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2024

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Genetics

D-Index
77
Citations
33518
World Ranking
1741
National Ranking
67

Yuji Kohara publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 182 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Yuji Kohara D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Yuji Kohara is affiliated with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan and specializes in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, with particular attention to the dynamics of genomics and chromatin as well as RNA processes and DNA repair mechanisms.

The scientist's recent publication record includes work published in The EMBO Journal. Notably, the paper titled A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes was published in 2023, contributing to the understanding of RNA roles in meiotic chromosome behavior.

Yuji Kohara collaborates frequently with several researchers in their field. Among the notable co-authors are:

  • Hiroaki Tabara
  • Shohei Mitani
  • Megumi Mochizuki
  • Kyosuke Nagata

The scientist's work encompasses a range of main topics that include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Their publication venues, while limited to a smaller number, are focused on reputable journals such as The EMBO Journal, in which they have multiple contributions.

Best Publications

  • The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype

    Nicholas H. Putnam;Thomas Butts;David E. K. Ferrier;Rebecca F. Furlong

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • The draft genome of Ciona intestinalis : insights into chordate and vertebrate origins

    Paramvir Dehal;Yutaka Satou;Robert K. Campbell;Jarrod Chapman

  • The genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum

    L. Eichinger;J. A. Pachebat;J. A. Pachebat;G. Glöckner;M.-A. Rajandream

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

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

  • The medaka draft genome and insights into vertebrate genome evolution

    Masahiro Kasahara;Kiyoshi Naruse;Shin Sasaki;Yoichiro Nakatani

  • Insights into Land Plant Evolution Garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha Genome

    John L Bowman;Takayuki Kohchi;Katsuyuki T Yamato;Jerry Jenkins

  • Genome sequence of the ultrasmall unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D

    Motomichi Matsuzaki;Osami Misumi;Tadasu Shin-I;Shinichiro Maruyama

  • Efficient de novo assembly of highly heterozygous genomes from whole-genome shotgun short reads

    Rei Kajitani;Kouta Toshimoto;Hideki Noguchi;Atsushi Toyoda

  • Large-scale analysis of gene function in Caenorhabditis elegans by high-throughput RNAi.

    Ikuma Maeda;Yuji Kohara;Masayuki Yamamoto;Asako Sugimoto

  • TLR-independent control of innate immunity in Caenorhabditis elegans by the TIR domain adaptor protein TIR-1, an ortholog of human SARM.

    Carole Couillault;Nathalie Pujol;Jérôme Reboul;Laurence Sabatier

  • Role of the Dnmt3 family in de novo methylation of imprinted and repetitive sequences during male germ cell development in the mouse

    Yuzuru Kato;Masahiro Kaneda;Masahiro Kaneda;Kenichiro Hata;Kenichiro Hata;Kenji Kumaki

  • Inducible Antibacterial Defense System in C. elegans

    Gustavo V. Mallo;C.Léopold Kurz;Carole Couillault;Nathalie Pujol

  • Genome linking with yeast artificial chromosomes

    Alan Coulson;Robert Waterston;Jane Kiff;John Sulston

  • The Chara Genome: Secondary Complexity and Implications for Plant Terrestrialization.

    Tomoaki Nishiyama;Hidetoshi Sakayama;Jan de Vries;Jan de Vries;Henrik Buschmann

  • Reconstruction of the vertebrate ancestral genome reveals dynamic genome reorganization in early vertebrates

    Yoichiro Nakatani;Hiroyuki Takeda;Yuji Kohara;Shinichi Morishita

  • Extremotolerant tardigrade genome and improved radiotolerance of human cultured cells by tardigrade-unique protein

    Takuma Hashimoto;Daiki D. Horikawa;Daiki D. Horikawa;Daiki D. Horikawa;Yuki Saito;Hirokazu Kuwahara;Hirokazu Kuwahara

  • Comparative genomics of Physcomitrella patens gametophytic transcriptome and Arabidopsis thaliana: implication for land plant evolution.

    Tomoaki Nishiyama;Tomomichi Fujita;Tadasu Shin-I;Motoaki Seki

  • Sequence Analysis of the Genome of an Oil-Bearing Tree, Jatropha curcas L.

    Shusei Sato;Hideki Hirakawa;Sachiko Isobe;Eigo Fukai

  • pos-1 encodes a cytoplasmic zinc-finger protein essential for germline specification in C. elegans

    H. Tabara;R.J. Hill;C.C. Mello;J.R. Priess

Frequent Co-Authors

Tadasu Shin-I
Tadasu Shin-I National Institute of Genetics
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Yutaka Satou
Yutaka Satou Kyoto University
Nori Satoh
Nori Satoh Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Kiyoshi Naruse
Kiyoshi Naruse National Institute for Basic Biology
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Takeda
Hiroyuki Takeda University of Tokyo
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki University of Tokyo
Norihiro Okada
Norihiro Okada National Cheng Kung University

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