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Taisuke Tomita

Taisuke Tomita

University of Tokyo
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
23949
World Ranking
6177
National Ranking
398

Taisuke Tomita 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 Taisuke Tomita sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 275 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Taisuke Tomita 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 Taisuke Tomita 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Taisuke Tomita is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research focuses on topics related to neurodegenerative diseases and neurological mechanisms. Major themes in their work include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

Their frequent collaborators include Yukiko Hori, Sho Takatori, Youhei Sohma, Motomu Kanai, and Shigeo Murayama.

Taisuke Tomita has published regularly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • The FASEB Journal
  • FEBS Open Bio
  • Brain

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy," 2020, Nature
  • "Seeded assembly in vitro does not replicate the structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy," 2021, FEBS Open Bio
  • "Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease," 2022, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • "Catalytic photooxygenation degrades brain Aβ in vivo," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • APP processing and synaptic function.

    Flavio Kamenetz;Taisuke Tomita;Helen Hsieh;Helen Hsieh;Guy Seabrook

  • Aggregation of alpha-synuclein in Lewy bodies of sporadic Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

    M. Baba;S. Nakajo;P.-H. Tu;T. Tomita

  • High performance plasma amyloid-β biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease

    Akinori Nakamura;Naoki Kaneko;Victor L Villemagne;Takashi Kato

  • AMPAR removal underlies Abeta-induced synaptic depression and dendritic spine loss.

    Helen Hsieh;Jannic Boehm;Chihiro Sato;Takeshi Iwatsubo

  • The role of presenilin cofactors in the gamma-secretase complex.

    Nobumasa Takasugi;Taisuke Tomita;Ikuo Hayashi;Makiko Tsuruoka

  • Glial cytoplasmic inclusions in white matter oligodendrocytes of multiple system atrophy brains contain insoluble α‐synuclein

    Pang-hsien Tu;James E. Galvin;James E. Galvin;Minami Baba;Benoit Giasson

  • Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy

    Manuel Schweighauser;Yang Shi;Airi Tarutani;Airi Tarutani;Fuyuki Kametani

  • Mechanism of Ca2+ disruption in Alzheimer's disease by presenilin regulation of InsP3 receptor channel gating.

    King-Ho Cheung;Diana Shineman;Marioly Müller;César Cárdenas

  • The presenilin 2 mutation (N141I) linked to familial Alzheimer disease (Volga German families) increases the secretion of amyloid β protein ending at the 42nd (or 43rd) residue

    Taisuke Tomita;Kei Maruyama;Takaomi C. Saido;Hideaki Kume

  • Effects of PS1 Deficiency on Membrane Protein Trafficking in Neurons

    Satoshi Naruse;Gopal Thinakaran;Jin Jun Luo;John W. Kusiak

  • A loss of function mutation of presenilin-2 interferes with amyloid beta-peptide production and notch signaling.

    Harald Steiner;Karen Duff;Anja Capell;Helmut Romig

  • Neprilysin degrades both amyloid beta peptides 1-40 and 1-42 most rapidly and efficiently among thiorphan- and phosphoramidon-sensitive endopeptidases.

    Keiro Shirotani;Satoshi Tsubuki;Nobuhisa Iwata;Yoshie Takaki

  • Sedation and Anesthesia Mediated by Distinct GABAA Receptor Isoforms

    David S. Reynolds;Thomas W. Rosahl;Jennifer Cirone;Gillian F. O'Meara

  • Presenilins mediate a dual intramembranous γ‐secretase cleavage of Notch‐1

    Masayasu Okochi;Harald Steiner;Akio Fukumori;Hisashi Tanii

  • High performance plasma amyloid-beta biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease

    Akinori Nakamura;Naoki Kaneko;Victor L Villemagne;Takashi Kato

  • A presenilin dimer at the core of the gamma-secretase enzyme: insights from parallel analysis of Notch 1 and APP proteolysis.

    Eric H. Schroeter;Ma. Xenia G. Ilagan;Anne L. Brunkan;Silva Hecimovic

  • Sulindac Sulfide Is a Noncompetitive γ-Secretase Inhibitor That Preferentially Reduces Aβ42 Generation

    Yasuko Takahashi;Ikuo Hayashi;Yusuke Tominari;Kentaro Rikimaru

  • Activity-Dependent Proteolytic Cleavage of Neuroligin-1

    Kunimichi Suzuki;Yukari Hayashi;Soichiro Nakahara;Hiroshi Kumazaki

  • BACE1 activity is modulated by cell-associated sphingosine-1-phosphate

    Nobumasa Takasugi;Tomoki Sasaki;Kunimichi Suzuki;Satoko Osawa

  • Amyloid precursor proteins inhibit heme oxygenase activity and augment neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease.

    Masaaki Takahashi;Sylvain Doré;Christopher D. Ferris;Taisuke Tomita

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Iwatsubo
Takeshi Iwatsubo University of Tokyo
Tohru Fukuyama
Tohru Fukuyama Nagoya University
Takaomi C. Saido
Takaomi C. Saido RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Tatsuhiko Kodama
Tatsuhiko Kodama University of Tokyo
Takao Hamakubo
Takao Hamakubo Nippon Medical School
Haruhiko Fuwa
Haruhiko Fuwa Chuo University
Raphael Kopan
Raphael Kopan Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gopal Thinakaran
Gopal Thinakaran University of Chicago
Kunihiko Obata
Kunihiko Obata The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Shoichi Ishiura
Shoichi Ishiura University of Tokyo

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