2026 Akihiko Ito: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	65	9308	8588	627	589	355	12862

Overview

Akihiko Ito is affiliated with Kindai University in Japan and conducts research at the intersection of medicine and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including materials chemistry, oncology, electrical and electronic engineering, radiation, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's publication topics highlight a focus on advanced materials and biomedical applications, notably:

Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Semiconductor materials and devices
Nuclear materials and radiation effects
Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Among their recent papers are:

"Impact of EGFR-TKI Treatment on the Tumor Immune Microenvironment in EGFR Mutation-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" (2020), published in Clinical Cancer Research
"Clinical Application of the FoundationOne CDx Assay to Therapeutic Decision-Making for Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors" (2020), published in The Oncologist
"Chemical vapor deposition route to transparent thick films of Eu³⁺-doped HfO₂ and Lu₂O₃ for luminescent phosphors" (2020), published in Optical Materials Express
"Contribution of MMP14-expressing cancer-associated fibroblasts in the tumor immune microenvironment to progression of colorectal cancer" (2022), published in Frontiers in Oncology
"High-throughput production of LuAG-based highly luminescent thick film scintillators for radiation detection and imaging" (2022), published in Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Akihiko Ito include:

Shogen Matsumoto
Man Hagiyama
Azusa Yoneshige
Kazuhiko Nakagawa
Tomoyuki Otani

Their research is frequently published in venues such as:

Materials Letters
Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Sensors and Materials
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Best Publications

Impaired Allostimulatory Capacity of Peripheral Blood Dendritic Cells Recovered from Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Individuals

Tatsuya Kanto;Norio Hayashi;Tetsuo Takehara;Tomohide Tatsumi

456
Citations
Expression of osteopontin messenger RNA by macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques. A possible association with calcification

S. Hirota;M. Imakita;K. Kohri;A. Ito

369
Citations
Expression of the enhancer of zeste homolog 2 is correlated with poor prognosis in human gastric cancer

Yasuko Matsukawa;Shuho Semba;Hirotaka Kato;Akihiko Ito

277
Citations
Localization of mRNA for c-kit receptor and its ligand in the brain of adult rats: an analysis using in situ hybridization histochemistry.

Seiichi Hirota;Akihiko Ito;Eiichi Morii;Akio Wanaka

256
Citations
Unc93B1 Restricts Systemic Lethal Inflammation by Orchestrating Toll-like Receptor 7 and 9 Trafficking

Ryutaro Fukui;Shin-Ichiroh Saitoh;Atsuo Kanno;Masahiro Onji

255
Citations
A role for heterologous gap junctions between melanoma and endothelial cells in metastasis

Akihiko Ito;Fumitaka Katoh;Tatsuki R. Kataoka;Morihito Okada

248
Citations
Peripheral Blood Biomarkers Associated with Clinical Outcome in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Nivolumab

Junko Tanizaki;Koji Haratani;Hidetoshi Hayashi;Yasutaka Chiba

233
Citations
A truncated isoform of the PP2A B56 subunit promotes cell motility through paxillin phosphorylation.

Akihiko Ito;Tatsuki R. Kataoka;Masafumi Watanabe;Kazutaka Nishiyama

228
Citations
Lats2 Is an Essential Mitotic Regulator Required for the Coordination of Cell Division

Norikazu Yabuta;Nobuhiro Okada;Akihiko Ito;Toshiya Hosomi

210
Citations
Snail-associated epithelial-mesenchymal transition promotes oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma motility and progression.

Y Usami;S Satake;F Nakayama;M Matsumoto

200
Citations
Expression of the c-met protooncogene in human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Kunio Suzuki;Norio Hayashi;Yukinori Yamada;Harumasa Yoshihara

200
Citations
Reduced expression of claudin-7 correlates with invasion and metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

Yu Usami;Hideki Chiba;Fumihito Nakayama;Junya Ueda

199
Citations
Influence of HLA haplotypes on the clinical courses of individuals infected with hepatitis C virus

Noriyoshi Kuzushita;Norio Hayashi;Toyoki Moribe;Kazuhiro Katayama

199
Citations
Impact of EGFR-TKI Treatment on the Tumor Immune Microenvironment in EGFR Mutation-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Kohsuke Isomoto;Koji Haratani;Hidetoshi Hayashi;Shigeki Shimizu

197
Citations
Cyclin G1 is involved in G2/M arrest in response to DNA damage and in growth control after damage recovery.

Shinya H Kimura;Masahito Ikawa;Akihiko Ito;Masaru Okabe

193
Citations
Generation of hollow scalar and vector beams using a spot-defect mirror.

Akihiko Ito;Yuichi Kozawa;Shunichi Sato

183
Citations
Imaging and clinicopathological features of nivolumab-related cholangitis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Hisato Kawakami;Junko Tanizaki;Kaoru Tanaka;Koji Haratani

177
Citations
SgIGSF: a new mast-cell adhesion molecule used for attachment to fibroblasts and transcriptionally regulated by MITF

Akihiko Ito;Tomoko Jippo;Tomoko Jippo;Tomohiko Wakayama;Tomohiko Wakayama;Eiichi Morii;Eiichi Morii

175
Citations
The Spermatogenic Ig Superfamily/Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecule Mast-Cell Adhesion Molecule Promotes Interaction with Nerves

Tadahide Furuno;Akihiko Ito;Yu-ichiro Koma;Kenji Watabe

153
Citations
Association between dense CADM1 promoter methylation and reduced protein expression in high‐grade CIN and cervical SCC

René Overmeer;F.E. Henken;Peter Snijders;D. Claassen-Kramer

152
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