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Plant Science and Agronomy
Japan
2023

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
14263
World Ranking
985
National Ranking
27

Masayoshi Kawaguchi publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masayoshi Kawaguchi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 182 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Masayoshi Kawaguchi D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masayoshi Kawaguchi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Lotus japonicus, Botany, Mutant, Root nodule and Cell biology. His Lotus japonicus research incorporates elements of Rhizobia, Plant Root Nodulation and Lotus. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Evolutionary biology and Organogenesis, Gene.

His Mutant research incorporates themes from Phenotype and Rhizobiaceae. His Root nodule research includes elements of Biochemistry, Signal transduction, Cytokinin and Plant physiology. His studies deal with areas such as Primordium, Nicotiana benthamiana, Arabidopsis, Transcription factor and Meristem as well as Cell biology.

His most cited work include:

  • Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis (451 citations)
  • HAR1 mediates systemic regulation of symbiotic organ development (436 citations)
  • HAR1 mediates systemic regulation of symbiotic organ development (436 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Lotus japonicus, Botany, Mutant, Root nodule and Symbiosis. His research in Lotus japonicus intersects with topics in Rhizobia, Lotus and Cell biology. He has researched Botany in several fields, including Rhizophagus irregularis and Arbuscular mycorrhiza.

His work carried out in the field of Mutant brings together such families of science as Phenotype, Root hair and Bacteria. His Root nodule study combines topics in areas such as Transcription factor, Kinase and Shoot. Masayoshi Kawaguchi interconnects Ecology and Transcriptome in the investigation of issues within Symbiosis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Lotus japonicus (88.18%)
  • Botany (81.77%)
  • Mutant (50.25%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Symbiosis (46.80%)
  • Lotus japonicus (88.18%)
  • Root nodule (52.22%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Masayoshi Kawaguchi focuses on Symbiosis, Lotus japonicus, Root nodule, Botany and Rhizophagus irregularis. His Symbiosis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Nodule, Lateral root and Organogenesis, Gene. His Lotus japonicus study incorporates themes from Rhizobia and Nitrogen fixation.

The concepts of his Root nodule study are interwoven with issues in Transcription factor, Lotus, Root hair, Medicago truncatula and Cell biology. Masayoshi Kawaguchi combines topics linked to Plant biochemistry with his work on Botany. His Rhizophagus irregularis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Hypha, Fungus and Spore.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A NIN-LIKE PROTEIN mediates nitrate-induced control of root nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus. (60 citations)
  • A NIN-LIKE PROTEIN mediates nitrate-induced control of root nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus. (60 citations)
  • A shared gene drives lateral root development and root nodule symbiosis pathways in Lotus. (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His scientific interests lie mostly in Symbiosis, Lotus japonicus, Cell biology, Rhizophagus irregularis and Root nodule. His work on Gene expands to the thematically related Symbiosis. His Lotus japonicus study improves the overall literature in Mutant.

He combines subjects such as Nodule, Microbiology, Bacteria, Golgi apparatus and Medicago truncatula with his study of Mutant. His work deals with themes such as Spore, Fungus, Botany, Hypha and Fatty acid, which intersect with Rhizophagus irregularis. Plant Root Nodulation, Transcription factor, Regulator, Mesorhizobium loti and Nitrogen fixation is closely connected to Rhizobium in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Rhizobia.

Best Publications

  • Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

    Emilie Tisserant;Mathilde Malbreil;Alan Kuo;Annegret Kohler

  • HAR1 mediates systemic regulation of symbiotic organ development

    Rieko Nishimura;Masaki Hayashi;Guo-Jiang Wu;Guo-Jiang Wu;Hiroshi Kouchi

  • CYCLOPS, a mediator of symbiotic intracellular accommodation

    Koji Yano;Satoko Yoshida;Satoko Yoshida;Judith Müller;Sylvia Singh

  • Deregulation of a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase leads to spontaneous nodule development.

    Leïla Tirichine;Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Satoko Yoshida;Yasuhiro Murakami

  • Plastid proteins crucial for symbiotic fungal and bacterial entry into plant roots

    Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Naoya Takeda;Myriam Charpentier;Myriam Charpentier;Jillian Perry

  • Nod Factor/Nitrate-Induced CLE Genes that Drive HAR1-Mediated Systemic Regulation of Nodulation

    Satoru Okamoto;Erika Ohnishi;Shusei Sato;Hirokazu Takahashi

  • NUCLEOPORIN85 is required for calcium spiking, fungal and bacterial symbioses, and seed production in Lotus japonicus.

