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Takashi Kudo 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 Takashi Kudo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takashi Kudo 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 Takashi Kudo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Takashi Kudo is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, physiology, ophthalmology, psychiatry and mental health, and immunology.

Kudo's research focuses on several main topics, notably spaceflight effects on biology, muscle physiology and disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research, glaucoma and retinal disorders, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and glycosylation and glycoproteins research.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Nrf2 contributes to the weight gain of mice during space travel, 2020, published in Communications Biology
  • Transcriptome analysis of gravitational effects on mouse skeletal muscles under microgravity and artificial 1 g onboard environment, 2021, published in Scientific Reports
  • Transcription factor MafB in podocytes protects against the development of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, 2020, published in Kidney International
  • Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (NRF2) deficiency accelerates fast fibre type transition in soleus muscle during space flight, 2021, published in Communications Biology
  • Intergenerational effect of short-term spaceflight in mice, 2021, published in iScience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kudo include Satoru Takahashi, Dai Shiba, Masafumi Muratani, Risa Okada, and Takuto Hayashi.

Kudo's publications are primarily found in prominent journals such as Scientific Reports, Communications Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Kidney International, and iScience.

Best Publications

  • MafA Is a Key Regulator of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion

    Chuan Zhang;Takashi Moriguchi;Takashi Moriguchi;Miwako Kajihara;Ritsuko Esaki

  • Genome-wide expression analysis of mouse liver reveals CLOCK-regulated circadian output genes.

    Katsutaka Oishi;Koyomi Miyazaki;Koji Kadota;Reiko Kikuno

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel UDP-GlcNAc : GalNAc-peptide β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (β3Gn-T6), an enzyme synthesizing the core 3 structure of O-glycans

    Toshie Iwai;Niro Inaba;Andreas Naundorf;Andreas Naundorf;Yan Zhang

  • Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Novel UDP-galactose:β-N-Acetylglucosamine β1,3-Galactosyltransferase (β3Gal-T5) Responsible for Synthesis of Type 1 Chain in Colorectal and Pancreatic Epithelia and Tumor Cells Derived Therefrom

    Soichiro Isshiki;Akira Togayachi;Takashi Kudo;Shoko Nishihara

  • Lewis and Secretor Gene Dosages Affect CA19-9 and DU-PAN-2 Serum Levels in Normal Individuals and Colorectal Cancer Patients

    Hisashi Narimatsu;Hiroko Iwasaki;Fumiaki Nakayama;Yuzuru Ikehara

  • MafB is essential for renal development and F4/80 expression in macrophages.

    Takashi Moriguchi;Michito Hamada;Naoki Morito;Tsumoru Terunuma

  • Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Human Lewis Histo-blood Group System*

    S Nishihara;H Narimatsu;H Iwasaki;S Yazawa

  • A focused microarray approach to functional glycomics: transcriptional regulation of the glycome

    Elena M. Comelli;Steven R. Head;Tim Gilmartin;Thomas Whisenant

  • Cloning and Characterization of a New Human UDP-N-Acetyl-α-d-galactosamine:PolypeptideN-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, Designated pp-GalNAc-T13, That Is Specifically Expressed in Neurons and Synthesizes GalNAc α-Serine/Threonine Antigen *

    Yan Zhang;Hiroko Iwasaki;Hiroko Iwasaki;Han Wang;Takashi Kudo

  • α1,3-Fucoslytransferase IX (Fuc-TIX) is very highly conserved between human and mouse; molecular cloning, characterization and tissue distribution of human Fuc-TIX

    Mika Kaneko;Mika Kaneko;Takashi Kudo;Hiroko Iwasaki;Yuzuru Ikehara

  • Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Human Lewis Histo-blood Group System II. SECRETOR GENE INACTIVATION BY A NOVEL SINGLE MISSENSE MUTATION A385T IN JAPANESE NONSECRETOR INDIVIDUALS

    Takashi Kudo;Hiroko Iwasaki;Shoko Nishihara;Naoko Shinya

  • Molecular Cloning and Characterization of UDP-GlcNAc:Lactosylceramide β1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase (β3Gn-T5), an Essential Enzyme for the Expression of HNK-1 and Lewis X Epitopes on Glycolipids

    Akira Togayachi;Tomohiro Akashima;Tomohiro Akashima;Reiko Ookubo;Takashi Kudo

  • Up-regulation of a set of glycosyltransferase genes in human colorectal cancer.

    T Kudo;Y Ikehara;A Togayachi;K Morozumi

  • Core 3 synthase is down-regulated in colon carcinoma and profoundly suppresses the metastatic potential of carcinoma cells

    Toshie Iwai;Takashi Kudo;Risa Kawamoto;Tomomi Kubota

  • CD15 Expression in Mature Granulocytes Is Determined by α1,3-Fucosyltransferase IX, but in Promyelocytes and Monocytes by α1,3-Fucosyltransferase IV

    Fumiaki Nakayama;Shoko Nishihara;Hiroko Iwasaki;Takashi Kudo

  • Cloning and expression of a human gene encoding an N-acetylgalactosamine-α2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6GalNAc I): a candidate for synthesis of cancer-associated sialyl-Tn antigens

    Yuzuru Ikehara;Naoya Kojima;Nobuyuki Kurosawa;Takashi Kudo

  • Characterization of a novel human UDP-GalNAc transferase, pp-GalNAc-T15.

    Lamei Cheng;Kouichi Tachibana;Yan Zhang;Jian ming Guo

  • Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Human β1,4-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, β4GalNAc-T3, Responsible for the Synthesis of N,N′-Diacetyllactosediamine, GalNAcβ1–4GlcNAc

    Takashi Sato;Masanori Gotoh;Masanori Gotoh;Katsue Kiyohara;Akihiko Kameyama;Akihiko Kameyama

  • Differential Roles of TwoN-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases, CSGalNAcT-1, and a Novel Enzyme, CSGalNAcT-2 INITIATION AND ELONGATION IN SYNTHESIS OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE

    Takashi Sato;Masanori Gotoh;Masanori Gotoh;Katsue Kiyohara;Tomohiro Akashima

  • Expression Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Murine α1,3-Fucosyltransferase, mFuc-TIX, That Synthesizes the Lewis x (CD15) Epitope in Brain and Kidney

    Takashi Kudo;Yuzuru Ikehara;Akira Togayachi;Mika Kaneko;Mika Kaneko

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisashi Narimatsu
Hisashi Narimatsu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Hiroko Iwasaki
Hiroko Iwasaki Keio University
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
Yuzuru Ikehara
Yuzuru Ikehara Chiba University
Koji Kimata
Koji Kimata Aichi Medical University
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Setsuo Hirohashi
Setsuo Hirohashi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Hirofumi Shoun
Hirofumi Shoun University of Tokyo
Masatsugu Ema
Masatsugu Ema Shiga University of Medical Science
Norio Ishida
Norio Ishida National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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