Kensuke Miyake

29.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
214 papers, 23.8k citations indexed

About

Kensuke Miyake is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kensuke Miyake has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 23.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Immunology, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kensuke Miyake's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (157 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (66 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (32 papers). Kensuke Miyake is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (157 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (66 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (32 papers). Kensuke Miyake collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Kensuke Miyake's co-authors include Sachiko Akashi, Masao Kimoto, Yoshinori Nagai, Umeharu Ohto, Sachiko Akashi‐Takamura, Hirotaka Ogata, Rintaro Shimazu, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Takuma Shibata and Shizuo Akira and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kensuke Miyake

214 papers receiving 23.5k citations

Hit Papers

MD-2, a Molecule that Con... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2013 2002 2002 2000 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. MD-2, a Molecule that Confers Lipopolysaccharide Responsiveness on Toll-like Receptor 4
    1999 1.7k citations Sachiko Akashi, Kensuke Miyake et al. profile →
  2. Noncanonical Inflammasome Activation by Intracellular LPS Independent of TLR4
    2013 1.2k citations Nobuhiko Kayagaki, Michael T. Wong et al. Science profile →
  3. Oligosaccharides of Hyaluronan Activate Dendritic Cells via Toll-like Receptor 4
    2002 1.1k citations Kensuke Miyake et al. profile →
  4. Essential role of MD-2 in LPS responsiveness and TLR4 distribution
    2002 836 citations Sachiko Akashi, Kensuke Miyake et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  5. Cutting Edge: Endotoxin Tolerance in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages Correlates with Down-Regulation of Surface Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression
    2000 644 citations Sachiko Akashi, Kensuke Miyake et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  6. Role of the Toll-like Receptor 4/NF-κB Pathway in Saturated Fatty Acid–Induced Inflammatory Changes in the Interaction Between Adipocytes and Macrophages
    2006 641 citations Kensuke Miyake et al. profile →
  7. The S100A8–serum amyloid A3–TLR4 paracrine cascade establishes a pre-metastatic phase
    2008 513 citations Sachiko Akashi‐Takamura, Kensuke Miyake et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kensuke Miyake 15.8k 7.2k 4.0k 2.5k 2.3k 214 23.8k
Katsuaki Hoshino 21.4k 1.4× 6.0k 0.8× 4.6k 1.1× 3.7k 1.5× 2.7k 1.2× 83 27.3k
Richard J. Ulevitch 16.3k 1.0× 6.3k 0.9× 4.2k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 2.8k 1.2× 134 24.4k
Hideki Sanjo 15.7k 1.0× 5.6k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 3.6k 1.4× 1.9k 0.8× 56 21.0k
Stefanie N. Vogel 15.6k 1.0× 7.0k 1.0× 4.5k 1.1× 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 328 24.6k
Marina A. Freudenberg 12.9k 0.8× 5.1k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 170 20.9k
Carsten J. Kirschning 16.3k 1.0× 6.2k 0.9× 4.8k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 170 24.2k
Paola Ricciardi‐Castagnoli 17.7k 1.1× 9.7k 1.4× 2.8k 0.7× 2.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 179 27.2k
Peter S. Tobias 13.0k 0.8× 4.5k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 154 19.5k
Egil Lien 11.5k 0.7× 7.1k 1.0× 4.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 132 19.7k
Paul J. Godowski 9.8k 0.6× 6.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 64 18.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kensuke Miyake

