2026 Kohei Miyazono: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	159	67	58	4	4	551	99869

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kohei Miyazono is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and oncology, with significant work in cancer research, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and immunology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

TGF-β signaling in diseases
Cancer cells and metastasis
Epigenetics and DNA methylation
Renal and related cancers
Cell image analysis techniques
Cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism
Heterotopic ossification and related conditions

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kohei Miyazono include:

TNF-α enhances TGF-β-induced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition via TGF-β signal augmentation (2020), published in Cancer Science
Nafamostat mesylate treatment in combination with favipiravir for patients critically ill with Covid-19: a case series (2020), published in Critical Care
Epigenetic remodelling shapes inflammatory renal cancer and neutrophil-dependent metastasis (2020), published in Nature Cell Biology
TGFβ and EGF signaling orchestrates the AP-1- and p63 transcriptional regulation of breast cancer invasiveness (2020), published in Oncogene
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling in Cancer; Some Topics in the Recent 10 Years (2022), published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequent publication venues where Kohei Miyazono's work has appeared include:

Cancer Science
Molecular Oncology
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
STAR Protocols

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of co-authors, including:

Daizo Koinuma
Shogo Ehata
Kei Takahashi
Jun Nishida
Masato Morikawa

Throughout their career, Kohei Miyazono has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor awarded in 2012.

Best Publications

TGF-beta signalling from cell membrane to nucleus through SMAD proteins

Carl-Henrik Heldin;Kohei Miyazono;Peter ten Dijke

5087
Citations
Mammalian thioredoxin is a direct inhibitor of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (ASK) 1.

Masao Saitoh;Hideki Nishitoh;Makiko Fujii;Kohsuke Takeda

2902
Citations
Induction of Apoptosis by ASK1, a Mammalian MAPKKK That Activates SAPK/JNK and p38 Signaling Pathways

Hidenori Ichijo;Eisuke Nishida;Kenji Irie;Peter ten Dijke

2840
Citations
Accumulation of sub-100 nm polymeric micelles in poorly permeable tumours depends on size

H. Cabral;Y. Matsumoto;K. Mizuno;Q. Chen

2572
Citations
Modulation of microRNA processing by p53

Hiroshi I. Suzuki;Kaoru Yamagata;Koichi Sugimoto;Takashi Iwamoto

1586
Citations
TGFβ signalling: a complex web in cancer progression

Hiroaki Ikushima;Kohei Miyazono

1486
Citations
ASK1 is required for sustained activations of JNK/p38 MAP kinases and apoptosis

Kei Tobiume;Atsushi Matsuzawa;Takumi Takahashi;Hideki Nishitoh

1440
Citations
Smad6 inhibits signalling by the TGF-Beta superfamily

Takeshi Imamura;Masao Takase;Ayako Nishihara;Eiichi Oeda

1403
Citations
TGF-beta receptor-mediated signalling through Smad2, Smad3 and Smad4.

Atsuhito Nakao;Takeshi Imamura;Takeshi Imamura;Serhiy Souchelnytskyi;Masahiro Kawabata

1336
Citations
Bone morphogenetic protein receptors and signal transduction

Kohei Miyazono;Yuto Kamiya;Masato Morikawa

1308
Citations
Establishment and characterization of a unique human cell line that proliferates dependently on GM-CSF, IL-3, or erythropoietin

Toshio Kitamura;Tsuyoshi Tange;Takashi Terasawa;Shigeru Chiba

1249
Citations
TGF-β and the TGF-β Family: Context-Dependent Roles in Cell and Tissue Physiology

Masato Morikawa;Rik Derynck;Kohei Miyazono

1239
Citations
Smurf1 interacts with transforming growth factor-beta type I receptor through Smad7 and induces receptor degradation.

Takanori Ebisawa;Minoru Fukuchi;Gyo Murakami;Tomoki Chiba

1220
Citations
BMP receptor signaling: Transcriptional targets, regulation of signals, and signaling cross-talk

Kohei Miyazono;Kohei Miyazono;Shingo Maeda;Takeshi Imamura

1195
Citations
Activin receptor-like kinase 1 modulates transforming growth factor-β1 signaling in the regulation of angiogenesis

S. Paul Oh;Tsugio Seki;Kendrick A. Goss;Takeshi Imamura

1084
Citations
TGF-β signaling by Smad proteins

Kohei Miyazono

1041
Citations
Synergistic signaling in fetal brain by STAT3-Smad1 complex bridged by p300.

Kinichi Nakashima;Makoto Yanagisawa;Hirokazu Arakawa;Naoki Kimura

999
Citations
Cloning of a TGF beta type I receptor that forms a heteromeric complex with the TGF beta type II receptor.

P Franzén;P ten Dijke;H Ichijo;H Yamashita

993
Citations
Latent high molecular weight complex of transforming growth factor beta 1. Purification from human platelets and structural characterization.

K Miyazono;U Hellman;C Wernstedt;C H Heldin

962
Citations
Identification of angiogenic activity and the cloning and expression of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor.

Fuyuki Ishikawa;Kohei Miyazono;Kohei Miyazono;Ulf Hellman;Hannes Drexler

931
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Imamura Ehime University

Carl-Henrik Heldin Uppsala University

Tetsuro Watabe Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Keiji Miyazawa University of Yamanashi

Hidenori Ichijo University of Tokyo

Masahiro Kawabata Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research

Fumimaro Takaku University of Tokyo

Hiroyuki Aburatani University of Tokyo

Ulf Hellman Ludwig Cancer Research

Yasuyuki Morishita University of Tokyo

External Links

Personal website of Kohei Miyazono

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