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Shinichi Aizawa

Shinichi Aizawa

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
96
Citations
38350
World Ranking
1801
National Ranking
100

Shinichi Aizawa 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 Shinichi Aizawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 356 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shinichi Aizawa 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 Shinichi Aizawa 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: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Shinichi Aizawa is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan. Their work involves collaboration with several frequent co-authors, indicating engagement in joint research efforts. These collaborators include Daisuke Watanabe, Pilar Alberdi, David C. Alexander, Alberto Alía, and David Allison.

Their academic output shows participation in multiple research projects, though specific details about individual papers, publication venues, or fields of study are not available.

The lack of recent papers, main topics, and specific fields of study data suggests a profile focusing on collaborative contributions rather than individual publication metrics. There is no information about book publications or awards, which limits further insight into their career milestones.

Research collaboration is a key aspect of their scientific activity, as reflected by the variety of co-authors with diverse backgrounds. This suggests interdisciplinary or multi-institutional work patterns centered around Kumamoto University.

Best Publications

  • Reduced cell motility and enhanced focal adhesion contact formation in cells from FAK-deficient mice

    D Ilić;Y Furuta;S Kanazawa;N Takeda

  • PPARγ Mediates High-Fat Diet–Induced Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Insulin Resistance

    Naoto Kubota;Yasuo Terauchi;Hiroshi Miki;Hiroyuki Tamemoto;Hiroyuki Tamemoto

  • Insulin resistance and growth retardation in mice lacking insulin receptor substrate-1.

    Hiroyuki Tamemoto;Takashi Kadowaki;Kazuyuki Tobe;Takeshi Yagi

  • Reduced hippocampal LTP and spatial learning in mice lacking NMDA receptor ε1 subunit

    Kenji Sakimura;Tatsuya Kutsuwada;Isao Ito;Toshiya Manabe

  • Impairment of motor coordination, Purkinje cell synapse formation, and cerebellar long-term depression in GluRδ2 mutant mice

    Nobuko Kashiwabuchi;Kazutaka Ikeda;Kazuaki Araki;Tomoo Hirano

  • Otx2 homeobox gene controls retinal photoreceptor cell fate and pineal gland development

    Akihiro Nishida;Akiko Furukawa;Akiko Furukawa;Chieko Koike;Yasuo Tano

  • Notch2 is preferentially expressed in mature B cells and indispensable for marginal zone B lineage development.

    Toshiki Saito;Shigeru Chiba;Motoshi Ichikawa;Atsushi Kunisato

  • Disruption of insulin receptor substrate 2 causes type 2 diabetes because of liver insulin resistance and lack of compensatory beta-cell hyperplasia.

    Naoto Kubota;Kazuyuki Tobe;Yasuo Terauchi;Kazuhiro Eto

  • Impairment of suckling response, trigeminal neuronal pattern formation, and hippocampal LTD in NMDA receptor ε2 subunit mutant mice

    Tatsuya Kutsuwada;Kenji Sakimura;Toshiya Manabe;Chitoshi Takayama

  • Parthenogenetic activation of oocytes in c-mos-deficient mice

    Naohiro Hashimoto;Nobumoto Watanabe;Yasuhide Furuta;Hiroyuki Tamemoto

  • Cellular commitment to oncogene-induced transformation or apoptosis is dependent on the transcription factor IRF-1

    Nobuyuki Tanaka;Masahiko Ishihara;Motoo Kitagawa;Hisashi Harada

  • Extracellular Matrix Survival Signals Transduced by Focal Adhesion Kinase Suppress p53-mediated Apoptosis

    Duško Ilić;Eduardo A.C. Almeida;David D. Schlaepfer;Paul Dazin

  • Xid-Like Immunodeficiency in Mice with Disruption of the p85α Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase

    Harumi Suzuki;Yasuo Terauchi;Mari Fujiwara;Shinichi Aizawa

  • Experience-dependent transfer of Otx2 homeoprotein into the visual cortex activates postnatal plasticity

    Sayaka Sugiyama;Ariel A. Di Nardo;Shinichi Aizawa;Isao Matsuo

  • Constitutive activation of Src family kinases in mouse embryos that lack Csk.

    Shigeyuki Nada;Takeshi Yagi;Hiroyuki Takeda;Tomoyuki Tokunaga

  • Role of NADH Shuttle System in Glucose-Induced Activation of Mitochondrial Metabolism and Insulin Secretion

    Kazuhiro Eto;Yoshiharu Tsubamoto;Yasuo Terauchi;Takuya Sugiyama

  • Defects of urogenital development in mice lacking Emx2

    Norimasa Miyamoto;Michio Yoshida;Shigeru Kuratani;Isao Matsuo

  • Mice with disrupted GM2/GD2 synthase gene lack complex gangliosides but exhibit only subtle defects in their nervous system

    K Takamiya;A Yamamoto;K Furukawa;S Yamashiro

  • Increased insulin sensitivity and hypoglycaemia in mice lacking the p85α subunit of phosphoinositide 3–kinase

    Y. Terauchi;Y. Tsuji;S. Satoh;H. Minoura

  • An IRF-1-dependent pathway of DNA damage-induced apoptosis in mitogen-activated T lymphocytes

    Tomohiko Tamura;Masahiko Ishihara;Masahiko Ishihara;Marc S. Lamphier;Marc S. Lamphier;Nobuyuki Tanaka;Nobuyuki Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Yasuo Terauchi
Yasuo Terauchi Yokohama City University
Takeshi Yagi
Takeshi Yagi Osaka University
Yoji Ikawa
Yoji Ikawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yasuhide Furuta
Yasuhide Furuta Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Youji Mitsui
Youji Mitsui Tokushima Bunri University
Tadashi Yamamoto
Tadashi Yamamoto Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Naoto Kubota
Naoto Kubota University of Tokyo
Dusko Ilic
Dusko Ilic King's College London

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