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76
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17175
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1938
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946

Atsushi Kato publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 293 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Atsushi Kato D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Atsushi Kato is a researcher affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States, with a primary focus on medicine and related subfields. Their extensive body of work encompasses areas such as otorhinolaryngology, physiology, immunology and allergy, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research addresses a variety of topics, particularly related to sinusitis and nasal conditions, asthma and respiratory diseases, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, nasal surgery and airway studies, head and neck surgical oncology, cystic fibrosis research advances, and respiratory and cough-related research.

Key recent publications by Atsushi Kato include:

  • Endotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis: Relationships to disease phenotypes, pathogenesis, clinical findings, and treatment approaches (2021) - Allergy
  • Mechanisms and pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (2022) - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

While Kato is a coauthor on many papers, some notable papers related to inflammatory endotypes and treatment decisions in chronic rhinosinusitis include works by other authors such as Anna G. Staudacher and Aiko I. Klingler, reflecting the collaborative nature of this research field.

Frequent collaborators in Atsushi Kato's research network include Whitney W. Stevens, Anju T. Peters, Robert C. Kern, David B. Conley, and Bruce K. Tan, with coauthorship counts ranging from over 40 collaborations each.

Publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (40 publications)
  • Allergy (6 publications)
  • International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology (5 publications)
  • Genes & Genetic Systems (3 publications)
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (2 publications)

The research output comprises over 180 publications in medicine, with a significant focus on the subfields and topics outlined above. The work reflects a deep engagement with clinical and immunological aspects of respiratory and nasal diseases, contributing to understanding disease mechanisms, pathogenesis, and therapeutic approaches.

Best Publications

  • TLR3- and Th2 Cytokine-Dependent Production of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

    Atsushi Kato;Silvio Favoreto;Pedro C. Avila;Robert P. Schleimer

  • Epithelium: At the interface of innate and adaptive immune responses

    Robert P. Schleimer;Atsushi Kato;Robert Kern;Douglas Kuperman

  • Beyond inflammation: airway epithelial cells are at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity.

    Atsushi Kato;Robert P. Schleimer

  • Associations Between Inflammatory Endotypes and Clinical Presentations in Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

    Whitney W. Stevens;Anju T. Peters;Bruce K. Tan;Aiko I. Klingler

  • The paramyxovirus, Sendai virus, V protein encodes a luxury function required for viral pathogenesis.

    Atsushi Kato;Katsuhiro Kiyotani;Yuko Sakai;Tetsuya Yoshida

  • Immunopathology of chronic rhinosinusitis

    Atsushi Kato

  • Incidence and associated premorbid diagnoses of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

    Bruce K. Tan;Rakesh K. Chandra;Jonathan Pollak;Atsushi Kato

  • Cytokines in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Role in Eosinophilia and Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease

    Whitney W. Stevens;Christopher J. Ocampo;Sergejs Berdnikovs;Masafumi Sakashita

  • Anti-HIV-1 and chemotactic activities of human stromal cell-derived factor 1α (SDF-1α) and SDF-1β are abolished by CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase IV-mediated cleavage

    Tatsuo Shioda;Hiroyuki Kato;Yukano Ohnishi;Kei Tashiro

  • Perspectives on the etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis: an immune barrier hypothesis.

    Robert C. Kern;David B. Conley;William Walsh;Rakesh Chandra

  • Molecular assembly of influenza virus : association of the NS2 protein with virion matrix

    Jiro Yasuda;Susumu Nakada;Atsushi Kato;Tetsuya Toyoda

  • Thymic stromal lymphopoietin activity is increased in nasal polyps of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

    Deepti R. Nagarkar;Julie A. Poposki;Bruce K. Tan;Michael R. Comeau

  • Endotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis: Relationships to disease phenotypes, pathogenesis, clinical findings, and treatment approaches

    Atsushi Kato;Anju T. Peters;Whitney W. Stevens;Robert P. Schleimer

  • Mechanisms and pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis

    Unknown

  • Sequence Comparisons of a Highly Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Prevalent in Japan

    Zhifeng Lin;Atsushi Kato;Yosaburo Otaki;Toshihiro Nakamura

  • Virus Infection Triggers SUMOylation of IRF3 and IRF7, Leading to the Negative Regulation of Type I Interferon Gene Expression

    Toru Kubota;Mayumi Matsuoka;Tsung-Hsien Chang;Prafullakumar Tailor

  • Evidence of a role for B cell-activating factor of the TNF family in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

    Atsushi Kato;Anju Peters;Lydia Suh;Roderick Carter

  • Corticosteroid and cytokines synergistically enhance toll-like receptor 2 expression in respiratory epithelial cells

    Toshiki Homma;Atsushi Kato;Noriko Hashimoto;Jonathan Batchelor

  • Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Airway Diseases

    Atsushi Kato

  • Evidence for intranasal antinuclear autoantibodies in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

    Bruce K. Tan;Quan Zhen Li;Lydia Suh;Atsushi Kato

  • A Possible Mechanism of Eighteen Patient Deaths Caused by Interactions of Sorivudine, a New Antiviral Drug, with Oral 5-Fluorouracil Prodrugs

    Haruhiro Okuda;Kenichiro Ogura;Atsushi Kato;Hiroaki Takubo

  • Airway Epithelial Cells Produce B Cell-Activating Factor of TNF Family by an IFN-β-Dependent Mechanism

    Atsushi Kato;Ai Q. Truong-Tran;Alan L. Scott;Kenji Matsumoto

  • Sendai virus C proteins are categorically nonessential gene products but silencing their expression severely impairs viral replication and pathogenesis.

    Atsushi Kurotani;Atsushi Kurotani;Katsuhiro Kiyotani;Atsushi Kato;Tatsuo Shioda

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Schleimer
Robert P. Schleimer Northwestern University
Robert C. Kern
Robert C. Kern Northwestern University
Anju T. Peters
Anju T. Peters Northwestern University
Leslie C. Grammer
Leslie C. Grammer Northwestern University
Kathleen E. Harris
Kathleen E. Harris Northwestern University
Pedro C. Avila
Pedro C. Avila Northwestern University
Kenji Matsumoto
Kenji Matsumoto Izumi Municipal Hospital
Hirohisa Saito
Hirohisa Saito Juntendo University
Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama Hosei University

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