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Naoya Hosono

Naoya Hosono

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
41
Citations
9440
World Ranking
4324
National Ranking
186

Naoya Hosono publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Naoya Hosono sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 53 publications — 1st percentile

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The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Naoya Hosono D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Naoya Hosono sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Naoya Hosono is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific interests in Hematology, Genetics, and Epidemiology. The work covers topics related to blood groups and transfusion, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, and herpesvirus infections and treatments.

Hosono has contributed to academic literature through publications in well-known venues. One identified publication is titled Identification of Nine Novel Loci Associated with White Blood Cell Subtypes in a Japanese Population, published in 2020 in UNC Libraries. This paper has received citations and illustrates their involvement in genetic and medical epidemiology research.

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authorship with several scientists:

  • Yukinori Okada
  • Tomomitsu Hirota
  • Yoichiro Kamatani
  • Atsushi Takahashi
  • Hiroko Ohmiya

Hosono's main areas of study are outlined as follows:

  • Medicine

Within these, the subfields that Hosono has explored are:

  • Hematology
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology

The specific research topics prominently addressed include:

  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome sequencing of liver cancers identifies etiological influences on mutation patterns and recurrent mutations in chromatin regulators

    Akihiro Fujimoto;Yasushi Totoki;Tetsuo Abe;Keith A. Boroevich

  • A genome-wide association study identifies variants in the HLA-DP locus associated with chronic hepatitis B in Asians

    Yoichiro Kamatani;Sukanya Wattanapokayakit;Hidenori Ochi;Takahisa Kawaguchi

  • Genome-wide association study of hematological and biochemical traits in a Japanese population

    Yoichiro Kamatani;Koichi Matsuda;Yukinori Okada;Michiaki Kubo

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus for HCV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma

    Vinod Kumar;Naoya Kato;Yuji Urabe;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Japanese Population Structure, Based on SNP Genotypes from 7003 Individuals Compared to Other Ethnic Groups: Effects on Population-Based Association Studies

    Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata;Kazuyuki Nakazono;Atsushi Takahashi;Susumu Saito

  • Association of a novel long non‐coding RNA in 8q24 with prostate cancer susceptibility

    Suyoun Chung;Hidewaki Nakagawa;Motohide Uemura;Lianhua Piao

  • A genome-wide association study identifies three new susceptibility loci for ulcerative colitis in the Japanese population.

    Kouichi Asano;Tomonaga Matsushita;Junji Umeno;Naoya Hosono

  • A regulatory variant in CCR6 is associated with rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility.

    Yuta Kochi;Yukinori Okada;Akari Suzuki;Katsunori Ikari

  • Functional Variants in ADH1B and ALDH2 Coupled With Alcohol and Smoking Synergistically Enhance Esophageal Cancer Risk

    Ri Cui;Yoichiro Kamatani;Atsushi Takahashi;Masayuki Usami

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new susceptibility loci for prostate cancer in the Japanese population

    Ryo Takata;Shusuke Akamatsu;Michiaki Kubo;Atsushi Takahashi

  • A genome-wide association study identifies common variants near LBX1 associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

    Yohei Takahashi;Ikuyo Kou;Atsushi Takahashi;Todd A Johnson

  • Common variants at CDKAL1 and KLF9 are associated with body mass index in east Asian populations

    Yukinori Okada;Michiaki Kubo;Hiroko Ohmiya;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Genetic variants in GPR126 are associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

    Ikuyo Kou;Yohei Takahashi;Todd A Johnson;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Significant Effect of Polymorphisms in CYP2D6 and ABCC2 on Clinical Outcomes of Adjuvant Tamoxifen Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients

    Kazuma Kiyotani;Taisei Mushiroda;Chiyo K. Imamura;Naoya Hosono

  • Impact of CYP2D6*10 on recurrence-free survival in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant tamoxifen therapy.

    Kazuma Kiyotani;Taisei Mushiroda;Mitsunori Sasa;Yoshimi Bando

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Chronic Hepatitis B Identified Novel Risk Locus in a Japanese Population

    Hamdi Mbarek;Hidenori Ochi;Yuji Urabe;Vinod Kumar

  • A genome-wide association study identifies four susceptibility loci for keloid in the Japanese population

    Mitsuko Nakashima;Suyoun Chung;Atsushi Takahashi;Naoyuki Kamatani

  • Variation in TP63 is associated with lung adenocarcinoma susceptibility in Japanese and Korean populations

    Daiki Miki;Michiaki Kubo;Atsushi Takahashi;Kyong Ah Yoon

  • Common variant in 6q26-q27 is associated with distal colon cancer in an Asian population

    R. Cui;Y. Okada;S. G. Jang;Ja-Lok Ku

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies 2 Susceptibility Loci for Crohn's Disease in a Japanese Population

    Keiko Yamazaki;Junji Umeno;Atsushi Takahashi;Atsushi Hirano

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Naoyuki Kamatani
Naoyuki Kamatani StaGen (Japan)
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda University of Tokyo
Koichi Matsuda
Koichi Matsuda University of Tokyo
Yukinori Okada
Yukinori Okada Osaka University
Yoichiro Kamatani
Yoichiro Kamatani University of Tokyo

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