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Yoshimasa Tanaka

Yoshimasa Tanaka

Nagasaki University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
25917
World Ranking
8456
National Ranking
566

Yoshimasa Tanaka 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 Yoshimasa Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 364 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshimasa Tanaka 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 Yoshimasa Tanaka 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yoshimasa Tanaka is affiliated with Nagasaki University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as Immune Cell Function and Interaction, CAR-T cell therapy research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Esophageal and GI Pathology.

Yoshimasa Tanaka has published in various scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • ChemMedChem
  • Gastroenterology
  • International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

Among the recent papers associated with their research are:

  • Current advances in the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, 2020, International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • Initial success in the identification and management of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) indicates human-to-human transmission in Wuhan, China, 2020, International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • A self-assembled trimeric protein vaccine induces protective immunity against Omicron variant, 2022, Nature Communications
  • New Advances in Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Cancer, 2020, Cancer Management and Research
  • IL-12 regulates the expansion, phenotype, and function of murine NK cells activated by IL-15 and IL-18, 2020, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy

Yoshimasa Tanaka has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Hiroshi Mukae
  • Eikichi Ihara
  • Yoshihiro Ogawa
  • Haruei Ogino
  • Takatoshi Chinen

Best Publications

  • Involvement of PD-L1 on tumor cells in the escape from host immune system and tumor immunotherapy by PD-L1 blockade

    Yoshiko Iwai;Masayoshi Ishida;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Taku Okazaki

  • Autoimmune Dilated Cardiomyopathy in PD-1 Receptor-Deficient Mice

    Hiroyuki Nishimura;Taku Okazaki;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Kazuki Nakatani

  • Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 and tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T lymphocytes are prognostic factors of human ovarian cancer.

    Junzo Hamanishi;Masaki Mandai;Masashi Iwasaki;Taku Okazaki

  • Risk Factors Contributing to Type 2 Diabetes and Recent Advances in the Treatment and Prevention

    Yanling Wu;Yanping Ding;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Wen-Wen Zhang

  • Natural and synthetic non-peptide antigens recognized by human γδ T cells

    Tanaka Y;Morita Ct;Nieves E;Brenner Mb

  • Autoantibodies against cardiac troponin I are responsible for dilated cardiomyopathy in PD-1-deficient mice

    Taku Okazaki;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Ryosuke Nishio;Tamotsu Mitsuiye

  • Direct presentation of nonpeptide prenyl pyrophosphate antigens to human γδ T cells

    Craig T. Morita;Evan M. Beckman;Jack F. Bukowski;Yoshimasa Tanaka

  • The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS)

    V. Angelopoulos;P. Cruce;A. Drozdov;E. W. Grimes

  • The PD-1/PD-L1 complex resembles the antigen-binding Fv domains of antibodies and T cell receptors.

    David Yin-wei Lin;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Masashi Iwasaki;Apostolos G. Gittis

  • Nonpeptide ligands for human gamma delta T cells

    Y Tanaka;S Sano;E Nieves;G De Libero

  • The Human OX40/gp34 System Directly Mediates Adhesion of Activated T Cells to Vascular Endothelial Cells

    A Imura;T Hori;K Imada;T Ishikawa

  • Differential expression of PD-L1 and PD-L2, ligands for an inhibitory receptor PD-1, in the cells of lymphohematopoietic tissues.

    Masayoshi Ishida;Yoshiko Iwai;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Taku Okazaki

  • V gamma 2V delta 2 TCR-dependent recognition of non-peptide antigens and Daudi cells analyzed by TCR gene transfer.

    J F Bukowski;C T Morita;Y Tanaka;B R Bloom

  • Safety profile and anti-tumor effects of adoptive immunotherapy using gamma-delta T cells against advanced renal cell carcinoma: a pilot study.

    Hirohito Kobayashi;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Junji Yagi;Yukinari Osaka

  • Analyses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in operational tolerance after pediatric living donor liver transplantation.

    Ying Li;Takaaki Koshiba;Atsushi Yoshizawa;Yukihide Yonekawa

  • The C-kit receptor-mediated signal transduction and tumor-related diseases.

    Jing Liang;Yan-Ling Wu;Bing-Jia Chen;Wen Zhang

  • TMPRSS2: A potential target for treatment of influenza virus and coronavirus infections

    Li Wen Shen;Hui Juan Mao;Yan Ling Wu;Yoshimasa Tanaka

  • Small Molecules Targeting c-Myc Oncogene: Promising Anti-Cancer Therapeutics

    Bing-Jia Chen;Yan-Ling Wu;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Wen-Wen Zhang

  • Essential Requirement of Antigen Presentation by Monocyte Lineage Cells for the Activation of Primary Human γδ T Cells by Aminobisphosphonate Antigen

    Fumi Miyagawa;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Seiji Yamashita;Nagahiro Minato

  • Phase I/II study of adoptive transfer of γδ T cells in combination with zoledronic acid and IL-2 to patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma

    Hirohito Kobayashi;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Junji Yagi;Nagahiro Minato

Frequent Co-Authors

Nagahiro Minato
Nagahiro Minato Kyoto University
Craig T. Morita
Craig T. Morita University of Iowa
Haruki Okamura
Haruki Okamura Hyogo College of Medicine
Susumu Noda
Susumu Noda Kyoto University
Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo Kyoto University
Taku Okazaki
Taku Okazaki University of Tokushima
Barry R. Bloom
Barry R. Bloom Harvard University
Masakazu Toi
Masakazu Toi Kyoto University
Bunzo Mikami
Bunzo Mikami Kyoto University
Hiroshi Mukae
Hiroshi Mukae Nagasaki University

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