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Tetsuji Kakutani

Tetsuji Kakutani

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
48
Citations
11866
World Ranking
4041
National Ranking
179

Tetsuji Kakutani publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tetsuji Kakutani sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 102 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Tetsuji Kakutani D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tetsuji Kakutani sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tetsuji Kakutani is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their contributions cover multiple subfields including plant science, molecular biology, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and insect science.

The main topics of Kakutani's research include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Kakutani has published extensively, with frequent contributions to notable venues. The main publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 16 publications
  • Nature Communications with 6 publications
  • Nature Plants with 4 publications
  • Scientific Reports with 3 publications
  • The EMBO Journal with 2 publications

Recent papers by Kakutani cover a range of topics related to plant epigenetics and chromatin biology:

  • The genetic and epigenetic landscape of the Arabidopsis centromeres, 2021, Science
  • H3K27me3 demethylases alter HSP22 and HSP17.6C expression in response to recurring heat in Arabidopsis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The chromatin remodeler DDM1 prevents transposon mobility through deposition of histone variant H2A.W, 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • DNA methylation is reconfigured at the onset of reproduction in rice shoot apical meristem, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The genetic and epigenetic landscape of the Arabidopsis centromeres, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors working with Kakutani include:

  • Soichi Inagaki
  • Taiko Kim To
  • Satoyo Oya
  • Frédéric Berger
  • Ian R. Henderson

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis thaliana DNA methylation mutants

    Aurawan Vongs;Tetsuji Kakutani;Robert A. Martienssen;Eric J. Richards

  • The late flowering phenotype of fwa mutants is caused by gain-of-function epigenetic alleles of a homeodomain gene.

    Wim J.J Soppe;Steven E Jacobsen;Carlos Alonso-Blanco;James P Jackson

  • Mobilization of transposons by a mutation abolishing full DNA methylation in Arabidopsis.

    Asuka Miura;Shoji Yonebayashi;Koichi Watanabe;Tomoko Toyama

  • One-way control of FWA imprinting in Arabidopsis endosperm by DNA methylation.

    Tetsu Kinoshita;Asuka Miura;Yeonhee Choi;Yuki Kinoshita

  • DNA methylation controls histone H3 lysine 9 methylation and heterochromatin assembly in Arabidopsis

    Wim J.J. Soppe;Zuzana Jasencakova;Andreas Houben;Tetsuji Kakutani

  • Developmental abnormalities and epimutations associated with DNA hypomethylation mutations

    Tetsuji Kakutani;Jeffrey A. Jeddeloh;Susan K. Flowers;Kyoko Munakata

  • The genetic and epigenetic landscape of the Arabidopsis centromeres.

    Matthew Naish;Michael Alonge;Piotr Wlodzimierz;Andrew J. Tock

  • Silencing of Retrotransposons in Arabidopsis and Reactivation by the ddm1 Mutation

    Hirohiko Hirochika;Hiroyuki Okamoto;Tetsuji Kakutani

  • Bursts of retrotransposition reproduced in Arabidopsis

    Sayuri Tsukahara;Akie Kobayashi;Akira Kawabe;Olivier Mathieu;Olivier Mathieu

  • Role of CG and Non-CG Methylation in Immobilization of Transposons in Arabidopsis

    Masaomi Kato;Asuka Miura;Judith Bender;Steven E. Jacobsen

  • Control of Genic DNA Methylation by a jmjC Domain-Containing Protein in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Hidetoshi Saze;Akiko Shiraishi;Asuka Miura;Tetsuji Kakutani

  • Meiotically and Mitotically Stable Inheritance of DNA Hypomethylation Induced by ddm1 Mutation of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Tetsuji Kakutani;Kyoko Munakata;Eric J. Richards;Hirohiko Hirochika

  • Control of FWA gene silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana by SINE-related direct repeats

    Yuki Kinoshita;Hidetoshi Saze;Tetsu Kinoshita;Asuka Miura

  • Heritable epigenetic mutation of a transposon-flanked Arabidopsis gene due to lack of the chromatin-remodeling factor DDM1.

    Hidetoshi Saze;Tetsuji Kakutani

  • An Arabidopsis jmjC domain protein protects transcribed genes from DNA methylation at CHG sites

    Asuka Miura;Miyuki Nakamura;Soichi Inagaki;Akie Kobayashi

  • Arabidopsis HDA6 regulates locus-directed heterochromatin silencing in cooperation with MET1.

    Taiko Kim To;Jong-Myong Kim;Akihiro Matsui;Yukio Kurihara

  • Induction of RNA-directed DNA methylation upon decondensation of constitutive heterochromatin

    Vera K Schoft;Nina Chumak;Magdalena Mosiolek;Lucyna Slusarz

  • Epi-Alleles in Plants: Inheritance of Epigenetic Information over Generations

    Tetsuji Kakutani

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA DNA HYPOMETHYLATION MUTANT

    Tetsuji Kakutani;Jeffrey A. Jeddeloh;Eric J. Richards

  • An Arabidopsis jmjC domain protein protects transcribed genes from DNA methylation at CHG sites This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalauthorandsourcearecredited.Thislicensedoesnot permit commercial exploitation or the creation of derivative works without specific permission.

    Asuka Miura;Miyuki Nakamura;Soichi Inagaki;Akie Kobayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Eric J. Richards
Eric J. Richards Boyce Thompson Institute
Steven E. Jacobsen
Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles
Frédéric Berger
Frédéric Berger Austrian Academy of Sciences
Hiroshi Kudoh
Hiroshi Kudoh Kyoto University
Xiaofeng Cao
Xiaofeng Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Maarten Koornneef
Maarten Koornneef Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Robert A. Martienssen
Robert A. Martienssen Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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