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Hiroshi Yamasaki

Hiroshi Yamasaki

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
69
Citations
15212
World Ranking
1481
National Ranking
124

Hiroshi Yamasaki publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroshi Yamasaki sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 243 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Hiroshi Yamasaki D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroshi Yamasaki sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hiroshi Yamasaki is affiliated with Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields, notably Oceanography, Ecology, Parasitology, Aquatic Science, and Small Animals.

The scientist's research topics focus on Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Echinoderm biology and ecology, Parasites and Host Interactions, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Marine and coastal plant biology, and Helminth infection and control.

Yamasaki has published research in multiple academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zoologischer Anzeiger
  • Parasitology International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Crohn s and Colitis

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Martin V. Sørensen
  • Wanchai Maleewong
  • Tongjit Thanchomnang
  • Pewpan M. Intapan
  • María Herranz

Among the recent publications associated with Yamasaki are:

  • "An interactive identification key to species of Echinoderidae (Kinorhyncha)" (2020), Zoologischer Anzeiger
  • "Highly Bioavailable Curcumin Derivative Ameliorates Crohn's Disease Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study" (2020), Journal of Crohn s and Colitis (authored by Ken Sugimoto)

Best Publications

  • Role of connexin genes in growth control.

    Hiroshi Yamasaki;Christian C.G. Naus

  • Biallelic and heterozygous point mutations in the runt domain of the AML1/PEBP2alphaB gene associated with myeloblastic leukemias.

    Motomi Osato;Norio Asou;Norio Asou;Essam Abdalla;Koyu Hoshino;Koyu Hoshino

  • Bystander killing of cancer cells by herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene is mediated by connexins.

    Marc Mesnil;Colette Piccoli;Gerard Tiraby;Klaus Willecke

  • Regulation of connexin 43-mediated gap junctional intercellular communication by Ca2+ in mouse epidermal cells is controlled by E-cadherin.

    W. M. F. Jongen;D. J. Fitzgerald;M. Asamoto;C. Piccoli

  • Bystander effect in herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase/ganciclovir cancer gene therapy : role of gap-junctional intercellular communication

    Marc Mesnil;Hiroshi Yamasaki

  • UV and skin cancer: specific p53 gene mutation in normal skin as a biologically relevant exposure measurement.

    Hisayoshi Nakazawa;Dallas English;Peter L. Randell;Keiko Nakazawa

  • Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication and Carcinogenesis

    Hiroshi Yamasaki

  • Negative growth control of HeLa cells by connexin genes: connexin species specificity.

    M Mesnil;V Krutovskikh;C Piccoli;C Elfgang

  • Tumor promoters inhibit spontaneous and induced differentiation of murine erythroleukemia cells in culture

    H Yamasaki;E Fibach;U Nudel;I B Weinstein

  • Altered homologous and heterologous gap‐junctional intercellular communication in primary human liver tumors associated with aberrant protein localization but not gene mutation of connexin 32

    V. Krutovskikh;G. Mazzoleni;N. Mironov;Y. Omori

  • A role for heterologous gap junctions between melanoma and endothelial cells in metastasis

    Akihiko Ito;Fumitaka Katoh;Tatsuki R. Kataoka;Morihito Okada

  • Role of connexin (gap junction) genes in cell growth control and carcinogenesis.

    Hiroshi Yamasaki;Vladimir Krutovskikh;Marc Mesnil;Toshiaki Tanaka

  • Intercellular communication and carcinogenesis

    H Yamasaki;M Mesnil;Y Omori;N Mironov

  • Connexin hemichannels and gap junction channels are differentially influenced by lipopolysaccharide and basic fibroblast growth factor

    Elke De Vuyst;Elke Decrock;Marijke De Bock;Hiroshi Yamasaki

  • Alterations of (CA)n DNA Repeats and Tumor Suppressor Genes in Human Gastric Cancer

    N M Mironov;M A Aguelon;G I Potapova;Y Omori

  • Connexin 32 mutations from X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease patients: functional defects and dominant negative effects.

    Y Omori;M Mesnil;H Yamasaki

  • Amplification of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene but No Evidence of ras Mutations in Primary Human Esophageal Cancers

    M. C. Hollstein;A. M. Smits;C. Galiana;H. Yamasaki

  • Nuclear localization of beta-catenin in normal and carcinogenic endometrium.

    Hideyuki Nei;Tsuyoshi Saito;Hiroshi Yamasaki;Hisanobu Mizumoto

  • Altered gap junctional communication, intercellular signaling, and growth in cultured astrocytes deficient in connexin43

    Christian C.G. Naus;John F. Bechberger;Yuchun Zhang;Laurent Venance

  • Evidence for UV-associated activation of telomerase in human skin

    Masato Ueda;Allal Ouhtit;Toshinori Bito;Keiko Nakazawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Tsuda
Hiroyuki Tsuda Nagoya City University
Desmond J. Fitzgerald
Desmond J. Fitzgerald University College Cork
Monica Hollstein
Monica Hollstein University of Leeds
Christian C. Naus
Christian C. Naus University of British Columbia
Paul A. Marks
Paul A. Marks Columbia University
Klaus Willecke
Klaus Willecke University of Bonn
Richard A. Rifkind
Richard A. Rifkind Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Alexander V. Ljubimov
Alexander V. Ljubimov Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hiroaki Mitsuya
Hiroaki Mitsuya Kumamoto University
Alfredo Fusco
Alfredo Fusco University of Naples Federico II

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