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Shun'ichiro Taniguchi

Shun'ichiro Taniguchi

Shinshu University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13248
World Ranking
10280
National Ranking
689

Shun'ichiro Taniguchi 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 Taniguchi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 236 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shun'ichiro Taniguchi 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 Taniguchi 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: 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

Shun'ichiro Taniguchi is affiliated with Shinshu University in Japan and specializes in research primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work intersecting medicine. Their research contributions focus on molecular biology, biotechnology, oncology, nephrology, and surgery.

The scientist's main research topics include inflammasome and immune disorders, cancer research and treatments, gut microbiota and health, infant nutrition and health, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, virus-based gene therapy research, and cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers.

Taniguchi's recent papers cover a range of these topics. Notable works include:

  • In Situ Delivery and Production System (iDPS) of Anti-Cancer Molecules with Gene-Engineered Bifidobacterium, 2021, Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • Short-chain fatty acids bind to apoptosis-associated speck-like protein to activate inflammasome complex to prevent Salmonella infection, 2020, PLoS Biology

Other papers in the broader research network associated with Taniguchi include:

  • Potentiated antitumor effects of APS001F/5-FC combined with anti-PD-1 antibody in a CT26 syngeneic mouse model, 2021, Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • Activation of the inflammasome drives peritoneal deterioration in a mouse model of peritoneal fibrosis, 2023, The FASEB Journal
  • Endothelial Dysfunction Accelerates Impairment of Mitochondrial Function in Ageing Kidneys via Inflammasome Activation, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in a variety of journals, including:

  • PLoS Biology
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • The FASEB Journal
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Co-authorship is notable with several researchers, showing recurring collaborations with:

  • Hiroyuki Kadoya
  • Reina Umeno
  • Megumi Kondo
  • Yoshihisa Wada
  • Kengo Kidokoro

Best Publications

  • Inflammasome Activation of Cardiac Fibroblasts Is Essential for Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

    Masanori Kawaguchi;Masafumi Takahashi;Takeki Hata;Yuichiro Kashima

  • ASC, a novel 22-kDa protein, aggregates during apoptosis of human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells.

    Junya Masumoto;Shun'ichiro Taniguchi;Koichi Ayukawa;Haritha Sarvotham

  • Cryopyrin and pyrin activate caspase-1, but not NF-kappaB, via ASC oligomerization.

    Yu Jw;Wu J;Zhang Z;Datta P

  • Suppression of lung metastasis of B16 mouse melanoma by N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III gene transfection.

    Masafumi Yoshimura;Atsushi Nishikawa;Yoshito Ihara;Shun'ichiro Taniguchi

  • Bifidobacterium longum as a delivery system for cancer gene therapy: Selective localization and growth in hypoxic tumors

    Kazuyuki Yazawa;Minoru Fujimori;Jun Amano;Yasunobu Kano

  • Effect of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, the main constituent of green tea, on lung metastasis with mouse B16 melanoma cell lines.

    Shun'ichiro Taniguchi;Hirota Fujiki;Hiroaki Kobayashi;Hiroki Go

  • Renotropic functions of hepatocyte growth factor in renal regeneration after unilateral nephrectomy.

    M Nagaike;S Hirao;H Tajima;S Noji

  • ASC is an activating adaptor for NF-κB and caspase-8-dependent apoptosis

    Junya Masumoto;Theresa A Dowds;Philip Schaner;Felicia F Chen

  • ASC is essential for LPS-induced activation of procaspase-1 independently of TLR-associated signal adaptor molecules

    Masatatsu Yamamoto;Katsuyuki Yaginuma;Hiroko Tsutsui;Junji Sagara

  • Crosstalk between neovessels and mural cells directs the site-specific expression of MT1-MMP to endothelial tip cells.

    Ikuo Yana;Hiroshi Sagara;Satoshi Takaki;Kiyoshi Takatsu

  • Hyperproduction of hyaluronan in neu-induced mammary tumor accelerates angiogenesis through stromal cell recruitment: possible involvement of versican/PG-M.

    Hiroshi Koyama;Hiroshi Koyama;Terumasa Hibi;Zenzo Isogai;Masahiko Yoneda

  • Bifidobacterium longum as a delivery system for gene therapy of chemically induced rat mammary tumors

    Kazuyuki Yazawa;Minoru Fujimori;Toshiyuki Nakamura;Takayuki Sasaki

  • Critical role of caspase-1 in vascular inflammation and development of atherosclerosis in Western diet-fed apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.

    Fumitake Usui;Koumei Shirasuna;Hiroaki Kimura;Kazuki Tatsumi

  • Selective localization and growth of Bifidobacterium bifidum in mouse tumors following intravenous administration.

    Noritaka T. Kimura;Shun'ichiro Taniguchi;Ken Aoki;Tsuneo Baba

  • Hyaluronan Deficiency in Tumor Stroma Impairs Macrophage Trafficking and Tumor Neovascularization

    Nobutaka Kobayashi;Seiji Miyoshi;Takahide Mikami;Hiroshi Koyama

  • Inflammasome Activation by Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in Macrophages Leads to the Development of Angiotensin II–Induced Aortic Aneurysm

    Fumitake Usui;Koumei Shirasuna;Hiroaki Kimura;Kazuki Tatsumi

  • Exercise effects on methylation of ASC gene.

    K. Nakajima;M. Takeoka;M. Mori;S. Hashimoto

  • Selective expression and functional characteristics of three mammalian hyaluronan synthases in oncogenic malignant transformation.

    Naoki Itano;Takahiro Sawai;Fukiko Atsumi;Osamu Miyaishi

  • Pathogenic Vibrio Activate NLRP3 Inflammasome via Cytotoxins and TLR/Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Mediated NF-κB Signaling

    Claudia Toma;Naomi Higa;Yukiko Koizumi;Noboru Nakasone

  • Significance of tumor-associated stroma in promotion of intratumoral lymphangiogenesis: pivotal role of a hyaluronan-rich tumor microenvironment.

    Hiroshi Koyama;Nobutaka Kobayashi;Nobutaka Kobayashi;Michihiko Harada;Michihiko Harada;Michiko Takeoka

Frequent Co-Authors

Masafumi Takahashi
Masafumi Takahashi Jichi Medical University
Tetsuo Noda
Tetsuo Noda Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research
Uichi Ikeda
Uichi Ikeda Shinshu University
Jun Nakayama
Jun Nakayama Shinshu University
Motoya Katsuki
Motoya Katsuki University of Tokyo
Koji Kimata
Koji Kimata Aichi Medical University
Hiroko Tsutsui
Hiroko Tsutsui Hyogo College of Medicine
Masatoshi Hori
Masatoshi Hori University of Tokyo
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Yukihide Iwamoto
Yukihide Iwamoto Kyushu University

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