Toyoko Kikuchi

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
34 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Toyoko Kikuchi is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toyoko Kikuchi has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Immunology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Toyoko Kikuchi's work include Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (17 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers). Toyoko Kikuchi is often cited by papers focused on Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (17 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers). Toyoko Kikuchi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Japan. Toyoko Kikuchi's co-authors include James G. Krueger, Irma Cardinale, Judilyn Fuentes‐Duculan, Michelle A. Lowes, Lisa C. Zaba, Igor Tamm, Maki Ozawa, Ian Walters, Asifa Haider and Lisa M. Austin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Toyoko Kikuchi

34 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Psoriasis Vulgaris Lesion... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2008 2009 2005 250 500 750
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.

  1. Psoriasis Vulgaris Lesions Contain Discrete Populations of Th1 and Th17 T Cells
    2008 855 citations Michelle A. Lowes, Toyoko Kikuchi et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology profile →
  2. IL-22–producing “T22” T cells account for upregulated IL-22 in atopic dermatitis despite reduced IL-17–producing TH17 T cells
    2009 489 citations Kristine Nograles, Lisa C. Zaba et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
  3. Increase in TNF-α and inducible nitric oxide synthase-expressing dendritic cells in psoriasis and reduction with efalizumab (anti-CD11a)
    2005 373 citations Michelle A. Lowes, Francesca Chamian et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Toyoko Kikuchi 3.1k 1.7k 794 625 587 34 4.2k
Inna Novitskaya 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 691 0.9× 410 0.7× 324 0.6× 14 3.1k
Jörg C. Prinz 3.2k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 722 0.9× 471 0.8× 342 0.6× 64 4.0k
Patricia Gilleaudeau 3.3k 1.1× 2.9k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 540 0.9× 502 0.9× 50 5.2k
Juana Gonzalez 2.1k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 868 1.1× 411 0.7× 360 0.6× 45 3.6k
Wolfgang Dummer 2.7k 0.9× 581 0.3× 433 0.5× 891 1.4× 451 0.8× 56 3.9k
Kristine Nograles 3.3k 1.1× 3.1k 1.8× 1.3k 1.6× 472 0.8× 416 0.7× 36 5.0k
Philip E. Stuart 2.2k 0.7× 989 0.6× 597 0.8× 554 0.9× 731 1.2× 45 3.1k
G Stingl 2.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 270 0.3× 255 0.4× 341 0.6× 32 3.2k
Atsushi Otsuka 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 679 0.9× 1.5k 2.4× 1.0k 1.7× 105 5.0k
James T. Elder 1.7k 0.6× 982 0.6× 409 0.5× 351 0.6× 716 1.2× 34 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toyoko Kikuchi

