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Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

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Genetics
Japan
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
121
Citations
74819
World Ranking
359
National Ranking
9

Medicine

D-Index
122
Citations
74565
World Ranking
3414
National Ranking
62

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Tatsuhiko Tsunoda is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology and oncology among other subfields.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics such as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, machine learning applications in bioinformatics, protein structure and dynamics, bioinformatics and genomic networks, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, RNA research and splicing, and gene expression related to cancer classification.

Frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Briefings in Bioinformatics, Scientific Reports, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) from La Trobe University, and the Journal of Human Genetics.

Several notable recent papers include:

  • "Analyses of non-coding somatic drivers in 2,658 cancer whole genomes" (2020) published in Nature
  • "Advances in AI and machine learning for predictive medicine" (2024) published in Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Deep Learning Approach for Automated Detection of Myopic Maculopathy and Pathologic Myopia in Fundus Images" (2021) published in Ophthalmology Retina
  • "Prognosis prediction model for conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease created by integrative analysis of multi-omics data" (2020) published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • "DeepFeature: feature selection in nonimage data using convolutional neural network" (2021) published in Briefings in Bioinformatics

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers, frequently co-authoring papers with Fuyuki Miya, Alok Sharma, Keith A. Boroevich, Takashi Kamatani, and Artem Lysenko.

Best Publications

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Genome-wide association study identifies common variants at four loci as genetic risk factors for Parkinson's disease

    Wataru Satake;Yuko Nakabayashi;Yuko Nakabayashi;Ikuko Mizuta;Ikuko Mizuta;Yushi Hirota;Yushi Hirota

  • Functional haplotypes of PADI4, encoding citrullinating enzyme peptidylarginine deiminase 4, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Akari Suzuki;Ryo Yamada;Xiaotian Chang;Shinya Tokuhiro

  • Integrated molecular analysis of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.

    Yusuke Sato;Tetsuichi Yoshizato;Yuichi Shiraishi;Shigekatsu Maekawa

  • Functional SNPs in the lymphotoxin-alpha gene that are associated with susceptibility to myocardial infarction.

    Kouichi Ozaki;Yozo Ohnishi;Aritoshi Iida;Akihiko Sekine

  • 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

  • SNPs in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in East Asian and European populations

    Hiroyuki Unoki;Atsushi Takahashi;Takahisa Kawaguchi;Kazuo Hara

  • Toward information extraction: identifying protein names from biological papers.

    K Fukuda;A Tamura;T Tsunoda;T Takagi

  • Genome-wide Analysis of Gene Expression in Human Hepatocellular Carcinomas Using cDNA Microarray: Identification of Genes Involved in Viral Carcinogenesis and Tumor Progression

    Hiroshi Okabe;Seiji Satoh;Tatsushi Kato;Osamu Kitahara

  • An intronic SNP in a RUNX1 binding site of SLC22A4, encoding an organic cation transporter, is associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Shinya Tokuhiro;Ryo Yamada;Xiaotian Chang;Akari Suzuki

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • Whole-genome mutational landscape and characterization of noncoding and structural mutations in liver cancer

    Akihiro Fujimoto;Mayuko Furuta;Yasushi Totoki;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

  • 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

  • ITPKC functional polymorphism associated with Kawasaki disease susceptibility and formation of coronary artery aneurysms.

    Yoshihiro Onouchi;Tomohiko Gunji;Jane C Burns;Jane C Burns;Chisato Shimizu;Chisato Shimizu

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms in TNFSF15 confer susceptibility to Crohn's disease

    Keiko Yamazaki;Dermot McGovern;Jiannis Ragoussis;Marta Paolucci

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Toshihiro Tanaka
Toshihiro Tanaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Naoyuki Kamatani
Naoyuki Kamatani StaGen (Japan)
Toyomasa Katagiri
Toyomasa Katagiri University of Tokushima
Alok Sharma
Alok Sharma Griffith University
Naoya Hosono
Naoya Hosono University of Tokyo
Mitsuhiro Kato
Mitsuhiro Kato Showa University
Ryo Yamada
Ryo Yamada Kyoto University

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