Akio Morinobu

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
190 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Akio Morinobu is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Morinobu has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Rheumatology, 60 papers in Immunology and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Akio Morinobu's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (40 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (28 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers). Akio Morinobu is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (40 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (28 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers). Akio Morinobu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Akio Morinobu's co-authors include Shunichi Kumagai, John J. O’Shea, Daisuke Sugiyama, Wendy T. Watford, Kunihiro Nishimura, Jun Saegusa, Goh Tsuji, Takashi Nakazawa, Massimo Gadina and Masato Moriguchi 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

Akio Morinobu

176 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Meta-analysis: Diagnostic Accuracy of Anti–Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody and Rheumatoid Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis

2007 587 citations Seiji Kawano, Akio Morinobu et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	2024 Update of the Japan College of Rheumatology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Secondary publication 2025 ·Modern Rheumatology ·Masayoshi Harigai, Yuko Kaneko, Eiichi Tanaka, Shintaro Hirata, Hideto Kameda, Kayoko Kaneko, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Masataka Kohno, Masayo Kojima, Toshihisa Kojima, Akio Morinobu, Ayako Nakajima, Takahiko Sugihara, (unknown), Nobuyuki Yajima, (unknown), Yutaka Kawahito	4
2	Attenuation of HOIL-1L ligase activity promotes systemic autoimmune disorders by augmenting linear ubiquitin signaling 2024 ·JCI Insight ·(unknown), (unknown), Xiaoxi Liu, Hiroyuki Suetsugu, Takeshi Iwasaki, Koichiro Ohmura, Takayuki Sumida, Yuta Kochi, Akio Morinobu, Chikashi Terao, Kazuhiro Iwaï	0
3	Avacopan’s potential to decrease MPO-ANCA titres concurrent with ameliorated activity in ANCA-associated vasculitis 2024 ·Modern Rheumatology Case Reports ·Tomoki Taniguchi, Ryosuke Hiwa, (unknown), (unknown), Mirei Shirakashi, Hideo Onizawa, Hideaki Tsuji, Koji Kitagori, Ran Nakashima, Shuji Akizuki, Akira Ōnishi, Hajime Yoshifuji, Masao Tanaka, Akio Morinobu	3
4	POS0716 DEVELOPMENT OF PRECLINICAL MODELS FOR IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR INDUCED ARTHRITIS 2024 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·(unknown), Yuma Hotta, Akira Yoshida, (unknown), Mirei Shirakashi, T. Yoshida, Akio Morinobu	0
5	Significant association of HLA-A26 with uveitis and gastrointestinal involvement in patients with Behçet’s disease in a multicentre study 2024 ·Modern Rheumatology ·(unknown), Hideaki Tsuji, (unknown), Rintaro Saito, Keisuke Nishimura, Akio Morinobu	2
6	Predictive validity of Lupus Patient-Reported Outcome for damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the LUNA Registry 2024 ·Lara D. Veeken ·(unknown), Akira Ōnishi, Keisuke Nishimura, Yuzuru Yamamoto, Ken‐ei Sada, Kunihiro Ichinose, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Shigeru Ohno, (unknown), Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shuzo Sato, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Michio Fujiwara, Takashi Kida, Yoshia Miyawaki, (unknown), Hideaki Tsuji, Akio Morinobu, Jun Saegusa	0
7	POS0241 MONOCYTE-DERIVED TRANSCRIPTOMES EXPLAIN THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF ABATACEPT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 2023 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Takashi Iwasaki, Ryu Watanabe, Hiromu Ito, Takayuki Fujii, (unknown), Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Koichi Murata, Kosaku Murakami, Akira Ōnishi, Masao Tanaka, Shuichi Matsuda, Fumihiko Matsuda, Akio Morinobu, Motomu Hashimoto	1
8	Other iatrogenic immunodeficiency‐associated lymphoproliferative disorders in a patient with anti‐melanoma differentiation‐associated gene 5‐positive dermatomyositis: A case report and systematic literature review 2023 ·International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases ·(unknown), (unknown), Yasuyuki Arai, Ran Nakashima, (unknown), Akihiko Yoshizawa, Ryo Sakamoto, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Tomohiro Handa, Akio Morinobu, Toyohiro Hirai	2
