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Kozo Kaibuchi

Kozo Kaibuchi

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Molecular Biology
Japan
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
153
Citations
89946
World Ranking
75
National Ranking
6

Kozo Kaibuchi publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kozo Kaibuchi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 560 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Kozo Kaibuchi D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kozo Kaibuchi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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

  • Small GTP-Binding Proteins

    Yoshimi Takai;Takuya Sasaki;Takashi Matozaki

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

    Kazushi Kimura;Masaaki Ito;Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara

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

    Mutsuki Amano;Masaaki Ito;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

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

    Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

  • 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

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

    K. Kaibuchi;S. Kuroda;M. Amano

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

    Mutsuki Amano;Masanori Nakayama;Kozo Kaibuchi

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

    Yuko Fukata;Kozo Kaibuchi;Mutsuki Amano

  • 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

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

    Takeshi Yoshimura;Yoji Kawano;Nariko Arimura;Saeko Kawabata

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

    K Kaibuchi;Y Takai;M Sawamura;M Hoshijima

  • Neuronal polarity: from extracellular signals to intracellular mechanisms

    Nariko Arimura;Kozo Kaibuchi

  • CRMP-2 binds to tubulin heterodimers to promote microtubule assembly.

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

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

    Yasuko Kureishi;Sei Kobayashi;Mutsuki Amano;Kazushi Kimura

  • Rac1 and Cdc42 Capture Microtubules through IQGAP1 and CLIP-170

    Masaki Fukata;Takashi Watanabe;Jun Noritake;Masato Nakagawa

  • Small GTP-binding proteins.

    Yoshimi Takai;Kozo Kaibuchi;Akira Kikuchi;Masahito Kawata

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

    Yoji Kawano;Yuko Fukata;Noriko Oshiro;Mutsuki Amano

  • Regulation and functions of Rho-associated kinase.

    Mutsuki Amano;Yuko Fukata;Kozo Kaibuchi;Kozo Kaibuchi

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshimi Takai
Yoshimi Takai Kobe University
Mutsuki Amano
Mutsuki Amano Nagoya University
Shinya Kuroda
Shinya Kuroda University of Tokyo
Masaki Fukata
Masaki Fukata The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Akihiro Iwamatsu
Akihiro Iwamatsu Osaka University
Taku Nagai
Taku Nagai Nagoya University
Yuko Fukata
Yuko Fukata National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Hiroaki Shimokawa
Hiroaki Shimokawa Tohoku University
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University
Yasutomi Nishizuka
Yasutomi Nishizuka Kobe University

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