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Tadahiko Mae

Tadahiko Mae

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
59
Citations
11905
World Ranking
1280
National Ranking
39

Tadahiko Mae publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tadahiko Mae sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 146 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Tadahiko Mae D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tadahiko Mae sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Oryza sativa, Botany, RuBisCO, Photosynthesis and Senescence. His research in Oryza sativa intersects with topics in Poaceae, Pyruvate carboxylase and Nitrogen. His RuBisCO research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Photosynthetic capacity, Chloroplast and Chlorophyll.

His work deals with themes such as Oxygenase and Carbon dioxide, which intersect with Photosynthesis. Tadahiko Mae has researched Oxygenase in several fields, including Carbohydrate and Starch. His Senescence research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Glutamine synthetase, Amino acid, Glutamine and Germination.

His most cited work include:

  • Physiological nitrogen efficiency in rice: Nitrogen utilization, photosynthesis, and yield potential (272 citations)
  • Mobilization of Rubisco and Stroma-Localized Fluorescent Proteins of Chloroplasts to the Vacuole by an ATG Gene-Dependent Autophagic Process (260 citations)
  • Autophagy plays a role in chloroplast degradation during senescence in individually darkened leaves. (255 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Tadahiko Mae mostly deals with Botany, RuBisCO, Photosynthesis, Oryza sativa and Biochemistry. His research integrates issues of Senescence, Rice plant, Horticulture and Pyruvate carboxylase in his study of Botany. His work deals with themes such as Assimilation and Oxygenase, which intersect with Pyruvate carboxylase.

His RuBisCO study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photoprotection, Chloroplast, Chlorophyll and Photosynthetic efficiency. In Photosynthesis, Tadahiko Mae works on issues like Agronomy, which are connected to Biomass. Tadahiko Mae combines subjects such as Amino acid, Vegetative reproduction, Nitrogen, Plant physiology and Phloem with his study of Oryza sativa.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (54.64%)
  • RuBisCO (43.30%)
  • Photosynthesis (38.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2003-2020)?

  • Botany (54.64%)
  • RuBisCO (43.30%)
  • Photosynthesis (38.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Tadahiko Mae spends much of his time researching Botany, RuBisCO, Photosynthesis, Oryza sativa and Biochemistry. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in RNA extraction, Pyruvate carboxylase, Gene and Horticulture. His studies in RuBisCO integrate themes in fields like Biophysics and Cell aging.

Tadahiko Mae interconnects Biomass and Agronomy in the investigation of issues within Photosynthesis. He has included themes like Amino acid, Vegetative reproduction, Chlorophyll, Cultivar and Japonica in his Oryza sativa study. His work in the fields of Biochemistry, such as Chloroplast, Gene expression, Protein subunit and Lyase, overlaps with other areas such as Vacuole.

Between 2003 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Mobilization of Rubisco and Stroma-Localized Fluorescent Proteins of Chloroplasts to the Vacuole by an ATG Gene-Dependent Autophagic Process (260 citations)
  • Autophagy plays a role in chloroplast degradation during senescence in individually darkened leaves. (255 citations)
  • Rice cultivar responses to elevated CO2 at two free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) sites in Japan (156 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in RuBisCO, Oryza sativa, Photosynthesis, Botany and Biochemistry. His RuBisCO research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cell aging and Chlorophyll. His Oryza sativa study incorporates themes from Biomass, Tiller, Agronomy and Specific leaf area.

His work carried out in the field of Photosynthesis brings together such families of science as Vegetative reproduction, Regulation of gene expression, Plant morphology and Transformation. The study of Botany is intertwined with the study of Horticulture in a number of ways. His work in the fields of Biochemistry, such as Chloroplast, intersects with other areas such as Vacuole and Vacuolar lumen.

Best Publications

  • Rubiscolytics: fate of Rubisco after its enzymatic function in a cell is terminated

    Urs Feller;Iwona Anders;Tadahiko Mae

  • Physiological nitrogen efficiency in rice: Nitrogen utilization, photosynthesis, and yield potential

    Tadahiko Mae

  • Mobilization of Rubisco and Stroma-Localized Fluorescent Proteins of Chloroplasts to the Vacuole by an ATG Gene-Dependent Autophagic Process

    Hiroyuki Ishida;Kohki Yoshimoto;Masanori Izumi;Daniel Reisen

  • Autophagy plays a role in chloroplast degradation during senescence in individually darkened leaves.

    Shinya Wada;Hiroyuki Ishida;Masanori Izumi;Kohki Yoshimoto

  • The Remobilization of Nitrogen Related to Leaf Growth and Senescence in Rice Plants (Oryza sativa L.)

    Tadahiko Mae;Koji Ohira

  • A Role for Glutamine Synthetase in the Remobilization of Leaf Nitrogen during Natural Senescence in Rice Leaves.

