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Toyoshi Fujimoto

Toyoshi Fujimoto

Juntendo University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
17810
World Ranking
7740
National Ranking
521

Toyoshi Fujimoto 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 Toyoshi Fujimoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 239 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toyoshi Fujimoto 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 Toyoshi Fujimoto 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: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Toyoshi Fujimoto is affiliated with Juntendo University in Japan and specializes in research areas spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work primarily contributes to molecular biology and cell biology, with additional focus on epidemiology, biochemistry, and physiology.

Their research addresses a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease
  • Lipid membrane structure and behavior
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • RNA interference and gene delivery
  • Adipose tissue and metabolism

Frequent collaboration has been documented with several coauthors, specifically:

  • Takuma Tsuji
  • Tetsuya Kotani
  • Hitoshi Nakatogawa
  • Nobuo N. Noda
  • Jinglei Cheng

Fujimoto's publications have appeared repeatedly in some key scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • The EMBO Journal

Several recent papers from Fujimoto's work include:

  • "Atg9 is a lipid scramblase that mediates autophagosomal membrane expansion," 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • "Nuclear lipid droplets form in the inner nuclear membrane in a seipin-independent manner," 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "A SNARE geranylgeranyltransferase essential for the organization of the Golgi apparatus," 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • "Transmembrane phospholipid translocation mediated by Atg9 is involved in autophagosome formation," 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Long-term autophagy is sustained by activation of CCTβ3 on lipid droplets," 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • The Surface of Lipid Droplets Is a Phospholipid Monolayer with a Unique Fatty Acid Composition

    Kumi Tauchi-Sato;Shintaro Ozeki;Toshiaki Houjou;Ryo Taguchi

  • Occludin-deficient Embryonic Stem Cells Can Differentiate into Polarized Epithelial Cells Bearing Tight Junctions

    Mitinori Saitou;Kazushi Fujimoto;Yoshinori Doi;Masahiko Itoh

  • An Atypical PKC Directly Associates and Colocalizes at the Epithelial Tight Junction with ASIP, a Mammalian Homologue of Caenorhabditis elegans Polarity Protein PAR-3

    Yasushi Izumi;Tomonori Hirose;Yoko Tamai;Syu-ichi Hirai

  • Calcium pump of the plasma membrane is localized in caveolae.

    T Fujimoto

  • Not just fat: the structure and function of the lipid droplet

    Toyoshi Fujimoto;Robert G. Parton

  • Afadin: A Novel Actin Filament–binding Protein with One PDZ Domain Localized at Cadherin-based Cell-to-Cell Adherens Junction

    Kenji Mandai;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Ayako Satoh;Hiroshi Obaishi

  • Rab18 localizes to lipid droplets and induces their close apposition to the endoplasmic reticulum-derived membrane

    Shintaro Ozeki;Jinglei Cheng;Kumi Tauchi-Sato;Naoya Hatano

  • Localization of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-like protein in plasmalemmal caveolae.

    Toyoshi Fujimoto;Shinji Nakade;Atsushi Miyawaki;Katsuhiko Mikoshiba

  • FSP27 contributes to efficient energy storage in murine white adipocytes by promoting the formation of unilocular lipid droplets

    Naonobu Nishino;Yoshikazu Tamori;Sanshiro Tateya;Takayuki Kawaguchi

  • Lipid droplets: a classic organelle with new outfits.

    Toyoshi Fujimoto;Yuki Ohsaki;Jinglei Cheng;Michitaka Suzuki

  • Atg9 is a lipid scramblase that mediates autophagosomal membrane expansion

    Kazuaki Matoba;Tetsuya Kotani;Akihisa Tsutsumi;Takuma Tsuji

  • Immunoelectron microscopic localization of cholesterol using biotinylated and non-cytolytic perfringolysin O.

    Wiebke Möbius;Yoshiko Ohno-Iwashita;Elly G. van Donselaar;Viola M.J. Oorschot

  • Cell Type-specific Occurrence of Caveolin-1α and -1β in the Lung Caused by Expression of Distinct mRNAs

    Hiroshi Kogo;Toshisada Aiba;Toyoshi Fujimoto

  • Isoforms of caveolin-1 and caveolar structure.

    Toyoshi Fujimoto;Hiroshi Kogo;Ryuji Nomura;Tomoko Une

  • Caveolin-2 Is Targeted to Lipid Droplets, a New “Membrane Domain” in the Cell

    Toyoshi Fujimoto;Hiroshi Kogo;Kimiko Ishiguro;Kumi Tauchi

  • Calcium oscillation linked to pacemaking of interstitial cells of Cajal: requirement of calcium influx and localization of TRP4 in caveolae.

    Shigeko Torihashi;Toyoshi Fujimoto;Claudia Trost;Shinsuke Nakayama

  • Tyrosine phosphorylation of caveolin-1 in the endothelium.

    Takeo Aoki;Ryuji Nomura;Toyoshi Fujimoto

  • Human Coronavirus 229E Binds to CD13 in Rafts and Enters the Cell through Caveolae

    Ryuji Nomura;Asuka Kiyota;Etsuko Suzaki;Katsuko Kataoka

  • Gangliosides GM1 and GM3 in the Living Cell Membrane Form Clusters Susceptible to Cholesterol Depletion and Chilling

    Akikazu Fujita;Jinglei Cheng;Minako Hirakawa;Koichi Furukawa

  • Cytoplasmic Lipid Droplets Are Sites of Convergence of Proteasomal and Autophagic Degradation of Apolipoprotein B

    Yuki Ohsaki;Jinglei Cheng;Akikazu Fujita;Toshinobu Tokumoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Takahashi
Takashi Takahashi Nagoya University
Hidemi Goto
Hidemi Goto Nagoya University
Sadao Imamura
Sadao Imamura Kyoto University
Yoshinori Ohsumi
Yoshinori Ohsumi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Masayo Takahashi
Masayo Takahashi Kyoto University
Jiro Usukura
Jiro Usukura Nagoya University
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba ShanghaiTech University
Toshihide Kobayashi
Toshihide Kobayashi University of Strasbourg
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Kunitada Shimotohno
Kunitada Shimotohno National Center For Global Health and Medicine

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