Mitsunobu Imai

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Mitsunobu Imai is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsunobu Imai has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Epidemiology, 16 papers in Infectious Diseases and 16 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Mitsunobu Imai's work include HIV Research and Treatment (16 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (16 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (12 papers). Mitsunobu Imai is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (16 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (16 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (12 papers). Mitsunobu Imai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Belgium. Mitsunobu Imai's co-authors include Yuzo Miyakawa, Makoto Mayumi, Kazuaki Takahashi, Makoto Mayumi, Y. Yanase, Katsumi Tachibana, Shunji Mishiro, Yasuhiro Nagaoka, Hisami Ikeda and Shin Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Mitsunobu Imai

55 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

E Antigen and Anti-E in the Serum of Asymptomatic Carrier Mothers as Indicators of Positive and Negative Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus to Their Infants

1976 572 citations Mitsunobu Imai, Yuzo Miyakawa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsunobu Imai Japan	20	1.2k	1.0k	494	308	191	57	1.9k
Moya Briggs United Kingdom	17	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	488 1.0×	149 0.5×	128 0.7×	37	2.0k
Robert J. Gerety United States	32	2.4k 2.0×	1.8k 1.7×	580 1.2×	260 0.8×	356 1.9×	100	3.1k
J. Wai‐Kuo Shih United States	28	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	706 1.4×	327 1.1×	337 1.8×	46	2.7k
Bernard Weber Germany	27	1.4k 1.1×	761 0.7×	784 1.6×	153 0.5×	138 0.7×	103	2.2k
Colin R. Howard United Kingdom	28	1.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	717 1.5×	540 1.8×	571 3.0×	106	2.9k
C.H. Cameron United Kingdom	14	1.1k 0.9×	758 0.7×	254 0.5×	192 0.6×	147 0.8×	23	1.4k
Lewellys F. Barker United States	21	1.4k 1.1×	1000 1.0×	315 0.6×	165 0.5×	222 1.2×	64	1.7k
Doris C. Wong United States	19	2.0k 1.6×	2.3k 2.2×	586 1.2×	176 0.6×	132 0.7×	26	2.8k
Paul R. Grant United Kingdom	24	759 0.6×	535 0.5×	542 1.1×	350 1.1×	108 0.6×	45	1.7k
J. Saldanha United Kingdom	22	1.1k 0.9×	912 0.9×	755 1.5×	185 0.6×	64 0.3×	67	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Mitsunobu Imai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsunobu Imai

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Yamada, Rika, Makiko Kondo, Kazuo Kawahara, et al.. (2010). A Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Algorithm to Address the High Rate of False-Positive Results in Pregnant Women in Japan. PLoS ONE. 5(2). e9382–e9382. 17 indexed citations

Usuku, Shuzo, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Takuya Adachi, et al.. (2006). Analysis of a Long-Term Discrepancy in Drug-Targeted Genes in Plasma HIV-1 RNA and PBMC HIV-1 DNA in the Same Patient. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 59(2). 122–125. 6 indexed citations

Matsubayashi, Keiji, Yasuhiro Nagaoka, Hidekatsu Sakata, et al.. (2004). Transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis E caused by apparently indigenous hepatitis E virus strain in Hokkaido, Japan. Transfusion. 44(6). 934–940. 235 indexed citations

Kurbanov, Fuat, Makiko Kondo, Yasuhito Tanaka, et al.. (2003). Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uzbekistan: Epidemiological and Genetic Analyses. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(9). 731–738. 39 indexed citations

Kawakami, Chiharu, Hideaki Shimizu, Miwako Saikusa, et al.. (2001). Evaluation of Immunochromatography Method for Rapid Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 75(9). 792–799. 15 indexed citations

Furuya, Yumiko, et al.. (2000). Occurrence of Scrub Typhus (Tsutsugamushi) in Kanagawa Prefecture and Types of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Involved. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 53(2). 77–78. 1 indexed citations

Ozaki, Hidenori, Jiro Yasuda, Reiko Horai, et al.. (2000). Lipopolysaccharide-induced HIV-1 expression in transgenic mice is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1, but not by interferon-γ nor interleukin-6. AIDS. 14(10). 1299–1307. 14 indexed citations

Kondo, Makiko, et al.. (1998). Quantitation of Viral Load in Patients Infected with HIV-1 Subtype E or A. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 72(6). 609–614. 1 indexed citations

Imai, Mitsunobu, Makiko Kondo, Hironori Sato, et al.. (1997). Simple Method for Typing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (B, E) by PCR and Chronological Change of Distribution of Subtype (B to E) in Japan. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 71(9). 918–923. 7 indexed citations

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Saito, Takayuki, Kazuo Suzuki, Mitsunobu Imai, & Yuji Inaba. (1997). Measurement of Reverse Transcriptase of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus by Poly A-Linked Colorimetric Assay.. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 59(6). 425–429.

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Suzuki, Kazuo, et al.. (1995). Poly A-linked non-isotopic microtiter plate reverse transcriptase assay for sensitive detection of clinical human immunodeficiency virus isolates. Journal of Virological Methods. 55(3). 347–356. 12 indexed citations

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Tsuchie, H, Takashi Kurimura, Namiko Yoshihara, et al.. (1993). SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF V3 LOOP REGION OF HIV-1 STRAINS PREVALENT IN INDIA. Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology. 46(2). 95–100. 14 indexed citations

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Honda, Kiyofumi, et al.. (1993). Extracellular production of human hepatitis B virus preS2 antigen as hybrid proteins with Bacillus subtilis ?-amylases in high-salt-concentration media. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 40(2-3). 341–7. 3 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Hiroaki, Mitsunobu Imai, Yuzo Miyakawa, & Makoto Mayumi. (1987). Site-directed mutagenesis of hepatitis B surface antigen sequence at codon 160 from arginine to lysine for conversion of subtypic determinant from r to w. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 148(1). 500–504. 21 indexed citations

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Hiratani, Tamio, et al.. (1986). Killer toxin from Hansenula mrakii selectively inhibits cell wall synthesis in a sensitive yeast. FEBS Letters. 197(1-2). 50–54. 79 indexed citations

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Imai, Mitsunobu, Eiji Tanaka, Naofumi Mukaida, et al.. (1986). A radioimmunoassay that sandwiches human interleukin-2 between radiolabeled monoclonal antibody and the receptor on a hematopoietic cell line. Journal of Immunological Methods. 87(2). 245–249. 7 indexed citations

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Imai, Mitsunobu, Fumio Tsuda, Seiichi Furuta, et al.. (1985). Immunoglobulin a antibody against hepatitis B core antigen in the acute and persistent infection with hepatitis B virus. Gastroenterology. 89(5). 1109–1113. 24 indexed citations

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Tachibana, Katsumi, Eiji Tanaka, Sadakazu Usuda, et al.. (1984). A two-site sandwich radioimmunoassay of β2-microglobulin with monoclonal antibodies. Journal of Immunological Methods. 75(1). 43–51. 8 indexed citations

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Shikata, Toshio, Tsutomu Karasawa, Kenji Abe, et al.. (1977). The relation of the e system to the infectivity of HBsAg positive serum in chimpanzees.. Kanzo. 18(6). 388–394. 1 indexed citations

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Ohbayashi, Akira, et al.. (1976). Epidemiological Studies on e Antigen and Antibody. Kanzo. 17(10). 741–747.

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