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Yoshikatsu Murooka

Yoshikatsu Murooka

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9077
World Ranking
16733
National Ranking
1198

Yoshikatsu Murooka 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 Yoshikatsu Murooka sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 251 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshikatsu Murooka 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 Yoshikatsu Murooka sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yoshikatsu Murooka is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their academic profile indicates a focus on various scientific fields, although specific areas of study or subfields are not detailed in the available data.

The researcher's publication record does not list any recent papers, and there is no information on frequent co-authors or usual publication venues. Likewise, there are no books attributed to Yoshikatsu Murooka in the provided data.

Details concerning major topics covered or specialized research themes within their work are not present. Similarly, there is no record of awards or distinctions that have been conferred upon this individual.

While the specific contributions and impact of their research cannot be assessed from the available information, the affiliation with a well-established academic institution such as Osaka University situates Yoshikatsu Murooka within an active scientific environment in Japan.

Best Publications

  • CYCLOPS, a mediator of symbiotic intracellular accommodation

    Koji Yano;Satoko Yoshida;Satoko Yoshida;Judith Müller;Sylvia Singh

  • Plastid proteins crucial for symbiotic fungal and bacterial entry into plant roots

    Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Naoya Takeda;Myriam Charpentier;Myriam Charpentier;Jillian Perry

  • NUCLEOPORIN85 is required for calcium spiking, fungal and bacterial symbioses, and seed production in Lotus japonicus.

    Katsuharu Saito;Makoto Yoshikawa;Koji Yano;Hiroki Miwa

  • Expression Islands Clustered on the Symbiosis Island of the Mesorhizobium loti Genome

    Toshiki Uchiumi;Takuji Ohwada;Manabu Itakura;Hisayuki Mitsui

  • Characterization of Biosynthetic Enzymes for Ectoine as a Compatible Solute in a Moderately Halophilic Eubacterium, Halomonas elongata

    Hisayo Ono;Kazuhisa Sawada;Nonpanga Khunajakr;Tao Tao

  • Immunochemical characterization of recombinant and native tropomyosins as a new allergen from the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae.

    Tsunehiro Aki;Takeshi Kodama;Akihiro Fujikawa;Keisuke Miura

  • Characterization of acetic acid bacteria in traditional acetic acid fermentation of rice vinegar (komesu) and unpolished rice vinegar (kurosu) produced in Japan.

    Kumiko Nanda;Mariko Taniguchi;Satoshi Ujike;Nobuhiro Ishihara

  • Ectoine, the Compatible Solute of Halomonas elongata, Confers Hyperosmotic Tolerance in Cultured Tobacco Cells

    Hideki Nakayama;Kazuya Yoshida;Hisayo Ono;Yoshikatsu Murooka

  • Enhanced accumulation of Cd2+ by a Mesorhizobium sp. transformed with a gene from Arabidopsis thaliana coding for phytochelatin synthase.

    Rutchadaporn Sriprang;Makoto Hayashi;Hisayo Ono;Masahiro Takagi

  • Traditional healthful fermented products of Japan

    Yoshikatsu Murooka;Mitsuo Yamshita

  • Gibberellin controls the nodulation signaling pathway in Lotus japonicus

    Takaki Maekawa;Makoto Maekawa-Yoshikawa;Naoya Takeda;Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku

  • Construction of a genetic linkage map of the model legume Lotus japonicus using an intraspecific F2 population.

    Masaki Hayashi;Akira Miyahara;Shusei Sato;Tomohiko Kato

  • Bioremediation of cadmium contaminated soil using symbiosis between leguminous plant and recombinant rhizobia with the MTL4 and the PCS genes.

    Akiko Ike;Rutchadaporn Sriprang;Hisayo Ono;Yoshikatsu Murooka

  • Entire nucleotide sequence of the pullulanase gene of Klebsiella aerogenes W70.

    N Katsuragi;N Takizawa;Y Murooka

  • Polyubiquitin Promoter-Based Binary Vectors for Overexpression and Gene Silencing in Lotus japonicus

    Takaki Maekawa;Mitsumasa Kusakabe;Yoshikazu Shimoda;Shusei Sato

  • A novel bioremediation system for heavy metals using the symbiosis between leguminous plant and genetically engineered rhizobia.

    Rutchadaporn Sriprang;Makoto Hayashi;Mitsuo Yamashita;Hisayo Ono

  • Nucleotide sequence of the gene for cholesterol oxidase from a Streptomyces sp.

    T Ishizaki;N Hirayama;H Shinkawa;O Nimi

  • crinkle, a Novel Symbiotic Mutant That Affects the Infection Thread Growth and Alters the Root Hair, Trichome, and Seed Development in Lotus japonicus

    Myra L. Tansengco;Makoto Hayashi;Masayoshi Kawaguchi;Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku

  • Cloning and expression of a Streptomyces cholesterol oxidase gene in Streptomyces lividans with plasmid pIJ702.

    Y Murooka;T Ishizaki;O Nimi;N Maekawa

  • Production of vitamin B12 in genetically engineered Propionibacterium freudenreichii

    Yongzhe Piao;Mitsuo Yamashita;Nami Kawaraichi;Ryo Asegawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Masayoshi Kawaguchi
Masayoshi Kawaguchi National Institute for Basic Biology
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Martin Parniske
Martin Parniske Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Yasutsugu Shimonishi
Yasutsugu Shimonishi Osaka University
Hideyuki Suzuki
Hideyuki Suzuki Kyoto Institute of Technology
Hidehiko Kumagai
Hidehiko Kumagai Ishikawa Prefectural University
Hidechika Okada
Hidechika Okada Nagoya City University
Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Erika Asamizu
Erika Asamizu University of Tsukuba

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