World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Masatoshi Kitagawa

Masatoshi Kitagawa

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 59 2018 1814 161 149 165 13183

Masatoshi Kitagawa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Masatoshi Kitagawa between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Masatoshi Kitagawa published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2023. 1 of the 222 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2023. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1982 2025

222 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Masatoshi Kitagawa: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 4
1996 6
1997 8
1998 6
1999 10
2000 6
2001 6
2002 2
2003 8
2004 7
2005 4
2006 14
2007 8
2008 8
2009 6
2010 6
2011 3
2012 8
2013 3
2014 5
2015 3
2016 11
2017 5
2018 4
2019 3
2020 2
2021 4
2022 6
2023 50
2024 0
2025 1
Total 222
Download as CSV

Masatoshi Kitagawa 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 Masatoshi Kitagawa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 157–166 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 165 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159 165
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
Download as CSV

Masatoshi Kitagawa 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 Masatoshi Kitagawa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129 59
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
Download as CSV

Overview

Masatoshi Kitagawa is affiliated with Hamamatsu University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Masatoshi Kitagawa has contributed to various recent publications, which reflect the breadth of their scientific interests and expertise. Notable papers include:

  • "Molecular Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Fibrosis, with Focus on Pathways Related to TGF-β and the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway," published in 2021 in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "HDAC3 Is Required for XPC Recruitment and Nucleotide Excision Repair of DNA Damage Induced by UV Irradiation," published in 2020 in Molecular Cancer Research
  • "Dynamics of transcription-mediated conversion from euchromatin to facultative heterochromatin at the Xist promoter by Tsix," published in 2021 in Cell Reports
  • "Artificial intelligence-based classification of peripheral blood nucleated cells using label-free imaging flow cytometry," published in 2022 in Lab on a Chip
  • "Chromatin-remodeling factor BAZ1A/ACF1 targets UV damage sites in an MLL1-dependent manner to facilitate nucleotide excision repair," published in 2022 in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Satoshi Sakai
  • Tatsuya Ohhata
  • Hiroyuki Niida
  • Chiharu Uchida
  • Kosuke Ota

The scientist's research has appeared recurrently in several key publication venues such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • Molecular Cancer Research
  • Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • Long non-coding RNA ANRIL is required for the PRC2 recruitment to and silencing of p15(INK4B) tumor suppressor gene.

    Y Kotake;T Nakagawa;K Kitagawa;S Suzuki

  • Targeted disruption of Skp2 results in accumulation of cyclin E and p27 (Kip1), polyploidy and centrosome overduplication

    Keiko Nakayama;Hiroyasu Nagahama;Yohji A. Minamishima;Masaki Matsumoto

  • The consensus motif for phosphorylation by cyclin D1-Cdk4 is different from that for phosphorylation by cyclin A/E-Cdk2.

    M. Kitagawa;H. Higashi;H.-K. Jung;I. Suzuki-Takahashi

  • An F-box protein, FWD1, mediates ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis of β-catenin

    Masatoshi Kitagawa;Shigetsugu Hatakeyama;Michiko Shirane;Masaki Matsumoto

  • Evidence that reactive oxygen species do not mediate NF‐κB activation

    Makio Hayakawa;Hiroshi Miyashita;Isao Sakamoto;Masatoshi Kitagawa

  • Skp2-mediated degradation of p27 regulates progression into mitosis.

    Keiko Nakayama;Hiroyasu Nagahama;Yohji A. Minamishima;Satoshi Miyake

  • Geranylgeranylated Rho Small GTPase(s) Are Essential for the Degradation of p27Kip1 and Facilitate the Progression from G1 to S Phase in Growth-stimulated Rat FRTL-5 Cells

    Aizan Hirai;Susumu Nakamura;Yoshihiko Noguchi;Tatsuji Yasuda

  • Down-regulation of p27 Kip1 by Two Mechanisms, Ubiquitin-mediated Degradation and Proteolytic Processing

    Michiko Shirane;Yumiko Harumiya;Noriko Ishida;Aizan Hirai

  • Butyrolactone I, a selective inhibitor of cdk2 and cdc2 kinase.

