Ryoji Yao

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Ryoji Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryoji Yao has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ryoji Yao's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (6 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (6 papers). Ryoji Yao is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (6 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (6 papers). Ryoji Yao collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Ryoji Yao's co-authors include Geoffrey M. Cooper, Morris J. Birnbaum, David R. Kaplan, Rosalind A. Segal, Michael E. Greenberg, Thomas Franke, Henryk Dudek, Sandeep Robert Datta, Tetsuo Noda and Ulisses Gazos Lopes and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ryoji Yao

42 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Regulation of Neuronal Survival by the Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase Akt

1997 2.2k citations Henryk Dudek, Sandeep Robert Datta et al. Science profile →
Requirement for Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase in the Prevention of Apoptosis by Nerve Growth Factor

1995 1.2k citations Ryoji Yao, Geoffrey M. Cooper Science profile →

Peers

Ryoji Yao

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Francesca Spinella Italy

Steve Arkinstall United States

Alastair D. Reith United Kingdom

Simon S. Wing Canada

Derek P. Brazil United Kingdom

Norihisa Masuyama Japan

Susanna R. Keller United States

Hubert Hondermarck Australia

Brian Zambrowicz United States

Robert Layfield United Kingdom

Francesca Spinella Italy

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539 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to Ryoji Yao Ryoji Yao (= 1×) peers Francesca Spinella

Countries citing papers authored by Ryoji Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ryoji Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ryoji Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ryoji Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ryoji Yao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ryoji Yao. Ryoji Yao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Yan, Yi Wang, Masamichi Inami, et al.. (2025). The DYT6 dystonia causative protein THAP1 is responsible for proteasome activity via PSMB5 transcriptional regulation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1600–1600. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jing, et al.. (2025). Focusing on the interplay between tumor-associated macrophages and tumor microenvironment: from mechanism to intervention. Theranostics. 15(15). 7378–7408. 5 indexed citations

Yao, Ryoji, et al.. (2025). Single-cell RNA sequencing and machine learning provide candidate drugs against drug-tolerant persister cells in colorectal cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(3). 167693–167693. 6 indexed citations

Okamoto, Takuya, Yasuko Natsume, Hitomi Yamanaka, et al.. (2024). Paneth-like cells produced from OLFM4+ stem cells support OLFM4+ stem cell growth in advanced colorectal cancer. Communications Biology. 7(1). 27–27. 4 indexed citations

Hata, Kenji, Yoshifumi Takahata, Tomohiko Murakami, et al.. (2024). Chromatin profiling identifies chondrocyte-specific Sox9 enhancers important for skeletal development. JCI Insight. 9(11). 3 indexed citations

Suzuki, Miho, Kenta Iijima, Koichi Ogami, et al.. (2023). TUG1-mediated R-loop resolution at microsatellite loci as a prerequisite for cancer cell proliferation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4521–4521. 17 indexed citations

Okamoto, Takuya, et al.. (2021). A protocol for efficient CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knock-in in colorectal cancer patient-derived organoids. STAR Protocols. 2(4). 100780–100780. 8 indexed citations

Osumi, Hiroki, Atsushi Muroi, Hiroshi Kawachi, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the RAS signaling network in response to MEK inhibition using organoids derived from a familial adenomatous polyposis patient. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17455–17455. 2 indexed citations

Nakamura, Takanori, et al.. (2019). MCRIP1 promotes the expression of lung-surfactant proteins in mice by disrupting CtBP-mediated epigenetic gene silencing. Communications Biology. 2(1). 227–227. 5 indexed citations

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Kawasaki, Natsumi, Kazunobu Isogaya, Shingo Dan, et al.. (2018). TUFT1 interacts with RABGAP1 and regulates mTORC1 signaling. Cell Discovery. 4(1). 1–1. 42 indexed citations

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Toki, Hideaki, Maki Inoue, Hiromi Motegi, et al.. (2013). Novel mouse model for Gardner syndrome generated by a large‐scale N‐ethyl‐N‐nitrosourea mutagenesis program. Cancer Science. 104(7). 937–944. 9 indexed citations

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Yao, Ryoji, Yasumitsu Kondoh, Yasuko Natsume, et al.. (2013). A small compound targeting TACC3 revealed its different spatiotemporal contributions for spindle assembly in cancer cells. Oncogene. 33(33). 4242–4252. 33 indexed citations

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Tanizawa, Tatsuhiko, et al.. (2009). A Case Report of a Bone Histomorphometrical Analysis After a Total Parathyroidectomy. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. 13(1). 83–87. 2 indexed citations

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Yao, Ryoji, Yasuko Natsume, & Tetsuo Noda. (2007). TACC3 is required for the proper mitosis of sclerotome mesenchymal cells during formation of the axial skeleton. Cancer Science. 98(4). 555–562. 39 indexed citations

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Yao, Ryoji, Yasuko Natsume, & Tetsuo Noda. (2004). MAGI-3 is involved in the regulation of the JNK signaling pathway as a scaffold protein for frizzled and Ltap. Oncogene. 23(36). 6023–6030. 58 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Takahisa, Ryoji Yao, Takehiko Ogawa, et al.. (2004). Oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia in mice lacking Cnot7, a regulator of retinoid X receptor beta. Nature Genetics. 36(5). 528–533. 113 indexed citations

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Yao, Ryoji & Hiroyuki Osada. (1997). Induction of Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells by γ-Lactam-Related Compounds via Ras-MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway Independent Mechanism. Experimental Cell Research. 234(2). 233–239. 19 indexed citations

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Lopes, Ulisses Gazos, Péter Erhardt, Ryoji Yao, & Geoffrey M. Cooper. (1997). p53-dependent Induction of Apoptosis by Proteasome Inhibitors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(20). 12893–12896. 417 indexed citations

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Dudek, Henryk, Sandeep Robert Datta, Thomas Franke, et al.. (1997). Regulation of Neuronal Survival by the Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase Akt. Science. 275(5300). 661–665. 2182 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Ryoji, et al.. (1997). Specific Activation of a c-Jun NH2-terminal Kinase Isoform and Induction of Neurite Outgrowth in PC-12 Cells by Staurosporine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(29). 18261–18266. 83 indexed citations

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