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Shigenori Kanaya

Shigenori Kanaya

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
11660
World Ranking
10964
National Ranking
750

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11280
World Ranking
9397
National Ranking
668

Shigenori Kanaya 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 Shigenori Kanaya sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 359 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shigenori Kanaya 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 Shigenori Kanaya sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shigenori Kanaya is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Biotechnology, Genetics, and Oncology.

Their research topics cover a range of biochemical and molecular biology themes: enzyme structure and function, protein structure and dynamics, enzyme production and characterization, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, and microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction.

Kanaya has contributed to the scientific literature with several recent papers, including:

  • Identification of the ternary complex of ribonuclease HI:RNA/DNA hybrid:metal ions by ESI mass spectrometry (2021), published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Affinity shift of ATP upon glycerol binding to a glycerol kinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1 (2020), published in Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • Insertion loop-mediated folding propagation governs efficient maturation of hyperthermophilic Tk-subtilisin at high temperatures (2020), published in FEBS Letters

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Kazufumi Takano
  • Yuichi Koga
  • Hiroshi Amesaka
  • S. Tanaka
  • Hiroyoshi Matsumura

Kanaya's publications appear in journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, and FEBS Letters, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work integrating aspects of biochemistry and bioengineering.

Best Publications

  • Isolation of a novel cutinase homolog with polyethylene terephthalate-degrading activity from leaf-branch compost by using a metagenomic approach.

    Sintawee Sulaiman;Saya Yamato;Eiko Kanaya;Joong-Jae Kim

  • Three-dimensional structure of ribonuclease H from E. coli

    K. Katayanagi;M. Miyagawa;M. Matsushima;M. Ishikawa

  • How does RNase H recognize a DNA.RNA hybrid

    H Nakamura;Y Oda;S Iwai;H Inoue

  • Structural details of ribonuclease H from Escherichia coli as refined to an atomic resolution.

    K. Katayanagi;M. Miyagawa;M. Matsushima;M. Ishikawa

  • Ribonuclease H: molecular diversities, substrate binding domains, and catalytic mechanism of the prokaryotic enzymes

    Takashi Tadokoro;Shigenori Kanaya

  • Identification of the genes encoding Mn2+-dependent RNase HII and Mg2+-dependent RNase HIII from Bacillus subtilis: classification of RNases H into three families.

    Naoto Ohtani;Mitsuru Haruki;Masaaki Morikawa;Robert J. Crouch

  • Identification of the amino acid residues involved in an active site of Escherichia coli ribonuclease H by site-directed mutagenesis.

    S Kanaya;A Kohara;Y Miura;A Sekiguchi

  • Crystal Structure and Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stability of Metagenome-Derived LC-Cutinase

    Sintawee Sulaiman;Dong-Ju You;Eiko Kanaya;Yuichi Koga

  • Laser irradiated growth of protein crystal

    Hiroaki Adachi;Kazufumi Takano;Youichiroh Hosokawa;Tsuyoshi Inoue

  • Individual ionization constants of all the carboxyl groups in ribonuclease HI from Escherichia coli determined by NMR.

    Yasushi Oda;Toshio Yamazaki;Kuniaki Nagayama;Shigenori Kanaya

  • Biofilm formation by a Bacillus subtilis strain that produces γ-polyglutamate

    Masaaki Morikawa;Masaaki Morikawa;Shinji Kagihiro;Mitsuru Haruki;Kazufumi Takano

  • Importance of the positive charge cluster in Escherichia coli ribonuclease HI for the effective binding of the substrate.

    Shigenori Kanaya;Chieko Katsuda-Nakai;Morio Ikehara

  • Isolation and characterization of a halotolerant Bacillus subtilis BBK-1 which produces three kinds of lipopeptides: bacillomycin L, plipastatin, and surfactin.

    Niran Roongsawang;Jiraporn Thaniyavarn;Suthep Thaniyavarn;Takayuki Kameyama

  • Crystal Structure of Ribonuclease H from Thermus thermophilus HB8 Refined at 2·8 Å Resolution

    Kohki Ishikawa;Mika Okumura;Katsuo Katayanagi;Shigenobu Kimura

  • Cloning and Characterization of the Gene Cluster Encoding Arthrofactin Synthetase from Pseudomonas sp. MIS38

    Niran Roongsawang;Ken ichi Hase;Mitsuru Haruki;Tadayuki Imanaka

  • Stabilization of Escherichia coli ribonuclease H by introduction of an artificial disulfide bond.

    S Kanaya;C Katsuda;S Kimura;T Nakai

  • Molecular diversities of RNases H.

    Naoto Ohtani;Mitsuru Haruki;Masaaki Morikawa;Shigenori Kanaya

  • Stabilization of Escherichia coli ribonuclease HI by cavity-filling mutations within a hydrophobic core.

    Kohki Ishikawa;Haruki Nakamura;Kosuke Morikawa;Shigenori Kanaya

  • PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOSURFACTANTS FROM BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS F2.2

    Jiraporn Thaniyavarn;Jiraporn Thaniyavarn;Jiraporn Thaniyavarn;Niran Roongsawang;Takayuki Kameyama;Mitsuru Haruki

  • DNA sequence of the gene coding for Escherichia coli ribonuclease H.

    Unknown

  • The nucleotide sequences of copia and copia-related RNA in Drosophila virus-like particles.

    Yasufumi Emori;Yasufumi Emori;Tadayoshi Shiba;Shigenori Kanaya;Satoshi Inouye

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazufumi Takano
Kazufumi Takano Kyoto Prefectural University
Tadayuki Imanaka
Tadayuki Imanaka Ritsumeikan University
Haruki Nakamura
Haruki Nakamura Osaka University
Kosuke Morikawa
Kosuke Morikawa Kyoto University
Morio Ikehara
Morio Ikehara Osaka University
Tsuyoshi Inoue
Tsuyoshi Inoue Osaka University
Eiko Ohtsuka
Eiko Ohtsuka Hokkaido University
Yusuke Mori
Yusuke Mori Osaka University
Robert J. Crouch
Robert J. Crouch National Institutes of Health
Masahiro Takagi
Masahiro Takagi Kyoto Sangyo University

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