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Takuya Yamamoto

Takuya Yamamoto

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
13980
World Ranking
11305
National Ranking
777

Takuya Yamamoto 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 Takuya Yamamoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takuya Yamamoto 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 Takuya Yamamoto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Takuya Yamamoto is a researcher affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, specializing in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several main fields, including medicine, with a strong focus on molecular biology as a key subfield of study. Other areas within their research scope include surgery, genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, and physiology.

The primary topics of Yamamoto's research include pluripotent stem cells, CRISPR and genetic engineering, epigenetics and DNA methylation, reproductive biology and fertility, and renal and related cancers. Additional interests cover single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, as well as sperm and testicular function.

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on developmental biology and stem cell research, with notable publications including:

  • Capturing human trophoblast development with naive pluripotent stem cells in vitro, 2021, Cell Stem Cell
  • Recapitulating the human segmentation clock with pluripotent stem cells, 2020, Nature
  • In vitro reconstitution of the whole male germ-cell development from mouse pluripotent stem cells, 2021, Cell Stem Cell
  • ZGLP1 is a determinant for the oogenic fate in mice, 2020, Science
  • Reconstituting human somitogenesis in vitro, 2022, Nature

Yamamoto has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Mitinori Saitou, Mio Kabata, Kazuo Takayama, Tomonori Nakamura, and Yukihiro Yabuta. These partnerships reflect the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of their research endeavors.

Their work has been frequently published in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Life Science Alliance, Nature, and Cell Reports, suggesting active engagement with both preprint platforms and established scientific publications.

Best Publications

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

    Naohiro Egawa;Shiho Kitaoka;Kayoko Tsukita;Motoko Naitoh

  • A developmental coordinate of pluripotency among mice, monkeys and humans

    Tomonori Nakamura;Ikuhiro Okamoto;Kotaro Sasaki;Yukihiro Yabuta

  • Robust In Vitro Induction of Human Germ Cell Fate from Pluripotent Stem Cells.

    Kotaro Sasaki;Shihori Yokobayashi;Tomonori Nakamura;Ikuhiro Okamoto

  • Strain on intervertebral discs after anterior cervical decompression and fusion.

    Shunji Matsunaga;Sukeaki Kabayama;Takuya Yamamoto;Kazunori Yone

  • Premature Termination of Reprogramming In Vivo Leads to Cancer Development through Altered Epigenetic Regulation

    Kotaro Ohnishi;Kotaro Ohnishi;Katsunori Semi;Takuya Yamamoto;Masahito Shimizu

  • Sef Is a Spatial Regulator for Ras/MAP Kinase Signaling

    Satoru Torii;Morioh Kusakabe;Takuya Yamamoto;Momoko Maekawa

  • A Small Molecule that Promotes Cardiac Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Defined, Cytokine- and Xeno-free Conditions

    Itsunari Minami;Kohei Yamada;Tomomi G. Otsuji;Takuya Yamamoto

  • Ripples from neighbouring transcription

    Miki Ebisuya;Takuya Yamamoto;May Nakajima;Eisuke Nishida

  • Signalling through RHEB-1 mediates intermittent fasting-induced longevity in C. elegans

    Sakiko Honjoh;Takuya Yamamoto;Masaharu Uno;Eisuke Nishida

  • Continuous ERK activation downregulates antiproliferative genes throughout G1 phase to allow cell-cycle progression.

    Takuya Yamamoto;Miki Ebisuya;Fumito Ashida;Kazuo Okamoto

  • The Germ Cell Fate of Cynomolgus Monkeys Is Specified in the Nascent Amnion

    Kotaro Sasaki;Tomonori Nakamura;Ikuhiro Okamoto;Yukihiro Yabuta

  • Turbulence activates platelet biogenesis to enable clinical scale ex vivo production

    Yukitaka Ito;Sou Nakamura;Naoshi Sugimoto;Tomohiro Shigemori

  • ERK MAP kinase in G1 cell cycle progression and cancer

    Satoru Torii;Takuya Yamamoto;Yoshiki Tsuchiya;Eisuke Nishida

  • Generation of human oogonia from induced pluripotent stem cells in vitro

    Chika Yamashiro;Kotaro Sasaki;Yukihiro Yabuta;Yoji Kojima

  • Efficient and Reproducible Myogenic Differentiation from Human iPS Cells: Prospects for Modeling Miyoshi Myopathy In Vitro

    Akihito Tanaka;Akihito Tanaka;Knut Woltjen;Katsuya Miyake;Akitsu Hotta

  • Noninvasive method for assessing the human circadian clock using hair follicle cells

    Makoto Akashi;Haruhiko Soma;Takuro Yamamoto;Asuka Tsugitomi

  • Derivation of ground-state female ES cells maintaining gamete-derived DNA methylation

    Masaki Yagi;Satoshi Kishigami;Akito Tanaka;Katsunori Semi

  • The Src/c-Abl pathway is a potential therapeutic target in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Keiko Imamura;Yuishin Izumi;Akira Watanabe;Kayoko Tsukita

  • Quantitative Dynamics of Chromatin Remodeling during Germ Cell Specification from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Kazuki Kurimoto;Yukihiro Yabuta;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Hiroshi Ohta

  • The Germ Cell Fate of Cynomolgus Monkeys is Specified in the Nascent Amnion

    Kotaro Sasaki;tomonori nakamura;Ikuhiro Okamoto;Yukihiro Yabuta

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuhiro Yamada
Yasuhiro Yamada University of Tokyo
Mitinori Saitou
Mitinori Saitou Kyoto University
Shinya Yamanaka
Shinya Yamanaka Kyoto University
Hiroshi Ohta
Hiroshi Ohta Kyoto University
Akira Watanabe
Akira Watanabe Kyoto University
Katsuhiko Hayashi
Katsuhiko Hayashi Osaka University
Keisuke Okita
Keisuke Okita Kyoto University
Masato Nakagawa
Masato Nakagawa Kyoto University
Akitsu Hotta
Akitsu Hotta Kyoto University

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