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D-Index
63
Citations
14749
World Ranking
10187
National Ranking
684

Shiro Maeda 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 Shiro Maeda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 194 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shiro Maeda 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 Shiro Maeda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shiro Maeda is affiliated with the University of the Ryukyus in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant number of publications in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Diet and metabolism studies, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Cancer-related gene regulation, Diabetes Treatment and Management, T-cell and Retrovirus Studies, and Forensic and Genetic Research.

The frequent publication venues for Shiro Maeda include the Journal of Diabetes Investigation, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Scientific Reports, Diabetology International, and UNC Libraries.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Genome-wide association studies identify two novel loci conferring susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (2021, Human Molecular Genetics)
  • Randomized trial of an intensified, multifactorial intervention in patients with advanced-stage diabetic kidney disease: Diabetic Nephropathy Remission and Regression Team Trial in Japan (DNETT-Japan) (2020, Journal of Diabetes Investigation)
  • Low background measurement in CANDLES-III for studying the neutrinoless double beta decay of Ca⁴⁸ (2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
  • Perspectives on genetic studies of type 2 diabetes from the genome-wide association studies era to precision medicine (2024, Journal of Diabetes Investigation)
  • Impact of anti-diabetic sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on tumor growth of intractable hematological malignancy in humans (2022, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy)

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Minako Imamura, Kohei Uechi, Masatoshi Matsunami, Hajime Ishida, and Masayuki Matsushita.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • SNPs in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in East Asian and European populations

    Hiroyuki Unoki;Atsushi Takahashi;Takahisa Kawaguchi;Kazuo Hara

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • Amelioration of accelerated diabetic mesangial expansion by treatment with a PKC β inhibitor in diabetic db/db mice, a rodent model for type 2 diabetes

    Daisuke Koya;Masakazu Haneda;Hiroko Nakagawa;Keiji Isshiki

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

    Wanqing Wen;Yoon Shin Cho;Wei Zheng;Rajkumar Dorajoo;Rajkumar Dorajoo

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

    Cassandra N Spracklen;Cassandra N Spracklen;Momoko Horikoshi;Young Jin Kim;Kuang Lin

  • Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function–related traits in east Asian populations

    Y. Okada;X. Sim;X. Sim;M. J. Go;J. Y. Wu;J. Y. Wu

  • Association of CDKAL1, IGF2BP2, CDKN2A/B, HHEX , SLC30A8, and KCNJ11 With Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes in a Japanese Population

    Shintaro Omori;Yasushi Tanaka;Atsushi Takahashi;Hiroshi Hirose

  • A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population identifies susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes at UBE2E2 and C2CD4A-C2CD4B

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Kazuo Hara;Shiro Maeda;Kazuki Yasuda

  • Common variants at CDKAL1 and KLF9 are associated with body mass index in east Asian populations

    Yukinori Okada;Michiaki Kubo;Hiroko Ohmiya;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Thiazolidinedione compounds ameliorate glomerular dysfunction independent of their insulin-sensitizing action in diabetic rats.

    Keiji Isshiki;Masakazu Haneda;Daisuke Koya;Shiro Maeda

  • Identification of new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes and shared etiological pathways with coronary heart disease

    Wei Zhao;Asif Rasheed;Emmi Tikkanen;Jung-Jin Lee

  • Association of genetic variation in FTO with risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes with data from 96,551 East and South Asians

    H. Li;T. O. Kilpeläinen;C. Liu;J. Zhu

  • Genetic variations in the gene encoding ELMO1 are associated with susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy.

    Atsuyuki Shimazaki;Yoshihiro Kawamura;Akio Kanazawa;Akihiro Sekine

  • Genetics of type 2 diabetes: the GWAS era and future perspectives [Review].

    Minako Imamura;Shiro Maeda

  • Replication study for the association of TCF7L2 with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in a Japanese population

    T. Hayashi;Y. Iwamoto;K. Kaku;H. Hirose

  • Identification of 28 new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes in the Japanese population.

    Ken Suzuki;Ken Suzuki;Masato Akiyama;Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Masahiro Kanai

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Atsunori Kashiwagi
Atsunori Kashiwagi Shiga University of Medical Science
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Ryuzo Kawamori
Ryuzo Kawamori Juntendo University
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda University of Tokyo
Hirotaka Watada
Hirotaka Watada Juntendo University
Daisuke Koya
Daisuke Koya Kanazawa Medical University
Toshimasa Yamauchi
Toshimasa Yamauchi University of Tokyo

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