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Yasufumi Kaneda

Yasufumi Kaneda

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024
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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 111 5349 5023 113 108 771 43527
Molecular Biology 112 341 311 23 22 708 48492

Yasufumi Kaneda publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yasufumi Kaneda between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yasufumi Kaneda published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 20.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 2023. 3 of the 847 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 63. Peak 63 publications in 2023. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 29 publications 1997: 27 publications 1998: 44 publications 1999: 43 publications 2000: 58 publications 2001: 47 publications 2002: 52 publications 2003: 53 publications 2004: 46 publications 2005: 41 publications 2006: 46 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 63 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1984 2025

847 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yasufumi Kaneda: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 5
1988 1
1989 3
1990 4
1991 2
1992 3
1993 13
1994 9
1995 19
1996 29
1997 27
1998 44
1999 43
2000 58
2001 47
2002 52
2003 53
2004 46
2005 41
2006 46
2007 28
2008 20
2009 19
2010 17
2011 18
2012 14
2013 16
2014 10
2015 15
2016 17
2017 19
2018 8
2019 10
2020 10
2021 7
2022 6
2023 63
2024 1
2025 2
Total 847
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Yasufumi Kaneda 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 Yasufumi Kaneda 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: 708 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+ 100 708
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Yasufumi Kaneda 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 Yasufumi Kaneda 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, 112–113 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: 112 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19 112
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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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Yasufumi Kaneda is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed to research across medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, immunology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, and oncology.

Kaneda's recent publications demonstrate a focus on immunotherapy and virus-based gene therapy approaches as well as cancer treatment strategies. Selected recent papers include:

  • Longitudinal Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals a Role for Serpina3n-Mediated Resolution of Inflammation in a Mouse Colitis Model, 2021, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • A simple method using CRISPR-Cas9 to knock-out genes in murine cancerous cell lines, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Intratumoral and s.c. injection of inactivated hemagglutinating virus of Japan envelope (GEN0101) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, 2020, Cancer Science
  • Design and Synthesis of 1,2-Deoxy-pyranose Derivatives of Spliceostatin A toward Prostate Cancer Treatment, 2020, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Intratumoral injection of hemagglutinating virus of Japan-envelope vector yielded an antitumor effect for advanced melanoma: a phase I/IIa clinical study, 2020, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy

Frequent co-authors in Kaneda's research include:

  • Keisuke Nimura
  • Kotaro Saga
  • Koji Kitamura
  • Hidenori Inohara
  • Airi Ishibashi

Kaneda has published in several scientific venues multiple times, notably:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Cancer Science
  • Cancers
  • Lasers in Medical Science
  • Journal of Hypertension

The primary topics of Kaneda's work include:

  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling

Best Publications

  • Normalizing mitochondrial superoxide production blocks three pathways of hyperglycaemic damage

    Takeshi Nishikawa;Diane Edelstein;Xue Liang Du;Sho-ichi Yamagishi

  • Gene therapy inhibiting neointimal vascular lesion: In vivo transfer of endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase gene

    H. E. Von Der Leyen;G. H. Gibbons;R. Morishita;N. P. Lewis

  • In vivo transfection of cis element "decoy" against nuclear factor-kappaB binding site prevents myocardial infarction.

    Ryuichi Morishita;Toshiko Sugimoto;Motokuni Aoki;Iwao Kida

  • Leptin Induces Mitochondrial Superoxide Production and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression in Aortic Endothelial Cells by Increasing Fatty Acid Oxidation via Protein Kinase A

    Sho Ichi Yamagishi;Diane Edelstein;Xue Liang Du;Yasufumi Kaneda

  • Novel Autologous Cell Therapy in Ischemic Limb Disease Through Growth Factor Secretion by Cultured Adipose Tissue–Derived Stromal Cells

    Hironori Nakagami;Kazuhisa Maeda;Ryuichi Morishita;Sota Iguchi

  • Increased expression of DNA cointroduced with nuclear protein in adult rat liver.

