2026 Koji Tamura: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	48	18502	16976	1333	1237	136	6494

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Biology and Biochemistry

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16976

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1237

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6494

Biology and Biochemistry

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6494

World Ranking

18502

National Ranking

1333

Overview

Koji Tamura is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a substantial body of research focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, genetics, oncology, epidemiology, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their primary research topics include:

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Developmental biology and gene regulation
RNA modifications and cancer
Animal genetics and reproduction
Zebrafish biomedical research applications
Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
Pluripotent stem cells research

Koji Tamura has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to these journals and platforms:

Developmental Dynamics
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Life
Journal of Molecular Evolution
Plant Biotechnology

Some notable recent papers include:

"Thalidomide and its metabolite 5-hydroxythalidomide induce teratogenicity via the cereblon neosubstrate PLZF" (2021) published in The EMBO Journal
"Regrowth of zebrafish caudal fin regeneration is determined by the amputated length" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
"Creation of a potato mutant lacking the starch branching enzyme gene StSBE3 that was generated by genome editing using the CRISPR/dMac3-Cas9 system" (2021) published in Plant Biotechnology
"Amino acid activation analysis of primitive aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases encoded by both strands of a single gene using the malachite green assay" (2021) published in Biosystems
"Stiffness of primordial germ cells is required for their extravasation in avian embryos" (2022) published in iScience

Collaborations have been a significant part of their research output, with frequent coauthors including:

Gembu Abe
Hiromi Mutsuro-Aoki
Tadashi Ando
Takuya Umehara
Daisuke Saito

Koji Tamura's publication record reflects a focus on understanding fundamental processes related to RNA and protein synthesis, gene regulation, and cellular mechanisms across different biological contexts.

Best Publications

Pitx2 determines left-right asymmetry of internal organs in vertebrates

Aimee K. Ryan;Bruce Blumberg;Concepción Rodriguez-Esteban;Sayuri Yonei-Tamura

610
Citations
The T-box genes Tbx4 and Tbx5 regulate limb outgrowth and identity.

Concepción Rodriguez-Esteban;Tohru Tsukui;Sayuri Yonei;Jorge Magallon

329
Citations
Retinoic acid induces polarizing activity but is unlikely to be a morphogen in the chick limb bud

Sumihare Noji;Tsutomu Nohno;Eiki Koyama;Kohki Muto

315
Citations
Multiple left-right asymmetry defects in Shh(-/-) mutant mice unveil a convergence of the shh and retinoic acid pathways in the control of Lefty-1.

Tohru Tsukui;Javier Capdevila;Koji Tamura;Pilar Ruiz-Lozano

298
Citations
FGF-10 stimulates limb regeneration ability in Xenopus laevis

Hitoshi Yokoyama;Hiroyuki Ide;Koji Tamura

151
Citations
Analysis of Gene Expressions during Xenopus Forelimb Regeneration

Tetsuya Endo;Koji Tamura;Hiroyuki Ide

140
Citations
Correlation between Shh expression and DNA methylation status of the limb-specific Shh enhancer region during limb regeneration in amphibians

Nayuta Yakushiji;Makoto Suzuki;Akira Satoh;Tomoko Sagai

138
Citations
Expression of Msx genes in regenerating and developing limbs of axolotl

Kazuko Koshiba;Atsushi Kuroiwa;Hiroaki Yamamoto;Koji Tamura

130
Citations
Mesenchyme with fgf-10 expression is responsible for regenerative capacity in Xenopus limb buds.

Hitoshi Yokoyama;Sayuri Yonei-Tamura;Tetsuya Endo;Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte

127
Citations
Nerve-dependent and -independent events in blastema formation during Xenopus froglet limb regeneration.

Makoto Suzuki;Akira Satoh;Hiroyuki Ide;Koji Tamura

122
Citations
Limb regeneration in Xenopus laevis froglet.

Makoto Suzuki;Nayuta Yakushiji;Yasuaki Nakada;Akira Satoh

115
Citations
Shh expression in developing and regenerating limb buds of Xenopus laevis

Tetsuya Endo;Hitoshi Yokoyama;Koji Tamura;Hiroyuki Ide

113
Citations
The role of Alx-4 in the establishment of anteroposterior polarity during vertebrate limb development

Motohisa Takahashi;Koji Tamura;Dirk Büscher;Hiroshi Masuya

110
Citations
Trunk exoskeleton in teleosts is mesodermal in origin.

Atsuko Shimada;Toru Kawanishi;Takuya Kaneko;Hiroki Yoshihara

109
Citations
Normal developmental stages of the Madagascar ground gecko Paroedura pictus with special reference to limb morphogenesis.

Miyuki Noro;Asaka Uejima;Gembu Abe;Makoto Manabe

105
Citations
FGF7 and FGF10 directly induce the apical ectodermal ridge in chick embryos.

Sayuri Yonei-Tamura;Sayuri Yonei-Tamura;Tetsuya Endo;Hiroshi Yajima;Hideyo Ohuchi

102
Citations
Limb blastema cell: A stem cell for morphological regeneration

Koji Tamura;Shiro Ohgo;Hitoshi Yokoyama

87
Citations
Embryological Evidence Identifies Wing Digits in Birds as Digits 1, 2, and 3

Koji Tamura;Naoki Nomura;Ryohei Seki;Sayuri Yonei-Tamura

86
Citations
Differential expression of Tbx4 and Tbx5 in Zebrafish Fin buds

Koji Tamura;Sayuri Yonei-Tamura;Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte

81
Citations
The making of differences between fins and limbs.

Tohru Yano;Koji Tamura

81
Citations