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Shigeaki Kato

Shigeaki Kato

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026
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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
128
Citations
59116
World Ranking
454
National Ranking
17

Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
59588
World Ranking
2604
National Ranking
46

Shigeaki Kato 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 Shigeaki Kato sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 595 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shigeaki Kato 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 Shigeaki Kato sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Shigeaki Kato is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, cancer research, genetics, and oncology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with notable emphasis on vitamin D research studies, RNA research and splicing, bone health and osteoporosis research, muscle physiology and disorders, prostate cancer treatment and research, estrogen and related hormone effects, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Recent publications by Shigeaki Kato include:

  • Osteoblast/osteocyte-derived interleukin-11 regulates osteogenesis and systemic adipogenesis, 2022, Nature Communications
  • The Vitamin D Receptor in Osteoblast-Lineage Cells Is Essential for the Proresorptive Activity of 1α,25(OH)2D3 In Vivo, 2020, Endocrinology
  • Influence of vitamin D on sarcopenia pathophysiology: A longitudinal study in humans and basic research in knockout mice, 2022, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Sarcopenia phenotype and impaired muscle function in male mice with fast-twitch muscle-specific knockout of the androgen receptor, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Androgens Alleviate Allergic Airway Inflammation by Suppressing Cytokine Production in Th2 Cells, 2022, The Journal of Immunology

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Yoshiaki Kanemoto
  • Tomohiro Kurokawa
  • Takahiro Sawada
  • Jinichi Mori
  • Yoshiya Tanaka

Shigeaki Kato has published frequently in several scientific venues such as:

  • Inflammation and Regeneration (3 publications)
  • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology (3 publications)
  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle (2 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Activation of the Estrogen Receptor Through Phosphorylation by Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

    Shigeaki Kato;Hideki Endoh;Yoshikazu Masuhiro;Takuya Kitamoto

  • Modulation of microRNA processing by p53

    Hiroshi I. Suzuki;Kaoru Yamagata;Koichi Sugimoto;Takashi Iwamoto

  • Fgf10 is essential for limb and lung formation

    Keisuke Sekine;Hideyo Ohuchi;Masanori Fujiwara;Masahiro Yamasaki

  • Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss via Estrogen Receptor α and Induction of Fas Ligand in Osteoclasts

    Takashi Nakamura;Yuuki Imai;Yuuki Imai;Takahiro Matsumoto;Shingo Sato

  • Mice lacking the vitamin D receptor exhibit impaired bone formation, uterine hypoplasia and growth retardation after weaning

    Tatsuya Yoshizawa;Yuki Handa;Yoshikatsu Uematsu;Shu Takeda

  • Modulation of oestrogen receptor signalling by association with the activated dioxin receptor.

    Fumiaki Ohtake;Ken-ichi Takeyama;Takahiro Matsumoto;Hirochika Kitagawa

  • Duodenal calcium absorption in vitamin D receptor-knockout mice: functional and molecular aspects.

    Sophie J. Van Cromphaut;Mieke Dewerchin;Joost G. J. Hoenderop;Ingrid Stockmans

  • Dioxin receptor is a ligand-dependent E3 ubiquitin ligase

    Fumiaki Ohtake;Atsushi Baba;Ichiro Takada;Maiko Okada

  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1α-Hydroxylase and Vitamin D Synthesis

    Ken-ichi Takeyama;Sachiko Kitanaka;Takashi Sato;Masato Kobori

  • FGF10 acts as a major ligand for FGF receptor 2 IIIb in mouse multi-organ development.

    Hideyo Ohuchi;Yukiko Hori;Masahiro Yamasaki;Hidemitsu Harada

  • Vitamin D Is an Important Factor in Estrogen Biosynthesis of Both Female and Male Gonads

    Keiko Kinuta;Hiroyuki Tanaka;Tadashi Moriwake;Kunihiko Aya

  • Topical vitamin D3 and low-calcemic analogs induce thymic stromal lymphopoietin in mouse keratinocytes and trigger an atopic dermatitis

    Mei Li;Pierre Hener;Zhikun Zhang;Shigeaki Kato

  • Circulating FGF-23 Is Regulated by 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and Phosphorus in Vivo

    Hitoshi Saito;Akira Maeda;Shu-ichi Ohtomo;Michinori Hirata

  • Convergence of Transforming Growth Factor-β and Vitamin D Signaling Pathways on SMAD Transcriptional Coactivators

    Junn Yanagisawa;Yasuo Yanagi;Yoshikazu Masuhiro;Miyuki Suzawa

  • Wnt and PPARgamma signaling in osteoblastogenesis and adipogenesis.

    Ichiro Takada;Alexander P. Kouzmenko;Shigeaki Kato

  • DEAD-box RNA helicase subunits of the Drosha complex are required for processing of rRNA and a subset of microRNAs

    Toru Fukuda;Kaoru Yamagata;Sally Fujiyama;Takahiro Matsumoto

  • Fgf10 is essential for maintaining the proliferative capacity of epithelial progenitor cells during early pancreatic organogenesis

    Anil Bhushan;Nobuyuki Itoh;Shigeaki Kato;Jean P. Thiery

  • Deletion of Vitamin D Receptor Gene in Mice Results in Abnormal Skeletal Muscle Development with Deregulated Expression of Myoregulatory Transcription Factors

    Itsuro Endo;Daisuke Inoue;Takao Mitsui;Yoshifumi Umaki

  • Wnt5a-Ror2 signaling between osteoblast-lineage cells and osteoclast precursors enhances osteoclastogenesis

    Kazuhiro Maeda;Yasuhiro Kobayashi;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Shunsuke Uehara

  • Duodenal calcium absorption in vitamin D receptor-knock out mice: functional and molecular aspects

    Sophie Van Cromphaut;Mieke Dewerchin;Jgj Hoenderop;Ingrid Stockmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto University of Tokushima
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Hiroshi Takayanagi
Hiroshi Takayanagi University of Tokyo
Takashi Ueda
Takashi Ueda National Institute for Basic Biology
Nobuyuki Itoh
Nobuyuki Itoh Kyoto University
Kohei Miyazono
Kohei Miyazono University of Tokyo
Daniel Metzger
Daniel Metzger Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gen Yamada
Gen Yamada Wakayama Medical University
Ariane Berdal
Ariane Berdal Université Paris Cité

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