    Kazunari Kamachi;Tomoyuki Yamaya;Tadahiko Mae;Kunihiko Ojima

  • The Effect of Elevated Partial Pressures of CO2 on the Relationship between Photosynthetic Capacity and N Content in Rice Leaves

    Hiromi Nakano;Amane Makino;Tadahiko Mae

  • Photosynthesis and Plant Growth at Elevated Levels of CO2

    Amane Makino;Tadahiko Mae

  • Relation between Nitrogen and Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase in Rice Leaves from Emergence through Senescence

    Amane Makino;Tadahiko Mae;Koji Ohira

  • Distinctive Responses of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase and Carbonic Anhydrase in Wheat Leaves to Nitrogen Nutrition and their Possible Relationships to CO2-Transfer Resistance

    Amane Makino;Hiroshi Sakashita;Jun Hidema;Tadahiko Mae

  • Rice cultivar responses to elevated CO2 at two free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) sites in Japan

    Toshihiro Hasegawa;Hidemitsu Sakai;Takeshi Tokida;Hirofumi Nakamura

  • Photosynthesis and Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase in Rice Leaves: Changes in Photosynthesis and Enzymes Involved in Carbon Assimilation from Leaf Development through Senescence

    Amane Makino;Tadahiko Mae;Koji Ohira

  • Differences between wheat and rice in the enzymic properties of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase and the relationship to photosynthetic gas exchange.

    Amane Makino;Tadahiko Mae;Koji Ohira

  • Changes in the Amounts of Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase Synthesized and Degraded during the Life Span of Rice Leaf (Oryza sativa L.)

    Tadahiko Mae;Amane Makino;Koji Ohira

  • Does Decrease in Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase by Antisense RbcS Lead to a Higher N-Use Efficiency of Photosynthesis under Conditions of Saturating CO2 and Light in Rice Plants?

    Amane Makino;Takiko Shimada;Shigeo Takumi;Kentaro Kaneko

  • Photosynthesis and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase in rice leaves from emergence through senescence. Quantitative analysis by carboxylation/oxygenation and regeneration of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate

    Amane Makino;T. Mae;K. Ohira

  • Exclusion of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from chloroplasts by specific bodies in naturally senescing leaves of wheat.

    Akira Chiba;Hiroyuki Ishida;Naoko K. Nishizawa;Amane Makino

  • Differences between Maize and Rice in N-use Efficiency for Photosynthesis and Protein Allocation

    Amane Makino;Hiroe Sakuma;Emi Sudo;Tadahiko Mae

  • The Large Subunit of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase is Fragmented into 37-kDa and 16-kDa Polypeptides by Active Oxygen in the Lysates of Chloroplasts from Primary Leaves of Wheat

    Hiroyuki Ishida;Yoshito Nishimori;Miki Sugisawa;Amane Makino

  • Responses of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase, cytochrome f, and sucrose synthesis enzymes in rice leaves to leaf nitrogen and their relationships to photosynthesis

    Amane Makino;Hiromi Nakano;Tadahiko Mae

  • Colorimetric Measurement of Protein Stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R on Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis by Eluting with Formamide

    Amane Makino;Tadahiko Mae;Koji Ohira

  • Increased Rubisco content in transgenic rice transformed with the 'sense' rbcS gene.

    Yuji Suzuki;Maki Ohkubo;Hanako Hatakeyama;Keiko Ohashi

  • Photosynthetic Characteristics of Rice Leaves Aged under Different Irradiances from Full Expansion through Senescence

    Jun Hidema;Amane Makino;Tadahiko Mae;Kunihiko Ojima

  • Effects of Growth Temperature on the Responses of Ribulose-1,5-Biphosphate Carboxylase, Electron Transport Components, and Sucrose Synthesis Enzymes to Leaf Nitrogen in Rice, and Their Relationships to Photosynthesis

    Amane Makino;Hiromi Nakano;Tadahiko Mae

  • Vascular Bundle-Specific Localization ofCytosolic Glutamine Synthetase inRiceLeaves'

    Kazunari Kamachi;Tomoyuki Yamaya;Toshihiko Hayakawa;Tadahiko Mae

Frequent Co-Authors

Amane Makino
Amane Makino Tohoku University
Tomoyuki Yamaya
Tomoyuki Yamaya Tohoku University
Yoshinori Ohsumi
Yoshinori Ohsumi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tadakatsu Yoneyama
Tadakatsu Yoneyama Tohoku University
Ko Shimamoto
Ko Shimamoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Maureen R. Hanson
Maureen R. Hanson Cornell University
Masao Watanabe
Masao Watanabe Tohoku University
Shigeo Takumi
Shigeo Takumi Kobe University
Yasushi Kai
Yasushi Kai Osaka University
Jian Feng Ma
Jian Feng Ma Okayama University

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