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Takashi Yokota

Takashi Yokota

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 62 1838 1649 149 140 169 18824

Takashi Yokota publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Takashi Yokota between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Takashi Yokota published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1995. 16 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 1995. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 4 publications
1978 2025

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Takashi Yokota: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 4
1986 8
1987 6
1988 10
1989 8
1990 4
1991 5
1992 14
1993 5
1994 10
1995 17
1996 7
1997 12
1998 6
1999 9
2000 4
2001 5
2002 9
2003 7
2004 3
2005 3
2006 1
2007 2
2008 5
2009 1
2010 1
2011 3
2012 1
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 2
2017 3
2018 3
2019 2
2020 0
2021 2
2022 8
2023 7
2024 12
2025 4
Total 227
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Takashi Yokota 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 Yokota 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, 167–176 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: 169 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
167–176 131 169
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
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Takashi Yokota 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 Yokota 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, 62–63 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: 62 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 62
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
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 Yokota is affiliated with Kanazawa University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, alongside contributions to Molecular Biology, Physiology, Surgery, and Immunology.

The main topics Yokota has explored include:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Chemotherapy-induced Cardiotoxicity and Mitigation

Yokota has published papers in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • In Vivo
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Cardiology
  • Circulation Journal

Some of the recent papers associated with Yokota's work include:

  • Validation of Gene Therapy for Mutant Mitochondria by Delivering Mitochondrial RNA Using a MITO-Porter, 2020, Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • STAT3 promotes melanoma metastasis by CEBP-induced repression of the MITF pathway, 2020, Oncogene
  • Succinyl-CoA-based energy metabolism dysfunction in chronic heart failure, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Empagliflozin suppresses mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation and mitigates the inducibility of atrial fibrillation in diabetic rats, 2023, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies CDK6 as a therapeutic target in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, 2021, Blood

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yokota include:

  • Shintaro Kinugawa
  • Shingo Takada
  • Arata Fukushima
  • Naoya Kakutani
  • Hirofumi Tomita

Best Publications

  • Cytokines: Coordinators of Immune and Inflammatory Responses

    Ken-ichi Arai;Frank Lee;Atsushi Miyajima;Shoichiro Miyatake

  • STAT3 activation is sufficient to maintain an undifferentiated state of mouse embryonic stem cells

    Takahiko Matsuda;Takanori Nakamura;Kazuki Nakao;Takao Arai

  • IgE production by normal human lymphocytes is induced by interleukin 4 and suppressed by interferons gamma and alpha and prostaglandin E2

    J Pène;F Rousset;F Brière;I Chrétien

  • Molecular cloning of a second subunit of the receptor for human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF): reconstitution of a high-affinity GM-CSF receptor.

    Kazuhiro Hayashida;Toshio Kitamura;Daniel M. Gorman;Ken-Ichi Arai

  • Cytokine receptors and signal transduction

    Atsushi Miyajima;I Toshio Kitamura;I Nobuyuki Harada;Takashi Yokota

  • Isolation and characterization of a human interleukin cDNA clone, homologous to mouse B-cell stimulatory factor 1, that expresses B-cell- and T-cell-stimulating activities.

    T Yokota;T Otsuka;T Mosmann;J Banchereau

  • Human recombinant interleukin 4 induces Fc epsilon receptors (CD23) on normal human B lymphocytes.

    T Defrance;J P Aubry;F Rousset;B Vanbervliet

  • Murine homolog of SALL1 is essential for ureteric bud invasion in kidney development.

    Ryuichi Nishinakamura;Yuko Matsumoto;Kazuki Nakao;Kenji Nakamura

  • Suppression of apoptotic death in hematopoietic cells by signalling through the IL-3/GM-CSF receptors.

    T. Kinoshita;T. Yokota;K.-I. Arai;A. Miyajima

  • Cytokine Receptors and Signal Transduction

    Atsushi Miyajima

  • Isolation of cDNA for a human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by functional expression in mammalian cells.

    Frank Lee;Takashi Yokota;Takeshi Otsuka;Lorraine Gemmell

  • Structure of the chromosomal gene for granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor: comparison of the mouse and human genes.

    S Miyatake;T Otsuka;T Yokota;F Lee

  • Endogenous interleukin 6 plays an obligatory role in interleukin 4-dependent human IgE synthesis.

    Donata Vercelli;Haifa H. Jabara;Ken‐Ichi ‐I Arai;Takashi Yokota

  • Reconstitution of functional receptors for human granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF): evidence that the protein encoded by the AIC2B cDNA is a subunit of the murine GM-CSF receptor.

    Toshio Kitamura;Kazuhiro Hayashida;Kazuhiro Sakamaki;Takashi Yokota

  • Gene expression profiling of embryo-derived stem cells reveals candidate genes associated with pluripotency and lineage specificity.

    Tetsuya S. Tanaka;Tilo Kunath;Wendy L. Kimber;Saied A. Jaradat

  • Coordinate regulation of immune and inflammatory responses by T cell-derived lymphokines.

    A Miyajima;S Miyatake;J Schreurs;J De Vries

  • Regulation of Bcl-2 expression by oncogenic Ras protein in hematopoietic cells.

    T. Kinoshita;T. Yokota;K.-I. Arai;A. Miyajima

  • Th2-specific DNase I-hypersensitive sites in the murine IL-13 and IL-4 intergenic region.

    Naofumi Takemoto;Naoko Koyano-Nakagawa;Takashi Yokota;Naoko Arai

  • β-Catenin up-regulates Nanog expression through interaction with Oct-3/4 in embryonic stem cells

    Yukinari Takao;Takashi Yokota;Hiroshi Koide

  • CD9 Is Associated with Leukemia Inhibitory Factor-mediated Maintenance of Embryonic Stem Cells

    Masahiro Oka;Kenichi Tagoku;Thomas L. Russell;Yuka Nakano

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken-ichi Arai
Ken-ichi Arai University of Tokyo
Donna Rennick
Donna Rennick MSD (United States)
Atsushi Miyajima
Atsushi Miyajima University of Tokyo
Frank S. Lee
Frank S. Lee University of Pennsylvania
Tim R. Mosmann
Tim R. Mosmann University of Rochester Medical Center
Naoko Arai
Naoko Arai University of Tokyo
Ryuichi Nishinakamura
Ryuichi Nishinakamura Kumamoto University
Makoto Asashima
Makoto Asashima Teikyo University
Masaaki Muramatsu
Masaaki Muramatsu Tokyo Medical and Dental University
H. Phillip Koeffler
H. Phillip Koeffler Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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