    Kitagawa M;Okabe T;Ogino H;Matsumoto H

  • Phosphorylation at serine 10, a major phosphorylation site of p27(Kip1), increases its protein stability.

    Noriko Ishida;Masatoshi Kitagawa;Shigetsugu Hatakeyama;Kei-ichi Nakayama

  • Cell cycle regulation by long non-coding RNAs

    Masatoshi Kitagawa;Kyoko Kitagawa;Yojiro Kotake;Yojiro Kotake;Hiroyuki Niida

  • Ubiquitin-dependent degradation of IκBα is mediated by a ubiquitin ligase Skp1/Cul 1/F-box protein FWD1

    Shigetsugu Hatakeyama;Masatoshi Kitagawa;Keiko Nakayama;Michiko Shirane

  • Enhanced Mdm2 activity inhibits pRB function via ubiquitin-dependent degradation

    Chiharu Uchida;Seiichi Miwa;Kyoko Kitagawa;Takayuki Hattori

  • Molecular clearance of ataxin-3 is regulated by a mammalian E4

    Masaki Matsumoto;Masayoshi Yada;Shigetsugu Hatakeyama;Hiroshi Ishimoto

  • A cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, butyrolactone I, inhibits phosphorylation of RB protein and cell cycle progression.

    M Kitagawa;H Higashi;I S Takahashi;T Okabe

  • Ubiquitin‐mediated control of oncogene and tumor suppressor gene products

    Kyoko Kitagawa;Yojiro Kotake;Masatoshi Kitagawa

  • Phosphorylation of pRB at Ser612 by Chk1/2 leads to a complex between pRB and E2F‐1 after DNA damage

    Yasumichi Inoue;Masatoshi Kitagawa;Yoichi Taya

  • Phosphorylation of E2F-1 by cyclin A-cdk2.

    Kitagawa M;Higashi H;Suzuki-Takahashi I;Segawa K

  • Characterization of a Novel Mammalian SUMO-1/Smt3-specific Isopeptidase, a Homologue of Rat Axam, Which Is an Axin-binding Protein Promoting β-Catenin Degradation

    Tamotsu Nishida;Fumie Kaneko;Masatoshi Kitagawa;Hideyo Yasuda

  • Geranylgeranyl-pyrophosphate, an isoprenoid of mevalonate cascade, is a critical compound for rat primary cultured cortical neurons to protect the cell death induced by 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition.

    Tomoaki Tanaka;Ichiro Tatsuno;Daigaku Uchida;Iku Moroo

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiichi I. Nakayama
Keiichi I. Nakayama Institute of Science Tokyo
Yoichi Taya
Yoichi Taya National University of Singapore
Shigetsugu Hatakeyama
Shigetsugu Hatakeyama Hokkaido University
Susumu Nishimura
Susumu Nishimura University of Tsukuba
Yasushi Saito
Yasushi Saito Chiba University
Haruhiko Sugimura
Haruhiko Sugimura Hamamatsu University
Keiko Nakayama
Keiko Nakayama Tohoku University
Keiji Miyazawa
Keiji Miyazawa University of Yamanashi
Kiyomi Kikugawa
Kiyomi Kikugawa University of Tokyo
Leonard D. Kohn
Leonard D. Kohn National Institutes of Health

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Molecular Biology can open doors to a wide range of related careers in healthcare, education, and research. If you’re considering alternative or complementary fields, there are several flexible online programs to explore. Many students transition to related healthcare careers, such as speech-language pathology, which now offers asha accredited online slp master's programs that meet rigorous clinical standards while allowing remote study.

For those from non-science backgrounds, options like speech pathology bridge programs provide a streamlined path to switch majors into communication sciences and disorders. Additionally, if you're drawn to nursing, accelerated nursing programs for non nurses online allow you to earn a BSN in a condensed timeframe.

High-growth fields like psychiatric nursing offer strong salaries and job security; check state-by-state earning potential with psychiatric np salary data. Exploring these online degrees can help broaden your professional horizons beyond molecular biology.

Best Scientists Citing Masatoshi Kitagawa

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles