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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
9540
World Ranking
18321
National Ranking
7482

Yasuhiko Kawakami publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 129 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasuhiko Kawakami 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 Yasuhiko Kawakami sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yasuhiko Kawakami is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with notable contributions in subfields such as molecular biology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, genetics, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and surgery.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics including:

  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Renal and related cancers

Recent publications by Kawakami include the following papers:

  • Two Distinctive POMC Promoters Modify Gene Expression in Cushing Disease, 2021, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Multimodal Non-Surgical Treatments of Aggressive Pituitary Tumors, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • A Case of Hypophysitis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination, 2022, AACE Clinical Case Reports
  • The FGF-AKT pathway is necessary for cardiomyocyte survival for heart regeneration in zebrafish, 2021, Developmental Biology
  • Etv2 regulates enhancer chromatin status to initiate Shh expression in the limb bud, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kawakami include:

  • Hiroko Kawakami
  • Takako Araki
  • Dylan Corcoran
  • Katherine Q. Chen
  • Ryuichi Nishinakamura

The scientist has published multiple times in key venues such as:

  • Developmental Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Development
  • Genetics

Best Publications

  • WNT Signals Control FGF-Dependent Limb Initiation and AER Induction in the Chick Embryo

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Javier Capdevila;Dirk Büscher;Tohru Itoh

  • Epicardial retinoid X receptor is required for myocardial growth and coronary artery formation

    Esther Merki;Mónica Zamora;Mónica Zamora;Angel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami

  • Activation of Notch signaling pathway precedes heart regeneration in zebrafish

    Angel Raya;Christopher M. Koth;Dirk Büscher;Yasuhiko Kawakami

  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling regulates vertebrate limb regeneration

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Concepción Rodriguez Esteban;Marina Raya;Hiroko Kawakami

  • Nanog binds to Smad1 and blocks bone morphogenetic protein-induced differentiation of embryonic stem cells

    Atsushi Suzuki;Ángel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Masanobu Morita

  • Retinoic acid signalling links left–right asymmetric patterning and bilaterally symmetric somitogenesis in the zebrafish embryo

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Ángel Raya;R. Marina Raya;Concepción Rodríguez-Esteban

  • MKP3 mediates the cellular response to FGF8 signalling in the vertebrate limb

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Joaquín Rodríguez-León;Christopher M. Koth;Dirk Büscher

  • Notch activity acts as a sensor for extracellular calcium during vertebrate left–right determination

    Ángel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Concepción Rodríguez-Esteban;Marta Ibañes

  • The limb identity gene Tbx5 promotes limb initiation by interacting with Wnt2b and Fgf10.

    Jennifer K. Ng;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Dirk Büscher;Ángel Raya

  • BMP SIGNALING DURING BONE PATTERN DETERMINATION IN THE DEVELOPING LIMB

    Y. Kawakami;T. Ishikawa;M. Shimabara;N. Tanda

  • The role of TGFβs and Sox9 during limb chondrogenesis

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Joaquín Rodriguez-León;Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte

  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Is Required for Maintenance of Differentiated Phenotype, Control of Proliferation, and Hypertrophy in Chondrocytes

    Motomi Enomoto-Iwamoto;Masahiro Iwamoto;Yoshiki Mukudai;Yasuhiko Kawakami

  • Involvement of androgen-induced growth factor (FGF-8) gene in mouse embryogenesis and morphogenesis.

    Hideyo Ohuchi;Hidefumi Yoshioka;Akira Tanaka;Yasuhiko Kawakami

  • Notch activity induces Nodal expression and mediates the establishment of left–right asymmetry in vertebrate embryos

    Ángel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Concepción Rodrı́guez-Esteban;Dirk Büscher

  • Transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α regulates chondrogenesis via association with Sox9

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Masanao Tsuda;Shigeru Takahashi;Noboru Taniguchi

  • Sp8 and Sp9, two closely related buttonhead-like transcription factors, regulate Fgf8 expression and limb outgrowth in vertebrate embryos.

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Concepción Rodríguez Esteban;Takaaki Matsui;Joaquín Rodríguez-León

  • Noncanonical Wnt signaling regulates midline convergence of organ primordia during zebrafish development

    Takaaki Matsui;Ángel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Carles Callol-Massot

  • Involvement of Wnt-5a in chondrogenic pattern formation in the chick limb bud.

    Yasuhiko Kawakami;Naoyuki Wada;Shin ichiro Nishimatsu;Tetsuya Ishikawa

  • Migration of cardiomyocytes is essential for heart regeneration in zebrafish.

    Junji Itou;Isao Oishi;Hiroko Kawakami;Tiffany J. Glass

  • Polyclonal human T-cell activation by silicate in vitro.

    A Ueki;M Yamaguchi;H Ueki;Y Watanabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte Altos Labs
Angel Raya
Angel Raya Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Tsutomu Nohno
Tsutomu Nohno Kawasaki Medical School
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Sumihare Noji
Sumihare Noji University of Tokushima
Martin Lotz
Martin Lotz Scripps Research Institute
Daniel J. Garry
Daniel J. Garry University of Minnesota
Ryuichi Nishinakamura
Ryuichi Nishinakamura Kumamoto University
Hiroshi Asahara
Hiroshi Asahara Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kinichi Nakashima
Kinichi Nakashima Kyushu University

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