2026 Eiji Matsuura: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	65	2848	2627	119	109	315	15052

Eiji Matsuura 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 Eiji Matsuura sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 315 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eiji Matsuura 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 Eiji Matsuura sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eiji Matsuura is affiliated with Okayama University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their work often intersects with subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Rheumatology, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's work concentrates on various specialized topics. Key research areas include:

Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
Boron Compounds in Chemistry
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Frequent venues for publication in their research career comprise:

Cells
Heliyon
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
PLoS ONE
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Eiji Matsuura has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

Rani Sauriasari
Xian Wen Tan
Andisyah Putri Sekar
Kazuko Kobayashi
Takashi Ohtsuki

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Eiji Matsuura are:

"Lactosome-Conjugated siRNA Nanoparticles for Photo-Enhanced Gene Silencing in Cancer Cells," 2021, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
"Role of urinary H2O2, 8-iso-PGF2α, and serum oxLDL/β2GP1 complex in the diabetic kidney disease," 2022, PLoS ONE
"Antioxidative attributes of rice bran extracts in ameliorative effects of atherosclerosis-associated risk factors," 2020, Heliyon
"Novel Self-Forming Nanosized DDS Particles for BNCT: Utilizing A Hydrophobic Boron Cluster and Its Molecular Glue Effect," 2022, Cells
"Identification and visualization of oxidized lipids in atherosclerotic plaques by microscopic imaging mass spectrometry-based metabolomics," 2020, Atherosclerosis

Best Publications

Anticardiolipin cofactor(s) and differential diagnosis of autoimmune disease.

Eiji Matsuura;Yoshiko Igarashi;Masao Fujimoto;Kenji Ichikawa

1075
Citations
Anticardiolipin antibodies recognize beta 2-glycoprotein I structure altered by interacting with an oxygen modified solid phase surface.

Eiji Matsuura;Yoshiko Igarashi;Tatsuji Yasuda;Douglas A. Triplett

783
Citations
Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

Yehuda Shoenfeld;Roberto Gerli;Andrea Doria;Eiji Matsuura

772
Citations
Heterogeneity of anticardiolipin antibodies defined by the anticardiolipin cofactor.

E Matsuura;Y Igarashi;M Fujimoto;K Ichikawa

426
Citations
Involvement of β2‐glycoprotein I and anticardiolipin antibodies in oxidatively modified low‐density lipoprotein uptake by macrophages

Y. Hasunuma;Eiji Matsuura;Z. Makita;T. Katahira

414
Citations
Pulmonary surfactant protein D in sera and bronchoalveolar lavage fluids.

Yasuhito Honda;Yoshio Kuroki;Eiji Matsuura;Hisato Nagae

401
Citations
Association of autoantibodies against the phosphatidylserine-prothrombin complex with manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome and with the presence of lupus anticoagulant.

Tatsuya Atsumi;Masahiro Ieko;Maria L. Bertolaccini;Kenji Ichikawa

373
Citations
A role for interleukin-2 trans -presentation in dendritic cell–mediated T cell activation in humans, as revealed by daclizumab therapy

Simone C Wuest;Jehad H Edwan;Jayne F Martin;Sungpil Han;Sungpil Han

331
Citations
Oxidation of LDL and its clinical implication.

Eiji Matsuura;Graham R.V. Hughes;Munther A Khamashta

318
Citations
Antibodies to β2-glycoprotein I and clinical manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Akito Tsutsumi;Eiji Matsuura;Kenji Ichikawa;Atsushi Fujisaku

279
Citations
Circulating oxidized LDL forms complexes with β2-glycoprotein I implication as an atherogenic autoantigen

Kazuko Kobayashi;Makoto Kishi;Tatsuya Atsumi;Maria L. Bertolaccini

264
Citations
Chemical Xenobiotics and Mitochondrial Autoantigens in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Identification of Antibodies against a Common Environmental, Cosmetic, and Food Additive, 2-Octynoic Acid

Katsushi Amano;Patrick S C Leung;Roman Rieger;Chao Quan

251
Citations
Oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein and immune regulation of atherosclerosis

Eiji Matsuura;Kazuko Kobayashi;Masako Tabuchi;Luis R. Lopez

251
Citations
Anticardiolipin antibodies in NZW x BXSB F1 mice. A model of antiphospholipid syndrome.

Y Hashimoto;M Kawamura;K Ichikawa;T Suzuki

223
Citations
Are Anti–Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Antibodies Pathogenic or Protective?

Yehuda Shoenfeld;Yehuda Shoenfeld;Ruihua Wu;Linda D. Dearing;Eiji Matsuura

219
Citations
beta 2-Glycoprotein I reactivity of monoclonal anticardiolipin antibodies from patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome

Kenji Ichikawa;Munther A. Khamashta;Takao Koike;Eiji Matsuura

209
Citations
A specific ligand for β2-glycoprotein I mediates autoantibody-dependent uptake of oxidized low density lipoprotein by macrophages

Kazuko Kobayashi;Eiji Matsuura;Qingping Liu;Jun Ichi Furukawa

193
Citations
Is atherosclerosis an autoimmune disease

Eiji Matsuura;Fabiola Atzeni;Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini;Maurizio Turiel

187
Citations
Human beta2-glycoprotein I as an anticardiolipin cofactor determined using mutants expressed by a baculovirus system

Makoto Igarashi;Eiji Matsuura;Yoshiko Igarashi;Hisato Nagae

186
Citations
Anti-beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2GPI) monoclonal antibodies with lupus anticoagulant-like activity enhance the beta2GPI binding to phospholipids.

Hiroyuki Takeya;Tatsuyuki Mori;Esteban C. Gabazza;Kenji Kuroda

182
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Takao Koike Hokkaido University

Yehuda Shoenfeld Sheba Medical Center

Tatsuya Atsumi Hokkaido University

Masataka Kuwana Nippon Medical School

Keiji Oguma Okayama University

Yasuo Ikeda Waseda University

Munther A. Khamashta King's College London

Yoshio Kuroki Sapporo Medical University

Hirofumi Makino Okayama University

Miri Blank Tel Aviv University

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