Michio Nomura

27.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
407 papers, 22.5k citations indexed

About

Michio Nomura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michio Nomura has authored 407 papers receiving a total of 22.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in Molecular Biology, 81 papers in Genetics and 56 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michio Nomura's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (191 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (85 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (78 papers). Michio Nomura is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (191 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (85 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (78 papers). Michio Nomura collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Hungary. Michio Nomura's co-authors include Peter Traub, Richard L. Gourse, Shôji Mizushima, S. Richard Jaskunas, Gail Baughman, Jonathan A. Dodd, William A. Held, Lasse Lindahl, Leonard Post and Patrick P. Dennis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michio Nomura

398 papers receiving 20.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

REGULATION OF THE SYNTHESIS OF RIBOSOMES AND RIBOSOMAL COMPONENTS

1984 739 citations Michio Nomura et al. profile →
Assembly Mapping of 30S Ribosomal Proteins from E. coli

1970 460 citations Michio Nomura et al. profile →
Identification and Functional Characterization of the Protein controlled by the Streptomycin-resistant Locus in E. coli

1969 395 citations Michio Nomura et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michio Nomura United States	86	17.8k	6.6k	3.2k	1.1k	980	407	22.5k
Charles R. Cantor United States	85	24.3k 1.4×	5.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	434 0.4×	944 1.0×	341	34.7k
Yoshiyuki Sakaki Japan	73	16.2k 0.9×	3.9k 0.6×	977 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	403 0.4×	360	27.9k
David S. Hogness United States	54	12.8k 0.7×	4.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	492 0.4×	505 0.5×	85	17.9k
Antoine Danchin France	72	12.4k 0.7×	6.3k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	470 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	426	18.4k
D. A. Benson United States	32	7.7k 0.4×	1.9k 0.3×	2.4k 0.8×	733 0.7×	448 0.5×	40	15.7k
David Schlessinger United States	65	10.1k 0.6×	3.9k 0.6×	959 0.3×	262 0.2×	306 0.3×	362	15.8k
Richard Axel United States	102	16.4k 0.9×	7.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.3×	1.6k 1.4×	611 0.6×	186	42.9k
Alexander Röth Germany	31	15.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.3×	755 0.2×	479 0.4×	284 0.3×	80	24.7k
Paul W. Sternberg United States	97	13.9k 0.8×	2.6k 0.4×	2.1k 0.7×	356 0.3×	373 0.4×	579	33.1k
James R. Williamson United States	67	13.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	619 0.6×	851 0.9×	251	17.0k

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Kawahara, Daisuke, et al.. (2025). Advancing psychological assessment: quantifying self-compassion through free-text responses and language model BERT. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 25778–25778. 1 indexed citations

Nomura, Michio, et al.. (2024). Appreciation processing evoking feelings of being moved and inspiration: Awe and meaning-making. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 34(1). 100076–100076. 1 indexed citations

Fujino, Masahiro, Yuuki Ooishi, Yoshiyuki Ueda, Norimichi Kitagawa, & Michio Nomura. (2024). Prior brief meditation reduces distractor inhibition during cognitive interference. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1445327–1445327. 1 indexed citations

Nomura, Michio, et al.. (2022). Developing and validating the Japanese version of the situational Awe cale (SAS-J). Current Psychology. 42(18). 15307–15322. 1 indexed citations

Nomura, Michio, et al.. (2022). Role of fantasy in emotional clarity and emotional regulation in empathy: A preliminary study. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 912165–912165. 3 indexed citations

Nomura, Michio, et al.. (2021). How Individual States and Traits Predict Aesthetic Appreciation of Haiku Poetry. Empirical Studies of the Arts. 40(1). 81–99. 17 indexed citations

French, Sarah L., Yvonne N. Osheim, David A. Schneider, et al.. (2008). Visual Analysis of the Yeast 5S rRNA Gene Transcriptome: Regulation and Role of La Protein. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28(14). 4576–4587. 38 indexed citations

Oakes, Melanie, Katsuki Johzuka, Loan Vũ, Kristilyn Eliason, & Michio Nomura. (2006). Expression of rRNA Genes and Nucleolus Formation at Ectopic Chromosomal Sites in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(16). 6223–6238. 20 indexed citations

Tongaonkar, Prasad, Sarah L. French, Melanie Oakes, et al.. (2005). Histones are required for transcription of yeast rRNA genes by RNA polymerase I. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(29). 10129–10134. 24 indexed citations

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Schneider, David A. & Michio Nomura. (2004). RNA polymerase I remains intact without subunit exchange through multiple rounds of transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(42). 15112–15117. 25 indexed citations

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French, Sarah L., Yvonne N. Osheim, Francesco Cioci, Michio Nomura, & Ann L. Beyer. (2003). In Exponentially Growing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells, rRNA Synthesis Is Determined by the Summed RNA Polymerase I Loading Rate Rather than by the Number of Active Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(5). 1558–1568. 261 indexed citations

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Siddiqi, Imran, J Keener, Loan Vũ, & Michio Nomura. (2001). Role of TATA Binding Protein (TBP) in Yeast Ribosomal DNA Transcription by RNA Polymerase I: Defects in the Dual Functions of Transcription Factor UAF Cannot Be Suppressed by TBP. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(7). 2292–2297. 16 indexed citations

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Oakes, Melanie, Yasuhisa Nogi, Michael W. Clark, & Michio Nomura. (1993). Structural Alterations of the Nucleolus in Mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Defective in RNA Polymerase I. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 13(4). 2441–2455. 39 indexed citations

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Yano, Ryoji, et al.. (1992). Cloning and Characterization of SRP1, a Suppressor of Temperature-Sensitive RNA Polymerase I Mutations, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(12). 5640–5651. 161 indexed citations

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Morgan, E., Toshimichi Ikemura, Leonard Post, & Michio Nomura. (1980). tRNA Genes in rRNA Operons of Escherichia coli. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 259–266. 13 indexed citations

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Jaskunas, S. Richard, Richard R. Burgess, Lasse Lindahl, & Michio Nomura. (1976). Two Clusters of Genes for RNA Polymerase and Ribosome Components in Escherichia coli. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 6. 539–552. 9 indexed citations

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Nomura, Michio, et al.. (1974). Effects of Colicin E3 on Bacterial Ribosomes. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 4. 805–814. 11 indexed citations

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Nomura, Michio, et al.. (1958). STUDIES ON AMYLASE FORMATION BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS:V. IMMUNOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF AMYLASE PRODUCED BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS. The Journal of Biochemistry. 45(8). 629–637. 2 indexed citations

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Nomura, Michio, Junko Hosoda, & Hiroshi Yoshikawa. (1958). STUDIES ON AMYLASE FORMATION BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS:VI. THE MECHANISM OF AMYLASE EXCRETION AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS. The Journal of Biochemistry. 45(9). 737–744. 9 indexed citations

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Nomura, Michio, Bunji Maruo, & Shiro Akabori. (1956). STUDIES ON AMYLASE FORMATION BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS:I. EFFECT OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ON AMYLASE FORMATION BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS. The Journal of Biochemistry. 43(2). 143–152. 15 indexed citations

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