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Shozo Fujioka

Shozo Fujioka

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
30830
World Ranking
2679
National Ranking
164

Shozo Fujioka 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 Shozo Fujioka sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 261 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shozo Fujioka 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 Shozo Fujioka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shozo Fujioka is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and has contributed significantly to research in agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on plant science and molecular biology. Their work largely intersects plant molecular biology research, light effects on plants, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant reproductive biology, and plant stress responses and tolerance.

Their recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on plant hormone signaling and developmental processes. Notable papers include:

  • Light Activates Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis to Promote Hook Opening and Petiole Development in Arabidopsis thaliana (2020, Plant and Cell Physiology)
  • BIL7 enhances plant growth by regulating the transcription factor BIL1/BZR1 during brassinosteroid signaling (2024, The Plant Journal)
  • BRZ-INSENSITIVE-LONG HYPOCOTYL8 inhibits kinase-mediated phosphorylation to regulate brassinosteroid signaling (2024, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)

Their research outputs are frequently published in journals such as:

  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • The Plant Journal
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Tadao Asami
  • Minami Matsui
  • Ayumi Yamagami
  • Ryo Tachibana
  • Surina Surina

Their scientific contributions are primarily categorized under the following fields:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, they have focused on subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics addressed in their studies are:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Light effects on plants
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Best Publications

  • Nuclear-localized BZR1 mediates brassinosteroid-induced growth and feedback suppression of brassinosteroid biosynthesis.

    Zhi Yong Wang;Takeshi Nakano;Joshua Gendron;Joshua Gendron;Junxian He

  • Loss of function of a rice brassinosteroid insensitive1 homolog prevents internode elongation and bending of the lamina joint.

    Chizuko Yamamuro;Yoshihisa Ihara;Xiong Wu;Takahiro Noguchi

  • BRI1 is a critical component of a plasma-membrane receptor for plant steroids

    Zhi-Yong Wang;Hideharu Seto;Shozo Fujioka;Shigeo Yoshida

  • Erect leaves caused by brassinosteroid deficiency increase biomass production and grain yield in rice.

    Tomoaki Sakamoto;Yoichi Morinaka;Toshiyuki Ohnishi;Hidehiko Sunohara

  • Binding of brassinosteroids to the extracellular domain of plant receptor kinase BRI1

    Toshinori Kinoshita;Ana Caño-Delgado;Hideharu Seto;Sayoko Hiranuma

  • A novel cytochrome P450 is implicated in brassinosteroid biosynthesis via the characterization of a rice dwarf mutant, dwarf11, with reduced seed length.

    Sumiyo Tanabe;Motoyuki Ashikari;Shozo Fujioka;Suguru Takatsuto

  • Brassinosteroid functions in a broad range of disease resistance in tobacco and rice.

    Hideo Nakashita;Michiko Yasuda;Takako Nitta;Tadao Asami

  • Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Brassinosteroids

    Shozo Fujioka;Takao Yokota

  • A Rice Brassinosteroid-Deficient Mutant, ebisu dwarf (d2), Is Caused by a Loss of Function of a New Member of Cytochrome P450

    Zhi Hong;Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka;Kazuto Umemura;Sakurako Uozu

  • The AtGenExpress hormone and chemical treatment data set: experimental design, data evaluation, model data analysis and data access.

    Hideki Goda;Eriko Sasaki;Kenji Akiyama;Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita

  • THE DWF4 GENE OF ARABIDOPSIS ENCODES A CYTOCHROME P450 THAT MEDIATES MULTIPLE 22ALPHA -HYDROXYLATION STEPS IN BRASSINOSTEROID BIOSYNTHESIS

    Sunghwa Choe;Brian P. Dilkes;Shozo Fujioka;Suguru Takatsuto

  • Comprehensive comparison of auxin-regulated and brassinosteroid-regulated genes in Arabidopsis.

    Hideki Goda;Shinichiro Sawa;Tadao Asami;Shozo Fujioka

  • Antagonistic HLH/bHLH Transcription Factors Mediate Brassinosteroid Regulation of Cell Elongation and Plant Development in Rice and Arabidopsis

    Li-Ying Zhang;Ming-Yi Bai;Ming-Yi Bai;Jinxia Wu;Jia-Ying Zhu

  • Microarray analysis of brassinosteroid-regulated genes in Arabidopsis.

    Hideki Goda;Yukihisa Shimada;Tadao Asami;Shozo Fujioka

  • Brassinosteroid-Insensitive Dwarf Mutants of Arabidopsis Accumulate Brassinosteroids

    Takahiro Noguchi;Shozo Fujioka;Sunghwa Choe;Suguru Takatsuto

  • Characterization of Brassinazole, a Triazole-Type Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis Inhibitor

    Tadao Asami;Yong Ki Min;Noriko Nagata;Kazutoshi Yamagishi

  • Loss-of-function of a rice brassinosteroid biosynthetic enzyme, C-6 oxidase, prevents the organized arrangement and polar elongation of cells in the leaves and stem.

    Zhi Hong;Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka;Sae Shimizu-Sato;Yoshiaki Inukai

  • BAS1: A gene regulating brassinosteroid levels and light responsiveness in Arabidopsis.

    Michael M. Neff;Serena M. Nguyen;Elizabeth J. Malancharuvil;Shozo Fujioka

  • Brassinosteroids regulate grain filling in rice.

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

  • The tomato DWARF enzyme catalyses C-6 oxidation in brassinosteroid biosynthesis

    Gerard J. Bishop;Takahito Nomura;Takao Yokota;Kate Harrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Suguru Takatsuto
Suguru Takatsuto Joetsu University of Education
Shigeo Yoshida
Shigeo Yoshida Kurume University
Tadao Asami
Tadao Asami University of Tokyo
Yukihisa Shimada
Yukihisa Shimada Yokohama City University
Takao Yokota
Takao Yokota Teikyo University
Hiroyuki Koshino
Hiroyuki Koshino Tokyo University of Agriculture
Hidemi Kitano
Hidemi Kitano Nagoya University
Kenneth A. Feldmann
Kenneth A. Feldmann University of Arizona
Isomaro Yamaguchi
Isomaro Yamaguchi University of Tokyo

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