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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 113 4986 4679 105 100 406 43841
Molecular Biology 112 344 314 24 23 385 42814

Jun Yokota publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jun Yokota between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jun Yokota published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 125 publications in 2023. 7 of the 540 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 125. Peak 125 publications in 2023. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 20 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 125 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 7 publications
1982 2025

540 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jun Yokota: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 7
1988 9
1989 4
1990 10
1991 10
1992 8
1993 5
1994 8
1995 12
1996 12
1997 20
1998 25
1999 21
2000 27
2001 16
2002 16
2003 13
2004 12
2005 9
2006 12
2007 12
2008 11
2009 12
2010 12
2011 13
2012 14
2013 12
2014 15
2015 13
2016 10
2017 10
2018 4
2019 0
2020 2
2021 2
2022 0
2023 125
2024 0
2025 7
Total 540
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Jun Yokota 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 Jun Yokota sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 377–386 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 385 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24 385
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Jun Yokota 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 Jun Yokota sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112–113 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19 112
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Jun Yokota is affiliated with the National Cancer Research Institute, UK, based in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine.

Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Hematology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Within these areas, the scientist focuses on key topics such as RNA modifications and cancer, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, Lung Cancer Research Studies, Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis.

Jun Yokota has authored several papers across different journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "BET-Inhibitor I-BET762 and PARP-Inhibitor Talazoparib Synergy in Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Gene Amplification-Associated Overexpression of the Selenoprotein tRNA Enzyme TRIT1 Confers Sensitivity to Arsenic Trioxide in Small-Cell Lung Cancer," 2021, Cancers
  • "ISOTOPE: ISOform-guided prediction of epiTOPEs in cancer," 2021, PLoS Computational Biology
  • "ISOTOPE: ISOform-guided prediction of epiTOPEs in cancer," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist has contributed to research disseminated in venues such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cancers, PLoS Computational Biology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Frequent collaborators of Jun Yokota include Juan L. Trincado, Marina Reixachs-Solé, Judith Pérez-Granado, Tim Fugmann, and Ferrán Sanz, with whom they have co-authored multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Unique microRNA molecular profiles in lung cancer diagnosis and prognosis

    Nozomu Yanaihara;Natasha Caplen;Elise Bowman;Masahiro Seike

  • Comprehensive genomic profiles of small cell lung cancer

    Julie George;Jing Shan Lim;Se Jin Jang;Yupeng Cun

  • KIF5B-RET fusions in lung adenocarcinoma.

    Takashi Kohno;Hitoshi Ichikawa;Yasushi Totoki;Kazuki Yasuda

  • Circulating Exosomal microRNAs as Biomarkers of Colon Cancer

    Hiroko Ogata-Kawata;Masashi Izumiya;Daisuke Kurioka;Yoshitaka Honma

  • Identification of genes upregulated in ALK-positive and EGFR/KRAS/ALK-negative lung adenocarcinomas.

    Hirokazu Okayama;Takashi Kohno;Yuko Ishii;Yoko Shimada

  • Loss of Keap1 Function Activates Nrf2 and Provides Advantages for Lung Cancer Cell Growth

    Tsutomu Ohta;Kumiko Iijima;Mamiko Miyamoto;Izumi Nakahara

  • Familial gastric cancer: overview and guidelines for management*

    Carlos Caldas;Fatima Carneiro;Henry T Lynch;Jun Yokota

  • Loss of heterozygosity on chromosomes 3, 13, and 17 in small-cell carcinoma and on chromosome 3 in adenocarcinoma of the lung

    Jun Yokota;Makio Wada;Yukio Shimosato;Masaaki Terada

  • Tumor progression and metastasis

    Jun Yokota

  • Genetic polymorphisms and alternative splicing of the hOGG1 gene, that is involved in the repair of 8-hydroxyguanine in damaged DNA

    Takashi Kohno;Kazuya Shinmura;Kazuya Shinmura;Masahiko Tosaka;Masachika Tani

  • Amplification of c-erbB-2 oncogene in human adenocarcinomas in vivo.

    Jun Yokota;Kumao Toyoshima;Takashi Sugimura;Tadashi Yamamoto

  • Correlation between Long-Term Survival in Breast Cancer Patients and Amplification of Two Putative Oncogene-Coamplification Units: hst-1/int-2 and c-erbB-2/ear-1

    Tsuda H;Hirohashi S;Shimosato Y;Hirota T

  • Allele loss on chromosome 16 associated with progression of human hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Hitoshi Tsuda;Wandong Zhang;Yukio Shimosato;Jun Yokota

  • Increased formation of oxidative DNA damage, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, in human livers with chronic hepatitis.

    Ryuya Shimoda;Makoto Nagashima;Michiie Sakamoto;Naohito Yamaguchi

  • p29ING4 and p28ING5 bind to p53 and p300, and enhance p53 activity.

    Masayuki Shiseki;Makoto Nagashima;Remy M. Pedeux;Mariko Kitahama-Shiseki

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci in never-smoking women in Asia.

    Qing Lan;Chao A. Hsiung;Keitaro Matsuo;Yun Chul Hong

  • Altered expression of the retinoblastoma (RB) gene in small-cell carcinoma of the lung.

    J Yokota;T Akiyama;Y K Fung;W F Benedict

  • hOGG1 Ser326Cys Polymorphism and Lung Cancer Susceptibility

    H. Sugimura;T. Kohno;K. Wakai;K. Nagura

  • Prevalence and specificity of LKB1 genetic alterations in lung cancers

    S. Matsumoto;R. Iwakawa;K. Takahashi;T. Kohno

  • Cloning of a human homolog of the yeast OGG1 gene that is involved in the repair of oxidative DNA damage

    Kiyomitsu Arai;Kiyomitsu Arai;Kazuhiro Morishita;Kazuya Shinmura;Takashi Kohno

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kohno
Takashi Kohno National Cancer Centre
Masaaki Terada
Masaaki Terada National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Takashi Sugimura
Takashi Sugimura National Cancer Centre
Setsuo Hirohashi
Setsuo Hirohashi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Koji Tsuta
Koji Tsuta Kansai Medical University
Curtis C. Harris
Curtis C. Harris National Institutes of Health
Hiromi Sakamoto
Hiromi Sakamoto National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Teruhiko Yoshida
Teruhiko Yoshida National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Yoshihiro Matsuno
Yoshihiro Matsuno Hokkaido University
Haruhiko Sugimura
Haruhiko Sugimura Hamamatsu University

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