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Nobuyoshi Esaki

Nobuyoshi Esaki

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 69 6343 5758 412 387 406 13840
Biology and Biochemistry 69 7550 6961 513 479 406 13861

Nobuyoshi Esaki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nobuyoshi Esaki between 1976 and 2017, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nobuyoshi Esaki published across 42 years, from 1976 to 2017, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 1994. 3 of the 411 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2017. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 1994. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 7 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 13 publications 1985: 16 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 22 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 25 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications
1976 2017

411 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nobuyoshi Esaki: publications per year, 1976 to 2017
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 2
1978 0
1979 3
1980 1
1981 7
1982 9
1983 11
1984 13
1985 16
1986 4
1987 11
1988 11
1989 10
1990 11
1991 22
1992 6
1993 9
1994 25
1995 15
1996 10
1997 11
1998 16
1999 17
2000 20
2001 12
2002 19
2003 14
2004 13
2005 13
2006 7
2007 14
2008 9
2009 12
2010 10
2011 8
2012 7
2013 4
2014 3
2015 2
2016 1
2017 2
Total 411
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Nobuyoshi Esaki 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 Nobuyoshi Esaki 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, 401–420 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: 406 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
401–420 397 406
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
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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Nobuyoshi Esaki 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 Nobuyoshi Esaki 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, 68–69 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: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 69
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
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

Nobuyoshi Esaki is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan. Their academic career is linked primarily to this institution, indicating a strong connection to the Japanese research community.

No recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields or subfields of study, or main topics of work are listed.

There are no recorded awards or honors attributed to Nobuyoshi Esaki in the available data.

Given the limited available information, the profile centers on the scientist's association with Kyoto University, without additional details on research contributions, collaborations, or academic influence.

Best Publications

  • Bacterial cysteine desulfurases: their function and mechanisms

    H. Mihara;N. Esaki

  • A Cold-Adapted Lipase of an Alaskan Psychrotroph,Pseudomonas sp. Strain B11-1: Gene Cloning and Enzyme Purification and Characterization

    Dong-Won Choo;Tatsuo Kurihara;Takeshi Suzuki;Kenji Soda

  • CYSTEINE SULFINATE DESULFINASE, A NIFS-LIKE PROTEIN OF ESCHERICHIA COLI WITH SELENOCYSTEINE LYASE AND CYSTEINE DESULFURASE ACTIVITIES : GENE CLONING, PURIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL PYRIDOXAL ENZYME

    Hisaaki Mihara;Tatsuo Kurihara;Tohru Yoshimura;Kenji Soda

  • Crystal Structure of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL: AN α/β HYDROLASE STRUCTURE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE α/β HYDROLASE FOLD

    Tamao Hisano;Yasuo Hata;Tomomi Fujii;Ji-Quan Liu

  • Synthesis of optically active amino acids from alpha-keto acids with Escherichia coli cells expressing heterologous genes.

    A Galkin;L Kulakova;T Yoshimura;K Soda

  • Properties of L-methionine gamma-lyase from Pseudomonas ovalis.

    Hidehiko Tanaka;Nobuyoshi Esaki;Kenji Soda

  • Kinetic and Mutational Studies of Three NifS Homologs from Escherichia coli: Mechanistic Difference between L-Cysteine Desulfurase and L-Selenocysteine Lyase Reactions

    Hisaaki Mihara;Tatsuo Kurihara;Tohru Yoshimura;Nobuyoshi Esaki

  • Characterization of a NifS-like chloroplast protein from Arabidopsis. Implications for its role in sulfur and selenium metabolism.

    Elizabeth A.H. Pilon-Smits;Gulnara F. Garifullina;Salah Abdel-Ghany;Shin-Ichiro Kato

  • Reaction mechanism of alanine racemase from Bacillus stearothermophilus: x-ray crystallographic studies of the enzyme bound with N-(5'-phosphopyridoxyl)alanine.

    Akira Watanabe;Tohru Yoshimura;Bunzo Mikami;Hideyuki Hayashi

  • ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF SELENOCYSTEINE IN RAT LIVER

    Nobuyoshi Esaki;Takeshi Nakamura;Hidehiko Tanaka;Tetsuya Suzuki

  • Cys-328 of IscS and Cys-63 of IscU are the sites of disulfide bridge formation in a covalently bound IscS/IscU complex: implications for the mechanism of iron-sulfur cluster assembly.

    Shin-ichiro Kato;Hisaaki Mihara;Tatsuo Kurihara;Yasuhiro Takahashi

  • A nifS-like gene, csdB, encodes an Escherichia coli counterpart of mammalian selenocysteine lyase. Gene cloning, purification, characterization and preliminary x-ray crystallographic studies.

    Hisaaki Mihara;Masaki Maeda;Tomomi Fujii;Tatsuo Kurihara

  • Biosynthetic alanine racemase of Salmonella typhimurium: purification and characterization of the enzyme encoded by the alr gene

    Nobuyoshi Esaki;Christopher T. Walsh

  • Purification and properties of a new enzyme, DL-2-haloacid dehalogenase, from Pseudomonas sp.

    K Motosugi;N Esaki;K Soda

  • Cold-active esterase from Psychrobacter sp. Ant300: gene cloning, characterization, and the effects of Gly→Pro substitution near the active site on its catalytic activity and stability

    Ljudmila Kulakova;Andrey Galkin;Toru Nakayama;Tokuzo Nishino

  • Network of protein-protein interactions among iron-sulfur cluster assembly proteins in Escherichia coli

    Umechiyo Tokumoto;Shinobu Nomura;Yoshiko Minami;Hisaaki Mihara

  • A versatile bacterial enzyme: l-methionine γ-lyase

    Hidehiko Tanaka;Nobuyoshi Esaki;Kenji Soda

  • Cold-active serine alkaline protease from the psychrotrophic bacterium Shewanella strain ac10: gene cloning and enzyme purification and characterization.

    Ljudmila Kulakova;Andrey Galkin;Tatsuo Kurihara;Tohru Yoshimura

  • Crystal structures of reaction intermediates of L-2-haloacid dehalogenase and implications for the reaction mechanism.

    Yong-Fu Li;Yasuo Hata;Tomomi Fujii;Tamao Hisano

  • Enhanced Selenium Tolerance and Accumulation in Transgenic Arabidopsis Expressing a Mouse Selenocysteine Lyase

    Marinus Pilon;Jennifer D. Owen;Gulnara F. Garifullina;Tatsuo Kurihara

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatsuo Kurihara
Tatsuo Kurihara Kyoto University
Kenji Soda
Kenji Soda Kansai University
Toru Nakayama
Toru Nakayama Tohoku University
Ken Hirotsu
Ken Hirotsu Osaka Metropolitan University
Susumu Tsunasawa
Susumu Tsunasawa Osaka University
Tokuzo Nishino
Tokuzo Nishino Tohoku University
Edith Wilson Miles
Edith Wilson Miles National Institutes of Health
Bunzo Mikami
Bunzo Mikami Kyoto University
Christopher T. Walsh
Christopher T. Walsh Stanford University
Ikunoshin Kato
Ikunoshin Kato Fujita Health University

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