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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 81 16791 15789 529 498 347 20362

Yataro Daigo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yataro Daigo between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yataro Daigo published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 15.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 161 publications in 2023. 13 of the 512 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 161. Peak 161 publications in 2023. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 161 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications
1992 2025

512 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yataro Daigo: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 5
1999 6
2000 6
2001 4
2002 4
2003 17
2004 9
2005 18
2006 21
2007 28
2008 14
2009 18
2010 19
2011 23
2012 25
2013 13
2014 12
2015 17
2016 13
2017 17
2018 8
2019 13
2020 8
2021 6
2022 10
2023 161
2024 7
2025 6
Total 512
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Yataro Daigo publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–360 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 347 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922 347
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Yataro Daigo D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972 81
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Yataro Daigo is an active researcher affiliated with Shiga University of Medical Science in Japan. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 76 publications, and Medicine with 51 publications. Within these areas, Daigo has contributed extensively to subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics focus largely on areas related to cancer. Key topics covered in Daigo's publications include RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, lung cancer treatments and mutations, cancer-related gene regulation, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, as well as epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Daigo has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among them Atsushi Takano, who appears as a coauthor on 29 publications, Yohei Miyagi with 17 collaborations, Tomoyuki Yokose and Yoshihiro Yoshitake each with 10 coauthored papers, and Masanori Shinohara with 9 joint publications.

The scientist has published in multiple reputable journals, with the most frequent venues including the Journal of Clinical Oncology (7 publications), Cancer Research (6 publications), Annals of Oncology (5 publications), International Journal of Oncology (4 publications), and Cancer Science (4 publications).

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • Characterization of KIF20A as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for different subtypes of breast cancer (2020, International Journal of Oncology)
  • Genome-wide association study of lung adenocarcinoma in East Asia and comparison with a European population (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Association of longer telomere length in cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts with worse prognosis (2022, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
  • Biphasic prognostic significance of PD-L1 expression status in patients with early- and locally advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (2020, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy)

Best Publications

  • AXIN1 mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas, and growth suppression in cancer cells by virus-mediated transfer of AXIN1

    Seiji Satoh;Yataro Daigo;Yoichi Furukawa;Tatsushi Kato

  • HJURP is a cell-cycle-dependent maintenance and deposition factor of CENP-A at centromeres

    Elaine M. Dunleavy;Danièle Roche;Hideaki Tagami;Nicolas Lacoste

  • Mutations truncating the EP300 acetylase in human cancers.

    Simon A. Gayther;Sarah J. Batley;Lori Linger;Andy Bannister

  • A genome-wide association study identifies variants in the HLA-DP locus associated with chronic hepatitis B in Asians

    Yoichiro Kamatani;Sukanya Wattanapokayakit;Hidenori Ochi;Takahisa Kawaguchi

  • Genome-wide association study of hematological and biochemical traits in a Japanese population

    Yoichiro Kamatani;Koichi Matsuda;Yukinori Okada;Michiaki Kubo

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases

    Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Masato Akiyama;Masahiro Kanai;Masahiro Kanai;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Expression profiles of non-small cell lung cancers on cDNA microarrays: Identification of genes for prediction of lymph-node metastasis and sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs

    Takefumi Kikuchi;Takefumi Kikuchi;Yataro Daigo;Toyomasa Katagiri;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

  • Association of a novel long non‐coding RNA in 8q24 with prostate cancer susceptibility

    Suyoun Chung;Hidewaki Nakagawa;Motohide Uemura;Lianhua Piao

  • Identification of nectin-4 oncoprotein as a diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer.

    Atsushi Takano;Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Ryohei Nishino;Ken Masuda

  • Molecular features of hormone-refractory prostate cancer cells by genome-wide gene expression profiles.

    Kenji Tamura;Mutsuo Furihata;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda;Shingo Ashida

  • Dikkopf-1 as a Novel Serologic and Prognostic Biomarker for Lung and Esophageal Carcinomas

    Takumi Yamabuki;Atsushi Takano;Satoshi Hayama;Nobuhisa Ishikawa

  • Activation of Holliday Junction–Recognizing Protein Involved in the Chromosomal Stability and Immortality of Cancer Cells

    Tatsuya Kato;Nagato Sato;Satoshi Hayama;Takumi Yamabuki

  • ANLN plays a critical role in human lung carcinogenesis through the activation of RHOA and by involvement in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/AKT pathway.

    Chie Suzuki;Yataro Daigo;Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Tatsuya Kato

  • Method for diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer

    Yusuke Nakamura;Yataro Daigo;Shuichi Nakatsuru

  • Molecular classification of breast carcinomas using tissue microarrays.

    Grace Callagy;Elena Cattaneo;Yataro Daigo;Lisa Happerfield

  • Gene expression profiles of small-cell lung cancers: Molecular signatures of lung cancer

    Masaya Taniwaki;Yataro Daigo;Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Atsushi Takano

  • Increases of Amphiregulin and Transforming Growth Factor-{alpha} in Serum as Predictors of Poor Response to Gefitinib among Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

    Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Yataro Daigo;Atsushi Takano;Masaya Taniwaki

  • Validation of the histone methyltransferase EZH2 as a therapeutic target for various types of human cancer and as a prognostic marker.

    Masashi Takawa;Masashi Takawa;Ken Masuda;Masaki Kunizaki;Yataro Daigo;Yataro Daigo

  • Identification and validation of prognostic markers in breast cancer with the complementary use of array-CGH and tissue microarrays.

    Grace Callagy;Paul Pharoah;Suet-Feung Chin;Trogon Sangan

  • Activation of CDCA1-KNTC2, Members of Centromere Protein Complex, Involved in Pulmonary Carcinogenesis

    Satoshi Hayama;Yataro Daigo;Tatsuya Kato;Nobuhisa Ishikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Toyomasa Katagiri
Toyomasa Katagiri University of Tokushima
Nobuoki Kohno
Nobuoki Kohno Hiroshima University
Koichi Matsuda
Koichi Matsuda University of Tokyo
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda University of Tokyo
Yoichiro Kamatani
Yoichiro Kamatani University of Tokyo
Carlos Caldas
Carlos Caldas University of Cambridge
Bruce A.J. Ponder
Bruce A.J. Ponder University of Cambridge

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