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Yoshizumi Ishino

Yoshizumi Ishino

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
57
Citations
12574
World Ranking
2144
National Ranking
171

Yoshizumi Ishino 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 Yoshizumi Ishino sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 263 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshizumi Ishino 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 Yoshizumi Ishino sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yoshizumi Ishino is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, genetics, and ecology, with additional work in materials chemistry and epidemiology.

The scientist's research interests cover several specialized topics, including:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Yoshizumi Ishino has published papers in various scientific journals. Recent notable publications include:

  • The replication machinery of LUCA: common origin of DNA replication and transcription (2020, BMC Biology)
  • Comparing PCR-generated artifacts of different polymerases for improved accuracy of DNA metabarcoding (2022, Metabarcoding and Metagenomics)
  • Development of a time-series shotgun metagenomics database for monitoring microbial communities at the Pacific coast of Japan (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Ephedrae Herba and Cinnamomi Cortex interactions with G glycoprotein inhibit respiratory syncytial virus infectivity (2022, Communications Biology)
  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of a microjet with a Mach disk by Mach-Zehnder interferometers (2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)

The main publication venues for Ishino's work include:

  • BMC Biology
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Metabarcoding and Metagenomics
  • Scientific Reports

Collaboration with other researchers is notable in Ishino's career, with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Sonoko Ishino
  • Aya Fujikane
  • Atsuhiko Sakamoto
  • Ryosuke Fujikane
  • Akinori Nishi

Best Publications

  • Nucleotide sequence of the iap gene, responsible for alkaline phosphatase isozyme conversion in Escherichia coli, and identification of the gene product.

    Y Ishino;H Shinagawa;K Makino;M Amemura

  • History of CRISPR-Cas from Encounter with a Mysterious Repeated Sequence to Genome Editing Technology.

    Yoshizumi Ishino;Yoshizumi Ishino;Mart Krupovic;Patrick Forterre;Patrick Forterre

  • Expansion of the zinc metallo-hydrolase family of the β-lactamase fold

    Hiromi Daiyasu;Kazuya Osaka;Yoshizumi Ishino;Hiroyuki Toh

  • Segmental isotope labeling for protein NMR using peptide splicing

    Toshio Yamazaki;Takanori Otomo;Natsuko Oda;Yoshimasa Kyogoku

  • Archaeal DNA Replication: Identifying the Pieces to Solve a Puzzle

    Isaac K. O. Cann;Yoshizumi Ishino

  • Crystal structure of an archaeal DNA sliding clamp: Proliferating cell nuclear antigen from Pyrococcus furiosus

    Shigeki Matsumiya;Yoshizumi Ishino;Kosuke Morikawa

  • In vivo interactions of archaeal Cdc6/Orc1 and minichromosome maintenance proteins with the replication origin.

    Fujihiko Matsunaga;Patrick Forterre;Yoshizumi Ishino;Hannu Myllykallio

  • Both RadA and RadB are involved in homologous recombination in Pyrococcus furiosus.

    Kayoko Komori;Tomoko Miyata;Jocelyne DiRuggiero;Rhonda Holley-Shanks

  • A novel DNA polymerase in the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Pyrococcus furiosus: gene cloning, expression, and characterization.

    Takashi Uemori;Yoshimi Sato;Ikunoshin Kato;Hirofumi Doi

  • A heterodimeric DNA polymerase: Evidence that members of Euryarchaeota possess a distinct DNA polymerase

    Isaac K. O. Cann;Kayoko Komori;Hiroyuki Toh;Satoru Kanai

  • Crystal structure of an archaeal intein-encoded homing endonuclease PI-PfuI.

    Kenji Ichiyanagi;Yoshizumi Ishino;Mariko Ariyoshi;Kayoko Komori

  • Role of the Escherichia coli RecQ DNA helicase in SOS signaling and genome stabilization at stalled replication forks

    Takashi Hishida;Yong Woon Han;Yong Woon Han;Tatsuya Shibata;Yoshino Kubota

  • A novel DNA polymerase family found in Archaea

    Yoshizumi Ishino;Kayoko Komori;Isaac K. O. Cann;Yosuke Koga

  • DNA polymerases as useful reagents for biotechnology - the history of developmental research in the field.

    Sonoko Ishino;Yoshizumi Ishino

  • X-ray and biochemical anatomy of an archaeal XPF/Rad1/Mus81 family nuclease: similarity between its endonuclease domain and restriction enzymes.

    Tatsuya Nishino;Kayoko Komori;Yoshizumi Ishino;Kosuke Morikawa

  • A Holliday junction resolvase from Pyrococcus furiosus: Functional similarity to Escherichia coli RuvC provides evidence for conserved mechanism of homologous recombination in Bacteria, Eukarya, and Archaea

    Kayoko Komori;Shinzi Sakae;Hideo Shinagawa;Kosuke Morikawa

  • Open clamp structure in the clamp-loading complex visualized by electron microscopic image analysis.

    Tomoko Miyata;Hirofumi Suzuki;Takuji Oyama;Kouta Mayanagi

  • Crystal structure of the archaeal holliday junction resolvase Hjc and implications for DNA recognition.

    Tatsuya Nishino;Kayoko Komori;Daisuke Tsuchiya;Yoshizumi Ishino

  • Organization and nucleotide sequence of the DNA polymerase gene from the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

    Takashi Uemori;Yoshizumi Ishino;Hiroyuki Toh;Kiyozo Asada

  • Functional interactions of a homolog of proliferating cell nuclear antigen with DNA polymerases in Archaea.

    Isaac K. O. Cann;Sonoko Ishino;Ikuko Hayashi;Kayoko Komori

Frequent Co-Authors

Kosuke Morikawa
Kosuke Morikawa Kyoto University
Ikunoshin Kato
Ikunoshin Kato Fujita Health University
Hideo Shinagawa
Hideo Shinagawa BioAcademia
Hiroyuki Toh
Hiroyuki Toh Kwansei Gakuin University
Daisuke Kohda
Daisuke Kohda Kyushu University
Toshio Ogihara
Toshio Ogihara Osaka University
Hiroshi Iwasaki
Hiroshi Iwasaki Tokyo Institute of Technology
Patrick Forterre
Patrick Forterre University of Paris-Saclay
Mart Krupovic
Mart Krupovic Université Paris Cité
Satoru Kuhara
Satoru Kuhara Kyushu University

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