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Mitsuo Oshimura

Mitsuo Oshimura

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 93 972 918 37 35 551 31640
Molecular Biology 93 678 604 49 45 551 31640

Mitsuo Oshimura publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mitsuo Oshimura between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mitsuo Oshimura published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2004. 8 of the 610 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2004. 1973: 3 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 23 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 29 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1973 2025

610 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mitsuo Oshimura: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 3
1974 3
1975 6
1976 7
1977 8
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 2
1983 3
1984 2
1985 8
1986 2
1987 2
1988 3
1989 7
1990 11
1991 10
1992 12
1993 13
1994 9
1995 23
1996 16
1997 23
1998 25
1999 12
2000 21
2001 25
2002 21
2003 26
2004 29
2005 16
2006 15
2007 16
2008 8
2009 14
2010 11
2011 17
2012 11
2013 12
2014 18
2015 19
2016 22
2017 12
2018 12
2019 15
2020 10
2021 10
2022 7
2023 22
2024 5
2025 3
Total 610
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Mitsuo Oshimura 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 Mitsuo Oshimura 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, 547–556 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: 551 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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 8 551
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Mitsuo Oshimura 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 Mitsuo Oshimura 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, 92–93 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: 93 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 93
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
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Mitsuo Oshimura is affiliated with Tottori University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields such as molecular biology, genetics, oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work largely focuses on topics including CRISPR and genetic engineering, virus-based gene therapy research, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, RNA interference and gene delivery, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, pluripotent stem cells research, and viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects.

Mitsuo Oshimura's recent noteworthy publications include:

  • A non-mosaic transchromosomic mouse model of Down syndrome carrying the long arm of human chromosome 21 (2020, eLife)
  • A SARS-CoV-2 antibody broadly neutralizes SARS-related coronaviruses and variants by coordinated recognition of a virus-vulnerable site (2021, Immunity)
  • A transchromosomic rat model with human chromosome 21 shows robust Down syndrome features (2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • Transchromosomic technology for genomically humanized animals (2020, Experimental Cell Research)
  • Local injection of CCL19-expressing mesenchymal stem cells augments the therapeutic efficacy of anti-PD-L1 antibody by promoting infiltration of immune cells (2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer)

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research

Collaborations have been established with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Yasuhiro Kazuki
  • Satoshi Abe
  • Kanako Kazuki
  • Hiroyuki Satofuka
  • Kazuma Tomizuka

Best Publications

  • PI3K-Akt pathway: its functions and alterations in human cancer.

    M. Osaki;M. Oshimura;H. Ito

  • Generation of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Neonatal Mouse Testis

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Kimiko Inoue;Jiyoung Lee;Momoko Yoshimoto

  • Allogeneic transplantation of iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes regenerates primate hearts

    Yuji Shiba;Toshihito Gomibuchi;Tatsuichiro Seto;Yuko Wada

  • Dicer is essential for formation of the heterochromatin structure in vertebrate cells

    Tatsuo Fukagawa;Masahiro Nogami;Mitsuko Yoshikawa;Masashi Ikeno

  • Loss of imprinting of a paternally expressed transcript, with antisense orientation to KVLQT1, occurs frequently in Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome and is independent of insulin-like growth factor II imprinting

    Maxwell P. Lee;Michael R. DeBaun;Kohzoh Mitsuya;Heidi L. Galonek

  • LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia

    Clyde Francks;S. Maegawa;J. Laurén;B. S. Abrahams

  • Double trans-chromosomic mice: Maintenance of two individual human chromosome fragments containing Ig heavy and κ loci and expression of fully human antibodies

    Kazuma Tomizuka;Tokuyuki Shinohara;Hitoshi Yoshida;Hiroshi Uejima

  • Functional expression and germline transmission of a human chromosome fragment in chimaeric mice.

    Kazuma Tomizuka;Hitoshi Yoshida;Hiroshi Uejima;Hiroyuki Kugoh

  • Dynamics of epigenetic regulation at the single-cell level

    Lacramioara Bintu;John Yong;Yaron E. Antebi;Kayla McCue

  • Positional cloning of the gene for Nijmegen breakage syndrome.

    Shinya Matsuura;Hiroshi Tauchi;Asako Nakamura;Noriko Kondo

  • Telomere lengths are characteristic in each human individual

    Kaiyo Takubo;Naotaka Izumiyama-Shimomura;Naoko Honma;Motoji Sawabe

  • CTCF-Dependent Chromatin Insulator Is Linked to Epigenetic Remodeling

    Ko Ishihara;Mitsuo Oshimura;Mitsuyoshi Nakao

  • Proteomics-based identification of differentially expressed genes in human gliomas: Down-regulation of SIRT2 gene

    Masaharu Hiratsuka;Toshiaki Inoue;Tosifusa Toda;Narimichi Kimura

  • Functional assessment of ABCG2 (BCRP) gene polymorphisms to protein expression in human placenta.

    Daisuke Kobayashi;Ichiro Ieiri;Takeshi Hirota;Hiroshi Takane

  • SIRT2, a tubulin deacetylase, acts to block the entry to chromosome condensation in response to mitotic stress.

    T Inoue;M Hiratsuka;M Osaki;H Yamada

  • Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation regulates CTCF-dependent chromatin insulation

    Wenqiang Yu;Vasudeva Ginjala;Vinod Pant;Igor Chernukhin

  • Transplantation of genetically corrected human iPSC-derived progenitors in mice with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

    Francesco Saverio Tedesco;Francesco Saverio Tedesco;Mattia F. M. Gerli;Laura Perani;Sara Benedetti

  • Genetic and epigenetic properties of mouse male germline stem cells during long-term culture

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Narumi Ogonuki;Tomohiko Iwano;Jiyoung Lee;Jiyoung Lee

  • MicroRNA-143 regulates human osteosarcoma metastasis by regulating matrix metalloprotease-13 expression

    Mitsuhiko Osaki;Fumitaka Takeshita;Yui Sugimoto;Nobuyoshi Kosaka

  • Chromosomes and causation of human cancer and leukemia. XXIII. Near-haploidy in acute leukemia.

    Mitsuo Oshimura;Arnold I. Freeman;Avery A. Sandberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitsuhiko Osaki
Mitsuhiko Osaki Tottori University
J. Carl Barrett
J. Carl Barrett AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Avery A. Sandberg
Avery A. Sandberg Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Takashi Shinohara
Takashi Shinohara Kyoto University
Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara
Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara Kyoto University
Andrew P. Feinberg
Andrew P. Feinberg Johns Hopkins University
Vladimir Larionov
Vladimir Larionov National Institutes of Health
Giulio Cossu
Giulio Cossu University of Manchester
Atsuo Ogura
Atsuo Ogura University of Tsukuba
Dominique Smeets
Dominique Smeets Radboud University

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