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Yasushi Hiraoka

Yasushi Hiraoka

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
84
Citations
24687
World Ranking
875
National Ranking
70

Yasushi Hiraoka 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 Yasushi Hiraoka sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 311 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasushi Hiraoka 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 Yasushi Hiraoka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Yasushi Hiraoka is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has conducted extensive research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their publications show a strong focus on Molecular Biology, complemented by work in Cell Biology, Plant Science, Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Yasushi Hiraoka include:

  • Transfected plasmid DNA is incorporated into the nucleus via nuclear envelope reformation at telophase, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Lem2 and Lnp1 maintain the membrane boundary between the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Surprising phenotypic diversity of cancer-associated mutations of Gly 34 in the histone H3 tail, 2021, eLife
  • Rec8 Cohesin: A Structural Platform for Shaping the Meiotic Chromosomes, 2022, Genes
  • Chromatin loading of MCM hexamers is associated with di-/tri-methylation of histone H4K20 toward S phase entry, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research

Throughout their career, Yasushi Hiraoka has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Tokuko Haraguchi
  • Yasuhiro Hirano
  • Haruhiko Asakawa
  • Tatsuo Fukagawa
  • Atsushi Matsuda

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

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genes to Cells
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Communications Biology
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Best Publications

  • Autophagosomes form at ER–mitochondria contact sites

    Maho Hamasaki;Nobumichi Furuta;Atsushi Matsuda;Atsushi Matsuda;Akiko Nezu

  • Fluorescence microscopy in three dimensions.

    David A. Agard;Yasushi Hiraoka;Peter Shaw;John W. Sedat

  • Mutations in Dynein Link Motor Neuron Degeneration to Defects in Retrograde Transport

    Majid Hafezparast;Rainer Klocke;Christiana Ruhrberg;Andreas Marquardt

  • ORFeome cloning and global analysis of protein localization in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Akihisa Matsuyama;Ritsuko Arai;Yoko Yashiroda;Atsuko Shirai

  • Telomere-led premeiotic chromosome movement in fission yeast.

    Yuji Chikashige;Da-Qiao Ding;Hironori Funabiki;Tokuko Haraguchi

  • The NDA3 gene of fission yeast encodes β-tubulin: A cold-sensitive nda3 mutation reversibly blocks spindle formation and chromosome movement in mitosis

    Yasushi Hiraoka;Takashi Toda;Mitsuhiro Yanagida

  • Meiotic proteins bqt1 and bqt2 tether telomeres to form the bouquet arrangement of chromosomes.

    Yuji Chikashige;Yuji Chikashige;Chihiro Tsutsumi;Miho Yamane;Kasumi Okamasa

  • Nedd5, a mammalian septin, is a novel cytoskeletal component interacting with actin-based structures.

    Makoto Kinoshita;Sharad Kumar;Akira Mizoguchi;Chizuka Ide

  • Aneuploidy Drives Genomic Instability in Yeast

    Jason M. Sheltzer;Heidi M. Blank;Sarah J. Pfau;Yoshie Tange

  • The use of a charge-coupled device for quantitative optical microscopy of biological structures

    Yasushi Hiraoka;John W. Sedat;David A. Agard

  • Distinct functional domains in emerin bind lamin A and DNA-bridging protein BAF.

    Kenneth K. Lee;Tokuko Haraguchi;Richard S. Lee;Takako Koujin

  • Oscillatory nuclear movement in fission yeast meiotic prophase is driven by astral microtubules, as revealed by continuous observation of chromosomes and microtubules in living cells

    Da-Qiao Ding;Yuji Chikashige;Tokuko Haraguchi;Yasushi Hiraoka

  • Determination of three-dimensional imaging properties of a light microscope system. Partial confocal behavior in epifluorescence microscopy

    Y. Hiraoka;J.W. Sedat;D.A. Agard

  • Dynamics of Homologous Chromosome Pairing during Meiotic Prophase in Fission Yeast

    Da-Qiao Ding;Ayumu Yamamoto;Tokuko Haraguchi;Yasushi Hiraoka

  • Mre11 is essential for the maintenance of chromosomal DNA in vertebrate cells

    Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai;Eiichiro Sonoda;Masao S. Sasaki;Ciaran Morrison

  • Selective elimination of messenger RNA prevents an incidence of untimely meiosis

    Yuriko Harigaya;Hirotsugu Tanaka;Hirotsugu Tanaka;Soichiro Yamanaka;Kayoko Tanaka

  • Dynamics of Centromeres during Metaphase–Anaphase Transition in Fission Yeast: Dis1 Is Implicated in Force Balance in Metaphase Bipolar Spindle

    Kentaro Nabeshima;Takashi Nakagawa;Aaron F. Straight;Andrew Murray

  • BAF is required for emerin assembly into the reforming nuclear envelope.

    Tokuko Haraguchi;Takako Koujin;Miriam Segura-Totten;Kenneth K. Lee

  • A cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain is required for oscillatory nuclear movement of meiotic prophase and efficient meiotic recombination in fission yeast.

    Ayumu Yamamoto;Robert R. West;J. Richard McIntosh;Yasushi Hiraoka

  • Heterochromatin integrity affects chromosome reorganization after centromere dysfunction.

    Kojiro Ishii;Yuki Ogiyama;Yuji Chikashige;Saeko Soejima

Frequent Co-Authors

Tokuko Haraguchi
Tokuko Haraguchi Osaka University
Tadashi Nakano
Tadashi Nakano Osaka Metropolitan University
Chikashi Obuse
Chikashi Obuse Osaka University
David A. Agard
David A. Agard University of California, San Francisco
Mitsuhiro Yanagida
Mitsuhiro Yanagida Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
John W. Sedat
John W. Sedat University of California, San Francisco
Tatsuya Suda
Tatsuya Suda University Netgroup Inc.
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takashi Osumi
Takashi Osumi University of Hyogo
Abby F. Dernburg
Abby F. Dernburg University of California, Berkeley

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