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Shozo Yokoyama 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 Shozo Yokoyama sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 149 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shozo Yokoyama 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 Shozo Yokoyama sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Shozo Yokoyama is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on specific subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research topics cover areas including physiological and biochemical adaptations, retinal development and disorders, and neurobiology and insect physiology research.

Yokoyama has authored publications in recognized venues, with at least one paper published in FEBS Open Bio. Their recent publication is titled Origin and adaptation of green-sensitive (RH2) pigments in vertebrates, published in 2020 in FEBS Open Bio. This paper has garnered citations reflecting engagement from the academic community.

  • Origin and adaptation of green-sensitive (RH2) pigments in vertebrates (2020, FEBS Open Bio)

Collaborations include work with Huiyong Jia, highlighting their engagement in research partnerships.

  • Huiyong Jia

Their research contributes to understanding biochemical mechanisms and evolutionary processes in vertebrate vision, among other topics related to physiology and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Molecular evolution of vertebrate visual pigments.

    Shozo Yokoyama

  • Evolution of dim-light and color vision pigments.

    Shozo Yokoyama

  • The molecular genetics and evolution of red and green color vision in vertebrates.

    Shozo Yokoyama;F Bernhard Radlwimmer

  • Elucidation of phenotypic adaptations: Molecular analyses of dim-light vision proteins in vertebrates

    Shozo Yokoyama;Takashi Tada;Huan Zhang;Lyle Britt

  • Convergent evolution of the red- and green-like visual pigment genes in fish, Astyanax fasciatus, and human.

    Ruth Yokoyama;Shozo Yokoyama

  • ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION OF PHOTORECEPTORS AND VISUAL PIGMENTS IN VERTEBRATES

    Shozo Yokoyama;Ruth Yokoyama

  • Molecular analysis of the evolutionary significance of ultraviolet vision in vertebrates

    Yongsheng Shi;Shozo Yokoyama

  • Molecular evolution of color vision in vertebrates

    Shozo Yokoyama

  • The evolutionary advantage of recombination. II. Individual selection for recombination.

    Joseph Felsenstein;Shozo Yokoyama

  • The "five-sites" rule and the evolution of red and green color vision in mammals.

    S Yokoyama;F B Radlwimmer

  • POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SEX-DETERMINING ALLELES IN HONEY BEES AND SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY ALLELES IN PLANTS

    Shozo Yokoyama;Masatoshi Nei

  • DNA elimination in Tetrahymena: a developmental process involving extensive breakage and rejoining of DNA at defined sites.

    Meng-Chao Yao;Judy Choi;Shozo Yokoyama;Charles F. Austerberry

  • Molecular genetics and the evolution of ultraviolet vision in vertebrates.

    Y Shi;F B Radlwimmer;S Yokoyama

  • Adaptive evolution of color vision of the Comoran coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)

    Shozo Yokoyama;Huan Zhang;F. Bernhard Radlwimmer;Nathan S. Blow

  • Role of cryptic genes in microbial evolution.

    B G Hall;S Yokoyama;D H Calhoun

  • Ultraviolet pigments in birds evolved from violet pigments by a single amino acid change

    Shozo Yokoyama;F. Bernhard Radlwimmer;Nathan S. Blow

  • The Molecular Genetics of Red and Green Color Vision in Mammals

    S Yokoyama;F B Radlwimmer

  • Rates of evolution of the retroviral oncogene of Moloney murine sarcoma virus and of its cellular homologues.

    Takashi Gojobori;Shozo Yokoyama

  • Functional characterization of visual and nonvisual pigments of American chameleon (Anolis carolinensis)

    Shoji Kawamura;Shozo Yokoyama

  • MOLECULAR GENETIC BASIS OF ADAPTIVE SELECTION:Examples From Color Vision in Vertebrates

    Shozo Yokoyama

Frequent Co-Authors

William T. Starmer
William T. Starmer Syracuse University
Keiji Morokuma
Keiji Morokuma Kyoto University
Takashi Gojobori
Takashi Gojobori King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Masatoshi Nei
Masatoshi Nei Pennsylvania State University
Theodore Reich
Theodore Reich Washington University in St. Louis
Joseph Felsenstein
Joseph Felsenstein University of Washington
Peter Rotwein
Peter Rotwein Washington University in St. Louis
Alan R. Templeton
Alan R. Templeton Washington University in St. Louis
Nico K. Michiels
Nico K. Michiels University of Tübingen
Ranajit Chakraborty
Ranajit Chakraborty University of North Texas Health Science Center

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