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Masahiro Sugiura

Masahiro Sugiura

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
80
Citations
33154
World Ranking
1558
National Ranking
55

Masahiro Sugiura publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 348 publications — 83rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Masahiro Sugiura D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masahiro Sugiura is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. With a research focus that intersects molecular biology and biochemistry, Sugiura's works predominantly explore epigenetics, amino acid metabolism, and cancer research, particularly prostate and bladder cancers.

Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, biochemistry, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and surgery. The primary topics addressed in Sugiura's publications include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Sugiura are:

  • Expression of L-type amino acid transporter 1 as a molecular target for prognostic and therapeutic indicators in bladder carcinoma (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Epigenetic modifications in prostate cancer (2020, International Journal of Urology)
  • Identification of AR-V7 downstream genes commonly targeted by AR/AR-V7 and specifically targeted by AR-V7 in castration resistant prostate cancer (2020, Translational Oncology)
  • Functional analysis of LAT3 in prostate cancer: Its downstream target and relationship with androgen receptor (2021, Cancer Science)
  • PBRM1-deficient PBAF complexes target aberrant genomic loci to activate the NF-κB pathway in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (2023, Nature Cell Biology)

Frequently publishing in journals such as Scientific Reports and International Journal of Urology, Sugiura's work is also found in Nature Cell Biology, Translational Oncology, and Cancer Science. This reflects a focus on both general and specialized medical research areas relevant to cancer biology and therapeutic targets.

Their collaborative efforts include frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Shinichi Sakamoto, Tomohiko Ichikawa, Yusuke Imamura, Atsushi Kaneda, and Maihulan Maimaiti. These partnerships highlight ongoing research networks within Japan and extend across multiple disciplines connected to molecular and cancer biology.

Best Publications

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • Sequence analysis of the genome of the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803. II. Sequence determination of the entire genome and assignment of potential protein-coding regions.

    Takakazu Kaneko;Shusei Sato;Hirokazu Kotani;Ayako Tanaka

  • The complete nucleotide sequence of the tobacco chloroplast genome: its gene organization and expression.

    K. Shinozaki;M. Ohme;M. Tanaka;T. Wakasugi

  • The complete sequence of the rice (Oryza sativa) chloroplast genome: Intermolecular recombination between distinct tRNA genes accounts for a major plastid DNA inversion during the evolution of the cereals

    Junzou Hiratsuka;Hiroaki Shimada;Robert Whittier;Takashi Ishibashi

  • The chloroplast genome.

    Sugiura M

  • Loss of all ndh genes as determined by sequencing the entire chloroplast genome of the black pine Pinus thunbergii

    Tatsuya Wakasugi;Junko Tsudzuki;Shiho Ito;Keiko Nakashima

  • Sequence Analysis of the Genome of the Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechocystis Sp. Strain PCC6803. I. Sequence Features in the 1 Mb Region From Map Positions 64% to 92% of the Genome

    Takakazu Kaneko;Ayako Tanaka;Shusei Sato;Hirokazu Kotani

  • The complete nucleotide sequence and multipartite organization of the tobacco mitochondrial genome: comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes in higher plants.

    Y. Sugiyama;Y. Watase;M. Nagase;N. Makita

  • Fine structural features of the chloroplast genome: comparison of the sequenced chloroplast genomes

    H Shimada;M Sugiura

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of the chloroplast genome from the green alga Chlorella vulgaris: The existence of genes possibly involved in chloroplast division

    Tatsuya Wakasugi;Toshiyuki Nagai;Meenu Kapoor;Mamoru Sugita

  • Regulation of gene expression in chloroplasts of higher plants

    Mamoru Sugita;Masahiro Sugiura

  • Clone bank of the tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) chloroplast genome as a set of overlapping restriction endonuclease fragments: Mapping of eleven ribosomal protein genes

    Masahiro Sugiura;Kazuo Shinozaki;Norihiro Zaita;Mie Kusuda

  • The nucleotide sequence of the tobacco chloroplast gene for the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase.

    Kazuo Shinozaki;Masahiro Sugiura

  • EVOLUTION AND MECHANISM OF TRANSLATION IN CHLOROPLASTS

    Masahiro Sugiura;Tetsuro Hirose;Mamoru Sugita

  • The chloroplast chromosomes in land plants.

    Masahiro Sugiura

  • Comparative analysis of RNA editing sites in higher plant chloroplasts.

    Takahiko Tsudzuki;Tatsuya Wakasugi;Masahiro Sugiura

  • The complete nucleotide sequence of a 16S ribosomal RNA gene from a blue-green alga, Anacystis nidulans

    Noboru Tomioka;Masahiro Sugiura

  • Involvement of a site-specific trans-acting factor and a common RNA-binding protein in the editing of chloroplast mRNAs: development of a chloroplast in vitro RNA editing system.

    Tetsuro Hirose;Masahiro Sugiura;Masahiro Sugiura

  • Cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors for accurate translation of chloroplast psbA mRNAs: development of an in vitro translation system from tobacco chloroplasts.

    T Hirose;M Sugiura

  • The complete nucleotide sequence of a rice 17S rRNA gene

    Furnio Takaiwa;Kiyoharu Oono;Masahiro Sugiura

Frequent Co-Authors

Mamoru Sugita
Mamoru Sugita Nagoya University
Tetsuro Hirose
Tetsuro Hirose Osaka University
Takakazu Kaneko
Takakazu Kaneko Kyoto Sangyo University
Yuqing Li
Yuqing Li University of Florida
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Hirofumi Uchimiya
Hirofumi Uchimiya Saitama University
Ian Small
Ian Small University of Western Australia
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki University of Tokyo

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