9	Factors associated with osteoporosis and fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Kyoto Lupus Cohort 2023 ·Modern Rheumatology ·(unknown), Hiroshi Doi, Ryu Watanabe, Koichi Murata, (unknown), (unknown), Takahiro Itaya, Takeshi Iwasaki, Mirei Shirakashi, Hideaki Tsuji, Koji Kitagori, Shuji Akizuki, Ran Nakashima, Akira Ōnishi, Hajime Yoshifuji, Masao Tanaka, Hiromu Ito, Motomu Hashimoto, Koichiro Ohmura, Akio Morinobu	4
10	Comparisons of SLE-DAS and SLEDAI-2K and classification of disease activity based on the SLE-DAS with reference to patient-reported outcomes 2023 ·Lara D. Veeken ·Akira Ōnishi, Hideaki Tsuji, (unknown), (unknown), Takeshi Iwasaki, (unknown), (unknown), Mirei Shirakashi, Hideo Onizawa, Ryosuke Hiwa, Koji Kitagori, Shuji Akizuki, Ran Nakashima, Hajime Yoshifuji, Masao Tanaka, Akio Morinobu	8
11	Impact of methotrexate on humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 2023 ·Clinical and Experimental Medicine ·(unknown), Isao Ito, Masao Tanaka, Koichi Murata, Kosaku Murakami, Hiroyuki Ikeda, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yasuyuki Hayashi, Miki Nagao, Motomu Hashimoto, Hiromu Ito, Hideki Ueno, Akio Morinobu, Toyohiro Hirai	2
12	A case of atypical IgG4-related disease presenting hypereosinophilia, polyneuropathy, and liver dysfunction 2023 ·Modern Rheumatology Case Reports ·(unknown), Kosaku Murakami, Hideo Onizawa, Mirei Shirakashi, Ryosuke Hiwa, Hideaki Tsuji, Koji Kitagori, Shuji Akizuki, Ran Nakashima, Akira Ōnishi, Hajime Yoshifuji, Masao Tanaka, Akio Morinobu	0
13	Patients’ perspectives of rheumatoid arthritis treatment: a questionnaire survey for the 2020 update of the Japan college of rheumatology clinical practice guidelines 2021 ·Modern Rheumatology ·Masayo Kojima, (unknown), Shintaro Hirata, Hiromu Ito, Yuko Kaneko, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Masataka Kohno, Toshihisa Kojima, Isao Matsushita, Masaaki Mori, Akio Morinobu, Atsuko Murashima, Keiichiro Nishida, Yohei Seto, Yasumori Sobue, Takahiko Sugihara, Eiichi Tanaka, Takeo Nakayama, Yutaka Kawahito, Masayoshi Harigai	5
14	Neutrophil count reduction 1 month after initiating tocilizumab can predict clinical remission within 1 year in rheumatoid arthritis patients 2021 ·Rheumatology International ·(unknown), Ryu Watanabe, Motomu Hashimoto, Koichi Murata, Kosaku Murakami, Masao Tanaka, Hiromu Ito, Wataru Yamamoto, Koji Kitagori, Shuji Akizuki, Ran Nakashima, Hajime Yoshifuji, Koichiro Ohmura, Shuichi Matsuda, Akio Morinobu	5
15	Anti–Double‐Stranded DNA Antibodies Recognize DNA Presented on HLA Class II Molecules of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk Alleles 2021 ·Arthritis & Rheumatology ·Hideaki Tsuji, Koichiro Ohmura, Hui Jin, (unknown), Noriko Arase, Masako Kohyama, Tadahiro Suenaga, Shuhei Sakakibara, Yuta Kochi, Yukinori Okada, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Hitoshi Kikutani, Akio Morinobu, Tsuneyo Mimori, Hisashi Arase	7
16	Systematic review for the treatment of older rheumatoid arthritis patients informing the 2020 update of the Japan College of Rheumatology clinical practice guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis 2021 ·Modern Rheumatology ·Takahiko Sugihara, Yutaka Kawahito, Akio Morinobu, Yuko Kaneko, Yohei Seto, Toshihisa Kojima, Hiromu Ito, Masataka Kohno, Takeo Nakayama, Yasumori Sobue, Keiichiro Nishida, Isao Matsushita, Atsuko Murashima, Masaaki Mori, Eiichi Tanaka, Shintaro Hirata, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Hisashi Yamanaka, Masayo Kojima, Masayoshi Harigai	11
17	Subjective well‐being among rheumatoid arthritis patients 2019 ·International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases ·Goichi Kageyama, Akira Ōnishi, Yo Ueda, (unknown), (unknown), T. Okano, Kengo Akashi, Keisuke Nishimura, Sho Sendo, Jun Saegusa, Akio Morinobu	6
18	S100A12 facilitates osteoclast differentiation from human monocytes 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Miwa Nishida, Jun Saegusa, Shino Tanaka, Akio Morinobu	15
19	Claviform aspergillus‐related vegetation in the left ventricle of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus 2017 ·Journal of Clinical Ultrasound ·Tetsushi Yamamoto, Shimpei Kasagi, (unknown), (unknown), Nobuhide Hayashi, Akio Morinobu, Jun Saegusa	4
20	Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole-Induced Hepatitis in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease 2011 ·International Journal of Clinical Medicine ·T Sugimoto, (unknown), Seiji Kawano, Akio Morinobu	1

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