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Kenji Kohno

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
20399
World Ranking
9005
National Ranking
603

Kenji Kohno 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 Kohno sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 191 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenji Kohno 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 Kohno sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenji Kohno is affiliated with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their primary field of research is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Immunology, and Surgery.

Kohno's work spans several key research topics including:

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research

Their publication record includes several recent papers spanning from 2020 to 2021. Notable publications are:

  • "Genome-wide Survey of Ribosome Collision," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Hepatocyte-specific deletion of XBP1 sensitizes mice to liver injury through hyperactivation of IRE1α," 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "Characterisation of Ppy-lineage cells clarifies the functional heterogeneity of pancreatic beta cells in mice," 2021, Diabetologia
  • "The ADP-binding kinase region of Ire1 directly contributes to its responsiveness to endoplasmic reticulum stress," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Conditional ablation of vasopressin-synthesizing neurons in transgenic rats," 2021, Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Kohno has published multiple papers in venues such as:

  • Cell Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Diabetologia
  • Scientific Reports

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Takao Iwawaki, Michiko Saito, Peixun Han, Yuichi Shichino, and Tilman Schneider-Poetsch, with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Conversion of adult pancreatic α-cells to β-cells after extreme β-cell loss

    Fabrizio Thorel;Virginie Nepote;Isabelle Avril;Kenji Kohno

  • Targeted Ablation of Osteocytes Induces Osteoporosis with Defective Mechanotransduction

    Sawako Tatsumi;Kiyoaki Ishii;Norio Amizuka;Minqi Li

  • The Essential Functions of Adipo-osteogenic Progenitors as the Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Niche

    Yoshiki Omatsu;Tatsuki Sugiyama;Hiroshi Kohara;Gen Kondoh

  • Paneth cells as a site of origin for intestinal inflammation

    Timon E. Adolph;Michal F. Tomczak;Lukas Niederreiter;Hyun Jeong Ko;Hyun Jeong Ko

  • Podocyte Depletion Causes Glomerulosclerosis: Diphtheria Toxin–Induced Podocyte Depletion in Rats Expressing Human Diphtheria Toxin Receptor Transgene

    Bryan L. Wharram;Meera Goyal;Jocelyn E. Wiggins;Silja K. Sanden

  • Inhibition of Biosynthesis of Polyisoprenol Sugars in Chick Embryo Microsomes by Tunicamycin

    Akira Takatsuki;Kenji Kohno;Gakuzo Tamura

  • Diphtheria toxin receptor-mediated conditional and targeted cell ablation in transgenic mice

    Michiko Saito;Takao Iwawaki;Choji Taya;Hiromichi Yonekawa

  • S. cerevisiae encodes an essential protein homologous in sequence and function to mammalian BiP

    Karl Normington;Kenji Kohno;Yasunori Kozutsumi;Mary-Jane Gething

  • A 22 bp cis-acting element is necessary and sufficient for the induction of the yeast KAR2 (BiP) gene by unfolded proteins.

    K Mori;A Sant;K Kohno;K Normington

  • Rapamycin selectively inhibits translation of mRNAs encoding elongation factors and ribosomal proteins

    Naohiro Terada;Hiren R. Patel;Kozo Takase;Kenji Kohno

  • A transgenic mouse model for monitoring endoplasmic reticulum stress

    Takao Iwawaki;Ryoko Akai;Ryoko Akai;Kenji Kohno;Masayuki Miura;Masayuki Miura

  • Function of IRE1 alpha in the placenta is essential for placental development and embryonic viability

    Takao Iwawaki;Ryoko Akai;Shinya Yamanaka;Kenji Kohno

  • The promoter region of the yeast KAR2 (BiP) gene contains a regulatory domain that responds to the presence of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum

    K Kohno;K Normington;J Sambrook;M J Gething

  • Dissociation of Kar2p/BiP from an ER sensory molecule, Ire1p, triggers the unfolded protein response in yeast.

    Katsutomo Okamura;Yukio Kimata;Hironori Higashio;Akio Tsuru

  • Translational control by the ER transmembrane kinase/ribonuclease IRE1 under ER stress.

    Takao Iwawaki;Akira Hosoda;Tetsuo Okuda;Yusuke Kamigori

  • Two regulatory steps of ER-stress sensor Ire1 involving its cluster formation and interaction with unfolded proteins

    Yukio Kimata;Yuki Ishiwata-Kimata;Tatsuhiko Ito;Aiko Hirata

  • Membrane aberrancy and unfolded proteins activate the endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor Ire1 in different ways

    Thanyarat Promlek;Yuki Ishiwata-Kimata;Masahiro Shido;Mitsuru Sakuramoto

  • A role for BiP as an adjustor for the endoplasmic reticulum stress-sensing protein Ire1

    Yukio Kimata;Daisuke Oikawa;Yusuke Shimizu;Yuki Ishiwata-Kimata

  • Neurons derived from transplanted neural stem cells restore disrupted neuronal circuitry in a mouse model of spinal cord injury

    Masahiko Abematsu;Keita Tsujimura;Mariko Yamano;Michiko Saito

  • Translational Pausing Ensures Membrane Targeting and Cytoplasmic Splicing of XBP1u mRNA

    Kota Yanagitani;Yukio Kimata;Hiroshi Kadokura;Kenji Kohno

Frequent Co-Authors

Takao Iwawaki
Takao Iwawaki Kanazawa Medical University
Gunnar von Heijne
Gunnar von Heijne Stockholm University
Hiromichi Yonekawa
Hiromichi Yonekawa Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Aiko Hirata
Aiko Hirata University of Tokyo
Gakuzo Tamura
Gakuzo Tamura University of Tokyo
Shinji Uemoto
Shinji Uemoto Kyoto University
Yoshio Okada
Yoshio Okada Kobe Gakuin University
Kinichi Nakashima
Kinichi Nakashima Kyushu University
Jun-ichi Miyazaki
Jun-ichi Miyazaki Osaka University
Philip Rosenstiel
Philip Rosenstiel Kiel University

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Linda M. Hendershot

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Jeffrey L. Brodsky

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Publications: 31

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Paul S. Frenette

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