2026 Kozo Kaibuchi: 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	153	75	66	6	6	560	89946

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 Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Kozo Kaibuchi is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their body of work encompasses research focused on molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, genetics, and developmental neuroscience.

Their recent publications include:

"ARHGAP10, which encodes Rho GTPase-activating protein 10, is a novel gene for schizophrenia risk," 2020, published in Translational Psychiatry
"The CD44/COL17A1 pathway promotes the formation of multilayered, transformed epithelia," 2021, published in Current Biology
"Dopamine Receptor Dop1R2 Stabilizes Appetitive Olfactory Memory through the Raf/MAPK Pathway in Drosophila," 2020, published in Journal of Neuroscience
"Cyclin D1 controls development of cerebellar granule cell progenitors through phosphorylation and stabilization of ATOH1," 2021, published in The EMBO Journal
"DSCAM regulates delamination of neurons in the developing midbrain," 2020, published in Science Advances

The main topics covered in Kaibuchi's work include:

Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
Receptor mechanisms and signaling
Protein kinase regulation and GTPase signaling
Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Ion channel regulation and function

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kaibuchi consist of:

Taku Nagai
Kiyofumi Yamada
Mutsuki Amano
Norio Ozaki
Daisuke Tsuboi

Common venues for their publications include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
Translational Psychiatry
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Pharmacological Research

Best Publications

Direct activation of calcium-activated, phospholipid-dependent protein kinase by tumor-promoting phorbol esters

M Castagna;Y Takai;K Kaibuchi;K Sano

7403
Citations
Small GTP-Binding Proteins

Yoshimi Takai;Takuya Sasaki;Takashi Matozaki

3668
Citations
Regulation of myosin phosphatase by Rho and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase)

Kazushi Kimura;Masaaki Ito;Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara

3621
Citations
Phosphorylation and activation of myosin by Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase).

Mutsuki Amano;Masaaki Ito;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

2682
Citations
Formation of Actin Stress Fibers and Focal Adhesions Enhanced by Rho-Kinase

Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

1395
Citations
Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho

T. Matsui;M. Amano;T. Yamamoto;K. Chihara

1368
Citations
Regulation of the cytoskeleton and cell adhesion by the Rho family GTPases in mammalian cells.

K. Kaibuchi;S. Kuroda;M. Amano

1335
Citations
Rho‐kinase/ROCK: A key regulator of the cytoskeleton and cell polarity

Mutsuki Amano;Masanori Nakayama;Kozo Kaibuchi

1196
Citations
Rho–Rho-kinase pathway in smooth muscle contraction and cytoskeletal reorganization of non-muscle cells

Yuko Fukata;Kozo Kaibuchi;Mutsuki Amano

1101
Citations
Rho-Kinase Phosphorylates COOH-terminal Threonines of Ezrin/Radixin/Moesin (ERM) Proteins and Regulates Their Head-to-Tail Association

Takeshi Matsui;Masato Maeda;Yoshinori Doi;Shigenobu Yonemura

1036
Citations
GSK-3β Regulates Phosphorylation of CRMP-2 and Neuronal Polarity

Takeshi Yoshimura;Yoji Kawano;Nariko Arimura;Saeko Kawabata

1019
Citations
Synergistic functions of protein phosphorylation and calcium mobilization in platelet activation.

K Kaibuchi;Y Takai;M Sawamura;M Hoshijima

953
Citations
Neuronal polarity: from extracellular signals to intracellular mechanisms

Nariko Arimura;Kozo Kaibuchi

904
Citations
CRMP-2 binds to tubulin heterodimers to promote microtubule assembly.

Yuko Fukata;Tomohiko J. Itoh;Toshihide Kimura;Céline Ménager

867
Citations
Rho-associated Kinase Directly Induces Smooth Muscle Contraction through Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation

Yasuko Kureishi;Sei Kobayashi;Mutsuki Amano;Kazushi Kimura

847
Citations
Rac1 and Cdc42 Capture Microtubules through IQGAP1 and CLIP-170

Masaki Fukata;Takashi Watanabe;Jun Noritake;Masato Nakagawa

789
Citations
Small GTP-binding proteins.

Yoshimi Takai;Kozo Kaibuchi;Akira Kikuchi;Masahito Kawata

744
Citations
Phosphorylation of Myosin-Binding Subunit (Mbs) of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho-Kinase in Vivo

Yoji Kawano;Yuko Fukata;Noriko Oshiro;Mutsuki Amano

727
Citations
Regulation and functions of Rho-associated kinase.

Mutsuki Amano;Yuko Fukata;Kozo Kaibuchi;Kozo Kaibuchi

716
Citations
Role of IQGAP1, a Target of the Small GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1, in Regulation of E-Cadherin- Mediated Cell-Cell Adhesion

Shinya Kuroda;Masaki Fukata;Masato Nakagawa;Katsuhiko Fujii

674
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshimi Takai Kobe University

Mutsuki Amano Nagoya University

Shinya Kuroda University of Tokyo

Masaki Fukata The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

Akihiro Iwamatsu Osaka University

Taku Nagai Nagoya University

Yuko Fukata National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Hiroaki Shimokawa Tohoku University

Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University

Yasutomi Nishizuka Kobe University

External Links

Personal website of Kozo Kaibuchi

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