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Jun K. Yamashita

Jun K. Yamashita

Kyoto University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
13098
World Ranking
13099
National Ranking
904

Jun K. Yamashita publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 200 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jun K. Yamashita 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 Jun K. Yamashita sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jun K. Yamashita is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan. Their research spans several fields within life sciences, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The main areas of study include Molecular Biology and Surgery, with additional work in Cancer Research, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology.

The main research topics covered by Yamashita include:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Renal and related cancers

Yamashita has published in several venues, with notable concentrations in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with four publications, iScience with two, and Inflammation and Regeneration also with two. Other publication venues include PLoS ONE and EMBO Reports.

Recent papers from Yamashita's collaborative work include:

  • Specific induction and long-term maintenance of high purity ventricular cardiomyocytes from human induced pluripotent stem cells (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • The moral status of human embryo-like structures: potentiality matters? (2020, EMBO Reports)
  • Extracellular vesicles and microRNAs in the regulation of cardiomyocyte differentiation and proliferation (2023, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics)
  • Modeling mutation-specific arrhythmogenic phenotypes in isogenic human iPSC-derived cardiac tissues (2024, Scientific Reports)
  • AMPK activation reverts mouse epiblast stem cells to naive state (2021, iScience)

Yamashita frequently collaborates with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Tomohiro Minakawa (7 co-authored publications)
  • Junko Yamane (5 co-authored publications)
  • Yasuhiko Tabata (5 co-authored publications)
  • Masahide Kawatou (4 co-authored publications)
  • Kenji Minatoya (4 co-authored publications)

Best Publications

  • Flk1-positive cells derived from embryonic stem cells serve as vascular progenitors

    Jun Yamashita;Hiroshi Itoh;Masanori Hirashima;Minetaro Ogawa

  • Directed and Systematic Differentiation of Cardiovascular Cells From Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Genta Narazaki;Hideki Uosaki;Mizue Teranishi;Keisuke Okita

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Expression in Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions Possible Pathophysiological Significance of VEGF in Progression of Atherosclerosis

    Mayumi Inoue;Hiroshi Itoh;Makiko Ueda;Takahiko Naruko

  • Roles of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice

    Takuya Kobayashi;Yoshio Tahara;Mayumi Matsumoto;Masako Iguchi

  • Fluid shear stress induces differentiation of Flk-1-positive embryonic stem cells into vascular endothelial cells in vitro

    Kimiko Yamamoto;Takaaki Sokabe;Tetsuro Watabe;Kohei Miyazono

  • Significance of Ventricular Myocytes and Nonmyocytes Interaction During Cardiocyte Hypertrophy Evidence for Endothelin-1 as a Paracrine Hypertrophic Factor From Cardiac Nonmyocytes

    Masaki Harada;Hiroshi Itoh;Osamu Nakagawa;Yoshihiro Ogawa

  • Efficient and Scalable Purification of Cardiomyocytes from Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by VCAM1 Surface Expression

    Hideki Uosaki;Hiroyuki Fukushima;Ayako Takeuchi;Satoshi Matsuoka

  • Human iPS cell-engineered cardiac tissue sheets with cardiomyocytes and vascular cells for cardiac regeneration.

    Hidetoshi Masumoto;Takeshi Ikuno;Masafumi Takeda;Hiroyuki Fukushima

  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Use in Human Models of Disease and Development.

    Peter Karagiannis;Kazutoshi Takahashi;Megumu Saito;Yoshinori Yoshida

  • cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylates and inactivates RhoA.

    Naoki Sawada;Hiroshi Itoh;Jun Yamashita;Kentaro Doi

  • Inhibition of Rho-Associated Kinase Results in Suppression of Neointimal Formation of Balloon-Injured Arteries

    Naoki Sawada;Hiroshi Itoh;Koji Ueyama;Jun Yamashita

  • Shear Stress Augments Expression of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Adrenomedullin

    Tae Hwa Chun;Hiroshi Itoh;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Naohisa Tamura

  • Prospective identification of cardiac progenitors by a novel single cell-based cardiomyocyte induction

    Jun K. Yamashita;Jun K. Yamashita;Makoto Takano;Mina Hiraoka-Kanie;Mina Hiraoka-Kanie;Chikashi Shimazu

  • TGF-β receptor kinase inhibitor enhances growth and integrity of embryonic stem cell–derived endothelial cells

    Tetsuro Watabe;Ayako Nishihara;Koichi Mishima;Jun Yamashita

  • Pathway for differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to vascular cell components and their potential for vascular regeneration.

    Masakatsu Sone;Hiroshi Itoh;Kenichi Yamahara;Jun K. Yamashita

  • Pluripotent Stem Cell-Engineered Cell Sheets Reassembled with Defined Cardiovascular Populations Ameliorate Reduction in Infarct Heart Function Through Cardiomyocyte-Mediated Neovascularization†‡

    Hidetoshi Masumoto;Takehiko Matsuo;Kohei Yamamizu;Hideki Uosaki

  • Significance and therapeutic potential of the natriuretic peptides/cGMP/cGMP-dependent protein kinase pathway in vascular regeneration

    Kenichi Yamahara;Hiroshi Itoh;Tae Hwa Chun;Yoshihiro Ogawa

  • Adrenomedullin/Cyclic AMP Pathway Induces Notch Activation and Differentiation of Arterial Endothelial Cells From Vascular Progenitors

    Takami Yurugi-Kobayashi;Hiroshi Itoh;Timm Schroeder;Akiko Nakano

  • Down regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ expression by inflammatory cytokines and its reversal by thiazolidinediones

    T. Tanaka;H. Itoh;K. Doi;Y. Fukunaga

  • Ageladine A: an antiangiogenic matrixmetalloproteinase inhibitor from the marine sponge Agelas nakamurai.

    Masaki Fujita;Yoichi Nakao;Shigeki Matsunaga;Motoharu Seiki

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Itoh
Hiroshi Itoh Keio University
Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Yoshihiro Ogawa
Yoshihiro Ogawa Kyushu University
Shin-Ichi Nishikawa
Shin-Ichi Nishikawa RIKEN
Joji Ando
Joji Ando Dokkyo Medical University
Minoru Narita
Minoru Narita Hoshi University
Norio Nakatsuji
Norio Nakatsuji Kyoto University
Minetaro Ogawa
Minetaro Ogawa Kumamoto University
Kiminori Hosoda
Kiminori Hosoda Kyoto University
Michiko Narita
Michiko Narita Tokyo Medical University

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