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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 73 1689 1534 47 42 315 16920

Yuetsu Tanaka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yuetsu Tanaka between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yuetsu Tanaka published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2011. 8 of the 341 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2011. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 9 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1981 2025

341 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yuetsu Tanaka: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 2
1983 1
1984 2
1985 2
1986 4
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 5
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 9
2000 7
2001 12
2002 13
2003 11
2004 11
2005 16
2006 16
2007 18
2008 18
2009 12
2010 9
2011 28
2012 9
2013 14
2014 19
2015 11
2016 14
2017 15
2018 9
2019 8
2020 4
2021 2
2022 10
2023 3
2024 4
2025 4
Total 341
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Yuetsu Tanaka publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yuetsu Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 315–324 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 315 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106 315
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Yuetsu Tanaka D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yuetsu Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92 73
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Yuetsu Tanaka is a researcher affiliated with the University of the Ryukyus in Japan. Their scientific contributions are primarily situated within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Immunology and Microbiology. Tanaka's work spans several subfields including Immunology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

The main topics addressed in Tanaka's research include:

  • T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Tanaka has published extensively on host-virus interactions and immune mechanisms, particularly relating to T-cell biology and retroviral infections. Notable publications include:

  • "Proteomic profiling of HTLV-1 carriers and ATL patients reveals sTNFR2 as a novel diagnostic biomarker for acute ATL," 2020, Blood Advances
  • "Time-course of host cell transcription during the HTLV-1 transcriptional burst," 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Development of a Unique T Cell Receptor Gene-Transferred Tax-Redirected T Cell Immunotherapy for Adult T Cell Leukemia," 2020, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • "Impact of anti-diabetic sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on tumor growth of intractable hematological malignancy in humans," 2022, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • "M-Sec induced by HTLV-1 mediates an efficient viral transmission," 2021, PLoS Pathogens

The venues most frequently publishing Tanaka's work include PLoS Pathogens, Viruses, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Blood Advances, and Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

Collaborative efforts form a significant part of Tanaka's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Takuya Fukushima
  • Mariko Mizuguchi
  • Naoki Imaizumi
  • Charles R. M. Bangham
  • Reiko Tanaka

Best Publications

  • Spread of HTLV-I between lymphocytes by virus-induced polarization of the cytoskeleton.

    Tadahiko Igakura;Jane C. Stinchcombe;Peter K. C. Goon;Graham P. Taylor

  • Microbial Compounds Selectively Induce Th1 Cell-Promoting or Th2 Cell-Promoting Dendritic Cells In Vitro with Diverse Th Cell-Polarizing Signals

    Esther C. de Jong;Pedro L. Vieira;Pawel Kalinski;Joost H. N. Schuitemaker

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

    A Imura;T Hori;K Imada;T Ishikawa

  • Bay 11-7082 inhibits transcription factor NF-κB and induces apoptosis of HTLV-I–infected T-cell lines and primary adult T-cell leukemia cells

    Naoki Mori;Yasuaki Yamada;Shuichi Ikeda;Yoshihiro Yamasaki

  • Genetic and epigenetic inactivation of tax gene in adult T‐cell leukemia cells

    Satoshi Takeda;Michiyuki Maeda;Shigeru Morikawa;Yuko Taniguchi

  • Abundant tax protein expression in CD4+ T cells infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is prevented by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

    Emmanuel Hanon;Sarah Hall;Sarah Hall;Sarah Hall;Graham P. Taylor;Graham P. Taylor;Graham P. Taylor;Mineki Saito;Mineki Saito;Mineki Saito

  • Cross-Talk between Activated Human NK Cells and CD4+ T Cells via OX40-OX40 Ligand Interactions

    Alessandra Zingoni;Thierry Sornasse;Benjamin G. Cocks;Yuetsu Tanaka

  • Thymic stromal lymphopoietin fosters human breast tumor growth by promoting type 2 inflammation

    Alexander Pedroza-Gonzalez;Alexander Pedroza-Gonzalez;Kangling Xu;Kangling Xu;Te Chia Wu;Te Chia Wu;Te Chia Wu;Caroline Aspord;Caroline Aspord

  • Regulation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Env-Mediated Membrane Fusion by Viral Protease Activity

    Tsutomu Murakami;Sherimay Ablan;Eric O. Freed;Yuetsu Tanaka

  • A duodenally absorbable CXC chemokine receptor 4 antagonist, KRH-1636, exhibits a potent and selective anti-HIV-1 activity.

