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Kunihiko Nishino

Kunihiko Nishino

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
9575
World Ranking
18327
National Ranking
1318

Kunihiko Nishino 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 Kunihiko Nishino sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 130 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kunihiko Nishino 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 Kunihiko Nishino sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
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

Kunihiko Nishino is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pharmacology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's published work extensively covers topics such as Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Bacterial Biofilms and Quorum Sensing, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms.

Recent publications by Nishino include:

  • Function and Inhibitory Mechanisms of Multidrug Efflux Pumps (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Intestinal and fecal pH in human health (2023, Frontiers in Microbiomes)
  • Ever-Adapting RND Efflux Pumps in Gram-Negative Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens: A Race against Time (2021, Antibiotics)
  • Drug resistance and physiological roles of RND multidrug efflux pumps in Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2023, Microbiology)
  • Evaluation of efflux pump inhibitors of MexAB- or MexXY-OprM in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using nucleic acid dyes (2022, Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy)

Nishino has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Seiji Yamasaki, Mitsuko Hayashi-Nishino, Martijn Zwama, Ryosuke Nakashima, and K. Aoki.

The scientist commonly publishes in journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Fundamental Toxicological Sciences, Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of a Complete Library of Putative Drug Transporter Genes in Escherichia coli

    Kunihiko Nishino;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Virulence and drug resistance roles of multidrug efflux systems of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    Kunihiko Nishino;Tammy Latifi;Eduardo A. Groisman

  • Novel macrolide-specific ABC-type efflux transporter in Escherichia coli.

    Nobuyoshi Kobayashi;Kunihiko Nishino;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Structures of the multidrug exporter AcrB reveal a proximal multisite drug-binding pocket

    Ryosuke Nakashima;Keisuke Sakurai;Seiji Yamasaki;Kunihiko Nishino

  • Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

    Jun Lin;Kunihiko Nishino;Marilyn C. Roberts;Marcelo Tolmasky

  • The Putative Response Regulator BaeR Stimulates Multidrug Resistance of Escherichia coli via a Novel Multidrug Exporter System, MdtABC

    Satoshi Nagakubo;Kunihiko Nishino;Takahiro Hirata;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Structural basis for the inhibition of bacterial multidrug exporters

    Ryosuke Nakashima;Keisuke Sakurai;Seiji Yamasaki;Katsuhiko Hayashi

  • AcrAB Multidrug Efflux Pump Regulation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium by RamA in Response to Environmental Signals

    Eiji Nikaido;Akihito Yamaguchi;Kunihiko Nishino;Kunihiko Nishino

  • Regulation of Multidrug Efflux Systems Involved in Multidrug and Metal Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    Kunihiko Nishino;Kunihiko Nishino;Eiji Nikaido;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Comprehensive Studies of Drug Resistance Mediated by Overexpression of Response Regulators of Two-Component Signal Transduction Systems in Escherichia coli

    Hidetada Hirakawa;Kunihiko Nishino;Takahiro Hirata;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Regulation and physiological function of multidrug efflux pumps in Escherichia coli and Salmonella

    Kunihiko Nishino;Eiji Nikaido;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • EvgA of the Two-Component Signal Transduction System Modulates Production of the YhiUV Multidrug Transporter in Escherichia coli

    Kunihiko Nishino;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Genome-Wide Analyses of Escherichia coli Gene Expression Responsive to the BaeSR Two-Component Regulatory System

    Kunihiko Nishino;Takeshi Honda;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Roles of TolC-Dependent Multidrug Transporters of Escherichia coli in Resistance to β-Lactams

    Kunihiko Nishino;Junko Yamada;Hidetada Hirakawa;Takahiro Hirata

  • Effects of Efflux Transporter Genes on Susceptibility of Escherichia coli to Tigecycline (GAR-936)

    Takahiro Hirata;Asami Saito;Kunihiko Nishino;Norihisa Tamura

  • Beta-lactam resistance modulated by the overexpression of response regulators of two-component signal transduction systems in Escherichia coli.

    Hidetada Hirakawa;Kunihiko Nishino;Junko Yamada;Takahiro Hirata

  • AcrB, AcrD, and MdtABC multidrug efflux systems are involved in enterobactin export in Escherichia coli.

    Tsukasa Horiyama;Kunihiko Nishino

  • Growth phase-dependent expression of drug exporters in Escherichia coli and its contribution to drug tolerance

    Asuka Kobayashi;Hidetada Hirakawa;Takahiro Hirata;Kunihiko Nishino

  • TolC dependency of multidrug efflux systems in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    Tsukasa Horiyama;Akihito Yamaguchi;Kunihiko Nishino;Kunihiko Nishino

  • Identification of a Spermidine Excretion Protein Complex (MdtJI) in Escherichia coli

    Kyohei Higashi;Hiroyuki Ishigure;Risa Demizu;Takeshi Uemura

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihito Yamaguchi
Akihito Yamaguchi Osaka University
Hiroyuki Noji
Hiroyuki Noji University of Tokyo
Axel Cloeckaert
Axel Cloeckaert INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Takeshi Yanagida
Takeshi Yanagida University of Tokyo
Eduardo A. Groisman
Eduardo A. Groisman Yale University
Yoshiaki Kawamura
Yoshiaki Kawamura Aichi Gakuin University
Shigetada Kawabata
Shigetada Kawabata Osaka University
Yasushi Yagi
Yasushi Yagi Osaka University
Yoshinobu Baba
Yoshinobu Baba Nagoya University
Victor Nizet
Victor Nizet University of California, San Diego

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