2026 Tetsuro Ishii: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	72	6134	5658	396	371	160	30993

Overview

Tetsuro Ishii is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Their academic work spans multiple disciplines, including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. The researcher has contributed to an interdisciplinary range of topics such as genomics, phytochemicals, oxidative stress, and nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

The main fields of study for Tetsuro Ishii include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Engineering

The subfields that characterize their research focus are:

Molecular Biology
Materials Chemistry
Aerospace Engineering
Plant Science
Genetics

Tetsuro Ishii's research addresses a variety of scientific topics, notably:

Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
Kruppel-like factors research

Their publication record includes recent papers such as:

Stress Activated MAP Kinases and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Mediate Nuclear Translocation of Nrf2 via Hsp90α-Pin1-Dynein Motor Transport Machinery, 2023, Antioxidants
Mechanisms underlying Nrf2 nuclear translocation by non-lethal levels of hydrogen peroxide: p38 MAPK-dependent neutral sphingomyelinase2 membrane trafficking and ceramide/PKCζ/CK2 signaling, 2022, Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Mechanisms underlying unidirectional laminar shear stress-mediated Nrf2 activation in endothelial cells: Amplification of low shear stress signaling by primary cilia, 2021, Redox Biology

Other contributions include:

Machining Environments in J-PARC and Their Safety Management, 2021, Proceedings of the 3rd J-PARC Symposium (J-PARC2019)
Measurement of Gaseous Radioactivity Concentration of Short-Lived Nuclides Produced by Air Activation in the Spallation Neutron Source Facility of J-PARC, 2024, Radiation Safety Management

Common publication venues for their work are:

Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Redox Biology
Antioxidants
Proceedings of the 3rd J-PARC Symposium (J-PARC2019)
Radiation Safety Management

Tetsuro Ishii collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

Eiji Warabi
Giovanni E. Mann
Koji Kiriyama
Kotaro Bessho
Hideaki Isozaki

Best Publications

AN NRF2/SMALL MAF HETERODIMER MEDIATES THE INDUCTION OF PHASE II DETOXIFYING ENZYME GENES THROUGH ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSE ELEMENTS

Ken Itoh;Tomoki Chiba;Satoru Takahashi;Tetsuro Ishii

4401
Citations
Keap1 represses nuclear activation of antioxidant responsive elements by Nrf2 through binding to the amino-terminal Neh2 domain

Ken Itoh;Nobunao Wakabayashi;Yasutake Katoh;Tetsuro Ishii

3995
Citations
Homeostatic Levels of p62 Control Cytoplasmic Inclusion Body Formation in Autophagy-Deficient Mice

Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Masato Koike;Yu shin Sou;Yu shin Sou

2359
Citations
Transcription Factor Nrf2 Coordinately Regulates a Group of Oxidative Stress-inducible Genes in Macrophages

Tetsuro Ishii;Ken Itoh;Satoru Takahashi;Hideyo Sato

2124
Citations
Cloning and Expression of a Plasma Membrane Cystine/Glutamate Exchange Transporter Composed of Two Distinct Proteins

Hideyo Sato;Michiko Tamba;Tetsuro Ishii;Shiro Bannai

1375
Citations
A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates

Vladimir Kirkin;Trond Lamark;Yu Shin Sou;Geir Bjørkøy

1282
Citations
Keap1 regulates both cytoplasmic-nuclear shuttling and degradation of Nrf2 in response to electrophiles.

Ken Itoh;Nobunao Wakabayashi;Yasutake Katoh;Tetsuro Ishii

967
Citations
Transcription Factor Nrf2 Regulates Inflammation by Mediating the Effect of 15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-Prostaglandin J2

Ken Itoh;Mie Mochizuki;Yukio Ishii;Tetsuro Ishii

568
Citations
Listeria monocytogenes ActA-mediated escape from autophagic recognition

Yuko Yoshikawa;Michinaga Ogawa;Torsten Hain;Mitsutaka Yoshida

530
Citations
Peroxiredoxin family proteins are key initiators of post-ischemic inflammation in the brain

Takashi Shichita;Eiichi Hasegawa;Akihiro Kimura;Rimpei Morita

494
Citations
Keap1 degradation by autophagy for the maintenance of redox homeostasis

Keiko Taguchi;Nanako Fujikawa;Masaaki Komatsu;Tetsuro Ishii

485
Citations
Role of Nrf2 in the Regulation of CD36 and Stress Protein Expression in Murine Macrophages Activation by Oxidatively Modified LDL and 4-Hydroxynonenal

Tetsuro Ishii;Ken Itoh;Emilio Ruiz;David S. Leake

476
Citations
Regulatory mechanisms of cellular response to oxidative stress.

Ken Itoh;Tetsuro Ishii;Nobunao Wakabayashi;Masayuki Yamamoto

432
Citations
Genetic Evidence that Small Maf Proteins Are Essential for the Activation of Antioxidant Response Element-Dependent Genes

Fumiki Katsuoka;Hozumi Motohashi;Tetsuro Ishii;Hiroyuki Aburatani

359
Citations
Mechanism of growth stimulation of L1210 cells by 2-mercaptoethanol in vitro. Role of the mixed disulfide of 2-mercaptoethanol and cysteine.

T Ishii;S Bannai;Y Sugita

294
Citations
Cloning and characterization of a 23-kDa stress-induced mouse peritoneal macrophage protein.

T Ishii;M Yamada;H Sato;M Matsue

257
Citations
Roles of Nrf2 in activation of antioxidant enzyme genes via antioxidant responsive elements.

Tetsuro Ishii;Ken Itoh;Masayuki Yamamoto

226
Citations
Regulation of glutathione levels in mouse spleen lymphocytes by transport of cysteine.

Tetsuro Ishii;Yoshiki Sugita;Shiro Bannai

224
Citations
Shear stress stabilizes NF-E2-related factor 2 and induces antioxidant genes in endothelial cells: role of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species.

Eiji Warabi;Wakako Takabe;Takashi Minami;Kenji Inoue

220
Citations
Selective killing of cancer cells by leaf extract of Ashwagandha: identification of a tumor-inhibitory factor and the first molecular insights to its effect.

Nashi Widodo;Kamaljit Kaur;Bhupal G. Shrestha;Yasuomi Takagi

215
Citations