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Masaaki Muramatsu 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 Masaaki Muramatsu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 224 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masaaki Muramatsu 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 Masaaki Muramatsu 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: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Masaaki Muramatsu is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan, focusing on research within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans subfields including Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cancer Research, and Neurology.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Extracellular vesicles in disease, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism.

Muramatsu has contributed to several scientific journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Molecular and Clinical Oncology
  • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
  • BMC Cancer
  • European Journal of Cancer Prevention
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Recent papers authored by or co-authored with Muramatsu include:

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms in tinnitus patients exhibiting severe distress, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Trimester-specific associations between extracellular vesicle microRNAs and fetal growth, 2021, The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
  • Association of CYP2A6 gene deletion with cancers in Japanese elderly: an autopsy study, 2020, BMC Cancer
  • D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) rare genetic missense variant p.Pro103Leu and gastric cancer, 2021, Molecular and Clinical Oncology
  • Rare germline variants in pancreatic cancer and multiple primary cancers: an autopsy study, 2023, European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Muramatsu has collaborated frequently with several researchers in their field. The most common co-authors include:

  • Tomio Arai
  • Noriko Sato
  • Motoji Sawabe
  • Masashi Tanaka
  • Hidetaka Eguchi

Best Publications

  • HLA-B locus in Japanese patients with anti-epileptics and allopurinol-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

    Nahoko Kaniwa;Yoshiro Saito;Michiko Aihara;Kayoko Matsunaga

  • HLA-B*1511 is a risk factor for carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Japanese patients.

    Nahoko Kaniwa;Yoshiro Saito;Michiko Aihara;Kayoko Matsunaga

  • Metabolic syndrome and robustness tradeoffs.

    Hiroaki Kitano;Kanae Oda;Tomomi Kimura;Yukiko Matsuoka

  • Hypocalcemia increases and hypercalcemia decreases the steady-state level of parathyroid hormone messenger RNA in the rat.

    M Yamamoto;T Igarashi;M Muramatsu;M Fukagawa

  • Structural and functional analysis of an enhancer GPEI having a phorbol 12-O-tetradecanoate 13-acetate responsive element-like sequence found in the rat glutathione transferase P gene.

    A Okuda;M Imagawa;Y Maeda;M Sakai;M Sakai

  • A whole-genome association study of major determinants for allopurinol-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Japanese patients

    M Tohkin;N Kaniwa;Y Saito;E Sugiyama

  • Functional regulation of osteoblastic cells by the interaction of activin-A with follistatin.

    M Hashimoto;A Shoda;S Inoue;R Yamada

  • Molecular genetic analysis of the regulatory and catalytic domains of protein kinase C.

    K Kaibuchi;Y Fukumoto;N Oku;Y Takai

  • The Role of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5 in Pathogenesis of Sporadic Parkinson's Disease

    Shigeki Arawaka;Manabu Wada;Saori Goto;Hiroki Karube

  • Interaction of the Unc-51-like kinase and microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 related proteins in the brain: possible role of vesicular transport in axonal elongation.

    Noriko Okazaki;Jin Yan;Shigeki Yuasa;Takashi Ueno

  • Identification of mouse ULK1, a novel protein kinase structurally related to C. elegans UNC-51.

    Jin Yan;Hidehito Kuroyanagi;Asato Kuroiwa;Yo Ichi Matsuda

  • HLA Class I markers in Japanese patients with carbamazepine‐induced cutaneous adverse reactions

    Hiroko Ikeda;Yukitoshi Takahashi;Etsuko Yamazaki;Tateki Fujiwara

  • Transcriptional activator Tax of HTLV-1 binds to the NF-kappa B precursor p105.

    H Hirai;J Fujisawa;T Suzuki;K Ueda

  • A CaMK cascade activates CRE-mediated transcription in neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Yoshishige Kimura;Ethan E. Corcoran;Koh Eto;Keiko Gengyo-Ando

  • A single nucleotide polymorphism in the carboxylesterase gene is associated with the responsiveness to imidapril medication and the promoter activity.

    Eiichi Geshi;Tomomi Kimura;Mika Yoshimura;Hiroshi Suzuki

  • Differential regulation of immediate early gene expression in preadipocyte cells through multiple signaling pathways.

    Hiroyuki Inuzuka;Rika Nanbu-Wakao;Yasuhiko Masuho;Masa Aki Muramatsu

  • Functional cooperativity between two TPA responsive elements in undifferentiated F9 embryonic stem cells.

    A Okuda;M Imagawa;M Sakai;M Muramatsu

  • Human ULK1, a novel serine/threonine kinase related to UNC-51 kinase of Caenorhabditis elegans: cDNA cloning, expression, and chromosomal assignment.

    Hidehito Kuroyanagi;Jin Yan;Naohiko Seki;Yasuko Yamanouchi

  • Stimulation of 3T3-L1 adipogenesis by signal transducer and activator of transcription 5.

    Rika Nanbu-Wakao;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Itaru Matsumura;Yasuhiko Masuho

  • Mouse ULK2, a novel member of the UNC-51-like protein kinases: unique features of functional domains.

    Jin Yan;Hidehito Kuroyanagi;Takuya Tomemori;Noriko Okazaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Masashi Tanaka
Masashi Tanaka Juntendo University
Noriko Sato
Noriko Sato Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Naohiko Seki
Naohiko Seki Chiba University
Yoshiji Yamada
Yoshiji Yamada Mie University
Hiroshi Tokumitsu
Hiroshi Tokumitsu Okayama University
Ken-ichi Arai
Ken-ichi Arai University of Tokyo
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo
Takuji Shirasawa
Takuji Shirasawa Shirasawa Anti-Aging Medical Institute
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki University of Tokyo
Shigeru Kinoshita
Shigeru Kinoshita Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

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