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Kiichi Fukui

Kiichi Fukui

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
64
Citations
12273
World Ranking
2813
National Ranking
114

Kiichi Fukui publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kiichi Fukui sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 356 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Kiichi Fukui D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kiichi Fukui sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kiichi Fukui is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and works primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Structural Biology, and Periodontics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to biological sciences.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Frequent publication venues for Fukui include:

  • Chromosome Research
  • Micron
  • Scientific Reports
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Microscopy Research and Technique

Kiichi Fukui has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, notably Nobuko Ohmido, Rinyaporn Phengchat, Toshiyuki Wako, Astari Dwiranti, and Channarong Sartsanga.

Selected recent papers indicate ongoing contributions to the study of chromosome structure and chromatin organization:

  • "Human metaphase chromosome consists of randomly arranged chromatin fibres with up to 30-nm diameter," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Higher-Order Structure of Human Chromosomes Observed by Electron Diffraction and Electron Tomography," 2020, Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • "Surface structures consisting of chromatin fibers in isolated barley (Hordeum vulgare) chromosomes revealed by helium ion microscopy," 2021, Chromosome Research
  • "Molecular organization of recombinant human-Arabidopsis chromosomes in hybrid cell lines," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Higher-order structure of barley chromosomes observed by electron tomography," 2022, Micron

Best Publications

  • Genome Structure of the Legume, Lotus japonicus

    Shusei Sato;Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Erika Asamizu

  • Genomic Organization of the S Locus: Identification and Characterization of Genes in SLG/SRK Region of S9 Haplotype of Brassica campestris (syn. rapa)

    Go Suzuki;Naoko Kai;Tamaki Hirose;Kiichi Fukui

  • Sequence Analysis of the Genome of an Oil-Bearing Tree, Jatropha curcas L.

    Shusei Sato;Hideki Hirakawa;Sachiko Isobe;Eigo Fukai

  • Femtosecond laser disruption of subcellular organelles in a living cell

    Wataru Watanabe;Naomi Arakawa;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Tsunehito Higashi

  • Expression of a betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase gene in rice, a glycinebetaine nonaccumulator, and possible localization of its protein in peroxisomes.

    Toshihide Nakamura;Sadaki Yokota;Yasunori Muramoto;Kyoko Tsutsui

  • Repetitive sequences: cause for variation in genome size and chromosome morphology in the genus Oryza

    Sakurako Uozu;Hiroshi Ikehashi;Nobuko Ohmido;Hisako Ohtsubo

  • Reduced Levels of Chloroplast FtsH Protein in Tobacco Mosaic Virus–Infected Tobacco Leaves Accelerate the Hypersensitive Reaction

    Shigemi Seo;Masaji Okamoto;Takayoshi Iwai;Megumi Iwano

  • Variability in rDNA loci in the genus Oryza detected through fluorescence in situ hybridization

    K. Fukui;N. Ohmido;G. S. Khush

  • SuperNova, a monomeric photosensitizing fluorescent protein for chromophore-assisted light inactivation

    Kiwamu Takemoto;Tomoki Matsuda;Tomoki Matsuda;Naoki Sakai;Naoki Sakai;Donald Fu

  • H2A.Z and H3.3 histone variants affect nucleosome structure: biochemical and biophysical studies.

    Amit Thakar;Pooja Gupta;Toyotaka Ishibashi;Ron Finn

  • Construction of an 800-kb contig in the near-centromeric region of the rice blast resistance gene Pi-ta 2 using a highly representative rice BAC library

    S. Nakamura;S. Asakawa;N. Ohmido;K. Fukui

  • Quantitative karyotyping of three diploid Brassica species by imaging methods and localization of 45s rDNA loci on the identified chromosomes

    K. Fukui;S. Nakayama;N. Ohmido;H. Yoshiaki

  • The Arabidopsis SDG4 contributes to the regulation of pollen tube growth by methylation of histone H3 lysines 4 and 36 in mature pollen.

    Joyce A. Cartagena;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Motoaki Seki;Daisuke Kurihara

  • Effects of Syringe Material and Silicone Oil Lubrication on the Stability of Pharmaceutical Proteins

    Elena Krayukhina;Kouhei Tsumoto;Susumu Uchiyama;Kiichi Fukui

  • Condensin II Alleviates DNA Damage and Is Essential for Tolerance of Boron Overload Stress in Arabidopsis

    Takuya Sakamoto;Yayoi Tsujimoto Inui;Shimpei Uraguchi;Takeshi Yoshizumi

  • Nucleolin functions in nucleolus formation and chromosome congression.

    Nan Ma;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Hideaki Takata;Rika Ono-Maniwa

  • Ribosomal DNAs: an exception to the conservation of gene order in rice genomes.

    R. Shishido;Y. Sano;K. Fukui

  • Proteome analysis of human metaphase chromosomes

    Susumu Uchiyama;Shouhei Kobayashi;Hideaki Takata;Takeshi Ishihara

  • Quantitative chromosome map of the polyploid Saccharum spontaneum by multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization and imaging methods.

    Sen Ha;Paul H. Moore;Don Heinz;Seiji Kato

  • Identification of a novel plant MAR DNA binding protein localized on chromosomal surfaces.

    Satoru Fujimoto;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Masataka Yonemura;Susumu Uchiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Susumu Uchiyama
Susumu Uchiyama Osaka University
Sachihiro Matsunaga
Sachihiro Matsunaga Tokyo University of Science
Satoshi Harashima
Satoshi Harashima Sojo University
Eiichiro Fukusaki
Eiichiro Fukusaki Osaka University
Norihiko Nishizawa
Norihiko Nishizawa Nagoya University
Masahiro Takagi
Masahiro Takagi Kyoto Sangyo University
Shota Nakamura
Shota Nakamura Osaka University
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Tadayuki Imanaka
Tadayuki Imanaka Ritsumeikan University
Ian K. Robinson
Ian K. Robinson University College London

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