Toshiomi Okuno

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Toshiomi Okuno is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Oncology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshiomi Okuno has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Epidemiology, 24 papers in Oncology and 21 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Toshiomi Okuno's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (48 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (46 papers) and Viral-associated cancers and disorders (24 papers). Toshiomi Okuno is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (48 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (46 papers) and Viral-associated cancers and disorders (24 papers). Toshiomi Okuno collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and United States. Toshiomi Okuno's co-authors include Koichi Yamanishi, Kimíyasu Shiraki, Toshio Kondo, Michiaki Takahashi, K Yamanishi, Takeshi Kurata, Yoshizo Asano, M Takahashi, Shuhei Sakakibara and Koichi Baba and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Toshiomi Okuno

72 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6 AS A CAUSAL AGENT F... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 250 500 750 1000
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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. IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6 AS A CAUSAL AGENT FOR EXANTHEM SUBITUM
    1988 1.1k citations Koichi Yamanishi, Kimíyasu Shiraki et al. profile →

Peers

Toshiomi Okuno
Ursula A. Gompels United Kingdom
Rhonda D. Cardin United States
Emilio Flaño United States
Hans Helmut Niller Germany
Ester M. M. van Leeuwen Netherlands
Urs Karrer Switzerland
Claire Deback France
M. Scriba Austria
Naglaa H. Shoukry Canada
Lucy Rasmussen United States
Ursula A. Gompels United Kingdom
Toshiomi Okuno
Citations per year, relative to Toshiomi Okuno Toshiomi Okuno (= 1×) peers Ursula A. Gompels

Countries citing papers authored by Toshiomi Okuno

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toshiomi Okuno

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toshiomi Okuno

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Toshiomi Okuno. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Toshiomi Okuno 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 Toshiomi Okuno. Toshiomi Okuno 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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Otani, Naruhito, Kazuhiko Nakajima, Kumiko Yamada, et al.. (2024). Timing of Assessment of Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity after Influenza Vaccination. Vaccines. 12(6). 584–584.
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Otani, Naruhito, Masayuki Shima, Takashi Ueda, et al.. (2023). Changes in the Epidemiology of Rubella: The Influence of Vaccine-Introducing Methods and COVID-19. Vaccines. 11(8). 1358–1358. 4 indexed citations
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Iwamoto, Shinichi, Ritsuko Koketsu, Toshiomi Okuno, et al.. (2019). Quantification of a cell-mediated immune response against varicella zoster virus by assessing responder CD4high memory cell proliferation in activated whole blood cultures. Vaccine. 37(36). 5225–5232. 4 indexed citations
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Otani, Naruhito, Masayuki Shima, Takashi Ueda, et al.. (2018). Relationship between the frequency of influenza vaccination and cell-mediated immunity. Journal of Immunological Methods. 458. 58–62. 3 indexed citations
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Okuno, Toshiomi, Laura C. Hooper, Roxana Ursea, et al.. (2010). Role of Human Herpes Virus 6 in Corneal Inflammation Alone or With Human Herpesviruses. Cornea. 30(2). 204–207. 17 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Ken, Keiji Ueda, Shuhei Sakakibara, et al.. (2004). A posttranscriptional regulator of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus interacts with RNA-binding protein PCBP1 and controls gene expression through the IRES. Virology. 325(2). 364–378. 20 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Ken, Keiji Ueda, Shuhei Sakakibara, et al.. (2003). A viral transcriptional activator of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) induces apoptosis, which is blocked in KSHV-infected cells. Virology. 316(1). 64–74. 12 indexed citations
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Okuno, Toshiomi, et al.. (2002). Activation of human herpesvirus 8 open reading frame K5 independent of ORF50 expression. Virus Research. 90(1-2). 77–89. 31 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Naoko, et al.. (1997). Antigenic analysis of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) and HHV-6 using immune sera and monoclonal antibodies against HHV-7.. Journal of General Virology. 78(5). 1131–1137. 13 indexed citations
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Shiraki, Kimíyasu, Hitoshi Sato, Jun Yamamura, et al.. (1997). Functions of purified gB, gE:gI, and gH:gL, and their sialyl residues in varicella-zoster virus infection. Archives of Virology. 142(11). 2295–2301. 17 indexed citations
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Takeda, Kazuhiko, Toshiomi Okuno, Yuji Isegawa, & Koichi Yamanishi. (1996). Identification of a Variant A-Specific Neutralizing Epitope on Glycoprotein B (gB) of Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6). Virology. 222(1). 176–183. 28 indexed citations
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Matsui, Shoko, Toshiomi Okuno, & Kimíyasu Shiraki. (1994). Functional Roles of Terminal Glycomoieties in Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection. Virology. 198(1). 50–58. 12 indexed citations
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Shiraki, Kimiyasu, Hiroshi Ochiai, Toshiomi Okuno, et al.. (1992). Comparison of antiviral assay methods using cell-free and cell-associated varicella-zoster virus. Antiviral Research. 18(2). 209–214. 28 indexed citations
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Shiraki, Kimíyasu, Masami Ishibashi, Toshiomi Okuno, et al.. (1991). Immunosuppressive dose of azathioprine inhibits replication of human cytomegalovirus in vitro. Archives of Virology. 117(3-4). 165–171. 25 indexed citations
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Shiraki, Kimíyasu, Michio Ishibashi, Toshiomi Okuno, et al.. (1991). Effect of FK-506 on replication of human cytomegalovirus in vitro.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 44(5). 550–552. 6 indexed citations
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Kondo, Kazuhiro, Toshio Kondo, Toshiomi Okuno, Motoko Takahashi, & K Yamanishi. (1991). Latent human herpesvirus 6 infection of human monocytes/macrophages. Journal of General Virology. 72(6). 1401–1408. 281 indexed citations
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Kurata, Takayasu, Takuya Iwasaki, Tetsutaro Sata, et al.. (1990). Viral Pathology of Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 278. 39–47. 10 indexed citations
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Okuno, Toshiomi, et al.. (1990). Analysis of a glycoprotein of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) using monoclonal antibodies. Virology. 176(2). 625–628. 63 indexed citations
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Okuno, Toshiomi, Kimíyasu Shiraki, Koichi Yamanishi, et al.. (1990). HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6 INFECTION IN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation. 49(3). 519–522. 149 indexed citations

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