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Yasuo Takahashi

Yasuo Takahashi

Niigata University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
4872
World Ranking
8183
National Ranking
283

Yasuo Takahashi publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Yasuo Takahashi D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yasuo Takahashi is affiliated with Niigata University in Japan and has an extensive portfolio of research primarily in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research focuses on genetics within medicine, with significant contributions to understanding human phenotypes, disease susceptibility, and polygenic risk scores.

The scientist's recent notable papers include:

  • A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Leveraging fine-mapping and multipopulation training data to improve cross-population polygenic risk scores, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Hematopoietic mosaic chromosomal alterations increase the risk for diverse types of infection, 2021, Nature Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yasuo Takahashi include:

  • Satoshi Asai
  • Yoichiro Kamatani
  • Koichi Matsuda
  • Wataru Obara
  • Ken Yamaji

The scientist's work has appeared regularly in key publication venues such as:

  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

The primary fields of study for Yasuo Takahashi are:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields explored include:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Epidemiology

Key research topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Best Publications

  • Molecular cloning of cDNA coding for brain-specific 14-3-3 protein, a protein kinase-dependent activator of tyrosine and tryptophan hydroxylases

    Tohru Ichimura;Toshiaki Isobe;Tsuneo Okuyama;Nobuhiro Takahashi

  • Development and migration of Purkinje cells in the mouse cerebellar primordium.

    Shigeki Yuasa;Koki Kawamura;Katsuhiko Ono;Tohru Yamakuni

  • Distribution of nerve fibers immunoreactive to neurofilament protein in rat molars and periodontium

    Takeyasu Maeda;Toshihiko Iwanaga;Tsuneo Fujita;Yasuo Takahashi

  • Innervation of periodontal ligament and dental pulp in the rat incisor: an immunohistochemical investigation of neurofilament protein and glia-specific S-100 protein.

    Osamu Sato;Takeyasu Maeda;Shigeo Kobayashi;Toshihiko Iwanaga

  • Molecular cloning and the complete nucleotide sequence of cDNA to mRNA for S-100 protein of rat brain

    Ryozo Kuwano;Hiroshi Usui;Toshinaga Maeda;Toshikazu Fukui

  • Distinct forms of the protein kinase-dependent activator of tyrosine and tryptophan hydroxylases

    Toshiaki Isobe;Tohru Ichimura;Toshiyuki Sunaya;Tsuneo Okuyama

  • Isolation and immunohistochemical localization of a cerebellar protein.

    Tohru Yamakuni;Hiroshi Usui;Toshihiko Iwanaga;Hisatake Kondo

  • Molecular cloning of rat cDNAs for β and γ subtypes of 14-3-3 protein and developmental changes in expression of their mRNAs in the nervous system

    Masahiko Watanabe;Toshiaki Isobe;Tohru Ichimura;Ryozo Kuwano

  • Molecular cloning and the nucleotide sequence of cDNA for neuron-specific enolase messenger RNA of rat brain

    Kenji Sakimura;Etsuko Kushiya;Masuo Obinata;Shoji Odani

  • Molecular cloning of rat cDNAs for the ζ and θ subtypes of 14-3-3 protein and differential distributions of their mRNAs in the brain

    Masahiko Watanabe;Toshiaki Isobe;Tohru Ichimura;Ryozo Kuwano

  • The structure and expression of neuron-specific enolase gene.

    Kenji Sakimura;Etsuko Kushiya;Yasuo Takahashi;Yoshiaki Suzuki

  • 14‐3‐3 protein η chain gene (YWHAH) polymorphism and its genetic association with schizophrenia

    Kazuhiko Toyooka;Tatsuyuki Muratake;Toshihisa Tanaka;Shuichi Igarashi

  • Expression of β-nerve growth factor mRNA in rat glioma cells and astrocytes from rat brain

    Tohru Yamakuni;Fumiko Ozawa;Fumio Hishinuma;Ryozo Kuwano

  • Molecular cloning of cDNA to rat 14-3-3 η chain polypeptide and the neuronal expression of the mRNA in the central nervous system

    Masahiko Watanabe;Toshiaki Isobe;Tsuneo Okuyama;Tohru Ichimura

  • Production of nerve growth factor in rat skeletal muscle.

    Takehiko Amano;Tohru Yamakuni;Noriko Okabe;Kenji Sakimura

  • Molecular cloning and the nudeotide sequence of cDNA to mRNA for Don-nearonal enolase (αα enolase) of rat brain and liver

    Kenji Sakimura;Etsuko Kushiya;Masuo Obinata;Yasuo Takahashi

  • Developmentally regulated alternative splicing of brain myelin-associated glycoprotein mRNA is lacking in the quaking mouse.

    Nobuya Fujita;Shuzo Sato;Tadashi Kurihara;Takashi Inuzuka

  • Immunohistochemistry of neuron-specific and glia-specific proteins.

    Toshihiko Iwanaga;Yasuo Takahashi;Tsuneo Fujita

  • Neuron-specific enolase, neurofilament protein and S-100 protein in the olfactory mucosa of human fetuses: an immunohistochemical study

    Sugata Takahashi;Toshihiko Iwanaga;Yasuo Takahashi;Yuichi Nakano

  • Immunohistochemical study of S-100 protein in the postnatal development of Müller cells and astrocytes in the rat retina

    Hisatake Kondo;Hiromi Takahashi;Yasuo Takahashi

  • cDNA cloning and amino acid sequence for human myelin-associated glycoprotein.

    Shuzo Sato;Nobuya Fujita;Tadashi Kurihara;Ryozo Kuwano

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryozo Kuwano
Ryozo Kuwano Niigata University
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Toshiaki Isobe
Toshiaki Isobe Tokyo Metropolitan University
Hisatake Kondo
Hisatake Kondo Tohoku University
Nobuyoshi Shimizu
Nobuyoshi Shimizu Keio University
Shinsei Minoshima
Shinsei Minoshima Hamamatsu University
Tadashi Miyatake
Tadashi Miyatake RIKEN
Kinya Kuriyama
Kinya Kuriyama Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Shoji Tsuji
Shoji Tsuji University of Tokyo
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University

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Tohoku University

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Robert J. Ferl

Robert J. Ferl

University of Florida

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Katsuhiko Mikoshiba

Katsuhiko Mikoshiba

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Peter E. Braun

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Masahiko Watanabe

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Yoshiro Inoue

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Tadashi Miyatake

RIKEN

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Jan Haavik

Jan Haavik

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Aziz Ghahary

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Masayoshi Mishina

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