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Masuo Obinata

Masuo Obinata

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
58
Citations
10323
World Ranking
2106
National Ranking
168

Masuo Obinata 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 Masuo Obinata 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: 210 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masuo Obinata 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 Masuo Obinata 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: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masuo Obinata is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan. Their academic profile includes involvement in research activities within this institution.

There are no recent publications listed or information about specific research papers authored by Masuo Obinata available at this time.

The scientist does not have recorded frequent co-authors associated with their work in the provided data.

Similarly, there are no specific publication venues linked to Masuo Obinata's academic output according to the current information.

No book publications have been reported under their name in the data provided.

The main fields of study, subfields, and primary research topics related to Masuo Obinata have not been detailed in the available information.

There are no awards or distinctions recorded for Masuo Obinata in the dataset.

Best Publications

  • Cloning and functional analysis of human p51, which structurally and functionally resembles p53

    Motonobu Osada;Mai Ohba;Chikashi Kawahara;Chikashi Ishioka

  • Germline-specific expression of the Oct-4/green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgene in mice.

    Tomomi Yoshimizu;Noriyuki Sugiyama;Mario De Felice;Mario De Felice;Young Ii Yeom;Young Ii Yeom

  • Inhibition of testicular germ cell apoptosis and differentiation in mice misexpressing Bcl-2 in spermatogonia.

    Takemitsu Furuchi;Kazue Masuko;Yoshitake Nishimune;Masuo Obinata

  • Establishment of tendon-derived cell lines exhibiting pluripotent mesenchymal stem cell-like property

    R Salingcarnboriboon;H Yoshitake;K Tsuji;M Obinata

  • Possible Oncogenic Potential of ΔNp73: A Newly Identified Isoform of Human p73

    Osamu Ishimoto;Chikashi Kawahara;Kentaro Enjo;Masuo Obinata

  • Identification of Bach2 as a B-cell-specific partner for small maf proteins that negatively regulate the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene 3' enhancer.

    Akihiko Muto;Hideto Hoshino;Hideto Hoshino;Linda Madisen;Nobuaki Yanai

  • Increased susceptibility of MER5 (peroxiredoxin III) knockout mice to LPS-induced oxidative stress

    Lianqin Li;Wataru Shoji;Hirohisa Takano;Noriko Nishimura

  • Conditionally immortalized retinal capillary endothelial cell lines (TR-iBRB) expressing differentiated endothelial cell functions derived from a transgenic rat.

    Ken-Ichi Hosoya;Masatoshi Tomi;Sumio Ohtsuki;Hitomi Takanaga

  • Coordinated expression of messenger RNAs for nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 in the rat hippocampus following transient forebrain ischemia

    A. Takeda;H. Onodera;A. Sugimoto;K. Kogure

  • Involvement of NK1+ T cells and their IFN-gamma production in the generalized Shwartzman reaction.

    Kouetsu Ogasawara;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Wataru Hashimoto;Masayuki Satoh

  • Overexpression of Plasma Membrane-associated Sialidase Attenuates Insulin Signaling in Transgenic Mice

    Akinori Sasaki;Keiko Hata;Susumu Suzuki;Masashi Sawada

  • The transcriptional activities of p53 and its homologue p51/p63: similarities and differences.

    Akira Shimada;Shunsuke Kato;Kentaro Enjo;Motonobu Osada

  • A cell line with characteristics of the periodontal ligament fibroblasts is negatively regulated for mineralization and Runx2/Cbfa1/Osf2 activity, part of which can be overcome by bone morphogenetic protein-2.

    Yoshinori Saito;Tatsuya Yoshizawa;Fumio Takizawa;Mika Ikegame

  • Hepatocyte cell lines established from transgenic mice harboring temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 large T-antigen gene.

    Nobuaki Yanai;Misao Suzuki;Masuo Obinata

  • Establishment of a new conditionally immortalized human brain microvascular endothelial cell line retaining an in vivo blood-brain barrier function.

    Yasuteru Sano;Fumitaka Shimizu;Masaaki Abe;Toshihiko Maeda

  • Roles for integrin very late activation antigen-4 in stroma-dependent erythropoiesis

    Nobuaki Yanai;Chiyoko Sekine;Hideo Yagita;Masuo Obinata

  • Stage-specific tissue and cell interactions play key roles in mouse germ cell specification.

    T. Yoshimizu;M. Obinata;Y. Matsui

  • Peripheral nerve pericytes originating from the blood-nerve barrier expresses tight junctional molecules and transporters as barrier-forming cells.

    Fumitaka Shimizu;Yasuteru Sano;Toshihiko Maeda;Masa Aki Abe

  • MIDA1, a Protein Associated with Id, Regulates Cell Growth

    Wataru Shoji;Toshiaki Inoue;Tohru Yamamoto;Masuo Obinata

  • Derivation of Pluripotential Embryonic Stem Cells from Murine Primordial Germ Cells in Culture.

    Yasuhisa Matsui;Krisztina M. Zsebo;Brigid L. M. Hogan;Masuo Obinata

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuya Terasaki
Tetsuya Terasaki Tohoku University
Yasuhisa Matsui
Yasuhisa Matsui Tohoku University
Ken-ichi Hosoya
Ken-ichi Hosoya University of Toyama
Sumio Ohtsuki
Sumio Ohtsuki Kumamoto University
Shinji Takada
Shinji Takada National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Yoji Ikawa
Yoji Ikawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Shunji Natori
Shunji Natori University of Tokyo
Misao Suzuki
Misao Suzuki Kumamoto University
Toshiyuki Takai
Toshiyuki Takai Tohoku University
Hitoshi Endou
Hitoshi Endou Kyorin University

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