Akio Ohta

7.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
81 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Akio Ohta is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Ohta has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Immunology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Akio Ohta's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers). Akio Ohta is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers). Akio Ohta collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Ireland. Akio Ohta's co-authors include Michail V. Sitkovsky, M. Yamaguchi, Toshiyuki Ota, T Tsunematsu, Yutaka Matsumoto, Reiji Kasukawa, K Tanimoto, Yutaka Mizushima, H. Kashiwagi and Sadao Kashiwazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Akio Ohta

79 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Preliminary criteria for classification of adult Still's ... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2001 1999 2015 400 800 1.2k
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. Preliminary criteria for classification of adult Still's disease.
    1992 1.2k citations M. Yamaguchi, Akio Ohta et al. profile →
  2. Role of G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors in downregulation of inflammation and protection from tissue damage
    2001 1.1k citations Akio Ohta, Michail V. Sitkovsky Nature profile →
  3. The Natural Killer T (NKT) Cell Ligand α-Galactosylceramide Demonstrates Its Immunopotentiating Effect by Inducing Interleukin (IL)-12 Production by Dendritic Cells and IL-12 Receptor Expression on NKT Cells
    1999 527 citations Hidemitsu Kitamura, Kenji Iwakabe et al. profile →
  4. Immunological mechanisms of the antitumor effects of supplemental oxygenation
    2015 473 citations Akio Ohta, Michail V. Sitkovsky et al. profile →

Peers

Akio Ohta
Roberto M. Lemoli Italy
Linda F. Thompson United States
Gianluca Fossati Italy
Elżbieta Kaczmarek Poland
Ivona Aksentijevich United States
Jaap Jan Boelens Netherlands
Jörn Karhausen United States
Edward P. Amento United States
William J. Burlingham United States
Cécile Oury Belgium
Roberto M. Lemoli Italy
Akio Ohta
Citations per year, relative to Akio Ohta Akio Ohta (= 1×) peers Roberto M. Lemoli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akio Ohta

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

All Works

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Ibrahim, Abd Aziz, Taku Fujimura, Tomoko Uno, et al.. (2024). Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promotes immune evasion in tumors by facilitating the expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1365894–1365894. 20 indexed citations
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Ohta, Akio, Kazuaki Tsukada, Shintaro Hashimoto, et al.. (2021). Large scale production of 64Cu and 67Cu via the 64Zn(n, p)64Cu and 68Zn(n, np/d)67Cu reactions using accelerator neutrons. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 330(3). 913–922. 7 indexed citations
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Ohta, Akio, Hiroyuki Kato, Seiichi Ishii, Yoshio Nagai, & Yasushi Tanaka. (2017). Effect of Ezetimibe Monotherapy on Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and on Markers of Cholesterol Synthesis and Absorption in Japanese Patients With Hypercholesterolemia. Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. 9(6). 476–481. 1 indexed citations
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Nagai, Yoshio, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Eigoro Yamanouchi, et al.. (2016). Proposed cut-off value of the intrahepatic lipid content for metabolically normal persons assessed by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in a Japanese population. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 119. 75–82. 4 indexed citations
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Koarada, Syuichi, Yoshifumi Tada, Yoshiro Sohma, et al.. (2010). Autoantibody-producing RP105- B cells, from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, showed more preferential expression of BCMA compared with BAFF-R than normal subjects. Lara D. Veeken. 49(4). 662–670. 14 indexed citations
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Nowak, Michael, Lydia Lynch, Simon Yue, et al.. (2009). The A2aR adenosine receptor controls cytokine production in iNKT cells. European Journal of Immunology. 40(3). 682–687. 63 indexed citations
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Sitkovsky, Michail V. & Akio Ohta. (2005). The ‘danger’ sensors that STOP the immune response: the A2 adenosine receptors?. Trends in Immunology. 26(6). 299–304. 217 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Y., Syuichi Koarada, Yoshifumi Tada, et al.. (2001). Difference in B cell activation between dermatomyositis and polymyositis: analysis of the expression of RP105 on peripheral blood B cells. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 60(12). 1137–1140. 32 indexed citations
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Ohta, Akio & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (2001). Role of G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors in downregulation of inflammation and protection from tissue damage. Nature. 414(6866). 916–920. 1083 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ohta, Akio, Masashi Sekimoto, Marimo Sato, et al.. (2000). Indispensable Role for TNF-α and IFN-γ at the Effector Phase of Liver Injury Mediated by Th1 Cells Specific to Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen. The Journal of Immunology. 165(2). 956–961. 59 indexed citations
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Yahata, Takashi, Akio Ohta, Masashi Sekimoto, et al.. (2000). Interleukin-4-dependent induction of preproenkephalin in antigen-specific T helper-type 2 (Th2) cells. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 105(2). 103–108. 10 indexed citations
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Iwakabe, Kenji, Akio Ohta, Masashi Sekimoto, et al.. (1999). Natural Killer T Cell Ligand α‐Galactosylceramide Inhibited Lymph Node Metastasis of Highly Metastatic Melanoma Cells. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 90(8). 801–804. 19 indexed citations
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Yahata, Takashi, Naoko Abe, Yasushi Ohmi, et al.. (1999). The essential role of phorbol ester-sensitive protein kinase C isoforms in activation-induced cell death of Th1 cells. European Journal of Immunology. 29(3). 727–732. 20 indexed citations
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Kohno, Hitoshi, Nobuaki Ikeda, Osamu Ushiyama, et al.. (1999). An Analysis of Fever of Unknown Origin Defined by Newly Proposed Practical Criteria. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 73(1). 62–69. 1 indexed citations
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Yahata, Takashi, Kiyoshi Ando, Kazuhito Watanabe, et al.. (1998). Reconstitution of immune systems in RAG2−/− mice by transfer with interleukin-12-induced splenic hematopoietic progenitor cells. Immunology Letters. 62(3). 165–170. 1 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Takashi, Kazuki Santa, Takashi Yahata, et al.. (1997). Involvement of IL-4-producing Vbeta8.2+ CD4+ CD62L- CD45RB- T cells in non-MHC gene-controlled predisposition toward skewing into T helper type-2 immunity in BALB/c mice. The Journal of Immunology. 158(12). 5698–5706. 51 indexed citations
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Sato, Naoko, Takashi Yahata, Kazuki Santa, et al.. (1996). Functional characterization of NK1.1+ Ly-6C+ cells. Immunology Letters. 54(1). 5–9. 25 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Noriaki, et al.. (1995). Familial Pelger-Huet Anomaly Accompanied by Tuberculosis and Complicated by Acute Polyarthritis. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 24(5). 319–320. 3 indexed citations
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Shimamoto, Yoshinori, Kenji Suga, Akio Ohta, & M. Yamaguchi. (1995). Risk factors for the development of acute disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clinical Rheumatology. 14(2). 176–179. 2 indexed citations
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Fujii, Junichi, Hitoshi Sawada, Hiroyuki Takada, et al.. (1985). PULSED DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF LV AND RV FILLING IN VASOSPASTIC ANGINA WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT CORONARY OBSTRUCTIVE LESIONS : Echocardiography (II) : FREE COMMUNICATIONS (IV) : PROCEEDINGS OF THE 49th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE JAPANESE CIRCULATION SOCIETY. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 49(8). 850–851. 1 indexed citations

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