Toshio Kitamura

36.7k total citations · 11 hit papers
349 papers, 23.3k citations indexed

About

Toshio Kitamura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshio Kitamura has authored 349 papers receiving a total of 23.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Molecular Biology, 125 papers in Immunology and 90 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Toshio Kitamura's work include Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (68 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (66 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (43 papers). Toshio Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (68 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (66 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (43 papers). Toshio Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Toshio Kitamura's co-authors include Atsushi Miyajima, T Kojima, S. Morita, Tetsuya Nosaka, Hideaki Nakajima, Takashi Yokota, Toshihiko Oki, Hidetoshi Kumagai, Fumi Shibata and Alice Mui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Toshio Kitamura

341 papers receiving 22.8k citations

Hit Papers

Plat-E: an efficient and stable system for transient pack... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2000 2007 2002 1989 2003 400 800 1.2k
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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. Plat-E: an efficient and stable system for transient packaging of retroviruses
    2000 1.4k citations Toshio Kitamura et al. profile →
  2. Identification of Tim4 as a phosphatidylserine receptor
    2007 912 citations Toshio Kitamura et al. profile →
  3. Essential role of MD-2 in LPS responsiveness and TLR4 distribution
    2002 836 citations Shizuo Akira, Toshio Kitamura et al. profile →
  4. Establishment and characterization of a unique human cell line that proliferates dependently on GM‐CSF, IL‐3, or erythropoietin
    1989 742 citations Toshio Kitamura et al. profile →
  5. Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer and expression cloning: powerful tools in functional genomics
    2003 591 citations Toshio Kitamura, Toshihiko Oki et al. profile →
  6. Molecular cloning of a second subunit of the receptor for human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF): reconstitution of a high-affinity GM-CSF receptor.
    1990 572 citations Toshio Kitamura et al. profile →
  7. Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer and expression cloning: powerful tools in functional genomics
    2003 560 citations Toshio Kitamura, Toshihiko Oki et al. profile →
  8. Expression cloning of the human IL-3 receptor cDNA reveals a shared β subunit for the human IL-3 and GM-CSF receptors
    1991 538 citations Toshio Kitamura et al. profile →
  9. DNAM-1, A Novel Adhesion Molecule Involved in the Cytolytic Function of T Lymphocytes
    1996 521 citations Toshio Kitamura et al. Immunity profile →
  10. Cytokine Receptors and Signal Transduction
    1992 518 citations Toshio Kitamura et al. profile →
  11. Human Placenta‐Derived Cells Have Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cell Potential
    2004 502 citations Hideaki Nakajima, Toshio Kitamura 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
Toshio Kitamura Japan 76 10.2k 9.4k 5.1k 3.7k 2.2k 349 23.3k
Victor L. J. Tybulewicz United Kingdom 75 9.4k 0.9× 10.0k 1.1× 3.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 201 22.7k
E. Richard Stanley United States 80 10.8k 1.1× 17.3k 1.8× 6.8k 1.3× 2.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 219 30.9k
Steven T. Pals Netherlands 71 9.6k 0.9× 6.2k 0.7× 5.0k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 238 20.9k
Donald Metcalf Australia 89 12.5k 1.2× 13.6k 1.5× 8.7k 1.7× 5.8k 1.6× 2.2k 1.0× 305 30.6k
Atsushi Miyajima Japan 84 10.3k 1.0× 10.2k 1.1× 8.7k 1.7× 2.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 364 26.6k
Koichi Akashi Japan 83 11.6k 1.1× 12.0k 1.3× 6.2k 1.2× 10.0k 2.7× 3.2k 1.5× 680 29.8k
Malcolm A.S. Moore United States 82 13.2k 1.3× 7.4k 0.8× 7.6k 1.5× 7.0k 1.9× 3.7k 1.7× 337 28.5k
Austin Gurney United States 57 8.9k 0.9× 7.2k 0.8× 5.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 804 0.4× 98 19.9k
Nicos A. Nicola Australia 88 10.5k 1.0× 13.4k 1.4× 12.2k 2.4× 4.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 333 29.2k
Elisabeth Kremmer Germany 96 14.5k 1.4× 8.1k 0.9× 5.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.8× 428 28.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toshio Kitamura

