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Tsutomu Tanaka

Tsutomu Tanaka

Kobe University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
9763
World Ranking
13404
National Ranking
938

Tsutomu Tanaka 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 Tsutomu Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 311 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tsutomu Tanaka 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 Tsutomu Tanaka 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

Tsutomu Tanaka is affiliated with Kobe University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, and Oncology.

The scientist's research interests include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Metastasis and carcinoma case studies, Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment, and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Tanaka has published multiple papers in key journals across medicine and biotechnology. Notable recent publications include:

  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for shikimate pathway derivative production from glucose-xylose co-substrate, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Artificial intelligence using deep learning analysis of endoscopic ultrasonography images for the differential diagnosis of pancreatic masses, 2022, Endoscopy
  • Metabolic engineering of E. coli for improving mevalonate production to promote NADPH regeneration and enhance acetyl-CoA supply, 2020, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Prognostic Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Elderly Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Metabolic Engineering of Shikimic Acid-Producing Corynebacterium glutamicum From Glucose and Cellobiose Retaining Its Phosphotransferase System Function and Pyruvate Kinase Activities, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Tanaka frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including Masahiro Tajika, Akihiko Kondo, Keisaku Yamada, Yasumasa Niwa, and Yuuki Hirata, reflecting a sustained teamwork within their research network.

Their work is regularly published in venues such as Endoscopy, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Metabolic Engineering, Nature Communications, and Enzyme and Microbial Technology, indicating diverse engagement with both clinical and biochemical research communities.

Best Publications

  • Biotechnological production of enantiomeric pure lactic acid from renewable resources: recent achievements, perspectives, and limits.

    Kenji Okano;Tsutomu Tanaka;Chiaki Ogino;Hideki Fukuda

  • Considerable Time From the Onset of Plaque Rupture and/or Thrombi Until the Onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Humans Coronary Angiographic Findings Within 1 Week Before the Onset of Infarction

    Shinsuke Ojio;Hisato Takatsu;Tsutomu Tanaka;Katsumi Ueno

  • Autophagy as a modulator of cell death machinery

    Masayuki Noguchi;Noriyuki Hirata;Tsutomu Tanaka;Futoshi Suizu

  • Comparison of molecularly cloned bullous pemphigoid antigen to desmoplakin I confirms that they define a new family of cell adhesion junction plaque proteins.

    T. Tanaka;D. A. D. Parry;V. Klaus-Kovtun;P. M. Steinert

  • Cocktail δ-integration: a novel method to construct cellulolytic enzyme expression ratio-optimized yeast strains

    Ryosuke Yamada;Naho Taniguchi;Tsutomu Tanaka;Chiaki Ogino

  • 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

  • Site-Specific Protein Modification on Living Cells Catalyzed by Sortase

    Tsutomu Tanaka;Tsutomu Tanaka;Teruyasu Yamamoto;Shinya Tsukiji;Teruyuki Nagamune

  • Diagnostic ability and factors affecting accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for pancreatic solid lesions: Japanese large single center experience

    Shin Haba;Kenji Yamao;Vikram Bhatia;Nobumasa Mizuno

  • Improvement of ethanol productivity during xylose and glucose co-fermentation by xylose-assimilating S. cerevisiae via expression of glucose transporter Sut1

    Satoshi Katahira;Meguru Ito;Hisae Takema;Yasuya Fujita

  • Efficient Production of Optically Pure d-Lactic Acid from Raw Corn Starch by Using a Genetically Modified l-Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene-Deficient and α-Amylase-Secreting Lactobacillus plantarum Strain

    Kenji Okano;Qiao Zhang;Satoru Shinkawa;Shogo Yoshida

  • Direct ethanol production from cellulosic materials using a diploid strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with optimized cellulase expression.

    Ryosuke Yamada;Naho Taniguchi;Tsutomu Tanaka;Chiaki Ogino

  • Usefulness of Deep Learning Analysis for the Diagnosis of Malignancy in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas.

    Takamichi Kuwahara;Kazuo Hara;Nobumasa Mizuno;Nozomi Okuno

  • Recent developments in yeast cell surface display toward extended applications in biotechnology.

    Tsutomu Tanaka;Ryosuke Yamada;Chiaki Ogino;Akihiko Kondo

  • Direct production of cadaverine from soluble starch using Corynebacterium glutamicum coexpressing α-amylase and lysine decarboxylase

    Toshihiro Tateno;Yusuke Okada;Takeyuki Tsuchidate;Tsutomu Tanaka

  • Comparison of endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection for large colorectal tumors.

    Masahiro Tajika;Yasumasa Niwa;Vikram Bhatia;Shinya Kondo

  • Improved production of homo-D-lactic acid via xylose fermentation by introduction of xylose assimilation genes and redirection of the phosphoketolase pathway to the pentose phosphate pathway in L-Lactate dehydrogenase gene-deficient Lactobacillus plantarum.

    Kenji Okano;Shogo Yoshida;Ryosuke Yamada;Tsutomu Tanaka

  • Prognostic value of K - ras mutation status and subtypes in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration specimens from patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer

    Takeshi Ogura;Kenji Yamao;Kazuo Hara;Nobumasa Mizuno

  • Homo-D-lactic acid fermentation from arabinose by redirection of the phosphoketolase pathway to the pentose phosphate pathway in L-lactate dehydrogenase gene-deficient Lactobacillus plantarum.

    Kenji Okano;Shogo Yoshida;Tsutomu Tanaka;Chiaki Ogino

  • Ethanol production from cellulosic materials using cellulase‐expressing yeast

    Shuhei Yanase;Ryosuke Yamada;Shohei Kaneko;Hideo Noda

  • Enzyme-mediated methodologies for protein modification and bioconjugate synthesis.

    Takuya Matsumoto;Tsutomu Tanaka;Akihiko Kondo

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiko Kondo
Akihiko Kondo Kobe University
Chiaki Ogino
Chiaki Ogino Kobe University
Hideki Fukuda
Hideki Fukuda Kobe University
Noriho Kamiya
Noriho Kamiya Kyushu University
Teruyuki Nagamune
Teruyuki Nagamune University of Tokyo
Tomohisa Hasunuma
Tomohisa Hasunuma Kobe University
Tatsuo Maruyama
Tatsuo Maruyama Kobe University
Masahiro Goto
Masahiro Goto Kyushu University
Satoshi Ohara
Satoshi Ohara Osaka University
Hideto Matsuyama
Hideto Matsuyama Kobe University

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