Hiroshi Wakao

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Wakao is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Wakao has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Immunology, 34 papers in Oncology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Wakao's work include Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (25 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (15 papers). Hiroshi Wakao is often cited by papers focused on Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (25 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (15 papers). Hiroshi Wakao collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hiroshi Wakao's co-authors include Atsushi Miyajima, Alice Mui, Bernd Groner, Fabrice Gouilleux, Nobuyuki Harada, Masaru Taniguchi, Michishige Harada, Satoshi Kojo, Toshinori Nakayama and Maren Mundt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Wakao

60 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

The Regulatory Role of Vα14 NKT Cells in Innate and Acquired Immune Response

2003 570 citations Masaru Taniguchi, Michishige Harada et al. profile →
Interleukin-3, granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor and interleukin-5 transduce signals through two STAT5 homologs.

1995 562 citations Hiroshi Wakao, Nobuyuki Harada et al. profile →
Prolactin induces phosphorylation of Tyr694 of Stat5 (MGF), a prerequisite for DNA binding and induction of transcription.

1994 526 citations Hiroshi Wakao 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 Wakao Japan	30	2.6k	2.4k	1.6k	578	557	60	4.9k
Isabelle Dusanter‐Fourt France	38	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 2.1×	441 0.8×	83	4.8k
Taolin Yi United States	31	2.0k 0.8×	3.2k 1.3×	2.7k 1.6×	593 1.0×	355 0.6×	51	5.5k
J N Ihle United States	33	2.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 2.6×	318 0.6×	47	5.5k
William E. Thierfelder United States	15	2.1k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	315 0.5×	380 0.7×	17	3.8k
Evan Parganas United States	28	2.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	2.5k 1.5×	1.3k 2.3×	526 0.9×	37	5.4k
Chris Schindler United States	23	4.4k 1.7×	3.5k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	227 0.4×	920 1.7×	30	6.5k
Sylvie Gisselbrecht France	40	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 2.5×	363 0.7×	98	4.3k
Ezio Bonvini United States	41	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	327 0.6×	159 0.3×	145	5.0k
Katsuhiko Yamasaki Japan	15	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	313 0.5×	282 0.5×	19	3.7k
Ann Zeuner Italy	35	1.4k 0.5×	879 0.4×	2.4k 1.5×	553 1.0×	867 1.6×	72	4.3k

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Sugimoto, Chie, et al.. (2022). Reprogramming and redifferentiation of mucosal-associated invariant T cells reveal tumor inhibitory activity. eLife. 11. 20 indexed citations

Shimizu, Yasuo, et al.. (2022). Mucosal-associated invariant T cells repress group 2 innate lymphoid cells in Alternaria alternata-induced model of allergic airway inflammation. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1005226–1005226. 15 indexed citations

Saitō, Yutaka, Chie Sugimoto, Toutai Mituyama, & Hiroshi Wakao. (2017). Epigenetic silencing of V(D)J recombination is a major determinant for selective differentiation of mucosal-associated invariant t cells from induced pluripotent stem cells. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0174699–e0174699. 6 indexed citations

Sugimoto, Chie, Makoto Hirotani, Kazunori Yoshikiyo, et al.. (2016). The dynamics of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in multiple sclerosis. SpringerPlus. 5(1). 1259–1259. 9 indexed citations

Wakao, Hiroshi. (2009). NKT cells: from totipotency to regenerative medicine. Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. 57(2). 117–128. 2 indexed citations

Wakao, Hiroshi, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Kimiko Inoue, et al.. (2007). A Novel Mouse Model for Invariant NKT Cell Study. The Journal of Immunology. 179(6). 3888–3895. 17 indexed citations

Jiang, Xiaofeng, Miwa Morita, Atsushi Sugioka, et al.. (2006). The importance of CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells in mouse hepatic allograft tolerance. Liver Transplantation. 12(7). 1112–1118. 47 indexed citations

Inoue, Kimiko, Hiroshi Wakao, Narumi Ogonuki, et al.. (2005). Generation of Cloned Mice by Direct Nuclear Transfer from Natural Killer T Cells. Current Biology. 15(12). 1114–1118. 108 indexed citations

Jiang, Xiaofeng, Takeshi Shimaoka, Satoshi Kojo, et al.. (2005). Cutting Edge: Critical Role of CXCL16/CXCR6 in NKT Cell Trafficking in Allograft Tolerance. The Journal of Immunology. 175(4). 2051–2055. 64 indexed citations

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Kojo, Satoshi, K. Seino, Michishige Harada, et al.. (2005). Induction of Regulatory Properties in Dendritic Cells by Vα14 NKT Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 175(6). 3648–3655. 66 indexed citations

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Wakao, Hiroshi, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Hamaoki, et al.. (2004). Bone Marrow Allograft Rejection Mediated by a Novel Murine NK Receptor, NKG2I. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 199(1). 137–144. 11 indexed citations

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Matsumura, Itaru, Sachiko Ezoe, Yusuke Satoh, et al.. (2002). Functional Cooperation among Ras, STAT5, and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Is Required for Full Oncogenic Activities of BCR/ABL in K562 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(10). 8076–8082. 86 indexed citations

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Matsumura, Itaru, Hirokazu Tanaka, Akira Kawasaki, et al.. (2000). Increased D-type Cyclin Expression Together with Decreased cdc2 Activity Confers Megakaryocytic Differentiation of a Human Thrombopoietin-dependent Hematopoietic Cell Line. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(8). 5553–5559. 36 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Naomi, Masahiro Fujii, Tomonori Tsukahara, et al.. (1999). Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax protein induces the expression of STAT1 and STAT5 genes in T-cells. Oncogene. 18(17). 2667–2675. 29 indexed citations

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Inuzuka, Hiroyuki, et al.. (1999). cDNA cloning and expression analysis of mouse zf9, a Krüppel-like transcription factor gene that is induced by adipogenic hormonal stimulation in 3T3-L1 cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1447(2-3). 199–207. 19 indexed citations

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Inuzuka, Hiroyuki, et al.. (1999). Differential Regulation of Immediate Early Gene Expression in Preadipocyte Cells through Multiple Signaling Pathways. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 265(3). 664–668. 74 indexed citations

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Chida, Dai, Hiroshi Wakao, Akihiko Yoshimura, & Atsushi Miyajima. (1998). Transcriptional Regulation of the β-Casein Gene by Cytokines: Cross-Talk between STAT5 and Other Signaling Molecules. Molecular Endocrinology. 12(11). 1792–1806. 24 indexed citations

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Arai, Ayako, et al.. (1998). Lyn Physically Associates With the Erythropoietin Receptor and May Play a Role in Activation of the Stat5 Pathway. Blood. 91(10). 3734–3745. 144 indexed citations

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Barry, Simon C., Eija Korpelainen, Qing‐Yuan Sun, et al.. (1997). Roles of the N and C Terminal Domains of the Interleukin-3 Receptor α Chain in Receptor Function. Blood. 89(3). 842–852. 55 indexed citations

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Kouro, Taku, Yuji Kikuchi, Hiroko Kanazawa, et al.. (1996). Critical proline residues of the cytoplasmic domain of the IL-5 receptor α chain and its function in IL-5-mediated activation of JAK kinase and STAT5. International Immunology. 8(2). 237–245. 65 indexed citations

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