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2024

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
93
Citations
30255
World Ranking
680
National Ranking
50

Ko Shimamoto publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ko Shimamoto sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 233 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Ko Shimamoto D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Ko Shimamoto was affiliated with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their research broadly covered Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a strong focus on Plant Science as well as related fields such as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Molecular Biology. The work spanned several interconnected subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, and even Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The core topics that shaped Shimamoto's research agenda included Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, and Transgenic Plants and Applications. Other areas of focus involved Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant responses to water stress, Plant Reproductive Biology, and mechanisms underlying RNA and protein synthesis.

Their recent scientific contributions comprised multiple papers published mainly between 2020 and 2024. Notable publications included:

  • DNA methylation is reconfigured at the onset of reproduction in rice shoot apical meristem, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The Small GTPase OsRac1 Forms Two Distinct Immune Receptor Complexes Containing the PRR OsCERK1 and the NLR Pit, 2021, Plant and Cell Physiology
  • An NLR paralog Pit2 generated from tandem duplication of Pit1 fine-tunes Pit1 localization and function, 2024, Nature Communications
  • The Small GTPase OsRac1 forms two distinct immune receptor complexes containing the PRR OsCERK1 and the NLR Pit, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Shimamoto frequently collaborated with a group of researchers who contributed to multiple coauthored publications. These colleagues included Masayuki Fujiwara, Ken-ichi Kosami, Takako Kaneko-Kawano, Yoji Kawano, and Yoichiro Fukao, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Their research findings were regularly disseminated in journals where they published repeatedly, particularly Nature Communications, Plant and Cell Physiology, and bioRxiv, demonstrating consistent engagement with these scientific venues.

Best Publications

  • Hd3a protein is a mobile flowering signal in rice

    Shojiro Tamaki;Shoichi Matsuo;Hann Ling Wong;Shuji Yokoi

  • Over-expression of a single Ca2+-dependent protein kinase confers both cold and salt/drought tolerance on rice plants.

    Yusuke Saijo;Shingo Hata;Junko Kyozuka;Ko Shimamoto

  • Fertile transgenic rice plants regenerated from transformed protoplasts

    Ko Shimamoto;Rie Terada;Takeshi Izawa;Hideya Fujimoto

  • Adaptation of photoperiodic control pathways produces short-day flowering in rice

    Ryosuke Hayama;Shuji Yokoi;Shojiro Tamaki;Masahiro Yano

  • Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases Regulate the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by Potato NADPH Oxidase

    Michie Kobayashi;Ikuko Ohura;Kazuhito Kawakita;Naohiko Yokota

  • 14-3-3 proteins act as intracellular receptors for rice Hd3a florigen

    Ken Ichiro Taoka;Izuru Ohki;Hiroyuki Tsuji;Kyoko Furuita

  • Simple RNAi vectors for stable and transient suppression of gene function in rice.

    Daisuke Miki;Ko Shimamoto

  • Control of flowering and storage organ formation in potato by FLOWERING LOCUS T

    Cristina Navarro;José A. Abelenda;Eduard Cruz-Oró;Carlos A. Cuéllar

  • Hd3a and RFT1 are essential for flowering in rice

    Reina Komiya;Akiko Ikegami;Shojiro Tamaki;Shuji Yokoi

  • Insect Resistant Rice Generated by Introduction of a Modified δ-endotoxin Gene of Bacillus thuringiensis

    Hideya Fujimoto;Kimiko Itoh;Mikihiro Yamamoto;Junko Kyozuka

  • Regulation of Rice NADPH Oxidase by Binding of Rac GTPase to Its N-Terminal Extension

    Hann Ling Wong;Reinhard Pinontoan;Kokoro Hayashi;Ryo Tabata

  • LAX and SPA: major regulators of shoot branching in rice.

    Keishi Komatsu;Masahiko Maekawa;Shin Ujiie;Yuzuki Satake

  • Phytochrome mediates the external light signal to repress FT orthologs in photoperiodic flowering of rice

    Takeshi Izawa;Tetsuo Oikawa;Nobuko Sugiyama;Takatoshi Tanisaka

  • The small GTP-binding protein Rac is a regulator of cell death in plants

    Tsutomu Kawasaki;Kenji Henmi;Eiichiro Ono;Satoru Hatakeyama

  • Essential role of the small GTPase Rac in disease resistance of rice.

    Eiichiro Ono;Hann Ling Wong;Tsutomu Kawasaki;Morifumi Hasegawa

  • FRIZZY PANICLE is required to prevent the formation of axillary meristems and to establish floral meristem identity in rice spikelets.

    Mai Komatsu;Atsushi Chujo;Yasuo Nagato;Ko Shimamoto

  • A gene network for long-day flowering activates RFT1 encoding a mobile flowering signal in rice.

    Reina Komiya;Shuji Yokoi;Ko Shimamoto

  • Overexpression of RCN1 and RCN2, rice TERMINAL FLOWER 1/CENTRORADIALIS homologs, confers delay of phase transition and altered panicle morphology in rice.

    Mayu Nakagawa;Ko Shimamoto;Junko Kyozuka

  • Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase, a key enzyme in lignin biosynthesis, is an effector of small GTPase Rac in defense signaling in rice

    Tsutomu Kawasaki;Hisako Koita;Tomoyuki Nakatsubo;Kana Hasegawa

  • RNA Silencing of Single and Multiple Members in a Gene Family of Rice

    Daisuke Miki;Rika Itoh;Ko Shimamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsutomu Kawasaki
Tsutomu Kawasaki Kindai University
Junko Kyozuka
Junko Kyozuka Tohoku University
Takeshi Izawa
Takeshi Izawa University of Tokyo
Hikaru Satoh
Hikaru Satoh Kyushu University
Toshiyuki Shimizu
Toshiyuki Shimizu University of Tokyo
Katsura Izui
Katsura Izui Kindai University
Yoichiro Fukao
Yoichiro Fukao Ritsumeikan University
Atsushi Nakagawa
Atsushi Nakagawa Osaka University
Yusuke Saijo
Yusuke Saijo Nara Institute of Science and Technology

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