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Ken-ichiro Shimazaki

Ken-ichiro Shimazaki

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12415
World Ranking
12535
National Ranking
857

Ken-ichiro Shimazaki 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 Ken-ichiro Shimazaki sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 133 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken-ichiro Shimazaki 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 Ken-ichiro Shimazaki sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ken-ichiro Shimazaki is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed to multiple areas of scientific research, notably in agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including plant science, molecular biology, neurology, genetics, and cancer research.

The scientist's research covers key topics such as photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, the effects of light on plants, plant molecular biology, neuroblastoma research and treatments, glioma diagnosis and treatment, cancer metabolism under hypoxic conditions, and neuropeptides related to animal physiology.

Shimazaki's recent papers include the following:

  • "A BLUS1 kinase signal and a decrease in intercellular CO2 concentration are necessary for stomatal opening in response to blue light" (2021, The Plant Cell)
  • "Light-induced stomatal opening requires phosphorylation of the C-terminal autoinhibitory domain of plasma membrane H+-ATPase" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "CIPK23 regulates blue light-dependent stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thaliana" (2020, The Plant Journal)
  • "Neuroimaging features of FOXR2-activated CNS neuroblastoma: A case series and systematic review" (2023, Journal of Neuroimaging)
  • "Distribution and possible function of galanin about headache and immune system in the rat dura mater" (2022, Scientific Reports)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Atsushi Takemiya (3 publications)
  • Saashia Fuji (2 publications)
  • Shota Yamauchi (2 publications)
  • Takehiro Yajima (2 publications)
  • Hiroyuki Ichikawa (2 publications)

Their articles have appeared in diverse scientific journals, notably:

  • Nature Communications
  • The Plant Cell
  • The Plant Journal
  • Journal of Neuroimaging
  • Scientific Reports

Shimazaki's research integrates molecular and physiological studies of plants with biomedical research involving neurological and cancer-related conditions. This multidisciplinary approach includes investigations into the molecular mechanisms regulating stomatal behavior under different light conditions and the neurobiological features of specific forms of neuroblastoma.

The scientist's scientific output reflects a focus on understanding both fundamental biological processes in plants and clinical or translational aspects of medical science. Research topics link plant molecular biology and photosynthesis with neural and immune system phenomena in animal models.

Best Publications

  • Light Regulation of Stomatal Movement

    Ken Ichiro Shimazaki;Michio Doi;Sarah M. Assmann;Toshinori Kinoshita

  • phot1 and phot2 mediate blue light regulation of stomatal opening

    Toshinori Kinoshita;Michio Doi;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Takatoshi Kagawa;Takatoshi Kagawa

  • Blue light activates the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase by phosphorylation of the C-terminus in stomatal guard cells.

    Toshinori Kinoshita;Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki

  • The Multisensory Guard Cell. Stomatal Responses to Blue Light and Abscisic Acid

    Sarah M. Assmann;Ken Ichiro Shimazaki

  • Blue light-dependent proton extrusion by guard-cell protoplasts of Vicia faba

    K. Shimazaki;K. Shimazaki;M. Iino;M. Iino;M. Iino;E. Zeiger

  • Phototropins Promote Plant Growth in Response to Blue Light in Low Light Environments

    Atsushi Takemiya;Shin Ichiro Inoue;Michio Doi;Toshinori Kinoshita

  • Blue light-induced autophosphorylation of phototropin is a primary step for signaling.

    Shin Ichiro Inoue;Toshinori Kinoshita;Toshinori Kinoshita;Masaki Matsumoto;Keiichi I. Nakayama

  • Cytosolic Concentration of Ca2+ Regulates the Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase in Guard Cells of Fava Bean

    Toshinori Kinoshita;Mitsuo Nishimura;Ken Ichiro Shimazaki

  • FLOWERING LOCUS T Regulates Stomatal Opening

    Toshinori Kinoshita;Toshinori Kinoshita;Natsuko Ono;Yuki Hayashi;Sayuri Morimoto

  • Image Analysis of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Transients for Diagnosing the Photosynthetic System of Attached Leaves

    Kenji Omasa;Ken-Ichiro Shimazaki;Ichiro Aiga;Walter Larcher

  • Active oxygen participation in chlorophyll destruction and lipid peroxidation in SO2-fumigated leaves of spinach

    Ken-ichiro Shimazaki;Takeshi Sakaki;Noriaki Kondo;Kiyoshi Sugahara

  • Isolation of Intact Vacuoles and Proteomic Analysis of Tonoplast from Suspension-Cultured Cells of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Taise Shimaoka;Miwa Ohnishi;Takashi Sazuka;Naoto Mitsuhashi

  • Phosphorylation of BLUS1 kinase by phototropins is a primary step in stomatal opening.

    Atsushi Takemiya;Naoyuki Sugiyama;Naoyuki Sugiyama;Hiroshi Fujimoto;Toshifumi Tsutsumi

  • Modulation of an RNA-binding protein by abscisic-acid-activated protein kinase

    Jiaxu Li;Toshinori Kinoshita;Sona Pandey;Carl K.Y. Ng

  • Biochemical Characterization of Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase Activation in Guard Cell Protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana in Response to Blue Light

    Kumi Ueno;Toshinori Kinoshita;Shin-ichiro Inoue;Takashi Emi

  • The Arabidopsis PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE2 Protein Is a Phototropin Signaling Element That Regulates Leaf Flattening and Leaf Positioning

    Matthieu de Carbonnel;Phillip Davis;M. Rob G. Roelfsema;Shin-ichiro Inoue

  • Blue-light- and phosphorylation-dependent binding of a 14-3-3 protein to phototropins in stomatal guard cells of broad bean.

    Toshinori Kinoshita;Takashi Emi;Misumi Tominaga;Koji Sakamoto

  • Protein phosphatase 1 positively regulates stomatal opening in response to blue light in Vicia faba

    Atsushi Takemiya;Toshinori Kinoshita;Miwako Asanuma;Ken-ichiro Shimazaki

  • Leaf positioning of Arabidopsis in response to blue light.

    Shin Ichiro Inoue;Toshinori Kinoshita;Atsushi Takemiya;Michio Doi

  • Inhibition of blue light-dependent H+ pumping by abscisic acid through hydrogen peroxide-induced dephosphorylation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase in guard cell protoplasts.

    Xiao Zhang;Hengbin Wang;Atsushi Takemiya;Chun-peng Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshinori Kinoshita
Toshinori Kinoshita Nagoya University
Akira Nagatani
Akira Nagatani Kyoto University
Sarah M. Assmann
Sarah M. Assmann Pennsylvania State University
John M. Christie
John M. Christie University of Glasgow
Masamitsu Wada
Masamitsu Wada Kyushu University
Noriaki Kondo
Noriaki Kondo University of Tokyo
Yoshiyuki Murata
Yoshiyuki Murata Okayama University
Kenji Omasa
Kenji Omasa University of Tokyo
Eduardo Zeiger
Eduardo Zeiger University of California, Los Angeles
Sven Bergmann
Sven Bergmann Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

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