Masaaki Murakami

17.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
221 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Masaaki Murakami is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaaki Murakami has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Immunology, 51 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Masaaki Murakami's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (39 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (38 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (26 papers). Masaaki Murakami is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (39 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (38 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (26 papers). Masaaki Murakami collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Masaaki Murakami's co-authors include Toshio Hirano, Masahiko Hibi, Tetsuya Taga, Daisuke Kamimura, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Philippa Marrack, Akemi Sakamoto, John W. Kappler, Mikiyoshi Saito and Kiyoshi Yasukawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Masaaki Murakami

214 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Molecular cloning and expression of an IL-6 signal transducer, gp130

1990 1.1k citations Masaaki Murakami, Toshio Hirano et al. profile →
Control of Homeostasis of CD8 ⁺ Memory T Cells by Opposing Cytokines

2000 702 citations Masaaki Murakami, Akemi Sakamoto et al. profile →
IL-6 induces an anti-inflammatory response in the absence of SOCS3 in macrophages

2003 647 citations Masaaki Murakami, Kiyoshi Takeda et al. Nature Immunology profile →
IL-6-Induced Homodimerization of gp130 and Associated Activation of a Tyrosine Kinase

1993 629 citations Masaaki Murakami et al. profile →
Critical cytoplasmic region of the interleukin 6 signal transducer gp130 is conserved in the cytokine receptor family.

1991 518 citations Masaaki Murakami et al. profile →
Zinc homeostasis and signaling in health and diseases

2011 465 citations Masaaki Murakami, Toshio Hirano et al. profile →
How COVID-19 induces cytokine storm with high mortality

2020 461 citations M. Uchida, Kumiko Tanaka et al. profile →
Pleiotropy and Specificity: Insights from the Interleukin 6 Family of Cytokines

2019 384 citations Masaaki Murakami, Daisuke Kamimura et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaaki Murakami

