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Keiji Tanaka publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keiji Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 727 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Keiji Tanaka 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 Keiji Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 161 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2011 - Keio Medical Science Prize, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Overview

Keiji Tanaka is a researcher affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science in Japan. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Epidemiology, Neurology, and Immunology.

Their research topics include:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Protein degradation and inhibitors
  • NF-κB signaling pathways

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Stress- and ubiquitylation-dependent phase separation of the proteasome", 2020, Nature
  • "Critical role of mitochondrial ubiquitination and the OPTN-ATG9A axis in mitophagy", 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Two distinct modes of DNMT1 recruitment ensure stable maintenance DNA methylation", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The PINK1-Parkin axis: An Overview", 2020, Neuroscience Research
  • "TRIP12 promotes small-molecule-induced degradation through K29/K48-branched ubiquitin chains", 2021, Molecular Cell

Keiji Tanaka has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Journal of Cell Biology, Molecular Cell, Communications Biology, and Nature.

They have collaborated extensively with coauthors including Yasushi Saeki, Akinori Endo, Fumiaki Ohtake, Koji Yamano, and Noriyuki Matsuda.

Keiji Tanaka received the Keio Medical Science Prize from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Loss of autophagy in the central nervous system causes neurodegeneration in mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Satoshi Waguri;Tomoki Chiba;Shigeo Murata

  • Autophagy regulates lipid metabolism

    Rajat Singh;Susmita Kaushik;Yongjun Wang;Youqing Xiang

  • Structure and Functions of the 20S and 26S Proteasomes

    Olivier Coux;Keiji Tanaka;Alfred L. Goldberg

  • Familial Parkinson disease gene product, parkin, is a ubiquitin-protein ligase

    Hideki Shimura;Nobutaka Hattori;Shin-ichiro Kubo;Yoshikuni Mizuno

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Impairment of starvation-induced and constitutive autophagy in Atg7-deficient mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Takashi Ueno;Junichi Iwata

  • The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1

    Masaaki Komatsu;Hirofumi Kurokawa;Satoshi Waguri;Keiko Taguchi

  • Homeostatic Levels of p62 Control Cytoplasmic Inclusion Body Formation in Autophagy-Deficient Mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Masato Koike;Yu shin Sou;Yu shin Sou

  • Loss of the autophagy protein Atg16L1 enhances endotoxin-induced IL-1beta production.

    Tatsuya Saitoh;Naonobu Fujita;Myoung Ho Jang;Satoshi Uematsu

  • PINK1 stabilized by mitochondrial depolarization recruits Parkin to damaged mitochondria and activates latent Parkin for mitophagy

    Noriyuki Matsuda;Shigeto Sato;Kahori Shiba;Kei Okatsu

  • T-cell-mediated regulation of osteoclastogenesis by signalling cross-talk between RANKL and IFN-gamma.

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Kouetsu Ogasawara;Shigeaki Hida;Tomoki Chiba

  • Toll-like receptor signalling in macrophages links the autophagy pathway to phagocytosis

    Miguel A. Sanjuan;Christopher P. Dillon;Stephen W. G. Tait;Simon Moshiach

  • Ubiquitin is phosphorylated by PINK1 to activate parkin

    Fumika Koyano;Kei Okatsu;Kei Okatsu;Hidetaka Kosako;Yasushi Tamura

  • Autophagy-deficient mice develop multiple liver tumors

    Akito Takamura;Masaaki Komatsu;Taichi Hara;Ayako Sakamoto

  • Smurf1 interacts with transforming growth factor-beta type I receptor through Smad7 and induces receptor degradation.

    Takanori Ebisawa;Minoru Fukuchi;Gyo Murakami;Tomoki Chiba

  • Phosphorylation of p62 activates the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway during selective autophagy.

    Yoshinobu Ichimura;Satoshi Waguri;Yu shin Sou;Shun Kageyama

  • Involvement of linear polyubiquitylation of NEMO in NF-kappaB activation.

    Fuminori Tokunaga;Shin-ichi Sakata;Shin-ichi Sakata;Yasushi Saeki;Yoshinori Satomi

  • Autophagy is important in islet homeostasis and compensatory increase of beta cell mass in response to high-fat diet

    Chie Ebato;Toyoyoshi Uchida;Masayuki Arakawa;Masaaki Komatsu;Masaaki Komatsu;Masaaki Komatsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaaki Komatsu
Masaaki Komatsu Juntendo University
Shigeo Murata
Shigeo Murata University of Tokyo
Yasushi Saeki
Yasushi Saeki Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Tomoki Chiba
Tomoki Chiba University of Tsukuba
Akira Ichihara
Akira Ichihara University of Tokushima
Koichi Kato
Koichi Kato National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Chin Ha Chung
Chin Ha Chung Seoul National University
Eiki Kominami
Eiki Kominami Juntendo University
Takashi Ueno
Takashi Ueno Juntendo University
Kazuhiro Iwai
Kazuhiro Iwai Kyoto University

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