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Yasuhiro Ishimaru

Yasuhiro Ishimaru

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
41
Citations
10218
World Ranking
3586
National Ranking
139

Yasuhiro Ishimaru publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yasuhiro Ishimaru sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 76 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Yasuhiro Ishimaru D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yasuhiro Ishimaru sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

His main research concerns Botany, Shoot, Oryza sativa, Biochemistry and Cadmium. His research ties Mutant and Botany together. Yasuhiro Ishimaru interconnects Genetic marker, Oryza, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Genetically modified crops in the investigation of issues within Mutant.

His research integrates issues of Phloem, Xylem, Yeast and Chromosomal translocation in his study of Shoot. His Chromosomal translocation research includes elements of Vascular bundle and Wild type. The study of Oryza sativa is intertwined with the study of Transformation in a number of ways.

His most cited work include:

  • Rice plants take up iron as an Fe3+-phytosiderophore and as Fe2+. (479 citations)
  • The OsNRAMP1 iron transporter is involved in Cd accumulation in rice (298 citations)
  • Characterizing the role of rice NRAMP5 in Manganese, Iron and Cadmium Transport (278 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Yasuhiro Ishimaru mostly deals with Botany, Biochemistry, Oryza sativa, Shoot and Mutant. His work on Xylem as part of general Botany research is often related to Cadmium, thus linking different fields of science. His Oryza sativa research integrates issues from Complementary DNA, Regulation of gene expression and Germination.

His work carried out in the field of Shoot brings together such families of science as Wild type and Phloem. His research in Mutant intersects with topics in Vascular tissue, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Membrane transport protein and Mitochondrion, Cell biology. His Genetically modified crops course of study focuses on Transformation and Genetic marker.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (71.23%)
  • Biochemistry (54.79%)
  • Oryza sativa (45.21%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2019)?

  • Biochemistry (54.79%)
  • Cell biology (15.07%)
  • Arabidopsis thaliana (9.59%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Cell biology, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis and Jasmonic acid. His study in the field of Transporter, Amino acid and Pyruvic acid is also linked to topics like Threonine and Ornithine. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Chemical biology and Target protein.

His Jasmonic acid research incorporates themes from Chromosomal translocation, Jasmonate, Lateral root and Auxin, Transport inhibitor. The Signal transduction study which covers Plant defense against herbivory that intersects with Botany. His work deals with themes such as Phenotype, Gibberellin and Function, which intersect with Mutant.

Between 2015 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • AtSWEET13 and AtSWEET14 regulate gibberellin-mediated physiological processes (93 citations)
  • Jasmonate signaling is activated in the very early stages of iron deficiency responses in rice roots (36 citations)
  • A new transgenic rice line exhibiting enhanced ferric iron reduction and phytosiderophore production confers tolerance to low iron availability in calcareous soil. (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

Yasuhiro Ishimaru mainly focuses on Biochemistry, Jasmonic acid, Chromosomal translocation, Ubiquitin ligase and Signal transduction. His work on Plant hormone and Mutant as part of general Biochemistry research is frequently linked to Membrane transport, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. His Jasmonic acid study incorporates themes from Wound response, Arabidopsis thaliana, Transporter and Molecular mechanism.

In his research, Yasuhiro Ishimaru undertakes multidisciplinary study on Chromosomal translocation and L-Isoleucine. Ubiquitin ligase is integrated with Transcription factor, Jasmonate and Psychological repression in his research.

Best Publications

  • Rice plants take up iron as an Fe3+-phytosiderophore and as Fe2+.

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Motofumi Suzuki;Takashi Tsukamoto;Kazumasa Suzuki

  • The OsHMA2 transporter is involved in root‐to‐shoot translocation of Zn and Cd in rice

    Ryuichi Takahashi;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Hugo Shimo;Yuko Ogo

  • The OsNRAMP1 iron transporter is involved in Cd accumulation in rice

    Ryuichi Takahashi;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Takeshi Senoura;Hugo Shimo

  • Ion-beam irradiation, gene identification, and marker-assisted breeding in the development of low-cadmium rice

    Satoru Ishikawa;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Masato Igura;Masato Kuramata

  • Characterizing the role of rice NRAMP5 in Manganese, Iron and Cadmium Transport

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Ryuichi Takahashi;Khurram Bashir;Hugo Shimo

  • Iron deficiency enhances cadmium uptake and translocation mediated by the Fe2+ transporters OsIRT1 and OsIRT2 in rice

    Hiromi Nakanishi;Ippei Ogawa;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Satoshi Mori

  • Rice metal-nicotianamine transporter, OsYSL2, is required for the long-distance transport of iron and manganese.