    Kozi Ichiyama;Sei Yokoyama-Kumakura;Yuetsu Tanaka;Reiko Tanaka

  • Fratricide among CD8+ T Lymphocytes Naturally Infected with Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I

    Emmanuel Hanon;Jane C Stinchcombe;Mineki Saito;Becca E Asquith

  • Transcriptional activation of survivin through the NF-κB pathway by human T-cell leukemia virus type I tax

    Hirochika Kawakami;Mariko Tomita;Takehiro Matsuda;Takao Ohta

  • Fucoidan extracted from Cladosiphon okamuranus Tokida induces apoptosis of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-infected T-cell lines and primary adult T-cell leukemia cells.

    Kaori Haneji;Takehiro Matsuda;Mariko Tomita;Hirochika Kawakami

  • Critical Contribution of Tumor Necrosis Factor–Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (Trail) to Apoptosis of Human Cd4+T Cells in HIV-1–Infected Hu-Pbl-Nod-Scid Mice

    Yoshiharu Miura;Naoko Misawa;Naoyoshi Maeda;Yoshio Inagaki

  • Polycomb-dependent epigenetic landscape in adult T-cell leukemia

    Dai Fujikawa;Shota Nakagawa;Makoto Hori;Naoya Kurokawa

  • In vivo T lymphocyte dynamics in humans and the impact of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 infection

    Becca Asquith;Yan Zhang;Angelina J. Mosley;Catherine M. de Lara

  • APOBEC3G targets human T-cell leukemia virus type 1

    Amane Sasada;Akifumi Takaori-Kondo;Kotaro Shirakawa;Masayuki Kobayashi

  • High frequency of CD4 + FoxP3 + cells in HTLV-1 infection: inverse correlation with HTLV-1-specific CTL response

    Frederic Toulza;Adrian Heaps;Yuetsu Tanaka;Graham P. Taylor

  • Targeting Excessive EZH1 and EZH2 Activities for Abnormal Histone Methylation and Transcription Network in Malignant Lymphomas.

    Makoto Yamagishi;Makoto Hori;Dai Fujikawa;Takeo Ohsugi

  • Unique cell lines harbouring both Epstein-Barr virus and adult T-cell leukaemia virus, established from leukaemia patients.

    Naoki Yamamoto;Tadashi Matsumoto;Yoshio Koyanagi;Yuetsu Tanaka

  • Human T-lymphotropic virus, type 1, tax protein triggers microtubule reorientation in the virological synapse

    Mohamed Nejmeddine;Amanda L. Barnard;Yuetsu Tanaka;Graham P. Taylor

  • Rapid tumor formation of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-infected cell lines in novel NOD-SCID/gammac(null) mice: suppression by an inhibitor against NF-kappaB.

    M. Zahidunnabi Dewan;Kazuo Terashima;Midori Taruishi;Hideki Hasegawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoki Mori
Naoki Mori University of the Ryukyus
Naoki Yamamoto
Naoki Yamamoto Kyoto University
Charles R. M. Bangham
Charles R. M. Bangham Imperial College London
Graham P. Taylor
Graham P. Taylor Imperial College London
Shuji Izumo
Shuji Izumo Kagoshima University
Aftab A. Ansari
Aftab A. Ansari University of California, Davis
Steven Jacobson
Steven Jacobson National Institutes of Health
Atae Utsunomiya
Atae Utsunomiya Kagoshima University
Mari Kannagi
Mari Kannagi Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yoshio Koyanagi
Yoshio Koyanagi Kyoto University

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