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Shigeru Taketani

Shigeru Taketani

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
10644
World Ranking
12729
National Ranking
874

Shigeru Taketani 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 Shigeru Taketani sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 218 publications — 57th percentile

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

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

Shigeru Taketani 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 Shigeru Taketani sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shigeru Taketani is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Rehabilitation, Urology, and Rheumatology.

The main topics of Shigeru Taketani's research include:

  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
  • Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Recent publications by Shigeru Taketani cover notable medical and biological research topics. These include:

  • Moyamoya disease patient mutations in the RING domain of RNF213 reduce its ubiquitin ligase activity and enhance NFκB activation and apoptosis in an AAA+ domain-dependent manner, 2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • A Fluorescence-Based Quantitative Analysis for Total Bilirubin in Blood and Urine, 2021, Laboratory Medicine
  • Predominant control of PDGF/PDGF receptor signaling in the migration and proliferation of human adipose-derived stem cells under culture conditions with a combination of growth factors, 2024, Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
  • Activation of cell adhesion and migration is an early event of platelet-rich plasma (PRP)-dependent stimulation of human adipose-derived stem/stromal cells, 2023, Human Cell
  • Accelerated Angiogenesis of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Under Negative Pressure Was Associated With the Regulation of Gene Expression Involved in the Proliferation and Migration, 2022, Annals of Plastic Surgery

Frequent collaborators in their research projects include:

  • Michika Fukui
  • Natsuko Kakudo
  • Zhongxin Sun
  • Sakurako Kunieda
  • Masakatsu Hihara

Shigeru Taketani's work has been published in several scientific journals, including:

  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
  • Laboratory Medicine
  • Human Cell
  • Annals of Plastic Surgery

Best Publications

  • Heme mediates derepression of Maf recognition element through direct binding to transcription repressor Bach1.

    Kazuhiro Ogawa;Jiying Sun;Jiying Sun;Shigeru Taketani;Osamu Nakajima

  • The 70-kDa peroxisomal membrane protein is a member of the Mdr (P-glycoprotein)-related ATP-binding protein superfamily.

    K Kamijo;S Taketani;S Yokota;T Osumi

  • Coordination of PGC-1β and iron uptake in mitochondrial biogenesis and osteoclast activation

    Kiyo-aki Ishii;Toshio Fumoto;Kazuhiro Iwai;Kazuhiro Iwai;Sunao Takeshita

  • Mitochondrial function provides instructive signals for activation-induced B-cell fates.

    Kyoung Jin Jang;Hiroto Mano;Koji Aoki;Tatsunari Hayashi

  • Mechanisms involved in δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced photosensitivity of tumor cells: Relation of ferrochelatase and uptake of ALA to the accumulation of protoporphyrin

    Yoshiko Ohgari;Yuki Nakayasu;Sakihito Kitajima;Mari Sawamoto

  • Rapid oxidation of dichlorodihydrofluorescin with heme and hemoproteins: formation of the fluorescein is independent of the generation of reactive oxygen species

    Tomoko Ohashi;Atsushi Mizutani;Akira Murakami;Shosuke Kojo

  • Structure of the human ferrochelatase gene. Exon/intron gene organization and location of the gene to chromosome 18.

    Shigeru Taketani;Johji Inazawa;Yoshitsugu Nakahashi;Tatsuo Abe

  • Heme Positively Regulates the Expression of β-Globin at the Locus Control Region via the Transcriptional Factor Bach1 in Erythroid Cells

    Tsuyoshi Tahara;Jiying Sun;Katsuyuki Nakanishi;Masafumi Yamamoto

  • Molecular Characterization of a Newly Identified Heme-binding Protein Induced during Differentiation of urine Erythroleukemia Cells

    Shigeru Taketani;Yasushi Adachi;Hirao Kohno;Susumu Ikehara

  • Smad2 and Smad3 Phosphorylated at Both Linker and COOH-Terminal Regions Transmit Malignant TGF-β Signal in Later Stages of Human Colorectal Cancer

    Koichi Matsuzaki;Chiaki Kitano;Miki Murata;Go Sekimoto

  • Aquisition, mobilization and utilization of cellular iron and heme: endless findings and growing evidence of tight regulation.

    Shigeru Taketani

  • Role of Transferrin Receptor and the ABC Transporters ABCB6 and ABCB7 for Resistance and Differentiation of Tumor Cells towards Artesunate

    Gerhard Kelter;Daniel Steinbach;Venkata Badireenath Konkimalla;Tsuyoshi Tahara

  • Mobilization of bone marrow cells by G-CSF rescues mice from cisplatin-induced renal failure, and M-CSF enhances the effects of G-CSF

    Masayoshi Iwasaki;Yasushi Adachi;Keizo Minamino;Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • Involvement of ABC7 in the biosynthesis of heme in erythroid cells: interaction of ABC7 with ferrochelatase.

    Shigeru Taketani;Kazuhiro Kakimoto;Kazuhiro Kakimoto;Hiromi Ueta;Hiromi Ueta;Ryuichi Masaki;Ryuichi Masaki

  • Binding-, intracellular transport-, and biosynthesis-defective mutants of vasopressin type 2 receptor in patients with X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.

    Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi;Hiroaki Matsubara;Shigeru Taketani;Yasukiyo Mori

  • The molecular defect of ferrochelatase in a patient with erythropoietic protoporphyria

    Yoshitsugu Nakahashi;Hiroyoshi Fujita;Shigeru Taketani;Nobuhiro Ishida

  • Induction of the antioxidant stress proteins heme oxygenase-1 and MSP23 by stress agents and oxidised LDL in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells

    Richard C.M. Siow;Tetsuro Ishii;Hideyo Sato;Hideyo Sato;Shigeru Taketani

  • Pluripotent hemopoietic stem cells are c-kit<low

    Hiroshi Doi;Muneo Inaba;Yoshihisa Yamamoto;Shigeru Taketani

  • Heme-dependent up-regulation of the α-globin gene expression by transcriptional repressor Bach1 in erythroid cells

    Tsuyoshi Tahara;Jiying Sun;Kazuhiko Igarashi;Shigeru Taketani

  • Hypoxia Enhances Proliferation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells via HIF-1ɑ Activation

    Natsuko Kakudo;Naoki Morimoto;Takeshi Ogawa;Shigeru Taketani

Frequent Co-Authors

Susumu Ikehara
Susumu Ikehara Kansai Medical University
Kazuhiko Igarashi
Kazuhiko Igarashi Tohoku University
Shigeru Sassa
Shigeru Sassa Rockefeller University
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Tetsuro Ishii
Tetsuro Ishii University of Tsukuba
Masamitsu Yamaguchi
Masamitsu Yamaguchi Kyoto Institute of Technology
Kazuhiro Iwai
Kazuhiro Iwai Kyoto University
Takashi Osumi
Takashi Osumi University of Hyogo
Brian F. Volkman
Brian F. Volkman Medical College of Wisconsin
Tokuzo Nishino
Tokuzo Nishino Tohoku University

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