Naoki Kunii

1.3k total citations
19 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Naoki Kunii is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoki Kunii has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Naoki Kunii's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), CAR-T cell therapy research (7 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Naoki Kunii is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), CAR-T cell therapy research (7 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Naoki Kunii collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Naoki Kunii's co-authors include Toshinori Nakayama, Shinichiro Motohashi, Yoshitaka Okamoto, Masaru Taniguchi, S. Horiguchi, Heizaburo Yamamoto, Kazuki Yamasaki, Daiju Sakurai, Seiji Yamamoto and Naoyuki Ueno and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Oncogene and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Naoki Kunii

19 papers receiving 1.0k 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 Kunii Japan 15 768 513 145 67 61 19 1.0k
Andreas Bonertz Germany 12 599 0.8× 443 0.9× 163 1.1× 77 1.1× 112 1.8× 24 883
Emma L. Kuan United States 8 302 0.4× 300 0.6× 134 0.9× 138 2.1× 46 0.8× 11 651
Ralf W. Denfeld Germany 13 645 0.8× 224 0.4× 110 0.8× 38 0.6× 161 2.6× 19 911
Barbara Metzler Switzerland 14 656 0.9× 137 0.3× 208 1.4× 95 1.4× 101 1.7× 19 978
Heba Nowyhed United States 12 670 0.9× 274 0.5× 179 1.2× 28 0.4× 25 0.4× 17 867
M. Numasaki Japan 3 518 0.7× 342 0.7× 114 0.8× 31 0.5× 11 0.2× 5 695
Wondossen Sime Sweden 13 293 0.4× 139 0.3× 221 1.5× 51 0.8× 48 0.8× 25 634
Christie Fanton United States 11 267 0.3× 288 0.6× 198 1.4× 38 0.6× 20 0.3× 26 587
Benjamin Toh Singapore 7 441 0.6× 493 1.0× 203 1.4× 23 0.3× 21 0.3× 10 854
Volker Blaschke Germany 14 365 0.5× 91 0.2× 131 0.9× 108 1.6× 126 2.1× 26 677

Countries citing papers authored by Naoki Kunii

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Fields of papers citing papers by Naoki Kunii

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naoki Kunii

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Nakagawa, Takuya, Keisuke Matsusaka, Kiyoshi Misawa, et al.. (2020). Stratification of HPV‐associated and HPV‐negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas based on DNA methylation epigenotypes. International Journal of Cancer. 146(9). 2460–2474. 15 indexed citations
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Ihara, Fumie, Daiju Sakurai, Mariko Takami, et al.. (2019). Regulatory T cells induce CD4− NKT cell anergy and suppress NKT cell cytotoxic function. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 68(12). 1935–1947. 27 indexed citations
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Sakurai, Daiju, Fumie Ihara, Naoki Kunii, et al.. (2018). Immunosuppressive property of submandibular lymph nodes in patients with head and neck tumors: differential distribution of regulatory T cells. BMC Research Notes. 11(1). 479–479. 3 indexed citations
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Makita, Yuji, Naoki Kunii, Daiju Sakurai, et al.. (2018). Activated iNKT cells enhance the anti-tumor effect of antigen specific CD8 T cells on mesothelin-expressing salivary gland cancer. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 1254–1254. 4 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Takuya, Keisuke Matsusaka, Kiyoshi Misawa, et al.. (2017). Frequent promoter hypermethylation associated with human papillomavirus infection in pharyngeal cancer. Cancer Letters. 407. 21–31. 36 indexed citations
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Ihara, Fumie, Daiju Sakurai, Yuji Makita, et al.. (2017). CD45RA−Foxp3high regulatory T cells have a negative impact on the clinical outcome of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 66(10). 1275–1285. 32 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Akane, Fumie Ihara, Mariko Takami, et al.. (2016). Blockade of programmed death-1/programmed death ligand pathway enhances the antitumor immunity of human invariant natural killer T cells. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 65(12). 1477–1489. 46 indexed citations
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Kunii, Naoki, et al.. (2016). Three Cases of Neck Swelling after FNAC (fine-needle aspiration cytology). Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho. 119(9). 1225–1230. 1 indexed citations
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Sakurai, Daiju, Fumie Ihara, Yuji Makita, et al.. (2015). Invariant NKT cells are resistant to circulating CD15+ myeloid‐derived suppressor cells in patients with head and neck cancer. Cancer Science. 107(3). 207–216. 23 indexed citations
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Fujii, Shin‐ichiro, Kanako Shimizu, Yoshitaka Okamoto, et al.. (2013). NKT Cells as an Ideal Anti-Tumor Immunotherapeutic. Frontiers in Immunology. 4. 409–409. 97 indexed citations
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Kunii, Naoki, Yangbing Zhao, Shuguang Jiang, et al.. (2012). Enhanced Function of Redirected Human T Cells Expressing Linker for Activation of T Cells That Is Resistant to Ubiquitylation. Human Gene Therapy. 24(1). 27–37. 15 indexed citations
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Kidoya, Hiroyasu, Naoki Kunii, Hisamichi Naito, et al.. (2011). The apelin/APJ system induces maturation of the tumor vasculature and improves the efficiency of immune therapy. Oncogene. 31(27). 3254–3264. 55 indexed citations
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Yamasaki, Kazuki, S. Horiguchi, Naoki Kunii, et al.. (2010). Induction of NKT cell-specific immune responses in cancer tissues after NKT cell-targeted adoptive immunotherapy. Clinical Immunology. 138(3). 255–265. 139 indexed citations
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Motohashi, Shinichiro, Kaoru Nagato, Naoki Kunii, et al.. (2009). A Phase I-II Study of α-Galactosylceramide-Pulsed IL-2/GM-CSF-Cultured Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Patients with Advanced and Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Journal of Immunology. 182(4). 2492–2501. 174 indexed citations
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Kunii, Naoki, S. Horiguchi, Shinichiro Motohashi, et al.. (2009). Combination therapy of in vitro‐expanded natural killer T cells and α‐galactosylceramide‐pulsed antigen‐presenting cells in patients with recurrent head and neck carcinoma. Cancer Science. 100(6). 1092–1098. 142 indexed citations
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Horiguchi, S., Yoshitaka Okamoto, Naoki Kunii, et al.. (2008). [Lowered effectiveness of immunotherapy for cypress pollinosis by using Japanese cedar pollen extract].. PubMed. 57(5). 558–61. 5 indexed citations
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Horiguchi, S., Yoshitaka Okamoto, Syuji Yonekura, et al.. (2007). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Sublingual Immunotherapy for Japanese Cedar Pollinosis. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 146(1). 76–84. 46 indexed citations
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Uchida, Tetsuro, S. Horiguchi, Yuriko Tanaka, et al.. (2007). Phase I study of α-galactosylceramide-pulsed antigen presenting cells administration to the nasal submucosa in unresectable or recurrent head and neck cancer. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 57(3). 337–345. 128 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Heizaburo, Yutaka Okamoto, S. Horiguchi, et al.. (2007). Detection of natural killer T cells in the sinus mucosa from asthmatics with chronic sinusitis. Allergy. 62(12). 1451–1455. 32 indexed citations

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