Akiharu Kubo

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Akiharu Kubo is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Dermatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akiharu Kubo has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cell Biology, 30 papers in Dermatology and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Akiharu Kubo's work include Skin and Cellular Biology Research (19 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (19 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (14 papers). Akiharu Kubo is often cited by papers focused on Skin and Cellular Biology Research (19 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (19 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (14 papers). Akiharu Kubo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Akiharu Kubo's co-authors include Shöichiro Tsukita, Masayuki Amagai, Keisuke Nagao, Mikio Furuse, Mariko Yokouchi, Masaki Hata, Akinori Haratake, Yoko Yoshida, Kyoko Furuse and Tetsuo Noda and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Akiharu Kubo

92 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier

2002 1.2k citations Mikio Furuse, Akiharu Kubo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akiharu Kubo Japan	32	2.0k	2.0k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	99	5.8k
Johanna M. Brandner Germany	39	2.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	660 0.5×	694 0.6×	821 0.7×	86	5.8k
Reza Dana United States	63	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	416 0.3×	310 0.3×	355	15.3k
Teruo Nishida Japan	51	288 0.1×	1.6k 0.8×	823 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	179 0.2×	288	9.0k
Ingrid Moll Germany	51	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	449 0.4×	1.6k 1.3×	727 0.7×	161	6.9k
Satoshi Hirakawa Japan	36	613 0.3×	2.5k 1.3×	395 0.3×	625 0.5×	136 0.1×	117	6.0k
Darlene A. Dartt United States	50	651 0.3×	1.8k 0.9×	764 0.6×	611 0.5×	184 0.2×	231	7.9k
Stephen C. Pflugfelder United States	83	3.8k 1.9×	1.9k 1.0×	3.4k 2.7×	800 0.7×	171 0.2×	313	22.8k
Akira Takashima United States	45	651 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	523 0.4×	534 0.4×	100 0.1×	169	6.5k
Stefano Bonini Italy	47	1.1k 0.5×	998 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	308 0.3×	173 0.2×	177	8.8k
Thomas Scholzen Germany	34	821 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	229 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	232 0.2×	65	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Akiharu Kubo

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Micha, Dimitra, Alessandra Maugeri, Dániel Keszthelyi, et al.. (2025). Tenascin-X Deficiency Causing Classical-Like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 1 in Humans is a Significant Risk Factor of Gastrointestinal and Tracheal Ruptures. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 16(3). e00821–e00821.

Jinnin, Masatoshi, Toshio Shimokawa, Akiko Kishi, et al.. (2025). Topical sirolimus therapy for cutaneous vascular anomalies: A randomized phase II clinical trial. The Journal of Dermatology. 52(5). 872–887. 1 indexed citations

Kubo, Akiharu. (2025). History and prospects of Nagashima‐type palmoplantar keratosis, the most common palmoplantar keratoderma in east Asian populations. The Journal of Dermatology. 52(3). 408–415. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Yoshihiro, Aiko Shiohama, Takashi Sasaki, et al.. (2025). Microbial dysbiosis and foot odor in Nagashima-type palmoplantar keratosis: Improvement with topical benzoyl peroxide. Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Takeichi, Takuya, Yasushi Ogawa, Sumihisa Imakado, et al.. (2024). Updated mutational spectrum and genotype–phenotype correlations in ichthyosis patients with ABCA12 pathogenic variants. Experimental Dermatology. 33(4). e15072–e15072. 1 indexed citations

Matsui, Takeshi, Keitaro Fukuda, Tommy Terooatea, et al.. (2023). Keratinocytes of the Upper Epidermis and Isthmus of Hair Follicles Express Hemoglobin mRNA and Protein. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 143(12). 2346–2355.e10. 2 indexed citations

Nakajima, Kimiko, Hisato Suzuki, Mayuko Yamamoto, et al.. (2022). A familial case of periodontal Ehlers–Danlos syndrome lacking skin extensibility and joint hypermobility with a missense mutation in C1R. The Journal of Dermatology. 49(7). 714–718. 1 indexed citations

Sasaki, Takashi, Kenjiro Kosaki, Bunya Kuze, et al.. (2022). Neurofibromatosis type 2 with mild Pierre-Robin sequence showing a heterozygous chromosome 22q12 microdeletion encompassing NF2 and MN1. Journal of Human Genetics. 67(11). 675–678.

Zimmer, Stephanie, Takuya Takeichi, Daniel E. Conway, et al.. (2021). Differential Pathomechanisms of Desmoglein 1 Transmembrane Domain Mutations in Skin Disease. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(2). 323–332.e8. 8 indexed citations

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Yoneda, Kozo, Akiharu Kubo, Toshifumi Nomura, et al.. (2021). Japanese guidelines for the management of palmoplantar keratoderma. The Journal of Dermatology. 48(8). e353–e367. 4 indexed citations

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Kubo, Akiharu, Takashi Sasaki, Hisato Suzuki, et al.. (2019). Clonal Expansion of Second-Hit Cells with Somatic Recombinations or C>T Transitions Form Porokeratosis in MVD or MVK Mutant Heterozygotes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 139(12). 2458–2466.e9. 33 indexed citations

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Komine, Mayumi, Takeo Maekawa, Satoru Murata, et al.. (2017). Multiple Primary Acral Lentiginous Melanoma on the Feet Developing in Lesions of Nagashima-type Palmoplantar Keratoderma. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 97(6). 756–758. 3 indexed citations

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Rübsam, Matthias, Aaron F. Mertz, Akiharu Kubo, et al.. (2017). E-cadherin integrates mechanotransduction and EGFR signaling to control junctional tissue polarization and tight junction positioning. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1250–1250. 146 indexed citations

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Umegaki‐Arao, Noriko, Takashi Sasaki, Harumi Fujita, et al.. (2017). 195 The identification of a postzygotic GJA1 mutation in a patient with an inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus suggests that the disease is a mosaic of erythrokeratodermia variabilis et progressiva. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 137(10). S226–S226.

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Yokouchi, Mariko, Reiko Tanaka, Mayumi Kajimura, et al.. (2016). Epidermal cell turnover across tight junctions based on Kelvin's tetrakaidecahedron cell shape. eLife. 5. 78 indexed citations

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Yokouchi, Mariko, Akiharu Kubo, Hiroshi Kawasaki, et al.. (2014). Epidermal tight junction barrier function is altered by skin inflammation, but not by filaggrin-deficient stratum corneum. Journal of Dermatological Science. 77(1). 28–36. 76 indexed citations

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Kubo, Akiharu, et al.. (2013). The stratum corneum comprises three layers with distinct metal-ion barrier properties. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1731–1731. 60 indexed citations

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Benedetto, Anna De, Akiharu Kubo, & Lisa A. Beck. (2012). Skin Barrier Disruption: A Requirement for Allergen Sensitization?. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 132(3). 949–963. 235 indexed citations

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Kawasaki, Hiroshi, Akiharu Kubo, Takashi Sasaki, & Masayuki Amagai. (2011). Loss-of-Function Mutations within the Filaggrin Gene and Atopic Dermatitis. Current problems in dermatology. 41. 35–46. 18 indexed citations

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Moniaga, Catharina Sagita, Gyohei Egawa, Hiroshi Kawasaki, et al.. (2010). Flaky Tail Mouse Denotes Human Atopic Dermatitis in the Steady State and by Topical Application with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Extract. American Journal Of Pathology. 176(5). 2385–2393. 97 indexed citations

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