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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 92 709 385 228 23242

Masayasu Nomura publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Masayasu Nomura between 1953 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Masayasu Nomura published across 73 years, from 1953 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2024. 42 of the 343 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2024. 1953: 4 publications 1954: 1 publication 1955: 2 publications 1956: 4 publications 1957: 2 publications 1958: 3 publications 1959: 3 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 1 publication 1962: 4 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 2 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 6 publications 1967: 6 publications 1968: 10 publications 1969: 7 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 10 publications 1974: 13 publications 1975: 9 publications 1976: 12 publications 1977: 13 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 21 publications
1953 2025

343 publications in total across all disciplines

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Masayasu Nomura: publications per year, 1953 to 2025
Year Publications
1953 4
1954 1
1955 2
1956 4
1957 2
1958 3
1959 3
1960 1
1961 1
1962 4
1963 1
1964 2
1965 2
1966 6
1967 6
1968 10
1969 7
1970 5
1971 6
1972 3
1973 10
1974 13
1975 9
1976 12
1977 13
1978 6
1979 6
1980 6
1981 11
1982 4
1983 6
1984 6
1985 6
1986 4
1987 9
1988 7
1989 4
1990 4
1991 5
1992 1
1993 3
1994 3
1995 2
1996 4
1997 2
1998 4
1999 4
2000 2
2001 6
2002 0
2003 4
2004 4
2005 1
2006 3
2007 1
2008 2
2009 1
2010 0
2011 2
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
2020 0
2021 0
2022 17
2023 20
2024 21
2025 21
Total 343
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Masayasu Nomura 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 Masayasu Nomura 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, 227–236 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: 228 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74 228
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
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Masayasu Nomura 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 Masayasu Nomura 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, 92–93 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: 92 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 92
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - ASM Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society for Microbiology
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1978 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Masayasu Nomura was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of psychology, contributing extensively across various subfields including social psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, and literature and literary theory.

The scientist authored numerous papers on topics such as media influence and health, color perception and design, aesthetic perception and analysis, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, mindfulness and compassion interventions, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and infant health and development.

Notable recent publications included:

  • Does human-AI collaboration lead to more creative art? Aesthetic evaluation of human-made and AI-generated haiku poetry (2022, Computers in Human Behavior)
  • Neural representations of awe: Distinguishing common and distinct neural mechanisms (2020, Emotion)
  • Influence of Positive and Threatened Awe on the Attitude Toward Norm Violations (2020, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • How Individual States and Traits Predict Aesthetic Appreciation of Haiku Poetry (2021, Empirical Studies of the Arts)
  • Differential Effects of Focused Attention and Open Monitoring Meditation on Autonomic Cardiac Modulation and Cortisol Secretion (2021, Frontiers in Physiology)

Frequent coauthors included Jimpei Hitsuwari, Yoshiyuki Ueda, Ryota Takano, Ryohei Nakatsu, and Naoko Tosa.

Major publication venues for Nomura's work encompassed:

  • The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Research Square
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings

Over the course of their career, Nomura received several recognitions including the ASM Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Microbiology in 2002, election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1980, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1978.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of the Synthesis of Ribosomes and Ribosomal Components

    Masayasu Nomura;Richard Gourse;Gail Baughman

  • Identification and Functional Characterization of the Protein controlled by the Streptomycin-resistant Locus in E. coli

    M Ozaki;S Mizushima;M Nomura

  • Expansion and contraction of ribosomal DNA repeats in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: requirement of replication fork blocking (Fob1) protein and the role of RNA polymerase I

    Takehiko Kobayashi;Denis J. Heck;Masayasu Nomura;Takashi Horiuchi

  • Nucleotide sequence of the ribosomal protein gene cluster adjacent to the gene for RNA polymerase subunit beta in Escherichia coli

    Leonard E. Post;Geneva D. Strycharz;Masayasu Nomura;H. Lewis

  • Structure and function of Escherichia coli ribosomes: VI. Mechanism of assembly of 30 s ribosomes studied in vitro☆☆☆

    P Traub;M Nomura

  • DNA determinants of rRNA synthesis in E. coli: Growth rate dependent regulation, feedback inhibition, upstream activation, antitermination

    Richard L. Gourse;Herman A. de Boer;Masayasu Nomura

  • SIR2 regulates recombination between different rDNA repeats, but not recombination within individual rRNA genes in yeast.

