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Yusuke Nakamura 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 Yusuke Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45 publications 703+

This scientist: 2,195 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yusuke Nakamura 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 Yusuke Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 215 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2000 - Keio Medical Science Prize, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Yusuke Nakamura is affiliated with the Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on oncology and cancer research.

The main subfields of study associated with Nakamura include oncology, cancer research, immunology, molecular biology, and pathology and forensic medicine. Their work frequently addresses topics such as cancer genomics and diagnostics, immunotherapy and immune responses, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, colorectal cancer treatments and studies, and lung cancer treatments and mutations.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on molecular and clinical aspects of cancer and immune response mechanisms. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Bioinformatic prediction of potential T cell epitopes for SARS-Cov-2" (2020) published in Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy: From Biological Noise to Valuable Clinical Implications" (2020) published in Cancers
  • "Clinical significance of clonal hematopoiesis in the interpretation of blood liquid biopsy" (2020) published in Molecular Oncology
  • "Plasma or Serum: Which Is Preferable for Mutation Detection in Liquid Biopsy?" (2020) published in Clinical Chemistry
  • "Tumor-informed or tumor-agnostic circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker for risk of recurrence in resected colorectal cancer patients" (2023) published in Frontiers in Oncology

Nakamura collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Siew-Kee Low, Kazuma Kiyotani, Yoon Ming Chin, Satoshi Nagayama, and Ting Chan.

Their research is published repeatedly in high-impact venues such as the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Human Genetics, UNC Libraries, Clinical Cancer Research, and Cancer Science.

Over the course of their career, Nakamura has been recognized with awards including the Keio Medical Science Prize from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, awarded in 2000, and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Identification of FAP locus genes from chromosome 5q21

    Kenneth W. Kinzler;Mef C. Nilbert;Li Kuo Su;Bert Vogelstein

  • Chromosome 17 deletions and p53 gene mutations in colorectal carcinomas

    Suzanne J. Baker;Eric R. Fearon;Janice M. Nigro;Stanley R. Hamilton

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • Mutations of chromosome 5q21 genes in FAP and colorectal cancer patients

    Isamu Nishisho;Yusuke Nakamura;Yasuo Miyoshi;Yoshio Miki

  • Variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) markers for human gene mapping

    Yusuke Nakamura;Mark Leppert;Peter O'Connell;Roger Wolff

  • A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes

    Saori Sakaue;Masahiro Kanai;Yosuke Tanigawa;Juha Karjalainen

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Allelotype of colorectal carcinomas

    Bert Vogelstein;Eric R. Fearon;Scott E. Kern;Stanley R. Hamilton

  • p53AIP1, a Potential Mediator of p53-Dependent Apoptosis, and Its Regulation by Ser-46-Phosphorylated p53

    Katsutoshi Oda;Hirofumi Arakawa;Tomoaki Tanaka;Koichi Matsuda

  • Genome-wide association study identifies common variants at four loci as genetic risk factors for Parkinson's disease

    Wataru Satake;Yuko Nakabayashi;Yuko Nakabayashi;Ikuko Mizuta;Ikuko Mizuta;Yushi Hirota;Yushi Hirota

  • Functional haplotypes of PADI4, encoding citrullinating enzyme peptidylarginine deiminase 4, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Akari Suzuki;Ryo Yamada;Xiaotian Chang;Shinya Tokuhiro

  • AXIN1 mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas, and growth suppression in cancer cells by virus-mediated transfer of AXIN1

    Seiji Satoh;Yataro Daigo;Yoichi Furukawa;Tatsushi Kato

  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 gene maps to chromosome 11 and is lost in insulinoma

    Catharina Larsson;Britt Skogseid;Kjell Öberg;Yusuke Nakamura

  • Somatic mutations of the APC gene in colorectal tumors: mutation cluster region in the APC gene

    Yasuo Mori;Hiroki Nagse;Hiroshi Ando;Akira Horii

  • Functional SNPs in the lymphotoxin-alpha gene that are associated with susceptibility to myocardial infarction.

    Kouichi Ozaki;Yozo Ohnishi;Aritoshi Iida;Akihiko Sekine

  • Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs

    Toshio Ota;Yutaka Suzuki;Tetsuo Nishikawa;Tetsuji Otsuki

  • A ribonucleotide reductase gene involved in a p53-dependent cell-cycle checkpoint for DNA damage

    Hiroshi Tanaka;Hirofumi Arakawa;Tatsuya Yamaguchi;Kenji Shiraishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda University of Tokyo
Mark Leppert
Mark Leppert University of Utah
Ray White
Ray White University of Utah
Yataro Daigo
Yataro Daigo Shiga University of Medical Science
Peter O'Connell
Peter O'Connell Virginia Commonwealth University
Toyomasa Katagiri
Toyomasa Katagiri University of Tokushima
Naoyuki Kamatani
Naoyuki Kamatani StaGen (Japan)
Koichi Matsuda
Koichi Matsuda University of Tokyo
Toshihiro Tanaka
Toshihiro Tanaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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