Kazuo Sugamura

25.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
304 papers, 20.8k citations indexed

About

Kazuo Sugamura is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuo Sugamura has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 20.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Immunology, 67 papers in Oncology and 50 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kazuo Sugamura's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (102 papers), T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (68 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (62 papers). Kazuo Sugamura is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (102 papers), T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (68 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (62 papers). Kazuo Sugamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Kazuo Sugamura's co-authors include Naoto Ishii, Hironobu Asao, Masataka Nakamura, Toshikazu Takeshita, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Motonari Kondo, Kiyoshi Ohtani, Masataka Nakamura, Yorio Hinuma and Satoru Kumaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kazuo Sugamura

303 papers receiving 20.2k 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.

NOD/SCID/γcnull mouse: an excellent recipient mouse model for engraftment of human cells

2002 1.1k citations Kazuo Sugamura et al. profile →
Prostaglandin D2 Selectively Induces Chemotaxis in T Helper Type 2 Cells, Eosinophils, and Basophils via Seven-Transmembrane Receptor Crth2

2001 890 citations Kazuya Tanaka, Kazuyuki Ogawa et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Cloning of the γ Chain of the Human IL-2 Receptor

1992 722 citations Hironobu Asao, Naoto Ishii et al. profile →
Sharing of the Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Receptor γ Chain Between Receptors for IL-2 and IL-4

1993 636 citations Naoto Ishii, Kazuo Sugamura et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuo Sugamura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kazuo Sugamura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kazuo Sugamura based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kazuo Sugamura. Kazuo Sugamura is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	CD271 mRNA/hnRNPA2B1 complex promotes proliferation and stemness in oral and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma 2024 ·Cancer Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Shin-ichiro Kanno, Shungo Adachi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tomoko Yamazaki, Takayuki Imai, Yukinori Asada, Kazunori Yamaguchi, Jun Yasuda, Norihisa Shindo, Kazuo Sugamura, Keiichi Tamai	2
2	Circulating miR-483-3p and miR-21 is highly expressed in plasma of pancreatic cancer 2014 ·International Journal of Oncology ·Makoto Abue, Misa Yokoyama, Rie Shibuya, Keiichi Tamai, Kazunori Yamaguchi, Ikuro Sato, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Shin Hamada, Tooru Shimosegawa, Kazuo Sugamura, Kennichi Satoh	165
3	Serial OX40 Engagement on CD4+ T Cells and Natural Killer T Cells Causes Allergic Airway Inflammation 2009 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), Toshiaki Kikuchi, Jamal Zaini, (unknown), Masahiko Kanehira, Kazuyoshi Kohu, Naoto Ishii, Masanobu Satake, Kazuo Sugamura, Toshihiro Nukiwa	23
4	Mannose-Binding Lectin (MBL)-Associated Serine Protease (MASP)-1 Contributes to Activation of the Lectin Complement Pathway 2008 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Minoru Takahashi, Daisuke Iwaki, Kazuko Kanno, Yumi Ishida, Jie Xiong, Misao Matsushita, Yuichi Endo, Shigeto Miura, Naoto Ishii, Kazuo Sugamura, Teizo Fujita	126
5	Differential Requirements for OX40 Signals on Generation of Effector and Central Memory CD4+ T Cells 2007 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Pejman Soroosh, (unknown), Kazuo Sugamura, Naoto Ishii	49
6	Role of Hrs in maturation of autophagosomes in mammalian cells 2007 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Keiichi Tamai, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Atsuki Nara, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Ichirô Nakagawa, Tamotsu Yoshimori, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Tooru Shimosegawa, Kazuo Sugamura	56
7	Important Role of Endogenous Erythropoietin System in Recruitment of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice 2006 ·Circulation ·Kimio Satoh, Yutaka Kagaya, Makoto Nakano, Yoshitaka Ito, Jun Ohta, Hiroko Tada, Akihiko Karibe, Naoko Minegishi, Norio Suzuki, Masayuki Yamamoto, Masao Ono, Jun Watanabe, Kunio Shirato, Naoto Ishii, Kazuo Sugamura, Hiroaki Shimokawa	151
8	Survival of parvovirus B19-infected cells by cellular autophagy 2006 ·Virology ·Akitoshi Nakashima, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Keiichi Tamai, Masanao Kyuuma, Yoshinori Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Sato, Tamotsu Yoshimori, Shigeru Saito, Kazuo Sugamura	65
9	During Viral Infection of the Respiratory Tract, CD27, 4-1BB, and OX40 Collectively Determine Formation of CD8+ Memory T Cells and Their Capacity for Secondary Expansion 2005 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Jenny Hendriks, Yanling Xiao, John W. A. Rossen, Koenraad F. van der Sluijs, Kazuo Sugamura, Naoto Ishii, Jannie Borst	179
10	Distinct Roles for the OX40-OX40 Ligand Interaction in Regulatory and Nonregulatory T Cells 2004 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Ikuo Takeda, (unknown), Nigel Killeen, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Kazuko Murata, Susumu Satomi, Kazuo Sugamura, Naoto Ishii	249
11	Two Decades of Adult T-Cell Leukemia and HTLV-I Research 2003 ·Kazuo Sugamura	5
12	Constitutive OX40/OX40 Ligand Interaction Induces Autoimmune-Like Diseases 2002 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Kazuko Murata, Masato Nose, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Takayuki Sato, Kazuo Sugamura, Naoto Ishii	100
13	A Novel Serum Protein That Is Selectively Produced by Cytotoxic Lymphocytes 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Kazuyuki Ogawa, Kazuya Tanaka, Akira Ishii, Yoshiko Nakamura, Shigemi Kondo, Kazuo Sugamura, Shoichi Takano, Masataka Nakamura, Kinya Nagata	37
14	Cutting Edge: The Common γ-Chain Is an Indispensable Subunit of the IL-21 Receptor Complex 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Hironobu Asao, (unknown), Satoru Kumaki, Naoto Ishii, Shigeru Tsuchiya, Don Foster, Kazuo Sugamura	430
15	Functional CD4 T Cells after Intercellular Molecular Transfer of OX40 Ligand 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Eishi Baba, Yoshiaki Takahashi, (unknown), Reiko Tanaka, Atsushi Yoshida, Kazuo Sugamura, Naoki Yamamoto, Yuetsu Tanaka	56
16	Critical Involvement of OX40 Ligand Signals in the T Cell Priming Events During Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Naoto Ishii, Kazuko Murata, Takayuki Sato, Kazuo Sugamura	89
17	Cutting Edge: Differential Production of Prostaglandin D2 by Human Helper T Cell Subsets 2000 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Kazuya Tanaka, Kazuyuki Ogawa, Kazuo Sugamura, Masataka Nakamura, Shoichi Takano, Kinya Nagata	179
18	Increased expression of the interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptor beta chain (p70) on CD56+ natural killer cells after in vivo IL-2 therapy: p70 expression does not alone predict the level of intermediate affinity IL-2 binding. 1990 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Stephan D. Voss, R J Robb, G Weil-Hillman, Jacquelyn A. Hank, Kazuo Sugamura, Mitsuru Tsudo, Paul M. Sondel	48
19	Novel receptor-mediated internalization of interleukin 2 in B cells. 1988 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Takashi Tanaka, Osamu Saiki, Shizuki Doi, (unknown), Kazuo Sugamura, Hiroto Hara, Shigeru Negoro, S Kishimoto	18
20	Interleukin 2 inhibits in vitro growth of human T cell lines carrying retrovirus. 1985 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Kazuo Sugamura, (unknown), Michihiko Fujii, Yoyo Hinuma	32

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