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Yuriko Osakabe 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 Yuriko Osakabe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 108 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuriko Osakabe 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 Yuriko Osakabe sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yuriko Osakabe is a researcher affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Their scholarly work focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with substantial contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. The research interests span molecular biology and plant science as predominant subfields, alongside engagements in biomedical engineering, insect science, and biotechnology.

Osakabe's research topics extensively cover areas related to CRISPR and genetic engineering, plant gene expression analysis, and plant molecular biology. Further topics include plant virus research, lignin and wood chemistry, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, as well as broader biochemical processes.

The scientist's publication record includes significant papers such as:

  • Precision genome editing in plants: state-of-the-art in CRISPR/Cas9-based genome engineering, 2020, BMC Plant Biology
  • Comparative functional analyses of DWARF14 and KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE 2 in drought adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Expanding the plant genome editing toolbox with recently developed CRISPR-Cas systems, 2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Genome editing in plants using CRISPR type I-D nuclease, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Genome editing in mammalian cells using the CRISPR type I-D nuclease, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research

These papers reflect research activity from 2020 to 2022, highlighting both plant and mammalian genome editing using various CRISPR systems.

Frequent collaborators include Keishi Osakabe, Naoki Wada, Yuki Tobimatsu, Toshiaki Umezawa, and Osama Ahmed Afifi.

Osakabe's work is often published in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Plant Journal, Communications Biology, and Plant and Cell Physiology. The distribution of publications shows a concentration in plant physiology and related biological sciences venues.

Best Publications

  • Response of plants to water stress

    Yuriko Osakabe;Keishi Osakabe;Kazuo Shinozaki;Lam-Son Phan Tran

  • Functional Analysis of an Arabidopsis Transcription Factor, DREB2A, Involved in Drought-Responsive Gene Expression

    Yoh Sakuma;Kyonoshin Maruyama;Yuriko Osakabe;Feng Qin

  • Dual function of an Arabidopsis transcription factor DREB2A in water-stress-responsive and heat-stress-responsive gene expression.

    Yoh Sakuma;Kyonoshin Maruyama;Feng Qin;Yuriko Osakabe

  • Positive regulatory role of strigolactone in plant responses to drought and salt stress

    Chien Van Ha;Marco Antonio Leyva-Gonzalez;Yuriko Osakabe;Uyen Thi Tran

  • Regulation and functional analysis of ZmDREB2A in response to drought and heat stresses in Zea mays L.

    Feng Qin;Masayuki Kakimoto;Yoh Sakuma;Kyonoshin Maruyama

  • A small peptide modulates stomatal control via abscisic acid in long-distance signalling

    Fuminori Takahashi;Takehiro Suzuki;Yuriko Osakabe;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku

  • Arabidopsis HsfA1 transcription factors function as the main positive regulators in heat shock-responsive gene expression.

    Takumi Yoshida;Naohiko Ohama;Jun Nakajima;Satoshi Kidokoro

  • ABA control of plant macroelement membrane transport systems in response to water deficit and high salinity

    Yuriko Osakabe;Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki;Kazuo Shinozaki;Lam-Son Phan Tran

  • Sensing the environment: key roles of membrane-localized kinases in plant perception and response to abiotic stress

    Yuriko Osakabe;Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki;Kazuo Shinozaki;Lam-Son Phan Tran

  • Osmotic Stress Responses and Plant Growth Controlled by Potassium Transporters in Arabidopsis

    Yuriko Osakabe;Naoko Arinaga;Taishi Umezawa;Shogo Katsura

  • Co‐expression of the stress‐inducible zinc finger homeodomain ZFHD1 and NAC transcription factors enhances expression of the ERD1 gene in Arabidopsis

    Lam-Son Phan Tran;Kazuo Nakashima;Yoh Sakuma;Yuriko Osakabe

  • RPK2 is an essential receptor-like kinase that transmits the CLV3 signal in Arabidopsis

    Atsuko Kinoshita;Shigeyuki Betsuyaku;Yuriko Osakabe;Shinji Mizuno

  • Site-directed mutagenesis in Arabidopsis using custom-designed zinc finger nucleases

    Keishi Osakabe;Yuriko Osakabe;Seiichi Toki

  • Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor-Like Kinase1 Is a Key Membrane-Bound Regulator of Abscisic Acid Early Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Yuriko Osakabe;Kyonoshin Maruyama;Motoaki Seki;Masakazu Satou

  • Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to modify abiotic stress responses in plants.

    Yuriko Osakabe;Takahito Watanabe;Shigeo S Sugano;Risa Ueta

  • Efficient Genome Editing in Apple Using a CRISPR/Cas9 system.

    Chikako Nishitani;Narumi Hirai;Sadao Komori;Masato Wada

  • Rapid breeding of parthenocarpic tomato plants using CRISPR/Cas9

    Risa Ueta;Chihiro Abe;Takahito Watanabe;Shigeo S. Sugano

  • Genome editing with engineered nucleases in plants.

    Yuriko Osakabe;Keishi Osakabe

  • The Phytochrome-Interacting Factor PIF7 Negatively Regulates DREB1 Expression under Circadian Control in Arabidopsis

    Satoshi Kidokoro;Kyonoshin Maruyama;Kazuo Nakashima;Yoshiyuki Imura

  • The Phytochrome-Interacting Factor PIF7 Negatively Regulates DREB1 Expression under Circadian Control

    Satoshi Kidokoro;Kyonoshin Maruyama;Kazuo Nakashima;Yoshiyuki Imura

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki University of Tokyo
Kyonoshin Maruyama
Kyonoshin Maruyama Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Lam-Son Phan Tran
Lam-Son Phan Tran Texas Tech University
Junya Mizoi
Junya Mizoi University of Tokyo
Yasunari Fujita
Yasunari Fujita University of Tsukuba
Kazuo Nakashima
Kazuo Nakashima Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Satoshi Kidokoro
Satoshi Kidokoro University of Tokyo
Shinjiro Yamaguchi
Shinjiro Yamaguchi Kyoto University

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