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Kosuke Yusa

Kosuke Yusa

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
46
Citations
11872
World Ranking
2788
National Ranking
208

Kosuke Yusa 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 Kosuke Yusa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 101 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kosuke Yusa 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 Kosuke Yusa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 10th percentile

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

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

Overview

Kosuke Yusa is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Oncology. Their work spans 54 publications in the broader field and includes 31 in Medicine.

Their research covers topics central to genetic engineering and cancer biology, with significant contributions related to CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research. Additional emphasis includes Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Yusa's recent published papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research interests. Selected works include:

  • "ARID1A influences HDAC1/BRD4 activity, intrinsic proliferative capacity and breast cancer treatment response" (2020), Nature Genetics
  • "Low rates of mutation in clinical grade human pluripotent stem cells under different culture conditions" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Minimal genome-wide human CRISPR-Cas9 library" (2021), Genome Biology
  • "KAT7 is a genetic vulnerability of acute myeloid leukemias driven by MLL rearrangements" (2020), Leukemia
  • "Selective targeting of multiple myeloma cells with a monoclonal antibody recognizing the ubiquitous protein CD98 heavy chain" (2022), Science Translational Medicine

The scientist collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors, several of whom have multiple joint publications. These include Yusuke Tarumoto, Kotaro Shirakawa, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo, Yoshihito Horisawa, and George S. Vassiliou.

  • Yusuke Tarumoto
  • Kotaro Shirakawa
  • Akifumi Takaori-Kondo
  • Yoshihito Horisawa
  • George S. Vassiliou

Yusa's work is frequently published in well-regarded venues, including Blood, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Research, Nature Genetics, and Nature Communications, with the highest number of contributions appearing in Blood and bioRxiv.

  • Blood
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Prioritization of cancer therapeutic targets using CRISPR–Cas9 screens

    Fiona M. Behan;Francesco Iorio;Francesco Iorio;Gabriele Picco;Emanuel Gonçalves

  • Genome-wide recessive genetic screening in mammalian cells with a lentiviral CRISPR-guide RNA library

    Hiroko Koike-Yusa;Yilong Li;E-Pien Tan;Martin Del Castillo Velasco-Herrera

  • Generation of transgene-free induced pluripotent mouse stem cells by the piggyBac transposon

    Kosuke Yusa;Roland Rad;Junji Takeda;Allan Bradley

  • A hyperactive piggyBac transposase for mammalian applications.

    Kosuke Yusa;Liqin Zhou;Meng Amy Li;Allan Bradley

  • A CRISPR Dropout Screen Identifies Genetic Vulnerabilities and Therapeutic Targets in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Konstantinos Tzelepis;Hiroko Koike-Yusa;Etienne De Braekeleer;Yilong Li

  • Targeted gene correction of α1-antitrypsin deficiency in induced pluripotent stem cells

    Kosuke Yusa;S. Tamir Rashid;Helene Strick-Marchand;Helene Strick-Marchand;Ignacio Varela

  • Butyrate Greatly Enhances Derivation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Promoting Epigenetic Remodeling and the Expression of Pluripotency-Associated Genes

    Prashant Mali;Bin Kuan Chou;Jonathan Yen;Zhaohui Ye

  • Genome-wide and high-density CRISPR-Cas9 screens identify point mutations in PARP1 causing PARP inhibitor resistance

    Stephen J. Pettitt;Dragomir B. Krastev;Inger Brandsma;Amy Dréan

  • PiggyBac Transposon Mutagenesis: A Tool for Cancer Gene Discovery in Mice

    Roland Rad;Lena Rad;Wei Wang;Juan Cadinanos

  • A Genetic Progression Model of BrafV600E-Induced Intestinal Tumorigenesis Reveals Targets for Therapeutic Intervention

    Roland Rad;Roland Rad;Roland Rad;Juan Cadiñanos;Lena Rad;Ignacio Varela

  • Agreement between two large pan-cancer CRISPR-Cas9 gene dependency data sets.

    Joshua M. Dempster;Clare Pacini;Sasha Pantel;Fiona M. Behan

  • Genome-wide CRISPR Screens in T Helper Cells Reveal Pervasive Crosstalk between Activation and Differentiation

    Johan Henriksson;Xi Chen;Tomás Gomes;Ubaid Ullah

  • Mobilization of giant piggyBac transposons in the mouse genome

    Meng Amy Li;Daniel J. Turner;Zemin Ning;Kosuke Yusa

  • Characterization of Sleeping Beauty transposition and its application to genetic screening in mice.

    Kyoji Horie;Kosuke Yusa;Kojiro Yae;Junko Odajima

  • ATM orchestrates the DNA-damage response to counter toxic non-homologous end-joining at broken replication forks

    Gabriel Balmus;Domenic Pilger;Julia Coates;Mukerrem Demir

  • Region-specific saturation germline mutagenesis in mice using the Sleeping Beauty transposon system

    Vincent W Keng;Kojiro Yae;Tomoko Hayakawa;Sumi Mizuno

  • ARID1A influences HDAC1/BRD4 activity, intrinsic proliferative capacity and breast cancer treatment response

    Sankari Nagarajan;Shalini V Rao;Shalini V Rao;Joseph Sutton;Danya Cheeseman

  • Functional linkage of gene fusions to cancer cell fitness assessed by pharmacological and CRISPR-Cas9 screening.

    Gabriele Picco;Elisabeth D. Chen;Luz Garcia Alonso;Fiona M. Behan

  • Hyperactive piggyBac gene transfer in human cells and in vivo.

    Joseph E. Doherty;Leslie E. Huye;Kosuke Yusa;Liqin Zhou

  • Genome-wide CRISPR screens in T helper cells reveal pervasive cross-talk between activation and differentiation

    Johan Henriksson;Xi Chen;Tomás Gomes;Ubaid Ullah

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathew J. Garnett
Mathew J. Garnett Wellcome Sanger Institute
Allan Bradley
Allan Bradley University of Cambridge
Junji Takeda
Junji Takeda Osaka University
George S. Vassiliou
George S. Vassiliou University of Cambridge
Ultan McDermott
Ultan McDermott AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Julio Saez-Rodriguez
Julio Saez-Rodriguez Heidelberg University
Roland Rad
Roland Rad Technical University of Munich
Leopold Parts
Leopold Parts Wellcome Sanger Institute
Fengtang Yang
Fengtang Yang Wellcome Sanger Institute
David J. Adams
David J. Adams Wellcome Sanger Institute

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