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Toshiyuki Fukao

Toshiyuki Fukao

Gifu University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10735
World Ranking
14470
National Ranking
1019

Toshiyuki Fukao 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 Toshiyuki Fukao sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 368 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toshiyuki Fukao 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 Toshiyuki Fukao sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Toshiyuki Fukao was affiliated with Gifu University in Japan. Their research spanned a range of topics primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The subfields of their work included Molecular Biology, Physiology, Surgery, Genetics, and Clinical Biochemistry.

Their studies often addressed specific topics such as:

  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications

Fukao coauthored frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Hidenori Ohnishi (9 collaborations)
  • Hideo Sasai (8 collaborations)
  • Seiji Yamaguchi (7 collaborations)
  • Kenji E. Orii (7 collaborations)
  • Shunji Tomatsu (7 collaborations)

The scientific venues where Fukao published included:

  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease (2 publications)
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism (2 publications)
  • Human Genome Variation (2 publications)
  • Pediatrics International (2 publications)
  • Diagnostics (2 publications)

Selected recent papers by Toshiyuki Fukao included:

  • "Deficiency of 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (BDH1) in mice causes low ketone body levels and fatty liver during fasting," 2020, Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • "Newborn screening for mucopolysaccharidoses: Measurement of glycosaminoglycans by LC-MS/MS," 2020, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
  • "Newborn screening of mucopolysaccharidoses: past, present, and future," 2020, Journal of Human Genetics
  • "POLR3A variants in striatal involvement without diffuse hypomyelination," 2020, Brain and Development
  • "Analysis of mTOR pathway expression in lymphatic malformation and related diseases," 2020, Pathology International

Best Publications

  • Pathways and control of ketone body metabolism: on the fringe of lipid biochemistry.

    Toshiyuki Fukao;Gary D. Lopaschuk;Grant A. Mitchell

  • Ketone body metabolism and its defects

    Toshiyuki Fukao;Grant Mitchell;Jörn Oliver Sass;Tomohiro Hori

  • Reduced interferon gamma production by antigen-stimulated cord blood mononuclear cells is a risk factor of allergic disorders--6-year follow-up study.

    N Kondo;Y Kobayashi;S Shinoda;R Takenaka

  • Enzymes of ketone body utilization in human tissues: protein and messenger RNA levels of succinyl-coenzyme A (CoA):3-ketoacid CoA transferase and mitochondrial and cytosolic acetoacetyl-CoA thiolases.

    Fukao T;Song Xq;Mitchell Ga;Yamaguchi S

  • Morquio disease: isolation, characterization and expression of full-length cDNA for human N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase.

    Shunji Tomatsu;Seiji Fukuda;Michiya Masue;Kazuko Sukegawa

  • Functional link between BLM defective in Bloom's syndrome and the ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated protein, ATM.

    Heather Beamish;Padmini Kedar;Hideo Kaneko;Philip Chen

  • Decreased levels of metabolic enzymes in pancreatic islets of patients with type 2 diabetes.

    M. J. MacDonald;M. J. Longacre;E.-C. Langberg;A. Tibell

  • Crystallographic and Kinetic Studies of Human Mitochondrial Acetoacetyl-CoA Thiolase: The Importance of Potassium and Chloride Ions for Its Structure and Function

    Antti M Haapalainen;Gitte Meriläinen;Päivi L Pirilä;Naomi Kondo

  • Clinical and molecular investigation of 19 Japanese cases of glutaric acidemia type 1.

    Yuichi Mushimoto;Seiji Fukuda;Yuki Hasegawa;Hironori Kobayashi

  • Differences between human and rodent pancreatic islets: low pyruvate carboxylase, atp citrate lyase, and pyruvate carboxylation and high glucose-stimulated acetoacetate in human pancreatic islets.

    Michael J. MacDonald;Melissa J. Longacre;Scott W. Stoker;Mindy A. Kendrick

  • Succinyl-CoA: 3-ketoacid CoA transferase (SCOT): Cloning of the human SCOT gene, tertiary structural modeling of the human SCOT monomer, and characterization of three pathogenic mutations

    Toshiyuki Fukao;Grant A. Mitchell;Xiang-Qian Song;Haruki Nakamura

  • The clinical phenotype and outcome of mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase deficiency (beta-ketothiolase or T2 deficiency) in 26 enzymatically proved and mutation-defined patients.

