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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 47 4784 4407 196 181 223 8643

Akio Nakane publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Akio Nakane between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Akio Nakane published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2007. 10 of the 252 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2007. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1977 2026

252 publications in total across all disciplines

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Akio Nakane: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 2
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 4
1986 0
1987 1
1988 3
1989 4
1990 2
1991 3
1992 5
1993 5
1994 8
1995 7
1996 6
1997 3
1998 6
1999 7
2000 4
2001 5
2002 7
2003 6
2004 6
2005 13
2006 7
2007 14
2008 7
2009 7
2010 13
2011 7
2012 9
2013 8
2014 5
2015 3
2016 3
2017 8
2018 7
2019 8
2020 4
2021 4
2022 1
2023 7
2024 6
2025 9
2026 1
Total 252
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Akio Nakane publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akio Nakane sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 215–224 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 223 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198 223
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Akio Nakane D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akio Nakane sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110 47
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Akio Nakane is affiliated with Hirosaki University in Japan and has a research portfolio spanning medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work covers a range of topics primarily connected to microbial pathogens, infection control, and antimicrobial resistance.

The primary fields of study for Nakane include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, the scientist's work focuses on several subfields:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Biotechnology
  • Dermatology

The main research topics covered involve:

  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Nakane's research contributions include several recent papers with diverse focuses on microbial pathogens and infection mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • Ultraviolet C light with wavelength of 222 nm inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens, 2020, Journal of Hospital Infection
  • A novel staphylococcal enterotoxin SE02 involved in a staphylococcal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in Tokyo in 2004, 2020, Food Microbiology
  • Extracellular vesicles from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus stimulate proinflammatory cytokine production and trigger IgE-mediated hypersensitivity, 2021, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Extracellular vesicles from Staphylococcus aureus promote the pathogenicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2024, Microbiological Research

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Nakane on multiple occasions are:

  • Krisana Asano
  • Phawinee Subsomwong
  • Kouji Narita
  • Kyosuke Yamane

These collaborations have produced work published in various scientific venues, some of which Nakane has contributed to repeatedly. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Current Research in Microbial Sciences
  • DEN Open
  • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • Journal of Hospital Infection

Best Publications

  • Endogenous tumor necrosis factor (cachectin) is essential to host resistance against Listeria monocytogenes infection.

    A Nakane;T Minagawa;K Kato

  • Comprehensive analysis of classical and newly described staphylococcal superantigenic toxin genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolates

    Katsuhiko Omoe;Dong-Liang Hu;Hiromi Takahashi-Omoe;Akio Nakane

  • Identification and characterization of a new staphylococcal enterotoxin-related putative toxin encoded by two kinds of plasmids.

    Katsuhiko Omoe;Dong-Liang Hu;Hiromi Takahashi-Omoe;Akio Nakane

  • Identification and Characterization of Two Novel Staphylococcal Enterotoxins, Types S and T

    Hisaya K. Ono;Katsuhiko Omoe;Ken'ichi Imanishi;Yoshihiro Iwakabe

  • Toll-like receptor 3 signaling converts tumor-supporting myeloid cells to tumoricidal effectors

    Hiroaki Shime;Misako Matsumoto;Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Shinya Tanaka

  • 222-nm UVC inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens.

    Kouji Narita;Krisana Asano;Keisuke Naito;Hiroyuki Ohashi

  • Endogenous tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-6, and gamma interferon levels during Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice.

    A. Nakane;Akihiko Numata;T. Minagawa

  • Interactions between endogenous gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor in host resistance against primary and secondary Listeria monocytogenes infections.

    A Nakane;T Minagawa;M Kohanawa;Y Chen

  • Endogenous gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin-6 in Staphylococcus aureus infection in mice.

    A Nakane;M Okamoto;M Asano;M Kohanawa

  • Impairment of host resistance to Listeria monocytogenes infection in liver of db/db and ob/ob mice.

    Shin Ikejima;Sanae Sasaki;Hiroshi Sashinami;Fumiaki Mori

  • Chronic irradiation with 222-nm UVC light induces neither DNA damage nor epidermal lesions in mouse skin, even at high doses

    Kouji Narita;Krisana Asano;Yukihiro Morimoto;Tatsushi Igarashi

  • Mechanisms of staphylococcal enterotoxin-induced emesis.

    Dong-Liang Hu;Akio Nakane

  • Lon, a Stress-Induced ATP-Dependent Protease, Is Critically Important for Systemic Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection of Mice

    Akiko Takaya;Masato Suzuki;Hidenori Matsui;Toshifumi Tomoyasu

  • Staphylococcal enterotoxin induces emesis through increasing serotonin release in intestine and it is downregulated by cannabinoid receptor 1

    Dong-Liang Hu;Gang Zhu;Fumiaki Mori;Katsuhiko Omoe

  • Protective role of nitric oxide in Staphylococcus aureus infection in mice.

    Sanae Sasaki;Tomisato Miura;Shinsuke Nishikawa;Kyogo Yamada

  • Characterization of novel staphylococcal enterotoxin-like toxin type P.

    Katsuhiko Omoe;Ken'ichi Imanishi;Dong-Liang Hu;Hidehito Kato

  • Emetic Potentials of Newly Identified Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Like Toxins

    Katsuhiko Omoe;Dong-Liang Hu;Hisaya K. Ono;Hisaya K. Ono;Satoru Shimizu

  • Nrf2 regulates the alternative first exons of CD36 in macrophages through specific antioxidant response elements.

    Atsushi Maruyama;Saho Tsukamoto;Keizo Nishikawa;Aruto Yoshida

  • Vaccination with Nontoxic Mutant Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 Protects against Staphylococcus aureus Infection

    Dong-Liang Hu;Katsuhiko Omoe;Sanae Sasaki;Hiroshi Sashinami

  • Identification and Characterization of a Novel Staphylococcal Emetic Toxin

    Hisaya K. Ono;Yusuke Sato'o;Kouji Narita;Ikunori Naito

  • Disruption of the genes for ClpXP protease in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium results in persistent infection in mice, and development of persistence requires endogenous gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor alpha.

    Tomoko Yamamoto;Hiroshi Sashinami;Akiko Takaya;Toshifumi Tomoyasu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoichiro Iwakura
Yoichiro Iwakura Tokyo University of Science
Koichi Wakabayashi
Koichi Wakabayashi Hirosaki University
Shinji Takai
Shinji Takai Kitasato University
Tadaatsu Imaizumi
Tadaatsu Imaizumi Hirosaki University
Kei Satoh
Kei Satoh Hirosaki University
Jun Nishihira
Jun Nishihira Hokkaido University
Sou-ichi Makino
Sou-ichi Makino Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Etsuro Ito
Etsuro Ito Hirosaki University
Tianhong Dai
Tianhong Dai Harvard University
Paul H. Weigel
Paul H. Weigel University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

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