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Shigeki Shibahara

Shigeki Shibahara

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
26799
World Ranking
2833
National Ranking
177

Overview

Shigeki Shibahara is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, global and planetary change, and radiation. This interdisciplinary focus reflects an engagement with both biological and environmental aspects of radiation and its effects.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a diverse range of interests. These include:

  • "A Message for Young Authors: The Past 100 Years and Future of the Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine" (2020) published in The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Table of Contents" (2020) published in Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • "Development of Model Animals Suitable for Analyzing the Pathogenesis of CKD-MBD" (2025) published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Shibahara's primary research topics cover:

  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Radioactive Contamination and Transfer
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques

These topics suggest a focus on both the technical aspects of radiological techniques and the biological or environmental consequences of radiation exposure. This dual emphasis aligns with the subfields they have contributed to, such as global and planetary change, highlighting a broader view of radiation impact beyond purely clinical settings.

Frequent collaborators include Kazuhiro Takahashi, Luis Rodríguez-Piñero, Benjamin J. Puttnam, Georg Rademacher, and Thomas Eriksson. These coauthors signal an active engagement with researchers working across related fields, possibly combining clinical, technological, and environmental perspectives.

The venues where Shibahara has published indicate a connection to both specialized medical journals and technology-oriented publications. The diversity of publication outlets reflects the intersectional nature of their research:

  • The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

There is no record of book publications for Shibahara. No specific awards are listed, and information on main fields of study suggests a focus on radiological sciences with attention to radiation's broader environmental implications.

Best Publications

  • Melanin Pigmentation in Mammalian Skin and Its Hormonal Regulation

    Andrzej Slominski;Desmond J. Tobin;Shigeki Shibahara;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Microsatellite polymorphism in the heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter is associated with susceptibility to emphysema.

    Norihiro Yamada;Mutsuo Yamaya;Shoji Okinaga;Katsutoshi Nakayama

  • Hemoprotein Bach1 regulates enhancer availability of heme oxygenase‐1 gene

    Jiying Sun;Jiying Sun;Hideto Hoshino;Hideto Hoshino;Kazuaki Takaku;Osamu Nakajima

  • Cloning and expression of cDNA for rat heme oxygenase.

    Shigeki Shibahara;Rita Muller;Hayao Taguchi;Tadashi Yoshida

  • Heme mediates derepression of Maf recognition element through direct binding to transcription repressor Bach1.

    Kazuhiro Ogawa;Jiying Sun;Jiying Sun;Shigeru Taketani;Osamu Nakajima

  • Tenascin: cDNA cloning and induction by TGF-beta.

    C. A. Pearson;D. Pearson;S. Shibahara;J. Hofsteenge

  • Transcriptional control of rat heme oxygenase by heat shock.

    S Shibahara;R M Müller;H Taguchi

  • Isolation and sequence analysis of the human corticotropin-releasing factor precursor gene.

    S. Shibahara;Y. Morimoto;Y. Furutani;M. Notake

  • Functional Analysis of Microphthalmia-associated Transcription Factor in Pigment Cell-specific Transcription of the Human Tyrosinase Family Genes

    Ken Ichi Yasumoto;Kouji Yokoyama;Kazuhiro Takahashi;Yasushi Tomita

  • Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor as a regulator for melanocyte-specific transcription of the human tyrosinase gene.

    Ken Ichi Yasumoto;Kouji Yokoyama;Koushi Shibata;Yasushi Tomita

  • Transfection of the human heme oxygenase gene into rabbit coronary microvessel endothelial cells: protective effect against heme and hemoglobin toxicity

    N G Abraham;Y Lavrovsky;M L Schwartzman;R A Stoltz

  • Human heme oxygenase cDNA and induction of its mRNA by hemin

    Tadashi Yoshida;Peter Biro;Tirza Cohen;Rita M. Müller

  • Induction of melanocyte-specific microphthalmia-associated transcription factor by Wnt-3a.

    Kazuhisa Takeda;Ken Ichi Yasumoto;Ritsuko Takada;Shinji Takada

  • What are melanocytes really doing all day long

    Przemyslaw M. Plonka;Thierry Passeron;Michaela Brenner;Desmond J. Tobin

  • Cloning and expression of cDNA encoding mouse tyrosinase

    S. Shibahara;Y. Tomita;T. Sakakura;C. Nager

  • Transcriptional activation of the heme oxygenase gene by heme and cadmium in mouse hepatoma cells.

    J Alam;S Shibahara;A Smith

  • Bach1 Functions as a Hypoxia-inducible Repressor for the Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene in Human Cells *

    Tomomi Kitamuro;Kazuhiro Takahashi;Kazuhiro Ogawa;Reiko Udono-Fujimori

  • The physiological significance of heme oxygenase.

    N.G. Abraham;J.H.-C. Lin;M.L. Schwartzman;R.D. Levere

  • Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for rat corticotropin-releasing factor precursor.

    Hisato Jingami;Noboru Mizuno;Hideo Takahashi;Shigeki Shibahara

  • Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor interacts with LEF-1, a mediator of Wnt signaling.

    Ken ichi Yasumoto;Kazuhisa Takeda;Hideo Saito;Ken ichi Watanabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiro Takahashi
Kazuhiro Takahashi Tohoku University
Makoto Tamai
Makoto Tamai Tohoku University
Hironobu Sasano
Hironobu Sasano Tohoku University
Shigeru Sassa
Shigeru Sassa Rockefeller University
Kazuhiko Igarashi
Kazuhiko Igarashi Tohoku University
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Shosaku Numa
Shosaku Numa Kyoto University
Ronald G. Crystal
Ronald G. Crystal Cornell University
Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama
Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Desmond J. Tobin
Desmond J. Tobin University College Dublin

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