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Min Yao

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
10368
World Ranking
16143
National Ranking
1154

Min Yao 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 Min Yao sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 500 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Min Yao 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 Min Yao 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: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Min Yao is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has contributed extensively in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Materials Chemistry, Plant Science, and Biomedical Engineering. Their work spans several key topics including Enzyme Production and Characterization, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Enzyme Structure and Function, RNA modifications and cancer, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Among their recent research contributions are the following papers:

  • Molecular Basis for the Biosynthesis of an Unusual Chain-Fused Polyketide, Gregatin A (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Integrated multi-omics analysis reveals gut microbiota dysbiosis and systemic disturbance in major depressive disorder (2024), Psychiatry Research
  • Cellulose-synthesizing machinery in bacteria (2021), Cellulose
  • N6-methyladenosine modifications enhance enterovirus 71 ORF translation through METTL3 cytoplasmic distribution (2020), Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • The [4Fe-4S] cluster of sulfurtransferase TtuA desulfurizes TtuB during tRNA modification in Thermus thermophilus (2020), Communications Biology

Frequent co-authors in Min Yao's collaborative work include:

  • Koji Kato
  • Jian Yu
  • Toyoyuki Ose
  • Yoshikazu Tanaka
  • Wataru Saburi

Their publications are often found in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Journal of Virology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Redox-coupled crystal structural changes in bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase.

    Shinya Yoshikawa;Kyoko Shinzawa-Itoh;Ryosuke Nakashima;Rieko Yaono

  • The low-spin heme of cytochrome c oxidase as the driving element of the proton-pumping process

    Tomitake Tsukihara;Kunitoshi Shimokata;Yukie Katayama;Hideo Shimada

  • Roll: a new algorithm for the detection of protein pockets and cavities with a rolling probe sphere

    Jian Yu;Yong Zhou;Isao Tanaka;Min Yao

  • Cell Surface Presenilin-1 Participates in the γ-Secretase-like Proteolysis of Notch *

    William J. Ray;Min Yao;Jeff Mumm;Eric H. Schroeter

  • Insight into a natural Diels-Alder reaction from the structure of macrophomate synthase.

    Toyoyuki Ose;Kenji Watanabe;Takashi Mie;Mamoru Honma

  • Evidence for a physical interaction between presenilin and Notch.

    William J. Ray;Min Yao;Petra Nowotny;Jeff Mumm

  • The structure of rat liver vault at 3.5 angstrom resolution

    Hideaki Tanaka;Koji Kato;Eiki Yamashita;Tomoyuki Sumizawa

  • Structural reorganization of the bacterial cell-division protein FtsZ from Staphylococcus aureus

    Takashi Matsui;Junji Yamane;Nobuyuki Mogi;Hiroto Yamaguchi

  • Crystal structure of archaeal toxin-antitoxin RelE-RelB complex with implications for toxin activity and antitoxin effects

    Hisanori Takagi;Yoshimitsu Kakuta;Takahiro Okada;Min Yao

  • Crystal structure of the octameric pore of staphylococcal γ-hemolysin reveals the β-barrel pore formation mechanism by two components.

    Keitaro Yamashita;Yuka Kawai;Yoshikazu Tanaka;Nagisa Hirano

  • Structure of bacterial cellulose synthase subunit D octamer with four inner passageways

    Song Qing Hu;Yong Gui Gao;Yong Gui Gao;Kenji Tajima;Naoki Sunagawa

  • Ammonia channel couples glutaminase with transamidase reactions in GatCAB.

    Akiyoshi Nakamura;Min Yao;Sarin Chimnaronk;Sarin Chimnaronk;Naoki Sakai

  • The crystal structure of human MRP14 (S100A9), a Ca(2+)-dependent regulator protein in inflammatory process.

    Hiroshi Itou;Min Yao;Ikuko Fujita;Nobuhisa Watanabe

  • Structural and Functional Analysis of a Glycoside Hydrolase Family 97 Enzyme from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

    Momoyo Kitamura;Masayuki Okuyama;Fumiko Tanzawa;Haruhide Mori

  • Molecular Basis for the Recognition of Long-chain Substrates by Plant α-Glucosidases

    Takayoshi Tagami;Keitaro Yamashita;Masayuki Okuyama;Haruhide Mori

  • Molecular Basis of Transmembrane Beta-Barrel Formation of Staphylococcal Pore-Forming Toxins

    Daichi Yamashita;Takaki Sugawara;Miyu Takeshita;Jun Kaneko

  • Crystal structure of hypothetical protein TTHB192 from Thermus thermophilus HB8 reveals a new protein family with an RNA recognition motif-like domain

    Akio Ebihara;Min Yao;Ryoji Masui;Isao Tanaka

  • Structural basis for multimeric heme complexation through a specific protein-heme interaction: the case of the third neat domain of IsdH from Staphylococcus aureus.

    Masato Watanabe;Yoshikazu Tanaka;Yoshikazu Tanaka;Ayuko Suenaga;Makoto Kuroda

  • Ribosomal protein S7: a new RNA-binding motif with structural similarities to a DNA architectural factor.

    Harumi Hosaka;Atsushi Nakagawa;Isao Tanaka;Nao Harada

  • How Oligomerization Contributes to the Thermostability of an Archaeon Protein PROTEIN l-ISOASPARTYL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE FROM SULFOLOBUS TOKODAII

    Yoshikazu Tanaka;Yoshikazu Tanaka;Kouhei Tsumoto;Yoshiaki Yasutake;Mitsuo Umetsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Isao Tanaka
Isao Tanaka Hokkaido University
Yoshikazu Tanaka
Yoshikazu Tanaka Tohoku University
Eiki Yamashita
Eiki Yamashita Osaka University
Kouhei Tsumoto
Kouhei Tsumoto University of Tokyo
Tomitake Tsukihara
Tomitake Tsukihara University of Hyogo
Shinya Yoshikawa
Shinya Yoshikawa University of Hyogo
Makoto Kimura
Makoto Kimura Kyushu University
Makoto Kuroda
Makoto Kuroda National Institutes of Health
Tomohiro Tamura
Tomohiro Tamura National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Dieter Söll
Dieter Söll Yale University

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