2026 Kenneth M. Yamada: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	160	63	54	42	37	450	99168

Kenneth M. Yamada 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 Kenneth M. Yamada sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 450 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth M. Yamada 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 Kenneth M. Yamada sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 160 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kenneth M. Yamada is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these domains, their work focuses extensively on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research explores numerous topics, particularly:

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
Pancreatic function and diabetes

Among recent publications authored by them are:

Cell-3D matrix interactions: recent advances and opportunities, 2022, Trends in Cell Biology
The extracellular matrix in development, 2020, Development
Ubiquitin ligases: guardians of mammalian development, 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Budding epithelial morphogenesis driven by cell-matrix versus cell-cell adhesion, 2021, Cell
Cell-extracellular matrix dynamics, 2021, Physical Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kenneth M. Yamada include:

Andrew D. Doyle
Shaohe Wang
Kazue Matsumoto
Shayan Nazari
David A. Cruz Walma

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Dental Research
Development
Developmental Cell

Kenneth M. Yamada has been recognized with the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1991.

Best Publications

Taking Cell-Matrix Adhesions to the Third Dimension

Edna Cukierman;Roumen Pankov;Daron R. Stevens;Kenneth M. Yamada

3757
Citations
Transmembrane crosstalk between the extracellular matrix--cytoskeleton crosstalk.

Benjamin Geiger;Alexander Bershadsky;Roumen Pankov;Kenneth M. Yamada

3143
Citations
Fibronectin at a glance.

Roumen Pankov;Kenneth M. Yamada

2515
Citations
Modeling Tissue Morphogenesis and Cancer in 3D

Kenneth M. Yamada;Edna Cukierman

2053
Citations
Fibronectins—adhesive glycoproteins of cell surface and blood

Kenneth M. Yamada;Kenneth Olden

1810
Citations
Inhibition of cell migration, spreading, and focal adhesions by tumor suppressor PTEN

Masahito Tamura;Jianguo Gu;Jianguo Gu;Kazue Matsumoto;Kazue Matsumoto;Shin-ichi Aota;Shin-ichi Aota

1779
Citations
Microfilaments in Cellular and Developmental Processes

N. K. Wessells;B. S. Spooner;J. F. Ash;M. O. Bradley

1731
Citations
Fibronectins: multifunctional modular glycoproteins.

R O Hynes;K M Yamada

1604
Citations
Integrin function: molecular hierarchies of cytoskeletal and signaling molecules.

S Miyamoto;H Teramoto;O A Coso;J S Gutkind

1554
Citations
Cell surface interactions with extracellular materials.

Kenneth M. Yamada

1446
Citations
Mutation of Pten/Mmac1 in mice causes neoplasia in multiple organ systems

Katrina Podsypanina;Lora Hedrick Ellenson;Adriana Nemes;Jianguo Gu

1219
Citations
Random versus directionally persistent cell migration.

Ryan J. Petrie;Andrew D. Doyle;Kenneth M. Yamada

1186
Citations
Synergistic Roles for Receptor Occupancy and Aggregation in Integrin Transmembrane Function

Shingo Miyamoto;Steven K. Akiyama;Kenneth M. Yamada

1184
Citations
Cell interactions with three-dimensional matrices.

Edna Cukierman;Roumen Pankov;Kenneth M Yamada

1182
Citations
Cell–matrix adhesion

Allison L. Berrier;Kenneth M. Yamada

1166
Citations
The relationship between force and focal complex development.

Catherine G. Galbraith;Kenneth M. Yamada;Michael P. Sheetz;Michael P. Sheetz

1141
Citations
Integrins can collaborate with growth factors for phosphorylation of receptor tyrosine kinases and MAP kinase activation: roles of integrin aggregation and occupancy of receptors.

S Miyamoto;H Teramoto;J S Gutkind;K M Yamada

985
Citations
ULTRASTRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF GROWTH CONES AND AXONS OF CULTURED NERVE CELLS

Kenneth M. Yamada;Brian S. Spooner;Norman K. Wessells

887
Citations
The short amino acid sequence Pro-His-Ser-Arg-Asn in human fibronectin enhances cell-adhesive function.

S.-I. Aota;M. Nomizu;K. M. Yamada

850
Citations
Integrin transmembrane signaling and cytoskeletal control

Kenneth M Yamada;Shingo Miyamoto

832
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven K. Akiyama National Institutes of Health

Kenneth Olden National Institutes of Health

Jean Paul Thiery National University of Singapore

Edna Cukierman Fox Chase Cancer Center

Martin J. Humphries University of Manchester

Ira Pastan Center for Cancer Research

Benjamin Geiger Weizmann Institute of Science

Robert M. Pratt National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Kazuhiro Nagata Kyoto Sangyo University

Bruce J. Baum National Institutes of Health

External Links

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