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Molecular Biology
Singapore
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
87
Citations
27815
World Ranking
799
National Ranking
4

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
28302
World Ranking
13166
National Ranking
39

Yoshiaki Ito 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 Yoshiaki Ito sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 270 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshiaki Ito 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 Yoshiaki Ito sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Yoshiaki Ito is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing on both fundamental and applied aspects of these disciplines.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery

Yoshiaki Ito's research concentrates on several key topics, among them:

  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products

Their publication record includes papers in a range of scientific journals. Recent selected publications are:

  • 1-Year Safety of 3-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Aspirin or P2Y12 Receptor Inhibitor Monotherapy Using a Bioabsorbable Polymer Sirolimus-Eluting Stent, 2020, Circulation Journal
  • Ameliorative effects of Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta H.Scholz) bran supplementation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, 2022, Food Science and Technology Research
  • Triterpene saponins from the roots of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd., 2021, Fitoterapia
  • The 2,3-epoxy naphthoquinol produced by endophyte Arthrinium marii M-211, 2021, Natural Product Research
  • Two new octahydronaphthalene derivatives, trichodermic acids C and D produced by Trichoderma sp. HN-1.1, 2021, Natural Product Research

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jun Yoshida
  • Yoshihito Shiono
  • Ken Kozuma
  • Junichi Yamaguchi
  • Yoshihisa Nakagawa

Yoshiaki Ito publishes often in these venues:

  • Food Science and Technology Research
  • Circulation Journal
  • Natural Product Research
  • Phytochemistry Letters
  • Fitoterapia

The scientist was awarded the title of Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Causal Relationship between the Loss of RUNX3 Expression and Gastric Cancer

    Qing Lin Li;Kosei Ito;Chohei Sakakura;Hiroshi Fukamachi

  • Differential Requirements for Runx Proteins in CD4 Repression and Epigenetic Silencing during T Lymphocyte Development

    Ichiro Taniuchi;Motomi Osato;Takeshi Egawa;Mary Jean Sunshine

  • TAZ: A novel transcriptional co-activator regulated by interactions with 14-3-3 and PDZ domain proteins

    Fumihiko Kanai;Paola A. Marignani;Dilara Sarbassova;Ryohei Yagi;Ryohei Yagi

  • PEBP2/PEA2 represents a family of transcription factors homologous to the products of the Drosophila runt gene and the human AML1 gene.

    Eiko Ogawa;Mitsuo Maruyama;Hiroshi Kagoshima;Manabu Inuzuka

  • The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing System (AMSR-E), NASDA's contribution to the EOS for global energy and water cycle studies

    T. Kawanishi;T. Sezai;Y. Ito;K. Imaoka

  • MicroRNA-140 plays dual roles in both cartilage development and homeostasis

    Shigeru Miyaki;Tempei Sato;Atsushi Inoue;Shuhei Otsuki

  • Runx2 and Runx3 are essential for chondrocyte maturation, and Runx2 regulates limb growth through induction of Indian hedgehog

    Carolina A. Yoshida;Hiromitsu Yamamoto;Takashi Fujita;Tatsuya Furuichi

  • A role for hematopoietic stem cells in promoting angiogenesis.

    Nobuyuki Takakura;Toshio Watanabe;Souichi Suenobu;Yoshihiro Yamada

  • A WW domain‐containing Yes‐associated protein (YAP) is a novel transcriptional co‐activator

    Ryohei Yagi;Lin Feng Chen;Katsuya Shigesada;Yota Murakami

  • Molecular Cloning and Characterization of PEBP2β, the Heterodimeric Partner of a Novel Drosophila runt-Related DNA Binding Protein PEBP2α

    Eiko Ogawa;Manabu Inuzuka;Mitsuo Maruyama;Masanobu Satake

  • Biallelic and heterozygous point mutations in the runt domain of the AML1/PEBP2alphaB gene associated with myeloblastic leukemias.

    Motomi Osato;Norio Asou;Norio Asou;Essam Abdalla;Koyu Hoshino;Koyu Hoshino

  • Purification and characterization of a strong fibrinolytic enzyme (nattokinase) in the vegetable cheese natto, a popular soybean fermented food in Japan.

    M Fujita;K Nomura;K Hong;Y Ito

  • Interaction and Functional Cooperation of PEBP2/CBF with Smads SYNERGISTIC INDUCTION OF THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN GERMLINE Cα PROMOTER

    Jun Ichi Hanai;Lin Feng Chen;Tomohiko Kanno;Naoko Ohtani-Fujita

  • Fetal liver development requires a paracrine action of oncostatin M through the gp130 signal transducer

    Akihide Kamiya;Taisei Kinoshita;Yoshiaki Ito;Takaaki Matsui

  • Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: SINGLE- VERSUS DOUBLE-BUNDLE MULTISTRANDED HAMSTRING TENDONS

    N. Adachi;M. Ochi;Y. Uchio;J. Iwasa

  • RUNX transcription factors as key targets of TGF-β superfamily signaling

    Yoshiaki Ito;Kohei Miyazono

  • Oncogenic potential of the RUNX gene family: ‘Overview’

    Yoshiaki Ito

  • The RUNX family: developmental regulators in cancer

    Yoshiaki Ito;Suk-Chul Bae;Linda Shyue Huey Chuang

  • Tyrosine phosphorylation controls Runx2‐mediated subnuclear targeting of YAP to repress transcription

    Sayyed K. Zaidi;Andrew J. Sullivan;Ricardo F. Medina;Yoshiaki Ito

  • A RUNX2/PEBP2αA/CBFA1 mutation displaying impaired transactivation and Smad interaction in cleidocranial dysplasia

    Yu-Wen Zhang;Natsuo Yasui;Kosei Ito;Gang Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Motomi Osato
Motomi Osato National University of Singapore
Hiroshi Asahara
Hiroshi Asahara Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Manuel Salto-Tellez
Manuel Salto-Tellez Queen's University Belfast
Katsuya Shigesada
Katsuya Shigesada Kyoto University
Martin Lotz
Martin Lotz Scripps Research Institute
Masaki Mori
Masaki Mori Kyushu University
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Gary S. Stein
Gary S. Stein University of Vermont
Jane B. Lian
Jane B. Lian University of Vermont

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