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Kiyoshi Yasukawa

Kiyoshi Yasukawa

Kyoto University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
16091
World Ranking
18823
National Ranking
1350

Kiyoshi Yasukawa 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 Kiyoshi Yasukawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 234 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kiyoshi Yasukawa 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 Kiyoshi Yasukawa 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: 46 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kiyoshi Yasukawa is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Infectious Diseases, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics, which include:

  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Yasukawa has published articles in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to these publication venues:

  • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • Molecular Biology Reports
  • Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Scientific Reports

Several papers represent recent work by Yasukawa, including:

  • Solvent engineering studies on recombinase polymerase amplification (2020), published in Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • Optimization of reaction condition of recombinase polymerase amplification to detect SARS-CoV-2 DNA and RNA using a statistical method (2021), published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Kinetic analysis of inhibition of α-glucosidase by leaf powder from Morus australis and its component iminosugars (2020), published in Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • Inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase by Morus australis fruit extract and its components iminosugar, anthocyanin, and glucose (2022), published in Journal of Food Science
  • Adenosine triphosphate induces amorphous aggregation of amyloid β by increasing Aβ dynamics (2024), published in Scientific Reports

Yasukawa has collaborated frequently with other researchers, notably:

  • Teisuke Takita
  • Itaru Yanagihara
  • Shinsuke Fujiwara
  • Kevin Maafu Juma
  • Kenji Kojima

Best Publications

  • Complementary DNA for a novel human interleukin (BSF-2) that induces B lymphocytes to produce immunoglobulin

    Toshio Hirano;Kiyoshi Yasukawa;Hisashi Harada;Tetsuya Taga

  • Interleukin-6 triggers the association of its receptor with a possible signal transducer, gp130

    Tetsuya Taga;Masahiko Hibi;Yuuichi Hirata;Katsuhiko Yamasaki

  • Association of transcription factor APRF and protein kinase Jak1 with the interleukin-6 signal transducer gp130.

    Claudia Lütticken;Ursula M. Wegenka;Juping Yuan;Jan Buschmann

  • IL-6-induced homodimerization of gp130 and associated activation of a tyrosine kinase

    Masaaki Murakami;Masahiko Hibi;Naoko Nakagawa;Toshimasa Nakagawa

  • Purification to homogeneity and characterization of human B-cell differentiation factor (BCDF or BSFp-2).

    Toshio Hirano;Tetsuya Taga;Naoko Nakano;Kiyosi Yasukawa

  • CNTF and LIF act on neuronal cells via shared signaling pathways that involve the IL-6 signal transducing receptor component gp130

    Nancy Yuk-Yu Ip;Steven H. Nye;Tert G. Boulton;Samuel Davis

  • Critical cytoplasmic region of the interleukin 6 signal transducer gp130 is conserved in the cytokine receptor family.

    Masaaki Murakami;Masashi Narazaki;Masahiko Hibi;Hideo Yawata

  • Structure and expression of human B cell stimulatory factor-2 (BSF-2/IL-6) gene.

    K. Yasukawa;T. Hirano;Y. Watanabe;K. Muratani

  • A major role for the protein tyrosine kinase JAK1 in the JAK/STAT signal transduction pathway in response to interleukin-6.

    D Guschin;N Rogers;J Briscoe;B Witthuhn

  • Soluble forms of the interleukin-6 signal-transducing receptor component gp130 in human serum possessing a potential to inhibit signals through membrane-anchored gp130

    Masashi Narazaki;Kiyoshi Yasukawa;Takashi Saito;Yoshiyuki Ohsugi

  • Human B-cell differentiation factor defined by an anti-peptide antibody and its possible role in autoantibody production

    T. Hirano;T. Taga;K. Yasukawa;K. Nakajima

  • Human soluble IL-6 receptor: its detection and enhanced release by HIV infection.

    M Honda;S Yamamoto;M Cheng;K Yasukawa

  • Expansion of human NOD/SCID-repopulating cells by stem cell factor, Flk2/Flt3 ligand, thrombopoietin, IL-6, and soluble IL-6 receptor

    Takahiro Ueda;Kohichiro Tsuji;Hiroshi Yoshino;Yasuhiro Ebihara

  • Activation of JAK2 kinase mediated by the interleukin 6 signal transducer gp130.

    Masashi Narazaki;Bruce A. Witthuhn;Kanji Yoshida;Olli Silvennoinen

  • Involvement of IL-6 signal transducer gp130 in IL-11-mediated signal transduction.

    Tinggui Yin;Tetsuya Taga;Monica Lik Shing Tsang;Kiyoshi Yasukawa

  • High affinity interleukin-6 receptor is a hexameric complex consisting of two molecules each of interleukin-6, interleukin-6 receptor, and gp-130.

    L.D. Ward;G.J. Howlett;G. Discolo;K. Yasukawa

  • Maintenance of the pluripotential phenotype of embryonic stem cells through direct activation of gp130 signalling pathways

    Kanji Yoshida;Ian Chambers;Jennifer Nichols;Austin Smith

  • Structure-function analysis of human IL-6 receptor: dissociation of amino acid residues required for IL-6-binding and for IL-6 signal transduction through gp130.

    H Yawata;K Yasukawa;S Natsuka;M Murakami

  • Increased and highly stable levels of functional soluble interleukin‐6 receptor in sera of patients with monoclonal gammopathy

    Jean-Philippe Gaillard;Régis Bataille;Hervé Brailly;Caroline Zuber

  • Analysis of interleukin 6 receptor and gp130 expressions and proliferative capability of human CD34+ cells.

    S Tajima;K Tsuji;Y Ebihara;X Sui

Frequent Co-Authors

Tadamitsu Kishimoto
Tadamitsu Kishimoto Osaka University
Richard J. Simpson
Richard J. Simpson La Trobe University
Toshio Hirano
Toshio Hirano National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Kohichiro Tsuji
Kohichiro Tsuji University of Tokyo
Yoshiyuki Ohsugi
Yoshiyuki Ohsugi Roche (Switzerland)
Tatsutoshi Nakahata
Tatsutoshi Nakahata Kyoto University
Tadashi Matsuda
Tadashi Matsuda Hokkaido University
Robert L. Moritz
Robert L. Moritz Institute for Systems Biology
Stefan Rose-John
Stefan Rose-John Kiel University
Koichi Nakajima
Koichi Nakajima Osaka University

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