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Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 74 1234 1098 100 94 421 18371

Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 1997. 5 of the 516 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 1997. 1970: 2 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 3 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 5 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 25 publications 1997: 31 publications 1998: 30 publications 1999: 28 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1970 2025

516 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 2
1971 5
1972 1
1973 3
1974 6
1975 0
1976 2
1977 5
1978 1
1979 1
1980 5
1981 4
1982 4
1983 3
1984 4
1985 9
1986 10
1987 7
1988 9
1989 7
1990 8
1991 14
1992 13
1993 15
1994 19
1995 23
1996 25
1997 31
1998 30
1999 28
2000 21
2001 18
2002 15
2003 15
2004 15
2005 10
2006 23
2007 7
2008 14
2009 12
2010 10
2011 8
2012 8
2013 7
2014 5
2015 3
2016 4
2017 7
2018 2
2019 2
2020 6
2021 4
2022 0
2023 1
2024 3
2025 2
Total 516
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Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 417–426 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 421 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20 421
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 61st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89 74
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa is affiliated with Japan Women's University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields within biological and environmental sciences, focusing on molecular and cellular mechanisms as well as ecological perspectives.

The main fields of study for Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study prominently feature:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Cell Biology
  • Oceanography

The primary research topics associated with Kuroiwa cover:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Polar Research and Ecology

Frequent publication venues for Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa's work are diverse and include:

  • PROTOPLASMA
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • CYTOLOGIA
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

A selection of recent papers illustrating the scope of research includes:

  • Recent insights into peroxisome biogenesis and associated diseases, 2020, Journal of Cell Science
  • Efficient open cultivation of cyanidialean red algae in acidified seawater, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • ESCRT Machinery Mediates Cytokinetic Abscission in the Unicellular Red Alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Ultrastructural characterization of microlipophagy induced by the interaction of vacuoles and lipid bodies around generative and sperm cells in Arabidopsis pollen, 2020, PROTOPLASMA
  • Genomic analysis of an ultrasmall freshwater green alga, Medakamo hakoo, 2023, Communications Biology

The scientist collaborates frequently with a network of coauthors, including:

  • Haruko Kuroiwa
  • Yuuta Imoto
  • Fumi Yagisawa
  • Osami Misumi
  • Mio Ohnuma

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the ultrasmall unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D

    Motomichi Matsuzaki;Osami Misumi;Tadasu Shin-I;Shinichiro Maruyama

  • Defensin-like polypeptide LUREs are pollen tube attractants secreted from synergid cells

    Satohiro Okuda;Hiroki Tsutsui;Keiko Shiina;Stefanie Sprunck

  • GENERATIVE CELL SPECIFIC 1 is essential for angiosperm fertilization

    Toshiyuki Mori;Haruko Kuroiwa;Tetsuya Higashiyama;Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

  • Pollen Tube Attraction by the Synergid Cell

    Tetsuya Higashiyama;Shizu Yabe;Narie Sasaki;Yoshiki Nishimura

  • A 100%-complete sequence reveals unusually simple genomic features in the hot-spring red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

    Hisayoshi Nozaki;Hiroyoshi Takano;Osami Misumi;Kimihiro Terasawa

  • The Division Apparatus of Plastids and Mitochondria

    Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa;Haruko Kuroiwa;Atsushi Sakai;Hidenori Takahashi

  • Guidance in Vitro of the Pollen Tube to the Naked Embryo Sac of Torenia fournieri

    Tetsuya Higashiyama;Haruko Kuroiwa;Shigeyuki Kawano;Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

  • Improvement of Culture Conditions and Evidence for Nuclear Transformation by Homologous Recombination in a Red Alga, Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D

    Ayumi Minoda;Rei Sakagami;Fumi Yagisawa;Fumi Yagisawa;Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

  • Complete sequence and analysis of the plastid genome of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae.

    Niji Ohta;Motomichi Matsuzaki;Osami Misumi;Shin-ya Miyagishima

  • Fluorescence microscopic studies of mitochondrial nucleoids during meiosis and sporulation in the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    I. Miyakawa;H. Aoi;N. Sando;T. Kuroiwa

  • Structure and organization of the mitochondrial genome of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae deduced from the complete nucleotide sequence

    Niji Ohta;Naoki Sato;Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

  • A Plant-Specific Dynamin-Related Protein Forms a Ring at the Chloroplast Division Site

    Shin-ya Miyagishima;Keiji Nishida;Toshiyuki Mori;Motomichi Matsuzaki

  • The Chloroplast clpP Gene, Encoding a Proteolytic Subunit of ATP-Dependent Protease, is Indispensable for Chloroplast Development in Tobacco

    Toshiharu Shikanai;Katsumi Shimizu;Katsumi Ueda;Yoshiki Nishimura

  • A complex and mobile structure forms a distinct subregion within the continuous vacuolar membrane in young cotyledons of Arabidopsis

    Chieko Saito;Takashi Ueda;Hiroshi Abe;Yoh Wada

  • The selective increase or decrease of organellar DNA in generative cells just after pollen mitosis one controls cytoplasmic inheritance

    Noriko Nagata;Chieko Saito;Atsushi Sakai;Haruko Kuroiwa

  • Active digestion of sperm mitochondrial DNA in single living sperm revealed by optical tweezers

    Yoshiki Nishimura;Tomoya Yoshinari;Kiyoshi Naruse;Takeshi Yamada

  • Three-dimensional analysis of the senescence program in rice (Oryza sativa L.) coleoptiles: Investigations of tissues and cells by fluorescence microscopy

    Noriko Inada;Atsushi Sakai;Haruko Kuroiwa;Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

  • Dynamic recruitment of dynamin for final mitochondrial severance in a primitive red alga.

    Keiji Nishida;Manabu Takahara;Shin-ya Miyagishima;Haruko Kuroiwa

  • Pollen-tube guidance: beacons from the female gametophyte.

    Tetsuya Higashiyama;Haruko Kuroiwa;Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

  • Plastid Division Is Driven by a Complex Mechanism That Involves Differential Transition of the Bacterial and Eukaryotic Division Rings

    Shin-ya Miyagishima;Manabu Takahara;Toshiyuki Mori;Haruko Kuroiwa

Frequent Co-Authors

Haruko Kuroiwa
Haruko Kuroiwa Japan Women's University
Shigeyuki Kawano
Shigeyuki Kawano University of Tokyo
Shin-ya Miyagishima
Shin-ya Miyagishima National Institute of Genetics
Tetsuya Higashiyama
Tetsuya Higashiyama University of Tokyo
Hisayoshi Nozaki
Hisayoshi Nozaki University of Tokyo
Kan Tanaka
Kan Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sachihiro Matsunaga
Sachihiro Matsunaga Tokyo University of Science
Naoki Sato
Naoki Sato University of Tokyo
Yukio Fujiki
Yukio Fujiki Kyushu University
Tadasu Shin-I
Tadasu Shin-I National Institute of Genetics

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