Makoto Naito

13.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
181 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Makoto Naito is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Naito has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Immunology, 61 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Makoto Naito's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (19 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers). Makoto Naito is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (19 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers). Makoto Naito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Makoto Naito's co-authors include Kiyoshi Takahashi, Go Hasegawa, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Itoh, Minetaro Ogawa, Takao Hamakubo, Shin-Ichi Nishikawa, Takami Yurugi and Kazuwa Nakao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Naito

175 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

  1. Flk1-positive cells derived from embryonic stem cells serve as vascular progenitors
    2000 1.1k citations Makoto Naito 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
Makoto Naito Japan 50 3.7k 2.7k 1.3k 964 909 181 8.3k
Tucker Collins United States 31 3.9k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 1.6k 1.6× 977 1.1× 43 8.2k
Matthias Clauss United States 43 4.8k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 971 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.2× 107 9.3k
Eveline E. Schneeberger United States 51 4.1k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 586 0.6× 870 1.0× 129 10.8k
Yasuyuki Sasaguri Japan 53 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.6× 1.4k 1.5× 238 8.0k
Shun’ichiro Taniguchi Japan 48 4.6k 1.3× 1.9k 0.7× 883 0.7× 722 0.7× 843 0.9× 177 7.5k
Werner Müller‐Esterl Germany 55 3.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.8× 558 0.4× 602 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 185 10.6k
Wolfram Ruf United States 70 4.0k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 2.2k 2.2× 1.3k 1.4× 280 15.7k
Edward P. Amento United States 43 2.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 952 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 78 8.2k
Catherine Hession United States 33 4.0k 1.1× 3.3k 1.3× 702 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 880 1.0× 49 9.6k
Taketo Yamada Japan 43 2.1k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.3× 483 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 177 7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Makoto Naito

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Fields of papers citing papers by Makoto Naito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makoto Naito

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

All Works

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Abe, Yohei, Hiroki Takahashi, Yoshihiro Matsumura, et al.. (2018). Histone demethylase JMJD1A coordinates acute and chronic adaptation to cold stress via thermogenic phospho-switch. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1566–1566. 62 indexed citations
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Fujinaka, Hidehiko, Masaaki Nameta, Asako Matsuki, et al.. (2007). Periglomerular accumulation of dendritic cells in rat crescentic glomerulonephritis. Journal of Nephrology. 20(3). 357–363. 16 indexed citations
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Kawasaki, Takashi, et al.. (2007). Expression of PU.1 and terminal differentiation of alveolar macrophages in newborn rats. Cell and Tissue Research. 329(1). 71–79. 6 indexed citations
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Yamada, Shoko M., et al.. (2006). PERIPHERAL HEMOPHAGOCYTOSIS. Shock. 25(4). 344–350. 30 indexed citations
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Iizasa, Hisashi, Hiroyuki Yoneyama, Naofumi Mukaida, et al.. (2005). Exacerbation of Granuloma Formation in IL-1 Receptor Antagonist-Deficient Mice with Impaired Dendritic Cell Maturation Associated with Th2 Cytokine Production. The Journal of Immunology. 174(6). 3273–3280. 31 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Takashi, Yoshinobu Sato, Satoshi Yamamoto, et al.. (2005). Augmentation of Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in the Graft Immediately After Implantation in Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 79(8). 977–980. 20 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shuying, Toshiya Tanaka, Hiroko Iwanari, et al.. (2003). Expression and localization of P1 promoter-driven hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α (HNF4α) isoforms in human and rats. PubMed. 1(1). 5–5. 79 indexed citations
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Nakazawa, Mikio, Kenichi Watanabe, Meilei Ma, et al.. (2003). Quinapril inhibits progression of heart failure and fibrosis in rats with dilated cardiomyopathy after Myocarditis. PubMed. 251(1-2). 77–82. 7 indexed citations
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Kyokane, Takanori, Shinji NORIMIZU, Tokio Yamaguchi, et al.. (2001). Carbon monoxide from heme catabolism protects against hepatobiliary dysfunction in endotoxin-treated rat liver. Gastroenterology. 120(5). 1227–1240. 130 indexed citations
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Saiura, Akio, Chikage Mataki, Takeshi Murakami, et al.. (2001). A COMPARISON OF GENE EXPRESSION IN MURINE CARDIAC ALLOGRAFTS AND ISOGRAFTS BY MEANS DNA MICROARRAY ANALYSIS1. Transplantation. 72(2). 320–329. 52 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Kenichi, Yoshimi Ohta, Hiroshi Higuchi, et al.. (2000). Low dose carvedilol inhibits progression of heart failure in rats with dilated cardiomyopathy. British Journal of Pharmacology. 130(7). 1489–1495. 75 indexed citations
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Umeda, Syuji, Wesley G. Beamer, Katsumasa Takagi, et al.. (1999). Deficiency of SHP-1 Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase Activity Results in Heightened Osteoclast Function and Decreased Bone Density. American Journal Of Pathology. 155(1). 223–233. 61 indexed citations
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Sakakibara, Ryuzo, Tomonari Okudaira, Kunio Fujiwara, et al.. (1999). Tissue Distribution of Placenta-Type 6-Phosphofructo- 2-kinase/Fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 257(1). 177–181. 20 indexed citations
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Mukaida, Naofumi, Jianbin Wang, Makoto Naito, et al.. (1998). Physiologic Regulation of Postovulatory Neutrophil Migration into Vagina in Mice by a C-X-C Chemokine(s). The Journal of Immunology. 160(12). 6159–6165. 74 indexed citations
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Adachi, Naoto, et al.. (1993). Establishment and Characterization of a Novel Human Monocytic Leukemia Cell Line (KP-1) Expressing Scavenger Receptor. Pediatric Research. 34(3). 258–264. 2 indexed citations
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Masutani, Hiroshi, Makoto Naito, Kiyoshi Takahashi, et al.. (1992). Dysregulation of Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Derived Factor (ADF)/Thioredoxin in HIV Infection: Loss of ADF High-Producer Cells in Lymphoid Tissues of AIDS Patients. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(9). 1707–1715. 41 indexed citations
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Naito, Makoto, et al.. (1986). Hepatic angiomyolipoma - A case report with review of the literature.. Kanzo. 27(1). 70–75. 3 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Kiyoshi & Makoto Naito. (1985). Lipid storage disease: Part II. Ultrastructural pathology of lipid storage cells in sphingolipidoses.. PubMed. 35(2). 385–408. 18 indexed citations

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