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Tatsuo Fukagawa

Tatsuo Fukagawa

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
17015
World Ranking
8173
National Ranking
548

Tatsuo Fukagawa 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 Tatsuo Fukagawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 191 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tatsuo Fukagawa 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 Tatsuo Fukagawa 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: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tatsuo Fukagawa is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research broadly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, their work extends into subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Hematology.

Their research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Genomics and chromatin dynamics
  • Chromosomal and genetic variations
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • DNA repair mechanisms
  • Nuclear structure and function
  • RNA research and splicing

Tatsuo Fukagawa has contributed to a range of scientific papers across leading journals and venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • Evolutionary analysis of a complete chicken genome, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A super-sensitive auxin-inducible degron system with an engineered auxin-TIR1 pair, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Dynamics of kinetochore structure and its regulations during mitotic progression, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Cryo-EM structure of the CENP-A nucleosome in complex with phosphorylated CENP-C, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Transfected plasmid DNA is incorporated into the nucleus via nuclear envelope reformation at telophase, 2022, Communications Biology

Throughout their career, Fukagawa has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Cell Reports, Journal of Cell Science, and Nature Communications.

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their work, with repeated partnerships alongside researchers including Yasuhiro Hirano, Masatoshi Hara, Mariko Ariyoshi, Harsh Nagpal, and Ahmad Ali-Ahmad.

Best Publications

  • An auxin-based degron system for the rapid depletion of proteins in nonplant cells

    Kohei Nishimura;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Haruhiko Takisawa;Tatsuo Kakimoto

  • Dicer is essential for formation of the heterochromatin structure in vertebrate cells

    Tatsuo Fukagawa;Masahiro Nogami;Mitsuko Yoshikawa;Masashi Ikeno

  • The CENP-H-I complex is required for the efficient incorporation of newly synthesized CENP-A into centromeres.

    Masahiro Okada;Iain M. Cheeseman;Tetsuya Hori;Katsuya Okawa

  • Aurora B phosphorylates spatially distinct targets to differentially regulate the kinetochore-microtubule interface

    Julie P.I. Welburn;Mathijs Vleugel;Dan Liu;John R. Yates

  • CCAN makes multiple contacts with centromeric DNA to provide distinct pathways to the outer kinetochore.

    Tetsuya Hori;Miho Amano;Aussie Suzuki;Chelsea B. Backer

  • Regulated targeting of protein phosphatase 1 to the outer kinetochore by KNL1 opposes Aurora B kinase

    Dan Liu;Mathijs Vleugel;Chelsea B. Backer;Tetsuya Hori

  • The centromere: chromatin foundation for the kinetochore machinery.

    Tatsuo Fukagawa;William C. Earnshaw

  • Induced Ectopic Kinetochore Assembly Bypasses the Requirement for CENP-A Nucleosomes

    Karen E. Gascoigne;Kozo Takeuchi;Aussie Suzuki;Tetsuya Hori

  • Scc1/Rad21/Mcd1 Is Required for Sister Chromatid Cohesion and Kinetochore Function in Vertebrate Cells

    Eiichiro Sonoda;Takahiro Matsusaka;Ciaran Morrison;Paola Vagnarelli

  • Three genes in the human MHC class III region near the junction with the class II: gene for receptor of advanced glycosylation end products, PBX2 homeobox gene and a notch homolog, human counterpart of mouse mammary tumor gene int-3.

    Kimihiko Sugaya;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Ken-ichi Matsumoto;Kazuei Mita

  • CENP-T-W-S-X Forms a Unique Centromeric Chromatin Structure with a Histone-like Fold.

    Tatsuya Nishino;Kozo Takeuchi;Karen E. Gascoigne;Aussie Suzuki

  • The Protein Composition of Mitotic Chromosomes Determined Using Multiclassifier Combinatorial Proteomics

    Shinya Ohta;Jimi-Carlo Bukowski-Wills;Luis Sanchez-Pulido;Flavia de Lima Alves

  • The human Mis12 complex is required for kinetochore assembly and proper chromosome segregation

    Susan L. Kline;Iain M. Cheeseman;Tetsuya Hori;Tatsuo Fukagawa

  • The CCAN recruits CENP-A to the centromere and forms the structural core for kinetochore assembly

    Tetsuya Hori;Wei-Hao Shang;Wei-Hao Shang;Kozo Takeuchi;Kozo Takeuchi;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Tatsuo Fukagawa

  • Efficient large-scale protein production of larvae and pupae of silkworm by Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus bacmid system.

    Tomoko Motohashi;Tsukasa Shimojima;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Katsumi Maenaka

  • A super-resolution map of the vertebrate kinetochore

    Susana Abreu Ribeiro;Paola Vagnarelli;Yimin Dong;Tetsuya Hori

  • CENP-A Is Required for Accurate Chromosome Segregation and Sustained Kinetochore Association of BubR1

    Vinciane Régnier;Paola Vagnarelli;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Tatiana Zerjal

  • KNL1 and the CENP-H/I/K complex coordinately direct kinetochore assembly in vertebrates.

    Iain M. Cheeseman;Tetsuya Hori;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Arshad Desai

  • Dynamic behavior of Nuf2-Hec1 complex that localizes to the centrosome and centromere and is essential for mitotic progression in vertebrate cells

    Tetsuya Hori;Tokuko Haraguchi;Yasushi Hiraoka;Hiroshi Kimura

  • The ABCs of CENPs

    Marinela Perpelescu;Tatsuo Fukagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Earnshaw
William C. Earnshaw University of Edinburgh
Toshimichi Ikemura
Toshimichi Ikemura Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Hitoshi Kurumizaka
Hitoshi Kurumizaka University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Kazuho Ikeo
Kazuho Ikeo National Institute of Genetics
William Brown
William Brown University of Nottingham
Katsuya Okawa
Katsuya Okawa Kyowa Kirin (Japan)

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