Takashi Yamamura

19.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
294 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Takashi Yamamura is a scholar working on Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takashi Yamamura has authored 294 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Immunology, 86 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 71 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Takashi Yamamura's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (83 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (71 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (68 papers). Takashi Yamamura is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (83 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (71 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (68 papers). Takashi Yamamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Takashi Yamamura's co-authors include Sachiko Miyake, Katsuichi Miyamoto, Shinji Oki, Toshimasa Aranami, Wakiro Sato, Asako Chiba, Jun‐ichi Satoh, Takashi Yoshimura, Shizufumi Ebihara and Jenny E. Gumperz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Takashi Yamamura

280 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

A synthetic glycolipid prevents autoimmune encephalomyeli... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2002 2015 2019 2020 200 400 600
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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. A synthetic glycolipid prevents autoimmune encephalomyelitis by inducing TH2 bias of natural killer T cells
    2001 735 citations Sachiko Miyake, Takashi Yamamura et al. profile →
  2. Functionally Distinct Subsets of CD1d-restricted Natural Killer T Cells Revealed by CD1d Tetramer Staining
    2002 625 citations Sachiko Miyake, Takashi Yamamura et al. profile →
  3. Dysbiosis in the Gut Microbiota of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, with a Striking Depletion of Species Belonging to Clostridia XIVa and IV Clusters
    2015 593 citations Sachiko Miyake, Wakiro Sato et al. profile →
  4. Trial of Satralizumab in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
    2019 415 citations Takashi Yamamura, Ingo Kleiter et al. profile →
  5. Safety and efficacy of satralizumab monotherapy in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
    2020 317 citations Anthony Traboulsee, Benjamin Greenberg et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takashi Yamamura Japan 65 6.6k 3.2k 3.1k 2.0k 1.5k 294 14.3k
Lars Fugger Denmark 59 7.2k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 810 0.4× 1.6k 1.1× 168 15.5k
Roland Liblau France 62 7.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 206 13.5k
Jan Bauer Austria 68 4.1k 0.6× 3.4k 1.1× 4.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 221 14.5k
Jorge Correale Argentina 52 3.4k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 4.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 887 0.6× 226 9.9k
Ari Waisman Germany 77 10.7k 1.6× 6.0k 1.9× 2.2k 0.7× 723 0.4× 2.3k 1.6× 286 22.1k
Sandra Amor Netherlands 61 3.9k 0.6× 3.6k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 995 0.7× 198 12.4k
Francesca Aloisi Italy 62 6.7k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 5.1k 1.7× 2.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 130 15.9k
Celia F. Brosnan United States 70 6.3k 0.9× 4.7k 1.5× 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 205 16.7k
Hans Link Sweden 64 5.8k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 4.4k 1.4× 3.7k 1.9× 2.0k 1.4× 359 14.4k
David R. Hinton United States 75 3.8k 0.6× 9.0k 2.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 386 20.8k

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All Works

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Bennett, Jeffrey L., Kazuo Fujihara, Albert Saiz, et al.. (2025). Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Satralizumab in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder From the SAkuraMoon Open-Label Extension Study. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 12(6). e200494–e200494. 1 indexed citations
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Higaki, Shogo, et al.. (2024). Leveraging computer vision-based pose estimation technique in dairy cows for objective mobility analysis and scoring system. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 217. 108573–108573. 19 indexed citations
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Yamamura, Takashi, Noriko Isobe, Izumi Kawachi, et al.. (2024). Safety and Effectiveness of Satralizumab in Japanese Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A 6-month Interim Analysis of Post-marketing Surveillance. Neurology and Therapy. 13(5). 1361–1383. 7 indexed citations
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Sato, Wakiro, Daisuke Noto, M. Araki, et al.. (2023). First-in-human clinical trial of the NKT cell-stimulatory glycolipid OCH in multiple sclerosis. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 16. 4223443241–4223443241. 10 indexed citations
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Raveney, Ben J. E., Yosif El‐Darawish, Wakiro Sato, et al.. (2022). Neuropilin‐1 ( NRP1 ) expression distinguishes self‐reactive helper T cells in systemic autoimmune disease. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 14(10). e15864–e15864. 5 indexed citations
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Saida, Takahiko, Takashi Yamamura, Takayuki Kondo, et al.. (2019). A randomized placebo-controlled trial of delayed-release dimethyl fumarate in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis from East Asia and other countries. BMC Neurology. 19(1). 5–5. 22 indexed citations
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Shirai, Yoko, et al.. (2019). Efficacy of tocilizumab for fulminant multiple sclerosis with a tumefactive cervical lesion: A 12-year-old boy. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 37. 101460–101460. 11 indexed citations
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Yamamura, Takashi, Kazutaka Shimada, & Shintaro Kawahara. (2016). The Kyutech corpus and topic segmentation using a combined method. International Conference on Computational Linguistics. 95–104. 6 indexed citations
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Nagai, Koichi, et al.. (2013). Epiregulin is critical for the acinar cell regeneration of the submandibular gland in a mouse duct ligation model. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine. 43(5). 378–387. 19 indexed citations
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Wakabayashi, Yoshihiro, et al.. (2012). Electrophysiological and Morphological Evidence for Synchronized GnRH Pulse Generator Activity Among Kisspeptin/Neurokinin B/Dynorphin A (KNDy) Neurons in Goats. Journal of Reproduction and Development. 59(1). 40–48. 65 indexed citations
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Barker, Jennifer M., Takashi Yamamura, Jacques Balthazart, & Gregory F. Ball. (2010). Testosterone increases cell turnover in song nucleus HVC and increases cell recruitment into Area X of adult female canaries.. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Miyake, Sachiko, Miho Mizuno, Chiharu Tomi, et al.. (2009). Suppression of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Ghrelin. The Journal of Immunology. 183(4). 2859–2866. 76 indexed citations
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Nakao, Nobuhiro, Shinobu Yasuo, Takashi Yamamura, et al.. (2007). Circadian Clock Gene Regulation of Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein Gene Expression in Preovulatory Ovarian Follicles. Endocrinology. 148(7). 3031–3038. 102 indexed citations
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Yu, Karl O. A., Jin S. Im, Alberto Molano, et al.. (2005). Modulation of CD1d-restricted NKT cell responses by using N- acyl variants of α-galactosylceramides. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(9). 3383–3388. 288 indexed citations
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Yamamura, Takashi, et al.. (2004). Zeolitization of Allophane Compacts by Hydrothermal Treatment with Sodium Hydroxide Solution. Journal of the Clay Science Society of Japan. 44(2). 53–61. 3 indexed citations
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Kawamura, Kazuyuki, Takashi Yamamura, Kazumasa Yokoyama, et al.. (2000). HLA-DR2–restricted responses to proteolipid protein 95-116 peptide cause autoimmune encephalitis in transgenic mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 105(7). 977–984. 36 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Makoto, et al.. (1997). A Study of CaO-TiO_2-C Materials for Preventing Alumina Buildup in Casting Nozzles. Taikabutsu overseas. 17(2). 34–40. 4 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Makoto, et al.. (1996). Effect of ZrN Addition on Alumina-Carbon Materials. Taikabutsu overseas. 16(2). 38–42. 1 indexed citations

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