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Shigenori Iwai

Shigenori Iwai

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 6792 6155 441 414 263 19824
Molecular Biology 77 1104 983 89 84 293 24581

Shigenori Iwai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shigenori Iwai between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shigenori Iwai published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2015. 5 of the 322 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2015. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 7 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

322 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shigenori Iwai: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 1
1986 7
1987 7
1988 8
1989 3
1990 4
1991 2
1992 3
1993 4
1994 5
1995 5
1996 5
1997 9
1998 4
1999 6
2000 12
2001 12
2002 7
2003 13
2004 16
2005 9
2006 11
2007 6
2008 9
2009 14
2010 12
2011 11
2012 9
2013 16
2014 11
2015 20
2016 10
2017 6
2018 2
2019 8
2020 8
2021 6
2022 4
2023 3
2024 6
2025 4
2026 1
Total 322
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Shigenori Iwai publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shigenori Iwai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 287–296 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 293 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52 293
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Shigenori Iwai D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76–77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Shigenori Iwai is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology as evidenced by 51 publications.

Their research work largely revolves around DNA repair mechanisms and genetic engineering, with specific attention to DNA and nucleic acid chemistry as well as carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment. Additional areas of study include advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and the effects of light on plants.

Frequent publication venues for Iwai include:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genes and Environment

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Topoisomerase I-driven repair of UV-induced damage in NER-deficient cells," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Effects of acetaldehyde-induced DNA lesions on DNA metabolism," 2020, Genes and Environment
  • "Novel mechanisms for the removal of strong replication-blocking HMCES- and thiazolidine-DNA adducts in humans," 2023, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Enhanced DNA repair by DNA photolyase bearing an artificial light-harvesting chromophore," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Acetaldehyde induces NER repairable mutagenic DNA lesions," 2021, Carcinogenesis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Iwai include:

  • Junpei Yamamoto
  • Isao Kuraoka
  • Keiichiro Suzuki
  • Miyako Shiraishi
  • Narumi Shioi

The primary topics covered in Iwai's research are:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Light effects on plants

Best Publications

  • The XPV (xeroderma pigmentosum variant) gene encodes human DNA polymerase eta.

    Chikahide Masutani;Rika Kusumoto;Rika Kusumoto;Ayumi Yamada;Naoshi Dohmae

  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C Protein Complex Is the Initiator of Global Genome Nucleotide Excision Repair

    Kaoru Sugasawa;Jessica M.Y Ng;Chikahide Masutani;Shigenori Iwai

  • Misreading of DNA templates containing 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine at the modified base and at adjacent residues

    Y Kuchino;F Mori;H Kasai;H Inoue

  • Synthesis and hybridization studies on two complementary nona(2'-O-methyl)ribonucleotides.

    Hideo Inoue;Yoji Hayase;Akihiro Imura;Shigenori Iwai

  • UV-Induced Ubiquitylation of XPC Protein Mediated by UV-DDB-Ubiquitin Ligase Complex

    Kaoru Sugasawa;Yuki Okuda;Masafumi Saijo;Ryotaro Nishi

  • Mechanisms of accurate translesion synthesis by human DNA polymerase η

    Chikahide Masutani;Rika Kusumoto;Shigenori Iwai;Fumio Hanaoka

  • A multistep damage recognition mechanism for global genomic nucleotide excision repair

    Kaoru Sugasawa;Tomoko Okamoto;Yuichiro Shimizu;Chikahide Masutani

  • Xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V) correcting protein from HeLa cells has a thymine dimer bypass DNA polymerase activity.

    Chikahide Masutani;Marito Araki;Ayumi Yamada;Rika Kusumoto;Rika Kusumoto

  • Sequence-dependent hydrolysis of RNA using modified oligonucleotide splints and RNase H

    Hideo Inoue;Yoji Hayase;Shigenori Iwai;Eiko Ohtsuka

  • Structural basis of UV DNA-damage recognition by the DDB1-DDB2 complex.

    Andrea Scrima;Renata Koníčková;Bryan K. Czyzewski;Yusuke Kawasaki

  • The molecular basis of CRL4DDB2/CSA ubiquitin ligase architecture, targeting, and activation.

    Eric S. Fischer;Andrea Scrima;Kerstin Böhm;Syota Matsumoto

  • Molecular cloning and sequence determination of cDNAs for alpha subunits of the guanine nucleotide-binding proteins Gs, Gi, and Go from rat brain.

    H. Itoh;T. Kozasa;S. Nagata;S. Nakamura

  • Identification of human MutY homolog (hMYH) as a repair enzyme for 2-hydroxyadenine in DNA and detection of multiple forms of hMYH located in nuclei and mitochondria

    Toshio Ohtsubo;Kenichi Nishioka;Yasuyuki Imaiso;Shigenori Iwai

  • The Molecular Basis of Crl4(Ddb2/Csa) Ubiquitin Ligase Architecture, Targeting, and Activation.

    A Scrima;E.S Fischer;S Iwai;H Gut

  • Error-prone bypass of certain DNA lesions by the human DNA polymerase κ

    Eiji Ohashi;Tomoo Ogi;Rika Kusumoto;Rika Kusumoto;Shigenori Iwai

  • Preferential cis-syn thymine dimer bypass by DNA polymerase η occurs with biased fidelity

    Scott D McCulloch;Robert J Kokoska;Chikahide Masutani;Shigenori Iwai

  • Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 DNA polymerase IV (Dpo4): an archaeal DinB-like DNA polymerase with lesion-bypass properties akin to eukaryotic polη

    François Boudsocq;Shigenori Iwai;Fumio Hanaoka;Roger Woodgate

  • Atomic model of a pyrimidine dimer excision repair enzyme complexed with a dna substrate: Structural basis for damaged DNA recognition

    Dmitry G. Vassylyev;Tatsuki Kashiwagi;Yuriko Mikami;Mariko Ariyoshi

  • Centrin 2 stimulates nucleotide excision repair by interacting with xeroderma pigmentosum group C protein.

    Ryotaro Nishi;Yuki Okuda;Eriko Watanabe;Toshio Mori

  • The intricate structural chemistry of base excision repair machinery: implications for DNA damage recognition, removal, and repair.

    Kenichi Hitomi;Shigenori Iwai;John A. Tainer

Frequent Co-Authors

Fumio Hanaoka
Fumio Hanaoka National Institute of Genetics
Eiko Ohtsuka
Eiko Ohtsuka Hokkaido University
Takeshi Todo
Takeshi Todo Osaka University
Elizabeth D. Getzoff
Elizabeth D. Getzoff Scripps Research Institute
Chikahide Masutani
Chikahide Masutani Nagoya University
Kaoru Sugasawa
Kaoru Sugasawa Kobe University
Hideki Kandori
Hideki Kandori Nagoya Institute of Technology
Morio Ikehara
Morio Ikehara Osaka University
John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Haruki Nakamura
Haruki Nakamura Osaka University

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