Minoru Kanehisa

Japanese bioinformatician
Person human Q39758239
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Minoru Kanehisa

Summary

Minoru Kanehisa is a human[1]. Born in Nagasaki[2], he… he was born on January 23, 1948[3]. He worked as a bioinformatician[4] and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Minoru Kanehisa was born in Nagasaki[2].
  • Minoru Kanehisa was born on January 23, 1948[3].
  • Minoru Kanehisa held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's professions included bioinformatician[4].
  • Minoru Kanehisa worked as a researcher[5].
  • Among Minoru Kanehisa's employers was Kyoto University[8].
  • Among Minoru Kanehisa's employers was University of Tokyo[9].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's education included a stint at University of Tokyo[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Minoru Kanehisa is Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes[11].
  • Minoru Kanehisa received the ISCB Fellow[12].
  • Minoru Kanehisa received the Clarivate Citation Laureates[13].
  • Minoru Kanehisa is recorded as male[14].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's family name is recorded as Kanehisa[16].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's given name is recorded as Minoru[17].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's official website is recorded as http://www.kanehisa.jp/en/kanehisa.html[18].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[19].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's name in kana is recorded as かねひさ みのる[20].
  • Minoru Kanehisa's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].

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Origins and Family

Minoru Kanehisa's place of birth was Nagasaki[2]. He was born on January 23, 1948[3].

Education

Minoru Kanehisa's education included a stint at University of Tokyo[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bioinformatician[4] and researcher[5]. Employers include Kyoto University[8], a national university[22], in Japan[23], founded in 1897[24], headquartered in Kyoto[25] and University of Tokyo[9], a research university[26], in Japan[27], founded in 1877[28], headquartered in Hongō campus[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Minoru Kanehisa is Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes[11].

Recognition

Awards received include ISCB Fellow[12], a fellowship award[30], founded in 1997[31] and Clarivate Citation Laureates[13], a science award[32], founded in 1989[33].

Why It Matters

Minoru Kanehisa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Minoru Kanehisa born?

Born in Nagasaki[2], Minoru Kanehisa…

What did Minoru Kanehisa do for work?

Minoru Kanehisa worked as bioinformatician[4] and researcher[5].

Where did Minoru Kanehisa go to school?

Minoru Kanehisa was educated at University of Tokyo[10].

What awards did Minoru Kanehisa receive?

Honors received include ISCB Fellow[12] and Clarivate Citation Laureates[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . clarivate.com. Retrieved . clarivate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . kanehisa.jp. kanehisa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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