Aoi Akitsu

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Aoi Akitsu is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Aoi Akitsu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Aoi Akitsu's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers), Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Aoi Akitsu is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers), Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Aoi Akitsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Aoi Akitsu's co-authors include Yoichiro Iwakura, Shigeru Kakuta, Harumichi Ishigame, Aya Nambu, Katsuko Sudo, Susumu Nakae, Hayato Kotaki, Takeshi Nagai, Yutaka Komiyama and Motohiko Kadoki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Aoi Akitsu

15 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Differential Roles of Interleukin-17A and -17F in Host Defense against Mucoepithelial Bacterial Infection and Allergic Responses

2009 813 citations Harumichi Ishigame, Shigeru Kakuta et al. Immunity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aoi Akitsu Japan	9	882	240	156	155	123	16	1.2k
Reiko Onishi Japan	6	774 0.9×	225 0.9×	118 0.8×	142 0.9×	122 1.0×	9	1.2k
Dominik Aschenbrenner United Kingdom	10	869 1.0×	428 1.8×	89 0.6×	219 1.4×	101 0.8×	14	1.4k
Andrea Paun United States	16	771 0.9×	173 0.7×	94 0.6×	110 0.7×	45 0.4×	25	1.2k
Mike M. Myerburg United States	15	773 0.9×	389 1.6×	117 0.8×	124 0.8×	123 1.0×	17	1.5k
David J. Zammit United States	14	976 1.1×	276 1.1×	204 1.3×	88 0.6×	28 0.2×	17	1.5k
Matthew J. Lindemann United States	7	580 0.7×	162 0.7×	89 0.6×	355 2.3×	99 0.8×	9	1.1k
Daniel Cua United States	13	1.2k 1.4×	330 1.4×	79 0.5×	194 1.3×	107 0.9×	19	1.8k
Thomas A. Stoklasek United States	14	1.1k 1.3×	199 0.8×	224 1.4×	119 0.8×	43 0.3×	17	1.7k
Katherine J. Guild United States	8	788 0.9×	268 1.1×	202 1.3×	100 0.6×	91 0.7×	9	1.3k
Christina Guzzo Canada	17	612 0.7×	296 1.2×	55 0.4×	165 1.1×	78 0.6×	35	1.1k

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16 of 16 papers shown

Akitsu, Aoi, Eiji Kobayashi, Yinnian Feng, et al.. (2024). Parsing digital or analog TCR performance through piconewton forces. Science Advances. 10(33). eado4313–eado4313. 4 indexed citations

Mallis, Robert J., Kristine N. Brazin, Jonathan S. Duke‐Cohan, et al.. (2024). Biophysical and Structural Features of αβT‐Cell Receptor Mechanosensing: A Paradigmatic Shift in Understanding T‐Cell Activation. Immunological Reviews. 329(1). e13432–e13432. 5 indexed citations

Duke‐Cohan, Jonathan S., Aoi Akitsu, Robert J. Mallis, et al.. (2022). Pre-T cell receptor self-MHC sampling restricts thymocyte dedifferentiation. Nature. 613(7944). 565–574. 13 indexed citations

Chung, Soo-Hyun, Aoi Akitsu, Takumi Maruhashi, et al.. (2022). The C-type lectin receptor Clec1A plays an important role in the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by enhancing antigen presenting ability of dendritic cells and inducing inflammatory cytokine IL-17. EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. 71(3). 288–304. 3 indexed citations

Li, Xiaolong, Kemin Tan, Robert J. Mallis, et al.. (2021). Pre–T cell receptors topologically sample self-ligands during thymocyte β-selection. Science. 371(6525). 181–185. 23 indexed citations

Mallis, Robert J., Jonathan S. Duke‐Cohan, Dibyendu Kumar Das, et al.. (2021). Molecular design of the γδT cell receptor ectodomain encodes biologically fit ligand recognition in the absence of mechanosensing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(26). 24 indexed citations

Akitsu, Aoi & Yoichiro Iwakura. (2018). Interleukin‐17‐producing γδ T (γδ17) cells in inflammatory diseases. Immunology. 155(4). 418–426. 89 indexed citations

Akitsu, Aoi & Yoichiro Iwakura. (2016). Isolation of Joint-infiltrating Cells. BIO-PROTOCOL. 6(17). 3 indexed citations

Akitsu, Aoi, Harumichi Ishigame, Shigeru Kakuta, et al.. (2015). IL-1 receptor antagonist-deficient mice develop autoimmune arthritis due to intrinsic activation of IL-17-producing CCR2+Vγ6+γδ T cells. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7464–7464. 97 indexed citations

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Akitsu, Aoi. (2015). ID: 137. Cytokine. 76(1). 91–92.

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Akitsu, Aoi, Shigeru Kakuta, Shinobu Saijo, & Yoichiro Iwakura. (2014). Rag2-deficient IL-1 Receptor Antagonist-deficient Mice Are a Novel Colitis Model in Which Innate Lymphoid Cell-derived IL-17 Is Involved in the Pathogenesis. EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. 63(2). 235–246. 4 indexed citations

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Shimura, Eri, Akiko Shibui, Seiko Narushima, et al.. (2014). Potential role of myeloid cell/eosinophil-derived IL-17 in LPS-induced endotoxin shock. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 453(1). 1–6. 19 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Satoshi, Shinobu Saijo, Masanori A. Murayama, et al.. (2014). Excess IL-1 Signaling Enhances the Development of Th17 Cells by Downregulating TGF-β–Induced Foxp3 Expression. The Journal of Immunology. 192(4). 1449–1458. 99 indexed citations

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Akitsu, Aoi, Harumichi Ishigame, Shigeru Kakuta, Shinobu Saijo, & Yoichiro Iwakura. (2012). IL-17-producing ©™T cells are important for the development of arthritis in a rheumatoid arthritis model. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 14(S1). 2 indexed citations

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Sugiyama, Atsushi, Aoi Akitsu, Yasutaka Kakui, et al.. (2010). Protein disulfide isomerase-P5, down-regulated in the final stage of boar epididymal sperm maturation, catalyzes disulfide formation to inhibit protein function in oxidative refolding of reduced denatured lysozyme. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1804(6). 1272–1284. 18 indexed citations

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Ishigame, Harumichi, Shigeru Kakuta, Takeshi Nagai, et al.. (2009). Differential Roles of Interleukin-17A and -17F in Host Defense against Mucoepithelial Bacterial Infection and Allergic Responses. Immunity. 30(1). 108–119. 813 indexed citations breakdown →

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