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Hiroshi Masuda;Khurram Bashir;Haruhiko Inoue

  • OsZIP4, a novel zinc-regulated zinc transporter in rice

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Motofumi Suzuki;Takanori Kobayashi;Michiko Takahashi

  • AtSWEET13 and AtSWEET14 regulate gibberellin-mediated physiological processes

    Yuri Kanno;Takaya Oikawa;Yasutaka Chiba;Yasuhiro Ishimaru

  • Iron biofortification in rice by the introduction of multiple genes involved in iron nutrition

    Hiroshi Masuda;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;May Sann Aung;Takanori Kobayashi;Takanori Kobayashi

  • Overexpression of the Barley Nicotianamine Synthase Gene HvNAS1 Increases Iron and Zinc Concentrations in Rice Grains

    Hiroshi Masuda;Kanako Usuda;Takanori Kobayashi;Yasuhiro Ishimaru

  • The role of heavy-metal ATPases, HMAs, in zinc and cadmium transport in rice

    Ryuichi Takahashi;Khurram Bashir;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Naoko K. Nishizawa

  • OsYSL18 is a rice iron(III)-deoxymugineic acid transporter specifically expressed in reproductive organs and phloem of lamina joints.

    Takahiro Aoyama;Takanori Kobayashi;Michiko Takahashi;Michiko Takahashi;Seiji Nagasaka

  • OsYSL16 plays a role in the allocation of iron

    Yusuke Kakei;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Takanori Kobayashi;Takashi Yamakawa

  • A Rice Phenolic Efflux Transporter Is Essential for Solubilizing Precipitated Apoplasmic Iron in the Plant Stele

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yusuke Kakei;Hugo Shimo;Khurram Bashir

  • Zn Uptake and Translocation in Rice Plants

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Khurram Bashir;Naoko K. Nishizawa

  • Mutational reconstructed ferric chelate reductase confers enhanced tolerance in rice to iron deficiency in calcareous soil.

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Suyeon Kim;Takashi Tsukamoto;Hiroyuki Oki

  • Role of the iron transporter OsNRAMP1 in cadmium uptake and accumulation in rice

    Ryuichi Takahashi;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Hiromi Nakanishi;Naoko K. Nishizawa;Naoko K. Nishizawa

  • Overexpression of the OsZIP4 zinc transporter confers disarrangement of zinc distribution in rice plants

    Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Hiroshi Masuda;Motofumi Suzuki;Khurram Bashir

  • The rice mitochondrial iron transporter is essential for plant growth

    Khurram Bashir;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Hugo Shimo;Seiji Nagasaka

  • The jasmonate-responsive GTR1 transporter is required for gibberellin-mediated stamen development in Arabidopsis

    Hikaru Saito;Takaya Oikawa;Shin Hamamoto;Yasuhiro Ishimaru

  • Molecular mechanisms of zinc uptake and translocation in rice

    Khurram Bashir;Yasuhiro Ishimaru;Naoko K. Nishizawa;Naoko K. Nishizawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoko K. Nishizawa
Naoko K. Nishizawa Ishikawa Prefectural University
Hiromi Nakanishi
Hiromi Nakanishi University of Tokyo
Minoru Ueda
Minoru Ueda Tohoku University
Michiko Takahashi
Michiko Takahashi University of Tokyo
Takanori Kobayashi
Takanori Kobayashi Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nobuyuki Uozumi
Nobuyuki Uozumi Tohoku University
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Nobuhiro Tsutsumi
Nobuhiro Tsutsumi University of Tokyo
Masahiro Yano
Masahiro Yano National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

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