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Kenji Kadomatsu

Kenji Kadomatsu

Nagoya University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
21252
World Ranking
3937
National Ranking
257

Kenji Kadomatsu 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 Kenji Kadomatsu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 373 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenji Kadomatsu 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 Kenji Kadomatsu 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: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenji Kadomatsu is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed significantly to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their work spans various subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, oncology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and neurology.

The primary topics of research focus on proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, nerve injury and regeneration, glycosylation and glycoproteins, neuroblastoma research and treatments, signaling pathways in disease, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, and skin and cellular biology.

Kenji Kadomatsu has published extensively in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Biochemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Experimental Neurology
  • Cancer Science
  • Glycobiology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kadomatsu include:

  • "CD147 Is Essential for the Development of Psoriasis via the Induction of Th17 Cell Differentiation" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Spatial and single-cell colocalisation analysis reveals MDK-mediated immunosuppressive environment with regulatory T cells in colorectal carcinogenesis" (2024, EBioMedicine)
  • "Chondroitin 6-sulfate represses keratinocyte proliferation in mouse skin, which is associated with psoriasis" (2021, Communications Biology)
  • "Systematic characterization of seed overlap microRNA cotargeting associated with lupus pathogenesis" (2022, BMC Biology)
  • "Type IIa RPTPs and Glycans: Roles in Axon Regeneration and Synaptogenesis" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Kazuma Sakamoto
  • Shoma Tsubota
  • Tomoya Ozaki
  • Tomoki Kosugi
  • Shoichi Maruyama

The scope of their work demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach integrating molecular mechanisms with clinical and pathological contexts across skin biology, neurobiology, and oncology domains.

Best Publications

  • cDNA cloning and sequencing of a new gene intensely expressed in early differentiation stages of embryonal carcinoma cells and in mid-gestation period of mouse embryogenesis.

    Kenji Kadomatsu;Mineko Tomomura;Takashi Muramatsu

  • Minocycline selectively inhibits M1 polarization of microglia

    K Kobayashi;S Imagama;T Ohgomori;K Hirano

  • Human dental pulp-derived stem cells promote locomotor recovery after complete transection of the rat spinal cord by multiple neuro-regenerative mechanisms

    Kiyoshi Sakai;Akihito Yamamoto;Kohki Matsubara;Shoko Nakamura

  • A Small Interfering RNA Targeting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as Cancer Therapeutics

    Yoshifumi Takei;Kenji Kadomatsu;Yukio Yuzawa;Seiichi Matsuo

  • A receptor-like protein-tyrosine phosphatase PTPzeta/RPTPbeta binds a heparin-binding growth factor midkine. Involvement of arginine 78 of midkine in the high affinity binding to PTPzeta.

    Nobuaki Maeda;Keiko Ichihara-Tanaka;Terutoshi Kimura;Kenji Kadomatsu

  • Midkine and pleiotrophin in neural development and cancer

    Kenji Kadomatsu;Takashi Muramatsu

  • A New Family of Heparin-binding Growth/Differentiation Factors: Increased Midkine Expression in Wilms' Tumor and Other Human Carcinomas

    Jun-ichiro Tsutsui;Kenji Kadomatsu;Shyuichiro Matsubara;Akira Nakagawara

  • A retinoic acid responsive gene MK found in the teratocarcinoma system is expressed in spatially and temporally controlled manner during mouse embryogenesis.

    K. Kadomatsu;Ruo-Pan Huang;T. Suganuma;F. Murata

  • A Null Mutation in Basigin, an Immunoglobulin Superfamily Member, Indicates Its Important Roles in Peri-implantation Development and Spermatogenesis

    Tadahiko Igakura;Kenji Kadomatsu;Tadashi Kaname;Tadashi Kaname;Hisako Muramatsu

  • Complete antithrombin deficiency in mice results in embryonic lethality

    Kazuhiro Ishiguro;Tetsuhito Kojima;Kenji Kadomatsu;Yukiko Nakayama

  • Serum midkine levels are increased in patients with various types of carcinomas

    S Ikematsu;A Yano;K Aridome;M Kikuchi

  • Neointima formation in a restenosis model is suppressed in midkine-deficient mice.

    Mitsuru Horiba;Kenji Kadomatsu;Eishin Nakamura;Hisako Muramatsu

  • Midkine is involved in neutrophil infiltration into the tubulointerstitium in ischemic renal injury.

    Waichi Sato;Kenji Kadomatsu;Yukio Yuzawa;Hisako Muramatsu

  • A retinoic acid-responsive gene, MK, found in the teratocarcinoma system. Heterogeneity of the transcript and the nature of the translation product.

    M Tomomura;K Kadomatsu;S Matsubara;T Muramatsu

  • Increased midkine gene expression in human gastrointestinal cancers

    Kuniaki Aridome;Jun-ichiro Tsutsui;Sonshin Takao;Kenji Kadomatsu;Kenji Kadomatsu

  • N-acetylglucosamine-6-O-sulfotransferases 1 and 2 cooperatively control lymphocyte homing through L-selectin ligand biosynthesis in high endothelial venules.

    Hiroto Kawashima;Bronislawa Petryniak;Nobuyoshi Hiraoka;Junya Mitoma

  • Haptotactic migration induced by midkine. Involvement of protein-tyrosine phosphatase zeta. Mitogen-activated protein kinase, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.

    Maosong Qi;Shinya Ikematsu;Nobuaki Maeda;Keiko Ichihara-Tanaka

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of an N-acetylglucosamine-6-O-sulfotransferase.

    Kenji Uchimura;Hideki Muramatsu;Kenji Kadomatsu;Qi-Wen Fan

  • Nuclear targeting by the growth factor midkine.

    Yoshihisa Shibata;Takashi Muramatsu;Makoto Hirai;Tatsuya Inui

  • Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide targeted to Midkine, a heparin-binding growth factor, suppresses tumorigenicity of mouse rectal carcinoma cells.

    Yoshifumi Takei;Kenji Kadomatsu;Seiichi Matsuo;Hiroshi Itoh

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Muramatsu
Takashi Muramatsu Nagoya University
Seiichi Matsuo
Seiichi Matsuo Nagoya University
Naoki Ishiguro
Naoki Ishiguro Nagoya University
Akimasa Nakao
Akimasa Nakao Nagoya University
Tetsuhito Kojima
Tetsuhito Kojima Nagoya University
Akira Nakagawara
Akira Nakagawara Saga Group
Toyoaki Murohara
Toyoaki Murohara Nagoya University
Kazuhiro Ikenaka
Kazuhiro Ikenaka National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Hidehiko Saito
Hidehiko Saito Nagoya Medical Center
Reiji Kannagi
Reiji Kannagi Academia Sinica

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