Kenji Toyonaga

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kenji Toyonaga is a scholar working on Immunology, Endocrinology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Toyonaga has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Endocrinology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kenji Toyonaga's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (4 papers). Kenji Toyonaga is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (4 papers). Kenji Toyonaga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and Cuba. Kenji Toyonaga's co-authors include Sho Yamasaki, Yasunobu Yoshikai, Hisakata Yamada, Yasu S. Morita, Osamu Takeuchi, Shizuo Akira, Eri Ishikawa, Taroh Kinoshita, Yasunobu Miyake and Daiki Mori and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Toyonaga

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Direct recognition of the mycobacterial glycolipid, trehalose dimycolate, by C-type lectin Mincle

2009 579 citations Eri Ishikawa, Yasu S. Morita et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Toyonaga Japan	9	609	336	331	328	80	17	1.1k
Sri Ramulu Elluru India	12	599 1.0×	434 1.3×	327 1.0×	332 1.0×	66 0.8×	28	1.4k
Rajamouli Pasula United States	18	232 0.4×	256 0.8×	315 1.0×	170 0.5×	56 0.7×	27	798
Andrés Mori United States	7	625 1.0×	174 0.5×	234 0.7×	613 1.9×	49 0.6×	7	1.3k
Robert Blomgran Sweden	17	575 0.9×	429 1.3×	381 1.2×	426 1.3×	138 1.7×	32	1.2k
Danielle Ensergueix France	10	419 0.7×	1.0k 3.0×	864 2.6×	530 1.6×	185 2.3×	12	1.6k
Markus Haug Norway	17	358 0.6×	182 0.5×	234 0.7×	394 1.2×	44 0.6×	31	938
Young Hee Ryu South Korea	11	586 1.0×	90 0.3×	225 0.7×	418 1.3×	48 0.6×	13	1.1k
Luis H. Franco Brazil	13	420 0.7×	355 1.1×	504 1.5×	431 1.3×	58 0.7×	21	1.1k
Sheena A. Linehan United Kingdom	11	489 0.8×	73 0.2×	114 0.3×	256 0.8×	38 0.5×	11	893
Alex Hopke United States	13	306 0.5×	474 1.4×	368 1.1×	229 0.7×	17 0.2×	28	857

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Toyonaga

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17 of 17 papers shown

Nagao, Jun-ichi, et al.. (2025). Fungal pathogen-responsive Th17 cells in gut-mouth axis enhance protection against oropharyngeal candidiasis. iScience. 28(6). 112675–112675. 1 indexed citations

Takahashi, Masatomo, et al.. (2023). Efficient lipidomic approach for the discovery of lipid ligands for immune receptors by combining LC-HRMS/MS analysis with fractionation and reporter cell assay. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 416(25). 5445–5456. 1 indexed citations

Nagao, Jun-ichi, et al.. (2022). Pathobiont-responsive Th17 cells in gut-mouth axis provoke inflammatory oral disease and are modulated by intestinal microbiome. Cell Reports. 40(10). 111314–111314. 35 indexed citations

Iizasa, Ei’ichi, Takayuki Uematsu, Hiroaki Kawaguchi, et al.. (2021). TREM2 is a receptor for non-glycosylated mycolic acids of mycobacteria that limits anti-mycobacterial macrophage activation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2299–2299. 55 indexed citations

Nagae, Masamichi, Kenji Toyonaga, Akihiro Imamura, et al.. (2020). Structural insight into the recognition of pathogen-derived phosphoglycolipids by C-type lectin receptor DCAR. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(17). 5807–5817. 15 indexed citations

Toyonaga, Kenji & Sho Yamasaki. (2020). Recognition of Mycobacteria by Dendritic Cell Immunoactivating Receptor. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 429. 103–115. 3 indexed citations

Hirata, Hirohito, Xianghe Xu, Makoto Shiraki, et al.. (2019). IgG immune complexes with Staphylococcus aureus protein A enhance osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption by stimulating Fc receptors and TLR2. International Immunology. 32(2). 89–104. 20 indexed citations

Toyonaga, Kenji, Yasunobu Miyake, & Sho Yamasaki. (2014). Characterization of the Receptors for Mycobacterial Cord Factor in Guinea Pig. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e88747–e88747. 9 indexed citations

Furukawa, Atsushi, Jun Kamishikiryo, Daiki Mori, et al.. (2013). Structural analysis for glycolipid recognition by the C-type lectins Mincle and MCL. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(43). 17438–17443. 127 indexed citations

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Miyake, Yasunobu, Kenji Toyonaga, Daiki Mori, et al.. (2013). C-type Lectin MCL Is an FcRγ-Coupled Receptor that Mediates the Adjuvanticity of Mycobacterial Cord Factor. Immunity. 38(5). 1050–1062. 183 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Eri, Yasu S. Morita, Kenji Toyonaga, et al.. (2009). Direct recognition of the mycobacterial glycolipid, trehalose dimycolate, by C-type lectin Mincle. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(13). 2879–2888. 579 indexed citations breakdown →

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Otsuji, Yutaka, Akira Kisanuki, Takashi Murayama, et al.. (1993). Influence of left ventricular filling profile during preceding control beats on the occurrence of pulse deficit caused by ventricular premature contractions. European Heart Journal. 14(8). 1044–1049. 5 indexed citations

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Kawane, Kohki, et al.. (1978). [A case of recurrent generalized muscle spasms with reduced IgG content in the serum (author's transl)].. PubMed. 18(3). 157–62. 2 indexed citations

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McComas, Alan J., R. E. P. Sica, & Kenji Toyonaga. (1978). Incidence, severity, and time-course of motoneurone dysfunction in myotonic dystrophy: their significance for an understanding of anticipation.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 41(10). 882–893. 19 indexed citations

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Toyonaga, Kenji, et al.. (1978). Motor unit estimation in a muscle supplied by the radial nerve.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 41(9). 794–797. 6 indexed citations

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Toyonaga, Kenji, et al.. (1978). Electromyographic diagnosis of the carpal tunnel syndrome. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 36(2). 127–134. 3 indexed citations

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Toyonaga, Kenji, et al.. (1974). Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges in Subdural Hematoma: Case-reports and Review of Literature. Clinical Electroencephalography. 5(3). 113–118. 8 indexed citations

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