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106
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Mikio Nishimura publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mikio Nishimura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 395 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Mikio Nishimura D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mikio Nishimura sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Mikio Nishimura is affiliated with the National Institute for Basic Biology in Japan. Their research primarily spans several interconnected fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader domains, the subfields most frequently explored are Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Immunology, Biochemistry, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research

Recent publications by Mikio Nishimura include the following:

  • "Vacuolar degradation of plant organelles" (2024) published in The Plant Cell
  • "Pexophagy suppresses ROS-induced damage in leaf cells under high-intensity light" (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • "Endoplasmic reticulum-derived bodies enable a single-cell chemical defense in Brassicaceae plants" (2020) published in Communications Biology
  • "Image-Based Analysis Revealing the Molecular Mechanism of Peroxisome Dynamics in Plants" (2022) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Pexophagy in plants: a mechanism to remit cells from oxidative damage caused under high-intensity light" (2023) published in Autophagy

The venues where Mikio Nishimura most frequently publishes include:

  • The Plant Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Communications Biology
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Autophagy

Collaboration plays a notable role in their research career, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Shino Goto-Yamada
  • Shoji Mano
  • Kazusato Oikawa
  • Kenji Yamada
  • Yasuko Hayashi

The research of Mikio Nishimura explores molecular and cellular processes, particularly focusing on mechanisms of autophagy and peroxisome function in plants. This includes the cellular response to oxidative stress and the degradation pathways that maintain cellular homeostasis in plant cells under environmental challenges such as high-intensity light.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A plant vacuolar protease, VPE, mediates, virus-induced hypersensitive cell death

    Noriyuki Hatsugai;Miwa Kuroyanagi;Kenji Yamada;Kenji Yamada;Tetsuo Meshi

  • Altered shoot/root Na^+ distribution and bifurcating salt sensitivity in Arabidopsis by genetic disruption of the Na^+ transporter AtHKT1

    Pascal Mäser;Brendan Eckelman;Rama Vaidyanathan;Tomoaki Horie

  • 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYBUTYRIC ACID-RESISTANT MUTANTS OF ARABIDOPSIS HAVE DEFECTS IN GLYOXYSOMAL FATTY ACID BETA -OXIDATION

    Makoto Hayashi;Kanako Toriyama;Maki Kondo;Mikio Nishimura

  • Gibberellin Modulates Anther Development in Rice via the Transcriptional Regulation of GAMYB

    Koichiro Aya;Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka;Maki Kondo;Kazuki Hamada

  • Transport of Storage Proteins to Protein Storage Vacuoles Is Mediated by Large Precursor-Accumulating Vesicles

    Ikuko Hara-Nishimura;Tomoo Shimada;Kyoko Hatano;Kyoko Hatano;Yuka Takeuchi

  • A novel membrane fusion-mediated plant immunity against bacterial pathogens

    Noriyuki Hatsugai;Shinji Iwasaki;Kentaro Tamura;Maki Kondo

  • A unique vacuolar processing enzyme responsible for conversion of several proprotein precursors into the mature forms.

    Ikuko Hara-Nishimura;Kaori Inoue;Mikio Nishimura

  • Vacuolar processing enzyme: an executor of plant cell death.

    Ikuko Hara-Nishimura;Noriyuki Hatsugai;Satoru Nakaune;Miwa Kuroyanagi

  • Galactolipid synthesis in chloroplast inner envelope is essential for proper thylakoid biogenesis, photosynthesis, and embryogenesis

    Koichi Kobayashi;Maki Kondo;Hiroaki Fukuda;Mikio Nishimura

  • A Novel Isoenzyme of Ascorbate Peroxidase Localized on Glyoxysomal and Leaf Peroxisomal Membranes in Pumpkin

    Katsushi Yamaguchi;Hitoshi Mori;Mikio Nishimura

  • A subtilisin-like serine protease is required for epidermal surface formation in Arabidopsis embryos and juvenile plants.

    Hirokazu Tanaka;Hitoshi Onouchi;Hitoshi Onouchi;Maki Kondo;Ikuko Hara-Nishimura;Ikuko Hara-Nishimura

  • Cytosolic HSP90 Regulates the Heat Shock Response That Is Responsible for Heat Acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kenji Yamada;Yoichiro Fukao;Makoto Hayashi;Mitsue Fukazawa

  • Vacuolar sorting receptor for seed storage proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Tomoo Shimada;Kentaro Fuji;Kentaro Tamura;Maki Kondo

  • Vacuolar processing enzyme is up-regulated in the lytic vacuoles of vegetative tissues during senescence and under various stressed conditions

    Tetsu Kinoshita;Kenji Yamada;Kenji Yamada;Nagako Hiraiwa;Maki Kondo

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Biosynthetic processing of cathepsins and lysosomal degradation are abolished in asparaginyl endopeptidase-deficient mice.

    Kanae Shirahama-Noda;Akitsugu Yamamoto;Kazushi Sugihara;Noriyoshi Hashimoto

  • Distribution and Characterization of Peroxisomes in Arabidopsis by Visualization with GFP: Dynamic Morphology and Actin-Dependent Movement

    Shoji Mano;Chihiro Nakamori;Makoto Hayashi;Akira Kato

  • Vacuolar Processing Enzyme Is Essential for Mycotoxin-induced Cell Death in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Miwa Kuroyanagi;Miwa Kuroyanagi;Kenji Yamada;Noriyuki Hatsugai;Maki Kondo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ikuko Hara-Nishimura
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura Kyoto University
Maki Kondo
Maki Kondo National Institute for Basic Biology
Tomoo Shimada
Tomoo Shimada Kyoto University
Takashi Akazawa
Takashi Akazawa Nagoya University
Hitoshi Mori
Hitoshi Mori Nagoya University
Yoichiro Fukao
Yoichiro Fukao Ritsumeikan University
Luigi De Bellis
Luigi De Bellis University of Salento
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Tetsuro Mimura
Tetsuro Mimura Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Tsuyoshi Nakagawa
Tsuyoshi Nakagawa Shimane University

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