2026 Shigeomi Shimizu: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	78	4425	4083	291	273	200	63419

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Biology and Biochemistry

4425

4083

291

273

200

63419

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

63419

World Ranking

4425

National Ranking

291

Overview

Shigeomi Shimizu is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Key subfields include Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Cell Biology, Physiology, and Neurology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
Pancreatic function and diabetes
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Cellular transport and secretion
Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

Shimizu has published extensively in frequent venues such as:

Nature Communications
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Cells
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Reports

Example recent papers include:

"Identification of a phosphorylation site on Ulk1 required for genotoxic stress-induced alternative autophagy," 2020, Nature Communications
"Wipi3 is essential for alternative autophagy and its loss causes neurodegeneration," 2020, Nature Communications
"ER-resident sensor PERK is essential for mitochondrial thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue," 2020, Life Science Alliance
"Oxidized Phospholipids and Neutrophil Elastase Coordinately Play Critical Roles in NET Formation," 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
"Homeostatic p62 levels and inclusion body formation in CHCHD2 knockout mice," 2021, Human Molecular Genetics

Shimizu frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

Satoru Torii
Satoko Arakawa
Shinya Honda
Hirofumi Yamaguchi
Hajime Tajima Sakurai

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
Bcl-2 family proteins regulate the release of apoptogenic cytochrome c by the mitochondrial channel VDAC

Shigeomi Shimizu;Masashi Narita;Yoshihide Tsujimoto

2896
Citations
Cyclophilin D-dependent mitochondrial permeability transition regulates some necrotic but not apoptotic cell death

Takashi Nakagawa;Shigeomi Shimizu;Tetsuya Watanabe;Osamu Yamaguchi

2346
Citations
Intracellular ATP levels determine cell death fate by apoptosis or necrosis

Yutaka Eguchi;Shigeomi Shimizu;Yoshihide Tsujimoto

1782
Citations
Role of Bcl-2 family proteins in a non-apoptotic programmed cell death dependent on autophagy genes.

Shigeomi Shimizu;Toku Kanaseki;Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Takeshi Mizuta

1711
Citations
Bax interacts with the permeability transition pore to induce permeability transition and cytochrome c release in isolated mitochondria

Masashi Narita;Shigeomi Shimizu;Toshinori Ito;Thomas Chittenden

1224
Citations
Discovery of Atg5/Atg7-independent alternative macroautophagy

Yuya Nishida;Satoko Arakawa;Kenji Fujitani;Hirofumi Yamaguchi

1173
Citations
Autophagy mediates the mitotic senescence transition

Andrew R.J. Young;Masako Narita;Manuela Ferreira;Kristina Kirschner

1149
Citations
Another way to die: autophagic programmed cell death

Y Tsujimoto;S Shimizu

1048
Citations
Bcl-2 family: Life-or-death switch

Yoshihide Tsujimoto;Shigeomi Shimizu

987
Citations
Prevention of hypoxia-induced cell death by Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL

Shigeomi Shimizu;Yutaka Eguchi;Hiroaki Kosaka;Wataru Kamiike

908
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

895
Citations
Role of the mitochondrial membrane permeability transition in cell death.

Yoshihide Tsujimoto;Shigeomi Shimizu

745
Citations
JNK promotes Bax translocation to mitochondria through phosphorylation of 14-3-3 proteins

Fuminori Tsuruta;Jun Sunayama;Yasunori Mori;Seisuke Hattori

691
Citations
BH4 domain of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family members closes voltage-dependent anion channel and inhibits apoptotic mitochondrial changes and cell death.

Shigeomi Shimizu;Akimitsu Konishi;Takashi Kodama;Yoshihide Tsujimoto

603
Citations
Isolation and sequence analysis of the human corticotropin-releasing factor precursor gene.

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

580
Citations
Spatial Coupling of mTOR and Autophagy Augments Secretory Phenotypes

Masako Narita;Andrew R. J. Young;Satoko Arakawa;Shamith A. Samarajiwa

570
Citations
Essential Role of Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel in Various Forms of Apoptosis in Mammalian Cells

Shigeomi Shimizu;Yosuke Matsuoka;Yasuo Shinohara;Yoshihiro Yoneda

525
Citations