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Age-dependent Zap70 expression in thymocytes regulates selection of the neonatal regulatory T cell repertoire 2025 ·Nature Immunology ·Brian D. Stadinski, Eric H. Mills, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kosaku Murakami, (unknown), Masaaki Murakami, Masahiro Ono, Byron B. Au‐Yeung, Gerald P. Morris, Juan Carlos Zúñiga‐Pflücker, Robert A. Campbell, Elinor J. Griffiths, Eric S. Huseby, Wan‐Lin Lo	0
2	Visual stimulation and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have protective effects in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis 2024 ·Life Sciences ·(unknown), Patrik Kutílek, (unknown), (unknown), Jan Kubovčiak, Masaaki Murakami, Andrea Štofková	1
3	Calcineurin inhibitor inhibits tolerance induction by suppressing terminal exhaustion of donor T cells after allo-HCT 2023 ·Blood ·Hajime Senjo, (unknown), Shimpei I. Kubota, Yuki Tanaka, (unknown), Zixuan Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Ryo Kikuchi, (unknown), Masahiro Onozawa, Hideki Goto, Tomoyuki Endo, Yuta Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Ohigashi, Takahide Ara, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Masaaki Murakami, Takanori Teshima, Daigo Hashimoto	16
4	Combination therapy with bevacizumab and a CCR2 inhibitor for human ovarian cancer: An in vivo validation study 2023 ·Cancer Medicine ·(unknown), Takashi Mitamura, Lei Wang, Shimpei I. Kubota, Masaaki Murakami, Shinya Tanaka, Hidemichi Watari	3
5	Dengue virus infection induces selective expansion of Vγ4 and Vγ6TCR γδ T cells in the small intestine and a cytokine storm driving vascular leakage in mice 2023 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Takeshi Kurosu, Daisuke Okuzaki, Yusuke Sakai, (unknown), Supranee Phanthanawiboon, (unknown), Masayuki Shimojima, Tomoki Yoshikawa, Shuetsu Fukushi, Noriyo Nagata, Tadaki Suzuki, Daisuke Kamimura, Masaaki Murakami, Hideki Ebihara, Masayuki Saijo	4
6	SARS-CoV-2 Omicron detection by antigen tests using saliva 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Sumio Iwasaki, Satoshi Oguri, Kumiko Tanaka, (unknown), Kasumi Hayasaka, Shinichi Fujisawa, (unknown), Satoshi Konno, Isao Yokota, Takasuke Fukuhara, Masaaki Murakami, Takanori Teshima	3
7	Antibody feedback contributes to facilitating the development of Omicron-reactive memory B cells in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinees 2022 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Takeshi Inoue, Ryo Shinnakasu, (unknown), Hiromi Yamamoto, Shuhei Sakakibara, Chikako Ono, Yumi Itoh, Tommy Terooatea, Kazuo Yamashita, Toru Okamoto, Noritaka Hashii, Akiko Ishii‐Watabe, Noah S. Butler, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Hisatake Matsumoto, (unknown), Kei Hiraoka, Takanori Teshima, Masaaki Murakami, Tomohiro Kurosaki	18
8	Pathogenic neuropsychiatric effect of stress-induced microglial interleukin 12/23 axis in systemic lupus erythematosus 2022 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·(unknown), (unknown), Yuichiro Fujieda, Nobuhiko Takahashi, Kohei Karino, M. Uchida, Michihito Kono, Yuki Tanaka, Rie Hasebe, Masaru Kato, Olga Amengual, Yoshiyuki Arinuma, Kenji Oku, Wakiro Sato, Khin Khin Tha, Miwako Yamasaki, Masahiko Watanabe, Tatsuya Atsumi, Masaaki Murakami	15
9	ATP spreads inflammation to other limbs through crosstalk between sensory neurons and interneurons 2022 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Rie Hasebe, (unknown), Masaya Harada, (unknown), Hiroshi Nakagawa, Fuminori Kawano, Yoshinobu Ohira, Tadafumi Kawamoto, Fiona E. Yull, Timothy S. Blackwell, Junko Nio‐Kobayashi, Toshihiko Iwanaga, Masahiko Watanabe, Nobuhiro Watanabe, Harumi Hotta, Toshihide Yamashita, Daisuke Kamimura, Yuki Tanaka, Masaaki Murakami	16
10	Glycogen synthase kinase 3β/CCR6‐positive bone marrow cells correlate with disease activity in multicentric Castleman disease‐TAFRO 2021 ·British Journal of Haematology ·(unknown), Michihito Kono, (unknown), (unknown), Naoki Ohnishi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Taiki Sato, Kohei Karino, (unknown), Yuichiro Fujieda, Masaru Kato, Rie Hasebe, Kenji Oku, Masaaki Murakami, Tatsuya Atsumi	3
11	Presenilin 1 Regulates NF-κB Activation via Association with Breakpoint Cluster Region and Casein Kinase II 2018 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yuki Tanaka, Lavannya Sabharwal, Mitsutoshi Ota, (unknown), Jing‐Jing Jiang, Yasunobu Arima, Hideki Ogura, Masayasu Okochi, Masaru Ishii, Daisuke Kamimura, Masaaki Murakami	20
12	Bmi1 Regulates IκBα Degradation via Association with the SCF Complex 2018 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yuko Okuyama, Yuki Tanaka, Jing‐Jing Jiang, Daisuke Kamimura, Akihiro Nakamura, Mitsutoshi Ota, (unknown), Daisuke Higo, Hideki Ogura, Naoto Ishii, Toru Atsumi, Masaaki Murakami	19
13	BATF2 inhibits immunopathological Th17 responses by suppressing Il23a expression during Trypanosoma cruzi infection 2017 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·(unknown), Hisako Kayama, Daisuke Okuzaki, Ritsuko Koga, Masao Kobayashi, Yasunobu Arima, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Masaaki Murakami, Masahito Ikawa, Kiyoshi Takeda	35
14	Breakpoint Cluster Region–Mediated Inflammation Is Dependent on Casein Kinase II 2016 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Jie Meng, Jing‐Jing Jiang, Toru Atsumi, Hidenori Bando, Yuko Okuyama, Lavannya Sabharwal, (unknown), (unknown), Mitsutoshi Ota, (unknown), Ryuichiro Ishitani, Osamu Nureki, Daisuke Higo, Yasunobu Arima, Hideki Ogura, Daisuke Kamimura, Masaaki Murakami	22
15	Test Results of Marine SCR System for Large Diesel Engines during Long Term Service Test 2015 ·Marine Engineering ·Masaaki Murakami, Toru Nakao	3
16	Local microbleeding facilitates IL-6– and IL-17–dependent arthritis in the absence of tissue antigen recognition by activated T cells 2011 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Masaaki Murakami, Yuko Okuyama, Hideki Ogura, S Asano, Yasunobu Arima, Mineko Tsuruoka, Masaya Harada, (unknown), Yukihisa Sawa, Yoichiro Iwakura, Kiyoshi Takatsu, Daisuke Kamimura, Toshio Hirano	88
17	Homeostatically proliferating CD4+ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of an Omenn syndrome murine model 2007 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown), Masaaki Murakami, Chika Kitabayashi, Naoko Ueda, (unknown), Akemi Sakamoto, Brian L. Kotzin, Stephen J. Rozzo, Katsuhiko Ishihara, (unknown), John W. Kappler, Philippa Marrack, Toshio Hirano	58
18	Complementary DNA cloning, tissue distribution, and synthesis of canine brain natriuretic peptide 1999 ·American Journal of Veterinary Research ·Kazushi Asano, Masaaki Murakami, (unknown), Takashi Kimura, Toru FUJINAGA	21
19	Ligand-binding Activity of Phage Clones Captured by Anti-receptor Antibody from Phage Display Library 1996 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Masaaki Murakami, (unknown), (unknown), Gen Yamada, Kazuhisa Sugimura	1
20	Biological consequences of overexpression of a transfected c-erbB-2 gene in immortalized human bronchial epithelial cells. 1993 ·PubMed ·Masayuki Noguchi, Masaaki Murakami, William P. Bennett, Ruth Lupu, Hui Fei, Harris Cc, B I Gerwin	42

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