Hitoshi Komatsuzawa

7.4k total citations
165 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Hitoshi Komatsuzawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Periodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Infectious Diseases and 50 papers in Periodontics. Recurrent topics in Hitoshi Komatsuzawa's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (54 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (50 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (36 papers). Hitoshi Komatsuzawa is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (54 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (50 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (36 papers). Hitoshi Komatsuzawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Hitoshi Komatsuzawa's co-authors include Motoyuki Sugai, Hidekazu Suginaka, Tamaki Fujiwara, Miki Kawada‐Matsuo, Hidemi Kurihara, Yuichi Oogai, Kazuhisa Ouhara, Sakuo Yamada, Tadahiro Oshida and Masaru Ohara and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Hitoshi Komatsuzawa

161 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa Japan	45	3.1k	1.9k	1.4k	1.0k	878	165	5.9k
Motoyuki Sugai Japan	57	4.9k 1.6×	3.3k 1.7×	1.6k 1.1×	966 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	300	10.6k
Christopher Weidenmaier Germany	33	2.6k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	156 0.2×	445 0.5×	50	4.8k
Paul M. Sullam United States	46	1.9k 0.6×	2.3k 1.2×	695 0.5×	327 0.3×	563 0.6×	106	5.7k
Gordon Y. C. Cheung United States	35	3.5k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	167 0.2×	385 0.4×	54	5.9k
Jovanka M. Voyich United States	40	3.1k 1.0×	3.1k 1.7×	917 0.6×	229 0.2×	493 0.6×	79	6.1k
Donald R. Demuth United States	50	2.8k 0.9×	553 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	3.2k 3.1×	603 0.7×	103	6.4k
Ralph W. Jack Germany	30	4.1k 1.3×	884 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	288 0.3×	521 0.6×	56	6.9k
Michael J. Federle United States	34	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	488 0.3×	415 0.4×	883 1.0×	72	4.6k
Joseph J. Ferretti United States	43	2.2k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	360 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	690 0.8×	120	5.8k
Paul M. Dunman United States	50	5.6k 1.8×	4.7k 2.5×	933 0.7×	187 0.2×	1.6k 1.8×	127	8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Hitoshi Komatsuzawa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hitoshi Komatsuzawa

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Miyauchi, Shunsuke, Miki Kawada‐Matsuo, Hisako Furusho, et al.. (2025). Atrial Translocation of Porphyromonas gingivalis Exacerbates Atrial Fibrosis and Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 151(21). 1527–1540. 6 indexed citations

Shintani, Tomoaki, Junzo Hisatsune, Yo Sugawara, et al.. (2025). Complete genome sequence of a tetracycline-resistant Streptococcus mutans strain carrying the tet(M) gene. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 67(3). 100679–100679.

Kawada‐Matsuo, Miki, Toshiki Kajihara, Mineka Yoshikawa, et al.. (2025). Oral colonization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in home health care participants and their association with oral and systemic status. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5776–5776. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Chia-Hsin, Hideo Shigeishi, Toshinobu Takemoto, et al.. (2024). Anti-fungal effects of slightly acidic electrolyzed water on Candida species. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 67(1). 100573–100573. 1 indexed citations

Kawada‐Matsuo, Miki, Mineka Yoshikawa, Toshiki Kajihara, et al.. (2024). Oral and rectal colonization of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long‐term care facility residents and their association with clinical status. Microbiology and Immunology. 68(3). 75–89. 4 indexed citations

Aoki, Shiro, Hiromi Nishi, Tomohisa Nezu, et al.. (2024). Fusobacterium nucleatum in the oral cavity is associated with cerebral small vessel disease in patients with ischemic stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 34(1). 108183–108183. 1 indexed citations

Ouhara, Kazuhisa, Masae Kitagawa, Miki Kawada‐Matsuo, et al.. (2022). Periapical lesion following Cnm-positiveStreptococcus mutanspulp infection worsens cerebral hemorrhage onset in an SHRSP rat model. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 210(3). 321–330. 3 indexed citations

Fujiki, Jumpei, Shin�ichi Yoshida, Tomohiro Nakamura, et al.. (2021). Novel Virulent Bacteriophage ΦSG005, Which Infects Streptococcus gordonii, Forms a Distinct Clade among Streptococcus Viruses. Viruses. 13(10). 1964–1964. 11 indexed citations

Kawada‐Matsuo, Miki, Kaoru Arii, Yuichi Oogai, et al.. (2020). Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Affected by an Alternative Nisin A Resistance Mechanism. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 86(8). 17 indexed citations

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Kawada‐Matsuo, Miki, Kenji Kanbara, Yuichi Oogai, et al.. (2012). Association of CiaRH with resistance of Streptococcus mutans to antimicrobial peptides in biofilms. Molecular Oral Microbiology. 27(2). 124–135. 30 indexed citations

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Fujita, Tsuyoshi, Hideki Shiba, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, et al.. (2008). Irsogladine maleate abolishes the increase in interleukin‐8 levels caused by outer membrane protein 29 from Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans through the ERK pathway in human gingival epithelial cells. Journal of Periodontal Research. 43(5). 508–513. 10 indexed citations

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Ouhara, Kazuhisa, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Toshihisa Kawai, et al.. (2008). Increased resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 61(6). 1266–1269. 64 indexed citations

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Ueno, Yoko, Masaru Ohara, Toru Kawamoto, et al.. (2006). Biogenesis of the Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Cytolethal Distending Toxin Holotoxin. Infection and Immunity. 74(6). 3480–3487. 30 indexed citations

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Komatsuzawa, Hitoshi, Ikue Hayashi, Tamaki Fujiwara, et al.. (2006). Identification and Molecular Characterization of an N‐Acetylmuraminidase, Aml, Involved in Streptococcus mutans Cell Separation. Microbiology and Immunology. 50(9). 729–742. 16 indexed citations

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Tokumaru, Sho, Koji Sayama, Yuji Shirakata, et al.. (2005). Induction of Keratinocyte Migration via Transactivation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by the Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37. The Journal of Immunology. 175(7). 4662–4668. 284 indexed citations

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Ohara, Masaru, Yoko Ueno, Hideki Shiba, et al.. (2004). Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans CDT Induces Cell Cycle Arrest in Primary Culture of Human Gingival Fibroblasts. 40. 18–22. 1 indexed citations

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Komatsuzawa, Hitoshi, Tamaki Fujiwara, Hiromi Nishi, et al.. (2004). The gate controlling cell wall synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular Microbiology. 53(4). 1221–1231. 95 indexed citations

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Komatsuzawa, Hitoshi, Kouji Ohta, Tamaki Fujiwara, et al.. (2001). Cloning and sequencing of the gene,fmtC, which affects oxacillin resistance in methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 203(1). 49–54. 46 indexed citations

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Sugai, Motoyuki, Teruya Kawamoto, Sylvie Pérès, et al.. (1998). The Cell Cycle-Specific Growth-Inhibitory Factor Produced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Is a Cytolethal Distending Toxin. PubMed Central. 4 indexed citations

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Komatsuzawa, Hitoshi, et al.. (1995). Triton X-100 alters the resistance level of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusto oxacillin. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 134(2-3). 209–212. 24 indexed citations

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