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Yasuhiro Furuichi 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 Yasuhiro Furuichi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 216 publications — 63rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Yasuhiro Furuichi 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 Yasuhiro Furuichi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yasuhiro Furuichi is affiliated with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields within the life sciences, particularly focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work also intersects with the field of medicine.

Their subfields of specialization include genetics, molecular biology, and infectious diseases, reflecting a broad interest in the molecular mechanisms underlying health and disease.

The main topics of Yasuhiro Furuichi's work include:

  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • RNA interference and gene delivery
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research

Furuichi's recent publications highlight these research themes. Notably, one of their papers is titled RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, RdRP, a promising therapeutic target for cancer and potentially COVID-19, published in 2020 in the journal Cancer Science. This publication addresses the role of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase as a target in cancer therapy and its potential relevance to COVID-19 treatment.

The scientist collaborates frequently with a range of co-authors, including:

  • Mitsuhiro Machitani
  • Mami Yasukawa
  • Jotaro Nakashima
  • Kenkichi Masutomi

Yasuhiro Furuichi's work has been published mainly in Cancer Science, reflecting a focus on research relevant to oncology and related biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in RECQL4 cause a subset of cases of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

    Saori Kitao;Akira Shimamoto;Makoto Goto;Robert W. Miller

  • Viral and cellular mRNA capping: past and prospects.

    Yasuhiro Furuichi;Aaron J Shatkin

  • Reovirus messenger RNA contains a methylated, blocked 5'-terminal structure: m-7G(5')ppp(5')G-MpCp-

    Y Furuichi;M Morgan;S Muthukrishnan;A J Shatkin

  • A blocked structure at the 5' terminus of mRNA from cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus.

    Yasuhiro Furuichi;Kin-Ichiro Miura

  • Methylated, blocked 5 termini in HeLa cell mRNA.

    Y Furuichi;M Morgan;A J Shatkin;W Jelinek

  • Bloom’s and Werner’s syndrome genes suppress hyperrecombination in yeast sgs1 mutant: Implication for genomic instability in human diseases

    Kazutsune Yamagata;Jun-ichi Kato;Akira Shimamoto;Makoto Goto

  • Cloning of Two New Human Helicase Genes of the RecQ Family: Biological Significance of Multiple Species in Higher Eukaryotes

    Saori Kitao;Itaru Ohsugi;Koji Ichikawa;Makoto Goto

  • Characterization and gene cloning of 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Shunsuke B. Inoue;Noriko Takewakt;Tsuyoshi Takasuka;Toshiyuki Mio

  • DNA helicase activity in Werner's syndrome gene product synthesized in a baculovirus system

    Noriyuki Suzuki;Akira Shimamoto;Osamu Imamura;Junro Kuromitsu

  • Rothmund-Thomson syndrome due to RECQ4 helicase mutations: report and clinical and molecular comparisons with Bloom syndrome and Werner syndrome.

    Noralane M. Lindor;Yasuhiro Furuichi;Saori Kitao;Akiro Shimamoto

  • The methylation of adenovirus-specific nuclear and cytoplasmic RNA

    S. Sommer;M. Salditt-Georgieff;S. Bachenheimer;J.E. Darnell

  • Discovery of m(7)G-cap in eukaryotic mRNAs.

    Yasuhiro Furuichi

  • Methyl labeling of HeLa cell hnRNA: a comparison with mRNA.

    M. Salditt-Georgieff;Warren Jelinek;James E. Darnell;Y. Furuichi

  • DNA damage caused by bisphenol A and estradiol through estrogenic activity.

    Takako Iso;Takahide Watanabe;Teruaki Iwamoto;Akira Shimamoto

  • Rothmund-thomson syndrome responsible gene, RECQL4: genomic structure and products.

    Saori Kitao;Noralane M. Lindor;Miwa Shiratori;Yasuhiro Furuichi

  • Werner helicase relocates into nuclear foci in response to DNA damaging agents and co-localizes with RPA and Rad51.

    Shuichi Sakamoto;Kaori Nishikawa;Seok-Jin Heo;Makoto Goto

  • Human RecQ5β, a large isomer of RecQ5 DNA helicase, localizes in the nucleoplasm and interacts with topoisomerases 3α and 3β

    Akira Shimamoto;Kaori Nishikawa;Saori Kitao;Yasuhiro Furuichi

  • Steps Involved in Immortalization and Tumorigenesis in Human B-Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines Transformed by Epstein-Barr Virus

    Masanobu Sugimoto;Hidetoshi Tahara;Toshinori Ide;Yasuhiro Furuichi

  • Abnormal telomere dynamics of B-lymphoblastoid cell strains from Werner's syndrome patients transformed by Epstein-Barr virus.

    Hidetoshi Tahara;Yoshiki Tokutake;Shizuko Maeda;Hiroshi Kataoka

  • 5'-Terminal m-7G(5')ppp(5')G-m-p in vivo: identification in reovirus genome RNA.

    Y Furuichi;S Muthukrishnan;A J Shatkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron J. Shatkin
Aaron J. Shatkin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Noriyuki Suzuki
Noriyuki Suzuki National Institute for Environmental Studies
Hidetoshi Tahara
Hidetoshi Tahara Hiroshima University
Hiroshi Kataoka
Hiroshi Kataoka University of Tokyo
Takemi Enomoto
Takemi Enomoto Musashino University
Takanari Gotoda
Takanari Gotoda Kyorin University
Toshiyuki Fukao
Toshiyuki Fukao Gifu University
Nobuhiro Takahashi
Nobuhiro Takahashi Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

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