World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Seiji Takayama

Seiji Takayama

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
56
Citations
11895
World Ranking
3498
National Ranking
157

Seiji Takayama publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45 publications 703+

This scientist: 157 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Seiji Takayama D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Seiji Takayama is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and focuses primarily on research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Immunology, and Cell Biology.

Their research addresses key topics in Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant and animal studies, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Melanoma and MAPK Pathways, RNA regulation and disease, and interferon and immune responses.

Seiji Takayama has contributed to several notable publications, including:

  • Mechanism of self/nonself-discrimination in Brassica self-incompatibility, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Two aquaporins, SIP1;1 and PIP1;2, mediate water transport for pollen hydration in the Arabidopsis pistil, 2021, Plant Biotechnology
  • Parallel evolution of dominant pistil-side self-incompatibility suppressors in Arabidopsis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Dioctatin Activates ClpP to Degrade Mitochondrial Components and Inhibits Aflatoxin Production, 2020, Cell chemical biology
  • SHI family transcription factors regulate an interspecific barrier, 2023, Nature Plants

Frequent coauthors in Seiji Takayama's work include:

  • Kohji Murase
  • Sota Fujii
  • Masao Watanabe
  • Go Suzuki
  • Yoshitaka Moriwaki

Common venues where Takayama's research has appeared include:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Plants
  • Genes & Genetic Systems
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY IN PLANTS

    Seiji Takayama;Akira Isogai

  • The pollen determinant of self-incompatibility in Brassica campestris

    Seiji Takayama;Hiroshi Shiba;Megumi Iwano;Hiroko Shimosato

  • Direct ligand–receptor complex interaction controls Brassica self-incompatibility

    Seiji Takayama;Hiroko Shimosato;Hiroshi Shiba;Miyuki Funato

  • Comparative analysis of the self-incompatibility (S-) locus region of Prunus mume: identification of a pollen-expressed F-box gene with allelic diversity.

    Tetsuyuki Entani;Megumi Iwano;Hiroshi Shiba;Fang-Sik Che

  • Genomic Organization of the S Locus: Identification and Characterization of Genes in SLG/SRK Region of S9 Haplotype of Brassica campestris (syn. rapa)

    Go Suzuki;Naoko Kai;Tamaki Hirose;Kiichi Fukui

  • Collaborative Non-Self Recognition System in S-RNase–Based Self-Incompatibility

    Ken Ichi Kubo;Tetsuyuki Entani;Akie Takara;Ning Wang

  • Ca2+-Activated Reactive Oxygen Species Production by Arabidopsis RbohH and RbohJ Is Essential for Proper Pollen Tube Tip Growth

    Hidetaka Kaya;Ryo Nakajima;Megumi Iwano;Masahiro M. Kanaoka

  • A membrane-anchored protein kinase involved in Brassica self-incompatibility signaling.

    Kohji Murase;Kohji Murase;Hiroshi Shiba;Hiroshi Shiba;Megumi Iwano;Megumi Iwano;Fang-Sik Che;Fang-Sik Che

  • Design of Peptide Inhibitors for the Importin α/β Nuclear Import Pathway by Activity-Based Profiling

    Shunichi Kosugi;Shunichi Kosugi;Masako Hasebe;Tetsuyuki Entani;Seiji Takayama

  • Analysis of flagellin perception mediated by flg22 receptor OsFLS2 in rice.

    Ryota Takai;Akira Isogai;Seiji Takayama;Fang-Sik Che

  • The transcription factor OsNAC4 is a key positive regulator of plant hypersensitive cell death

    Takashi Kaneda;Yuri Taga;Ryota Takai;Megumi Iwano

  • Non-self- and self-recognition models in plant self-incompatibility

    Sota Fujii;Ken-Ichi Kubo;Seiji Takayama

  • Two distinct forms of M-locus protein kinase localize to the plasma membrane and interact directly with S-locus receptor kinase to transduce self-incompatibility signaling in Brassica rapa

    Mitsuru Kakita;Kohji Murase;Megumi Iwano;Tomohito Matsumoto

  • Dual Targeting of Spinach Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase II to Mitochondria and Chloroplasts by Alternative Use of Two In-frame Initiation Codons

    Naohide Watanabe;Fang-Sik Che;Megumi Iwano;Seiji Takayama

  • Self/non-self discrimination in angiosperm self-incompatibility.

    Megumi Iwano;Seiji Takayama

  • Fine-tuning of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration is essential for pollen tube growth.

    Megumi Iwano;Tetsuyuki Entani;Hiroshi Shiba;Mituru Kakita

  • A pollen coat protein, SP11/SCR, determines the pollen S-specificity in the self-incompatibility of Brassica species.

    Hiroshi Shiba;Seiji Takayama;Megumi Iwano;Hiroko Shimosato

  • Ca2+ Dynamics in a Pollen Grain and Papilla Cell during Pollination of Arabidopsis

    Megumi Iwano;Hiroshi Shiba;Teruhiko Miwa;Fang-Sik Che

  • Sequences of S -glycoproteins, products of the Brassica campestris self-incompatibility locus

    Seiji Takayama;Akira Isogai;Chise Tsukamoto;Yukari Ueda

  • Flagellin from an incompatible strain of Pseudomonas avenae induces a resistance response in cultured rice cells.

    Fang Sik Che;Yoshihiro Nakajima;Noriko Tanaka;Megumi Iwano

Frequent Co-Authors

Masao Watanabe
Masao Watanabe Tohoku University
Megumi Iwano
Megumi Iwano Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Akira Isogai
Akira Isogai University of Tokyo
Akinori Suzuki
Akinori Suzuki University of Tokyo
Kentaro Shimizu
Kentaro Shimizu University of Zurich
Shigeo Yoshida
Shigeo Yoshida Kurume University
Jiro Nakayama
Jiro Nakayama Kyushu University
Takeharu Nagai
Takeharu Nagai Osaka University
Kiichi Fukui
Kiichi Fukui Osaka University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you’re interested in Genetics, you’ll find many related online degrees that can broaden your career opportunities in healthcare and research. For those drawn to the business and technology side of medicine, medical billing and coding online courses offer a fast track to job-ready skills, perfect for roles managing patient records and insurance claims.

Nursing is another popular pathway, and several easiest nursing schools provide flexible entry options for students at all levels. With healthcare administration in high demand, consider earning a health administration degree online to build leadership and management experience in clinics, hospitals, or research labs.

For affordability, explore healthcare administration degrees that won’t break the bank. Each of these pathways complements a background in Genetics, opening doors in healthcare policy, patient care, data analysis, and beyond. Online study options can help you balance your education with other life commitments while working toward a rewarding career in the healthcare sector.

Best Scientists Citing Seiji Takayama

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles