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Shigeo Murata

Shigeo Murata

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
26575
World Ranking
8452
National Ranking
564

Shigeo Murata 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 Shigeo Murata sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 183 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shigeo Murata 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 Shigeo Murata sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shigeo Murata is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research notably focuses on Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Cell Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Pharmaceutical Science. The scientist has investigated topics such as Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Galectins and Cancer Biology, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research, and Chemical Reactions and Isotopes.

Murata's recent papers include the following:

  • Stress- and ubiquitylation-dependent phase separation of the proteasome, 2020, Nature
  • NRF3-POMP-20S Proteasome Assembly Axis Promotes Cancer Development via Ubiquitin-Independent Proteolysis of p53 and Retinoblastoma Protein, 2020, Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • ER-Resident Transcription Factor Nrf1 Regulates Proteasome Expression and Beyond, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Heterozygous missense variant of the proteasome subunit β-type 9 causes neonatal-onset autoinflammation and immunodeficiency, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The ubiquitination-deubiquitination cycle on the ribosomal protein eS7A is crucial for efficient translation, 2021, iScience

The scientist has frequently published in journals such as Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular and Cellular Biology, iScience, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Among frequent collaborators are Jun Hamazaki, Shoshiro Hirayama, Kohei Watanabe, Ryo Takita, and Ayako Watanabe. These co-authors have contributed with Murata on various studies, reflecting a collaborative approach in their research environment.

Best Publications

  • Loss of autophagy in the central nervous system causes neurodegeneration in mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Satoshi Waguri;Tomoki Chiba;Shigeo Murata

  • Impairment of starvation-induced and constitutive autophagy in Atg7-deficient mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Takashi Ueno;Junichi Iwata

  • Homeostatic Levels of p62 Control Cytoplasmic Inclusion Body Formation in Autophagy-Deficient Mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Masato Koike;Yu shin Sou;Yu shin Sou

  • T-cell-mediated regulation of osteoclastogenesis by signalling cross-talk between RANKL and IFN-gamma.

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Kouetsu Ogasawara;Shigeaki Hida;Tomoki Chiba

  • Involvement of linear polyubiquitylation of NEMO in NF-kappaB activation.

    Fuminori Tokunaga;Shin-ichi Sakata;Shin-ichi Sakata;Yasushi Saeki;Yoshinori Satomi

  • A ubiquitin ligase complex assembles linear polyubiquitin chains

    Takayoshi Kirisako;Kiyoko Kamei;Shigeo Murata;Shigeo Murata;Michiko Kato

  • Regulation of CD8+ T Cell Development by Thymus-Specific Proteasomes

    Shigeo Murata;Katsuhiro Sasaki;Toshihiko Kishimoto;Shin-ichiro Niwa

  • CHIP is a chaperone-dependent E3 ligase that ubiquitylates unfolded protein.

    Shigeo Murata;Yasufumi Minami;Michiko Minami;Tomoki Chiba

  • Molecular mechanisms of proteasome assembly

    Shigeo Murata;Hideki Yashiroda;Keiji Tanaka

  • Co-chaperone CHIP Associates with Expanded Polyglutamine Protein and Promotes Their Degradation by Proteasomes

    Nihar Ranjan Jana;Priyanka Dikshit;Anand Goswami;Svetlana Kotliarova

  • Proteasome assembly defect due to a proteasome subunit beta type 8 (PSMB8) mutation causes the autoinflammatory disorder, Nakajo-Nishimura syndrome

    Kazuhiko Arima;Akira Kinoshita;Hiroyuki Mishima;Nobuo Kanazawa

  • A mutation in the immunoproteasome subunit PSMB8 causes autoinflammation and lipodystrophy in humans

    Akiko Kitamura;Yoichi Maekawa;Hisanori Uehara;Keisuke Izumi

  • Genetic evidence linking age-dependent attenuation of the 26S proteasome with the aging process.

    Ayako Tonoki;Erina Kuranaga;Takeyasu Tomioka;Jun Hamazaki

  • A heterodimeric complex that promotes the assembly of mammalian 20S proteasomes

    Yuko Hirano;Klavs B. Hendil;Hideki Yashiroda;Shun-ichiro Iemura

  • A novel proteasome interacting protein recruits the deubiquitinating enzyme UCH37 to 26S proteasomes.

    Jun Hamazaki;Jun Hamazaki;Shun-ichiro Iemura;Tohru Natsume;Hideki Yashiroda

  • The immunoproteasome and thymoproteasome: functions, evolution and human disease.

    Shigeo Murata;Yousuke Takahama;Masanori Kasahara;Keiji Tanaka

  • Assembly pathway of the Mammalian proteasome base subcomplex is mediated by multiple specific chaperones.

    Takeumi Kaneko;Jun Hamazaki;Shun-ichiro Iemura;Katsuhiro Sasaki

  • CHIP: a quality-control E3 ligase collaborating with molecular chaperones.

    Shigeo Murata;Tomoki Chiba;Keiji Tanaka

  • Critical role of PA28γ in hepatitis C virus-associated steatogenesis and hepatocarcinogenesis

    Kohji Moriishi;Rika Mochizuki;Kyoji Moriya;Hironobu Miyamoto

  • Stress- and ubiquitylation-dependent phase separation of the proteasome

    Sayaka Yasuda;Hikaru Tsuchiya;Ai Kaiho;Qiang Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiji Tanaka
Keiji Tanaka Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Yousuke Takahama
Yousuke Takahama National Institutes of Health
Tomoki Chiba
Tomoki Chiba University of Tsukuba
Masanori Kasahara
Masanori Kasahara Hokkaido University
Tohru Natsume
Tohru Natsume National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Shun-ichiro Iemura
Shun-ichiro Iemura Fukushima Medical University
Koichi Kato
Koichi Kato National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Kazuhiro Iwai
Kazuhiro Iwai Kyoto University
Yasushi Saeki
Yasushi Saeki Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

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