    Toshiyuki Fukao;Charles R. Scriver;Naomi Kondo

  • Diversity in the incidence and spectrum of organic acidemias, fatty acid oxidation disorders, and amino acid disorders in Asian countries: Selective screening vs. expanded newborn screening.

    Naoaki Shibata;Yuki Hasegawa;Kenji Yamada;Hironori Kobayashi

  • Propranolol for Intractable Diffuse Lymphangiomatosis

    Michio Ozeki;Toshiyuki Fukao;Naomi Kondo

  • Clinical Features and Prognosis of Generalized Lymphatic Anomaly, Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis, and Gorham–Stout Disease

    Michio Ozeki;Akihiro Fujino;Kentaro Matsuoka;Shunsuke Nosaka

  • Haploinsufficiency of A20 causes autoinflammatory and autoimmune disorders

    Tomonori Kadowaki;Hidenori Ohnishi;Norio Kawamoto;Tomohiro Hori

  • Biochemical and structural analysis of missense mutations in N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase causing mucopolysaccharidosis IVA phenotypes

    Kazuko Sukegawa;Haruki Nakamura;Zenichiro Kato;Shunji Tomatsu

  • Genetic Basis for Correction of Very-Long-Chain Acyl–Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency by Bezafibrate in Patient Fibroblasts: Toward a Genotype-Based Therapy

    S. Gobin‐Limballe;F. Djouadi;F. Aubey;S. Olpin

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis II

    Francyne Kubaski;Francyne Kubaski;Hiromasa Yabe;Yasuyuki Suzuki;Toshiyuki Seto

  • Propranolol as an alternative treatment option for pediatric lymphatic malformation.

    Michio Ozeki;Kaori Kanda;Norio Kawamoto;Hidenori Ohnishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Naomi Kondo
Naomi Kondo Gifu University
Seiji Yamaguchi
Seiji Yamaguchi Shimane University
Tadao Orii
Tadao Orii Gifu University
Shunji Tomatsu
Shunji Tomatsu Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Yasuyuki Suzuki
Yasuyuki Suzuki Gifu University
Takashi Hashimoto
Takashi Hashimoto Shinshu University
Osamu Ohara
Osamu Ohara Chiba University
Nobuyuki Shimozawa
Nobuyuki Shimozawa Gifu University
Martin F. Lavin
Martin F. Lavin University of Queensland
Ronald J.A. Wanders
Ronald J.A. Wanders University of Amsterdam

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Best Scientists Citing Toshiyuki Fukao

Shunji Tomatsu

Shunji Tomatsu

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Publications: 98

Tadao Orii

Tadao Orii

Gifu University

Publications: 54

Seiji Yamaguchi

Seiji Yamaguchi

Shimane University

Publications: 42

Roberto Giugliani

Roberto Giugliani

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Publications: 35

Naomi Kondo

Naomi Kondo

Gifu University

Publications: 34

Yasuyuki Suzuki

Yasuyuki Suzuki

Gifu University

Publications: 31

Martin F. Lavin

Martin F. Lavin

University of Queensland

Publications: 28

Anne Puel

Anne Puel

Inserm

Publications: 28

Jean-Laurent Casanova

Jean-Laurent Casanova

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Publications: 25

Susan L. Prescott

Susan L. Prescott

Telethon Kids Institute

Publications: 23

Ronald J.A. Wanders

Ronald J.A. Wanders

University of Amsterdam

Publications: 20

Nobuyuki Shimozawa

Nobuyuki Shimozawa

Gifu University

Publications: 20

Rik K. Wierenga

Rik K. Wierenga

University of Oulu

Publications: 18

Yosef Shiloh

Yosef Shiloh

Tel Aviv University

Publications: 18

Emma Guttman-Yassky

Emma Guttman-Yassky

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Publications: 16

Ian D. Hickson

Ian D. Hickson

University of Copenhagen

Publications: 15

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