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Masahiro Shirakawa

Masahiro Shirakawa

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13649
World Ranking
10255
National Ranking
688

Masahiro Shirakawa 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 Masahiro Shirakawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 328 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masahiro Shirakawa 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 Masahiro Shirakawa 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: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masahiro Shirakawa is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has published research spanning biochemistry, molecular biology, and materials science. Their work includes contributions to both fundamental molecular studies and applied materials research.

Their recent publications demonstrate a range of interests, with focus areas including diamond and carbon-based materials and molecular biological systems. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Effects of Weak Nonspecific Interactions with ATP on Proteins" (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Overcoming humidity-induced swelling of graphene oxide-based hydrogen membranes using charge-compensating nanodiamonds" (2021, Nature Energy)
  • "Tracking the 3D Rotational Dynamics in Nanoscopic Biological Systems" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Nanodiamond mediated interfacial polymerization for high performance nanofiltration membrane" (2020, Journal of Membrane Science)
  • "Multiple-State Monitoring of SOD1 Amyloid Formation at Single-Residue Resolution by Rheo-NMR Spectroscopy" (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Shirakawa's collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Erik Walinda, Ryuji Igarashi, Daichi Morimoto, Kenji Sugase, and Daiki Terada. These collaborators have contributed extensively over multiple publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Publication venues where Shirakawa has appeared multiple times include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • physica status solidi (a)
  • Nanoscale Advances
  • Nature Energy
  • Journal of Membrane Science

Their research fields cover:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Materials Science

Within these broad fields, their subfields of study are:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Geophysics

The main topics addressed in Shirakawa's work include:

  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Best Publications

  • Recognition of hemi-methylated DNA by the SRA protein UHRF1 by a base-flipping mechanism.

    Kyohei Arita;Mariko Ariyoshi;Hidehito Tochio;Yusuke Nakamura

  • High-resolution multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy of proteins in human cells

    Kohsuke Inomata;Ayako Ohno;Hidehito Tochio;Shin Isogai

  • Protein structure determination in living cells by in-cell NMR spectroscopy

    Daisuke Sakakibara;Atsuko Sasaki;Teppei Ikeya;Teppei Ikeya;Junpei Hamatsu

  • Structural basis for recognition of H3K4 methylation status by the DNA methyltransferase 3A ATRX–DNMT3–DNMT3L domain

    Junji Otani;Toshiyuki Nankumo;Kyohei Arita;Susumu Inamoto

  • Solution structure of the methyl-CpG binding domain of human MBD1 in complex with methylated DNA.

    Izuru Ohki;Izuru Ohki;Nobuya Shimotake;Naoyuki Fujita;Jun Goo Jee

  • Crystal structure of human RhoA in a dominantly active form complexed with a GTP analogue.

    Kentaro Ihara;Sachiko Muraguchi;Masato Kato;Toshiyuki Shimizu

  • Paramagnetic relaxation-based 19f MRI probe to detect protease activity.

    Shin Mizukami;Rika Takikawa;Fuminori Sugihara;Yuichiro Hori

  • Crystal structure of thymine DNA glycosylase conjugated to SUMO-1

    Daichi Baba;Nobuo Maita;Jun Goo Jee;Yasuhiro Uchimura

  • Structural basis for the multiple interactions of the MyD88 TIR domain in TLR4 signaling

    Hidenori Ohnishi;Hidehito Tochio;Zenichiro Kato;Kenji E. Orii

  • Structural basis for distinct roles of Lys63- and Lys48-linked polyubiquitin chains.

    Takeshi Tenno;Kenichiro Fujiwara;Hidehito Tochio;Kazuhiro Iwai

  • Conformation of a peptide ligand bound to its G-protein coupled receptor.

    Hiroshi Inooka;Tetsuya Ohtaki;Osamu Kitahara;Takahisa Ikegami

  • Solution Structure of the Activator Contact Domain of the RNA Polymerase α Subunit

    Young Ho Jeon;Tomofumi Negishi;Masahiro Shirakawa;Toshio Yamazaki

  • Self-assembling nanoprobes that display off/on 19F nuclear magnetic resonance signals for protein detection and imaging.

    Yousuke Takaoka;Takashi Sakamoto;Shinya Tsukiji;Michiko Narazaki

  • Recognition of modification status on a histone H3 tail by linked histone reader modules of the epigenetic regulator UHRF1

    Kyohei Arita;Shin Isogai;Takashi Oda;Motoko Unoki

  • Real-Time Background-Free Selective Imaging of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds in Vivo

    Ryuji Igarashi;Yohsuke Yoshinari;Yohsuke Yoshinari;Hiroaki Yokota;Takuma Sugi;Takuma Sugi;Takuma Sugi

  • The XPA protein is a zinc metalloprotein with an ability to recognize various kinds of DNA damage

    Hiroshi Asahina;Isao Kuraoka;Masahiro Shirakawa;Eugene H. Morita

  • Solution structure of the DNA- and RPA-binding domain of the human repair factor XPA

    Takahisa Ikegami;Isao Kuraoka;Masafumi Saijo;Naohiko Kodo

  • Mechanism of Transcriptional Regulation by Methyl-CpG Binding Protein MBD1

    Naoyuki Fujita;Nobuya Shimotake;Izuru Ohki;Tsutomu Chiba

  • Dual‐Function Probe to Detect Protease Activity for Fluorescence Measurement and 19F MRI

    Shin Mizukami;Rika Takikawa;Fuminori Sugihara;Masahiro Shirakawa

  • The structure and binding mode of interleukin-18

    Zenichiro Kato;JunGoo Jee;Hiroaki Shikano;Masaki Mishima

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshimasa Kyogoku
Yoshimasa Kyogoku Osaka University
Takeshi Kimura
Takeshi Kimura Kyoto University
Yusaku Nakabeppu
Yusaku Nakabeppu Kyushu University
Peter Güntert
Peter Güntert ETH Zurich
Kazuhiro Iwai
Kazuhiro Iwai Kyoto University
Kaoru Sugasawa
Kaoru Sugasawa Kobe University
Kazuya Kikuchi
Kazuya Kikuchi Osaka University
Shoji Tajima
Shoji Tajima Osaka University
Naomi Kondo
Naomi Kondo Gifu University
Fumio Hanaoka
Fumio Hanaoka National Institute of Genetics

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