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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
14951
World Ranking
6443
National Ranking
419

Keiko Abe 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 Keiko Abe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 348 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keiko Abe 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 Keiko Abe sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keiko Abe is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, with primary focuses in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, they have contributed notably to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, Sensory Systems, and Surgery.

A significant portion of their work investigates topics including Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Ion Channels and Receptors.

Keiko Abe has published extensively in various scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Nutrients
  • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • The Journal of Physiological Sciences
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Recent scientific papers by Keiko Abe cover diverse topics and include the following:

  • TMC4 is a novel chloride channel involved in high-concentration salt taste sensation (2021, The Journal of Physiological Sciences)
  • Rosmarinic acid suppresses tau phosphorylation and cognitive decline by downregulating the JNK signaling pathway (2021, npj Science of Food)
  • Effects of Soy Isoflavones, Resistant Starch and Antibiotics on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)-Like Features in Letrozole-Treated Rats (2021, Nutrients)
  • Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses Provide Insights into the Upregulation of Fatty Acid and Phospholipid Metabolism in Tomato Fruit under Drought Stress (2021, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry)
  • Improvement of Psoriasis by Alteration of the Gut Environment by Oral Administration of Fucoidan from Cladosiphon Okamuranus (2020, Marine Drugs)

Keiko Abe frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Tomiko Asakura
  • Shinji Okada
  • Yoshikazu Saito
  • Makoto Kodama
  • Yoichi Kasahara

The scope of Keiko Abe's research reflects interdisciplinary approaches that integrate molecular biology techniques and sensory system studies, contributing to the understanding of physiological mechanisms and biochemical pathways in health and disease contexts.

Best Publications

  • Molecular cloning of a cysteine proteinase inhibitor of rice (oryzacystatin). Homology with animal cystatins and transient expression in the ripening process of rice seeds.

    K Abe;Y Emori;H Kondo;K Suzuki

  • Antiobesity effects of Bifidobacterium breve strain B-3 supplementation in a mouse model with high-fat diet-induced obesity.

    Shizuki Kondo;Jin-zhong Xiao;Takumi Satoh;Toshitaka Odamaki

  • Molecular cloning and gibberellin-induced expression of multiple cysteine proteinases of rice seeds (oryzains).

    Hirohito Watanabe;K. Abe;Y. Emori;H. Hosoyama

  • Two distinct cystatin species in rice seeds with different specificities against cysteine proteinases. Molecular cloning, expression, and biochemical studies on oryzacystatin-II.

    H. Kondo;K. Abe;I. Nishimura;H. Watanabe

  • Corn kernel cysteine proteinase inhibitor as a novel cystatin superfamily member of plant origin. Molecular cloning and expression studies.

    Makoto Abe;Keiko Abe;Masaharu Kuroda;Soichi Arai

  • IP3 receptor type 3 and PLCβ2 are co-expressed with taste receptors T1R and T2R in rat taste bud cells

    Misaki Asano Miyoshi;Keiko Abe;Yasufumi Emori

  • Ingested cocoa can prevent high-fat diet-induced obesity by regulating the expression of genes for fatty acid metabolism

    Naoko Matsui;Ryoichi Ito;Eisaku Nishimura;Mariko Yoshikawa

  • Muscle RING-Finger Protein-1 (MuRF1) as a Connector of Muscle Energy Metabolism and Protein Synthesis

    Suguru Koyama;Shoji Hata;Christian C. Witt;Yasuko Ono

  • Structure of rhodotorucine A, a novel lipopeptide, inducing mating tube formation in Rhodosporidiumtoruloides

    Yuji Kamiya;Akira Sakurai;Saburo Tamura;Nobutaka Takahashi

  • Plant seed cystatins and their target enzymes of endogenous and exogenous origin.

    Soichi Arai;Ichiro Matsumoto;Yasufumi Emori;Keiko Abe

  • Crystal structure of glucansucrase from the dental caries pathogen Streptococcus mutans.

    Keisuke Ito;Sohei Ito;Tatsuro Shimamura;Simone Weyand

  • Three-dimensional solution structure of oryzacystatin-I, a cysteine proteinase inhibitor of the rice, Oryza sativa L. japonica.

    Koji Nagata;Norio Kudo;Keiko Abe;Soichi Arai

  • Possible Regulation of the Conventional Calpain System by Skeletal Muscle-specific Calpain, p94/Calpain 3

    Yasuko Ono;Kazumi Kakinuma;Fukuyo Torii;Akihiro Irie

  • Transgenic rice established to express corn cystatin exhibits strong inhibitory activity against insect gut proteinases

    Kentaro Irie;Hiroshi Hosoyama;Tomoko Takeuchi;Kyoko Iwabuchi

  • Soyacystatin, a Novel Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitor in Soybean, is Distinct in Protein Structure and Gene Organization from Other Cystatins of Animal and Plant Origin

    Takumi Misaka;Masaharu Kuroda;Kyoko Iwabuchi;Keiko Abe

  • A systematic genome-wide screen for mutations affecting organogenesis in Medaka, Oryzias latipes

    Makoto Furutani-Seiki;Takao Sasado;Chikako Morinaga;Hiroshi Suwa

  • Differential regulation of intestinal lipid metabolism-related genes in obesity-resistant A/J vs. obesity-prone C57BL/6J mice

    Hidehiko Kondo;Yoshihiko Minegishi;Yumiko Komine;Takuya Mori

  • Taste buds have a cyclic nucleotide-activated channel, CNGgust.

    Takumi Misaka;Yuko Kusakabe;Yasufumi Emori;Tohru Gonoi

  • Rosmarinic acid suppresses Alzheimer's disease development by reducing amyloid β aggregation by increasing monoamine secretion.

    Tomoki Hase;Syun Shishido;So Yamamoto;Rei Yamashita

  • Rice aspartic proteinase, oryzasin, expressed during seed ripening and germination, has a gene organization distinct from those of animal and microbial aspartic proteinases.

    Tomiko Asakura;Hirohito Watanabe;Keiko Abe;Soichi Arai

Frequent Co-Authors

Soichi Arai
Soichi Arai Tokyo University of Agriculture
Yasufumi Emori
Yasufumi Emori University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Sorimachi
Hiroyuki Sorimachi Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Koichi Suzuki
Koichi Suzuki University of Tokyo
Yuji Kamiya
Yuji Kamiya RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Takashi Kondo
Takashi Kondo University of Toyama
Hidehiro Kondo
Hidehiro Kondo Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Siegfried Labeit
Siegfried Labeit European Bioinformatics Institute
Masaru Tanokura
Masaru Tanokura University of Tokyo
Nobutaka Takahashi
Nobutaka Takahashi RIKEN

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