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Masami Horikoshi

Masami Horikoshi

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
70
Citations
16005
World Ranking
1429
National Ranking
121

Masami Horikoshi 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 Masami Horikoshi 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: 197 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masami Horikoshi 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 Masami Horikoshi 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: 70 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Masami Horikoshi is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research profile does not list specific papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications. There are also no detailed records of main fields or subfields of study associated with their work, nor a list of main research topics.

Due to the absence of detailed information on published papers or frequent collaborators, it is not possible to provide a summary of the scientist's specific research contributions or collaborative networks.

Similarly, there are no awards listed to contextualize the recognition or impact of their academic work.

The available data limits the overview primarily to their institutional affiliation, with no further details on areas of specialty or research focus within the broader scientific landscape.

Best Publications

  • INVOLVEMENT OF THE TIP60 HISTONE ACETYLASE COMPLEX IN DNA REPAIR AND APOPTOSIS

    Tsuyoshi Ikura;Vasily V Ogryzko;Mikhail Grigoriev;Regina Groisman

  • Factors involved in specific transcription by mammalian RNA polymerase II: purification, genetic specificity, and TATA box-promoter interactions of TFIID.

    N Nakajima;M Horikoshi;R G Roeder

  • Transcription Factor ATF Interacts with the TATA Factor to Facilitate Establishment of a Preinitiation Complex

    Masami Horikoshi;Tsonwin Hai;Young-Sun Lin;Michael R. Green

  • Crystal structure of TFIID TATA-box binding protein

    Dimitar B. Nikolov;Shu-Hong Hu;Shu-Hong Hu;Shu-Hong Hu;Judith Lin;Judith Lin;Judith Lin;Alexander Gasch

  • Chromosomal gradient of histone acetylation established by Sas2p and Sir2p functions as a shield against gene silencing.

    Akatsuki Kimura;Takashi Umehara;Masami Horikoshi

  • Highly conserved core domain and unique N terminus with presumptive regulatory motifs in a human TATA factor (TFIID).

    Alexander Hoffmann;Eric Sinn;Tohru Yamamoto;Josephine Wang

  • Genome-wide expression analysis of mouse liver reveals CLOCK-regulated circadian output genes.

    Katsutaka Oishi;Koyomi Miyazaki;Koji Kadota;Reiko Kikuno

  • Factors involved in specific transcription in mammalian RNA polymerase II. Functional analysis of initiation factors IIA and IID and identification of a new factor operating at sequences downstream of the initiation site.

    D. Reinberg;M. Horikoshi;R.G. Roeder

  • Structure and function of the histone chaperone CIA/ASF1 complexed with histones H3 and H4

    R. Natsume;M. Eitoku;Y. Akai;N. Sano

  • Cloning and structure of a yeast gene encoding a general transcription initiation factor TFIID that binds to the TATA box

    M Horikoshi;C K Wang;H Fujii;J A Cromlish

  • Mechanism of action of a yeast activator: direct effect of GAL4 derivatives on mammalian TFIID-promoter interactions.

    Masami Horikoshi;Michael F. Carey;Hitoshi Kakidani;Robert G. Roeder

  • Novel Substrate Specificity of the Histone Acetyltransferase Activity of HIV-1-Tat Interactive Protein Tip60

    Tohru Yamamoto;Masami Horikoshi

  • Tip60 acetylates six lysines of a specific class in core histones in vitro

    Akatsuki Kimura;Masami Horikoshi

  • Histone chaperones: 30 years from isolation to elucidation of the mechanisms of nucleosome assembly and disassembly

    M. Eitoku;L. Sato;T. Senda;M. Horikoshi

  • The p250 subunit of native TATA box-binding factor TFIID is the cell-cycle regulatory protein CCG1.

    Hisatake K;Hasegawa S;Takada R;Nakatani Y

  • Regulation of interaction of the acetyltransferase region of p300 and the DNA-binding domain of Sp1 on and through DNA binding.

    Toru Suzuki;Akatsuki Kimura;Ryozo Nagai;Masami Horikoshi

  • Analysis of the Role of the Transcription Factor ATF in the Assembly of a Functional Preinitiation Complex

    Tsonwin Hai;Masami Horikoshi;Robert G. Roeder;Michael R. Green

  • A decade of histone acetylation: marking eukaryotic chromosomes with specific codes.

    Akatsuki Kimura;Kazuko Matsubara;Masami Horikoshi

  • Relationship between the structure of SET/TAF-Iβ/INHAT and its histone chaperone activity

    Shinsuke Muto;Miki Senda;Yusuke Akai;Lui Sato

  • Interaction of TFIID in the minor groove of the TATA element.

    Dong Kun Lee;Masami Horikoshi;Robert G. Roeder

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Roeder
Robert G. Roeder Rockefeller University
Ryozo Nagai
Ryozo Nagai Jichi Medical University
Shunji Natori
Shunji Natori University of Tokyo
Kazuhisa Sekimizu
Kazuhisa Sekimizu University of Tokyo
Takemi Enomoto
Takemi Enomoto Musashino University
Alexander Hoffmann
Alexander Hoffmann University of California, Los Angeles
Yoshinobu Nakanishi
Yoshinobu Nakanishi Kanazawa University
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Hideki Sumimoto
Hideki Sumimoto Kyushu University

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