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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 80 17018 16001 8534 7891 421 26291

Yoshiya Yamada publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yoshiya Yamada between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yoshiya Yamada published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 12.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2012. 18 of the 485 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2012. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 31 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 2 publications
1989 2026

485 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yoshiya Yamada: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 3
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 4
2001 0
2002 4
2003 4
2004 7
2005 11
2006 13
2007 12
2008 20
2009 16
2010 20
2011 30
2012 31
2013 30
2014 31
2015 21
2016 21
2017 30
2018 29
2019 18
2020 22
2021 23
2022 12
2023 29
2024 19
2025 16
2026 2
Total 485
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Yoshiya Yamada 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 Yoshiya Yamada 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, 421–440 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: 421 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806 421
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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Yoshiya Yamada 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 Yoshiya Yamada 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

Yoshiya Yamada is affiliated with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily covers the field of Medicine, with specializations in Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation, Oncology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their scientific work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Yamada has contributed extensively to academic publications, appearing frequently in the following journals:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (26 publications)
  • Neuro-Oncology (7 publications)
  • Advances in Radiation Oncology (5 publications)
  • Neurosurgery (4 publications)
  • Practical Radiation Oncology (4 publications)

Their recent papers include:

  • Phase 3 Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Single-Dose 24 Gy Radiation Therapy to a 3-Fraction SBRT Regimen in the Treatment of Oligometastatic Cancer, 2021, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for the Management of Spinal Metastases, 2020, JAMA Oncology
  • Phase II Single-arm Study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab with Concurrent Radiotherapy in Patients with Mismatch Repair-proficient Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, 2021, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Survival Trends After Surgery for Spinal Metastatic Tumors: 20-Year Cancer Center Experience, 2020, Neurosurgery
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases: Tumor Control Probability Analyses and Recommended Reporting Standards, 2021, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Yamada has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jonathan T. Yang
  • Mark H. Bilsky
  • Daniel S. Higginson
  • Adam M. Schmitt
  • Brandon S. Imber

Their research contributions span critical areas in metastatic bone disease management and radiotherapy, especially focused on spinal conditions and advanced treatment techniques for cancer patients.

Best Publications

  • Immunologic Correlates of the Abscopal Effect in a Patient with Melanoma

    Michael A. Postow;Margaret K. Callahan;Margaret K. Callahan;Christopher A. Barker;Christopher A. Barker;Yoshiya Yamada;Yoshiya Yamada

  • A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

    Charles G. Fisher;Christian P. Dipaola;Timothy C. Ryken;Mark H. Bilsky

  • High-dose intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer: early toxicity and biochemical outcome in 772 patients

    Michael J Zelefsky;Zvi Fuks;Margie Hunt;Yoshiya Yamada

  • Incidence of Late Rectal and Urinary Toxicities After Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer

    Michael J. Zelefsky;Emily J. Levin;Margie Hunt;Yoshiya Yamada

  • The NOMS Framework: Approach to the Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors

    Ilya Laufer;David G. Rubin;Eric Lis;Brett W. Cox

  • Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale.

    Mark H Bilsky;Ilya Laufer;Daryl R Fourney;Michael Groff

  • High-Dose, Single-Fraction Image-Guided Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Metastatic Spinal Lesions

    Yoshiya Yamada;Mark H. Bilsky;D. Michael Lovelock;Ennapadam S. Venkatraman

  • Long-Term Outcome of High Dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Patients With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

    Michael J. Zelefsky;Heather Chan;Margie Hunt;Yoshiya Yamada

  • Local disease control for spinal metastases following "separation surgery" and adjuvant hypofractionated or high-dose single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery: outcome analysis in 186 patients.

    Ilya Laufer;J Bryan Iorgulescu;Talia Chapman;Eric Lis

  • Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group

    Daryl R. Fourney;Evan M. Frangou;Timothy C. Ryken;Christian P. DiPaola

  • International Spine Radiosurgery Consortium Consensus Guidelines for Target Volume Definition in Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery

    Brett W. Cox;Daniel E. Spratt;Michael Lovelock;Mark H. Bilsky

  • Safety and efficacy of bevacizumab with hypofractionated stereotactic irradiation for recurrent malignant gliomas.

    Philip H. Gutin;Philip H. Gutin;Fabio M. Iwamoto;Kathryn Beal;Nimish A. Mohile

  • A New Risk Classification System for Therapeutic Decision Making with Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Dose-escalated External-beam Radiation Therapy

    Zachary S. Zumsteg;Daniel E. Spratt;Isaac Pei;Zhigang Zhang

  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Melanoma Brain Metastases in Patients Receiving Ipilimumab: Safety Profile and Efficacy of Combined Treatment

    Ana P. Kiess;Ana P. Kiess;Jedd D. Wolchok;Christopher A. Barker;Michael A. Postow

  • Long-Term Results of Conformal Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Impact of Dose Escalation on Biochemical Tumor Control and Distant Metastases-Free Survival Outcomes

    Michael J. Zelefsky;Yoshiya Yamada;Zvi Fuks;Zhigang Zhang

  • Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease: what are the options, indications, and outcomes?

    Peter C. Gerszten;Ehud Mendel;Yoshiya Yamada

  • American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy.

    Yoshiya Yamada;Leland Rogers;D. Jeffrey Demanes;Gerard Morton

  • Metastasis After Radical Prostatectomy or External Beam Radiotherapy for Patients With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: A Comparison of Clinical Cohorts Adjusted for Case Mix

    Michael J. Zelefsky;James A. Eastham;Angel M. Cronin;Zvi Fuks

  • Ultra-High Dose (86.4 Gy) IMRT for Localized Prostate Cancer: Toxicity and Biochemical Outcomes

    Oren Cahlon;Michael J. Zelefsky;Alison Shippy;Heather Chan

  • Single-stage posterolateral transpedicular approach for resection of epidural metastatic spine tumors involving the vertebral body with circumferential reconstruction: results in 140 patients: Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2004

    Jeremy C. Wang;Patrick Boland;Nandita Mitra;Yoshiya Yamada

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark H. Bilsky
Mark H. Bilsky Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Michael J. Zelefsky
Michael J. Zelefsky Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Daniel E. Spratt
Daniel E. Spratt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Zvi Fuks
Zvi Fuks Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Timothy A. Chan
Timothy A. Chan Cleveland Clinic
Cameron Brennan
Cameron Brennan Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jedd D. Wolchok
Jedd D. Wolchok Cornell University
Arjun Sahgal
Arjun Sahgal Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Philip H. Gutin
Philip H. Gutin Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Michael A. Postow
Michael A. Postow Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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