2026 Ken Yamamoto: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	63	10119	9343	677	635	215	15914

Overview

Ken Yamamoto is affiliated with Kurume University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields, including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Neurology, Genetics, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, such as:

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Inflammasome and immune disorders
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Ken Yamamoto has published research in a variety of reputable scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Genetics
Scientific Reports
Communications Biology
Biomedicines

Among the recent publications are the following:

Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals, 2020, Nature
Subtype-specific gout susceptibility loci and enrichment of selection pressure on ABCG2 and ALDH2 identified by subtype genome-wide meta-analyses of clinically defined gout patients, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
A genome-wide association analysis reveals new pathogenic pathways in gout, 2024, Nature Genetics
Genetic factors for susceptibility to and manifestations of neuromyelitis optica, 2020, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
HLA genotype-clinical phenotype correlations in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders based on Japan MS/NMOSD Biobank data, 2021, Scientific Reports

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a group of notable peers, including:

Masahiro Nakatochi
Yukinori Okada
Hirotaka Matsuo
Akiyoshi Nakayama
Seiko Shimizu

Best Publications

Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

988
Citations
Variants in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Kazuki Yasuda;Kazuaki Miyake;Yukio Horikawa;Kazuo Hara

907
Citations
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

700
Citations
CCAT2, a novel noncoding RNA mapping to 8q24, underlies metastatic progression and chromosomal instability in colon cancer

Hui Ling;Riccardo Spizzo;Yaser Atlasi;Milena Nicoloso

672
Citations
The clinical significance of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele compatibility in patients receiving a marrow transplant from serologically HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR matched unrelated donors.

Yasuo Morishima;Takehiko Sasazuki;Hidetoshi Inoko;Takeo Juji

666
Citations
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians

Norihiro Kato;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Yasuharu Tabara;Tanika N. Kelly

617
Citations
Nationwide survey of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Japan.

Eiichi Ishii;Shouichi Ohga;Shinsaku Imashuku;Masaki Yasukawa

579
Citations
Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

Wanqing Wen;Yoon Shin Cho;Wei Zheng;Rajkumar Dorajoo;Rajkumar Dorajoo

434
Citations
Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

Norihiro Kato;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Niek Verweij

397
Citations
Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

Cassandra N Spracklen;Cassandra N Spracklen;Momoko Horikoshi;Young Jin Kim;Kuang Lin

365
Citations
Genomic Landscape of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Japanese Population

Genta Sawada;Genta Sawada;Atsushi Niida;Ryutaro Uchi;Hidenari Hirata

339
Citations
Sexual maturation of Japanese eel and production of eel larvae in the aquarium

K. Yamamoto;K. Yamauchi

321
Citations
Confirmation of Multiple Risk Loci and Genetic Impacts by a Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in the Japanese Population

Fumihiko Takeuchi;Masakuni Serizawa;Ken Yamamoto;Tomomi Fujisawa

297
Citations
Identification of susceptibility loci for autoimmune thyroid disease to 5q31–q33 and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis to 8q23–q24 by multipoint affected sib-pair linkage analysis in Japanese

Kenji Sakai;Senji Shirasawa;Naofumi Ishikawa;Kunihiko Ito

263
Citations
Association of genetic variation in FTO with risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes with data from 96,551 East and South Asians

H. Li;T. O. Kilpeläinen;C. Liu;J. Zhu

252
Citations
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in East Asian-ancestry populations identifies four new loci for body mass index

Wanqing Wen;Wei Zheng;Yukinori Okada;Fumihiko Takeuchi

212
Citations
SORL1 is genetically associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Japanese, Koreans and Caucasians

Akinori Miyashita;Asako Koike;Gyungah Jun;Li-San Wang

183
Citations
Genome-wide Association Study of Coronary Artery Disease in the Japanese

Fumihiko Takeuchi;Mitsuhiro Yokota;Ken Yamamoto;Eitaro Nakashima

177
Citations
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Are Associated With 7 Loci in the Japanese Population

Fumihiko Takeuchi;Masato Isono;Tomohiro Katsuya;Ken Yamamoto

177
Citations
Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

0
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