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Ken Yamamoto

Ken Yamamoto

Kurume University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
15914
World Ranking
10116
National Ranking
676

Ken 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 Ken Yamamoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 215 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken 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 Ken Yamamoto sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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

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

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

    Kazuki Yasuda;Kazuaki Miyake;Yukio Horikawa;Kazuo Hara

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Nationwide survey of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Japan.

    Eiichi Ishii;Shouichi Ohga;Shinsaku Imashuku;Masaki Yasukawa

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Genomic Landscape of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Japanese Population

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

  • Sexual maturation of Japanese eel and production of eel larvae in the aquarium

    K. Yamamoto;K. Yamauchi

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Fumihiko Takeuchi;Mitsuhiro Yokota;Ken Yamamoto;Eitaro Nakashima

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

    Fumihiko Takeuchi;Masato Isono;Tomohiro Katsuya;Ken Yamamoto

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Takehiko Sasazuki
Takehiko Sasazuki Kyushu University
Fumihiko Takeuchi
Fumihiko Takeuchi Juntendo University
Norihiro Kato
Norihiro Kato National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Tomohiro Katsuya
Tomohiro Katsuya Osaka University
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Ryoichi Takayanagi
Ryoichi Takayanagi Kyushu University
Jer-Yuarn Wu
Jer-Yuarn Wu Academia Sinica
Michiaki Kubo
Michiaki Kubo RIKEN
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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