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Seiki Kuramitsu

Seiki Kuramitsu

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13631
World Ranking
7941
National Ranking
539

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
12737
World Ranking
7451
National Ranking
492

Seiki Kuramitsu 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 Seiki Kuramitsu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 721 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seiki Kuramitsu 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 Seiki Kuramitsu sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Seiki Kuramitsu is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Materials Science. Within these broader areas, their work focuses on subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Pharmacology, Oncology, and Biotechnology.

The main topics covered by Kuramitsu's research include:

  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Enzyme function and inhibition
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Kuramitsu has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications. Recent papers include:

  • Structural and functional characterization of a putative carbonic anhydrase from Geobacillus kaustophilus reveals its cambialistic function, 2021, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • The crystal structures of Thermus thermophilus CMP kinase complexed with a phosphoryl group acceptor and donor, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Crystal structure analysis of pyrrolidone carboxyl peptidase from Thermus thermophilus, 2022, Biophysical Chemistry
  • Crystal structure analysis and molecular dynamics simulations of arginase from Thermus thermophilus, 2022, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • The crystal structure of Thermus thermophilus UMP kinase complexed with a phosphoryl group acceptor and donor, 2025, PLoS ONE

Their publications have appeared frequently in the following venues:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Biophysical Chemistry
  • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Kuramitsu often collaborates with other scientists. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Karthe Ponnuraj
  • Thirumananseri Kumarevel
  • Noriko Nakagawa
  • Ryoji Masui

Best Publications

  • Structural genomics projects in Japan.

    Shigeyuki Yokoyama;Hiroshi Hirota;Takanori Kigawa;Takashi Yabuki

  • Inference of S-system models of genetic networks using a cooperative coevolutionary algorithm

    Shuhei Kimura;Kaori Ide;Aiko Kashihara;Makoto Kano

  • Structural Basis of the Substrate-specific Two-step Catalysis of Long Chain Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase Dimer

    Yuko Hisanaga;Hideo Ago;Noriko Nakagawa;Keisuke Hamada

  • Directed Evolution of Thermostable Kanamycin-Resistance Gene: A Convenient Selection Marker for Thermus thermophilus.

    Jun Hoseki;Takato Yano;Yoshinori Koyama;Seiki Kuramitsu

  • Pre-steady-state kinetics of Escherichia coli aspartate aminotransferase catalyzed reactions and thermodynamic aspects of its substrate specificity.

    Seiki Kuramitsu;Keitaro Hiromi;Hideyuki Hayashi;Yoshimasa Morino

  • Rapid SNP diagnostics using asymmetric isothermal amplification and a new mismatch-suppression technology

    Yasumasa Mitani;Alexander Lezhava;Yuki Kawai;Takeshi Kikuchi

  • X-Ray Crystallographic Study of Pyridoxal 5′-Phosphate-Type Aspartate Aminotransferases from Escherichia coli in Open and Closed Form

    Akihiro Okamoto;Taiichi Higuchi;Ken Hirotsu;Seiki Kuramitsu

  • Structural similarity of bovine lung prostaglandin F synthase to lens epsilon-crystallin of the European common frog.

    Kikuko Watanabe;Yutaka Fujii;Kazuhisa Nakayama;Hiroaki Ohkubo

  • Crystal structure of a repair enzyme of oxidatively damaged DNA, MutM (Fpg), from an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8.

    Mitsuaki Sugahara;Tsutomu Mikawa;Takashi Kumasaka;Masaki Yamamoto

  • Purification and characterization of a membrane-associated phospholipase A2 from rat spleen. Its comparison with a cytosolic phospholipase A2 S-1.

    T Ono;H Tojo;S Kuramitsu;H Kagamiyama

  • Crystal structures of Lymnaea stagnalis AChBP in complex with neonicotinoid insecticides imidacloprid and clothianidin

    Makoto Ihara;Toshihide Okajima;Atsuko Yamashita;Takuma Oda

  • An enzyme with a deep trefoil knot for the active-site architecture.

    Osamu Nureki;Mikako Shirouzu;Kyoko Hashimoto;Ryuichiro Ishitani

  • Transcription Profile of Thermus thermophilus CRISPR Systems after Phage Infection

    Yoshihiro Agari;Keiko Sakamoto;Masatada Tamakoshi;Tairo Oshima

  • A phospholipase A2 in the supernatant fraction of rat spleen. Its similarity to rat pancreatic phospholipase A2.

    H Tojo;T Ono;S Kuramitsu;H Kagamiyama

  • Crystal structure of thermostable DNA photolyase: Pyrimidine-dimer recognition mechanism

    Hirofumi Komori;Ryoji Masui;Seiki Kuramitsu;Shigeyuki Yokoyama

  • Crystal structure of elongation factor P from Thermus thermophilus HB8

    Kyoko Hanawa-Suetsugu;Shun-ichi Sekine;Hiroaki Sakai;Chie Hori-Takemoto

  • Escherichia coli aromatic amino acid aminotransferase: Characterization and comparison with aspartate aminotransferase

    Hideyuki Hayashi;Katsura Inoue;Toshihito Nagata;Seiki Kuramitsu

  • Fast native-SAD phasing for routine macromolecular structure determination.

    Tobias Weinert;Vincent Olieric;Sandro Waltersperger;Ezequiel Panepucci

  • Analysis of the acid-base titration curve of hen lysozyme.

    Seiki Kuramitsu;Kozo Hamaguchi

  • Structural basis for functional mimicry of long-variable-arm tRNA by transfer-messenger RNA

    Yoshitaka Bessho;Rie Shibata;Shun Ichi Sekine;Kazutaka Murayama

  • Structural genomics projects in Japan.

    Shigeyuki Yokoyama;Yo Matsuo;Hiroshi Hirota;Takanori Kigawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikako Shirouzu
Mikako Shirouzu RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Takaho Terada
Takaho Terada University of Tokyo
Takehiko Shibata
Takehiko Shibata Yokohama City University
Ken Hirotsu
Ken Hirotsu Osaka Metropolitan University
Jeremy R. H. Tame
Jeremy R. H. Tame Yokohama City University
Yoshitsugu Shiro
Yoshitsugu Shiro University of Hyogo
Hiroyuki Kagamiyama
Hiroyuki Kagamiyama Osaka Medical College
Keiichi Fukuyama
Keiichi Fukuyama Osaka University

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