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Peter Igarashi

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
17535
World Ranking
8579
National Ranking
3855

Peter Igarashi 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 Peter Igarashi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Igarashi 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 Peter Igarashi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Peter Igarashi is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States, focusing their research primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans various fields within medicine and molecular biology, particularly addressing several complex topics related to renal health and genetic diseases.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of their research cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • General Health Professions

The primary topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Renal and related cancers
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation

Peter Igarashi has published research articles in a range of scientific venues including:

  • JCI Insight
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Cellular Signalling
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

Recent publications from Igarashi include:

  • Interstitial microRNA miR-214 attenuates inflammation and polycystic kidney disease progression, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Role of transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β in polycystic kidney disease, 2020, Cellular Signalling
  • Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1β suppresses canonical Wnt signaling through transcriptional repression of lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Advancing Nephrology, 2020, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Small hairpin inhibitory RNA delivery in the metanephric organ culture identifies long noncoding RNA Pvt1 as a modulator of cyst growth, 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers such as Siu Chiu Chan, Karam Aboudehen, Silvia Ferrè, Annie Shao, and Vishal Patel. These collaborations have contributed to multiple co-authored papers and interdisciplinary research efforts.

Among their recognitions, Peter Igarashi is a member of the Association of American Physicians, reflecting participation in a professional community dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and practice.

Best Publications

  • Kidney-specific inactivation of the KIF3A subunit of kinesin-II inhibits renal ciliogenesis and produces polycystic kidney disease

    Fangming Lin;Thomas Hiesberger;Kimberly Cordes;Angus M. Sinclair

  • Genetics and Pathogenesis of Polycystic Kidney Disease

    Peter Igarashi;Stefan Somlo

  • HOXA10 is expressed in response to sex steroids at the time of implantation in the human endometrium.

    H S Taylor;A Arici;D Olive;P Igarashi

  • Intrarenal cells, not bone marrow–derived cells, are the major source for regeneration in postischemic kidney

    Fangming Lin;Ashley Moran;Peter Igarashi

  • A conserved Hox axis in the mouse and human female reproductive system: late establishment and persistent adult expression of the Hoxa cluster genes.

    Hugh S. Taylor;Gregory B. Vanden Heuvel;Peter Igarashi

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells Contribute to the Regeneration of Renal Tubules after Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice

    Fangming Lin;Kimberly Cordes;Linheng Li;Leroy Hood

  • NHE3: a Na+/H+ exchanger isoform of renal brush border

    Daniel Biemesderfer;John Pizzonia;Ali Abu-Alfa;Markus Exner

  • Epithelial-specific Cre/lox recombination in the developing kidney and genitourinary tract

    Xinli Shao;Stefan Somlo;Peter Igarashi

  • Primary cilia regulate mTORC1 activity and cell size through Lkb1

    Christopher Boehlke;Fruzsina Kotsis;Vishal Patel;Simone Braeg

  • Wnt9b signaling regulates planar cell polarity and kidney tubule morphogenesis

    Courtney M. Karner;Rani Chirumamilla;Shigehisa Aoki;Shigehisa Aoki;Peter Igarashi

  • Smad2 Protects against TGF-β/Smad3-Mediated Renal Fibrosis

    Xiao Ming Meng;Xiao Ru Huang;Arthur C.K. Chung;Wei Qin

  • Cyst formation and activation of the extracellular regulated kinase pathway after kidney specific inactivation of Pkd1

    Sekiya Shibazaki;Zhiheng Yu;Saori Nishio;Xin Tian

  • Multiple renal cysts, urinary concentration defects, and pulmonary emphysematous changes in mice lacking TAZ

    Ryosuke Makita;Yasunobu Uchijima;Koichi Nishiyama;Tomokazu Amano

  • The basic-helix-loop-helix protein pod1 is critically important for kidney and lung organogenesis.

    Susan E. Quaggin;Lois Schwartz;Shiying Cui;Peter Igarashi

  • A transcriptional network in polycystic kidney disease

    Lionel Gresh;Evelyne Fischer;Andreas Reimann;Myriam Tanguy

  • Acute kidney injury and aberrant planar cell polarity induce cyst formation in mice lacking renal cilia

    Vishal Patel;Ling Li;Patricia Cobo-Stark;Xinli Shao

  • Loss of cilia suppresses cyst growth in genetic models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

    Ming Ma;Xin Tian;Peter Igarashi;Gregory J Pazour

  • In utero diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure alters Hox gene expression in the developing müllerian system

    Karen Block;Andrew Kardana;Peter Igarashi;Hugh S. Taylor

  • Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus

    Veronique Chauvet;Xin Tian;Herve Husson;David H. Grimm

  • Loss of NFAT5 results in renal atrophy and lack of tonicity-responsive gene expression

    Cristina López-Rodríguez;Christopher L. Antos;Christopher L. Antos;John M. Shelton;James A. Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Somlo
Stefan Somlo Yale University
Susan E. Quaggin
Susan E. Quaggin Northwestern University
Thomas L. Carroll
Thomas L. Carroll Rockefeller University
Hugh S. Taylor
Hugh S. Taylor Yale University
Chandra Mohan
Chandra Mohan University of Houston
Michael J. Caplan
Michael J. Caplan Yale University
Rolf Bodmer
Rolf Bodmer Discovery Institute
Quan Zhen Li
Quan Zhen Li The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
James A. Richardson
James A. Richardson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hyun-Wook Lee
Hyun-Wook Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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