Michio Tomishige

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Michio Tomishige is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michio Tomishige has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cell Biology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Michio Tomishige's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (22 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (5 papers). Michio Tomishige is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (22 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (5 papers). Michio Tomishige collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Switzerland. Michio Tomishige's co-authors include Ronald D. Vale, Ahmet Yıldız, Paul R. Selvin, Dieter R. Klopfenstein, Nico Stuurman, Arne Gennerich, Yasushi Sako, Akihiro Kusumi, Takayuki Ariga and Ryota Iino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michio Tomishige

25 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Kinesin Walks Hand-Over-Hand 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Kinesin Walks Hand-Over-Hand
    2003 732 citations Ahmet Yıldız, Michio Tomishige et al. Science profile →

Peers

Michio Tomishige
Cécile Leduc France
Arne Gennerich United States
Ronald S. Rock United States
Atsuko H. Iwane Japan
Daniel W. Pierce United States
William O. Hancock United States
Robert A. Cross United Kingdom
Roop Mallik India
Stefan Wieser Austria
Charles L. Asbury United States
Cécile Leduc France
Michio Tomishige
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Countries citing papers authored by Michio Tomishige

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michio Tomishige

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michio Tomishige

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michio Tomishige. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michio Tomishige based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michio Tomishige. Michio Tomishige is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kanada, Ryo, Ken‐ichi Miyazono, Haruaki Yanagisawa, et al.. (2025). Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(7).
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Huang, Yating, Michio Tomishige, Steven P. Gross, Pik‐Yin Lai, & Yonggun Jun. (2025). Multiple kinesins speed up cargo transport in crowded environments by sharing load. Communications Biology. 8(1). 232–232.
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Jönsson, Erik, et al.. (2025). Kinetic regulation of kinesin’s two motor domains coordinates its stepping along microtubules. eLife. 14. 1 indexed citations
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Uchida, Noriyuki, Kou Okuro, Annalisa Cardellini, et al.. (2022). Reconstitution of microtubule into GTP-responsive nanocapsules. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5424–5424. 9 indexed citations
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Ariga, Takayuki, Michio Tomishige, & Daisuke Mizuno. (2020). Experimental and theoretical energetics of walking molecular motors under fluctuating environments. Biophysical Reviews. 12(2). 503–510. 9 indexed citations
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Ariga, Takayuki, Michio Tomishige, & Daisuke Mizuno. (2018). Nonequilibrium Energetics of Single Molecule Motor, Kinesin-1. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 509a–509a.
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Ariga, Takayuki, Michio Tomishige, & Daisuke Mizuno. (2018). Nonequilibrium Energetics of Molecular Motor Kinesin. Physical Review Letters. 121(21). 218101–218101. 67 indexed citations
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Morita, Yuki, Ryota Iino, Michio Tomishige, et al.. (2018). Simultaneous Observation of Kinesin-Driven Microtubule Motility and Binding of Adenosine Triphosphate Using Linear Zero-Mode Waveguides. ACS Nano. 12(12). 11975–11985. 12 indexed citations
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Iino, Ryota, et al.. (2016). Direct observation of intermediate states during the stepping motion of kinesin-1. Nature Chemical Biology. 12(4). 290–297. 107 indexed citations
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Uchida, Noriyuki, Kou Okuro, Ling Xiao, et al.. (2013). Photoclickable Dendritic Molecular Glue: Noncovalent-to-Covalent Photochemical Transformation of Protein Hybrids. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(12). 4684–4687. 30 indexed citations
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Yıldız, Ahmet, Michio Tomishige, Arne Gennerich, & Ronald D. Vale. (2008). Intramolecular Strain Coordinates Kinesin Stepping Behavior along Microtubules. Cell. 134(6). 1030–1041. 240 indexed citations
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Vale, Ronald D., et al.. (2007). How kinesin waits between steps. Nature. 450(7170). 750–754. 135 indexed citations
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Tomishige, Michio, Nico Stuurman, & Ronald D. Vale. (2006). Single-molecule observations of neck linker conformational changes in the kinesin motor protein. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 13(10). 887–894. 87 indexed citations
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Yıldız, Ahmet, Michio Tomishige, Ronald D. Vale, & Paul R. Selvin. (2003). Kinesin Walks Hand-Over-Hand. Science. 303(5658). 676–678. 732 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klopfenstein, Dieter R., Michio Tomishige, Nico Stuurman, & Ronald D. Vale. (2002). Role of Phosphatidylinositol(4,5)bisphosphate Organization in Membrane Transport by the Unc104 Kinesin Motor. Cell. 109(3). 347–358. 260 indexed citations
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Tomishige, Michio, Dieter R. Klopfenstein, & Ronald D. Vale. (2002). Conversion of Unc104/KIF1A Kinesin into a Processive Motor After Dimerization. Science. 297(5590). 2263–2267. 214 indexed citations
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Tomishige, Michio & Akihiro Kusumi. (1999). Compartmentalization of the Erythrocyte Membrane by the Membrane Skeleton: Intercompartmental Hop Diffusion of Band 3. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(8). 2475–2479. 33 indexed citations
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Tomishige, Michio, Yasushi Sako, & Akihiro Kusumi. (1998). Regulation Mechanism of the Lateral Diffusion of Band 3 in Erythrocyte Membranes by the Membrane Skeleton. The Journal of Cell Biology. 142(4). 989–1000. 157 indexed citations
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Kusumi, Akihiro, Yasushi Sako, Takahiro Fujiwara, & Michio Tomishige. (1997). Chapter 10 Application of Laser Tweezers to Studies of the Fences and Tethers of the Membrane Skeleton that Regulate the Movements of Plasma Membrane Proteins. Methods in cell biology. 55. 173–194. 24 indexed citations

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