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Naoki Sugimoto

Naoki Sugimoto

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 74 4614 4188 261 245 531 22964
Biology and Biochemistry 74 5524 5094 356 333 514 22931

Naoki Sugimoto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Naoki Sugimoto between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Naoki Sugimoto published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 12.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2016. 15 of the 572 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2016. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 8 publications
1980 2025

572 publications in total across all disciplines

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Naoki Sugimoto: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 2
1982 2
1983 0
1984 4
1985 2
1986 4
1987 2
1988 2
1989 4
1990 5
1991 7
1992 3
1993 3
1994 3
1995 3
1996 5
1997 7
1998 8
1999 13
2000 16
2001 17
2002 14
2003 16
2004 14
2005 17
2006 21
2007 20
2008 15
2009 16
2010 18
2011 16
2012 28
2013 29
2014 25
2015 24
2016 33
2017 22
2018 27
2019 16
2020 20
2021 25
2022 16
2023 12
2024 7
2025 8
Total 572
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Naoki Sugimoto publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Naoki Sugimoto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 521–540 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 531 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185 531
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Naoki Sugimoto D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Naoki Sugimoto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501 74
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Naoki Sugimoto is affiliated with Konan University in Japan and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Rheumatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Ecology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Naoki Sugimoto has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with a selection of recent papers as follows:

  • Engineering exosome polymer hybrids by atom transfer radical polymerization, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Chemical biology of non-canonical structures of nucleic acids for therapeutic applications, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Roles of non-canonical structures of nucleic acids in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Stability prediction of canonical and non-canonical structures of nucleic acids in various molecular environments and cells, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Improved nearest-neighbor parameters for the stability of RNA/DNA hybrids under a physiological condition, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Naoki Sugimoto include:

  • Hisae Tateishi-Karimata
  • Shuntaro Takahashi
  • Tatsuya Ohyama
  • Masayoshi Harigai
  • Tamaki Endoh

Publications by Naoki Sugimoto are often found in the following venues:

  • Modern Rheumatology
  • Chemical Communications
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Molecules
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Best Publications

  • Improved free-energy parameters for predictions of RNA duplex stability

    Susan M. Freier;Ryszard Kierzek;John A. Jaeger;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Thermodynamic Parameters To Predict Stability of RNA/DNA Hybrid Duplexes

    Naoki Sugimoto;Shu-ichi Nakano;Misa Katoh;Akiko Matsumura

  • Improved thermodynamic parameters and helix initiation factor to predict stability of DNA duplexes.

    Naoki Sugimoto;Shu-ich Nakano;Mari Yoneyama;Kei-ich Honda

  • Effects of molecular crowding on the structures, interactions, and functions of nucleic acids.

    Shu-ichi Nakano;Daisuke Miyoshi;Naoki Sugimoto

  • RNA structure prediction.

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  • SPR sensor chip for detection of small molecules using molecularly imprinted polymer with embedded gold nanoparticles.

    Jun Matsui;Kensuke Akamatsu;Noriaki Hara;Daisuke Miyoshi

  • Nucleic acid duplex stability: influence of base composition on cation effects

    Shu-ichi Nakano;Mariko Fujimoto;Hideyuki Hara;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Hydration regulates thermodynamics of G-quadruplex formation under molecular crowding conditions.

    Daisuke Miyoshi;Hisae Karimata;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Molecular crowding effects on structure and stability of DNA

    Daisuke Miyoshi;Naoki Sugimoto

  • The effect of molecular crowding with nucleotide length and cosolute structure on DNA duplex stability

    Shu-ichi Nakano;Hisae Karimata;Tatsuo Ohmichi;Junji Kawakami

  • Production of unnatural glucosides of curcumin with drastically enhanced water solubility by cell suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus.

    Yasuhisa Kaminaga;Akito Nagatsu;Takumi Akiyama;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Molecular crowding regulates the structural switch of the DNA G-quadruplex.

    Daisuke Miyoshi;and Akihiro Nakao;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Molecular crowding of the cosolutes induces an intramolecular i-motif structure of triplet repeat DNA oligomers at neutral pH.

    Arivazhagan Rajendran;Shu-ichi Nakano;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Applicability of the DPPH assay for evaluating the antioxidant capacity of food additives - inter-laboratory evaluation study

    Tomoko Shimamura;Yoshihiro Sumikura;Takeshi Yamazaki;Atsuko Tada

  • Composite of Au nanoparticles and molecularly imprinted polymer as a sensing material.

    Jun Matsui;Kensuke Akamatsu;Shingo Nishiguchi;Daisuke Miyoshi

  • Structural transition from antiparallel to parallel G‐quadruplex of d(G4T4G4) induced by Ca2+

    Daisuke Miyoshi;Akihiro Nakao;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Thermodynamics-structure relationship of single mismatches in RNA/DNA duplexes.

    Naoki Sugimoto;Mariko Nakano;Shu-ichi Nakano

  • Characterization of Structure and Stability of Long Telomeric DNA G-Quadruplexes

    Hai-Qing Yu;Daisuke Miyoshi;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Characterization and thermodynamic properties of quadruplex/duplex competition.

    Wei Li;Peng Wu;Tastuo Ohmichi;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Duplex Dissociation of Telomere DNAs Induced by Molecular Crowding

    Daisuke Miyoshi;Shizuka Matsumura;Shu-Ichi Nakano;Naoki Sugimoto

  • Free energy increments for hydrogen bonds in nucleic acid base pairs

    Douglas H. Turner;Naoki Sugimoto;Ryszard Kierzek;Scott D. Dreiker

  • Temperature dependence of thermodynamic properties for DNA/DNA and RNA/DNA duplex formation

    Peng Wu;Shu-ichi Nakano;Naoki Sugimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinsong Ren
Jinsong Ren Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaogang Qu
Xiaogang Qu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yukihiro Goda
Yukihiro Goda Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare
Douglas H. Turner
Douglas H. Turner University of Rochester
Ryszard Kierzek
Ryszard Kierzek Polish Academy of Sciences
Toru Miura
Toru Miura University of Tokyo
Jun Miyake
Jun Miyake Osaka University
Kouhei Tsumoto
Kouhei Tsumoto University of Tokyo
Sarah A. Teichmann
Sarah A. Teichmann University of Cambridge
Valérie Gabelica
Valérie Gabelica University of Bordeaux

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