Hiroshi Kiyono

18.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
276 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Kiyono is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Kiyono has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Immunology, 73 papers in Molecular Biology and 51 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Kiyono's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (68 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (34 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (33 papers). Hiroshi Kiyono is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (68 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (34 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (33 papers). Hiroshi Kiyono collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Hiroshi Kiyono's co-authors include Jerry R. McGhee, Yoshikazu Yuki, Yosuke Kurashima, Jun Kunisawa, Kohtaro Fujihashi, Yoshiyuki Goto, Shintaro Sato, Tomonori Nochi, Masafumi Yamamoto and Satoshi Uematsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Kiyono

270 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

Regulation of humoral and cellular gut immunity by lamina propria dendritic cells expressing Toll-like receptor 5

2008 588 citations Shintaro Sato, Masafumi Yamamoto et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroshi Kiyono Japan	64	5.5k	3.8k	2.0k	1.8k	1.1k	276	12.7k
Hiroshi Kiyono Japan	66	7.8k 1.4×	2.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	232	12.6k
Jan Buer Germany	67	8.1k 1.5×	6.0k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	319	17.8k
Allan McI. Mowat United Kingdom	62	8.9k 1.6×	3.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	182	14.8k
Ivo G. Boneca France	51	7.4k 1.3×	5.4k 1.4×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.7×	130	14.9k
Kelly D. Smith United States	42	7.7k 1.4×	3.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	797 0.7×	121	13.8k
Per Brandtzæg Norway	69	7.1k 1.3×	3.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	255	15.4k
Jan Potempa Poland	78	3.4k 0.6×	7.9k 2.1×	2.7k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	483	22.9k
Yasunobu Yoshikai Japan	68	12.4k 2.3×	4.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	987 0.9×	389	18.6k
Blaise Corthésy Switzerland	47	3.2k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	899 0.5×	708 0.6×	124	8.4k
Suzanne M. Michalek United States	58	4.3k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	632 0.6×	228	11.6k

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Nakahashi-Ouchida, Rika, Hiromi Mori, Yoshikazu Yuki, et al.. (2025). Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer. Science Translational Medicine. 17(824). eado8840–eado8840.

Nakahashi-Ouchida, Rika, et al.. (2024). Glycoprotein 2 as a gut gate keeper for mucosal equilibrium between inflammation and immunity. Seminars in Immunopathology. 45(4-6). 493–507. 5 indexed citations

Hoque, Sheikh Ariful, Pattara Khamrin, Tung Gia Phan, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology and molecular evolution of GI.1 sapovirus in the recent era. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(9). e29904–e29904. 2 indexed citations

Runtuwene, Lucky Ronald, Taketoshi Mizutani, Aya Ishizaka, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal analysis of microbiome composition in Ghanaians living with HIV-1. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1359402–1359402. 1 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Naomi, Shiho Kurokawa, Yutaka Nakamura, et al.. (2024). H and B Blood Antigens Are Essential for In Vitro Replication of GII.2 Human Norovirus. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(1). ofae714–ofae714.

Tsai, Catherine Jia‐Yun, Jacelyn M. S. Loh, Kohtaro Fujihashi, & Hiroshi Kiyono. (2023). Mucosal vaccination: onward and upward. Expert Review of Vaccines. 22(1). 885–899. 28 indexed citations

Takahashi, Yu, Xia Chen, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, et al.. (2023). Establishment of a cell culture platform for human liver organoids and its application for lipid metabolism research. Biotechnology Journal. 19(1). e2300365–e2300365. 2 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Naomi, Shiho Kurokawa, Yutaka Nakamura, et al.. (2023). Replication of Human Sapovirus in Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Intestinal Epithelial Cells. Viruses. 15(9). 1929–1929. 6 indexed citations

Noguchi, Makoto, Makoto Shimizu, Peng Lü, et al.. (2022). Lactic acid bacteria–derived γ-linolenic acid metabolites are PPARδ ligands that reduce lipid accumulation in human intestinal organoids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(11). 102534–102534. 13 indexed citations

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Mizutani, Taketoshi, Aya Ishizaka, Michiko Koga, et al.. (2022). Correlation Analysis between Gut Microbiota Alterations and the Cytokine Response in Patients with Coronavirus Disease during Hospitalization. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(2). e0168921–e0168921. 51 indexed citations

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Yuki, Yoshikazu, Fanglei Zuo, Shiho Kurokawa, et al.. (2022). Lactobacilli as a Vector for Delivery of Nanobodies against Norovirus Infection. Pharmaceutics. 15(1). 63–63. 10 indexed citations

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Sagara, Hiroshi, et al.. (2018). Characterization of morphological conversion of Helicobacter pylori under anaerobic conditions. Microbiology and Immunology. 62(4). 221–228. 19 indexed citations

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Yuki, Yoshikazu, Il Gyu Kong, Ayuko Sato, et al.. (2012). Adjuvant-free nanogel-based PspA nasal vaccine for the induction of protective immunity against Pneumococcus (166.7). The Journal of Immunology. 188(1_Supplement). 166.7–166.7. 6 indexed citations

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Goto, Yoshiyuki, Yoshinori Umesaki, Yoshimi Benno, & Hiroshi Kiyono. (2011). Specific comensal bacteria modulate epithelial glycosylaion (59.5). The Journal of Immunology. 186(1_Supplement). 59.5–59.5. 1 indexed citations

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Obata, Takashi, Yoshiyuki Goto, Naoko Shibata, et al.. (2009). Indigenous opportunistic bacteria inhabit mammalian gut-associated lymphoid tissues for mucosal antibody-mediated symbiosis (39.11). The Journal of Immunology. 182(Supplement_1). 39.11–39.11. 1 indexed citations

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Gohda, Masashi, Jun Kunisawa, Yuki Kagiyama, et al.. (2008). Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Regulates the Egress of IgA Plasmablasts from Peyer’s Patches for Intestinal IgA Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 180(8). 5335–5343. 73 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Ryoki, Tomoko Kohda, Kosuke Kataoka, et al.. (2005). A Novel Neurotoxoid Vaccine Prevents Mucosal Botulism. The Journal of Immunology. 174(4). 2190–2195. 28 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Masafumi, Paul D. Rennert, Jerry R. McGhee, et al.. (2000). Alternate Mucosal Immune System: Organized Peyer’s Patches Are Not Required for IgA Responses in the Gastrointestinal Tract. The Journal of Immunology. 164(10). 5184–5191. 122 indexed citations

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Kishi, Daisuke, Ichiro Takahashi, Yasuyuki Kai, et al.. (2000). Alteration of Vβ Usage and Cytokine Production of CD4+ TCR ββ Homodimer T Cells by Elimination of Bacteroides vulgatus Prevents Colitis in TCR α-Chain-Deficient Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 165(10). 5891–5899. 60 indexed citations

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Wilcox, C. Mel, Paul R. Harris, Tamara K. Redman, et al.. (1998). High mucosal levels of tumor necrosis factor α messenger RNA in AIDS-associated cytomegalovirus-induced esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 114(1). 77–82. 20 indexed citations

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