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Soichi Arai

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10522
World Ranking
12160
National Ranking
834

Soichi Arai 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 Soichi Arai sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 295 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Soichi Arai 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 Soichi Arai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Soichi Arai is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Agriculture in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. Their scientific work encompasses multiple subfields, including molecular biology, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The primary topics of Soichi Arai's research include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Probiotics and fermented foods
  • Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology

Arai has published research across a range of venues, with frequent publications in:

  • ACS Nano
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Biophysical Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Their recent papers include:

  • Modulation of Local Cellular Activities using a Photothermal Dye-Based Subcellular-Sized Heat Spot, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Early Probiotic Supplementation of Healthy Term Infants with Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis M-63 Is Safe and Leads to the Development of Bifidobacterium-Predominant Gut Microbiota: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial, 2023, Nutrients
  • 3D Printing of Okara Ink: The Effect of Particle Size on the Printability, 2021, ACS Food Science & Technology
  • A palette of site-specific organelle fluorescent thermometers, 2022, Materials Today Bio
  • Molecular insight into toughening induced by core-shell structure formation in starch-blended bioplastic composites, 2023, Carbohydrate Polymers

Arai has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Cong Quang Vu
  • Takeru Yamazaki
  • Taketoshi Kiya
  • Akihiro Yamaguchi
  • Satya Ranjan Sarker

Best Publications

  • Green tea polyphenols inhibit the sodium-dependent glucose transporter of intestinal epithelial cells by a competitive mechanism.

    Yoko Kobayashi;Miho Suzuki;Hideo Satsu;Soichi Arai

  • Molecular cloning of a cysteine proteinase inhibitor of rice (oryzacystatin). Homology with animal cystatins and transient expression in the ripening process of rice seeds.

    K Abe;Y Emori;H Kondo;K Suzuki

  • Transepithelial Transport of the Bioactive Tripeptide, Val-Pro-Pro, in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Monolayers

    Makoto Satake;Masashi Enjoh;Yasunori Nakamura;Toshiaki Takano

  • Molecular cloning and gibberellin-induced expression of multiple cysteine proteinases of rice seeds (oryzains).

    Hirohito Watanabe;K. Abe;Y. Emori;H. Hosoyama

  • Two distinct cystatin species in rice seeds with different specificities against cysteine proteinases. Molecular cloning, expression, and biochemical studies on oryzacystatin-II.

    H. Kondo;K. Abe;I. Nishimura;H. Watanabe

  • Studies on Functional Foods in Japan : State of the Art

    Soichi Arai

  • Corn kernel cysteine proteinase inhibitor as a novel cystatin superfamily member of plant origin. Molecular cloning and expression studies.

    Makoto Abe;Keiko Abe;Masaharu Kuroda;Soichi Arai

  • Plant seed cystatins and their target enzymes of endogenous and exogenous origin.

    Soichi Arai;Ichiro Matsumoto;Yasufumi Emori;Keiko Abe

  • Global view on functional foods: Asian perspectives.

    S. Arai

  • A major wheat allergen has a Gln-Gln-Gln-Pro-Pro motif identified as an IgE-binding epitope

    Soichi Tanabe;Soichi Arai;Yukiyoshi Yanagihara;Haruhisa Mita

  • Three-dimensional solution structure of oryzacystatin-I, a cysteine proteinase inhibitor of the rice, Oryza sativa L. japonica.

    Koji Nagata;Norio Kudo;Keiko Abe;Soichi Arai

  • Isolation and identification of acidic oligopeptides occurring in a flavor potentiating fraction from a fish protein hydrolysate.

    Masatoshi. Noguchi;Soichi. Arai;Michiko. Yamashita;Hiromichi. Kato

  • Transgenic rice established to express corn cystatin exhibits strong inhibitory activity against insect gut proteinases

    Kentaro Irie;Hiroshi Hosoyama;Tomoko Takeuchi;Kyoko Iwabuchi

  • Soyacystatin, a Novel Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitor in Soybean, is Distinct in Protein Structure and Gene Organization from Other Cystatins of Animal and Plant Origin

    Takumi Misaka;Masaharu Kuroda;Kyoko Iwabuchi;Keiko Abe

  • Taste buds have a cyclic nucleotide-activated channel, CNGgust.

    Takumi Misaka;Yuko Kusakabe;Yasufumi Emori;Tohru Gonoi

  • Controlled Enzymatic Treatment of Wheat Proteins for Production of Hypoallergenic Flour

    Michiko Watanabe;Takashi Suzuki;Zenro Ikezawa;Soichi Arai

  • Production of hypoallergenic rice by enzymatic decomposition of constituent proteins.

    Michiko Watanabe;Junko Miyakawa;Zenro Ikezawa;Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • Rice aspartic proteinase, oryzasin, expressed during seed ripening and germination, has a gene organization distinct from those of animal and microbial aspartic proteinases.

    Tomiko Asakura;Hirohito Watanabe;Keiko Abe;Soichi Arai

  • Purification and characterization of a rice cysteine proteinase inhibitor

    Keiko Abe;Hiroto Kondo;Soichi Arai

  • Recent Trends in Functional Food Science and the Industry in Japan

    Soichi Arai;Yasushi Morinaga;Toshikazu Yoshikawa;Eiichiro Ichiishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiko Abe
Keiko Abe University of Tokyo
Yasufumi Emori
Yasufumi Emori University of Tokyo
Masaru Tanokura
Masaru Tanokura University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Sorimachi
Hiroyuki Sorimachi Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Takashi Kondo
Takashi Kondo University of Toyama
Hidehiro Kondo
Hidehiro Kondo Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Shuichi Kaminogawa
Shuichi Kaminogawa Nihon University
Hiroshi Maeda
Hiroshi Maeda Kumamoto University
Tomotari Mitsuoka
Tomotari Mitsuoka University of Tokyo
Kentaro Shimizu
Kentaro Shimizu University of Zurich

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