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Kazuo Yamamoto

Kazuo Yamamoto

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
12626
World Ranking
10338
National Ranking
695

Kazuo 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 Kazuo Yamamoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 245 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kazuo 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 Kazuo 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: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kazuo Yamamoto is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and works primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional focus on medicine and immunology and microbiology. Their publication record includes research spanning molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, cell biology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their scientific output covers a range of topics, including:

  • Glycosylation and glycoproteins research
  • Galectins and cancer biology
  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Influenza virus research studies
  • Carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis

Yamamoto has published in various peer-reviewed journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Cell Reports

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Yamamoto are:

  • Diluted Luria-Bertani medium vs. sewage sludge as growth media: comparison of community structure and diversity in the culturable bacteria, 2021, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Shoko Nishihara
  • Naoki Matsumoto
  • Federico Pecori
  • Taichi Miura
  • Hayato Ota

Best Publications

  • FOXO3a-dependent regulation of Puma in response to cytokine/growth factor withdrawal

    Han You;Marc Pellegrini;Marc Pellegrini;Katsuya Tsuchihara;Katsuya Tsuchihara;Kazuo Yamamoto;Kazuo Yamamoto

  • Critical roles of interferon regulatory factor 4 in CD11bhighCD8α– dendritic cell development

    Shoichi Suzuki;Kiri Honma;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Kazuo Suzuki

  • D-2-hydroxyglutarate produced by mutant IDH1 perturbs collagen maturation and basement membrane function.

    Masato Sasaki;Christiane B. Knobbe;Christiane B. Knobbe;Momoe Itsumi;Andrew J. Elia

  • Structural requirements for the binding of oligosaccharides and glycopeptides to immobilized wheat germ agglutinin

    Kazuo Yamamoto;Tsutomu Tsuji;Isamu Matsumoto;Toshiaki Osawa

  • Enterotoxicity of El Tor-like hemolysin of non-O1 Vibrio cholerae.

    Y Ichinose;K Yamamoto;N Nakasone;M J Tanabe

  • Molecular cloning and expression of cDNA encoding human macrophage C-type lectin. Its unique carbohydrate binding specificity for Tn antigen.

    N Suzuki;K Yamamoto;S Toyoshima;T Osawa

  • The Macrophage C-type Lectin Specific for Galactose/N-Acetylgalactosamine Is an Endocytic Receptor Expressed on Monocyte-derived Immature Dendritic Cells

    Nobuaki Higashi;Kouki Fujioka;Kaori Denda-Nagai;Shin-ichi Hashimoto

  • FOXO3a-dependent regulation of Pink1 (Park6) mediates survival signaling in response to cytokine deprivation

    Yang Mei;Yiru Zhang;Kazuo Yamamoto;Wei Xie

  • Structure of a complex-type sugar chain of human glycophorin A

    Tatsuro Irimura;Tsutomu Tsuji;Setsuro Tagami;Kazuo Yamamoto

  • Regulation of transactivation-independent proapoptotic activity of p53 by FOXO3a

    Han You;Kazuo Yamamoto;Tak Wah Mak

  • Molecular Basis of Sugar Recognition by the Human L-type Lectins ERGIC-53, VIPL, and VIP36

    Yukiko Kamiya;Daiki Kamiya;Kazuo Yamamoto;Beat Nyfeler

  • Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae hemolysin: purification, partial characterization, and immunological relatedness to El Tor hemolysin.

    K Yamamoto;M Al-Omani;T Honda;Y Takeda

  • Development of a dural substitute from synthetic bioabsorbable polymers

    Keisuke Yamada;Susumu Miyamoto;Izumi Nagata;Haruhiko Kikuchi

  • The structure of carbohydrate unit B of porcine thyroglobulin

    K Yamamoto;T Tsuji;T Irimura;T Osawa

  • Interferon regulatory factor 4 negatively regulates the production of proinflammatory cytokines by macrophages in response to LPS

    Kiri Honma;Heiichiro Udono;Tomoko Kohno;Kazuo Yamamoto

  • Potential efficacy of basic fibroblast growth factor incorporated in biodegradable hydrogels for skull bone regeneration.

    Keisuke Yamada;Yasuhiko Tabata;Kazuo Yamamoto;Susumu Miyamoto

  • Identity of hemolysins produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and V. cholerae O1, biotype El Tor.

    K Yamamoto;Y Ichinose;N Nakasone;M Tanabe

  • The cytolysin gene of Vibrio vulnificus: sequence and relationship to the Vibrio cholerae E1 Tor hemolysin gene.

    K Yamamoto;A C Wright;J B Kaper;J G Morris

  • Two-step processing for activation of the cytolysin/hemolysin of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor: nucleotide sequence of the structural gene (hlyA) and characterization of the processed products.

    K Yamamoto;Y Ichinose;H Shinagawa;K Makino

  • Mule/Huwe1/Arf-BP1 suppresses Ras-driven tumorigenesis by preventing c-Myc/Miz1-mediated down-regulation of p21 and p15

    Satoshi Inoue;Zhenyue Hao;Andrew J. Elia;David Cescon

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshiaki Osawa
Toshiaki Osawa University of Tokyo
Tatsuro Irimura
Tatsuro Irimura Juntendo University
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toshiharu Suzuki
Toshiharu Suzuki Hokkaido University
Mitsuhiko Ikura
Mitsuhiko Ikura Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Masami Muramatsu
Masami Muramatsu Saitama Medical University
Yoshiki Yamaguchi
Yoshiki Yamaguchi Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Andrew Wakeham
Andrew Wakeham Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Koichi Kato
Koichi Kato National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Naoki Mori
Naoki Mori University of the Ryukyus

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