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Yoshitaka Sekido

Yoshitaka Sekido

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 80 17190 16157 550 518 229 21736

Yoshitaka Sekido publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yoshitaka Sekido between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yoshitaka Sekido published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 134 publications in 2023. 27 of the 412 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 134. Peak 134 publications in 2023. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 134 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

412 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yoshitaka Sekido: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 6
1999 2
2000 6
2001 10
2002 13
2003 6
2004 6
2005 8
2006 6
2007 9
2008 11
2009 11
2010 11
2011 16
2012 19
2013 9
2014 7
2015 9
2016 9
2017 12
2018 9
2019 9
2020 1
2021 8
2022 6
2023 134
2024 22
2025 26
2026 1
Total 412
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Yoshitaka Sekido 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 Yoshitaka Sekido 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, 221–240 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: 229 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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
221–240 487 229
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
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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Yoshitaka Sekido 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 Yoshitaka Sekido 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: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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 80
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

Yoshitaka Sekido is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields, with a notable focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, cell biology, oncology, and biomedical engineering.

The primary topics covered in Yoshitaka Sekido's research include occupational and environmental lung diseases, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, pleural and pulmonary diseases, medical imaging and pathology studies, ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, cellular mechanics and interactions, and trace elements in health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yoshitaka Sekido include:

  • Tatsuhiro Sato
  • Satomi Mukai
  • Shinya Toyokuni
  • Ken Akao
  • Li Jiang

Yoshitaka Sekido has published regularly in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in these venues:

  • Cancer Science
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Pathology International
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • QJM

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Yoshitaka Sekido highlight their focus on cancer and molecular pathways involved in disease progression:

  • "Lysosomal nitric oxide determines transition from autophagy to ferroptosis after exposure to plasma-activated Ringer's lactate," 2021, Redox Biology
  • "Enhanced anti-tumor efficacy of IL-7/CCL19-producing human CAR-T cells in orthotopic and patient-derived xenograft tumor models," 2021, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
  • "NF2 alteration in mesothelioma," 2023, Frontiers in Toxicology
  • "PCBP2 knockdown promotes ferroptosis in malignant mesothelioma," 2022, Pathology International
  • "Elaborate cooperation of poly(rC)-binding proteins 1/2 and glutathione in ferroptosis induced by plasma-activated Ringer's lactate," 2024, Free Radical Biology and Medicine

The research carried out by Sekido reflects a strong interest in the mechanisms of cancer biology, particularly mesothelioma, and the role of cellular processes such as ferroptosis. Sekido's work also engages with tumor immunology, molecular signaling pathways, and pathology, contributing to a multidimensional understanding of these areas within medical science.

Best Publications

  • A Polycistronic MicroRNA Cluster, miR-17-92, Is Overexpressed in Human Lung Cancers and Enhances Cell Proliferation

    Yoji Hayashita;Hirotaka Osada;Yoshio Tatematsu;Hideki Yamada

  • Epigenetic Inactivation of RASSF1A in Lung and Breast Cancers and Malignant Phenotype Suppression

    David G. Burbee;Eva Forgacs;Sabine Zöchbauer-Müller;Latha Shivakumar

  • BAP1: a novel ubiquitin hydrolase which binds to the BRCA1 RING finger and enhances BRCA1-mediated cell growth suppression

    David E. Jensen;Monja Proctor;Sandra T. Marquis;Heather Perry Gardner

  • Gene silencing in cancer by histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation independent of promoter DNA methylation

    Yutaka Kondo;Lanlan Shen;Alfred S. Cheng;Alfred S. Cheng;Saira Ahmed

  • Integrative Molecular Characterization of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

    Julija Hmeljak;Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Katherine A. Hoadley;Juliann Shih

  • Molecular Genetics of Lung Cancer

    Yoshitaka Sekido;Kwun M. Fong;John D. Minna

  • Activation of MET by gene amplification or by splice mutations deleting the juxtamembrane domain in primary resected lung cancers.

    Ryoichi Onozato;Takayuki Kosaka;Hiroyuki Kuwano;Yoshitaka Sekido

  • Progress in understanding the molecular pathogenesis of human lung cancer

    Yoshitaka Sekido;Kwun M. Fong;John D. Minna

  • YAP induces malignant mesothelioma cell proliferation by upregulating transcription of cell cycle-promoting genes

    T Mizuno;H Murakami;M Fujii;F Ishiguro

  • Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in an epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant lung cancer cell line with acquired resistance to erlotinib.

    Kenichi Suda;Kenji Tomizawa;Makiko Fujii;Hideki Murakami

  • LATS2 is a tumor suppressor gene of malignant mesothelioma.

    Hideki Murakami;Tetsuya Mizuno;Tetsuo Taniguchi;Makiko Fujii

  • Molecular pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma.

    Yoshitaka Sekido

  • Inhibition of lung cancer cell growth and induction of apoptosis after reexpression of 3p21.3 candidate tumor suppressor gene SEMA3B

    Yoshio Tomizawa;Yoshitaka Sekido;Yoshitaka Sekido;Masashi Kondo;Boning Gao

  • Reciprocal and Complementary Role of MET Amplification and EGFR T790M Mutation in Acquired Resistance to Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Cancer

    Kenichi Suda;Isao Murakami;Tatsuya Katayama;Kenji Tomizawa

  • Lineage-Specific Dependency of Lung Adenocarcinomas on the Lung Development Regulator TTF-1

    Hisaaki Tanaka;Hisaaki Tanaka;Kiyoshi Yanagisawa;Keiko Shinjo;Ayumu Taguchi

  • Downregulation of histone H3 lysine 9 methyltransferase G9a induces centrosome disruption and chromosome instability in cancer cells.

    Yutaka Kondo;Lanlan Shen;Saira Ahmed;Yanis Boumber

  • Mutation analysis of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in lung cancer

    Eva Forgacs;Eric J. Biesterveld;Yoshitaka Sekido;Yoshitaka Sekido;Kwun Fong

  • Preferential Expression of c-kit Protooncogene Transcripts in Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Yoshitaka Sekido;Yuichi Obata;Ryuzo Ueda;Toyoaki Hida

  • Functional Properties of a New Voltage-dependent Calcium Channel α2δ Auxiliary Subunit Gene (CACNA2D2)

    Boning Gao;Yoshitaka Sekido;Anton Maximov;Mohamad Saad

  • EGFR-TKI resistance due to BIM polymorphism can be circumvented in combination with HDAC inhibition.

    Takayuki Nakagawa;Shinji Takeuchi;Tadaaki Yamada;Hiromichi Ebi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshinori Hasegawa
Yoshinori Hasegawa Nagoya University
Kaoru Shimokata
Kaoru Shimokata Nagoya University
John D. Minna
John D. Minna The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Yasushi Yatabe
Yasushi Yatabe Nagoya University
Shinya Toyokuni
Shinya Toyokuni Nagoya University
Tetsuya Mitsudomi
Tetsuya Mitsudomi Kindai University
Takashi Takahashi
Takashi Takahashi Nagoya University
Adi F. Gazdar
Adi F. Gazdar The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Masahide Takahashi
Masahide Takahashi Nagoya University
Saburo Sone
Saburo Sone University of Tokushima

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