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Koji Tamura

Koji Tamura

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
6494
World Ranking
18502
National Ranking
1333

Koji Tamura 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 Koji Tamura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 136 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Koji Tamura 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 Koji Tamura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • FGF-10 stimulates limb regeneration ability in Xenopus laevis

    Hitoshi Yokoyama;Hiroyuki Ide;Koji Tamura

  • Analysis of Gene Expressions during Xenopus Forelimb Regeneration

    Tetsuya Endo;Koji Tamura;Hiroyuki Ide

  • 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

  • Expression of Msx genes in regenerating and developing limbs of axolotl

    Kazuko Koshiba;Atsushi Kuroiwa;Hiroaki Yamamoto;Koji Tamura

  • 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

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

    Makoto Suzuki;Akira Satoh;Hiroyuki Ide;Koji Tamura

  • Limb regeneration in Xenopus laevis froglet.

    Makoto Suzuki;Nayuta Yakushiji;Yasuaki Nakada;Akira Satoh

  • Shh expression in developing and regenerating limb buds of Xenopus laevis

    Tetsuya Endo;Hitoshi Yokoyama;Koji Tamura;Hiroyuki Ide

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

    Motohisa Takahashi;Koji Tamura;Dirk Büscher;Hiroshi Masuya

  • Trunk exoskeleton in teleosts is mesodermal in origin.

    Atsuko Shimada;Toru Kawanishi;Takuya Kaneko;Hiroki Yoshihara

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

    Miyuki Noro;Asaka Uejima;Gembu Abe;Makoto Manabe

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

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

  • Limb blastema cell: A stem cell for morphological regeneration

    Koji Tamura;Shiro Ohgo;Hitoshi Yokoyama

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

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

  • Differential expression of Tbx4 and Tbx5 in Zebrafish Fin buds

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

  • The making of differences between fins and limbs.

    Tohru Yano;Koji Tamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Kawakami
Koichi Kawakami National Institute of Genetics
Toshihiko Shiroishi
Toshihiko Shiroishi National Institute of Genetics
Ronald M. Evans
Ronald M. Evans Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Yukio Saijoh
Yukio Saijoh University of Utah
Tsutomu Nohno
Tsutomu Nohno Kawasaki Medical School
Gary C. Schoenwolf
Gary C. Schoenwolf University of Utah
Sumihare Noji
Sumihare Noji University of Tokushima
Bruce Blumberg
Bruce Blumberg University of California, Irvine

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