    Takehiko Kobayashi;Takehiko Kobayashi;Takashi Horiuchi;Takashi Horiuchi;Prasad Tongaonkar;Loan Vu

  • Feedback regulation of ribosomal protein gene expression in Escherichia coli: structural homology of ribosomal RNA and ribosomal protein MRNA

    Masayasu Nomura;John L. Yates;Dennis Dean;Leonard E. Post

  • Specific Inactivation of 16S Ribosomal RNA Induced by Colicin E3 In Vivo

    C. M. Bowman;J. E. Dahlberg;T. Ikemura;J. Konisky

  • Expression of rRNA and tRNA genes in Escherichia coli: Evidence for feedback regulation by products of rRNA operons

    Sue Jinks-Robertson;Richard L. Gourse;Masayasu Nomura

  • The spc rtbosomal protein operon of Eschenchia coli: sequence and cotranscriptlon of the rlbosomal protein genes and a protein export gene

    Douglas Pat Cerretti;Dennis Dean;Geneva R. Davis;David M. Bedwell

  • A temperature-sensitive mutant of E. coli exhibiting slow processing of exported proteins

    Koreaki Ito;Michael Wittekind;Masayasu Nomura;Kiyotaka Shiba

  • Specific inactivation of ribosomes by colicin E3 in vitro and mechanism of immunity in colicinogenic cells.

    C. M. Bowman;J. Sidikaro;M. Nomura

  • STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF E. coli RIBOSOMES, VIII. COLD-SENSITIVE MUTANTS DEFECTIVE IN RIBOSOME ASSEMBLY

    Christine Guthrie;Hiroko Nashimoto;Masayasu Nomura

  • CONSERVATION OF RIBOSOMES DURING BACTERIAL GROWTH.

    Matthew Meselson;Masayasu Nomura;Sydney Brenner;Cedric Davern

  • Translational attenuation: the regulation of bacterial resistance to the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B antibiotics.

    David Dubnau;Masayasu Nomura

  • Reconstitution of 50S ribosomal subunits from dissociated molecular components.

    M. Nomura;V. A. Erdmann

  • In vitro expression of Escherichia coli ribosomal protein genes: autogenous inhibition of translation

    John L. Yates;Ann E. Arfsten;Masayasu Nomura

  • Correlation of 30S ribosomal proteins of Escherichia coli isolated in different laboratories.

    H. G. Wittmann;G. Stöffler;I. Hindennach;C. G. Kurland;C. G. Kurland

  • Transfer RNA genes between 16S and 23S rRNA genes in rRNA transcription units of E. Coli

    Elsebet Lund;James E. Dahlberg;Lasse Lindahl;S.Richard Jaskunas

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis R. Dean
Dennis R. Dean Virginia Tech
Richard L. Gourse
Richard L. Gourse University of Wisconsin–Madison
David M. Bedwell
David M. Bedwell University of Alabama at Birmingham
Scott F. Gilbert
Scott F. Gilbert Swarthmore College
Kiyotaka Shiba
Kiyotaka Shiba Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research
Patrick P. Dennis
Patrick P. Dennis University of British Columbia
James A. Lake
James A. Lake University of California, Los Angeles
Sue Jinks-Robertson
Sue Jinks-Robertson Duke University
Toshimichi Ikemura
Toshimichi Ikemura Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
Heinz Saedler
Heinz Saedler Max Planck Society

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