kansai Medical University
Khaled K. Abu-Amero
Khaled K. Abu-Amero King Saud University
Kathryn P. Burdon
Kathryn P. Burdon University of Tasmania
Michael A. Hauser
Michael A. Hauser Duke University
Alex W. Hewitt
Alex W. Hewitt University of Tasmania

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