Junji Hamuro

11.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
170 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Junji Hamuro is a scholar working on Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Junji Hamuro has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Immunology, 61 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 42 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Junji Hamuro's work include Corneal Surgery and Treatments (44 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (37 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (21 papers). Junji Hamuro is often cited by papers focused on Corneal Surgery and Treatments (44 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (37 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (21 papers). Junji Hamuro collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Junji Hamuro's co-authors include Shigeru Kinoshita, Goro Chihara, Yukiko Maeda, Fumiko Fukuoka, Morio Ueno, Noriko Koizumi, Naoki Okumura, Nobukazu Kashima, Yukie Murata and Tadatsugu Taniguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Junji Hamuro

170 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Structure and expression of a cloned cDNA for human interleukin-2

1983 961 citations Junji Hamuro et al. profile →
Inhibition of Mouse Sarcoma 180 by Polysaccharides from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing.

1969 532 citations Goro Chihara, Yukiko Maeda et al. profile →
Fractionation and purification of the polysaccharides with marked antitumor activity, especially lentinan, from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. (an edible mushroom).

1970 467 citations Goro Chihara, Junji Hamuro et al. The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory) profile →
Injection of Cultured Cells with a ROCK Inhibitor for Bullous Keratopathy

2018 354 citations Shigeru Kinoshita, Noriko Koizumi et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junji Hamuro Japan	51	2.7k	2.5k	2.4k	1.2k	1.0k	170	8.8k
Shigeaki Ohno Japan	58	1.3k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	6.6k 5.6×	688 0.7×	324	11.5k
Igal Gery United States	46	641 0.2×	1.9k 0.7×	4.7k 2.0×	2.5k 2.2×	426 0.4×	198	9.0k
Morten Hansen Denmark	35	437 0.2×	2.4k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	118 0.1×	302 0.3×	100	6.3k
Robert G. Spiro United States	63	670 0.2×	8.1k 3.3×	1.6k 0.7×	225 0.2×	233 0.2×	144	12.4k
Lars Rask Sweden	67	1.4k 0.5×	7.2k 2.9×	3.9k 1.6×	110 0.1×	181 0.2×	237	13.3k
Kamal D. Moudgil United States	40	398 0.1×	1.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	97 0.1×	122 0.1×	117	4.9k
Qiutang Li United States	28	210 0.1×	3.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.2×	146 0.1×	172 0.2×	43	7.1k
Alice P. Pentland United States	39	429 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	636 0.3×	58 0.0×	286 0.3×	94	5.9k
Yinon Ben‐Neriah Israel	55	600 0.2×	10.1k 4.0×	6.5k 2.7×	57 0.0×	461 0.4×	114	19.1k
Dolph O. Adams United States	43	483 0.2×	2.3k 0.9×	3.2k 1.3×	36 0.0×	214 0.2×	118	6.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junji Hamuro

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Kinoshita, Shigeru, Morio Ueno, Munetoyo Toda, et al.. (2025). Long-term Corneal Rejuvenation after Transplantation of Cultured Human Corneal Endothelial Cells. Ophthalmology. 132(10). 1105–1113. 3 indexed citations

Tanaka, Hiroshi, et al.. (2024). Clustered ARPE-19 cells distinct in mitochondrial membrane potential may play a pivotal role in cell differentiation. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22391–22391. 1 indexed citations

Ueno, Morio, Munetoyo Toda, Hiroshi Tanaka, et al.. (2021). Superiority of Mature Differentiated Cultured Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Injection Therapy for Corneal Endothelial Failure. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 237. 267–277. 25 indexed citations

Ikeda, Yoko, Kazuhiko Mori, Morio Ueno, et al.. (2019). Ten-Year of Glaucoma Transition Rate on the Basis of Optic Nerve Morphology in Normal Japanese Subjects. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 1968–1968. 1 indexed citations

