Akihiro Kimura

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Akihiro Kimura is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiro Kimura has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Immunology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Akihiro Kimura's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (12 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers). Akihiro Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (12 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers). Akihiro Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and United Kingdom. Akihiro Kimura's co-authors include Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Tetsuji Naka, Yoshiaki Fujii‐Kuriyama, Keiko Nohara, Taisuke Nakahama, Ichino Chinen, Rimpei Morita, Kazuya Masuda, Takashi Sekiya and Akihiko Yoshimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Akihiro Kimura

56 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

IL‐6: Regulator of Treg/Th17 balance

2010 1.3k citations Akihiro Kimura, Tadamitsu Kishimoto European Journal of Immunology profile →
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor negatively regulates dendritic cell immunogenicity via a kynurenine-dependent mechanism

2010 560 citations Nam‐Trung Nguyen, Akihiro Kimura et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
SOCS-1 Participates in Negative Regulation of LPS Responses

2002 552 citations Reiko Nakagawa, Tetsuji Naka et al. Immunity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akihiro Kimura Japan	32	3.6k	1.7k	1.3k	537	514	57	6.5k
Guang‐Xian Zhang United States	44	4.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	503 0.9×	394 0.8×	157	7.2k
Gholamreza Azizi Iran	43	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	928 0.7×	525 1.0×	546 1.1×	217	6.0k
Chuan Wu United States	35	3.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	722 0.6×	370 0.7×	493 1.0×	69	5.7k
Jeffrey R. Lee United States	34	1.8k 0.5×	3.1k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	325 0.6×	478 0.9×	74	6.8k
Christoph Garbers Germany	40	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	2.7k 2.1×	662 1.2×	604 1.2×	118	6.4k
Sachiko Miyake Japan	56	5.8k 1.6×	3.1k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	258 0.5×	687 1.3×	152	10.0k
Brian M. J. Foxwell United Kingdom	46	3.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	786 1.5×	727 1.4×	106	7.5k
Markus Kleinewietfeld Belgium	29	3.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	622 0.5×	170 0.3×	508 1.0×	52	6.1k
Chen Zhu China	34	4.9k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	2.5k 2.0×	573 1.1×	441 0.9×	86	7.7k
Ying Xue China	37	1.9k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	341 0.6×	619 1.2×	90	6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihiro Kimura

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kimura, Akihiro, et al.. (2025). MDM2 inhibitors induce apoptosis by suppressing MDM2 and enhancing p53, Bax, Puma and Noxa expression levels in imatinib‑resistant chronic myeloid leukemia cells. Biomedical Reports. 22(4). 65–65.

Kimura, Akihiro, et al.. (2022). Antioxidative enzyme NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) modulates the differentiation of Th17 cells by regulating ROS levels. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0272090–e0272090. 17 indexed citations

Takeda, Tomoya, Masanobu Tsubaki, Takuya Matsuda, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of yes-associated protein suppresses migration, invasion, and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer in vitro and in vivo. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 22(2). 221–228. 2 indexed citations

Murata, Kazumoto, Senko Tsukuda, Futoshi Suizu, et al.. (2019). Immunomodulatory Mechanism of Acyclic Nucleoside Phosphates in Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Infection. Hepatology. 71(5). 1533–1545. 44 indexed citations

Chinen, Ichino, Taisuke Nakahama, Akihiro Kimura, et al.. (2015). The aryl hydrocarbon receptor/microRNA-212/132 axis in T cells regulates IL-10 production to maintain intestinal homeostasis. International Immunology. 27(8). 405–415. 73 indexed citations

Yoshida, Hideyuki, Hitoshi Kotani, Taisuke Kondo, et al.. (2013). CDK inhibitors suppress Th17 and promote iTreg differentiation, and ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 435(3). 378–384. 17 indexed citations

Murota, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2012). Abnormal Axon Reflex-Mediated Sweating Correlates with High State of Anxiety in Atopic Dermatitis. Allergology International. 61(3). 469–473. 23 indexed citations

Shichita, Takashi, Eiichi Hasegawa, Akihiro Kimura, et al.. (2012). Peroxiredoxin family proteins are key initiators of post-ischemic inflammation in the brain. Nature Medicine. 18(6). 911–917. 370 indexed citations

Masuda, Kazuya, Akihiro Kimura, Hamza Hanieh, et al.. (2011). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor negatively regulates LPS-induced IL-6 production through suppression of histamine production in macrophages. International Immunology. 23(10). 637–645. 79 indexed citations

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Nakahama, Taisuke, Akihiro Kimura, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, et al.. (2011). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor deficiency in T cells suppresses the development of collagen-induced arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(34). 14222–14227. 112 indexed citations

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Wakabayashi, Yu, Taiga Tamiya, Ichiro Takada, et al.. (2011). Histone 3 Lysine 9 (H3K9) Methyltransferase Recruitment to the Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Promoter Is a Mechanism of Suppression of IL-2 Transcription by the Transforming Growth Factor-β-Smad Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(41). 35456–35465. 39 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Reiko, Shuhei Nishimoto, Go Muto, et al.. (2011). SOCS1 is essential for regulatory T cell functions by preventing loss of Foxp3 expression as well as IFN-γ and IL-17A production. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 208(10). 2055–2067. 159 indexed citations

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Terao, Mika, Akiko Ishikawa, Susumu Nakahara, et al.. (2011). Enhanced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-like Phenotype in N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase V Transgenic Mouse Skin Promotes Wound Healing. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(32). 28303–28311. 56 indexed citations

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Kimura, Akihiro & Tadamitsu Kishimoto. (2010). IL‐6: Regulator of Treg/Th17 balance. European Journal of Immunology. 40(7). 1830–1835. 1274 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kimura, Akihiro, Tetsuji Naka, Taisuke Nakahama, et al.. (2009). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor in combination with Stat1 regulates LPS-induced inflammatory responses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(9). 2027–2035. 340 indexed citations

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Kimura, Akihiro, Tetsuji Naka, Taisuke Nakahama, et al.. (2009). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor in combination with Stat1 regulates LPS-induced inflammatory responses. The Journal of Cell Biology. 186(5). i8–i8. 5 indexed citations

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Kimura, Akihiro, Tetsuji Naka, Keiko Nohara, Yoshiaki Fujii‐Kuriyama, & Tadamitsu Kishimoto. (2008). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor regulates Stat1 activation and participates in the development of Th17 cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(28). 9721–9726. 429 indexed citations

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Fujimoto, Minoru, Satoshi Serada, Masahiko Mihara, et al.. (2008). Interleukin‐6 blockade suppresses autoimmune arthritis in mice by the inhibition of inflammatory Th17 responses. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 58(12). 3710–3719. 189 indexed citations

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Kimura, Akihiro. (2004). SOCS-1 suppresses TNF- -induced apoptosis through the regulation of Jak activation. International Immunology. 16(7). 991–999. 43 indexed citations

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Nakagawa, Reiko, Tetsuji Naka, Hiroko Tsutsui, et al.. (2002). SOCS-1 Participates in Negative Regulation of LPS Responses. Immunity. 17(5). 677–687. 552 indexed citations breakdown →

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