Masashi Kurimoto

20.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
247 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Masashi Kurimoto is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masashi Kurimoto has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Immunology, 101 papers in Molecular Biology and 57 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Masashi Kurimoto's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (56 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (54 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (52 papers). Masashi Kurimoto is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (56 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (54 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (52 papers). Masashi Kurimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Finland. Masashi Kurimoto's co-authors include Masao Ikeda, Haruki Okamura, Shigeharu Fukuda, Tadao Tanimoto, Kakuji Torigoe, Sampsa Matikainen, Ilkka Julkunen, Keizo Kohno, Kanso Iwaki and Hiroko Tsutsui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Masashi Kurimoto

246 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

3 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.

Cloning of a new cytokine that induces IFN-γ production by T cells

1995 2.2k citations Haruki Okamura, Tadao Tanimoto et al. profile →
Activation of Interferon-γ Inducing Factor Mediated by Interleukin-1β Converting Enzyme

1997 996 citations Haruki Okamura, Masashi Kurimoto et al. profile →
Interferon‐γ‐inducing factor enhances T helper 1 cytokine production by stimulated human T cells: synergism with interleukin‐12 for interferon‐γ production

1996 521 citations Mark Micallef, Tadao Tanimoto et al. European Journal of Immunology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masashi Kurimoto Japan	71	8.8k	7.6k	2.0k	1.8k	1.3k	247	17.5k
Paul Proost Belgium	84	8.0k 0.9×	7.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	7.2k 4.0×	944 0.7×	387	22.3k
Christian Bogdan Germany	67	8.6k 1.0×	4.1k 0.5×	4.8k 2.4×	1.7k 1.0×	253 0.2×	249	21.2k
Klaus Pfeffer Germany	77	14.1k 1.6×	9.2k 1.2×	4.7k 2.3×	4.1k 2.3×	334 0.3×	266	28.3k
Shao‐Cong Sun United States	72	12.1k 1.4×	11.2k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	4.3k 2.4×	209 0.2×	188	25.1k
Hideoki Ogawa Japan	68	6.3k 0.7×	4.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	1000 0.6×	349 0.3×	557	18.8k
Denise M. Monack United States	71	7.7k 0.9×	12.8k 1.7×	2.1k 1.0×	673 0.4×	743 0.6×	134	22.1k
Ivo G. Boneca France	51	7.4k 0.8×	5.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	344 0.3×	130	14.9k
Andrew S. Neish United States	64	4.8k 0.5×	7.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	320 0.2×	148	14.9k
Gordon D. Brown United Kingdom	88	13.5k 1.5×	8.2k 1.1×	10.4k 5.1×	1.5k 0.8×	561 0.4×	218	32.1k
Richard J. Ulevitch United States	70	16.3k 1.9×	6.3k 0.8×	4.2k 2.1×	1.6k 0.9×	190 0.1×	134	24.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masashi Kurimoto

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

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Yamamoto, K., Madoka Taniai, Kakuji Torigoe, et al.. (2009). Creation of Interferon-α8 Mutants with Amino Acid Substitutions Against Interferon-α Receptor-2 Binding Sites Using Phage Display System and Evaluation of Their Biologic Properties. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 29(3). 161–170. 6 indexed citations

Kayano, Tohru, Miho Aga, Toshio Ariyasu, et al.. (2008). Establishment of Antihuman IFN-α8-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies and Their Application in the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 28(6). 359–366. 1 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Takuo, Kazuhisa Mukai, Hiroshi Yamashita, et al.. (2005). Enhancement of thermostability of kojibiose phosphorylase from Thermoanaerobacter brockii ATCC35047 by random mutagenesis. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 100(2). 212–215. 9 indexed citations

Yanai, Yoshiaki, Mark Micallef, Shigeto Yamamoto, et al.. (2003). Expression profiling of tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced apoptosis-associated genes in human solid tumor cell lines.. PubMed. 23(3B). 2339–48. 5 indexed citations

