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Yasuyuki Yamada

Yasuyuki Yamada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
14068
World Ranking
9217
National Ranking
620

Yasuyuki Yamada 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 Yasuyuki Yamada sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 316 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasuyuki Yamada 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 Yasuyuki Yamada sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yasuyuki Yamada is affiliated with Hosei University in Japan and works primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses heavily on molecular biology, pharmacology, and plant science, with multiple contributions to understanding plant biochemistry, biosynthesis, and metabolic engineering.

Their published work reflects a concentration on plant tissue culture and regeneration, plant gene expression analysis, and the biosynthesis of alkaloids, particularly berberine. They also contribute to research on microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, as well as transgenic plants and their applications.

Yamada has authored several research papers, including:

  • Transcription Factors in Alkaloid Engineering, 2021, Biomolecules
  • Genome-Wide Profiling of WRKY Genes Involved in Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis in California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Genome-wide identification of AP2/ERF transcription factor-encoding genes in California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and their expression profiles in response to methyl jasmonate, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Transport engineering for improving the production and secretion of valuable alkaloids in Escherichia coli, 2021, Metabolic Engineering Communications
  • California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), the Papaveraceae golden girl model organism for evodevo and specialized metabolism, 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science

Their frequent co-authors include Nobukazu Shitan, Fumihiko Sato, Miya Urui, Yoshito Ikeda, and Akira Nakagawa. These collaborations span various aspects of plant biochemistry and metabolic engineering.

Yamada's research has been published most frequently in notable scientific venues such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, and Plant Biotechnology. Other publication contributions appear in the SSRN Electronic Journal and Biomolecules.

The main topics of their work can be summarized as follows:

  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Berberine and alkaloids research
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Directed disruption of the tobacco ndhB gene impairs cyclic electron flow around photosystem I

    Toshiharu Shikanai;Tsuyoshi Endo;Takashi Hashimoto;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Gene expression in tobacco low-nicotine mutants.

    Naruhiro Hibi;Shinji Higashiguchi;Takashi Hashimoto;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Metabolic engineering of medicinal plants: transgenic Atropa belladonna with an improved alkaloid composition

    Dae-Jin Yun;Takashi Hashimoto;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Metabolic engineering of plant alkaloid biosynthesis

    Fumihiko Sato;Takashi Hashimoto;Akira Hachiya;Ken-ichi Tamura

  • Plant regeneration from protoplast-derived callus of rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    Yasuyuki Yamada;Zhi-Qi Yang;Ding-Tai Tang

  • Production of tropane alkaloids in genetically engineered root cultures

    Takashi Hashimoto;Dae-Jin Yun;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • High berberine-producing cultures of Coptis japonica cells

    Fumihiko Sato;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • AGR, an Agravitropic locus of Arabidopsis thaliana, encodes a novel membrane-protein family member

    Kaname Utsuno;Toshiharu Shikanai;Yasuyuki Yamada;Takashi Hashimoto

  • Molecular characterization of the S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3'-hydroxy-N-methylcoclaurine 4'-O-methyltransferase involved in isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Coptis japonica.

    Takashi Morishige;Tetsuya Tsujita;Yasuyuki Yamada;Fumihiko Sato

  • Differential induction by methyl jasmonate of genes encoding ornithine decarboxylase and other enzymes involved in nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco cell cultures

    Shunsuke Imanishi;Katsuhito Hashizume;Makiko Nakakita;Hisae Kojima

  • INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member:Metabolic engineering of plant alkaloid biosynthesis

    Fumihiko Sato;Takashi Hashimoto;Akira Hachiya;Ken-ichi Tamura

  • Hyoscyamine 6β-Hydroxylase, a 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase, in Alkaloid-Producing Root Cultures

    Takashi Hashimoto;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Organ Redifferentiation and Plant Restoration in Rice Callus

    Toyoyuki Nishi;Yasuyuki Yamada;Eiichi Takahashi

  • A novel method for transformation of intact yeast cells by electroinjection of plasmid DNA

    Hideaki Hashimoto;Hiromichi Morikawa;Yasuyuki Yamada;Akira Kimura

  • Purification and characterization of hyoscyamine 6 beta-hydroxylase from root cultures of Hyoscyamus niger L. Hydroxylase and epoxidase activities in the enzyme preparation.

    Takashi Hashimoto;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Two-step epoxidation of hyoscyamine to scopolamine is catalyzed by bifunctional hyoscyamine 6β-hydroxylase

    Takashi Hashimoto;Jun Matsuda;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Production of tropane alkaloids by hairy root cultures of Duboisia leichhardtii transformed by Agrobacterium rhizogenes

    Yoshihiro Mano;Hideo Ohkawa;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Two tropinone reductases with different stereospecificities are short-chain dehydrogenases evolved from a common ancestor.

    Keiji Nakajima;Takashi Hashimoto;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Tropane Alkaloid Production in Hyoscyamus Root Cultures

    T. Hashimoto;Y. Yukimune;Y. Yamada

  • Metabolic engineering of plant alkaloid biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

    Ken-Ichi Tamura;Yasuyuki Yamada;Takashi Hashimoto;Akira Hachiya

Frequent Co-Authors

Fumihiko Sato
Fumihiko Sato Kyoto University
Takashi Hashimoto
Takashi Hashimoto Osaka Metropolitan University
Yukihiro Sugimoto
Yukihiro Sugimoto Kobe University
Toshiharu Shikanai
Toshiharu Shikanai Kyoto University
Atsuo Tanaka
Atsuo Tanaka Kyoto University
Kenji Sonomoto
Kenji Sonomoto Kyushu University
Nozomu Koizumi
Nozomu Koizumi Osaka Metropolitan University
Tsuyoshi Endo
Tsuyoshi Endo Kyoto University
Kozi Asada
Kozi Asada Fukuyama University
Shigeo Yoshida
Shigeo Yoshida Kurume University

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