Mitsutoshi Iimura

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Mitsutoshi Iimura is a scholar working on Immunology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsutoshi Iimura has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Endocrinology and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Mitsutoshi Iimura's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (4 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (2 papers). Mitsutoshi Iimura is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (4 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (2 papers). Mitsutoshi Iimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Mitsutoshi Iimura's co-authors include Lars Eckmann, Martin F. Kagnoff, Koji Hase, Li‐Chung Hsu, Hongjun Liu, Laurie A. Bankston, Shin Maeda, Michael Karin, Richard L. Gallo and Yukiko Miyamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Mitsutoshi Iimura

13 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Nod2 Mutation in Crohn's Disease Potentiates NF-κB Activi... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 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. Nod2 Mutation in Crohn's Disease Potentiates NF-κB Activity and IL-1ß Processing
    2005 599 citations Shin Maeda, Li‐Chung Hsu et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mitsutoshi Iimura Japan 11 893 550 425 300 261 13 1.7k
Kyoko Katakura Japan 13 1.0k 1.1× 832 1.5× 428 1.0× 359 1.2× 81 0.3× 30 2.2k
Amlan Biswas United States 17 1.1k 1.2× 817 1.5× 314 0.7× 185 0.6× 92 0.4× 31 1.9k
Ravinder Singh India 16 446 0.5× 749 1.4× 264 0.6× 145 0.5× 85 0.3× 35 1.5k
Elizabeth T. Arnold United States 7 783 0.9× 376 0.7× 159 0.4× 248 0.8× 111 0.4× 7 1.2k
Kaoru Geddes Canada 17 724 0.8× 545 1.0× 185 0.4× 118 0.4× 88 0.3× 26 1.5k
Kevin W. Bruhn United States 24 1.5k 1.7× 938 1.7× 167 0.4× 350 1.2× 127 0.5× 36 2.7k
Xiubin Gu United States 7 1.0k 1.2× 536 1.0× 256 0.6× 192 0.6× 44 0.2× 13 1.9k
Tony Navas United States 14 1.1k 1.2× 1.4k 2.6× 212 0.5× 112 0.4× 114 0.4× 32 2.6k
Hans‐Christian Reinecker United States 19 1.1k 1.2× 601 1.1× 350 0.8× 274 0.9× 54 0.2× 33 2.0k
Gabriel Núñez United States 17 1.6k 1.8× 1.6k 2.9× 194 0.5× 252 0.8× 95 0.4× 19 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mitsutoshi Iimura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mitsutoshi Iimura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsutoshi Iimura

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Dann, Sara M., Martina E. Spehlmann, Mitsutoshi Iimura, et al.. (2008). IL-6-Dependent Mucosal Protection Prevents Establishment of a Microbial Niche for Attaching/Effacing Lesion-Forming Enteric Bacterial Pathogens. The Journal of Immunology. 180(10). 6816–6826. 156 indexed citations
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Hase, Koji, Takaya Murakami, Hiroyuki Takatsu, et al.. (2006). The Membrane-Bound Chemokine CXCL16 Expressed on Follicle-Associated Epithelium and M Cells Mediates Lympho-Epithelial Interaction in GALT. The Journal of Immunology. 176(1). 43–51. 72 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Yukiko, Mitsutoshi Iimura, James B. Kaper, Alfredo G. Torres, & Martin F. Kagnoff. (2006). Role of Shiga toxin versus H7 flagellin in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli signalling of human colon epithelium in vivo. Cellular Microbiology. 8(5). 869–879. 72 indexed citations
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Iimura, Mitsutoshi, et al.. (2006). [A case of Turner syndrome complicated with Crohn's disease, erythema nodosum and Hashimoto disease].. PubMed. 103(9). 1039–43. 2 indexed citations
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Maeda, Shin, Li‐Chung Hsu, Hongjun Liu, et al.. (2005). Nod2 Mutation in Crohn's Disease Potentiates NF-κB Activity and IL-1ß Processing. Science. 307(5710). 734–738. 599 indexed citations breakdown →
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Iimura, Mitsutoshi, Richard L. Gallo, Koji Hase, et al.. (2005). Cathelicidin Mediates Innate Intestinal Defense against Colonization with Epithelial Adherent Bacterial Pathogens. The Journal of Immunology. 174(8). 4901–4907. 195 indexed citations
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Ogawa, Hiroyuki, Mitsutoshi Iimura, Lars Eckmann, & Martin F. Kagnoff. (2004). Regulated production of the chemokine CCL28 in human colon epithelium. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 287(5). G1062–G1069. 72 indexed citations
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Maaser, Christian, Michael P. Housley, Mitsutoshi Iimura, et al.. (2004). Clearance ofCitrobacter rodentiumRequires B Cells but Not Secretory Immunoglobulin A (IgA) or IgM Antibodies. Infection and Immunity. 72(6). 3315–3324. 165 indexed citations
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Hase, Koji, Masamoto Murakami, Mitsutoshi Iimura, et al.. (2003). Expression of LL-37 by human gastric epithelial cells as a potential host defense mechanism against Helicobacter pylori. Gastroenterology. 125(6). 1613–1625. 183 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Tetsuo, et al.. (2002). Cytokine profile in colonic mucosa of ulcerative colitis correlates with disease activity and response to granulocytapheresis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 97(11). 2820–2828. 95 indexed citations
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Nakamura, T., et al.. (2001). Upregulation of Reg 1α and GW112 in the epithelium of inflamed colonic mucosa. Gut. 48(5). 623–629. 80 indexed citations
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Iimura, Mitsutoshi, et al.. (2000). Bax is downregulated in inflamed colonic mucosa of ulcerative colitis. Gut. 47(2). 228–235. 47 indexed citations
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Inoue, Yuji, Shigeru Suzuki, Mamoru Suzuki, et al.. (1999). The Endoscopic Piecemeal Mucosal Resection under Retroverted Colonoscopic Observation -A case report of two patients with sigmoid colon cancer-. 55(2). 60–62. 1 indexed citations

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