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Mitsutoshi Setou

Mitsutoshi Setou

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
22430
World Ranking
5011
National Ranking
324

Mitsutoshi Setou 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 Mitsutoshi Setou sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 441 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mitsutoshi Setou 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 Mitsutoshi Setou 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: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mitsutoshi Setou is affiliated with Hamamatsu University in Japan. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, contributing extensively to molecular biology and spectroscopy subfields.

The scientist's recent publications include the following:

  • STING, a cytosolic DNA sensor, plays a critical role in atherogenesis: a link between innate immunity and chronic inflammation caused by lifestyle-related diseases, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum in lumbar spinal canal stenosis is associated with abnormal accumulation of specific lipids, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Potential role of transforming growth factor-beta 1/Smad signaling in secondary lymphedema after cancer surgery, 2020, Cancer Science
  • Influenza A virus enhances ciliary activity and mucociliary clearance via TLR3 in airway epithelium, 2020, Respiratory Research
  • Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Glycome in the Brain, 2021, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Tomoaki Kahyo
  • Tomohito Sato
  • Ariful Islam
  • Md. Al Mamun
  • Yusuke Takanashi

Prominent publication venues for this scientist are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study explored in their research are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cancer Research
  • Physiology

The primary research topics in their work encompass:

  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Best Publications

  • Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs

    Y. Okazaki;M. Furuno;T. Kasukawa;J. Adachi

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2A Caused by Mutation in a Microtubule Motor KIF1Bβ

    Chunjie Zhao;Junko Takita;Yosuke Tanaka;Mitsutoshi Setou

  • Kinesin superfamily motor protein KIF17 and mLin-10 in NMDA receptor-containing vesicle transport.

    Mitsutoshi Setou;Terunaga Nakagawa;Dae-Hyun Seog;Nobutaka Hirokawa

  • All kinesin superfamily protein, KIF, genes in mouse and human

    Harukata Miki;Mitsutoshi Setou;Kiyofumi Kaneshiro;Nobutaka Hirokawa

  • Glutamate-receptor-interacting protein GRIP1 directly steers kinesin to dendrites

    Mitsutoshi Setou;Dae-Hyung Seog;Dae-Hyung Seog;Yosuke Tanaka;Yoshimitsu Kanai

  • Tubulin tyrosination navigates the kinesin-1 motor domain to axons

    Yoshiyuki Konishi;Yoshiyuki Konishi;Mitsutoshi Setou;Mitsutoshi Setou

  • A novel motor, KIF13A, transports mannose-6-phosphate receptor to plasma membrane through direct interaction with AP-1 complex.

    Terunaga Nakagawa;Mitsutoshi Setou;Dae Hyun Seog;Kouetsu Ogasawara

  • Dynamic Remodeling of Membrane Composition Drives Cell Cycle through Primary Cilia Excision

    Siew Cheng Phua;Shuhei Chiba;Masako Suzuki;Emily Su

  • Loss of α-tubulin polyglutamylation in ROSA22 mice is associated with abnormal targeting of KIF1A and modulated synaptic function

    Koji Ikegami;Robb L. Heier;Midori Taruishi;Hiroshi Takagi

  • KIF17 Dynamics and Regulation of NR2B Trafficking in Hippocampal Neurons

    Laurent Guillaud;Mitsutoshi Setou;Nobutaka Hirokawa

  • MALDI-based imaging mass spectrometry revealed abnormal distribution of phospholipids in colon cancer liver metastasis

    Shuichi Shimma;Yuki Sugiura;Yuki Sugiura;Yuki Sugiura;Takahiro Hayasaka;Yutaka Hoshikawa

  • Induction of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase, SIRT1, and Catalase by Statins Inhibits Endothelial Senescence Through the Akt Pathway

    Hidetaka Ota;Masato Eto;Mitsunobu R. Kano;Tomoaki Kahyo

  • SCRAPPER-dependent ubiquitination of active zone protein RIM1 regulates synaptic vesicle release

    Ikuko Yao;Hiroshi Takagi;Hiroshi Ageta;Tomoaki Kahyo

  • Overexpression of motor protein KIF17 enhances spatial and working memory in transgenic mice.

    Richard Wing-Chuen Wong;Mitsutoshi Setou;Junlin Teng;Yosuke Takei

  • Visualization of the cell-selective distribution of PUFA-containing phosphatidylcholines in mouse brain by imaging mass spectrometry.

    Yuki Sugiura;Yoshiyuki Konishi;Yoshiyuki Konishi;Nobuhiro Zaima;Nobuhiro Zaima;Shigeki Kajihara

  • LIS1 and NDEL1 coordinate the plus-end-directed transport of cytoplasmic dynein.

    Masami Yamada;Shiori Toba;Yuko Yoshida;Koji Haratani

  • CEP41 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and is required for tubulin glutamylation at the cilium

    Ji Eun Lee;Jennifer L Silhavy;Maha S Zaki;Jana Schroth

  • TTLL7 Is a Mammalian β-Tubulin Polyglutamylase Required for Growth of MAP2-positive Neurites

    Koji Ikegami;Masahiro Mukai;Jun-ichi Tsuchida;Robb L. Heier

  • Nanoparticle-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Based Mass Imaging with Cellular Resolution

    Shu Taira;Yuki Sugiura;Yuki Sugiura;Shinji Moritake;Shuichi Shimma;Shuichi Shimma

  • KIFC3, a microtubule minus end-directed motor for the apical transport of annexin XIIIb-associated Triton-insoluble membranes.

    Yasuko Noda;Yasushi Okada;Nobuhito Saito;Mitsutoshi Setou

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuki Sugiura
Yuki Sugiura Keio University
Haruhiko Sugimura
Haruhiko Sugimura Hamamatsu University
Nobutaka Hirokawa
Nobutaka Hirokawa University of Tokyo
Kaoru Inokuchi
Kaoru Inokuchi University of Toyama
Seiji Ito
Seiji Ito Kansai Medical University
Kohji Sato
Kohji Sato Hamamatsu University
Makoto Suematsu
Makoto Suematsu Keio University
Oliver E. Blacque
Oliver E. Blacque University College Dublin
Akio Niimi
Akio Niimi Nagoya City University
Takeshi Fukuma
Takeshi Fukuma Kanazawa University

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