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Shigeo Yoshida

Shigeo Yoshida

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
42215
World Ranking
1571
National Ranking
87

Shigeo Yoshida 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 Yoshida sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 735 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shigeo Yoshida 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 Yoshida 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: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

Overview

Shigeo Yoshida is affiliated with Kurume University in Japan and has a significant body of research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on ophthalmology, with a particular emphasis on retinal diseases and treatments.

The main subjects addressed in Yoshida's research include:

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies

Throughout their career, Yoshida has contributed to numerous studies and collaborations, working alongside frequent co-authors such as Yedi Zhou, Bingyan Li, Wei Tan, Jingling Zou, and Masatoshi Haruta.

Yoshida's research outputs often appear in reputable scientific journals, notably:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Experimental Eye Research
  • Heliyon
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Notable recent publications include:

  • Review of clinical studies and recommendation for a therapeutic flow chart for diabetic macular edema (2020, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology)
  • The Role of Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (2020, International Journal of Biological Sciences)
  • Mitochondrial diseases: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic advances (2025, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • NDRG1 activates VEGF-A-induced angiogenesis through PLCγ1/ERK signaling in mouse vascular endothelial cells (2020, Communications Biology)
  • Incidence of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of an anti-VEGF agent with or without topical antibiotics (2020, Scientific Reports)

The breadth of Yoshida's research topics includes molecular and clinical investigations into retinal and ocular diseases, with substantial contributions addressing inflammation, angiogenesis, and therapeutic approaches for conditions such as diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration.

Best Publications

  • BES1 Accumulates in the Nucleus in Response to Brassinosteroids to Regulate Gene Expression and Promote Stem Elongation

    Yanhai Yin;Zhi Yong Wang;Santiago Mora-Garcia;Jianming Li

  • Nuclear-localized BZR1 mediates brassinosteroid-induced growth and feedback suppression of brassinosteroid biosynthesis.

    Zhi Yong Wang;Takeshi Nakano;Joshua Gendron;Joshua Gendron;Junxian He

  • BRI1 is a critical component of a plasma-membrane receptor for plant steroids

    Zhi-Yong Wang;Hideharu Seto;Shozo Fujioka;Shigeo Yoshida

  • A new class of transcription factors mediates brassinosteroid-regulated gene expression in Arabidopsis.

    Yanhai Yin;Dionne Vafeados;Yi Tao;Shigeo Yoshida

  • Erect leaves caused by brassinosteroid deficiency increase biomass production and grain yield in rice.

    Tomoaki Sakamoto;Yoichi Morinaka;Toshiyuki Ohnishi;Hidehiko Sunohara

  • Identification of cold-inducible downstream genes of the Arabidopsis DREB1A/CBF3 transcriptional factor using two microarray systems.

    Kyonoshin Maruyama;Yoh Sakuma;Mie Kasuga;Yusuke Ito

  • Binding of brassinosteroids to the extracellular domain of plant receptor kinase BRI1

    Toshinori Kinoshita;Ana Caño-Delgado;Hideharu Seto;Sayoko Hiranuma

  • A novel cytochrome P450 is implicated in brassinosteroid biosynthesis via the characterization of a rice dwarf mutant, dwarf11, with reduced seed length.

    Sumiyo Tanabe;Motoyuki Ashikari;Shozo Fujioka;Suguru Takatsuto

  • Brassinosteroid functions in a broad range of disease resistance in tobacco and rice.

    Hideo Nakashita;Michiko Yasuda;Takako Nitta;Tadao Asami

  • A Rice Brassinosteroid-Deficient Mutant, ebisu dwarf (d2), Is Caused by a Loss of Function of a New Member of Cytochrome P450

    Zhi Hong;Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka;Kazuto Umemura;Sakurako Uozu

  • Antagonistic Interaction between Systemic Acquired Resistance and the Abscisic Acid–Mediated Abiotic Stress Response in Arabidopsis

    Michiko Yasuda;Atsushi Ishikawa;Yusuke Jikumaru;Motoaki Seki

  • The AtGenExpress hormone and chemical treatment data set: experimental design, data evaluation, model data analysis and data access.

    Hideki Goda;Eriko Sasaki;Kenji Akiyama;Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita

  • Comprehensive comparison of auxin-regulated and brassinosteroid-regulated genes in Arabidopsis.

    Hideki Goda;Shinichiro Sawa;Tadao Asami;Shozo Fujioka

  • Microarray analysis of brassinosteroid-regulated genes in Arabidopsis.

    Hideki Goda;Yukihisa Shimada;Tadao Asami;Shozo Fujioka

  • Brassinosteroid-Insensitive Dwarf Mutants of Arabidopsis Accumulate Brassinosteroids

    Takahiro Noguchi;Shozo Fujioka;Sunghwa Choe;Suguru Takatsuto

  • Characterization of Brassinazole, a Triazole-Type Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis Inhibitor

    Tadao Asami;Yong Ki Min;Noriko Nagata;Kazutoshi Yamagishi

  • Identification and Functional Analysis of in Vivo Phosphorylation Sites of the Arabidopsis BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1 Receptor Kinase

    Xiaofeng Wang;Michael B. Goshe;Erik J. Soderblom;Brett S. Phinney

  • BAK1 and BKK1 regulate brassinosteroid-dependent growth and brassinosteroid-independent cell-death pathways.

    Kai He;Xiaoping Gou;Tong Yuan;Honghui Lin;Honghui Lin

  • Loss-of-function of a rice brassinosteroid biosynthetic enzyme, C-6 oxidase, prevents the organized arrangement and polar elongation of cells in the leaves and stem.

    Zhi Hong;Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka;Sae Shimizu-Sato;Yoshiaki Inukai

  • BAS1: A gene regulating brassinosteroid levels and light responsiveness in Arabidopsis.

    Michael M. Neff;Serena M. Nguyen;Elizabeth J. Malancharuvil;Shozo Fujioka

Frequent Co-Authors

Tadao Asami
Tadao Asami University of Tokyo
Tatsuro Ishibashi
Tatsuro Ishibashi Kyushu University
Suguru Takatsuto
Suguru Takatsuto Joetsu University of Education
Koichi Yoneyama
Koichi Yoneyama Ehime University
Yukihisa Shimada
Yukihisa Shimada Yokohama City University
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
Toshiya Muranaka
Toshiya Muranaka Osaka University

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