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Masakazu Hatanaka

Masakazu Hatanaka

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
66
Citations
13587
World Ranking
1629
National Ranking
137

Masakazu Hatanaka publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masakazu Hatanaka sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 239 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Masakazu Hatanaka D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Masakazu Hatanaka is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan. Their academic presence is notably connected to this institution, which is recognized for its contributions to various scientific fields.

While detailed information regarding their recent papers, including titles and publication venues, is not available, their research profile is characterized by a connection to Kyoto University's academic environment.

There are no listed frequent co-authors associated with Masakazu Hatanaka, suggesting either a solo research approach or collaboration details that are not publicly documented in the source data provided.

Similarly, specific publication venues where Hatanaka regularly publishes have not been identified, which limits insights into the particular academic journals or conferences linked to their work.

No records of book publications under Masakazu Hatanaka's name are available, so their scholarly output appears confined to journal or conference publications if any are documented elsewhere.

Information regarding primary fields of study, subfields, and main topics of research work is not documented in the available data. Therefore, it is not possible to outline the thematic focus or specialization areas that define Hatanaka's scientific contributions.

There are no awards or distinctions recorded for Masakazu Hatanaka in the source data. The absence of this information may reflect either a lack of such recognitions or their omission from the presented records.

Best Publications

  • Oncogenic transformation by the tax gene of human T-cell leukemia virus type I in vitro

    Atsushi Tanaka;Chiaki Takahashi;Shoji Yamaoka;Tetsuya Nosaka

  • Induction of inflammatory arthropathy resembling rheumatoid arthritis in mice transgenic for HTLV-I.

    Yoichiro Iwakura;Mariko Tosu;Emi Yoshida;Masafumi Takiguchi

  • Transport of sugars in tumor cell membranes

    Masakazu Hatanaka

  • C-type virus released from cultured human rhabdomyosarcoma cells

    R. M. McALLISTER;M. Nicolson;M. B. Gardner;R. W. Rongey

  • Sequence requirements for nucleolar localization of human T cell leukemia virus type I pX protein, which regulates viral RNA processing

    Haruhiko Siomi;Hisatoshi Shida;Seok Hyun Nam;Tetsuya Nosaka

  • Differential susceptibility to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome retrovirus in cloned cells of human leukemic T-cell line Molt-4.

    R Kikukawa;Y Koyanagi;S Harada;N Kobayashi

  • Gene expression of fibroblast growth factors in human gliomas and meningiomas: demonstration of cellular source of basic fibroblast growth factor mRNA and peptide in tumor tissues.

    Jun A. Takahashi;Hirotaka Mori;Manabu Fukumoto;Koichi Igarashi

  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced phosphorylation of I kappa B alpha is a signal for its degradation but not dissociation from NF-kappa B

    Shigeki Miyamoto;Masatoshi Maki;Mark J. Schmitt;Masakazu Hatanaka

  • Constitutive activation of NF-kappa B is essential for transformation of rat fibroblasts by the human T-cell leukemia virus type I Tax protein.

    S. Yamaoka;H. Inoue;M. Sakurai;T. Sugiyama

  • Crystal structure of calcium bound domain VI of calpain at 1.9 Å resolution and its role in enzyme assembly, regulation, and inhibitor binding

    Guang-da Lin;Debasish Chattopadhyay;Masatoshi Maki;Kevin K. W. Wang

  • Ha-ras oncogenes are activated by somatic alterations in human urinary tract tumours

    Jun Fujita;Osamu Yoshida;Yasuhito Yuasa;Johng S. Rhim

  • Pig heart calpastatin: identification of repetitive domain structures and anomalous behavior in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

    Emiko Takano;Masatoshi Maki;Hirotaka Mori;Masakazu Hatanaka

  • Cytochemical, immunologic, chromosomal, and molecular genetic analysis of a novel cell line derived from Hodgkin's disease

    Hiroshi Kamesaki;Shiroh Fukuhara;Eiji Tatsumi;Haruto Uchino

  • Increased expression of genes for basic fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor type β2 in human benign prostatic hyperplasia

    Hirotaka Mori;Masatoshi Maki;Kenji Oishi;Michael Jaye

  • Effects of a highly basic region of human immunodeficiency virus Tat protein on nucleolar localization.

    H Siomi;H Shida;M Maki;M Hatanaka

  • Correlation of basic fibroblast growth factor expression levels with the degree of malignancy and vascularity in human gliomas.

    Jun A. Takahashi;Manabu Fukumoto;Koichi Igarashi;Yoshifumi Oda

  • Functional similarity of HIV-I rev and HTLV-I rex proteins: Identification of a new nucleolar-targeting signal in rev protein

    Satoshi Kubota;Haruhiko Siomi;Takumi Satoh;Sei ichi Endo

  • Effect of the recombinant vaccinia viruses that express HTLV-I envelope gene on HTLV-I infection.

    H Shida;T Tochikura;T Sato;T Konno

  • Transcriptional regulation of basic fibroblast growth factor gene by p53 in human glioblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Tetsuya Ueba;Tetsuya Nosaka;Jun A. Takahashi;Futoshi Shibata

  • The human T-cell leukemia virus type I Tax protein induces apoptosis which is blocked by the Bcl-2 protein.

    T Yamada;S Yamaoka;T Goto;M Nakai

Frequent Co-Authors

Masatoshi Maki
Masatoshi Maki Nagoya University
Raymond V. Gilden
Raymond V. Gilden National Institutes of Health
Tetsuya Nosaka
Tetsuya Nosaka Mie University
Haruhiko Siomi
Haruhiko Siomi Keio University
Satoshi Kubota
Satoshi Kubota Okayama University
Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo Kyoto University
Takashi Murachi
Takashi Murachi Kyoto University
Yorio Hinuma
Yorio Hinuma Kyoto University
Hisataka Sabe
Hisataka Sabe Hokkaido University
Shoji Yamaoka
Shoji Yamaoka Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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