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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 139 134 119 86 76 712 64519

Masayori Inouye publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Masayori Inouye between 1960 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Masayori Inouye published across 65 years, from 1960 to 2024, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 1995. 2 of the 750 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 1995. 1960: 2 publications 1961: 2 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 4 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 7 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 7 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 12 publications 1982: 12 publications 1983: 25 publications 1984: 25 publications 1985: 25 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 20 publications 1988: 23 publications 1989: 20 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 25 publications 1992: 23 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 26 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 20 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1960 2024

750 publications in total across all disciplines

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Masayori Inouye: publications per year, 1960 to 2024
Year Publications
1960 2
1961 2
1962 0
1963 3
1964 0
1965 0
1966 4
1967 2
1968 7
1969 4
1970 8
1971 2
1972 4
1973 7
1974 7
1975 4
1976 7
1977 8
1978 6
1979 9
1980 11
1981 12
1982 12
1983 25
1984 25
1985 25
1986 13
1987 20
1988 23
1989 20
1990 20
1991 25
1992 23
1993 18
1994 23
1995 26
1996 23
1997 20
1998 16
1999 23
2000 17
2001 17
2002 14
2003 24
2004 9
2005 10
2006 14
2007 13
2008 20
2009 20
2010 18
2011 10
2012 15
2013 12
2014 6
2015 2
2016 12
2017 10
2018 2
2019 5
2020 3
2021 3
2022 3
2023 0
2024 2
Total 750
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Masayori Inouye 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 Masayori Inouye 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, 564+ 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: 712 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 712
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Masayori Inouye 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 Masayori Inouye 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, 138–139 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: 139 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 8 139
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Masayori Inouye is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans largely across the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular focus on molecular biology. Their scholarly contributions cover subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Materials Chemistry, and Molecular Medicine.

The main research topics addressed by Inouye include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Protein structure and dynamics
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Enzyme structure and function
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms

Frequent publication venues for Inouye's work include:

  • FEBS Journal
  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Microorganisms

Selected recent papers by the scientist are:

  • Assessment of prediction methods for protein structures determined by NMR in CASP14: Impact of AlphaFold2, 2021, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • Evolution of the genetic code; Evidence from serine codon use disparity in Escherichia coli, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • In-cell NMR as a sensitive tool to monitor physiological condition of Escherichia coli, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • A novel gyrase inhibitor from toxin-antitoxin system expressed by Staphylococcus aureus, 2022, FEBS Journal
  • Functional Characterization of the mazEF Toxin-Antitoxin System in the Pathogenic Bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, 2021, Microorganisms

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Inouye are:

  • Yojiro Ishida
  • Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
  • Keiko Inouye
  • Yuanpeng J. Huang
  • Beate Bersch

Inouye's work has been recognized through memberships and fellowships, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2019)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1986)

Best Publications

  • Frameshift mutations and the genetic code. This paper is dedicated to Professor Theodosius Dobzhansky on the occasion of his 66th birthday.

    George Streisinger;Yoshimi Okada;Joyce Emrich;Judith Newton

  • Protein production and purification.

    S Gräslund

  • GHKL, an emergent ATPase/kinase superfamily.

    Rinku Dutta;Masayori Inouye

  • A unique mechanism regulating gene expression: translational inhibition by a complementary RNA transcript (micRNA)

    Takeshi Mizuno;Mei-Yin Chou;Masayori Inouye

  • CspA, the Major Cold-shock Protein of Escherichia coli, Is an RNA Chaperone

    Weining Jiang;Yan Hou;Masayori Inouye

  • Toxin–Antitoxin Systems in Bacteria and Archaea

    Yoshihiro Yamaguchi;Jung Ho Park;Masayori Inouye

  • Major cold shock protein of Escherichia coli.

    J Goldstein;N S Pollitt;M Inouye

  • Phylogenetic distribution of branched RNA-linked multicopy single-stranded DNA among natural isolates of Escherichia coli.

    P J Herzer;S Inouye;M Inouye;T S Whittam

  • MazF cleaves cellular mRNAs specifically at ACA to block protein synthesis in Escherichia coli.

    Yonglong Zhang;Junjie Zhang;Klaus P Hoeflich;Mitsuhiko Ikura

  • The Outer Membrane Proteins of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Biosynthesis, Assembly, and Functions

    Joseph M. DiRienzo;Kenzo Nakamura;Masayori Inouye

  • The role of antisense RNA in gene regulation.

    Pamela J. Green;Ophry Pines;Masayori Inouye

  • The Cold-Shock Response--A Hot Topic

    Pamela G. Jones;Masayori Inouye

  • Cold shock and adaptation

    Heather A. Thieringer;Pamela G. Jones;Masayori Inouye

  • A single amino acid determinant of the membrane localization of lipoproteins in E. coli.

    Kyoji Yamaguchi;Fujio Yu;Masayori Inouye

  • Escherichia coli CspA-family RNA chaperones are transcription antiterminators.

    Weonhye Bae;Bing Xia;Masayori Inouye;Konstantin Severinov

  • Secretion and Membrane Localization of Proteins in Escherichia Coli

    Inouye M;Halegoua S

  • Cold-shock response and cold-shock proteins.

    Sangita Phadtare;Janivette Alsina;Masayori Inouye

  • Requirement of pro-sequence for the production of active subtilisin E in Escherichia coli.

    H Ikemura;H Takagi;M Inouye

  • The CspA family in Escherichia coli: Multiple gene duplication for stress adaptation

    Kunitoshi Yamanaka;Li Fang;Masayori Inouye

  • Secretion cloning vectors in Escherichia coli.

    J. Ghrayeb;H. Kimura;M. Takahara;H. Hsiung

Frequent Co-Authors

Sumiko Inouye
Sumiko Inouye Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gaetano T. Montelione
Gaetano T. Montelione Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Akira Tsugita
Akira Tsugita University of Tokyo
Mitsuhiko Ikura
Mitsuhiko Ikura Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Barbara Brodsky
Barbara Brodsky Tufts University
Hiroshi Takagi
Hiroshi Takagi Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kenzo Nakamura
Kenzo Nakamura Nagoya University
Kazuhiro Ikenaka
Kazuhiro Ikenaka National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Pamela J. Green
Pamela J. Green University of Delaware
Konstantin Severinov
Konstantin Severinov Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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