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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
64708
World Ranking
1405
National Ranking
79

Akitsugu Yamamoto 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 Akitsugu Yamamoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 281 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Akitsugu Yamamoto 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 Akitsugu Yamamoto sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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

Akitsugu Yamamoto is affiliated with the Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology in Japan. The available data does not list specific research topics, fields of study, or subfields associated with their work.

No recent papers or book publications have been provided, and there is no record of frequent co-authors or common publication venues linked to their research output.

There are also no awards or honors documented in the current information. The scientist is noted as living.

Given the limited data, further details on their specific research contributions or topics of interest are not accessible at this time.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing

    Yukiko Kabeya;Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Takashi Ueno;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • Suppression of basal autophagy in neural cells causes neurodegenerative disease in mice

    Taichi Hara;Kenji Nakamura;Makoto Matsui;Makoto Matsui;Makoto Matsui;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • The role of autophagy during the early neonatal starvation period

    Akiko Kuma;Masahiko Hatano;Makoto Matsui;Makoto Matsui;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • In Vivo Analysis of Autophagy in Response to Nutrient Starvation Using Transgenic Mice Expressing a Fluorescent Autophagosome Marker

    Noboru Mizushima;Akitsugu Yamamoto;Makoto Matsui;Makoto Matsui;Tamotsu Yoshimori

  • Autophagosomes form at ER–mitochondria contact sites

    Maho Hamasaki;Nobumichi Furuta;Atsushi Matsuda;Atsushi Matsuda;Akiko Nezu

  • Dissection of Autophagosome Formation Using Apg5-Deficient Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Akitsugu Yamamoto;Masahiko Hatano;Yoshinori Kobayashi;Yoshinori Kobayashi

  • LC3, GABARAP and GATE16 localize to autophagosomal membrane depending on form-II formation.

    Yukiko Kabeya;Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Akitsugu Yamamoto;Satsuki Oshitani-Okamoto

  • Bafilomycin A1 prevents maturation of autophagic vacuoles by inhibiting fusion between autophagosomes and lysosomes in rat hepatoma cell line, H-4-II-E cells

    Akitsugu Yamamoto;Yoshihiro Tagawa;Tamotsu Yoshimori;Yoshinori Moriyama

  • Bafilomycin A1, a specific inhibitor of vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase, inhibits acidification and protein degradation in lysosomes of cultured cells.

    T Yoshimori;A Yamamoto;Y Moriyama;M Futai

  • Autophagy defends cells against invading group A Streptococcus.

    Ichiro Nakagawa;Atsuo Amano;Noboru Mizushima;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • A subdomain of the endoplasmic reticulum forms a cradle for autophagosome formation

    Mitsuko Hayashi-Nishino;Naonobu Fujita;Takeshi Noda;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Mitochondrial DNA that escapes from autophagy causes inflammation and heart failure

    Takafumi Oka;Shungo Hikoso;Osamu Yamaguchi;Manabu Taneike;Manabu Taneike

  • Subcellular Localization of Toll-Like Receptor 3 in Human Dendritic Cells

    Misako Matsumoto;Kenji Funami;Masako Tanabe;Hiroyuki Oshiumi

  • Mouse Apg16L, a novel WD-repeat protein, targets to the autophagic isolation membrane with the Apg12-Apg5 conjugate

    Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Akiko Kuma;Akiko Kuma;Yoshinori Kobayashi;Yoshinori Kobayashi;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • Autophagy Is Essential for Preimplantation Development of Mouse Embryos

    Satoshi Tsukamoto;Akiko Kuma;Mirei Murakami;Chieko Kishi

  • An Atg4B Mutant Hampers the Lipidation of LC3 Paralogues and Causes Defects in Autophagosome Closure

    Naonobu Fujita;Mitsuko Hayashi-Nishino;Hiromi Fukumoto;Hiroko Omori

  • Pivotal role of the cell death factor BNIP3 in ceramide-induced autophagic cell death in malignant glioma cells.

    Shigeru Daido;Takao Kanzawa;Akitsugu Yamamoto;Hayato Takeuchi

  • Autophagy pathway intersects with HIV-1 biosynthesis and regulates viral yields in macrophages

    George B. Kyei;Christina Dinkins;Alexander S Davis;Esteban Roberts

  • Autophagy sequesters damaged lysosomes to control lysosomal biogenesis and kidney injury

    Ikuko Maejima;Atsushi Takahashi;Hiroko Omori;Tomonori Kimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamotsu Yoshimori
Tamotsu Yoshimori Osaka University
Yoshinori Moriyama
Yoshinori Moriyama Okayama University
Noboru Mizushima
Noboru Mizushima University of Tokyo
Yoshinori Ohsumi
Yoshinori Ohsumi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yoh Wada
Yoh Wada Osaka University
Masamitsu Futai
Masamitsu Futai Osaka University
Hiroshi Yamada
Hiroshi Yamada Okayama University
Takeshi Noda
Takeshi Noda Osaka University
Mitsunori Fukuda
Mitsunori Fukuda Tohoku University
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba ShanghaiTech University

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