Saya Moriyama

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Saya Moriyama is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saya Moriyama has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Immunology, 16 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Saya Moriyama's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers). Saya Moriyama is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers). Saya Moriyama collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Saya Moriyama's co-authors include Tomohiro Kurosaki, David Artis, Anne-Laure Flamar, Takaharu Okada, Gregory Putzel, Tanel Mahlakõiv, Kohei Kometani, Christoph S. N. Klose, Jesper B. Moeller and Lucille C. Rankin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Saya Moriyama

37 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

The neuropeptide neuromedin U stimulates innate lymphoid cells and type 2 inflammation

2017 405 citations Christoph S. N. Klose, Tanel Mahlakõiv et al. Nature profile →
β ₂ -adrenergic receptor–mediated negative regulation of group 2 innate lymphoid cell responses

2018 288 citations Saya Moriyama, Jonathan R. Brestoff et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saya Moriyama Japan	18	1.7k	528	322	295	276	39	2.4k
Naomi Yudanin United States	8	2.0k 1.2×	375 0.7×	198 0.6×	271 0.9×	209 0.8×	8	2.6k
Anne-Laure Flamar United States	20	1.7k 1.0×	749 1.4×	349 1.1×	376 1.3×	79 0.3×	28	2.3k
Jesper B. Moeller Denmark	19	805 0.5×	531 1.0×	262 0.8×	310 1.1×	114 0.4×	42	1.6k
Yuefeng Huang United States	19	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 2.1×	353 1.1×	484 1.6×	138 0.5×	37	2.5k
Takashi Senda United States	11	1.8k 1.1×	311 0.6×	157 0.5×	356 1.2×	137 0.5×	16	2.4k
Jacqueline Perrigoue United States	16	1.3k 0.8×	400 0.8×	476 1.5×	289 1.0×	167 0.6×	23	2.1k
John Leung United States	25	643 0.4×	495 0.9×	259 0.8×	341 1.2×	156 0.6×	77	1.8k
Dalia Burzyn United States	11	1.6k 0.9×	275 0.5×	272 0.8×	982 3.3×	161 0.6×	20	2.7k
Minghe Ma United States	20	1.8k 1.0×	194 0.4×	176 0.5×	449 1.5×	172 0.6×	25	2.7k
Kim Kusser United States	18	1.8k 1.1×	245 0.5×	210 0.7×	423 1.4×	201 0.7×	19	2.9k

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Moriyama, Saya, Ryutaro Kotaki, Chaniya Leepiyasakulchai, et al.. (2025). Atypical memory B cells from natural malaria infection produced broadly neutralizing antibodies against Plasmodium vivax variants. PLoS Pathogens. 21(1). e1012866–e1012866. 1 indexed citations

Kotaki, Ryutaro, Saya Moriyama, Taishi Onodera, et al.. (2024). Repeated Omicron exposures redirect SARS-CoV-2–specific memory B cell evolution toward the latest variants. Science Translational Medicine. 16(761). eadp9927–eadp9927. 10 indexed citations

Kotaki, Ryutaro, Saya Moriyama, & Yoshimasa Takahashi. (2023). Humoral immunity for durable control of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. Inflammation and Regeneration. 43(1). 6 indexed citations

Miyamoto, Shô, Takeshi Arashiro, Akira Ueno, et al.. (2023). Non-Omicron breakthrough infection with higher viral load and longer vaccination-infection interval improves SARS-CoV-2 BA.4/5 neutralization. iScience. 26(2). 105969–105969. 6 indexed citations

Kotaki, Ryutaro, Yu Adachi, Saya Moriyama, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-neutralizing memory B cells are elicited by two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. Science Immunology. 7(70). eabn8590–eabn8590. 67 indexed citations

Yoshihara, Yasuo, Haruka Momose, Shuetsu Fukushi, et al.. (2022). Safety and immunogenicity of the Pfizer/BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 mRNA third booster vaccine dose against the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron variants. Med. 3(6). 406–421.e4. 14 indexed citations

Sato, Takashi, Saya Moriyama, Yu Adachi, et al.. (2022). Longitudinal Analysis of Neutralizing Potency against SARS-CoV-2 in the Recovered Patients after Treatment with or without Favipiravir. Viruses. 14(4). 670–670. 1 indexed citations

Takeshita, Masaru, Naoshi Nishina, Saya Moriyama, et al.. (2022). Immune evasion and chronological decrease in titer of neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concerns in COVID-19 patients. Clinical Immunology. 238. 108999–108999. 10 indexed citations

Fujigaki, Hidetsugu, Saya Moriyama, Yoshimasa Takahashi, et al.. (2021). Comparative Analysis of Antigen-Specific Anti–SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Isotypes in COVID-19 Patients. The Journal of Immunology. 206(10). 2393–2401. 17 indexed citations

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Shinnakasu, Ryo, Shuhei Sakakibara, Hiromi Yamamoto, et al.. (2021). Glycan engineering of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain elicits cross-neutralizing antibodies for SARS-related viruses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(12). 17 indexed citations

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Kabata, Hiroki, Anne-Laure Flamar, Tanel Mahlakõiv, et al.. (2020). Targeted deletion of the TSLP receptor reveals cellular mechanisms that promote type 2 airway inflammation. Mucosal Immunology. 13(4). 626–636. 64 indexed citations

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Flamar, Anne-Laure, Christoph S. N. Klose, Jesper B. Moeller, et al.. (2020). Interleukin-33 Induces the Enzyme Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1 to Promote Inflammatory Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Immunity. Immunity. 52(4). 606–619.e6. 82 indexed citations

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Mahlakõiv, Tanel, Anne-Laure Flamar, Laura K. Johnston, et al.. (2019). Stromal cells maintain immune cell homeostasis in adipose tissue via production of interleukin-33. Science Immunology. 4(35). 170 indexed citations

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Moriyama, Saya, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Anne-Laure Flamar, et al.. (2018). β ₂ -adrenergic receptor–mediated negative regulation of group 2 innate lymphoid cell responses. Science. 359(6379). 1056–1061. 288 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chu, Coco, Saya Moriyama, Zhi Li, et al.. (2018). Anti-microbial Functions of Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissues Are Regulated by G-Protein-Coupled Receptor 183. Cell Reports. 23(13). 3750–3758. 67 indexed citations

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Klose, Christoph S. N., Tanel Mahlakõiv, Jesper B. Moeller, et al.. (2017). The neuropeptide neuromedin U stimulates innate lymphoid cells and type 2 inflammation. Nature. 549(7671). 282–286. 405 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shinnakasu, Ryo, Takeshi Inoue, Kohei Kometani, et al.. (2016). Regulated selection of germinal-center cells into the memory B cell compartment. Nature Immunology. 17(7). 861–869. 281 indexed citations

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Kitano, Masahiro, Saya Moriyama, Yukio Ando, et al.. (2011). Bcl6 Protein Expression Shapes Pre-Germinal Center B Cell Dynamics and Follicular Helper T Cell Heterogeneity. Immunity. 34(6). 961–972. 315 indexed citations

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Aiba, Yuichi, Kohei Kometani, Saya Moriyama, et al.. (2010). Preferential localization of IgG memory B cells adjacent to contracted germinal centers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(27). 12192–12197. 98 indexed citations

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Denda‐Nagai, Kaori, Satoshi Aida, Saya Moriyama, et al.. (2010). Distribution and Function of Macrophage Galactose-type C-type Lectin 2 (MGL2/CD301b). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(25). 19193–19204. 67 indexed citations

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