    Katsuharu Saito;Makoto Yoshikawa;Koji Yano;Hiroki Miwa

  • Root-derived CLE glycopeptides control nodulation by direct binding to HAR1 receptor kinase

    Satoru Okamoto;Hidefumi Shinohara;Tomoko Mori;Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi

  • How many peas in a pod? Legume genes responsible for mutualistic symbioses underground.

    Hiroshi Kouchi;Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Makoto Hayashi;Tsuneo Hakoyama

  • The sulfate transporter SST1 is crucial for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus root nodules

    Lene Krusell;Katja Krause;Thomas Ott;Guilhem Desbrosses

  • NENA , a Lotus japonicus Homolog of Sec13 , Is Required for Rhizodermal Infection by Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi and Rhizobia but Dispensable for Cortical Endosymbiotic Development

    Martin Groth;Naoya Takeda;Jillian Perry;Hisaki Uchida

  • Nodule Inception creates a long-distance negative feedback loop involved in homeostatic regulation of nodule organ production

    Takashi Soyano;Hideki Hirakawa;Shusei Sato;Makoto Hayashi

  • Shoot-derived cytokinins systemically regulate root nodulation

    Takema Sasaki;Takuya Suzaki;Takashi Soyano;Mikiko Kojima

  • Long-distance signaling to control root nodule number.

    Erika Oka-Kira;Masayoshi Kawaguchi

  • Root, Root Hair, and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus

    Masayoshi Kawaguchi;Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Hiroyuki Koiwa;Sinobu Niwa

  • Positive and negative regulation of cortical cell division during root nodule development in Lotus japonicus is accompanied by auxin response

    Takuya Suzaki;Takuya Suzaki;Koji Yano;Momoyo Ito;Yosuke Umehara

  • Positional Cloning Identifies Lotus japonicus NSP2, A Putative Transcription Factor of the GRAS Family, Required for NIN and ENOD40 Gene Expression in Nodule Initiation

    Yasuhiro Murakami;Hiroki Miwa;Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Hiroshi Kouchi

  • A shared gene drives lateral root development and root nodule symbiosis pathways in Lotus.

    Takashi Soyano;Takashi Soyano;Yoshikazu Shimoda;Masayoshi Kawaguchi;Masayoshi Kawaguchi;Makoto Hayashi

  • A NIN-LIKE PROTEIN mediates nitrate-induced control of root nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus.

    Hanna Nishida;Hanna Nishida;Hanna Nishida;Sachiko Tanaka;Yoshihiro Handa;Momoyo Ito

  • Construction of a genetic linkage map of the model legume Lotus japonicus using an intraspecific F2 population.

    Masaki Hayashi;Akira Miyahara;Shusei Sato;Tomohiko Kato

  • Too much love, a root regulator associated with the long-distance control of nodulation in Lotus japonicus.

    Shimpei Magori;Erika Oka-Kira;Satoshi Shibata;Yosuke Umehara

  • Shoot-applied MeJA Suppresses Root Nodulation in Lotus japonicus

    Tomomi Nakagawa;Tomomi Nakagawa;Masayoshi Kawaguchi

  • Gibberellins Interfere with Symbiosis Signaling and Gene Expression and Alter Colonization by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Lotus japonicus

    Naoya Takeda;Yoshihiro Handa;Syusaku Tsuzuki;Mikiko Kojima

  • Leguminous plants: inventors of root nodules to accommodate symbiotic bacteria.

    Takuya Suzaki;Emiko Yoro;Emiko Yoro;Masayoshi Kawaguchi;Masayoshi Kawaguchi

  • Strigolactone-Induced Putative Secreted Protein 1 Is Required for the Establishment of Symbiosis by the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis

    Syusaku Tsuzuki;Syusaku Tsuzuki;Yoshihiro Handa;Naoya Takeda;Naoya Takeda;Masayoshi Kawaguchi;Masayoshi Kawaguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Hiroshi Kouchi
Hiroshi Kouchi University of Tsukuba
Martin Parniske
Martin Parniske Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Kyuya Harada
Kyuya Harada University of Tsukuba
Jens Stougaard
Jens Stougaard Aarhus University
Shuji Shigenobu
Shuji Shigenobu National Institute for Basic Biology
Yoshikatsu Murooka
Yoshikatsu Murooka Osaka University
Tatsuhiro Ezawa
Tatsuhiro Ezawa Hokkaido University

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