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D-Index
65
Citations
24549
World Ranking
2463
National Ranking
997

Makoto Kuroda publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 332 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Makoto Kuroda D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Makoto Kuroda is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study for Makoto Kuroda include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Kuroda's subfields of study represent specific domains within these areas and consist of:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Medicine

Their research focuses on several key topics, which include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Makoto Kuroda has coauthored multiple publications with frequent collaborators such as:

  • Tsuyoshi Sekizuka
  • Yoshihiro Kawaoka
  • Peter Halfmann
  • Kentaro Itokawa
  • Tadaki Suzuki

The primary publication venues where Kuroda's work appears regularly include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Antibiotics
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Nature Communications

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Makoto Kuroda include:

  • Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • SARS-CoV-2 D614G variant exhibits efficient replication ex vivo and transmission in vivo, 2020, Science
  • Characterization and antiviral susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2, 2022, Nature
  • Disentangling primer interactions improves SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing by multiplex tiling PCR, 2020, PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Makoto Kuroda;Toshiko Ohta;Ikuo Uchiyama;Tadashi Baba

  • Genome and virulence determinants of high virulence community-acquired MRSA.

    Tadashi Baba;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Makoto Kuroda;Harumi Yuzawa

  • Genetic Analysis of Human Norovirus Strains in Japan in 2016-2017.

    Koo Nagasawa;Yuki Matsushima;Takumi Motoya;Fuminori Mizukoshi

  • Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells

    Shutoku Matsuyama;Naganori Nao;Kazuya Shirato;Miyuki Kawase

  • The emergence and evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    Keiichi Hiramatsu;Longzhu Cui;Makoto Kuroda;Teruyo Ito

  • Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development.

    Masaki Imai;Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto;Masato Hatta;Samantha Loeber

  • SARS-CoV-2 D614G variant exhibits efficient replication ex vivo and transmission in vivo

    Yixuan J. Hou;Shiho Chiba;Peter Halfmann;Camille Ehre

  • Two-component system VraSR positively modulates the regulation of cell-wall biosynthesis pathway in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Makoto Kuroda;Hiroko Kuroda;Taku Oshima;Fumihiko Takeuchi

  • Critical knowledge gaps and research needs related to the environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistance.

    D. G.Joakim Larsson;Antoine Andremont;Johan Bengtsson-Palme;Kristian Koefoed Brandt

  • Distinguishable epidemics of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 in different hosts

    A. E. Mather;S. W. J. Reid;D. J. Maskell;J. Parkhill

  • Whole-Genome Sequencing of Staphylococcus haemolyticus Uncovers the Extreme Plasticity of Its Genome and the Evolution of Human-Colonizing Staphylococcal Species

    Fumihiko Takeuchi;Shinya Watanabe;Tadashi Baba;Harumi Yuzawa

  • Outbreak of Henipavirus Infection, Philippines, 2014

    Paola Katrina G. Ching;Vikki Carr de los Reyes;Maria Nemia Sucaldito;Enrique Tayag

  • Whole genome sequence of Staphylococcus saprophyticus reveals the pathogenesis of uncomplicated urinary tract infection

    Makoto Kuroda;Atsushi Yamashita;Hideki Hirakawa;Miyuki Kumano

  • Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance

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  • The Genome Landscape of the African Green Monkey Kidney-Derived Vero Cell Line

    Naoki Osada;Arihiro Kohara;Toshiyuki Yamaji;Noriko Hirayama

  • Identification of the up- and down-regulated genes in vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains Mu3 and Mu50 by cDNA differential hybridization method.

    Makoto Kuroda;Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai;Keiichi Hiramatsu

  • Identification of Kudoa septempunctata as the Causative Agent of Novel Food Poisoning Outbreaks in Japan by Consumption of Paralichthys olivaceus in Raw Fish

    Takao Kawai;Tsuyoshi Sekizuka;Yuichiro Yahata;Makoto Kuroda

  • Disentangling primer interactions improves SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing by multiplex tiling PCR.

    Kentaro Itokawa;Tsuyoshi Sekizuka;Masanori Hashino;Rina Tanaka

  • Regulation of insulin-stimulated glucose transport in the isolated rat adipocyte. cAMP-independent effects of lipolytic and antilipolytic agents.

    M Kuroda;R C Honnor;S W Cushman;C Londos

  • The Host Protease TMPRSS2 Plays a Major Role in In Vivo Replication of Emerging H7N9 and Seasonal Influenza Viruses

    Kouji Sakai;Yasushi Ami;Maino Tahara;Toru Kubota

  • Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant in Travelers from Brazil to Japan.

    Takahisa Fujino;Hidetoshi Nomoto;Satoshi Kutsuna;Mugen Ujiie

Frequent Co-Authors

Hirokazu Kimura
Hirokazu Kimura RMIT University
Akihide Ryo
Akihide Ryo Yokohama City University
Kazunori Oishi
Kazunori Oishi National Institutes of Health
Yoshikazu Tanaka
Yoshikazu Tanaka Tohoku University
Harutaka Katano
Harutaka Katano National Institutes of Health
Ayato Takada
Ayato Takada Hokkaido University
Hideki Hasegawa
Hideki Hasegawa National Institutes of Health
Makoto Ohnishi
Makoto Ohnishi National Institutes of Health
Keiichi Hiramatsu
Keiichi Hiramatsu Juntendo University
Keigo Shibayama
Keigo Shibayama Nagoya University

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