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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
102
Citations
79498
World Ranking
690
National Ranking
20

Molecular Biology

D-Index
102
Citations
79498
World Ranking
485
National Ranking
34

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

Yoshiyuki Sakaki mostly deals with Genetics, Gene, Genome, Molecular biology and Computational biology. In his works, Yoshiyuki Sakaki undertakes multidisciplinary study on Genetics and Retrotransposon. His Genome study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plasmid and Streptomyces avermitilis, Streptomyces.

The concepts of his Computational biology study are interwoven with issues in Chimpanzee genome project, Differential display, Fluorescent differential display and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Fungal protein. Yoshiyuki Sakaki has researched Chimpanzee genome project in several fields, including ENCODE and Cancer genome sequencing. His Cancer genome sequencing research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in DNA sequencing theory, Cancer Genome Project, Hybrid genome assembly, Personal genomics and Gene density.

His most cited work include:

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. (18816 citations)
  • A comprehensive two-hybrid analysis to explore the yeast protein interactome (3208 citations)
  • Resetting central and peripheral circadian oscillators in transgenic rats. (1525 citations)

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

His main research concerns Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Complementary DNA and Genome. Many of his studies on Genetics apply to Computational biology as well. He interconnects Comparative genomics and Contig in the investigation of issues within Computational biology.

Gene expression, Exon, Homology, Intron and Human genome are among the areas of Gene where Yoshiyuki Sakaki concentrates his study. His work carried out in the field of Molecular biology brings together such families of science as Biochemistry, DNA, Messenger RNA, Northern blot and Peptide sequence. His biological study focuses on Genome project.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (49.64%)
  • Gene (40.00%)
  • Molecular biology (34.64%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2019)?

  • Genetics (49.64%)
  • Gene (40.00%)
  • Molecular biology (34.64%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Yoshiyuki Sakaki mainly focuses on Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Genome and Expressed sequence tag. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Aggressive periodontitis and Genetics. His work in Gene addresses subjects such as Bacteria, which are connected to disciplines such as Peptide sequence and Glycosyltransferase Gene.

His Molecular biology research includes themes of Gene expression, Period Circadian Proteins, Transcription factor, Period and Regulation of gene expression. His work in Genome tackles topics such as DNA microarray which are related to areas like Karyotype and Breakpoint. He combines subjects such as cDNA library and Botany with his study of Expressed sequence tag.

Between 2005 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Endogenous siRNAs from naturally formed dsRNAs regulate transcripts in mouse oocytes (927 citations)
  • Comparative Metagenomics Revealed Commonly Enriched Gene Sets in Human Gut Microbiomes (719 citations)
  • DNA methylation of retrotransposon genes is regulated by Piwi family members MILI and MIWI2 in murine fetal testes (709 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

His primary scientific interests are in Genetics, Gene, Genome, Expressed sequence tag and Complementary DNA. His study in Gene family, Genomics, Pseudogene, Y linkage and Chromosome 22 are all subfields of Genetics. His Genome study incorporates themes from Phylogenetics, Inbred strain and Introgression.

His study in Expressed sequence tag is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Arabidopsis thaliana, Botany, Genomic library, Arabidopsis and cDNA library. He works mostly in the field of Genomic library, limiting it down to topics relating to Strobilus and, in certain cases, Molecular biology. In his study, clone, Restriction fragment, DNA microarray, Transcriptome and Saccharomyces cerevisiae is strongly linked to Gene expression profiling, which falls under the umbrella field of Complementary DNA.

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • A comprehensive two-hybrid analysis to explore the yeast protein interactome

    Takashi Ito;Tomoko Chiba;Ritsuko Ozawa;Mikio Yoshida

  • Resetting Central and Peripheral Circadian Oscillators in Transgenic Rats

    Shin Yamazaki;Rika Numano;Michikazu Abe;Akiko Hida

  • Entrainment of the Circadian Clock in the Liver by Feeding

    Karl-Arne Stokkan;Shin Yamazaki;Hajime Tei;Yoshiyuki Sakaki

  • Dideoxy sequencing method using denatured plasmid templates.

    Masahira Hattori;Yoshiyuki Sakaki

  • Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the industrial microorganism Streptomyces avermitilis

    Haruo Ikeda;Jun Ishikawa;Akiharu Hanamoto;Mayumi Shinose

  • Genome sequence of the endocellular bacterial symbiont of aphids Buchnera sp. APS.

    Shuji Shigenobu;Hidemi Watanabe;Masahira Hattori;Yoshiyuki Sakaki

  • The DNA sequence of human chromosome 21

    M. Hattori;A. Fujiyama;T. D. Taylor;H. Watanabe

  • Endogenous siRNAs from naturally formed dsRNAs regulate transcripts in mouse oocytes

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Toshiaki Watanabe;Yasushi Totoki;Atsushi Toyoda;Masahiro Kaneda;Masahiro Kaneda

  • Toward a protein–protein interaction map of the budding yeast: A comprehensive system to examine two-hybrid interactions in all possible combinations between the yeast proteins

    Takashi Ito;Kosuke Tashiro;Shigeru Muta;Ritsuko Ozawa

  • Circadian oscillation of a mammalian homologue of the Drosophila period gene.

    Hajime Tei;Hitoshi Okamura;Yasufumi Shigeyoshi;Chiaki Fukuhara

  • Comparative Metagenomics Revealed Commonly Enriched Gene Sets in Human Gut Microbiomes

    Ken Kurokawa;Takehiko Itoh;Tomomi Kuwahara;Kenshiro Oshima

  • Genome sequence of an industrial microorganism Streptomyces avermitilis: Deducing the ability of producing secondary metabolites

    Satoshi Omura;Haruo Ikeda;Jun Ishikawa;Akiharu Hanamoto

  • DNA methylation of retrotransposon genes is regulated by Piwi family members MILI and MIWI2 in murine fetal testes

    Satomi Kuramochi-Miyagawa;Toshiaki Watanabe;Kengo Gotoh;Yasushi Totoki

  • A physical map of the human genome.

    John Douglas Mcpherson;Marco Marra;Marco Marra;La Deana Hillier;Robert H. Waterston

  • Circadian rhythms in isolated brain regions.

    Michikazu Abe;Erik D. Herzog;Erik D. Herzog;Shin Yamazaki;Marty Straume

  • Mapping human genetic diversity in Asia

    Mahmood Ameen Abdulla;Ikhlak Ahmed;Anunchai Assawamakin;Anunchai Assawamakin;Jong Bhak

  • A Novel Superoxide-producing NAD(P)H Oxidase in Kidney

    Akira Shiose;Junya Kuroda;Kazuhiko Tsuruya;Momoki Hirai

  • Continuum of overlapping clones spanning the entire human chromosome 21q.

    Ilya Chumakov;Philippe Rigault;Sophie Guillou;Pierre Ougen

  • The DNA sequence of human chromosome 21

    Masahira Hattori;A. Fujiyama;Y. Sakaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Masahira Hattori
Masahira Hattori Waseda University
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Takashi Ito
Takashi Ito Kyushu University
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Yasushi Totoki
Yasushi Totoki National Cancer Centre
Dong-Kug Choi
Dong-Kug Choi Konkuk University
Misao Ohki
Misao Ohki National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Sasaki
Hiroyuki Sasaki Kyushu University
Shin Yamazaki
Shin Yamazaki The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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