Koji Kawakami

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
427 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Koji Kawakami is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Kawakami has authored 427 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 71 papers in Surgery and 64 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Koji Kawakami's work include Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (52 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (27 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (26 papers). Koji Kawakami is often cited by papers focused on Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (52 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (27 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (26 papers). Koji Kawakami collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Koji Kawakami's co-authors include Raj K. Puri, Mariko Kawakami, Tomohisa Horibe, Masato Takeuchi, Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl, Atsushi Kitani, Warren Strober, Shiro Tanaka, Masayuki Kohno and Satomi Yoshida and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Koji Kawakami

388 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

IL-13 signaling through t... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. IL-13 signaling through the IL-13α2 receptor is involved in induction of TGF-β1 production and fibrosis
    2005 716 citations Koji Kawakami, Raj K. Puri et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Koji Kawakami Japan 40 1.9k 1.6k 912 862 746 427 6.7k
Jacobus Burggraaf Netherlands 43 1.4k 0.7× 748 0.5× 821 0.9× 868 1.0× 932 1.2× 274 6.7k
Yi Wang China 51 3.5k 1.9× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 417 0.5× 871 1.2× 447 8.8k
Gcf Chan Hong Kong 50 2.1k 1.1× 909 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 316 0.4× 728 1.0× 358 8.7k
Iain C. Macdougall United Kingdom 49 1.7k 0.9× 821 0.5× 715 0.8× 966 1.1× 931 1.2× 187 12.0k
Annalisa Santucci Italy 49 3.3k 1.8× 891 0.5× 920 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 1.2k 1.6× 303 10.4k
Mitsuyoshi Urashima Japan 51 2.5k 1.3× 995 0.6× 1.9k 2.1× 865 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 222 8.7k
Kenji Maeda Japan 56 2.6k 1.4× 1.4k 0.8× 580 0.6× 1.4k 1.6× 874 1.2× 343 11.8k
Helen R. Griffiths United Kingdom 58 3.0k 1.6× 1.5k 0.9× 570 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 267 9.6k
Lu Lu China 54 6.9k 3.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 627 0.7× 791 1.1× 526 12.5k
Yan Wang China 48 4.8k 2.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 482 0.6× 668 0.9× 512 9.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Koji Kawakami

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Fields of papers citing papers by Koji Kawakami

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koji Kawakami

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

All Works

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Tanaka‐Mizuno, Sachiko, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of sublingual immunotherapy in pediatric cedar pollinosis: A real‐world database study. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 35(1). e14075–e14075. 1 indexed citations
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Kurakawa, Takashi, et al.. (2024). CFP/Yit: An Inbred Mouse Strain with Slow Gastrointestinal Transit. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 69(6). 2026–2043.
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Yoshida, Satomi, et al.. (2024). Association between maternal heavy metal exposure and Kawasaki Disease, the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS). Scientific Reports. 14(1). 9947–9947. 2 indexed citations
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Takeuchi, Masato, et al.. (2024). Narcolepsy and risk of traumatic injury: a population-based matched cohort study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 20(10). 1657–1662. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Hao, et al.. (2024). Incidence, prevalence, and treatment of Moyamoya disease in Japan: A population-based descriptive study. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 33(8). 107770–107770. 1 indexed citations
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Seki, Tomotsugu, et al.. (2023). Electronic Health Record–Nested Reminders for Serum Lithium Level Monitoring in Patients With Mood Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e40595–e40595.
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Noda, Masahiro, Satomi Yoshida, Chihiro Kawakami, et al.. (2023). Association between combined spinal‐epidural analgesia and neurodevelopment at 3 years old: The Japan Environment and Children's Study. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. 49(6). 1551–1559.
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Sato, Akira, Toshitaka Morishima, Masato Takeuchi, et al.. (2023). Survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients with versus without prior cancer. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 4269–4269. 1 indexed citations
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Nakashima, Masayuki, Kan Li, Qichen Chen, et al.. (2023). Appropriate dose of regorafenib based on body weight of colorectal cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 1268–1268. 2 indexed citations
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Takeuchi, Masato, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Bungo Otsuki, et al.. (2022). Reoperation Rates of Microendoscopic Discectomy Compared With Conventional Open Lumbar Discectomy: A Large-database Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 481(1). 145–154. 14 indexed citations
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Seki, Tomotsugu, et al.. (2022). Comparative effectiveness and safety of edoxaban, rivaroxaban, and apixaban in patients with venous thromboembolism: A cohort study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 20(9). 2083–2097. 11 indexed citations
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Yonekura, Hiroshi, Kazuki Ide, Yuji Kanazawa, et al.. (2019). Use of preoperative haemostasis and ABO blood typing tests in children: a retrospective observational study using a nationwide claims database in Japan. BMJ Open. 9(11). e032306–e032306. 4 indexed citations
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Okano, Takayuki, Yosuke Yamamoto, Akira Kuzuya, et al.. (2019). Development of the Reading Cognitive Test Kyoto (ReaCT Kyoto) for Early Detection of Cognitive Decline in Patients with Hearing Loss. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 73(3). 981–990. 7 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Shiro, et al.. (2017). Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival of women with T1N0M0, hormone receptor negative breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology. 48. 56–61. 7 indexed citations
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Horibe, Tomohisa, et al.. (2013). HER2-Targeted Hybrid Peptide That Blocks HER2 Tyrosine Kinase Disintegrates Cancer Cell Membrane and Inhibits Tumor Growth In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 12(4). 384–393. 30 indexed citations
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Honjo, Yasuyuki, Hidefumi Ito, Tomohisa Horibe, et al.. (2012). Derlin-1-immunopositive inclusions in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Neuroreport. 23(10). 611–615. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Liying, Tomohisa Horibe, Masayuki Kohno, et al.. (2011). Targeting Interleukin-4 Receptor α with Hybrid Peptide for Effective Cancer Therapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(1). 235–243. 33 indexed citations

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