Yanai, Yoshiaki, et al.. (2001). Analysis of the Antiviral Activities of Natural IFN- α Preparations and Their Subtype Compositions. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 21(10). 835–841. 38 indexed citations

Yanai, Yoshiaki, Shigeo Horie, Hiroshi Yamauchi, et al.. (2001). Characterization of the Antitumor Activities of IFN- α 8 on Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells In Vitro. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 21(12). 1129–1136. 23 indexed citations

Shigehara, Katsunori, Noriharu Shijubo, Mitsuhide Ohmichi, et al.. (2000). Increased Levels of Interleukin-18 in Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(5). 1979–1982. 59 indexed citations

Yamada, Gen, Noriharu Shijubo, Katsunori Shigehara, et al.. (2000). Increased Levels of Circulating Interleukin-18 in Patients with Advanced Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(6). 1786–1789. 68 indexed citations

Oberholzer, Andreas, Hannes Hentze, Ursula Steckholzer, et al.. (2000). Sepsis after Severe Injury Interrupts Caspase-Dependent Processing of Interleukin-18. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 49(1). 11–17. 14 indexed citations

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Kumano, Kotaro, Atsuhito Nakao, Hiroshi Nakajima, et al.. (1999). Interleukin-18 Enhances Antigen-induced Eosinophil Recruitment into the Mouse Airways. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(3). 873–878. 73 indexed citations

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Kimoto, Tetsuo, Yukiko Yamamoto, Keiko Hino, et al.. (1999). Cytotoxic effects of substances in Indigo Plant (Polygonum tinctorium Lour.) on malignant tumor cells. 53(2). 72–79. 8 indexed citations

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Aga, Hajime, et al.. (1999). Isolation and Identification of Anti-Helicobacter pylori Compounds from Polygonum tinctorium Lour.. Natural medicines = 生薬學雜誌. 53(1). 27–31. 25 indexed citations

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Bohn, Erwin, Andreas Sing, Robert Zumbihl, et al.. (1998). IL-18 (IFN-γ-Inducing Factor) Regulates Early Cytokine Production in, and Promotes Resolution of, Bacterial Infection in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 160(1). 299–307. 181 indexed citations

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Aga, Hajime, et al.. (1998). Anti-Helicobacter pylori Compounds in Brazilian Propolis. Natural medicines = 生薬學雜誌. 52(6). 518–520. 8 indexed citations

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Stoll, Sabine, Helmut Jonuleit, Edgar Schmitt, et al.. (1998). Production of functional IL-18 by different subtypes of murine and human dendritic cells (DC): DC-derived IL-18 enhances IL-12-dependent Th1 development. European Journal of Immunology. 28(10). 3231–3239. 245 indexed citations

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Nishimoto, Tomoyuki, Tetsuya Nakada, Michio Kubota, et al.. (1997). Cloning and sequencing of trehalose synthase gene from Thermus aquaticus ATCC339231The sequence data reported in this paper have been submitted to the DDBJ database under the accession number D86216.1. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1334(1). 28–32. 46 indexed citations

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Shibuya, Takashi, et al.. (1995). Formation of trehalose from starch by novel enzymes. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 42(4). 401–406. 10 indexed citations

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Nakada, Tetsuya, et al.. (1995). Purification and Characterization of Trehalase from Bacillus sp. T3. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 42(3). 231–236. 2 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Hiroshi, Tomoki Tatefuji, Masao Ikeda, et al.. (1995). Prolonged Stability of Natural Human Interferon Alpha (IFN-α) Lozenges Using Anhydrous Maltose as an Excipient. 55(1). 75–80. 1 indexed citations

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Ohashi, Kunihiro, et al.. (1994). Effects of Interferon-α on a Reduced Release of Interleukin-8 from Latently HIV-1-Infected Monocytic Cell Line U937 Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 14(3). 129–132. 13 indexed citations

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