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kensuke Miyake. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kensuke Miyake 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 Kensuke Miyake. Kensuke Miyake is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fukui, Ryutaro, Yusuke Murakami, Atsuo Kanno, et al.. (2025). Anti-human TLR7 antibody for therapeutic intervention in systemic lupus erythematosus. International Immunology. 38(1). 28–40. 1 indexed citations
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Miyake, Kensuke, et al.. (2024). Endosomal Toll-Like Receptors as Therapeutic Targets for Autoimmune Diseases. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 24(24). 97–108. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhikuan, Takuma Shibata, Akiko Fujimura, et al.. (2023). Structural basis for thioredoxin-mediated suppression of NLRP1 inflammasome. Nature. 622(7981). 188–194. 30 indexed citations
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Fujimura, Akiko, Takuma Shibata, Hideki Shigematsu, et al.. (2023). TLR3 forms a laterally aligned multimeric complex along double-stranded RNA for efficient signal transduction. Nature Communications. 14(1). 164–164. 28 indexed citations
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Leibler, Claire, Shinu John, Rebecca A. Elsner, et al.. (2022). Genetic dissection of TLR9 reveals complex regulatory and cryptic proinflammatory roles in mouse lupus. Nature Immunology. 23(10). 1457–1469. 42 indexed citations
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Gavin, Amanda L., Deli Huang, Tanya R. Blane, et al.. (2021). Cleavage of DNA and RNA by PLD3 and PLD4 limits autoinflammatory triggering by multiple sensors. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5874–5874. 37 indexed citations
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Sato, Ryota, Akihisa Kato, Takahiko Chimura, et al.. (2018). Combating herpesvirus encephalitis by potentiating a TLR3–mTORC2 axis. Nature Immunology. 19(10). 1071–1082. 58 indexed citations
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Sato, Ryota, Takuma Shibata, Yu Tanaka, et al.. (2017). Requirement of glycosylation machinery in TLR responses revealed by CRISPR/Cas9 screening. International Immunology. 29(8). 347–355. 9 indexed citations
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Huh, Jiwon, Takuma Shibata, Misun Hwang, et al.. (2014). UNC93B1 is essential for the plasma membrane localization and signaling of Toll-like receptor 5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(19). 7072–7077. 55 indexed citations
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Tanji, Hiromi, Umeharu Ohto, Takuma Shibata, Kensuke Miyake, & Toshiyuki Shimizu. (2013). Structural Reorganization of the Toll-Like Receptor 8 Dimer Induced by Agonistic Ligands. Science. 339(6126). 1426–1429. 260 indexed citations
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Kayagaki, Nobuhiko, Michael T. Wong, Irma B. Stowe, et al.. (2013). Noncanonical Inflammasome Activation by Intracellular LPS Independent of TLR4. Science. 341(6151). 1246–1249. 1214 indexed citations breakdown →
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Youn, Hyung S., Yong Jun Choi, Shin Saitoh, et al.. (2007). Cinnamaldehyde suppresses toll-like receptor 4 activation mediated through the inhibition of receptor oligomerization. Biochemical Pharmacology. 75(2). 494–502. 162 indexed citations
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Ohto, Umeharu, Koichi Fukase, Kensuke Miyake, & Yoshinori Satow. (2007). Crystal Structures of Human MD-2 and Its Complex with Antiendotoxic Lipid IVa. Science. 316(5831). 1632–1634. 380 indexed citations
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Epelman, Slava, Danuta Stack, Chris Bell, et al.. (2004). Different Domains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exoenzyme S Activate Distinct TLRs. The Journal of Immunology. 173(3). 2031–2040. 67 indexed citations
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Abel, Bernd, Nathalie Thiéblemont, Valerie J. F. Quesniaux, et al.. (2002). Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression Is Required to Control Chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 169(6). 3155–3162. 297 indexed citations
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Cb, Wilson, et al.. (2000). Toll-like receptor 2 mediates activation by a secreted Staphylococcus epidermidis peptide. The FASEB Journal. 14(6). 1064. 1 indexed citations
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Tapping, Richard I., Sachiko Akashi, Kensuke Miyake, Paul J. Godowski, & Peter S. Tobias. (2000). Toll-Like Receptor 4, But Not Toll-Like Receptor 2, Is a Signaling Receptor for Escherichia and Salmonella Lipopolysaccharides. The Journal of Immunology. 165(10). 5780–5787. 295 indexed citations
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Sugawara, Shunji, Eiji Nemoto, Hiroyuki Tada, et al.. (2000). Proteolysis of Human Monocyte CD14 by Cysteine Proteinases (Gingipains) from Porphyromonas gingivalis Leading to Lipopolysaccharide Hyporesponsiveness. The Journal of Immunology. 165(1). 411–418. 104 indexed citations
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Thoma-Uszynski, Sybille, Sylvia M. Kiertscher, María Teresa Ochoa, et al.. (2000). Activation of Toll-Like Receptor 2 on Human Dendritic Cells Triggers Induction of IL-12, But Not IL-10. The Journal of Immunology. 165(7). 3804–3810. 204 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiying, Kensuke Miyake, Kay L. Medina, Paul W. Kincade, & Jeffrey M. Gimble. (1994). Recognition of Murine Integrin β l by a Rat Anti-Stromal Cell Monoclonal Antibody. Hybridoma. 13(5). 409–416. 18 indexed citations

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