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Minoru Yoshida

Minoru Yoshida

University of Tokyo
Japan

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
114
Citations
58537
World Ranking
819
National Ranking
37

Minoru Yoshida 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 Minoru Yoshida sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 715 publications — 98th percentile

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

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

Minoru Yoshida 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 Minoru Yoshida 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: 114 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Minoru Yoshida is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has an extensive publication record spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research contributions cover a wide spectrum of topics centered on molecular biology, RNA mechanisms, and disease-related studies.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Genome-wide Survey of Ribosome Collision (2020) published in Cell Reports
  • LUBAC accelerates B-cell lymphomagenesis by conferring resistance to genotoxic stress on B cells (2020) published in Blood
  • Splicing modulators: on the way from nature to clinic (2021) published in The Journal of Antibiotics
  • Recognition of pathogen-derived sphingolipids in Arabidopsis (2022) published in Science
  • Targeting fungal membrane homeostasis with imidazopyrazoindoles impairs azole resistance and biofilm formation (2022) published in Nature Communications

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, highlighting ongoing research partnerships. These collaborators include:

  • Yoko Yashiroda
  • Hiroyuki Osada
  • Akihiro Ito
  • Kazuyuki Matsumoto
  • Kenji Kita

Yoshida's publications appear regularly in several scientific venues, with multiple papers published in each. These venues include:

  • The Journal of Antibiotics
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Chemical Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Supportive Care in Cancer

Their work spans a broad range of topics and subfields in the biochemical and molecular biological sciences. Main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, prominent subfields in their research portfolio cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Oncology
  • Physiology
  • Organic Chemistry

The main topics addressed in Yoshida's research encompass:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research

Best Publications

  • Potent and specific inhibition of mammalian histone deacetylase both in vivo and in vitro by trichostatin A.

    M Yoshida;M Kijima;M Akita;T Beppu

  • HDAC6 is a microtubule-associated deacetylase

    Charlotte Hubbert;Amaris Guardiola;Rong Shao;Yoshiharu Kawaguchi

  • CRM1 Is an Export Receptor for Leucine-Rich Nuclear Export Signals

    Maarten Fornerod;Mutsuhito Ohno;Minoru Yoshida;Iain W. Mattaj

  • Erasers of Histone Acetylation: The Histone Deacetylase Enzymes

    Edward Seto;Minoru Yoshida

  • CRM1 is responsible for intracellular transport mediated by the nuclear export signal

    Makoto Fukuda;Shiro Asano;Takahiro Nakamura;Makoto Adachi

  • HDAC6 Regulates Hsp90 Acetylation and Chaperone-Dependent Activation of Glucocorticoid Receptor

    Jeffrey J. Kovacs;Patrick J.M. Murphy;Stéphanie Gaillard;Xuan Zhao

  • Leptomycin B inactivates CRM1/exportin 1 by covalent modification at a cysteine residue in the central conserved region

    Nobuaki Kudo;Nobuaki Matsumori;Hiroshi Taoka;Daisuke Fujiwara

  • Trichostatin A and trapoxin: novel chemical probes for the role of histone acetylation in chromatin structure and function.

    Minoru Yoshida;Sueharu Horinouchi;Teruhiko Beppu

  • RNA-Methylation-Dependent RNA Processing Controls the Speed of the Circadian Clock

    Jean-Michel Fustin;Masao Doi;Yoshiaki Yamaguchi;Hayashi Hida

  • FK228 (Depsipeptide) as a Natural Prodrug That Inhibits Class I Histone Deacetylases

    Ryohei Furumai;Akihisa Matsuyama;Nobuyuki Kobashi;Kun-Hyung Lee

  • Leptomycin B Inhibition of Signal-Mediated Nuclear Export by Direct Binding to CRM1

    Nobuaki Kudo;Barbara Wolff;Toshihiro Sekimoto;Erwin P. Schreiner

  • In vivo destabilization of dynamic microtubules by HDAC6-mediated deacetylation.

    Akihisa Matsuyama;Tadahiro Shimazu;Yuko Sumida;Akiko Saito

  • Trapoxin, an antitumor cyclic tetrapeptide, is an irreversible inhibitor of mammalian histone deacetylase.

    M Kijima;M Yoshida;K Sugita;S Horinouchi

  • Plasma (1→3)-β-D-glucan measurement in diagnosis of invasive deep mycosis and fungal febrile episodes

    T Obayashi;T Kawai;M Yoshida;T Mori

  • Spliceostatin A targets SF3b and inhibits both splicing and nuclear retention of pre-mRNA.

    Daisuke Kaida;Hajime Motoyoshi;Etsu Tashiro;Takayuki Nojima

  • ORFeome cloning and global analysis of protein localization in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Akihisa Matsuyama;Ritsuko Arai;Yoko Yashiroda;Atsuko Shirai

  • Drug screening for ALS using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells.

    Naohiro Egawa;Shiho Kitaoka;Kayoko Tsukita;Motoko Naitoh

  • Leptomycin B targets a regulatory cascade of crm1, a fission yeast nuclear protein, involved in control of higher order chromosome structure and gene expression.

    K Nishi;M Yoshida;D Fujiwara;M Nishikawa

  • FR901228, a potent antitumor antibiotic, is a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor.

    Hidenori Nakajima;Young Bae Kim;Hiroshi Terano;Minoru Yoshida

  • Short Article HDAC6 Regulates Hsp90 Acetylation and Chaperone-Dependent Activation of Glucocorticoid Receptor

    Jeffrey J. Kovacs;Stéphanie Gaillard;Xuan Zhao;June-Tai Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kate Scholberg
Kate Scholberg Duke University
Yoshitaka Itow
Yoshitaka Itow Nagoya University
C. W. Walter
C. W. Walter Duke University
Sueharu Horinouchi
Sueharu Horinouchi University of Tokyo
Y. Hayato
Y. Hayato University of Tokyo
Y. Totsuka
Y. Totsuka University of Tokyo
C. K. Jung
C. K. Jung Stony Brook University
E. Kearns
E. Kearns Boston University
Takaaki Kajita
Takaaki Kajita University of Tokyo
S. Mine
S. Mine University of California, Irvine

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Kazuhiko Igarashi

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Publications: 76

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José W. F. Valle

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Manfred Jung

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Publications: 71

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Publications: 69

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Publications: 65

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Publications: 63

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