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 So Iwata sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 453 publications — 93rd percentile
93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 So Iwata sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile
84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
So Iwata is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research output includes a significant focus on Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Materials Chemistry, Plant Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.
Their scientific work centers on several main topics including Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Enzyme Structure and Function, and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms. Other notable topics are Light Effects on Plants, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.
So Iwata has authored multiple research papers published in a range of high-profile scientific journals. Recent papers include:
The researcher frequently collaborates with colleagues including Eriko Nango, Norimichi Nomura, Kensuke Tono, Rie Tanaka, and Shigeki Owada.
So Iwata's work has been published extensively in several key scientific forums. Primary venues include:
In recognition of their contributions, So Iwata received the Gregori Aminoff Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2010. This award cited their seminal crystallographic studies of membrane proteins, noting the elucidation of vital biological functions related to cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and molecular transport using state-of-the-art crystallographic methods.
Kristina N. Ferreira;Tina M. Iverson;Karim Maghlaoui;James Barber
So Iwata;Christian Ostermeier;Bernd Ludwig;Hartmut Michel
Jeff Abramson;Irina Smirnova;Vladimir Kasho;Gillian Verner
So Iwata;Joong W. Lee;Kengo Okada;John Kyongwon Lee
Victoria Yankovskaya;Rob Horsefield;Susanna Törnroth;César Luna-Chavez;César Luna-Chavez
Tatsuro Shimamura;Tatsuro Shimamura;Mitsunori Shiroishi;Mitsunori Shiroishi;Simone Weyand;Hirokazu Tsujimoto
Elisabeth P Carpenter;Konstantinos Beis;Alexander D Cameron;So Iwata;So Iwata
Margareta Svensson-Ek;Jeff Abramson;Gisela Larsson;Gisela Larsson;Susanna Törnroth
Michihiro Suga;Fusamichi Akita;Fusamichi Akita;Michihiro Sugahara;Minoru Kubo
Mika Jormakka;Susanna Törnroth;Bernadette Byrne;So Iwata;So Iwata
Jeff Abramson;Sirpa Riistama;Gisela Larsson;Audrius Jasaitis
Antoni L. Andreu;Michael G. Hanna;Heinz Reichmann;Claudio Bruno
Roslyn M. Bill;Peter J. F. Henderson;So Iwata;Edmund R. S. Kunji
Eriko Nango;Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant;Minoru Kubo;Takanori Nakane
Kazuaki Matoba;Tetsuya Kotani;Akihisa Tsutsumi;Takuma Tsuji
Simone Weyand;Tatsuro Shimamura;Tatsuro Shimamura;Shunsuke Yajima;Shun'ichi Suzuki
David Drew;Simon Newstead;Yo Sonoda;Hyun Kim
Przemyslaw Nogly;Tobias Weinert;Daniel James;Sergio Carbajo
So Iwata;Monica Saynovits;Thomas A Link;Hartmut Michel
Rob Horsefield;Victoria Yankovskaya;Graham Sexton;William Whittingham
Tomoya Hino;Takatoshi Arakawa;Hiroko Iwanari;Takami Yurugi-Kobayashi
Tomoya Hino;Yushi Matsumoto;Shingo Nagano;Hiroshi Sugimoto
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