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Mitsuyoshi Nakao

Mitsuyoshi Nakao

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 70 1435 1284 122 115 206 15726

Mitsuyoshi Nakao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mitsuyoshi Nakao between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mitsuyoshi Nakao published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2023. 9 of the 267 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2023. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1990 2025

267 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mitsuyoshi Nakao: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 6
1997 7
1998 5
1999 9
2000 4
2001 12
2002 5
2003 8
2004 5
2005 6
2006 12
2007 3
2008 2
2009 9
2010 5
2011 2
2012 11
2013 2
2014 6
2015 16
2016 20
2017 8
2018 5
2019 13
2020 7
2021 6
2022 14
2023 43
2024 4
2025 5
Total 267
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Mitsuyoshi Nakao 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 Mitsuyoshi Nakao 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, 197–206 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: 206 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
197–206 100 206
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
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Mitsuyoshi Nakao 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 Mitsuyoshi Nakao 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, 70–71 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: 70 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 70
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
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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Overview

Mitsuyoshi Nakao is a researcher affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan. Their body of work spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions in Medicine. Within these areas, Nakao has focused on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Oncology, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

Their research topics encompass a range of issues related to epigenetics, RNA, and cancer, covering:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA regulation and disease

Several recent papers illustrate Nakao's contributions to these areas:

  • "Splicing- and demethylase-independent functions of LSD1 in zebrafish primitive hematopoiesis" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Phosphorylation of phase-separated p62 bodies by ULK1 activates a redox-independent stress response" (2023), published in The EMBO Journal
  • "A web-based integrative transcriptome analysis, RNAseqChef, uncovers the cell/tissue type-dependent action of sulforaphane" (2023), published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Murine neonatal ketogenesis preserves mitochondrial energetics by preventing protein hyperacetylation" (2021), published in Nature Metabolism
  • "Successful generation of epigenetic disease model mice by targeted demethylation of the epigenome" (2020), published in Genome Biology

Nakao has published frequently in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, The EMBO Journal, Cell Reports, and Cancer Science.

Frequent collaborators in Nakao's research include:

  • Shinjiro Hino
  • Yuko Hino
  • Tomoaki Koga
  • Kan Etoh
  • Noriko Saitoh

Best Publications

  • Cohesin mediates transcriptional insulation by CCCTC-binding factor

    Kerstin S. Wendt;Keisuke Yoshida;Takehiko Itoh;Masashige Bando

  • DNA methylation is a critical cell-intrinsic determinant of astrocyte differentiation in the fetal brain.

    Takumi Takizawa;Kinichi Nakashima;Masakazu Namihira;Wataru Ochiai

  • Deletions of a differentially methylated CpG island at the SNRPN gene define a putative imprinting control region

    James S. Sutcliffe;Mitsuyoshi Nakao;Susan Christian;Karen H. Örstavik

  • CTCF-Dependent Chromatin Insulator Is Linked to Epigenetic Remodeling

    Ko Ishihara;Mitsuo Oshimura;Mitsuyoshi Nakao

  • Methyl-CpG binding domain 1 (MBD1) interacts with the Suv39h1-HP1 heterochromatic complex for DNA methylation-based transcriptional repression

    Naoyuki Fujita;Sugiko Watanabe;Takaya Ichimura;Shu Tsuruzoe

  • CD44 cleavage induced by a membrane-associated metalloprotease plays a critical role in tumor cell migration.

    Isamu Okamoto;Yoshiaki Kawano;Hiromasa Tsuiki;Ji Ichiro Sasaki

  • Epigenetics: interaction of DNA methylation and chromatin

    Mitsuyoshi Nakao

  • FAD-dependent lysine-specific demethylase-1 regulates cellular energy expenditure

    Shinjiro Hino;Akihisa Sakamoto;Katsuya Nagaoka;Kotaro Anan

  • Nedd4 Regulates Egress of Ebola Virus-Like Particles from Host Cells

    Jiro Yasuda;Mitsuyoshi Nakao;Yoshihiro Kawaoka;Hisatoshi Shida

  • HMGA2 maintains oncogenic RAS-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human pancreatic cancer cells.

    Sugiko Watanabe;Yasuaki Ueda;Shin Ichi Akaboshi;Yuko Hino

  • METHYLATION-MEDIATED TRANSCRIPTIONAL SILENCING IN EUCHROMATIN BY METHYL-CPG BINDING PROTEIN MBD1 ISOFORMS

    Naoyuki Fujita;Naoyuki Fujita;Shin Ichiro Takebayashi;Katsuzumi Okumura;Shinichi Kudo

  • Structures of human genes coding for cytokine LD78 and their expression.

    Mitsuyoshi Nakao;Hisayuki Nomiyama;Kazunori Shimada

  • Architectural roles of multiple chromatin insulators at the human apolipoprotein gene cluster

    Tsuyoshi Mishiro;Tsuyoshi Mishiro;Ko Ishihara;Shinjiro Hino;Shuichi Tsutsumi

  • H3K4/H3K9me3 Bivalent Chromatin Domains Targeted by Lineage-Specific DNA Methylation Pauses Adipocyte Differentiation

    Yoshihiro Matsumura;Ryo Nakaki;Takeshi Inagaki;Ayano Yoshida

  • Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 bZIP factor selectively suppresses the classical pathway of NF-κB

    Tiejun Zhao;Jun Ichirou Yasunaga;Yorifumi Satou;Mitsuyoshi Nakao

  • Activation of Cdh1-dependent APC is required for G1 cell cycle arrest and DNA damage-induced G2 checkpoint in vertebrate cells

    Tamotsu Sudo;Yosuke Ota;Shuji Kotani;Mitsuyoshi Nakao

  • Transcriptional blockade induces p53-dependent apoptosis associated with translocation of p53 to mitochondria.

    Yoshimi Arima;Masayuki Nitta;Shinji Kuninaka;Dongwei Zhang

  • Mechanism of Transcriptional Regulation by Methyl-CpG Binding Protein MBD1

    Naoyuki Fujita;Nobuya Shimotake;Izuru Ohki;Tsutomu Chiba

  • A novel maternally expressed gene, ATP10C, encodes a putative aminophospholipid translocase associated with Angelman syndrome.

    Makiko Meguro;Akiko Kashiwagi;Kohzoh Mitsuya;Mitsuyoshi Nakao

  • Calcium influx triggers the sequential proteolysis of extracellular and cytoplasmic domains of E-cadherin, leading to loss of β-catenin from cell-cell contacts

    Kiyoharu Ito;Isamu Okamoto;Norie Araki;Yoshiaki Kawano

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideyuki Saya
Hideyuki Saya Fujita Health University
Hideo Baba
Hideo Baba Kumamoto University
James S. Sutcliffe
James S. Sutcliffe Vanderbilt University
Tsutomu Chiba
Tsutomu Chiba Kyoto University
Yasuyuki Ohkawa
Yasuyuki Ohkawa Kyushu University
Masahiro Shirakawa
Masahiro Shirakawa Kyoto University
Hiroyuki Aburatani
Hiroyuki Aburatani University of Tokyo
Masao Matsuoka
Masao Matsuoka Kumamoto University
Arthur L. Beaudet
Arthur L. Beaudet Baylor College of Medicine
David H. Ledbetter
David H. Ledbetter University of Florida

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