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Makoto Kiso

Makoto Kiso

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
24015
World Ranking
4060
National Ranking
265

Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
21649
World Ranking
4414
National Ranking
248

Makoto Kiso 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 Makoto Kiso sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 651 publications — 98th percentile

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

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

Makoto Kiso 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 Makoto Kiso sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Makoto Kiso is affiliated with Gifu University in Japan and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Surgery.

The scientist's work is concentrated on several main topics, such as Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Immune Response and Inflammation, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors.

Makoto Kiso's recent published papers cover diverse areas of molecular biology and chemistry. Selected publications include:

  • Homeostatic and pathogenic roles of GM 3 ganglioside molecular species in TLR 4 signaling in obesity, 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • Establishment and characterization of mouse lines useful for endogenous protein degradation via an improved auxin-inducible degron system (AID2), 2024, Development Growth & Differentiation
  • Genetic and structural analysis of the in vivo functional redundancy between murine NANOS2 and NANOS3, 2020, Development
  • Systematic strategy utilizing 1,5-lactamization for the synthesis of the trisialylated galactose unit of c-series gangliosides, 2020, Tetrahedron Letters
  • TM2D3, a mammalian homologue of Drosophila neurogenic gene product Almondex, regulates surface presentation of Notch receptors, 2023, Scientific Reports

Frequently publishing in venues such as Scientific Reports, The EMBO Journal, Development Growth & Differentiation, Development, and Tetrahedron Letters, their body of work contributes consistently across multidisciplinary journals.

Makoto Kiso collaborates notably with several researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yumiko Saga
  • Hiromune Ando
  • Hideharu Ishida
  • Rieko Ajima
  • Danelle Wright

Best Publications

  • The three members of the selectin receptor family recognize a common carbohydrate epitope, the sialyl Lewis(x) oligosaccharide.

    C Foxall;Watson;D Dowbenko;C Fennie

  • Haemagglutinin mutations responsible for the binding of H5N1 influenza A viruses to human-type receptors

    Shinya Yamada;Yasuo Suzuki;Takashi Suzuki;Mai Q. Le

  • Sialic Acid Species as a Determinant of the Host Range of Influenza A Viruses

    Yasuo Suzuki;Toshihiro Ito;Takashi Suzuki;Robert E. Holland

  • Conserved Role of nanos Proteins in Germ Cell Development

    Masayuki Tsuda;Yumiko Sasaoka;Makoto Kiso;Kuniya Abe

  • Microdroplet-based PCR enrichment for large-scale targeted sequencing

    Ryan Tewhey;Ryan Tewhey;Jason B Warner;Masakazu Nakano;Masakazu Nakano;Brian Libby

  • Receptor-binding specificity of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus determined by carbohydrate microarray

    Robert A Childs;Angelina S Palma;Steve Wharton;Tatyana Matrosovich

  • Gangliosides are neuronal ligands for myelin-associated glycoprotein.

    Lynda J.S. Yang;Cynthia B. Zeller;Nancy L. Shaper;Makoto Kiso

  • IDENTIFICATION OF A MAJOR CARBOHYDRATE CAPPING GROUP OF THE L-SELECTIN LIGAND ON HIGH ENDOTHELIAL VENULES IN HUMAN LYMPH NODES AS 6-SULFO SIALYL LEWIS X

    Chikako Mitsuoka;Mikiko Sawada-Kasugai;Keiko Ando-Furui;Mineko Izawa

  • Structure—function studies on selectin carbohydrate ligands. Modifications to fucose, sialic acid and sulphate as a sialic acid replacement

    Brian K. Brandley;Makoto Kiso;Saeed Abbas;Pandarung Nikrad

  • Altered Receptor Specificity and Cell Tropism of D222G Hemagglutinin Mutants Isolated from Fatal Cases of Pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 Influenza Virus

    Yan Liu;Robert A. Childs;Tatyana Matrosovich;Stephen Wharton

  • High affinity binding of the leucocyte adhesion molecule L-selectin to 3′-sulphated-Lea and -Lex oligosaccharides and the predominance of sulphate in this interaction demonstrated by binding studies with a series of lipid-linked oligosaccharides

    Green Pj;Tamatani T;Watanabe T;Watanabe T;Miyasaka M

  • Molecular Cloning of a Novel α2,3-Sialyltransferase (ST3Gal VI) That Sialylates Type II Lactosamine Structures on Glycoproteins and Glycolipids

    Tetsuya Okajima;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Hiroshi Miyazaki;Hideharu Ishida

  • Sialic acid specificity of myelin-associated glycoprotein binding.

    Brian E. Collins;Lynda J.-S. Yang;Gitali Mukhopadhyay;Marie T. Filbin

  • Communication: Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 25: Reactivity of Glycosyl Promoters in α-Glycosylation of N-Acetyl-Neuraminic Acid with the Primary and Secondary Hydroxyl Groups in the Suitably Protected Galactose and Lactose Derivatives

    Akira Hasegawa;Takao Nagahama;Hitoshi Ohki;Kenji Hotta

  • Loss of disialyl Lewis(a), the ligand for lymphocyte inhibitory receptor sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin-7 (Siglec-7) associated with increased sialyl Lewis(a) expression on human colon cancers.

    Keiko Miyazaki;Katsuyuki Ohmori;Mineko Izawa;Tetsufumi Koike

  • Di-tert-butylsilylene (DTBS) group-directed α-selective galactosylation unaffected by C-2 participating functionalities

    Akihiro Imamura;Hiromune Ando;Satomi Korogi;Genzoh Tanabe

  • Total synthesis of sialyl Lewis X.

    Akihiko Kameyama;Hideharu Ishida;Makoto Kiso;Akira Hasegawa

  • The Crystal Structure of Tetanus Toxin Hc Fragment Complexed with a Synthetic GT1b Analogue Suggests Cross-linking between Ganglioside Receptors and the Toxin

    Constantina Fotinou;Paul Emsley;Isobel Black;Hiromune Ando

  • Binding Specificities of the Sialoadhesin Family of I-type Lectins SIALIC ACID LINKAGE AND SUBSTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR BINDING OF MYELIN-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN, SCHWANN CELL MYELIN PROTEIN, AND SIALOADHESIN

    Brian E. Collins;Makoto Kiso;Akira Hasegawa;Michael B. Tropak

  • Characterization of High-Affinity Binding between Gangliosides and Amyloid β-Protein

    Toshio Ariga;Kiyoaki Kobayashi;Akira Hasegawa;Makoto Kiso

  • Sulfated blood group Lewis(a). A superior oligosaccharide ligand for human E-selectin.

    C T Yuen;K Bezouska;J O'Brien;M Stoll

  • Sphingolipids are essential for the growth of Chinese hamster ovary cells. Restoration of the growth of a mutant defective in sphingoid base biosynthesis by exogenous sphingolipids.

    K Hanada;M Nishijima;M Kiso;A Hasegawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideharu Ishida
Hideharu Ishida Gifu University
Akira Hasegawa
Akira Hasegawa Gifu University
Ichiro Azuma
Ichiro Azuma Hokkaido University
Yasuo Suzuki
Yasuo Suzuki Chubu University
Reiji Kannagi
Reiji Kannagi Academia Sinica
Takashi Suzuki
Takashi Suzuki University of Shizuoka
Ikuo Saiki
Ikuo Saiki University of Toyama
Koichi Furukawa
Koichi Furukawa Chubu University
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Ten Feizi
Ten Feizi Imperial College London

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