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Kazuyoshi Yonezawa

Kazuyoshi Yonezawa

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
20248
World Ranking
11714
National Ranking
804

Kazuyoshi Yonezawa 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 Kazuyoshi Yonezawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 114 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kazuyoshi Yonezawa 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 Kazuyoshi Yonezawa 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: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kazuyoshi Yonezawa is affiliated with Kobe University in Japan. Their academic career has been primarily based at this institution.

There is no detailed information available on recent papers authored by Kazuyoshi Yonezawa, making it difficult to provide specifics on publication titles, years, or venues.

Similarly, there is no data provided on frequent co-authors, indicating either a largely individual research trajectory or lack of accessible records on collaboration.

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Similarly, there is no record of awards or recognitions received by Kazuyoshi Yonezawa.

Given the absence of detailed publication, collaboration, and research topic data, Kazuyoshi Yonezawa's scientific profile remains general, limited primarily to their association with Kobe University.

Best Publications

  • Raptor, a binding partner of target of rapamycin (TOR), mediates TOR action.

    Kenta Hara;Yoshiko Maruki;Xiaomeng Long;Ken ichi Yoshino

  • Amino Acid Sufficiency and mTOR Regulate p70 S6 Kinase and eIF-4E BP1 through a Common Effector Mechanism

    Kenta Hara;Kazuyoshi Yonezawa;Qing-Ping Weng;Mark T. Kozlowski

  • Rheb Binds and Regulates the mTOR Kinase

    Xiaomeng Long;Yenshou Lin;Sara Ortiz-Vega;Kazuyoshi Yonezawa

  • The Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Partner, Raptor, Binds the mTOR Substrates p70 S6 Kinase and 4E-BP1 through Their TOR Signaling (TOS) Motif

    Hiroki Nojima;Hiroki Nojima;Chiharu Tokunaga;Satoshi Eguchi;Noriko Oshiro

  • mTOR is essential for growth and proliferation in early mouse embryos and embryonic stem cells.

    Mirei Murakami;Tomoko Ichisaka;Tomoko Ichisaka;Mitsuyo Maeda;Noriko Oshiro;Noriko Oshiro

  • Regulation of eIF-4E BP1 Phosphorylation by mTOR

    Kenta Hara;Kazuyoshi Yonezawa;Mark T. Kozlowski;Tadanori Sugimoto

  • PI 3-kinase is a dual specificity enzyme: autoregulation by an intrinsic protein-serine kinase activity.

    R Dhand;I Hiles;G Panayotou;S Roche

  • Tor directly controls the Atg1 kinase complex to regulate autophagy.

    Yoshiaki Kamada;Ken-ichi Yoshino;Chika Kondo;Tomoko Kawamata

  • Activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase is required for PDGF-stimulated membrane ruffling

    Stefan Wennström;Phillip Hawkins;Frank Cooke;Kenta Hara

  • 1-Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity is required for insulin-stimulated glucose transport but not for RAS activation in CHO cells.

    K Hara;K Yonezawa;H Sakaue;A Ando

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Induces Mammalian Target of Rapamycin-Dependent Local Activation of Translation Machinery and Protein Synthesis in Neuronal Dendrites

    Nobuyuki Takei;Naoko Inamura;Mihoko Kawamura;Hisaaki Namba

  • Inhibition of the translocation of GLUT1 and GLUT4 in 3T3-L1 cells by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, wortmannin.

    J F Clarke;P W Young;K Yonezawa;M Kasuga

  • Immunopurified Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Phosphorylates and Activates p70 S6 Kinase α in Vitro

    Shuji Isotani;Kenta Hara;Chiharu Tokunaga;Hitomi Inoue

  • A possible linkage between AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway

    Naoki Kimura;Chiharu Tokunaga;Sushila Dalal;Christine Richardson

  • PI 3-kinase: structural and functional analysis of intersubunit interactions.

    Ritu Dhand;K. Hara;I. Hiles;B. Bax

  • Involvement of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in insulin- or IGF-1-induced membrane ruffling

    K Kotani;K Yonezawa;K Hara;H Ueda

  • Dissociation of raptor from mTOR is a mechanism of rapamycin-induced inhibition of mTOR function.

    Noriko Oshiro;Ken-ichi Yoshino;Sujuti Hidayat;Chiharu Tokunaga

  • The Proline-rich Akt Substrate of 40 kDa (PRAS40) Is a Physiological Substrate of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1

    Noriko Oshiro;Rinako Takahashi;Ken-ichi Yoshino;Keiko Tanimura

  • Insulin and amino-acid regulation of mTOR signaling and kinase activity through the Rheb GTPase

    J. Avruch;K. Hara;Yen-Shou Lin;M. Liu

  • The Proline-rich Akt Substrate of 40 kDa (PRAS40) Is a Physiological Substrate of Mammalian Target of

    Noriko Oshiro;Rinako Takahashi;Ken-ichi Yoshino;Keiko Tanimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Avruch
Joseph Avruch Harvard University
Ushio Kikkawa
Ushio Kikkawa Kobe University
Masato Kasuga
Masato Kasuga National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Noriaki Tanaka
Noriaki Tanaka Okayama University
Hirohei Yamamura
Hirohei Yamamura Kobe University
Wataru Ogawa
Wataru Ogawa Kobe University
Ikuo Nishimoto
Ikuo Nishimoto Keio University
Ken-ichi Sato
Ken-ichi Sato Nagoya University
Nobuyuki Takei
Nobuyuki Takei Niigata University
Hiroyuki Nawa
Hiroyuki Nawa Wakayama Medical University

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