Hirohito Kita

22.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
320 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Hirohito Kita is a scholar working on Physiology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirohito Kita has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Physiology, 115 papers in Immunology and 93 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hirohito Kita's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (177 papers), Eosinophilic Esophagitis (84 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (70 papers). Hirohito Kita is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (177 papers), Eosinophilic Esophagitis (84 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (70 papers). Hirohito Kita collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Korea. Hirohito Kita's co-authors include Gerald J. Gleich, Kathleen R. Bartemes, Koji Iijima, Takao Kobayashi, Gail M. Kephart, Scott M. O’Grady, Jens U. Ponikau, Hideaki Kouzaki, David A. Sherris and Deborah A. Weiler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hirohito Kita

310 papers receiving 15.3k 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-33–Responsive Lineage−CD25+CD44hi Lymphoid Cells Mediate Innate Type 2 Immunity and Allergic Inflammation in the Lungs

2011 439 citations Kathleen R. Bartemes, Koji Iijima et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hirohito Kita United States	69	7.5k	6.3k	4.1k	3.8k	2.4k	320	15.6k
Bruce S. Bochner United States	73	6.2k 0.8×	6.8k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	4.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	282	14.8k
Larry Borish United States	59	6.4k 0.9×	3.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	3.7k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	238	12.4k
Robert P. Schleimer United States	90	10.7k 1.4×	7.3k 1.2×	3.6k 0.9×	9.2k 2.4×	3.6k 1.5×	357	23.0k
David H. Broide United States	68	6.1k 0.8×	8.2k 1.3×	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	208	16.0k
Michael Kaliner United States	62	6.1k 0.8×	2.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.3×	4.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	347	12.8k
Christopher J. Corrigan United Kingdom	64	12.6k 1.7×	7.6k 1.2×	2.2k 0.5×	4.8k 1.3×	5.3k 2.2×	242	18.2k
Manel Jordana Canada	63	5.1k 0.7×	5.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.3×	2.9k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	182	12.1k
Hamida Hammad Belgium	71	8.8k 1.2×	12.5k 2.0×	2.3k 0.6×	3.6k 0.9×	3.9k 1.6×	177	22.2k
Wytske J. Fokkens Netherlands	58	7.0k 0.9×	2.3k 0.4×	4.7k 1.1×	7.8k 2.0×	2.5k 1.0×	329	14.9k
Kurt Blaser Switzerland	76	9.1k 1.2×	8.5k 1.4×	1.8k 0.4×	8.4k 2.2×	1.9k 0.8×	281	20.9k

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Albadawi, Hassan, Zefu Zhang, Hyeongseop Keum, et al.. (2024). Percutaneous Delivery of Oncogel for Targeted Liver Tumor Ablation and Controlled Release of Therapeutics. Advanced Materials. 36(45). e2406080–e2406080. 3 indexed citations

Iijima, Koji, Sergei I. Ochkur, Elizabeth A. Jacobsen, et al.. (2023). Eosinophil Peroxidase: A Biomarker for Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis Agnostic of Polyp Status. The Laryngoscope. 134(1). 69–78. 4 indexed citations

Iijima, Koji, et al.. (2023). Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells are Involved in Development of Antigen-Specific Th2 Cells by Providing GM-CSF and Activating Dendritic Cells.. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 151(2). AB1–AB1. 2 indexed citations

Pongdee, Thanai, Sheila M. Manemann, Paul A. Decker, et al.. (2022). Rethinking blood eosinophil counts: Epidemiology, associated chronic diseases, and increased risks of cardiovascular disease. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global. 1(4). 233–240. 16 indexed citations

Bartemes, Kathleen R. & Hirohito Kita. (2021). Roles of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in allergic diseases: The 10-year anniversary for ILC2s. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 147(5). 1531–1547. 66 indexed citations

Toki, Shinji, Kasia Goleniewska, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2020). TSLP and IL‐33 reciprocally promote each other's lung protein expression and ILC2 receptor expression to enhance innate type‐2 airway inflammation. Allergy. 75(7). 1606–1617. 120 indexed citations

Drake, Li Y. & Hirohito Kita. (2017). IL ‐33: biological properties, functions, and roles in airway disease. Immunological Reviews. 278(1). 173–184. 187 indexed citations

Wi, Chung‐Il, Sunghwan Sohn, Euijung Ryu, et al.. (2017). Application of a Natural Language Processing Algorithm to Asthma Ascertainment. An Automated Chart Review. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(4). 430–437. 60 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Takao, Koji Iijima, Alexander L. Dent, & Hirohito Kita. (2016). Follicular helper T cells mediate IgE antibody response to airborne allergens. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 139(1). 300–313.e7. 139 indexed citations

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Kouzaki, Hideaki, Tomohisa Kato, Ichiro Tojima, et al.. (2016). Endogenous Protease Inhibitors in Airway Epithelial Cells Contribute to Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 195(6). 737–747. 46 indexed citations

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Escalante, Patricio, Tobias Peikert, Virginia P. Van Keulen, et al.. (2015). Combinatorial Immunoprofiling in Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Toward Better Risk Stratification. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(5). 605–617. 22 indexed citations

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Kay, A B, Sun Ying, E. Ardelean, et al.. (2014). Elevations in vascular markers and eosinophils in chronic spontaneous urticarial weals with low‐level persistence in uninvolved skin. British Journal of Dermatology. 171(3). 505–511. 93 indexed citations

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Kay, A.B., Ying Sun, E. Ardelean, et al.. (2014). Calcitonin gene‐related peptide and vascular endothelial growth factor are expressed in lesional but not uninvolved skin in chronic spontaneous urticaria. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 44(8). 1053–1060. 32 indexed citations

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Kouzaki, Hideaki, Ichiro Tojima, Hirohito Kita, & Takeshi Shimizu. (2013). Transcription of Interleukin-25 and Extracellular Release of the Protein Is Regulated by Allergen Proteases in Airway Epithelial Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(5). 741–750. 100 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Takao, Koji Iijima, James L. Checkel, & Hirohito Kita. (2013). IL-1 Family Cytokines Drive Th2 and Th17 Cells to Innocuous Airborne Antigens. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(6). 989–998. 29 indexed citations

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Bartemes, Kathleen R., Koji Iijima, Takao Kobayashi, et al.. (2011). IL-33–Responsive Lineage−CD25+CD44hi Lymphoid Cells Mediate Innate Type 2 Immunity and Allergic Inflammation in the Lungs. The Journal of Immunology. 188(3). 1503–1513. 439 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamazaki, Kiyoshi, Joseph A. Murray, & Hirohito Kita. (2007). Innate immunomodulatory effects of cereal grains through induction of IL-10. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 121(1). 172–178.e3. 19 indexed citations

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Kim, Jeong‐Kyu, et al.. (2004). Activation of Eosinophils with Airborne Fungi. Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery. 47(6). 549–553.

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Ponikau, Jens U., David A. Sherris, Gail M. Kephart, et al.. (2003). Features of airway remodeling and eosinophilic inflammation in chronic rhinosinusitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 112(5). 877–882. 182 indexed citations

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Kita, Hirohito & Gerald J. Gleich. (1997). Eosinophils and IgE Receptors: A Continuing Controversy. Blood. 89(10). 3497–3501. 28 indexed citations

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