Shinomiya, Katsuhiko, Kazuhito Yoneda, Morio Ueno, et al.. (2016). The high expression of C1q and tumor necrosis factor- related protein (CTRP) 6, a new complement regulatory factor, in the drusen of age-related macular degeneration eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 5013–5013. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Eiko, Morio Ueno, Jun Yamada, et al.. (2016). The Ingenious Interactions Between Macrophages and Functionally Plastic Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(14). 5945–5945. 14 indexed citations

Okumura, Naoki, Yuji Sakamoto, Shinichiro Nakano, et al.. (2016). Rho kinase inhibitor enables cell-based therapy for corneal endothelial dysfunction. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26113–26113. 136 indexed citations

Sotozono, Chie, Kazutaka Shimbo, Nobukazu Ono, et al.. (2011). Amino Acid Profiles in Human Tear Fluids Analyzed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 151(5). 799–808.e1. 86 indexed citations

Kawasaki, Satoshi, Kenta Yamasaki, Hideki Fukuoka, et al.. (2010). Tumor-Associated Calcium Signal Transducer 2 Is Required for the Proper Subcellular Localization of Claudin 1 and 7. American Journal Of Pathology. 177(3). 1344–1355. 73 indexed citations

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Sotozono, Chie, Takehiro Nakamura, Tsutomu Inatomi, et al.. (2009). Multicenter Prospective Analysis of Cultured Corneal Epithelial Sheet Transplantation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 1519–1519. 1 indexed citations

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Ohteki, Toshiaki, Hiroyuki Tada, Kazuto Ishida, et al.. (2006). Essential roles of DC-derived IL-15 as a mediator of inflammatory responses in vivo. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(10). 2329–2338. 63 indexed citations

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Ueta, Mayumi, et al.. (2006). Spontaneous Ocular Surface Inflammation in IkappaBzeta Gene–Disrupted Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 4532–4532. 2 indexed citations

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Kawakami, Hiroshi, Mitsuteru Natsuizaka, Stephanie Darmanin, et al.. (2006). Suppression of tumor growth by intra-muscular transfer of naked DNA encoding adrenomedullin antagonist. Cancer Gene Therapy. 14(1). 39–44. 11 indexed citations

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Yamada, Jurô, et al.. (2003). Anti-conglutination Effect of Apc0576 on Human Tenon’s Capsule Fibroblasts in vitro. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 1192–1192. 1 indexed citations

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Utsugi, Mitsuyoshi, Kunio Dobashi, Tamotsu Ishizuka, et al.. (2003). c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Negatively Regulates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced IL-12 Production in Human Macrophages: Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Glutathione Redox Regulation of IL-12 Production. The Journal of Immunology. 171(2). 628–635. 89 indexed citations

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Hamuro, Junji, Fumihiko Takatsuki, Tetsuya Suga, Tomoko Kikuchi, & Manabu Suzuki. (1994). Synergistic Antimetastatic Effects of Lentinan and Interleukin 2 with Pre‐ and Post‐operative Treatments. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 85(12). 1288–1297. 14 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Manabu, Yukio Akiyama, & Junji Hamuro. (1991). A change in monokine requirements for proliferation during thymocyte maturation: Co-stimulating activity of interleukin 6 in the proliferation of LYT2− and L3T4− thymocytes. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 15(1-2). 83–92. 1 indexed citations

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Wada, Takuro, Jeffrey N. Myers, Y Kokai, et al.. (1990). Anti-receptor antibodies reverse the phenotype of cells transformed by two interacting proto-oncogene encoded receptor proteins.. PubMed. 5(4). 489–95. 31 indexed citations

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Tagaya, Yutaka, M. Okada, Katsuji Sugie, et al.. (1988). IL-2 receptor(p55)/Tac-inducing factor. Purification and characterization of adult T cell leukemia-derived factor.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(8). 2614–2620. 80 indexed citations

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Chihara, Goro, Junji Hamuro, Yukiko Maeda, Yoshiko Arai, & Fumiko Fukuoka. (1970). Fractionation and purification of the polysaccharides with marked antitumor activity, especially lentinan, from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. (an edible mushroom).. The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory). 30(11). 2776–81. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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