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Koichi Kobayashi

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
21550
World Ranking
5879
National Ranking
376

Koichi Kobayashi 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 Koichi Kobayashi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 199 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Koichi Kobayashi 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 Koichi Kobayashi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Koichi Kobayashi is affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on plant science and molecular biology.

Their publications cover topics such as photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, and algal biology and biofuel production. The research also delves into plant molecular biology, hemoglobin structure and function, and plant stress responses and tolerance.

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include Akiko Yoshihara, Hajime Wada, Sho Fujii, Noriko Nagata, and Hirohisa Horinouchi.

Scientific papers authored or co-authored by Koichi Kobayashi include:

  • Lipids in photosynthetic protein complexes in the thylakoid membrane of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, 2022, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Blue Light Regulates Phosphate Deficiency-Dependent Primary Root Growth Inhibition in Arabidopsis, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Plastid Anionic Lipids Are Essential for the Development of Both Photosynthetic and Non-Photosynthetic Organs in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Leafless Orchid Cymbidium macrorhizon Performs Photosynthesis in the Pericarp during the Fruiting Season, 2021, Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Impacts of phosphatidylglycerol on plastid gene expression and light induction of nuclear photosynthetic genes, 2022, Journal of Experimental Botany

Most frequent publication venues for Kobayashi's work are:

  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Biomedical Research

Their research spans main fields of study including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

Subfields prominently represented in Kobayashi's research output are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Biochemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Surgery

Main topics within their research include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Hemoglobin structure and function
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant and animal studies

Best Publications

  • Nod2-dependent regulation of innate and adaptive immunity in the intestinal tract.

    Koichi S. Kobayashi;Mathias Chamaillard;Yasunori Ogura;Octavian Henegariu

  • IRAK-M is a negative regulator of toll-like receptor signaling

    Richard A. Flavell;Koichi Kobayashi;Ruslan M. Medzhitov

  • RICK/Rip2/CARDIAK mediates signalling for receptors of the innate and adaptive immune systems

    Koichi Kobayashi;Naohiro Inohara;Lorraine D. Hernandez;Jorge E. Galán

  • Nod2 is required for the regulation of commensal microbiota in the intestine

    Tanja Petnicki-Ocwieja;Tomas Hrncir;Yuen-Joyce Liu;Amlan Biswas

  • Klebsormidium flaccidum genome reveals primary factors for plant terrestrial adaptation

    Koichi Hori;Fumito Maruyama;Takatomo Fujisawa;Tomoaki Togashi

  • The Birc1e cytosolic pattern-recognition receptor contributes to the detection and control of Legionella pneumophila infection.

    Dario S Zamboni;Koichi S Kobayashi;Koichi S Kobayashi;Tiana Kohlsdorf;Yasunori Ogura

  • 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid triggers expression of a distinct set of genes and plays a role in wound-induced gene expression in Arabidopsis.

    Nozomi Taki;Yuko Sasaki-Sekimoto;Takeshi Obayashi;Akihiro Kikuta

  • NLR family member NLRC5 is a transcriptional regulator of MHC class I genes

    Torsten B. Meissner;Amy Li;Amlan Biswas;Kyoung-Hee Lee

  • NLRC5: a key regulator of MHC class I-dependent immune responses

    Koichi S. Kobayashi;Koichi S. Kobayashi;Peter J. van den Elsen;Peter J. van den Elsen

  • Osteopontin expression is essential for interferon-α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells

    Mari L Shinohara;Linrong Lu;Jing Bu;Miriam B F Werneck

  • Expression of a murine homologue of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein is related to cell proliferation

    Koichi Kobayashi;Masahiko Hatano;Masayuki Otaki;Takeshi Ogasawara

  • The Drosophila disembodied gene controls late embryonic morphogenesis and codes for a cytochrome P450 enzyme that regulates embryonic ecdysone levels.

    V.M. Chavez;G. Marques;J.P. Delbecque;K. Kobayashi

  • Galactolipid synthesis in chloroplast inner envelope is essential for proper thylakoid biogenesis, photosynthesis, and embryogenesis

    Koichi Kobayashi;Maki Kondo;Hiroaki Fukuda;Mikio Nishimura

  • Tetrapyrrole Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Ryouichi Tanaka;Koichi Kobayashi;Tatsuru Masuda

  • The transcriptional landscape of αβ T cell differentiation

    Michael Mingueneau;Taras Kreslavsky;Daniel Gray;Daniel Gray;Tracy Heng

  • Sepsis-induced suppression of lung innate immunity is mediated by IRAK-M

    Jane C. Deng;Genhong Cheng;Michael W. Newstead;Xianying Zeng

  • NOD2-deficient mice have impaired resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection through defective innate and adaptive immunity.

    Maziar Divangahi;Serge Mostowy;François Coulombe;Robert Kozak

  • NLRC5/MHC class I transactivator is a target for immune evasion in cancer

    Sayuri Yoshihama;Jason Roszik;Isaac Downs;Torsten B. Meissner

  • NLR proteins: integral members of innate immunity and mediators of inflammatory diseases

    Jeanette M. Wilmanski;Jeanette M. Wilmanski;Tanja Petnicki-Ocwieja;Koichi S. Kobayashi

  • Impaired membrane resealing and autoimmune myositis in synaptotagmin VII–deficient mice

    Sabyasachi Chakrabarti;Koichi S. Kobayashi;Richard A. Flavell;Carolyn B. Marks

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Hajime Wada
Hajime Wada University of Tokyo
Tatsuru Masuda
Tatsuru Masuda University of Tokyo
Yuki Nakamura
Yuki Nakamura RIKEN
Hiroyuki Ohta
Hiroyuki Ohta Tokyo Institute of Technology
Toyoaki Murohara
Toyoaki Murohara Nagoya University
Takeshi Tokuhisa
Takeshi Tokuhisa Chiba University
Peter J. van den Elsen
Peter J. van den Elsen Leiden University Medical Center
Dario S. Zamboni
Dario S. Zamboni Universidade de São Paulo
Ramnik J. Xavier
Ramnik J. Xavier Broad Institute

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Hiroyuki Ohta

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