Michishige Harada

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Michishige Harada is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michishige Harada has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michishige Harada's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (9 papers). Michishige Harada is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (9 papers). Michishige Harada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and Italy. Michishige Harada's co-authors include Masaru Taniguchi, Toshinori Nakayama, Satoshi Kojo, Hiroshi Wakao, Tetsu Kawano, Yoshikatsu Kaneko, Masakatsu Yamashita, Youichi Shibata, Haruhiko Koseki and Mayumi Tamari and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Michishige Harada

33 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Regulatory Role of Vα14 NKT Cells in Innate and Acqui... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The Regulatory Role of Vα14 NKT Cells in Innate and Acquired Immune Response
    2003 570 citations Masaru Taniguchi, Michishige Harada 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
Michishige Harada Japan 25 2.6k 606 414 372 268 33 3.2k
Kotaro Suzuki Japan 30 1.7k 0.7× 510 0.8× 553 1.3× 638 1.7× 240 0.9× 77 2.9k
Geoffrey L. Stephens United States 20 2.7k 1.0× 596 1.0× 503 1.2× 451 1.2× 189 0.7× 23 3.7k
Shin‐ichiro Kagami Japan 27 2.0k 0.8× 433 0.7× 870 2.1× 261 0.7× 213 0.8× 56 2.9k
Victor C. de Vries United States 18 1.8k 0.7× 525 0.9× 375 0.9× 404 1.1× 206 0.8× 21 2.5k
Akihiko Kitoh Japan 18 2.4k 0.9× 605 1.0× 366 0.9× 284 0.8× 162 0.6× 38 3.3k
Joel Tocker United States 21 1.7k 0.7× 286 0.5× 620 1.5× 259 0.7× 114 0.4× 32 2.3k
Xiankui Zhang China 4 2.3k 0.9× 525 0.9× 279 0.7× 452 1.2× 219 0.8× 7 2.9k
Yrina Rochman United States 14 1.2k 0.5× 440 0.7× 371 0.9× 227 0.6× 96 0.4× 20 1.9k
Leslie M. McEvoy United States 17 1.6k 0.6× 557 0.9× 206 0.5× 360 1.0× 139 0.5× 19 2.3k
John T. O’Malley United States 23 1.5k 0.6× 475 0.8× 259 0.6× 247 0.7× 289 1.1× 50 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michishige Harada

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All Works

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Kanda, Masatoshi, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Satoshi Kojo, et al.. (2016). Transcriptional regulator Bhlhe40 works as a cofactor of T-bet in the regulation of IFN-γ production iniNKT cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(24). E3394–402. 33 indexed citations
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Dashtsoodol, Nyambayar, Tomokuni Shigeura, Michishige Harada, et al.. (2016). Generation of Novel Traj18-Deficient Mice Lacking Vα14 Natural Killer T Cells with an Undisturbed T Cell Receptor α-Chain Repertoire. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153347–e0153347. 25 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Masaru, Michishige Harada, Nyambayar Dashtsoodol, & Satoshi Kojo. (2015). Discovery of NKT cells and development of NKT cell-targeted anti-tumor immunotherapy. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. 91(7). 292–304. 29 indexed citations
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Konno, Satoshi, Nobuyuki Hizawa, Mayumi Tamari, et al.. (2010). A functional polymorphism (−603A → G) in the tissue factor gene promoter is associated with adult-onset asthma. Journal of Human Genetics. 55(3). 167–174. 16 indexed citations
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Harada, Michishige, Kazuhiko Obara, Tomomitsu Hirota, et al.. (2009). A Functional Polymorphism in IL-18 Is Associated with Severity of Bronchial Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 180(11). 1048–1055. 60 indexed citations
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Sakashita, Masafumi, Tomomitsu Hirota, Michishige Harada, et al.. (2009). Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization to Common Aeroallergens in a Japanese Population. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 151(3). 255–261. 103 indexed citations
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Harada, Michishige, Tomomitsu Hirota, Aya Jodo, et al.. (2008). Functional Analysis of the Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Variants in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 40(3). 368–374. 140 indexed citations
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Sakashita, Masafumi, Tomohiro Yoshimoto, Tomomitsu Hirota, et al.. (2008). Association of serum interleukin‐33 level and the interleukin‐33 genetic variant with Japanese cedar pollinosis. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 38(12). 1875–1881. 135 indexed citations
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Kunisaki, Yuya, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Terukazu Sanui, et al.. (2006). DOCK2 Is Required in T Cell Precursors for Development of Vα14 NK T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 176(8). 4640–4645. 27 indexed citations
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Harada, Michishige, Hiroshi Watarai, Yuko Nagata, et al.. (2006). IL-21–induced Bε cell apoptosis mediated by natural killer T cells suppresses IgE responses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(13). 2929–2937. 95 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xiaofeng, Miwa Morita, Atsushi Sugioka, et al.. (2006). The importance of CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells in mouse hepatic allograft tolerance. Liver Transplantation. 12(7). 1112–1118. 47 indexed citations
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Harada, Michishige, Kazuko Kaneda‐Nakashima, Tomomitsu Hirota, et al.. (2006). Functional Polymorphism in the Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Gene Associated with Adult Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 36(4). 491–496. 84 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xiaofeng, Takeshi Shimaoka, Satoshi Kojo, et al.. (2005). Cutting Edge: Critical Role of CXCL16/CXCR6 in NKT Cell Trafficking in Allograft Tolerance. The Journal of Immunology. 175(4). 2051–2055. 64 indexed citations
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Kojo, Satoshi, K. Seino, Michishige Harada, et al.. (2005). Induction of Regulatory Properties in Dendritic Cells by Vα14 NKT Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 175(6). 3648–3655. 66 indexed citations
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Seino, Ken‐ichiro, Shin‐ichiro Fujii, Michishige Harada, et al.. (2005). Vα14 NKT cell-mediated anti-tumor responses and their clinical application. Springer Seminars in Immunopathology. 27(1). 65–74. 20 indexed citations
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Harada, Michishige, Ken‐ichiro Seino, Hiroshi Wakao, et al.. (2004). Down‐regulation of the invariant Vα14 antigen receptor in NKT cells upon activation. International Immunology. 16(2). 241–247. 121 indexed citations
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Akutsu, Yasunori, Toshinori Nakayama, Michishige Harada, et al.. (2002). Expansion of Lung Vα14 NKT Cells by Administration of α‐Galactosylceramide‐pulsed Dendritic Cells. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 93(4). 397–403. 24 indexed citations
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Shin, Tahiro, Toshinori Nakayama, Yasunori Akutsu, et al.. (2001). Inhibition of tumor metastasis by adoptive transfer of IL-12-activated V?14 NKT cells. International Journal of Cancer. 91(4). 523–528. 56 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Mika, Tetsu Kawano, Takeshi Akasaka, et al.. (2000). Involvement of decidual Vα14 NKT cells in abortion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(2). 740–744. 147 indexed citations
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Kaneko, Yoshikatsu, Michishige Harada, Tetsu Kawano, et al.. (2000). Augmentation of Vα14 Nkt Cell–Mediated Cytotoxicity by Interleukin 4 in an Autocrine Mechanism Resulting in the Development of Concanavalin a–Induced Hepatitis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 191(1). 105–114. 359 indexed citations

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