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Tomohisa Hasunuma

Tomohisa Hasunuma

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12013
World Ranking
13179
National Ranking
911

Tomohisa Hasunuma 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 Tomohisa Hasunuma sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 300 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tomohisa Hasunuma 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 Tomohisa Hasunuma 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: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tomohisa Hasunuma is affiliated with Kobe University in Japan and has a research focus centered on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work extensively covers subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Hasunuma has contributed publications to several frequent venues including:

  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Bioresource Technology
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Hasunuma include:

  • "Raman image-activated cell sorting" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Optimizing real swine wastewater treatment efficiency and carbohydrate productivity of newly microalga Chlamydomonas sp. QWY37 used for cell-displayed bioethanol production" (2020, Bioresource Technology)
  • "Sequentially addressable dielectrophoretic array for high-throughput sorting of large-volume biological compartments" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Consolidated bioprocessing of corn cob-derived hemicellulose: engineered industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae as efficient whole cell biocatalysts" (2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels)
  • "Metabolomics-based engineering for biofuel and bio-based chemical production in microalgae and cyanobacteria: A review" (2021, Bioresource Technology)

Frequently collaborating co-authors of Hasunuma are:

  • Akihiko Kondo
  • Mami Matsuda
  • Yuichi Kato
  • Takahiro Bamba
  • Kentaro Inokuma

Best Publications

  • Bioethanol production using carbohydrate-rich microalgae biomass as feedstock.

    Shih Hsin Ho;Shu Wen Huang;Chun Yen Chen;Tomohisa Hasunuma

  • A review of enzymes and microbes for lignocellulosic biorefinery and the possibility of their application to consolidated bioprocessing technology.

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Fumiyoshi Okazaki;Naoko Okai;Kiyotaka Y. Hara

  • Metabolic pathway engineering based on metabolomics confers acetic and formic acid tolerance to a recombinant xylose-fermenting strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Tomoya Sanda;Ryosuke Yamada;Kazuya Yoshimura

  • Development of yeast cell factories for consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose to bioethanol through cell surface engineering

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Akihiko Kondo

  • Perspectives on engineering strategies for improving biofuel production from microalgae — A critical review

    Shih Hsin Ho;Xiaoting Ye;Tomohisa Hasunuma;Jo Shu Chang

  • Characterization and optimization of carbohydrate production from an indigenous microalga Chlorella vulgaris FSP-E

    Shih-Hsin Ho;Shu-Wen Huang;Chun-Yen Chen;Tomohisa Hasunuma

  • Bioprocessing of bio-based chemicals produced from lignocellulosic feedstocks

    Hideo Kawaguchi;Tomohisa Hasunuma;Chiaki Ogino;Akihiko Kondo

  • Consolidated bioprocessing and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of lignocellulose to ethanol with thermotolerant yeast strains.

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Akihiko Kondo

  • Biosynthesis of astaxanthin in tobacco leaves by transplastomic engineering.

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Shin-Ichi Miyazawa;Satomi Yoshimura;Yuki Shinzaki

  • Raman image-activated cell sorting.

    Nao Nitta;Takanori Iino;Akihiro Isozaki;Mai Yamagishi

  • Direct ethanol production from cellulosic materials at high temperature using the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus displaying cellulolytic enzymes

    Shuhei Yanase;Tomohisa Hasunuma;Ryosuke Yamada;Tsutomu Tanaka

  • Direct ethanol production from hemicellulosic materials of rice straw by use of an engineered yeast strain codisplaying three types of hemicellulolytic enzymes on the surface of xylose-utilizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells

    Takatoshi Sakamoto;Tomohisa Hasunuma;Yoshimi Hori;Ryosuke Yamada

  • Metabolic turnover analysis by a combination of in vivo 13C-labelling from 13CO2 and metabolic profiling with CE-MS/MS reveals rate-limiting steps of the C3 photosynthetic pathway in Nicotiana tabacum leaves.

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Kazuo Harada;Shin-Ichi Miyazawa;Akihiko Kondo

  • Dynamic metabolic profiling of cyanobacterial glycogen biosynthesis under conditions of nitrate depletion

    Tomohisa Hasunuma;Fumi Kikuyama;Mami Matsuda;Mami Matsuda;Shimpei Aikawa

  • Synergistic enhancement of glycogen production in Arthrospira platensis by optimization of light intensity and nitrate supply.

    Shimpei Aikawa;Yoshihiro Izumi;Fumio Matsuda;Tomohisa Hasunuma

  • Dynamic metabolic profiling together with transcription analysis reveals salinity-induced starch-to-lipid biosynthesis in alga Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4.

    Shih Hsin Ho;Akihito Nakanishi;Yuichi Kato;Hiroaki Yamasaki

  • Direct conversion of Spirulina to ethanol without pretreatment or enzymatic hydrolysis processes

    Shimpei Aikawa;Ancy Joseph;Ryosuke Yamada;Yoshihiro Izumi

  • Optimizing biodiesel production in marine Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 through metabolic profiling and an innovative salinity-gradient strategy

    Shih Hsin Ho;Akihito Nakanishi;Xiaoting Ye;Jo Shu Chang

  • Repeated-batch fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysate to ethanol using a hybrid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain metabolically engineered for tolerance to acetic and formic acids.

    Tomoya Sanda;Tomohisa Hasunuma;Fumio Matsuda;Akihiko Kondo

  • Engineering strategies for improving the CO2 fixation and carbohydrate productivity of Scenedesmus obliquus CNW-N used for bioethanol fermentation

    Shih Hsin Ho;Shih Hsin Ho;Akihiko Kondo;Tomohisa Hasunuma;Jo Shu Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiko Kondo
Akihiko Kondo Kobe University
Chiaki Ogino
Chiaki Ogino Kobe University
Jo Shu Chang
Jo Shu Chang National Cheng Kung University
Shih-Hsin Ho
Shih-Hsin Ho Harbin Institute of Technology
Fumio Matsuda
Fumio Matsuda Osaka University
Eiichiro Fukusaki
Eiichiro Fukusaki Osaka University
Chikahiro Miyake
Chikahiro Miyake Kobe University
Chun Yen Chen
Chun Yen Chen National Cheng Kung University
Willem H. van Zyl
Willem H. van Zyl Stellenbosch University
Lucília Domingues
Lucília Domingues University of Minho

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