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Shun-ichiro Kawabata

Shun-ichiro Kawabata

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
13830
World Ranking
8780
National Ranking
591

Shun-ichiro Kawabata 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 Shun-ichiro Kawabata 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.

Shun-ichiro Kawabata 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 Shun-ichiro Kawabata sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

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

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

Overview

Shun-ichiro Kawabata is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed significantly to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and medicine. Their research work primarily focuses on topics related to venomous animal envenomation and studies, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, mosquito-borne diseases and control, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, as well as cellular transport and secretion.

Their recent publications include:

  • New insights into the hemolymph coagulation cascade of horseshoe crabs initiated by autocatalytic activation of a lipopolysaccharide-sensitive zymogen (2022, Developmental & Comparative Immunology)
  • A mutant equipped with a regenerated disulphide for the missing His loop of a serine protease zymogen in the horseshoe crab coagulation cascade (2021, The Journal of Biochemistry)
  • Effects of Ca2+ ions on the horseshoe crab coagulation cascade triggered by lipopolysaccharide (2023, The Journal of Biochemistry)
  • In Memory of Professor Sadaaki Iwanaga, 1933-2020 (2020, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis)

Frequent coauthors in their research include Toshio Shibata, Keisuke Yamashita, Naoki Takeshita, Aina Arita, and Yuki Kobayashi. These collaborations have been part of studies published mainly in venues such as The Journal of Biochemistry, Developmental & Comparative Immunology, and Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Publication venues where Kawabata's work appears most often include:

  • The Journal of Biochemistry
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Their primary fields of study cover:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, specific subfields of research include Genetics, Immunology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Insect Science, and Cell Biology.

The key topics addressed in their research are:

  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Best Publications

  • Cloning and expression of cDNA for a human enzyme that hydrolyzes 8-oxo-dGTP, a mutagenic substrate for DNA synthesis.

    K. Sakumi;M. Furuichi;T. Tsuzuki;T. Kakuma

  • An immune-responsive Serpin regulates the melanization cascade in Drosophila.

    Ennio De Gregorio;Sung Jun Han;Won Jae Lee;Min Ji Baek

  • New types of clotting factors and defense molecules found in horseshoe crab hemolymph: their structures and functions.

    Sadaaki Iwanaga;Shun Ichiro Kawabata;Tatsushi Muta

  • Proteolytic cascades and their involvement in invertebrate immunity

    Lage Cerenius;Shun-ichiro Kawabata;Bok Luel Lee;Masaru Nonaka

  • Highly sensitive peptide‐4‐methylcoumaryl‐7‐amide substrates for blood‐clotting proteases and trypsin

    Shun‐Ichiro ‐I Kawabata;Takako Miura;Takashi Morita;Hisao Kato

  • Vibrio cholerae O1 strain TSI-4 produces the exopolysaccharide materials that determine colony morphology, stress resistance, and biofilm formation

    Sun Nyunt Wai;Yoshimitsu Mizunoe;Akemi Takade;Shun Ichiro Kawabata

  • Horseshoe crab acetyl group-recognizing lectins involved in innate immunity are structurally related to fibrinogen.

    Soutaro Gokudan;Tatsushi Muta;Ryoko Tsuda;Kumiko Koori

  • Staphylocoagulase is a prototype for the mechanism of cofactor-induced zymogen activation

    Rainer Friedrich;Peter Panizzi;Pablo Fuentes-Prior;Klaus Richter

  • Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Is Required for MAVS-Mediated Antiviral Signaling

    Takumi Koshiba;Kai Yasukawa;Yusuke Yanagi;Shun Ichiro Kawabata

  • Functional conversion of hemocyanin to phenoloxidase by horseshoe crab antimicrobial peptides.

    Taku Nagai;Tsukasa Osaki;Shun Ichiro Kawabata

  • Mitofusin 2 Inhibits Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling

    Kai Yasukawa;Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Makoto Takeda;Naotada Ishihara

  • Structural evidence for endocrine disruptor bisphenol A binding to human nuclear receptor ERRγ

    Ayami Matsushima;Yoshimitsu Kakuta;Takamasa Teramoto;Takumi Koshiba

  • A Novel Big Defensin Identified in Horseshoe Crab Hemocytes: Isolation, Amino Acid Sequence, and Antibacterial Activity

    Tetsu Saito;Shun Ichiro Kawabata;Takeshi Shigenaga;Yoko Takayenoki

  • A Link between Blood Coagulation and Prophenol Oxidase Activation in Arthropod Host Defense

    Taku Nagai;Shun Ichiro Kawabata

  • Influenza A virus protein PB1-F2 translocates into mitochondria via Tom40 channels and impairs innate immunity

    Takuma Yoshizumi;Takeshi Ichinohe;Osamu Sasaki;Hidenori Otera

  • Tachylectin-2: Crystal structure of a specific GlcNAc/GalNAc-binding lectin involved in the innate immunity host defense of the Japanese horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus

    Hans Georg Beisel;Shun Ichiro Kawabata;Sadaaki Iwanaga;Robert Huber

  • Identification of a disaccharide (Xyl-Glc) and a trisaccharide (Xyl2-Glc) O-glycosidically linked to a serine residue in the first epidermal growth factor-like domain of human factors VII and IX and protein Z and bovine protein Z.

    H Nishimura;S Kawabata;W Kisiel;S Hase

  • Tachycitin, a Small Granular Component in Horseshoe Crab Hemocytes, Is an Antimicrobial Protein with Chitin-Binding Activity

    Shun Ichiro Kawabata;Ranko Nagayama;Michimasa Hirata;Takeshi Shigenaga

  • In vitro activation of pro-phenol-oxidase by two kinds of pro-phenol-oxidase-activating factors isolated from hemolymph of coleopteran, Holotrichia diomphalia larvae

    So Young Lee;So Young Lee;Tae Hyuk Kwon;Ji Hoon Hyun;Jae Sue Choi

  • The 2.0-A crystal structure of tachylectin 5A provides evidence for the common origin of the innate immunity and the blood coagulation systems

    Norman Kairies;Hans Georg Beisel;Pablo Fuentes-Prior;Ryoko Tsuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Sadaaki Iwanaga
Sadaaki Iwanaga Kyushu University
Toshiyuki Miyata
Toshiyuki Miyata Kyushu University
Bok Luel Lee
Bok Luel Lee Pusan National University
Mutsuo Sekiguchi
Mutsuo Sekiguchi Kyushu University
Kenneth Söderhäll
Kenneth Söderhäll Uppsala University
Wolfram Bode
Wolfram Bode Max Planck Society
Shin-Ichiro Nishimura
Shin-Ichiro Nishimura Hokkaido University
Yusaku Nakabeppu
Yusaku Nakabeppu Kyushu University
Tsuneo Omura
Tsuneo Omura Kyushu University
Shin-ichi Yoshida
Shin-ichi Yoshida Kyushu University

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