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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
47464
World Ranking
724
National Ranking
30

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yuji Kamiya is affiliated with the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan. Their research spans several interconnected fields with a predominant focus in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields of their work include molecular biology, plant science, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and materials chemistry.

Their recent publications demonstrate activity primarily in plant molecular biology and material forming simulation techniques. Notable papers include:

  • Suppression of class I compensated cell enlargement by xs2 mutation is mediated by salicylic acid signaling, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • Genetic Interaction between Arabidopsis SUR2/CYP83B1 and GNOM Indicates the Importance of Stabilizing Local Auxin Accumulation in Lateral Root Initiation, 2023, Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Corrigendum to: SOMNUS, a CCCH-Type zinc finger protein in arabidopsis, negatively regulates light-dependent seed germination downstream of PIL5, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Crystal plasticity simulations on work hardening and plastic anisotropy of A5083-O sheet subjected to various linear and nonlinear strain paths, 2025, International Journal of Material Forming
  • Sclerotherapy for a case of facial multiple venous malformations, 2020, Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Their research topics range across plant molecular biology research and reproductive biology, with additional work on plant tissue culture and regeneration, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, as well as metallurgical and material forming processes. Specific areas of focus include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties

Collaborations have been noted with frequent coauthors such as Ushio Fujikura, Kazune Ezaki, Gorou Horiguchi, Mitsunori Seo, and Yuri Kanno. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications within key journals in their field.

Regular publishing venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work, featuring journals like PLoS Genetics, Plant and Cell Physiology, The Plant Cell, International Journal of Material Forming, and Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of shoot branching by new terpenoid plant hormones

    Mikihisa Umehara;Atsushi Hanada;Satoko Yoshida;Kohki Akiyama

  • The Arabidopsis cytochrome P450 CYP707A encodes ABA 8′‐hydroxylases: key enzymes in ABA catabolism

    Tetsuo Kushiro;Masanori Okamoto;Kazumi Nakabayashi;Kazutoshi Yamagishi

  • The main auxin biosynthesis pathway in Arabidopsis.

    Kiyoshi Mashiguchi;Keita Tanaka;Tatsuya Sakai;Satoko Sugawara

  • GIBBERELLIN BIOSYNTHESIS: Enzymes, Genes and Their Regulation.

    Peter Hedden;Yuji Kamiya

  • Global Analysis of DELLA Direct Targets in Early Gibberellin Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Rodolfo Zentella;Zhong-Lin Zhang;Mehea Park;Stephen G. Thomas

  • Regulation of Abscisic Acid Signaling by the Ethylene Response Pathway in Arabidopsis

    Majid Ghassemian;Eiji Nambara;Sean Cutler;Hiroshi Kawaide

  • Conversion of tryptophan to indole-3-acetic acid by TRYPTOPHAN AMINOTRANSFERASES OF ARABIDOPSIS and YUCCAs in Arabidopsis

    Christina Won;Xiangling Shen;Kiyoshi Mashiguchi;Zuyu Zheng

  • Activation of gibberellin biosynthesis and response pathways by low temperature during imbibition of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds.

    Yukika Yamauchi;Mikihiro Ogawa;Ayuko Kuwahara;Atsushi Hanada

  • CYP707A1 and CYP707A2, Which Encode Abscisic Acid 8′-Hydroxylases, Are Indispensable for Proper Control of Seed Dormancy and Germination in Arabidopsis

    Masanori Okamoto;Ayuko Kuwahara;Mistunori Seo;Tetsuo Kushiro

  • Genome-wide profiling of stored mRNA in Arabidopsis thaliana seed germination: epigenetic and genetic regulation of transcription in seed.

    Kazumi Nakabayashi;Masanori Okamoto;Tomokazu Koshiba;Yuji Kamiya

  • Autophagy negatively regulates cell death by controlling NPR1-dependent salicylic acid signaling during senescence and the innate immune response in Arabidopsis.

    Kohki Yoshimoto;Yusuke Jikumaru;Yuji Kamiya;Miyako Kusano

  • Klebsormidium flaccidum genome reveals primary factors for plant terrestrial adaptation

    Koichi Hori;Fumito Maruyama;Takatomo Fujisawa;Tomoaki Togashi

  • The AtGenExpress hormone and chemical treatment data set: experimental design, data evaluation, model data analysis and data access.

    Hideki Goda;Eriko Sasaki;Kenji Akiyama;Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita

  • Repressing a Repressor: Gibberellin-Induced Rapid Reduction of the RGA Protein in Arabidopsis

    Aron L. Silverstone;Hou-Sung Jung;Alyssa Dill;Hiroshi Kawaide

  • Abscisic acid and the control of seed dormancy and germination

    Eiji Nambara;Masanori Okamoto;Kiyoshi Tatematsu;Ryoichi Yano

  • The Arabidopsis aldehyde oxidase 3 (AAO3) gene product catalyzes the final step in abscisic acid biosynthesis in leaves.

    Mitsunori Seo;Anton J. M. Peeters;Hanae Koiwai;Takayuki Oritani

  • Regulation of hormone metabolism in Arabidopsis seeds: phytochrome regulation of abscisic acid metabolism and abscisic acid regulation of gibberellin metabolism

    Mitsunori Seo;Atsushi Hanada;Ayuko Kuwahara;Akira Endo

  • PIL5, a Phytochrome-Interacting bHLH Protein, Regulates Gibberellin Responsiveness by Binding Directly to the GAI and RGA Promoters in Arabidopsis Seeds

    Eunkyoo Oh;Shinjiro Yamaguchi;Jianhong Hu;Jikumaru Yusuke

  • High Temperature-Induced Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Its Role in the Inhibition of Gibberellin Action in Arabidopsis Seeds

    Shigeo Toh;Akane Imamura;Asuka Watanabe;Kazumi Nakabayashi

  • Identification of an abscisic acid transporter by functional screening using the receptor complex as a sensor

    Yuri Kanno;Atsushi Hanada;Yasutaka Chiba;Takanari Ichikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinjiro Yamaguchi
Shinjiro Yamaguchi Kyoto University
Yusuke Jikumaru
Yusuke Jikumaru Teikyo University
Eiji Nambara
Eiji Nambara University of Toronto
Tomokazu Koshiba
Tomokazu Koshiba Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tomonobu Toyomasu
Tomonobu Toyomasu Yamagata University
Takahito Nomura
Takahito Nomura Utsunomiya University

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