World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Shogo Matsumoto

Shogo Matsumoto

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
10490
World Ranking
16132
National Ranking
1153

Overview

Shogo Matsumoto is a researcher affiliated with RIKEN in Japan, with a primary focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several interconnected fields, including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Surgery, contributing notably to interdisciplinary areas such as Computer Networks and Communications, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their research topics include plant tissue culture and regeneration, CRISPR and genetic engineering, plant gene expression analysis, plant molecular biology research, plant virus research studies, berry genetics and cultivation research, and advanced data storage technologies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Acta Horticulturae
  • Cureus
  • Plasma Processes and Polymers
  • Scientific Reports
  • Horticulture Research

Major papers authored or co-authored by Matsumoto include:

  • Improvement of yield and grain quality by periodic cold plasma treatment with rice plants in a paddy field (2020), Plasma Processes and Polymers
  • Functional disruption of cell wall invertase inhibitor by genome editing increases sugar content of tomato fruit without decrease fruit weight (2021), Scientific Reports
  • Application of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system for molecular breeding of orchids (2020), Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology
  • Genome editing of SlMYB3R3, a cell cycle transcription factor gene of tomato, induces elongated fruit shape (2022), Journal of Experimental Botany
  • RNA-seq Analysis of Meristem Cells Identifies the FaFT3 Gene as a Common Floral Inducer in Japanese Cultivated Strawberry (2020), The Horticulture Journal

Shogo Matsumoto regularly collaborates with several colleagues, with frequent co-authors including Shungo Otagaki, Katsuhiro Shiratake, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Endang Semiarti, and Sri Nopitasari.

Best Publications

  • RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design

    Olle Terenius;Alexie Papanicolaou;Alexie Papanicolaou;Jennie S. Garbutt;Ioannis Eleftherianos

  • Symbiotic bacterium modifies aphid body color.

    Tsutomu Tsuchida;Ryuichi Koga;Mitsuyo Horikawa;Tetsuto Tsunoda

  • Brassinosteroids regulate grain filling in rice.

    Chuan-yin Wu;Anthony Trieu;Parthiban Radhakrishnan;Shing F. Kwok

  • Amino acid sequence of pheromone-biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN) of the silkworm, Bombyxmori

    Akihiro Kitamura;Hiromichi Nagasawa;Hiroshi Kataoka;Takashi Inoue

  • SEARCH FOR MICROBIAL INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS

    Shohei Sakuda;Shohei Sakuda;Akira Isogai;Shogo Matsumoto;Akinori Suzuki

  • The structure of allosamidin, a novel insect chitinase inhibitor, produced by Streptomyces Sp.

    Shohei Sakuda;Akira Isogai;Shogo Matsumoto;Akinori Suzuki

  • Functional diversity of a neurohormone produced by the suboesophageal ganglion: molecular identity of melanization and reddish colouration hormone and pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide

    Shogo Matsumoto;Akihiro Kitamura;Hiromichi Nagasawa;Hiroshi Kataoka

  • Pheromone gland-specific fatty-acyl reductase of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori

    Ken'ichi Moto;Toyoshi Yoshiga;Masanobu Yamamoto;Shunya Takahashi

  • Involvement of a bifunctional fatty-acyl desaturase in the biosynthesis of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori, sex pheromone

    Ken'ichi Moto;Masataka G. Suzuki;J. Joe Hull;Ryuichiro Kurata

  • Targeted disruption of genes in the Bombyx mori sex pheromone biosynthetic pathway

    Atsushi Ohnishi;J. Joe Hull;Shogo Matsumoto

  • Cloning and characterization of the pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide receptor from the silkmoth, Bombyx mori. Significance of the carboxyl terminus in receptor internalization.

    J. Joe Hull;Atsushi Ohnishi;Ken'ichi Moto;Yu Kawasaki

  • BEN1, a gene encoding a dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR)-like protein, regulates the levels of brassinosteroids in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Tong Yuan;Shozo Fujioka;Suguru Takatsuto;Shogo Matsumoto

  • A cDNA from grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), which shows homology to AGAMOUS and SHATTERPROOF, is not only expressed in flowers but also throughout berry development.

    Paul K. Boss;Melané Vivier;Shogo Matsumoto;Ian B. Dry

  • FXPRL-amide peptides induce ecdysteroidogenesis through a G-protein coupled receptor expressed in the prothoracic gland of Bombyx mori

    Ken Watanabe;J. Joe Hull;Teruyuki Niimi;Kunio Imai

  • The mitochondrial PPR protein LOVASTATIN INSENSITIVE 1 plays regulatory roles in cytosolic and plastidial isoprenoid biosynthesis through RNA editing

    Jianwei Tang;Keiko Kobayashi;Keiko Kobayashi;Masashi Suzuki;Shogo Matsumoto

  • Establishment of a Novel In Vivo Sex-Specific Splicing Assay System To Identify a trans-Acting Factor That Negatively Regulates Splicing of Bombyx mori dsx Female Exons

    Masataka G. Suzuki;Shigeo Imanishi;Naoshi Dohmae;Tomoe Nishimura

  • Interspecific symbiont transfection confers a novel ecological trait to the recipient insect

    Tsutomu Tsuchida;Ryuichi Koga;Shogo Matsumoto;Takema Fukatsu

  • Functional cross-reactivities of some locustamyotropins and Bombyx pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide

    Adrein Fónagy;Liliane Schoofs;Shogo Matsumoto;Arnold De Loof

  • Pheromone-gland-specific fatty-acyl reductase in the adzuki bean borer, Ostrinia scapulalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

    Binu Antony;Takeshi Fujii;Ken'ichi Moto;Shogo Matsumoto

  • Identification of a Male-Specific RNA Binding Protein That Regulates Sex-Specific Splicing of Bmdsx by Increasing RNA Binding Activity of BmPSI

    Masataka G. Suzuki;Shigeo Imanishi;Naoshi Dohmae;Miwako Asanuma

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiromichi Nagasawa
Hiromichi Nagasawa University of Tokyo
Masaru Tanokura
Masaru Tanokura University of Tokyo
Toru Shimada
Toru Shimada Gakushuin University
Akinori Suzuki
Akinori Suzuki University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Kataoka
Hiroshi Kataoka University of Tokyo
Susumu Katsuma
Susumu Katsuma University of Tokyo
Tsutomu Arie
Tsutomu Arie Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Biology or Biochemistry opens doors to diverse healthcare and science careers. Many students today seek flexible learning options, such as online programs, to balance education with other commitments. Aspiring professionals can explore specialized fields with ultrasound tech programs online, focusing on diagnostic imaging and patient care.

Allied health roles are in high demand. Accredited institutions offer the best online radiology tech programs that train students for essential positions in medical imaging. If nutrition and patient wellness appeal to you, consider the best dietitian programs to qualify as a registered dietitian and support healthier communities.

For those who want to quickly enter the healthcare workforce, medical assistant classes online with financial aid provide accessible pathways, combining clinical and administrative training. Online degrees not only offer convenience, but can also reduce costs and broaden your career prospects in science and healthcare.

Best Scientists Citing Shogo Matsumoto

Trending Scientists