Kazu Okuma

1.1k total citations
42 papers, 612 citations indexed

About

Kazu Okuma is a scholar working on Immunology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazu Okuma has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 612 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Immunology, 18 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kazu Okuma's work include T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (19 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (17 papers). Kazu Okuma is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (19 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (17 papers). Kazu Okuma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Kazu Okuma's co-authors include Yoshiharu Matsuura, Minoru Nakamura, Isao Hamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Niho, Shuji Nakano, Toshiki Watanabe, Yuetsu Tanaka, Yusuke Yanagi, Yasuko Sagara and Hironobu Tatsuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Virology and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kazu Okuma

39 papers receiving 606 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kazu Okuma Japan	12	325	205	175	170	86	42	612
Mohamed Nejmeddine Morocco	11	366 1.1×	104 0.5×	221 1.3×	191 1.1×	155 1.8×	23	726
Adriana A. Giri Argentina	15	146 0.4×	257 1.3×	102 0.6×	85 0.5×	131 1.5×	35	646
Ariko Miyake Japan	14	360 1.1×	124 0.6×	141 0.8×	136 0.8×	350 4.1×	42	837
Cecilia Tami United States	12	191 0.6×	74 0.4×	270 1.5×	144 0.8×	222 2.6×	15	675
Juan Pablo Jaworski Argentina	12	264 0.8×	69 0.3×	158 0.9×	112 0.7×	120 1.4×	22	503
Noreen Sheehy Ireland	15	395 1.2×	62 0.3×	307 1.8×	287 1.7×	174 2.0×	33	676
Dmitriy Mazurov Russia	14	307 0.9×	62 0.3×	117 0.7×	100 0.6×	346 4.0×	38	732
Aileen Rowan United Kingdom	18	902 2.8×	138 0.7×	605 3.5×	550 3.2×	130 1.5×	36	1.1k
M E Andrew Australia	16	438 1.3×	293 1.4×	93 0.5×	64 0.4×	123 1.4×	20	803
Frédéric Delebecque France	13	532 1.6×	430 2.1×	95 0.5×	77 0.5×	315 3.7×	16	1.1k

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Hiraga, K., Megumi Murata, Kenta Tezuka, et al.. (2024). Highly homologous simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 genome in Japanese macaques: a large cohort study. Virology Journal. 21(1). 166–166. 1 indexed citations

Kumagai, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2024). Ephrin type-A receptor 2-antisense RNA1/2 promote proliferation and migration of MDA-MB-231 cells through EPHA2-dependent Ras signaling pathway mediated by MAPK8/JNK1, MAPK9/JNK2-NFATC2/NFAT1 and JUND. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 11. 1402354–1402354. 2 indexed citations

Pezzotti, Giuseppe, Tetsuya Adachi, Toshiro Yamamoto, et al.. (2023). In Situ Raman Study of Neurodegenerated Human Neuroblastoma Cells Exposed to Outer-Membrane Vesicles Isolated from Porphyromonas gingivalis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(17). 13351–13351. 9 indexed citations

Pezzotti, Giuseppe, Eriko Ohgitani, Masaharu Shin‐Ya, et al.. (2023). Raman Multi-Omic Snapshot and Statistical Validation of Structural Differences between Herpes Simplex Type I and Epstein–Barr Viruses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15567–15567. 4 indexed citations

Okuma, Kazu, et al.. (2023). Mouse Models for HTLV-1 Infection and Adult T Cell Leukemia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11737–11737. 1 indexed citations

Pezzotti, Giuseppe, Eriko Ohgitani, Masaharu Shin‐Ya, et al.. (2023). Instantaneous Inactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus by Silicon Nitride Bioceramics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16). 12657–12657. 5 indexed citations

Hasegawa, Atsuhiko, Megumi Murata, Yoshiko Nagano, et al.. (2023). Vaccination with short-term-cultured autologous PBMCs efficiently activated STLV-1-specific CTLs in naturally STLV-1-infected Japanese monkeys with impaired CTL responses. PLoS Pathogens. 19(2). e1011104–e1011104. 3 indexed citations

Pezzotti, Giuseppe, Eriko Ohgitani, Yuki Fujita, et al.. (2023). Raman Fingerprints of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants: Molecular Roots of Virological Characteristics and Evolutionary Directions. ACS Infectious Diseases. 9(11). 2226–2251. 3 indexed citations

Nomoto, Hidetoshi, Satoshi Kutsuna, Kazu Okuma, et al.. (2021). No SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in the convalescent plasma of COVID-19 patients with different disease severity. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 27(4). 653–655. 2 indexed citations

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Kuramitsu, Madoka, et al.. (2020). First case of molecularly identified and genetically characterized human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 infection in a pregnant woman in non-endemic Japan. Journal of Virological Methods. 287. 114005–114005. 1 indexed citations

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Tezuka, Kenta, Kazu Okuma, Shoko Miura, et al.. (2020). HTLV-1 targets human placental trophoblasts in seropositive pregnant women. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(11). 6171–6186. 18 indexed citations

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Murata, Megumi, Jun‐ichirou Yasunaga, Madoka Kuramitsu, et al.. (2020). Frequent horizontal and mother-to-child transmission may contribute to high prevalence of STLV-1 infection in Japanese macaques. Retrovirology. 17(1). 15–15. 9 indexed citations

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Momose, Haruka, Sahoko Matsuoka, Asako Murayama, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of in vitro screening and diagnostic kits for hepatitis C virus infection. Journal of Clinical Virology. 105. 97–102. 18 indexed citations

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Tezuka, Kenta, Kazu Okuma, Madoka Kuramitsu, et al.. (2017). Control of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) Infection by Eliminating Envelope Protein-Positive Cells with Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Viruses Encoding HTLV-1 Primary Receptor. Journal of Virology. 92(4). 8 indexed citations

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Okuma, Kazu, Masaki Ochiai, Madoka Kuramitsu, et al.. (2017). Establishment of a reference material for standardization of the anti-complementary activity test in intravenous immunoglobulin products used in Japan: A collaborative study. Biologicals. 46. 68–73. 1 indexed citations

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Tezuka, Kenta, Madoka Kuramitsu, Kazu Okuma, et al.. (2016). Development of a novel dengue virus serotype‐specific multiplex real‐time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction assay for blood screening. Transfusion. 56(12). 3094–3100. 6 indexed citations

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Okuma, Kazu, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Reiko Tanaka, et al.. (2011). A recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus encoding HIV-1 receptors and human OX40 ligand efficiently eliminates HIV-1–infected CD4-positive T cells expressing OX40. Human Immunology. 72(4). 295–304. 4 indexed citations

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Okuma, Kazu, et al.. (2005). Recombinant vesicular stomatitis viruses encoding simian immunodeficiency virus receptors target infected cells and control infection. Virology. 346(1). 86–97. 9 indexed citations

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Okuma, Kazu, Kevin P. Dalton, Linda Buonocore, Elizabeth Ramsburg, & John K. Rose. (2003). Development of a Novel Surrogate Virus for Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1: Inhibition of Infection by Osteoprotegerin. Journal of Virology. 77(15). 8562–8569. 15 indexed citations

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Okuma, Kazu, Minoru Nakamura, Shuji Nakano, Yoshiyuki Niho, & Yoshiharu Matsuura. (1999). Host Range of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I Analyzed by a Cell Fusion-Dependent Reporter Gene Activation Assay. Virology. 254(2). 235–244. 106 indexed citations

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