D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Yoshinori Ohsumi

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan

Biology and Biochemistry

Japan

2023

Chemistry

Japan

2023

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Chemistry D-index 108 Citations 61,660 233 World Ranking 476 National Ranking 20

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 128 Citations 86,297 299 World Ranking 309 National Ranking 14

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2017 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for elucidating autophagy, the recycling system that cells use to generate nutrients from their own inessential or damaged components.

2016 - Nobel Prize for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy

2016 - Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, Johnson & Johnson for his pioneering discoveries in the field of autophagy.

2015 - Canada Gairdner International Award

2015 - Keio Medical Science Prize, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

2012 - Kyoto Prize in Life sciences Outstanding Contribution to Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Significance of Autophagy, a Cellular Adaptive System to Environment

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Yoshinori Ohsumi is best known for:

Enzyme
Gene
Amino acid

Yoshinori Ohsumi is conducting research in Vesicle, Membrane permeability and Permeability (electromagnetism) as part of his Membrane study. His research brings together the fields of Membrane and Vesicle. As part of his studies on Permeability (electromagnetism), Yoshinori Ohsumi often connects relevant subjects like Biochemistry. As part of his studies on Biochemistry, Yoshinori Ohsumi often connects relevant subjects like Membrane permeability. Yoshinori Ohsumi integrates many fields in his works, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Yeast. He performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Yeast and Saccharomyces cerevisiae via his papers. Yoshinori Ohsumi conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Enzyme and Divalent through his works. He performs integrative Divalent and Enzyme research in his work. By researching both Cell biology and Biophysics, Yoshinori Ohsumi produces research that crosses academic boundaries.

His most cited work include:

Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in acute carotid artery territory stroke (438 citations)
Ultrastructural analysis of the autophagic process in yeast: detection of autophagosomes and their characterization (422 citations)
Novel System for Monitoring Autophagy in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (317 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

Yoshinori Ohsumi conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Biochemistry and Membrane transport through his works. With his scientific publications, his incorporates both Membrane transport and Biochemistry. Yoshinori Ohsumi combines Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Amino acid in his studies. Amino acid and Yeast are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary research. His Yeast study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Genetics. He frequently studies issues relating to Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Genetics. He regularly ties together related areas like Vesicle in his Membrane studies. His Vesicle study often links to related topics such as Membrane. He performs integrative study on Cell biology and Biophysics in his works.

Yoshinori Ohsumi most often published in these fields:

Biochemistry (62.50%)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (56.25%)
Yeast (53.12%)

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Best Publications

LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing

Yukiko Kabeya;Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Takashi Ueno;Akitsugu Yamamoto.
The EMBO Journal (2000)

7146 Citations

The role of autophagy during the early neonatal starvation period

Akiko Kuma;Masahiko Hatano;Makoto Matsui;Makoto Matsui;Akitsugu Yamamoto.
Nature (2004)

3205 Citations

In Vivo Analysis of Autophagy in Response to Nutrient Starvation Using Transgenic Mice Expressing a Fluorescent Autophagosome Marker

Noboru Mizushima;Akitsugu Yamamoto;Makoto Matsui;Makoto Matsui;Tamotsu Yoshimori.
Molecular Biology of the Cell (2003)

2595 Citations

Promotion of tumorigenesis by heterozygous disruption of the beclin 1 autophagy gene

Xueping Qu;Jie Yu;Govind Bhagat;Norihiko Furuya.
Journal of Clinical Investigation (2003)

2564 Citations

Impairment of starvation-induced and constitutive autophagy in Atg7-deficient mice

Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Takashi Ueno;Junichi Iwata.
Journal of Cell Biology (2005)

2482 Citations

The Role of Atg Proteins in Autophagosome Formation

Noboru Mizushima;Tamotsu Yoshimori;Yoshinori Ohsumi.
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology (2011)

2403 Citations

Isolation and characterization of autophagy-defective mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Miki Tsukada;Yoshinori Ohsumi.
FEBS Letters (1993)

2253 Citations

A ubiquitin-like system mediates protein lipidation

Yoshinobu Ichimura;Takayoshi Kirisako;Takayoshi Kirisako;Toshifumi Takao;Yoshinori Satomi.
Nature (2000)

2103 Citations

A protein conjugation system essential for autophagy

Noboru Mizushima;Takeshi Noda;Tamotsu Yoshimori;Yae Tanaka.
Nature (1998)

1862 Citations

Dissection of Autophagosome Formation Using Apg5-Deficient Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Akitsugu Yamamoto;Masahiko Hatano;Yoshinori Kobayashi;Yoshinori Kobayashi.
Journal of Cell Biology (2001)

1685 Citations

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External Links

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