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Yasuhito Tanaka

Yasuhito Tanaka

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
40573
World Ranking
7928
National Ranking
201

Microbiology

D-Index
90
Citations
32385
World Ranking
677
National Ranking
20

Yasuhito Tanaka publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yasuhito Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 773 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Yasuhito Tanaka D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yasuhito Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yasuhito Tanaka is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within hepatology and related subfields. Their research output includes studies focused on epidemiology, hepatology, surgery, molecular biology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work frequently centers on topics related to hepatitis viruses and liver disease, with a strong focus on Hepatitis B Virus studies, Hepatitis C virus research, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, liver disease and transplantation, hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, hepatitis viruses studies and epidemiology, and gastric cancer management and outcomes.

Some of the recent publications authored or co-authored by Yasuhito Tanaka include:

  • Management of patients with liver derangement during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Asia-Pacific position statement (2020), The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Novel biomarkers for the management of chronic hepatitis B (2020), Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
  • Probability of HBsAg loss after nucleo(s)tide analogue withdrawal depends on HBV genotype and viral antigen levels (2022), Journal of Hepatology
  • Clinical efficacy of a novel, high-sensitivity HBcrAg assay in the management of chronic hepatitis B and HBV reactivation (2021), Journal of Hepatology
  • Prediction of Sustained Response After Nucleo(s)tide Analogue Cessation Using HBsAg and HBcrAg Levels: A Multicenter Study (CREATE) (2020), Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Their frequent co-authors reflect a collaborative research approach and include:

  • Katsuya Nagaoka
  • Hidenori Toyoda
  • Masanori Atsukawa
  • Takehisa Watanabe
  • Haruki Uojima

Yasuhito Tanaka has published consistently in several key scientific venues, including:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Hepatology Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist's publication record spans over 700 publications in medicine, with a particular emphasis on epidemiology and hepatology representing the largest subfields.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association of IL28B with response to pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C.

    Yasuhito Tanaka;Nao Nishida;Masaya Sugiyama;Masayuki Kurosaki

  • Independent risk factors and predictive score for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B

    Man-Fung Yuen;Yasuhito Tanaka;Daniel Yee-Tak Fong;James Fung

  • A Genetic Variant of Hepatitis B Virus Divergent from Known Human and Ape Genotypes Isolated from a Japanese Patient and Provisionally Assigned to New Genotype J

    Kanako Tatematsu;Yasuhito Tanaka;Fuat Kurbanov;Fuminaka Sugauchi

  • Low tibial osteotomy for osteoarthritis of the ankle. Results of a new operation in 18 patients

    Y Takakura;Y Tanaka;T Kumai;S Tamai

  • Hepatic ISG Expression Is Associated With Genetic Variation in Interleukin 28B and the Outcome of IFN Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C

    Masao Honda;Akito Sakai;Tatsuya Yamashita;Yasunari Nakamoto

  • A comparison of the molecular clock of hepatitis C virus in the United States and Japan predicts that hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in the United States will increase over the next two decades.

    Yasuhito Tanaka;Kousuke Hanada;Masashi Mizokami;Anthony E. T. Yeo

  • The RNA sensor RIG-I dually functions as an innate sensor and direct antiviral factor for hepatitis B virus

    Seiichi Sato;Kai Li;Takeshi Kameyama;Takaya Hayashi

  • Low tibial osteotomy for varus-type osteoarthritis of the ankle

    Y. Tanaka;Y. Takakura;K. Hayashi;A. Taniguchi

  • A serum "sweet-doughnut" protein facilitates fibrosis evaluation and therapy assessment in patients with viral hepatitis.

    Atsushi Kuno;Yuzuru Ikehara;Yasuhito Tanaka;Kiyoaki Ito

  • Hepatitis B virus genotype assignment using restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns.

    Masashi Mizokami;Tatsunori Nakano;Etsuro Orito;Yasuhito Tanaka

  • Development and reliability of a standard rating system for outcome measurement of foot and ankle disorders I: development of standard rating system

    Hisateru Niki;Haruhito Aoki;Suguru Inokuchi;Satoru Ozeki

  • Influence of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes on the Intra- and Extracellular Expression of Viral DNA and Antigens

    Masaya Sugiyama;Yasuhito Tanaka;Takanobu Kato;Etsuro Orito

  • Cyclosporin A and its analogs inhibit hepatitis B virus entry into cultured hepatocytes through targeting a membrane transporter, sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP)

    Koichi Watashi;Ann Sluder;Takuji Daito;Takuji Daito;Satoko Matsunaga

  • Geographical and genetic diversity of the human hepatitis B virus.

    Fuat Kurbanov;Yasuhito Tanaka;Masashi Mizokami

  • Influence of genotypes and precore mutations on fulminant or chronic outcome of acute hepatitis B virus infection.

    Atsushi Ozasa;Yasuhito Tanaka;Etsuro Orito;Masaya Sugiyama

  • Alterations of DNA methylation and histone modifications contribute to gene silencing in hepatocellular carcinomas.

    Yutaka Kondo;Lanlan Shen;Seiji Suzuki;Tsuyoshi Kurokawa

  • Development and reliability of a standard rating system for outcome measurement of foot and ankle disorders II: interclinician and intraclinician reliability and validity of the newly established standard rating scales and Japanese Orthopaedic Association rating scale

    Hisateru Niki;Haruhito Aoki;Suguru Inokuchi;Satoru Ozeki

  • A new subtype (subgenotype) Ac (A3) of hepatitis B virus and recombination between genotypes A and E in Cameroon.

    Fuat Kurbanov;Yasuhito Tanaka;Kei Fujiwara;Fuminaka Sugauchi

  • Consumption of n-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Reduces Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Norie Sawada;Manami Inoue;Motoki Iwasaki;Shizuka Sasazuki

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor is a host-entry cofactor triggering hepatitis B virus internalization

    Masashi Iwamoto;Masashi Iwamoto;Wakana Saso;Wakana Saso;Ryuichi Sugiyama;Koji Ishii

  • Risk for hepatocellular carcinoma with respect to hepatitis B virus genotypes B/ C, specific mutations of enhancer II/ core promoter/ precore regions and HBV DNA levels

    Man-Fung Yuen;Yasuhito Tanaka;Noboru Shinkai;Ronnie T Poon

  • Cell sheet transplantation of cultured mesenchymal stem cells enhances bone formation in a rat nonunion model

    Akifumi Nakamura;Manabu Akahane;Hideki Shigematsu;Mika Tadokoro

Frequent Co-Authors

Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Etsuro Orito
Etsuro Orito Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital
Fuminaka Sugauchi
Fuminaka Sugauchi Nagoya City University
Ryuzo Ueda
Ryuzo Ueda Nagoya University
Namiki Izumi
Namiki Izumi Musashino Red Cross Hospital
Hidenori Toyoda
Hidenori Toyoda Ogaki Municipal Hospital
Man-Fung Yuen
Man-Fung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Ching-Lung Lai
Ching-Lung Lai University of Hong Kong
Eiji Tanaka
Eiji Tanaka Shinshu University
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases

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