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Yukiko Gotoh

Yukiko Gotoh

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
42431
World Ranking
2275
National Ranking
140

Yukiko Gotoh publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yukiko Gotoh sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 191 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Yukiko Gotoh D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yukiko Gotoh sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yukiko Gotoh is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, specializing in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a wide range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Developmental Neuroscience, and Plant Science.

Their research addresses several key topics such as:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Interferon and Immune Responses
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

Yukiko Gotoh has contributed to a number of scientific publications across various respected journals. Their recent papers include:

  • "Setd1a Insufficiency in Mice Attenuates Excitatory Synaptic Function and Recapitulates Schizophrenia-Related Behavioral Abnormalities" (2020, Cell Reports)
  • "Cell cycle arrest determines adult neural stem cell ontogeny by an embryonic Notch-nonoscillatory Hey1 module" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "The Polycomb group protein Ring1 regulates dorsoventral patterning of the mouse telencephalon" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Maintenance of Neural Stem-Progenitor Cells by the Lysosomal Biosynthesis Regulators TFEB and TFE3 in the Embryonic Mouse Telencephalon" (2021, Stem Cells)
  • "Role of the imprinted allele of the Cdkn1c gene in mouse neocortical development" (2020, Scientific Reports)

The venues in which Yukiko Gotoh frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Aging Cell
  • Scientific Reports
  • STAR Protocols

Collaboration is a component of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yusuke Kishi
  • Hiroki Sugishita
  • Daichi Kawaguchi
  • Mai Saeki
  • Yujin Harada

The breadth of Yukiko Gotoh's work spans molecular mechanisms governing neurodevelopment, epigenetic regulation, and immune responses, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding biological complexity.

Best Publications

  • Akt Phosphorylation of BAD Couples Survival Signals to the Cell-Intrinsic Death Machinery

    Sandeep Robert Datta;Henryk Dudek;Xu Tao;Shane Masters

  • Activation of the Estrogen Receptor Through Phosphorylation by Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

    Shigeaki Kato;Hideki Endoh;Yoshikazu Masuhiro;Takuya Kitamoto

  • Induction of Apoptosis by ASK1, a Mammalian MAPKKK That Activates SAPK/JNK and p38 Signaling Pathways

    Hidenori Ichijo;Eisuke Nishida;Kenji Irie;Peter ten Dijke

  • The MAP kinase cascade is essential for diverse signal transduction pathways.

    Eisuke Nishida;Yukiko Gotoh

  • Akt Enhances Mdm2-mediated Ubiquitination and Degradation of p53 *

    Yoko Ogawara;Shohei Kishishita;Toshiyuki Obata;Yuko Isazawa

  • TAB1: An activator of the TAK1 MAPKKK in TGF-β signal transduction

    Hiroshi Shibuya;Kyoko Yamaguchi;Kyoko Shirakabe;Akane Tonegawa

  • The Wnt/beta-catenin pathway directs neuronal differentiation of cortical neural precursor cells.

    Yusuke Hirabayashi;Yasuhiro Itoh;Hidenori Tabata;Kazunori Nakajima;Kazunori Nakajima

  • β-Amyloid Induces Neuronal Apoptosis Via a Mechanism that Involves the c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Pathway and the Induction of Fas Ligand

    Yoshiyuki Morishima;Yukiko Gotoh;Janine Zieg;Tamera Barrett

  • JNK promotes Bax translocation to mitochondria through phosphorylation of 14-3-3 proteins

    Fuminori Tsuruta;Jun Sunayama;Yasunori Mori;Seisuke Hattori

  • A novel kinase cascade mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 and MKK3.

    Tetsuo Moriguchi;Noriyo Kuroyanagi;Kyoko Yamaguchi;Yukiko Gotoh

  • Activation and Involvement of p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase in Glutamate-induced Apoptosis in Rat Cerebellar Granule Cells *

    Hiroshi Kawasaki;Takaya Morooka;Shun Shimohama;Jun Kimura

  • Hes binding to STAT3 mediates crosstalk between Notch and JAK–STAT signalling

    Sachiko Kamakura;Koji Oishi;Takeshi Yoshimatsu;Masato Nakafuku

  • Microtubule-associated-protein (MAP) kinase activated by nerve growth factor and epidermal growth factor in PC12 cells : identity with the mitogen-activated MAP kinase of fibroblastic cells

    Yukiko Gotoh;Eisuke Nishida;Takashi Yamashita;Minako Hoshi

  • The Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K)-Akt Pathway Suppresses Bax Translocation to Mitochondria

    Fuminori Tsuruta;Norihisa Masuyama;Yukiko Gotoh;Yukiko Gotoh

  • Reactive Oxygen Species- and Dimerization-induced Activation of Apoptosis Signal-regulating Kinase 1 in Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Signal Transduction

    Yukiko Gotoh;Jonathan A. Cooper

  • Polycomb limits the neurogenic competence of neural precursor cells to promote astrogenic fate transition.

    Yusuke Hirabayashi;Nao Suzki;Masafumi Tsuboi;Takaho A. Endo

  • A yeast mitogen-activated protein kinase homolog (Mpk1p) mediates signalling by protein kinase C.

    K S Lee;K Irie;Y Gotoh;Y Watanabe

  • Interaction of MAP kinase with MAP kinase kinase: its possible role in the control of nucleocytoplasmic transport of MAP kinase

    Makoto Fukuda;Yukiko Gotoh;Eisuke Nishida

  • In vitro effects on microtubule dynamics of purified Xenopus M phase-activated MAP kinase.

    Yukiko Gotoh;Eisuke Nishida;Satoshi Matsuda;Nobuyuki Shiina

  • Caspase‐mediated activation and induction of apoptosis by the mammalian Ste20‐like kinase Mst1

    Jonathan D. Graves;Yukiko Gotoh;Yukiko Gotoh;Kevin E. Draves;Diane Ambrose

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidetaka Kosako
Hidetaka Kosako University of Tokushima
Kunihiro Matsumoto
Kunihiro Matsumoto Nagoya University
Haruhiko Koseki
Haruhiko Koseki RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Hikoichi Sakai
Hikoichi Sakai University of Tokyo
Kenji Irie
Kenji Irie University of Tsukuba
Yasushi Okada
Yasushi Okada University of Tokyo
Akihiro Iwamatsu
Akihiro Iwamatsu Osaka University
Kazunori Nakajima
Kazunori Nakajima Keio University
Kunihiro Ohta
Kunihiro Ohta University of Tokyo

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