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Kuniya Abe

Kuniya Abe

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 53 3704 3496 164 155 168 15320

Kuniya Abe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kuniya Abe between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kuniya Abe published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2018. 7 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2018. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1981 2025

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kuniya Abe: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 4
1993 0
1994 4
1995 1
1996 4
1997 6
1998 6
1999 4
2000 3
2001 3
2002 2
2003 8
2004 8
2005 5
2006 5
2007 6
2008 4
2009 8
2010 7
2011 5
2012 3
2013 7
2014 9
2015 6
2016 5
2017 7
2018 10
2019 8
2020 6
2021 6
2022 9
2023 9
2024 5
2025 2
Total 191
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Kuniya Abe publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kuniya Abe sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 165–174 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 168 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170 168
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Kuniya Abe D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52–53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143 53
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Kuniya Abe is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Engineering. Their research spans molecular biology, biomedical engineering, biophysics, genetics, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis

Among Kuniya Abe's recent publications are:

  • "Human iPS cell-derived cartilaginous tissue spatially and functionally replaces nucleus pulposus," 2022, Biomaterials
  • "House mouse Mus musculus dispersal in East Eurasia inferred from 98 newly determined complete mitochondrial genome sequences," 2020, Heredity
  • "Epigenetic effects of insecticides on early differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells," 2021, Toxicology in Vitro
  • "Human induced pluripotent stem cell formation and morphology prediction during reprogramming with time-lapse bright-field microscopy images using deep learning methods," 2022, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
  • "Single-molecule tracking of Nanog and Oct4 in living mouse embryonic stem cells uncovers a feedback mechanism of pluripotency maintenance," 2023, The EMBO Journal

Frequent coauthors of Kuniya Abe include:

  • Hideo Yokota
  • Slo-Li Chu
  • Ming-Dar Tsai
  • Tomonobu M. Watanabe
  • Kazuhiro Sudo

Their research has appeared in various publication venues, with multiple papers in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Biomaterials

Best Publications

  • Control of developmental regulators by Polycomb in human embryonic stem cells.

    Tong Ihn Lee;Richard G. Jenner;Laurie A. Boyer;Matthew G. Guenther

  • Nuclear reprogramming of somatic cells by in vitro hybridization with ES cells

    Masako Tada;Yousuke Takahama;Yousuke Takahama;Kuniya Abe;Norio Nakatsuji

  • Conserved Role of nanos Proteins in Germ Cell Development

    Masayuki Tsuda;Yumiko Sasaoka;Makoto Kiso;Kuniya Abe

  • Germline-specific expression of the Oct-4/green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgene in mice.

    Tomomi Yoshimizu;Noriyuki Sugiyama;Mario De Felice;Mario De Felice;Young Ii Yeom;Young Ii Yeom

  • Genetic differences among C57BL/6 substrains.

    Kazuyuki Mekada;Kuniya Abe;Ayumi Murakami;Satoe Nakamura

  • The mitochondrial bottleneck occurs without reduction of mtDNA content in female mouse germ cells

    Liqin Cao;Hiroshi Shitara;Takuro Horii;Yasumitsu Nagao

  • Impaired colonization of the gonads by primordial germ cells in mice lacking a chemokine, stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)

    Toshiaki Ara;Yuri Nakamura;Takeshi Egawa;Tatsuki Sugiyama

  • Island cells control temporal association memory

    Takashi Kitamura;Michele Pignatelli;Junghyup Suh;Keigo Kohara

  • Neurogenin3 delineates the earliest stages of spermatogenesis in the mouse testis.

    Shosei Yoshida;Ayumi Takakura;Kazuyuki Ohbo;Kuniya Abe

  • Chronic active hepatitis in transgenic mice expressing interferon-γ in the liver

    Tetsushi Toyonaga;Okio Hino;Satoshi Sugai;Shoji Wakasugi

  • Quantitative Chemical Composition of Cortical GABAergic Neurons Revealed in Transgenic Venus-Expressing Rats

    Masakazu Uematsu;Yasuharu Hirai;Fuyuki Karube;Satoe Ebihara

  • A novel transgenic technique that allows specific marking of the neural crest cell lineage in mice.

    Yasutaka Yamauchi;Kuniya Abe;Akio Mantani;Yasuyuki Hitoshi

  • X chromosome reactivation initiates in nascent primordial germ cells in mice.

    Michihiko Sugimoto;Kuniya Abe

  • Impeding Xist Expression from the Active X Chromosome Improves Mouse Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

    Kimiko Inoue;Takashi Kohda;Michihiko Sugimoto;Takashi Sado

  • Identification and characterization of stem cells in prepubertal spermatogenesis in mice

    Kazuyuki Ohbo;Shosei Yoshida;Shosei Yoshida;Masako Ohmura;Osamu Ohneda

  • Epigenetic regulation of mouse sex determination by the histone demethylase Jmjd1a.

    Shunsuke Kuroki;Shogo Matoba;Mika Akiyoshi;Yasuko Matsumura

  • The paternal methylation imprint of the mouse H19 locus is acquired in the gonocyte stage during foetal testis development.

    Takayuki Ueda;Kuniya Abe;Asuka Miura;Misako Yuzuriha

  • Locus coeruleus input to hippocampal CA3 drives single-trial learning of a novel context

    Akiko Wagatsuma;Teruhiro Okuyama;Chen Sun;Lillian M Smith

  • Disclosing hidden transcripts: Mouse natural sense–antisense transcripts tend to be poly(A) negative and nuclear localized

    Hidenori Kiyosawa;Nathan Mise;Shigeru Iwase;Yoshihide Hayashizaki

  • Genetic variation of melatonin productivity in laboratory mice under domestication.

    Takaoki Kasahara;Kuniya Abe;Kazuyuki Mekada;Atsushi Yoshiki

Frequent Co-Authors

Atsuo Ogura
Atsuo Ogura University of Tsukuba
Ken Ichi Yamamura
Ken Ichi Yamamura Kumamoto University
Narumi Ogonuki
Narumi Ogonuki National Institutes of Health
Fumitoshi Ishino
Fumitoshi Ishino Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kimi Araki
Kimi Araki Kumamoto University
Misao Suzuki
Misao Suzuki Kumamoto University
Kimiko Inoue
Kimiko Inoue University of Tsukuba
Kazuo Moriwaki
Kazuo Moriwaki National Institute of Genetics
Yasuhisa Matsui
Yasuhisa Matsui Tohoku University
Hiroyuki Sasaki
Hiroyuki Sasaki Kyushu University

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