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dai, Yutong, Wenyu Zhang, Yu‐Hsuan Chang, et al.. (2025). Machine Learning‐Based Predictive Modeling Maximizes the Efficacy of mTOR /p53 Co‐Targeting Therapy Against AML. Cancer Science. 116(11). 3040–3051.
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Zhang, Wenyu, Tomohiro Yabushita, Shiori Shikata, et al.. (2024). HDAC7 is a potential therapeutic target in acute erythroid leukemia. Leukemia. 38(12). 2614–2627.
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Yamamoto, Kana, Morihito Takita, Masahiro Kami, et al.. (2022). Profiles of anemia in adolescent students with sports club membership in an outpatient clinic setting: a retrospective study. PeerJ. 10. e13004–e13004. 5 indexed citations
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Inoue, Takeshi, Ryo Shinnakasu, Wataru Ise, et al.. (2020). Exit from germinal center to become quiescent memory B cells depends on metabolic reprograming and provision of a survival signal. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(1). 61 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Toshio, et al.. (2014). A simple, non-destructive frozen DNA extraction method for viruliferous whiteflies collected from a yellow sticky trap plate to detect tomato yellow leaf curl virus. Annual Report of The Kansai Plant Protection Society. 56(0). 127–129. 2 indexed citations
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Islam, Shahidul, Yohei Shinmyo, Tatsuya Okafuji, et al.. (2009). Draxin, a Repulsive Guidance Protein for Spinal Cord and Forebrain Commissures. Science. 323(5912). 388–393. 131 indexed citations
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Kawashima, Toshiyuki, Ying Bao, Yukinori Minoshima, et al.. (2009). A Rac GTPase-Activating Protein, MgcRacGAP, Is a Nuclear Localizing Signal-Containing Nuclear Chaperone in the Activation of STAT Transcription Factors. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(7). 1796–1813. 68 indexed citations
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Watanabe‐Okochi, Naoko, Jiro Kitaura, Ryoichi Ono, et al.. (2008). AML1 mutations induced MDS and MDS/AML in a mouse BMT model. Blood. 111(8). 4297–4308. 115 indexed citations
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Oki, Toshihiko, Jiro Kitaura, Koji Eto, et al.. (2006). Integrin αIIbβ3 Induces the Adhesion and Activation of Mast Cells through Interaction with Fibrinogen. The Journal of Immunology. 176(1). 52–60. 35 indexed citations
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Ono, Ryoichi, Hideaki Nakajima, Katsutoshi Ozaki, et al.. (2005). Dimerization of MLL fusion proteins and FLT3 activation synergize to induce multiple-lineage leukemogenesis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(4). 919–929. 90 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Toshio, et al.. (2004). Varietal difference in the susceptibility of strawberry to western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande).. Kyushu Plant Protection Research. 50. 55–61. 1 indexed citations
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Fujio, Keishi, Akiko Okamoto, Hiroyuki Tahara, et al.. (2004). Nucleosome-Specific Regulatory T Cells Engineered by Triple Gene Transfer Suppress a Systemic Autoimmune Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 173(3). 2118–2125. 32 indexed citations
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Tahara, Hiroyuki, Keishi Fujio, Yasuto Araki, et al.. (2003). Reconstitution of CD8+ T Cells by Retroviral Transfer of the TCR αβ-Chain Genes Isolated from a Clonally Expanded P815-Infiltrating Lymphocyte. The Journal of Immunology. 171(4). 2154–2160. 34 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Toshio, et al.. (2002). RELATIONSHIP AND SEASONAL INFLUENCE OF THE CREEP BEHAVIOR ON GLULAM MEMBER, JOINT AND FRAME UNDER NON-CONTROLLED CONDITION. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 67(551). 87–94. 1 indexed citations
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Perez, Omar D., Shigemi Kinoshita, Yasumichi Hitoshi, et al.. (2002). Activation of the PKB/AKT Pathway by ICAM-2. Immunity. 16(1). 51–65. 110 indexed citations
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Kawashima, Toshiyuki, Ken T. Murata, Shizuo Akira, et al.. (2001). STAT5 Induces Macrophage Differentiation of M1 Leukemia Cells Through Activation of IL-6 Production Mediated by NF-κB p65. The Journal of Immunology. 167(7). 3652–3660. 49 indexed citations
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Setoguchi, Keigo, Yoshikata Misaki, Yasuto Araki, et al.. (2000). Antigen-Specific T Cells Transduced with IL-10 Ameliorate Experimentally Induced Arthritis Without Impairing the Systemic Immune Response to the Antigen. The Journal of Immunology. 165(10). 5980–5986. 36 indexed citations
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Fujio, Keishi, Yoshikata Misaki, Keigo Setoguchi, et al.. (2000). Functional Reconstitution of Class II MHC-Restricted T Cell Immunity Mediated by Retroviral Transfer of the αβ TCR Complex. The Journal of Immunology. 165(1). 528–532. 72 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Toshio, et al.. (1999). Effect of high temperature on survival of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (PERGANDE).. Kyushu Plant Protection Research. 45. 113–115. 5 indexed citations
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Itamura, Hiroyuki, Tadaaki Fukushima, Toshio Kitamura, et al.. (1994). Effects of Defoliation and Foliar Application of Gibberellic Acid on Fruit Softening after Alcohol Treatment of Japanese Persimmon 'Hiratanenashi'.. Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science. 62(4). 867–875. 2 indexed citations

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