Soichiro Yamada

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Soichiro Yamada is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Soichiro Yamada has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cell Biology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Soichiro Yamada's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (34 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (10 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (9 papers). Soichiro Yamada is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (34 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (10 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (9 papers). Soichiro Yamada collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Denmark. Soichiro Yamada's co-authors include W. James Nelson, Frauke Drees, Sabine Pokutta, William I. Weis, W. James Nelson, Denis Wirtz, Scot C. Kuo, Pierre A. Coulombe, Linglei Ma and Kenneth M. Yamada and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Soichiro Yamada

58 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Deconstructing the Cadherin-Catenin-Actin Complex 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2005 250 500 750
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.

  1. Deconstructing the Cadherin-Catenin-Actin Complex
    2005 801 citations Soichiro Yamada et al. profile →
  2. α-Catenin Is a Molecular Switch that Binds E-Cadherin-β-Catenin and Regulates Actin-Filament Assembly
    2005 785 citations Soichiro Yamada et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Soichiro Yamada United States 29 2.6k 2.3k 674 512 333 60 4.4k
Louise P. Cramer United Kingdom 26 2.8k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 629 0.9× 540 1.1× 242 0.7× 32 4.2k
Kris A. DeMali United States 30 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 768 1.1× 443 0.9× 336 1.0× 51 3.8k
Dan P. Felsenfeld United States 20 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 968 1.4× 616 1.2× 273 0.8× 29 3.5k
Dorothy A. Schafer United States 28 3.3k 1.3× 2.5k 1.1× 689 1.0× 368 0.7× 203 0.6× 44 5.0k
Irina Kaverina United States 39 4.6k 1.8× 2.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 580 1.1× 417 1.3× 86 6.1k
Ronen Zaidel‐Bar Israel 31 3.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 2.1× 664 1.3× 283 0.8× 66 4.6k
Corinne Albigès‐Rizo France 37 2.0k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.9× 673 1.3× 497 1.5× 91 4.6k
Fumihiko Nakamura United States 36 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 547 0.8× 562 1.1× 234 0.7× 90 4.8k
Bernhard Wehrle‐Haller Switzerland 38 3.0k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 1.8k 2.6× 797 1.6× 463 1.4× 85 5.7k
Alexis Gautreau France 36 3.1k 1.2× 3.0k 1.3× 975 1.4× 345 0.7× 547 1.6× 89 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Soichiro Yamada

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Fields of papers citing papers by Soichiro Yamada

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Soichiro Yamada

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Soichiro Yamada. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Soichiro Yamada 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 Soichiro Yamada. Soichiro Yamada is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ueda, Shuji, et al.. (2025). Visualization of fine marbling in Japanese Black beef using X-ray computed tomography. Food Science and Technology Research. 31(3). 185–193. 1 indexed citations
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Cheah, Joleen S., et al.. (2024). Tandem LIM domain-containing proteins, LIMK1 and LMO1, directly bind to force-bearing keratin intermediate filaments. Cell Reports. 43(7). 114480–114480. 3 indexed citations
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Cheah, Joleen S., et al.. (2021). Inside-out regulation of E-cadherin conformation and adhesion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(30). 29 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro, et al.. (2021). Condensation of pericentrin proteins in human cells illuminates phase separation in centrosome assembly. Journal of Cell Science. 134(14). 32 indexed citations
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Monster, Jooske L., Marjolein J. Vliem, Zaw Win, et al.. (2021). An asymmetric junctional mechanoresponse coordinates mitotic rounding with epithelial integrity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(5). 19 indexed citations
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Shafraz, Omer, et al.. (2021). Mapping Transmembrane Binding Partners for E-Cadherin Ectodomains. Biophysical Journal. 120(3). 2a–2a. 1 indexed citations
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Cheah, Joleen S., et al.. (2021). Spatial proximity of proteins surrounding zyxin under force-bearing conditions. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 32(13). 1221–1228. 11 indexed citations
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Shafraz, Omer, et al.. (2020). Mapping transmembrane binding partners for E-cadherin ectodomains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(49). 31157–31165. 31 indexed citations
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Susman, Michael W., Ryan C. Kunz, Taranjit S. Gujral, et al.. (2017). Kinesin superfamily protein Kif26b links Wnt5a-Ror signaling to the control of cell and tissue behaviors in vertebrates. eLife. 6. 30 indexed citations
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Lee, Jennifer K., Jerry C. Hu, Soichiro Yamada, & Kyriacos A. Athanasiou. (2016). Initiation of Chondrocyte Self-Assembly Requires an Intact Cytoskeletal Network. Tissue Engineering Part A. 22(3-4). 318–325. 16 indexed citations
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Ueda, Shuji, et al.. (2015). Force Dependent Biotinylation of Myosin IIA by α-Catenin Tagged with a Promiscuous Biotin Ligase. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0122886–e0122886. 16 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro, et al.. (2013). Self-contact elimination by membrane fusion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(47). 18958–18963. 18 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro, et al.. (2013). Myosin IIA deficient cells migrate efficiently despite reduced traction forces at cell periphery. Biology Open. 2(4). 368–372. 30 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro, et al.. (2012). N-cadherin as a key regulator of collective cell migration in a 3D environment. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 6(6). 513–517. 41 indexed citations
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Li, Li, Robert W. Hartley, Yaohui Sun, et al.. (2012). E-cadherin plays an essential role in collective directional migration of large epithelial sheets. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 69(16). 2779–2789. 114 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Thuc Nghi, et al.. (2011). The LIM Domain of Zyxin Is Sufficient for Force-Induced Accumulation of Zyxin During Cell Migration. Biophysical Journal. 101(5). 1069–1075. 53 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro, et al.. (2011). Live-cell Imaging of Migrating Cells Expressing Fluorescently-tagged Proteins in a Three-dimensional Matrix. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro, et al.. (2011). Myosin II activity dependent and independent vinculin recruitment to the sites of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion. BMC Cell Biology. 12(1). 48–48. 33 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro & W. James Nelson. (2007). Localized zones of Rho and Rac activities drive initiation and expansion of epithelial cell–cell adhesion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 178(3). 517–527. 379 indexed citations
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Yamada, Soichiro, Denis Wirtz, & Scot C. Kuo. (2000). Mechanics of Living Cells Measured by Laser Tracking Microrheology. Biophysical Journal. 78(4). 1736–1747. 412 indexed citations

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