Naoki Kitano

639 total citations
11 papers, 383 citations indexed

About

Naoki Kitano is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoki Kitano has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 383 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Naoki Kitano's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers). Naoki Kitano is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers). Naoki Kitano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Naoki Kitano's co-authors include Naoto Sasaki, Ken‐ichi Hirata, Kazuyuki Kasahara, Tomoya Yamashita, Takuo Emoto, Taiji Mizoguchi, Takuya Matsumoto, Yuki Kinjo, Keiko Yodoi and Tomohiro Hayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Naoki Kitano

10 papers receiving 378 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Naoki Kitano Japan 10 175 146 83 67 61 11 383
Sylvia Stella Amaral Brazil 5 181 1.0× 147 1.0× 38 0.5× 47 0.7× 87 1.4× 7 459
Guadalupe Suárez Argentina 7 65 0.4× 83 0.6× 21 0.3× 35 0.5× 42 0.7× 9 277
Srikanth Sadhu India 9 86 0.5× 116 0.8× 33 0.4× 58 0.9× 21 0.3× 19 350
Jaqueline de Azevêdo Silva Brazil 12 110 0.6× 148 1.0× 16 0.2× 33 0.5× 35 0.6× 27 410
Xianhui Qiu China 6 163 0.9× 290 2.0× 52 0.6× 11 0.2× 78 1.3× 6 441
Brock G. Bennion United States 8 283 1.6× 265 1.8× 35 0.4× 30 0.4× 55 0.9× 9 464
David Jetton United States 5 118 0.7× 192 1.3× 21 0.3× 21 0.3× 27 0.4× 7 265
C. Cerquaglia Italy 6 88 0.5× 231 1.6× 45 0.5× 16 0.2× 39 0.6× 10 334
Kylie Belchamber United Kingdom 11 174 1.0× 167 1.1× 88 1.1× 30 0.4× 77 1.3× 23 510
Katja Menge Germany 5 190 1.1× 85 0.6× 23 0.3× 28 0.4× 198 3.2× 6 386

Countries citing papers authored by Naoki Kitano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Naoki Kitano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naoki Kitano

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Kobayashi, Katsumasa, Naoki Kitano, Yoshihiro Tashiro, et al.. (2022). A case of refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor‐induced colitis with Clostridioides difficile infection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e176–e176.
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Kinjo, Yuki, Shogo Takatsuka, Naoki Kitano, et al.. (2018). Functions of CD1d-Restricted Invariant Natural Killer T Cells in Antimicrobial Immunity and Potential Applications for Infection Control. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1266–1266. 20 indexed citations
3.
Shimamura, Michio, Masaki Yamamura, Tatsuya Nabeshima, et al.. (2017). Activation of invariant natural killer T cells stimulated with microbial α-mannosyl glycolipids. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9703–9703. 17 indexed citations
4.
Kasahara, Kazuyuki, Takeshi Tanoue, Tomoya Yamashita, et al.. (2017). Commensal bacteria at the crossroad between cholesterol homeostasis and chronic inflammation in atherosclerosis. Journal of Lipid Research. 58(3). 519–528. 87 indexed citations
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Mizoguchi, Taiji, Kazuyuki Kasahara, Tomoya Yamashita, et al.. (2017). Oral administration of the lactic acid bacterium Pediococcus acidilactici attenuates atherosclerosis in mice by inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells. Heart and Vessels. 32(6). 768–776. 26 indexed citations
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Girardi, Enrico, Naoki Kitano, Lenka L. Allan, et al.. (2017). Autoreactivity to Sulfatide by Human Invariant NKT Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 199(1). 97–106. 17 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Tomohiro, Naoto Sasaki, Tomoya Yamashita, et al.. (2017). Ultraviolet B Exposure Inhibits Angiotensin II–Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation in Mice by Expanding CD4 + Foxp3 + Regulatory T Cells. Journal of the American Heart Association. 6(9). 15 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Takuya, Naoto Sasaki, Tomoya Yamashita, et al.. (2016). Overexpression of Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte–Associated Antigen-4 Prevents Atherosclerosis in Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 36(6). 1141–1151. 89 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Tomoya, Kazuyuki Kasahara, Takuo Emoto, et al.. (2015). Intestinal Immunity and Gut Microbiota as Therapeutic Targets for Preventing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases. Circulation Journal. 79(9). 1882–1890. 48 indexed citations
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Kinjo, Yuki, Naoki Kitano, & Mitchell Kronenberg. (2013). The role of invariant natural killer T cells in microbial immunity. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 19(4). 560–570. 47 indexed citations
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Tarumoto, Norihito, Yuki Kinjo, Naoki Kitano, et al.. (2013). Exacerbation of Invasive Candida albicans Infection by Commensal Bacteria or a Glycolipid Through IFN-γ Produced in Part by iNKT Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209(5). 799–810. 17 indexed citations

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