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Masabumi Shibuya

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
120
Citations
55502
World Ranking
634
National Ranking
27

Medicine

D-Index
120
Citations
55471
World Ranking
3737
National Ranking
74

Masabumi Shibuya 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 Masabumi Shibuya sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 401 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masabumi Shibuya 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 Masabumi Shibuya 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: 120 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masabumi Shibuya is affiliated with Jobu University in Japan and works primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Cancer Research, and Computational Theory and Mathematics. Their work is associated with topics such as Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Masabumi Shibuya include:

  • Myc-dependent endothelial proliferation is controlled by phosphotyrosine 1212 in VEGF receptor-2, 2020, EMBO Reports
  • Enhanced Anticancer Activity of 7MeERT over Ertredin: A Comparative Study on Cancer Cell Proliferation and NDUFA12 Binding, 2024, Biomolecules

The scientist has collaborated with a range of frequent co-authors, including Chiara Testini, Ross Smith, Yi Jin, Pernilla Martinsson, and Ying Sun.

Masabumi Shibuya's work has been published mainly in venues such as EMBO Reports and Biomolecules, each hosting at least one of their research articles.

Best Publications

  • Different signal transduction properties of KDR and Flt1, two receptors for vascular endothelial growth factor.

    J Waltenberger;L Claesson-Welsh;A Siegbahn;M Shibuya

  • Nucleotide sequence and expression of a novel human receptor-type tyrosine kinase gene (flt) closely related to the fms family.

    Masabumi Shibuya;Sachiko Yamaguchi;Akira Yamane;Toshio Ikeda

  • Flt-1 lacking the tyrosine kinase domain is sufficient for normal development and angiogenesis in mice

    Sachie Hiratsuka;Osamu Minowa;Junko Kuno;Tetsuo Noda

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Its Receptor (VEGFR) Signaling in Angiogenesis: A Crucial Target for Anti- and Pro-Angiogenic Therapies

    Masabumi Shibuya

  • D-type cyclin-dependent kinase activity in mammalian cells.

    H Matsushime;D E Quelle;S A Shurtleff;M Shibuya

  • Signal transduction by VEGF receptors in regulation of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

    Masabumi Shibuya;Lena Claesson-Welsh

  • The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/VEGF receptor system and its role under physiological and pathological conditions.

    Hiroyuki Takahashi;Masabumi Shibuya

  • MMP9 induction by vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 is involved in lung-specific metastasis.

    Sachie Hiratsuka;Kazuhiro Nakamura;Shinobu Iwai;Masato Murakami

  • A single autophosphorylation site on KDR/Flk‐1 is essential for VEGF‐A‐dependent activation of PLC‐γ and DNA synthesis in vascular endothelial cells

    Tomoko Takahashi;Sachiko Yamaguchi;Kazuhiro Chida;Masabumi Shibuya

  • Role of PlGF in the intra- and intermolecular cross talk between the VEGF receptors Flt1 and Flk1

    Monica Autiero;Johannes Waltenberger;Didier Communi;Andrea Kranz

  • Blocking VEGFR-3 suppresses angiogenic sprouting and vascular network formation

    Tuomas Tammela;Georgia Zarkada;Elisabet Wallgard;Aino Murtomäki

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor system: physiological functions in angiogenesis and pathological roles in various diseases.

    Masabumi Shibuya

  • Differential roles of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 and receptor-2 in angiogenesis.

    Masabumi Shibuya

  • Corneal avascularity is due to soluble VEGF receptor-1

    Balamurali K. Ambati;Miho Nozaki;Nirbhai Singh;Atsunobu Takeda

  • VEGF activates protein kinase C-dependent, but Ras-independent Raf-MEK-MAP kinase pathway for DNA synthesis in primary endothelial cells

    Tomoko Takahashi;Hikaru Ueno;Masabumi Shibuya

  • The S100A8–serum amyloid A3–TLR4 paracrine cascade establishes a pre-metastatic phase

    Sachie Hiratsuka;Akira Watanabe;Yoshiko Sakurai;Sachiko Akashi-Takamura

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) binds to VEGF receptor-1 and regulates plasminogen activator activity in endothelial cells.

    Birgitta Olofsson;Eija Korpelainen;Michael S. Pepper;Stefano J. Mandriota

  • Flt-1, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1, is a novel cell surface marker for the lineage of monocyte-macrophages in humans

    Asako Sawano;Shinobu Iwai;Yoshiko Sakurai;Mikito Ito

  • Structure and Function of VEGF/VEGF-receptor System Involved in Angiogenesis

    Masabumi Shibuya

  • A unique signal transduction from FLT tyrosine kinase, a receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor VEGF.

    L Seetharam;N Gotoh;Y Maru;G Neufeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenya Shitara
Kenya Shitara Kyowa Kirin (Japan)
Hideaki Tahara
Hideaki Tahara University of Tokyo
Yoshito Kaziro
Yoshito Kaziro Kyoto University
Norio Nakatsuji
Norio Nakatsuji Kyoto University
Tatsutoshi Nakahata
Tatsutoshi Nakahata Kyoto University
Toshio Heike
Toshio Heike Kyoto University
Hirofumi Suemori
Hirofumi Suemori Kyoto University
Nobuo Hanai
Nobuo Hanai Kyowa Kirin (Japan)
Arinobu Tojo
Arinobu Tojo University of Tokyo
Yasuhito Yuasa
Yasuhito Yuasa Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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