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Yasushi Totoki

Yasushi Totoki

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
18056
World Ranking
17823
National Ranking
1287

Yasushi Totoki publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yasushi Totoki sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 111 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasushi Totoki 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 Yasushi Totoki sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yasushi Totoki is affiliated with the National Cancer Centre in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work focuses on fields such as molecular biology, cancer research, surgery, oncology, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Yasushi Totoki has published articles in several notable scientific venues, including:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancer Science
  • Annals of Surgery
  • Science Advances

Prominent recent papers authored or coauthored by Yasushi Totoki are:

  • "Multiancestry genomic and transcriptomic analysis of gastric cancer," 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Defined lifestyle and germline factors predispose Asian populations to gastric cancer," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Ependymoma with C11orf95-MAML2 fusion: presenting with granular cell and ganglion cell features," 2020, Brain Tumor Pathology
  • "Transcriptome and methylome analysis of CNS germ cell tumor finds its cell-of-origin in embryogenesis and reveals shared similarities with testicular counterparts," 2022, Neuro-Oncology
  • "Whole-exome Sequencing Reveals New Potential Susceptibility Genes for Japanese Familial Pancreatic Cancer," 2020, Annals of Surgery

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Tatsuhiro Shibata
  • Hiromi Nakamura
  • Shinichi Yachida
  • Natsuko Hama
  • Yasuhito Arai

The body of work by Yasushi Totoki spans multiple disciplines relevant to cancer biology and genetics, contributing frequent studies on the molecular underpinnings and diagnostic aspects of cancer. Their work integrates genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenetic data to advance understanding in areas such as gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, and central nervous system tumors.

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • Signatures of mutational processes in human cancer

    Ludmil B. Alexandrov;Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;David C. Wedge;Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Comprehensive and Integrative Genomic Characterization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Adrian Ally;Miruna Balasundaram;Rebecca Carlsen;Eric Chuah

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • The DNA sequence of human chromosome 21

    M. Hattori;A. Fujiyama;T. D. Taylor;H. Watanabe

  • Endogenous siRNAs from naturally formed dsRNAs regulate transcripts in mouse oocytes

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Toshiaki Watanabe;Yasushi Totoki;Atsushi Toyoda;Masahiro Kaneda;Masahiro Kaneda

  • Genomic spectra of biliary tract cancer

    Hiromi Nakamura;Yasuhito Arai;Yasushi Totoki;Tomoki Shirota

  • Mutational signatures associated with tobacco smoking in human cancer

    Ludmil B Alexandrov;Ludmil B Alexandrov;Young Seok Ju;Kerstin Haase;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo

  • DNA methylation of retrotransposon genes is regulated by Piwi family members MILI and MIWI2 in murine fetal testes

    Satomi Kuramochi-Miyagawa;Toshiaki Watanabe;Kengo Gotoh;Yasushi Totoki

  • KIF5B-RET fusions in lung adenocarcinoma.

    Takashi Kohno;Hitoshi Ichikawa;Yasushi Totoki;Kazuki Yasuda

  • Whole-genome sequencing of liver cancers identifies etiological influences on mutation patterns and recurrent mutations in chromatin regulators

    Akihiro Fujimoto;Yasushi Totoki;Tetsuo Abe;Keith A. Boroevich

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Integrated molecular analysis of adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma

    Keisuke Kataoka;Yasunobu Nagata;Akira Kitanaka;Yuichi Shiraishi

  • Whole-Genome and Epigenomic Landscapes of Etiologically Distinct Subtypes of Cholangiocarcinoma

    Apinya Jusakul;Apinya Jusakul;Ioana Cutcutache;Chern Han Yong;Jing Quan Lim

  • Trans-ancestry mutational landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma genomes

    Yasushi Totoki;Kenji Tatsuno;Kyle R. Covington;Hiroki Ueda

  • Whole-genome mutational landscape and characterization of noncoding and structural mutations in liver cancer

    Akihiro Fujimoto;Mayuko Furuta;Yasushi Totoki;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

  • Aberrant PD-L1 expression through 3′-UTR disruption in multiple cancers

    Keisuke Kataoka;Yuichi Shiraishi;Yohei Takeda;Seiji Sakata

  • Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 tyrosine kinase fusions define a unique molecular subtype of cholangiocarcinoma

    Yasuhito Arai;Yasushi Totoki;Fumie Hosoda;Tomoki Shirota

  • Role for piRNAs and noncoding RNA in de novo DNA methylation of the imprinted mouse Rasgrf1 locus.

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Toshiaki Watanabe;Shin Ichi Tomizawa;Shin Ichi Tomizawa;Kohzoh Mitsuya;Yasushi Totoki

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatsuhiro Shibata
Tatsuhiro Shibata University of Tokyo
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Fumie Hosoda
Fumie Hosoda National Cancer Centre
Yasuhito Arai
Yasuhito Arai National Cancer Centre
Satoru Miyano
Satoru Miyano Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yoshiyuki Sakaki
Yoshiyuki Sakaki Toyohashi University of Technology
Hiroyuki Sasaki
Hiroyuki Sasaki Kyushu University
Hiroyuki Aburatani
Hiroyuki Aburatani University of Tokyo
Takuji Okusaka
Takuji Okusaka National Cancer Centre
Seishi Ogawa
Seishi Ogawa Kyoto University

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