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All Works

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Johnson-Huang, Leanne M., Kejal R. Shah, Katherine C. Pierson, et al.. (2012). Post-Therapeutic Relapse of Psoriasis after CD11a Blockade Is Associated with T Cells and Inflammatory Myeloid DCs. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e30308–e30308. 25 indexed citations
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Nograles, Kristine, Lisa C. Zaba, Avner Shemer, et al.. (2009). IL-22–producing “T22” T cells account for upregulated IL-22 in atopic dermatitis despite reduced IL-17–producing TH17 T cells. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 123(6). 1244–1252.e2. 489 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guttman‐Yassky, Emma, Yulia Vugmeyster, Michelle A. Lowes, et al.. (2008). Blockade of CD11a by Efalizumab in Psoriasis Patients Induces a Unique State of T-Cell Hyporesponsiveness. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 128(5). 1182–1191. 48 indexed citations
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Lowes, Michelle A., Toyoko Kikuchi, Judilyn Fuentes‐Duculan, et al.. (2008). Psoriasis Vulgaris Lesions Contain Discrete Populations of Th1 and Th17 T Cells. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 128(5). 1207–1211. 855 indexed citations breakdown →
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Haider, Asifa, Jules Cohen, Fei Ji, et al.. (2007). Insights into Gene Modulation by Therapeutic TNF and IFNγ Antibodies: TNF Regulates IFNγ Production by T Cells and TNF-Regulated Genes Linked to Psoriasis Transcriptome. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 128(3). 655–666. 31 indexed citations
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Chamian, Francesca, Edmund Lee, Toyoko Kikuchi, et al.. (2007). Alefacept (anti-CD2) causes a selective reduction in circulating effector memory T cells (Tem) and relative preservation of central memory T cells (Tcm) in psoriasis. Journal of Translational Medicine. 5(1). 27–27. 59 indexed citations
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Vugmeyster, Yulia, Toyoko Kikuchi, Michelle A. Lowes, et al.. (2004). Efalizumab (anti-CD11a)-induced increase in peripheral blood leukocytes in psoriasis patients is preferentially mediated by altered trafficking of memory CD8+ T cells into lesional skin. Clinical Immunology. 113(1). 38–46. 57 indexed citations
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Oliver, Stephen J., Toyoko Kikuchi, James G. Krueger, & Gilla Kaplan. (2002). Thalidomide Induces Granuloma Differentiation in Sarcoid Skin Lesions Associated with Disease Improvement. Clinical Immunology. 102(3). 225–236. 57 indexed citations
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Rottman, James B., et al.. (2001). Potential Role of the Chemokine Receptors CXCR3, CCR4, and the Integrin αEβ7 in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis Vulgaris. Laboratory Investigation. 81(3). 335–347. 177 indexed citations
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Oestreicher, Judy, Ian Walters, Toyoko Kikuchi, et al.. (2001). Molecular classification of psoriasis disease-associated genes through pharmacogenomic expression profiling. The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 1(4). 272–287. 148 indexed citations
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Ozawa, Maki, Katalin Ferenczi, Toyoko Kikuchi, et al.. (1999). 312-nanometer Ultraviolet B Light (Narrow-Band UVB) Induces Apoptosis of  T Cells within Psoriatic Lesions. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 189(4). 711–718. 241 indexed citations
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Trepicchio, William L., Maki Ozawa, Ian Walters, et al.. (1999). Interleukin-11 therapy selectively downregulates type I cytokine proinflammatory pathways in psoriasis lesions. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 104(11). 1527–1537. 180 indexed citations
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Tamm, Igor, Toyoko Kikuchi, David K. Kreutter, W. J. Pledger, & Lawrence M. Pfeffer. (1994). Selective Interferon-α/β Effects on Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Stimulated Processes in Quiescent BALB/c-3T3 Fibroblasts. Journal of Interferon Research. 14(5). 265–273. 5 indexed citations
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Tamm, Igor, Toyoko Kikuchi, James G. Krueger, & James S. Murphy. (1992). Dissociation between early loss of actin fibres and subsequent cell death in serum-deprived quiescent Balb/c-3T3 cells. Cellular Signalling. 4(6). 675–686. 7 indexed citations
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Tamm, Igor & Toyoko Kikuchi. (1991). Activation of signal transduction pathways protects quiescent Balb/c‐3T3 fibroblasts against death due to serum deprivation. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 148(1). 85–95. 25 indexed citations
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Tamm, Igor, Toyoko Kikuchi, & Arturo Zychlinsky. (1991). Acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors are survival factors with distinctive activity in quiescent BALB/c 3T3 murine fibroblasts.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(8). 3372–3376. 61 indexed citations
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Tamm, Igor & Toyoko Kikuchi. (1983). Inhibition of HeLa-S3 Cell Proliferation and Biosynthesis by 5,6-Dichloro-1- -D-ribofuranosylbenzimidazole (DRB). Experimental Biology and Medicine. 173(2). 238–243. 3 indexed citations
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Tamm, Igor, Toyoko Kikuchi, & James S. Murphy. (1982). Serum enhances the cycling and survival of HeLa cells treated with 5,6-dichloro-1-beta-D-ribofuranosylbenzimidazole.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(8). 2569–2573. 5 indexed citations

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