    Yasufumi Kaneda;Kunimitsu Iwai;Tsuyoshi Uchida;Tsuyoshi Uchida

  • Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy of liver cirrhosis in rats.

    Takahiro Ueki;Yasufumi Kaneda;Hiroko Tsutsui;Kenji Nakanishi

  • Glomerulosclerosis induced by in vivo transfection of transforming growth factor-beta or platelet-derived growth factor gene into the rat kidney.

    Yoshitaka Isaka;Yoshihiro Fujiwara;Naohiko Ueda;Yasufumi Kaneda

  • A gene therapy strategy using a transcription factor decoy of the E2F binding site inhibits smooth muscle proliferation in vivo.

    R Morishita;G H Gibbons;M Horiuchi;K E Ellison

  • Gene therapy by skeletal muscle expression of decorin prevents fibrotic disease in rat kidney

    Yoshitaka Isaka;Douglas K. Brees;Kazuko Ikegaya;Yasufumi Kaneda

  • Single intraluminal delivery of antisense cdc2 kinase and proliferating-cell nuclear antigen oligonucleotides results in chronic inhibition of neointimal hyperplasia

    Ryuichi Morishita;Gary H. Gibbons;Kristin E. Ellison;Masatoshi Nakajima

  • Development of safe and efficient novel nonviral gene transfer using ultrasound: enhancement of transfection efficiency of naked plasmid DNA in skeletal muscle

    Y Taniyama;K Tachibana;K Hiraoka;M Aoki

  • Adipose tissue-derived stromal cells as a novel option for regenerative cell therapy.

    Hironori Nakagami;Ryuichi Morishita;Kazuhisa Maeda;Yasushi Kikuchi

  • Intimal hyperplasia after vascular injury is inhibited by antisense cdk 2 kinase oligonucleotides.

    R. Morishita;G. H. Gibbons;K. E. Ellison;M. Nakajima

  • A histone H3 lysine 36 trimethyltransferase links Nkx2-5 to Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome

    Keisuke Nimura;Kiyoe Ura;Hidetaka Shiratori;Masato Ikawa

  • Circulating bone marrow-derived osteoblast progenitor cells are recruited to the bone-forming site by the CXCR4/stromal cell-derived factor-1 pathway.

    Satoru Otsuru;Katsuto Tamai;Takehiko Yamazaki;Hideki Yoshikawa

  • Hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ) envelope vector as a versatile gene delivery system

    Yasufumi Kaneda;Toshihiro Nakajima;Tomoyuki Nishikawa;Seiji Yamamoto

  • Endothelial Apoptosis Induced by Oxidative Stress Through Activation of NF-κB: Antiapoptotic Effect of Antioxidant Agents on Endothelial Cells

    Motokuni Aoki;Toshie Nata;Ryuichi Morishita;Hidetsugu Matsushita

  • Cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction using vascular endothelial growth factor-expressing skeletal myoblasts.

    Ken Suzuki;Bari Murtuza;Ryszard T. Smolenski;Ivan A. Sammut

  • Angiogenesis induced by hepatocyte growth factor in non-infarcted myocardium and infarcted myocardium: up-regulation of essential transcription factor for angiogenesis, ets.

    M Aoki;R Morishita;Y Taniyama;I Kida

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryuichi Morishita
Ryuichi Morishita Osaka University
Toshio Ogihara
Toshio Ogihara Osaka University
Motokuni Aoki
Motokuni Aoki Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
Yoshiki Sawa
Yoshiki Sawa Osaka University
Toshikazu Nakamura
Toshikazu Nakamura Osaka University
Kunio Matsumoto
Kunio Matsumoto Kanazawa University
Victor J. Dzau
Victor J. Dzau Duke University
Kei Yamamoto
Kei Yamamoto University of Tokushima
Mitsuaki Isobe
Mitsuaki Isobe Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hikaru Matsuda
Hikaru Matsuda Osaka University

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