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Tomoyuki Yamaya

Tomoyuki Yamaya

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
15452
World Ranking
7472
National Ranking
506

Tomoyuki Yamaya 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 Tomoyuki Yamaya sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 211 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tomoyuki Yamaya 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 Tomoyuki Yamaya sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Tomoyuki Yamaya is a researcher affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, specializing in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant molecular biology, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and polyamine metabolism and applications.

Their recent scholarly output includes two notable papers:

  • "Cytosolic GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE1;1 Modulates Metabolism and Chloroplast Development in Roots" (2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • "Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase GS1;3 Is Involved in Rice Grain Ripening and Germination" (2022, Frontiers in Plant Science)

Yamaya has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mayumi Tabuchi-Kobayashi
  • Soichi Kojima
  • Miyako Kusano
  • Atsushi Fukushima
  • Kazuhiro Funayama

Publications by Yamaya have appeared mainly in these scientific venues:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Their research is categorized under the following main and subfields of study:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology

The main topical areas covered by their work are:

  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis CYP735A1 and CYP735A2 Encode Cytokinin Hydroxylases That Catalyze the Biosynthesis of trans-Zeatin

    Kentaro Takei;Tomoyuki Yamaya;Hitoshi Sakakibara

  • AtIPT3 is a Key Determinant of Nitrate-Dependent Cytokinin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Kentaro Takei;Nanae Ueda;Koh Aoki;Takashi Kuromori

  • Assimilation of ammonium ions and reutilization of nitrogen in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Mayumi Tabuchi;Tomomi Abiko;Tomoyuki Yamaya

  • Vacuolar Sulfate Transporters Are Essential Determinants Controlling Internal Distribution of Sulfate in Arabidopsis

    Tatsuhiko Kataoka;Akiko Watanabe-Takahashi;Naomi Hayashi;Miwa Ohnishi

  • Two distinct high‐affinity sulfate transporters with different inducibilities mediate uptake of sulfate in Arabidopsis roots

    Naoko Yoshimoto;Hideki Takahashi;Frank W. Smith;Tomoyuki Yamaya

  • The Electronic Plant Gene Register

    Matthias Schmidt;Juergen Feierabend;Ya-Hsuan Hsu;Kin-Ying To

  • A Role for Glutamine Synthetase in the Remobilization of Leaf Nitrogen during Natural Senescence in Rice Leaves.

    Kazunari Kamachi;Tomoyuki Yamaya;Tadahiko Mae;Kunihiko Ojima

  • Transcriptome Profiling of Sulfur-Responsive Genes in Arabidopsis Reveals Global Effects of Sulfur Nutrition on Multiple Metabolic Pathways

    Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita;Eri Inoue;Akiko Watanabe-Takahashi;Tomoyuki Yamaya

  • Distinct expression and function of three ammonium transporter genes (OsAMT1;1-1;3) in rice.

    Yutaka Sonoda;Akira Ikeda;Satomi Saiki;Nicolaus von Wirén

  • Severe reduction in growth rate and grain filling of rice mutants lacking OsGS1;1, a cytosolic glutamine synthetase1;1.

    Mayumi Tabuchi;Kenjiro Sugiyama;Keiki Ishiyama;Eri Inoue

  • Root-to-shoot transport of sulfate in Arabidopsis. Evidence for the role of SULTR3;5 as a component of low-affinity sulfate transport system in the root vasculature.

    Tatsuhiko Kataoka;Naomi Hayashi;Tomoyuki Yamaya;Hideki Takahashi

  • Multiple routes communicating nitrogen availability from roots to shoots: a signal transduction pathway mediated by cytokinin

    Kentaro Takei;Toru Takahashi;Tatsuo Sugiyama;Tomoyuki Yamaya

  • Identification of a novel cis-acting element conferring sulfur deficiency response in Arabidopsis roots.

    Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita;Yumiko Nakamura;Akiko Watanabe-Takahashi;Eri Inoue

  • Genetic manipulation and quantitative‐trait loci mapping for nitrogen recycling in rice

    Tomoyuki Yamaya;Mitsuhiro Obara;Hiroyuki Nakajima;Shohei Sasaki

  • Molecular characterization of cytokinin-responsive histidine kinases in maize. Differential ligand preferences and response to cis-zeatin.

    Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara;Mikiko Kojima;Tomoyuki Yamaya;Hitoshi Sakakibara

  • Distinct Isoprenoid Origins of cis- and trans-Zeatin Biosyntheses in Arabidopsis

    Hiroyuki Kasahara;Kentaro Takei;Nanae Ueda;Shojiro Hishiyama

  • Phloem-Localizing Sulfate Transporter, Sultr1;3, Mediates Re-Distribution of Sulfur from Source to Sink Organs in Arabidopsis

    Naoko Yoshimoto;Eri Inoue;Kazuki Saito;Tomoyuki Yamaya

  • Ped3p is a peroxisomal ATP-binding cassette transporter that might supply substrates for fatty acid β-oxidation

    Makoto Hayashi;Kazumasa Nito;Rie Takei-Hoshi;Mina Yagi

  • Constitutive expression of a novel-type ammonium transporter OsAMT2 in rice plants.

    Arata Suenaga;Kanami Moriya;Yutaka Sonoda;Akira Ikeda

  • Root-to-Shoot Transport of Sulfate in Arabidopsis. Evidence for the Role of SULTR3;5 as a Component of Low-Affinity Sulfate Transport System in the

    Tatsuhiko Kataoka;Naomi Hayashi;Tomoyuki Yamaya;Hideki Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Sakakibara
Hitoshi Sakakibara Nagoya University
Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi Michigan State University
Hideaki Matsumoto
Hideaki Matsumoto Kibi International University
Masahiro Yano
Masahiro Yano National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Tadahiko Mae
Tadahiko Mae Tohoku University
Miyako Kusano
Miyako Kusano University of Tsukuba
Tatsuo Sugiyama
Tatsuo Sugiyama Nagoya University
Koh Aoki
Koh Aoki Osaka Metropolitan University
Tadakatsu Yoneyama
Tadakatsu Yoneyama Tohoku University

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