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Sota Hiraga 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 Sota Hiraga sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

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Sota Hiraga 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 Sota Hiraga sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Sota Hiraga is a researcher affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan. Their academic work spans key disciplines within neuroscience and immunology, focusing on the interactions of immune cells and neural processes. Hiraga's contributions cover diverse topics including neuroinflammation, immune regulation, and stress responses.

Their recent scholarly output includes two papers published in 2024. These are:

  • Common principles of macrophage biology in blood-tissue barriers, Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology, 2024
  • Understanding stress-induced transmission of peripherally derived factors into the brain and responses in non-neuronal cells, Journal of Neurochemistry, 2024

Hiraga has collaborated with various researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Takahiro Masuda
  • Mikiko Kudo
  • Shota Yamamoto

The research venues most often associated with their work are:

  • Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology
  • Journal of Neurochemistry

Their primary fields of study include neuroscience and immunology and microbiology. Within these fields, Hiraga's work further focuses on these subfields:

  • Immunology
  • Neurology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biological Psychiatry

Hiraga's scholarly interests concentrate on several main topics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Best Publications

  • New topoisomerase essential for chromosome segregation in E. coli

    Jun-ichi Kato;Yukinobu Nishimura;Ryu Imamura;Hironori Niki

  • Mini-F plasmid genes that couple host cell division to plasmid proliferation.

    Teru Ogura;Sota Hiraga

  • The new gene mukB codes for a 177 kd protein with coiled-coil domains involved in chromosome partitioning of E. coli.

    Hironori Niki;Aline Jaffé;Ryu Imamura;Teru Ogura

  • Escherichia coli FtsH is a membrane-bound, ATP-dependent protease which degrades the heat-shock transcription factor sigma 32.

    T. Tomoyasu;J. Gamer;B. Bukau;M. Kanemori

  • Chromosome partitioning in Escherichia coli: novel mutants producing anucleate cells.

    S Hiraga;H Niki;T Ogura;C Ichinose

  • The Escherichia coli FtsH protein is a prokaryotic member of a protein family of putative ATPases involved in membrane functions, cell cycle control, and gene expression.

    T Tomoyasu;T Yuki;S Morimura;H Mori

  • Two types of localization of the DNA-binding proteins within the Escherichia coli nucleoid.

    Talukder Ali Azam;Sota Hiraga;Akira Ishihama

  • E.coli MukB protein involved in chromosome partition forms a homodimer with a rod-and-hinge structure having DNA binding and ATP/GTP binding activities.

    Hironori Niki;Ryu Imamura;Mitsuhiko Kitaoka;Kunitoshi Yamanaka

  • Chromosome and Plasmid Partition in Escherichia coli

    Sota Hiraga

  • Genome-wide analysis of deoxyadenosine methyltransferase-mediated control of gene expression in Escherichia coli.

    Taku Oshima;Chieko Wada;Yuya Kawagoe;Takeshi Ara

  • Topology and subcellular localization of FtsH protein in Escherichia coli.

    T Tomoyasu;K Yamanaka;K Murata;T Suzaki

  • The GTP binding protein Obg homolog ObgE is involved in ribosome maturation

    Aya Sato;Gengo Kobayashi;Hiroshi Hayashi;Hideji Yoshida

  • Cell growth and lambda phage development controlled by the same essential Escherichia coli gene, ftsH/hflB.

    Christophe Herman;Teru Ogura;Toshifumi Tomoyasu;Sota Hiraga

  • Purification and Characterization of SopA and SopB Proteins Essential for F Plasmid Partitioning

    H Mori;Y Mori;C Ichinose;H Niki

  • Identification of the cpdA gene encoding cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate phosphodiesterase in Escherichia coli.

    Ryu Imamura;Kunitoshi Yamanaka;Teru Ogura;Sota Hiraga

  • Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of multicopy suppressors of a mukB mutation in Escherichia coli

    Kunitoshl Yamanaka;Tadao Mitani;Teru Ogura;Hironorl Niki

  • Sister chromosome cohesion of Escherichia coli.

    Yumi Sunako;Toshinari Onogi;Sota Hiraga

  • Structure and function of the ftsH gene in Escherichia coli.

    T. Ogura;T. Tomoyasu;T. Yuki;S. Morimura

  • A deoxythymidine kinase-deficient mutant of Escherichia coli. I. Isolation and some properties.

    S. Hiraga;K. Igarashi;T. Yura

  • F plasmid ccd mechanism in Escherichia coli.

    S Hiraga;A Jaffé;T Ogura;H Mori

Frequent Co-Authors

Teru Ogura
Teru Ogura Kumamoto University
Hirotada Mori
Hirotada Mori Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Koreaki Ito
Koreaki Ito Kyoto Sangyo University
Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama Hosei University
Nobuyuki Fujita
Nobuyuki Fujita National Institute of Genetics
Osamu Nureki
Osamu Nureki University of Tokyo
William D. Donachie
William D. Donachie University of Edinburgh
Eugene V. Koonin
Eugene V. Koonin National Institutes of Health
Katsuya Shigesada
Katsuya Shigesada Kyoto University

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