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Mitsunori Fukuda

Mitsunori Fukuda

Tohoku University
Japan

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
60371
World Ranking
1407
National Ranking
80

Mitsunori Fukuda 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 Mitsunori Fukuda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 455 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mitsunori Fukuda 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 Mitsunori Fukuda 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: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

Mitsunori Fukuda is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and specializes in research within the domain of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work extensively covers cell biology, molecular biology, and physiology, with particular emphasis on cellular transport and secretion as well as melanin and skin pigmentation.

Their research contributions span several main fields and subfields, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Radiation

The scientific topics most frequently addressed in their publications involve:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

Mitsunori Fukuda has published in a variety of academic journals, including recurring contributions to:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Interactions
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Rab family of small GTPases: an updated view on their regulation and functions" (2020) in FEBS Journal
  • "ALIX and ceramide differentially control polarized small extracellular vesicle release from epithelial cells" (2021) in EMBO Reports
  • "Recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of melanogenesis in melanocytes" (2020) in F1000Research
  • "Roles of lysosomotropic agents on LRRK2 activation and Rab10 phosphorylation" (2020) in Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Rab GTPases: Key players in melanosome biogenesis, transport, and transfer" (2020) in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Frequently collaborating scientists include:

  • Yuta Homma
  • Norihiko Ohbayashi
  • Gen Takayama
  • M. Mihara
  • Yoko Kimura

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

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

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

  • Rab27a and Rab27b control different steps of the exosome secretion pathway

    Matias Ostrowski;Nuno B. Carmo;Sophie Krumeich;Sophie Krumeich;Isabelle Fanget

  • The Atg16L Complex Specifies the Site of LC3 Lipidation for Membrane Biogenesis in Autophagy

    Naonobu Fujita;Takashi Itoh;Hiroko Omori;Mitsunori Fukuda

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

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

  • AS160, the Akt substrate regulating GLUT4 translocation, has a functional Rab GTPase-activating protein domain.

    Cristinel P. Mîinea;Hiroyuki Sano;Susan Kane;Eiko Sano

  • Rab10, a Target of the AS160 Rab GAP, Is Required for Insulin-Stimulated Translocation of GLUT4 to the Adipocyte Plasma Membrane

    Hiroyuki Sano;Lorena Eguez;Mary N. Teruel;Mitsunori Fukuda

  • Slac2-a/melanophilin, the missing link between Rab27 and myosin Va: implications of a tripartite protein complex for melanosome transport.

    Mitsunori Fukuda;Taruho S. Kuroda;Katsuhiko Mikoshiba

  • Regulation of secretory vesicle traffic by Rab small GTPases.

    M. Fukuda

  • Rab family of small GTPases: an updated view on their regulation and functions.

    Yuta Homma;Shu Hiragi;Mitsunori Fukuda

  • Inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate binding to C2B domain of IP4BP/synaptotagmin II.

    Mitsunori Fukuda;Jun Aruga;Michio Niinobe;Saburo Aimoto

  • Recruitment of the autophagic machinery to endosomes during infection is mediated by ubiquitin

    Naonobu Fujita;Eiji Morita;Takashi Itoh;Atsushi Tanaka

  • Ca2+-Dependent Synaptotagmin Binding to SNAP-25 Is Essential for Ca2+-Triggered Exocytosis

    Xiaodong Zhang;Mindy J. Kim-Miller;Mitsunori Fukuda;Judith A. Kowalchyk

  • Golgi-resident small GTPase Rab33B interacts with Atg16L and modulates autophagosome formation.

    Takashi Itoh;Naonobu Fujita;Eiko Kanno;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • 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

  • A novel zinc finger protein, zic, is involved in neurogenesis, especially in the cell lineage of cerebellar granule cells.

    Jun Aruga;Naoki Yokota;Mitsuhiro Hashimoto;Teiichi Furuichi

  • Large Scale Screening for Novel Rab Effectors Reveals Unexpected Broad Rab Binding Specificity

    Mitsunori Fukuda;Eiko Kanno;Koutaro Ishibashi;Takashi Itoh

  • The Short Apical Membrane Half-life of Rescued ΔF508-Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Results from Accelerated Endocytosis of ΔF508-CFTR in Polarized Human Airway Epithelial Cells

    Agnieszka Swiatecka-Urban;Andrea Brown;Sophie Moreau-Marquis;Janhavi Renuka

  • Rab27 effectors, pleiotropic regulators in secretory pathways.

    Mitsunori Fukuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba ShanghaiTech University
Mutsuyuki Sugimori
Mutsuyuki Sugimori New York University
Shin-ichi Hisanaga
Shin-ichi Hisanaga Tokyo Metropolitan University
Rodolfo R. Llinás
Rodolfo R. Llinás New York University
Tamotsu Yoshimori
Tamotsu Yoshimori Osaka University
Akitsugu Yamamoto
Akitsugu Yamamoto Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Albert Descoteaux
Albert Descoteaux Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Xiao Ming Yin
Xiao Ming Yin Indiana University
Noboru Mizushima
Noboru Mizushima University of Tokyo

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