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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 42 3013 219 94 8103

Tuneko Okazaki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tuneko Okazaki between 1957 and 2015, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tuneko Okazaki published across 59 years, from 1957 to 2015, averaging 1.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1998. 1 of the 106 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2015. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1998. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 2 publications 1959: 2 publications 1960: 2 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication
1957 2015

106 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tuneko Okazaki: publications per year, 1957 to 2015
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 2
1959 2
1960 2
1961 0
1962 1
1963 1
1964 1
1965 0
1966 1
1967 0
1968 3
1969 2
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 3
1976 0
1977 3
1978 2
1979 5
1980 2
1981 2
1982 0
1983 5
1984 3
1985 3
1986 0
1987 1
1988 5
1989 5
1990 2
1991 5
1992 2
1993 2
1994 4
1995 2
1996 4
1997 3
1998 7
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 6
2003 4
2004 4
2005 0
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1
Total 106
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Tuneko Okazaki 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 Tuneko Okazaki 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, 87–96 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: 94 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 94
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
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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Tuneko Okazaki 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 Tuneko Okazaki 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, 42–43 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: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% 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 42
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
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

Tuneko Okazaki is affiliated with Fujita Health University in Japan. Their academic profile indicates a current active status with no indication of being deceased.

Although specific data on recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications are not available, the affiliation with a recognized health university suggests involvement in research activities likely related to medical or health sciences.

No detailed information is provided regarding main fields of study, subfields, or particular research topics, limiting a precise description of academic specialization.

As there are no recorded awards listed, there is no documented evidence of recognition or distinctions earned by Tuneko Okazaki in their professional career.

The absence of published works, co-author collaborations, and research themes in the source data restricts a detailed account of Tuneko Okazaki's contributions to scientific literature.

Best Publications

  • A human centromere antigen (CENP-B) interacts with a short specific sequence in alphoid DNA, a human centromeric satellite.

    H Masumoto;H Masukata;Y Muro;N Nozaki

  • Dicer is essential for formation of the heterochromatin structure in vertebrate cells

    Tatsuo Fukagawa;Masahiro Nogami;Mitsuko Yoshikawa;Masashi Ikeno

  • Construction of YAC-based mammalian artificial chromosomes.

    Masashi Ikeno;Brenda Grimes;Tuneko Okazaki;Tuneko Okazaki;Megumi Nakano

  • Mechanism of DNA chain growth. I. Possible discontinuity and unusual secondary structure of newly synthesized chains.

    Reiji Okazaki;Tuneko Okazaki;Kiwako Sakabe;Kazunori Sugimoto

  • Human centromere protein A (CENP-A) can replace histone H3 in nucleosome reconstitution in vitro.

    Kinya Yoda;Satoshi Ando;Setsuo Morishita;Kenichi Houmura

  • Centromere protein B assembles human centromeric alpha-satellite DNA at the 17-bp sequence, CENP-B box.

    Y Muro;H Masumoto;K Yoda;N Nozaki

  • In Vivo Mechanism of DNA Chain Growth

    Reiji Okazaki;Tuneko Okazaki;Kiwako Sakabe;Kazunori Sugimoto

  • Proteomics analysis of the centromere complex from HeLa interphase cells: UV-damaged DNA binding protein 1 (DDB-1) is a component of the CEN-complex, while BMI-1 is transiently co-localized with the centromeric region in interphase.

    Chikashi Obuse;Hua Yang;Naohito Nozaki;Shouhei Goto

  • Construction and characterization of the deletion mutant of hupA and hupB genes in Escherichia coli.

    M. Wada;Y. Kano;T. Ogawa;T. Okazaki

  • Distribution of CENP-B boxes reflected in CREST centromere antigenic sites on long-range α-satellite DNA arrays of human chromosome 21

    Masashi Ikeno;Hiroshi Masumoto;Tuneko Okazaki

  • A novel DnaA protein-binding site at 94.7 min on the Escherichia coli chromosome.

    Risa Kitagawa;Hironobu Mitsuki;Tuneko Okazaki;Tohru Ogawa

  • Mechanism of DNA chain growth XVI. Analyses of RNA-linked DNA pieces in Escherichia coli with polynucleotide kinase.

    Tohru Ogawa;Susumu Hirose;Tuneko Okazaki;Reiji Okazaki

  • Function of RNase H in DNA replication revealed by RNase H defective mutants of Escherichia coli.

    Tohru Ogawa;Tuneko Okazaki

  • A human centromere protein, CENP-B, has a DNA binding domain containing four potential alpha helices at the NH2 terminus, which is separable from dimerizing activity.

    K Yoda;K Kitagawa;H Masumoto;Y Muro

  • Alphoid satellite DNA is tightly associated with centromere antigens in human chromosomes throughout the cell cycle.

    Hiroshi Masumoto;Kenji Sugimoto;Tuneko Okazaki

  • DNA chain growth: in vivo and in vitro synthesis in a DNA polymerase-negative mutant of E. coli.

    Reiji Okazaki;Kazunori Sugimoto;Tuneko Okazaki;Yasuo Imae

  • Evidence that discontinuous DNA replication in Escherichia coli is primed by approximately 10 to 12 residues of RNA starting with a purine.

    Takako Kitani;Kin-ya Yoda;Tohru Ogawa;Tuneko Okazaki

  • Assay of centromere function using a human artificial chromosome

    Hiroshi Masumoto;Masashi Ikeno;Megumi Nakano;Tuneko Okazaki

  • Mechanism of DNA chain growth. XV. RNA-linked nascent DNA pieces in Escherichia coli strains assayed with spleen exonuclease.

    Yoshikazu Kurosawa;Tohru Ogawa;Susumu Hirose;Tuneko Okazaki

  • Cell cycle-dependent transcription from the gid and mioC promoters of Escherichia coli.

    T Ogawa;T Okazaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Masumoto
Hiroshi Masumoto Kazusa DNA Research Institute
Hisanori Shinohara
Hisanori Shinohara Nagoya University
Akio Sugino
Akio Sugino Osaka University
Yasunori Machida
Yasunori Machida Nagoya University
Takanori Kigawa
Takanori Kigawa RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Chikashi Obuse
Chikashi Obuse Osaka University
Yuji Kohara
Yuji Kohara National Institute of Genetics
Kazu Suenaga
Kazu Suenaga Osaka University
Tomoki Naoe
Tomoki Naoe Nagoya University
Christian M. Julien
Christian M. Julien Sorbonne University

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