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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 100 534 478 39 36 734 33620

Takashi Kohno publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Takashi Kohno between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Takashi Kohno published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 25.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 282 publications in 2023. 45 of the 1,008 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 282. Peak 282 publications in 2023. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 54 publications 2017: 64 publications 2018: 48 publications 2019: 43 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 282 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 43 publications 2026: 2 publications
1987 2026

1,008 publications in total across all disciplines

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Takashi Kohno: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 2
1996 5
1997 7
1998 13
1999 11
2000 16
2001 7
2002 11
2003 13
2004 11
2005 10
2006 12
2007 20
2008 16
2009 12
2010 17
2011 20
2012 23
2013 23
2014 45
2015 46
2016 54
2017 64
2018 48
2019 43
2020 26
2021 36
2022 28
2023 282
2024 33
2025 43
2026 2
Total 1,008
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Takashi Kohno 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 Takashi Kohno sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 564+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 734 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 734
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Takashi Kohno 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 Takashi Kohno sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 100–101 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41 100
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Takashi Kohno is affiliated with the National Cancer Centre in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad fields, their work covers subfields including molecular biology, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cancer research, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's research topics encompass cancer genomics and diagnostics, lung cancer treatments and mutations, RNA modifications and cancer, lung cancer research studies, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, endometrial and cervical cancer treatments, and epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Frequent co-authors of Takashi Kohno include:

  • Kouya Shiraishi
  • Ryuji Hamamoto
  • Yasushi Yatabe
  • Noboru Yamamoto
  • Shun-ichi Watanabe

Takashi Kohno has published multiple papers, notable among them are:

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Resected Adenocarcinoma In Situ and Minimally Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Lung, 2021, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Expansion of Cancer Risk Profile for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants, 2022, JAMA Oncology
  • C-CAT: The National Datacenter for Cancer Genomic Medicine in Japan, 2022, Cancer Discovery
  • Clinical practice guidance for next-generation sequencing in cancer diagnosis and treatment (edition 2.1), 2020, International Journal of Clinical Oncology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Cancer Science
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive genomic profiles of small cell lung cancer

    Julie George;Jing Shan Lim;Se Jin Jang;Yupeng Cun

  • KIF5B-RET fusions in lung adenocarcinoma.

    Takashi Kohno;Hitoshi Ichikawa;Yasushi Totoki;Kazuki Yasuda

  • Circulating Exosomal microRNAs as Biomarkers of Colon Cancer

    Hiroko Ogata-Kawata;Masashi Izumiya;Daisuke Kurioka;Yoshitaka Honma

  • Identification of genes upregulated in ALK-positive and EGFR/KRAS/ALK-negative lung adenocarcinomas.

    Hirokazu Okayama;Takashi Kohno;Yuko Ishii;Yoko Shimada

  • Genetic polymorphisms and alternative splicing of the hOGG1 gene, that is involved in the repair of 8-hydroxyguanine in damaged DNA

    Takashi Kohno;Kazuya Shinmura;Kazuya Shinmura;Masahiko Tosaka;Masachika Tani

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases

    Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Masato Akiyama;Masahiro Kanai;Masahiro Kanai;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci in never-smoking women in Asia.

    Qing Lan;Chao A. Hsiung;Keitaro Matsuo;Yun Chul Hong

  • hOGG1 Ser326Cys Polymorphism and Lung Cancer Susceptibility

    H. Sugimura;T. Kohno;K. Wakai;K. Nagura

  • Prevalence and specificity of LKB1 genetic alterations in lung cancers

    S. Matsumoto;R. Iwakawa;K. Takahashi;T. Kohno

  • Comprehensive histologic analysis of ALK-rearranged lung carcinomas.

    Akihiko Yoshida;Koji Tsuta;Harumi Nakamura;Takashi Kohno

  • Cloning of a human homolog of the yeast OGG1 gene that is involved in the repair of oxidative DNA damage

    Kiyomitsu Arai;Kiyomitsu Arai;Kazuhiro Morishita;Kazuya Shinmura;Takashi Kohno

  • Feasibility and utility of a panel testing for 114 cancer-associated genes in a clinical setting: A hospital-based study

    Kuniko Sunami;Hitoshi Ichikawa;Takashi Kubo;Mamoru Kato

  • Histone acetylation by CBP and p300 at double-strand break sites facilitates SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling and the recruitment of non-homologous end joining factors

    H Ogiwara;A Ui;A Ui;A Otsuka;H Satoh

  • A synthetic lethality-based strategy to treat cancers harboring a genetic deficiency in the chromatin remodeling factor BRG1.

    Takahiro Oike;Hideaki Ogiwara;Yuichi Tominaga;Kentaro Ito

  • Frequent BRG1/SMARCA4-inactivating mutations in human lung cancer cell lines.

    Pedro P. Medina;Octavio A. Romero;Takashi Kohno;Luis M. Montuenga

  • Beyond ALK-RET, ROS1 and other oncogene fusions in lung cancer

    Takashi Kohno;Takashi Nakaoku;Koji Tsuta;Katsuya Tsuchihara

  • Gene aberrations for precision medicine against lung adenocarcinoma.

    Motonobu Saito;Kouya Shiraishi;Hideo Kunitoh;Seiichi Takenoshita

  • The association of microRNA expression with prognosis and progression in early stage, non small cell lung adenocarcinoma: a retrospective analysis of three cohorts

    Motonobu Saito;Aaron J. Schetter;Steen Mollerup;Takashi Kohno

  • Long-term expansion of alveolar stem cells derived from human iPS cells in organoids

    Yuki Yamamoto;Shimpei Gotoh;Yohei Korogi;Masahide Seki

  • Clinical utility of circulating tumor DNA for molecular assessment in pancreatic cancer

    Erina Takai;Yasushi Totoki;Hiromi Nakamura;Chigusa Morizane

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Yokota
Jun Yokota National Cancer Centre
Keiichi Fukuda
Keiichi Fukuda Keio University
Koji Tsuta
Koji Tsuta Kansai Medical University
Yuichiro Ohe
Yuichiro Ohe National Cancer Centre
Satoshi Ogawa
Satoshi Ogawa Keio University
Tatsuhiro Shibata
Tatsuhiro Shibata University of Tokyo
Hiromi Sakamoto
Hiromi Sakamoto National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Teruhiko Yoshida
Teruhiko Yoshida National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Curtis C. Harris
Curtis C. Harris National Institutes of Health
Hisao Asamura
Hisao Asamura Keio University

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