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Hak Hotta 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 Hak Hotta sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 245 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hak Hotta 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 Hak Hotta sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hak Hotta is affiliated with Konan Women's University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Hotta's work explores several main topics such as Hepatitis C virus research, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies, Healthcare and Venom Research, Ion channel regulation and function, Virology and Viral Diseases, and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies.

The scientist's publication record includes papers in multiple respected journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Alkaloid and benzopyran compounds of Melicope latifolia fruit exhibit anti-hepatitis C virus activities," 2021, BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
  • "Potent virucidal activity of honeybee 'Apis mellifera' venom against Hepatitis C Virus," 2020, Toxicon
  • "Identification of an antiviral component from the venom of the scorpion Liocheles australasiae using transcriptomic and mass spectrometric analyses," 2020, Toxicon
  • "An in vitro study of an Artocarpus heterophyllus substance as a hepatitis C antiviral and its combination with current anti-HCV drugs," 2021, BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
  • "Antiviral Activity of Indonesian Medicinal Plants against Hepatitis B Virus," 2020, Pharmacognosy Journal

Hak Hotta frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Toxicon
  • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Journal of General Virology
  • Pharmacognosy Journal

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Chie Aoki-Utsubo
  • Aty Widyawaruyanti
  • Adita Ayu Permanasari
  • Achmad Fuad Hafid
  • Tutik Sri Wahyuni

Best Publications

  • A proposed system for the nomenclature of hepatitis C viral genotypes

    P Simmonds;A Alberti;H J Alter;F Bonino

  • A novel mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase plays a critical role in mitochondrial dynamics.

    Ryo Yonashiro;Satoshi Ishido;Shinkou Kyo;Toshifumi Fukuda

  • Interferon-β gene regulation: Tandemly repeated sequences of a synthetic 6 bp oligomer function as a virus-inducible enhancer

    Takashi Fujita;Hiroshi Shibuyà;Haku Hotta;Kiyofumi Yamanishi

  • c-MIR, a human E3 ubiquitin ligase, is a functional homolog of herpesvirus proteins MIR1 and MIR2 and has similar activity.

    Eiji Goto;Satoshi Ishido;Yuya Sato;Shinji Ohgimoto

  • Novel regulation of MHC class II function in B cells

    Yohei Matsuki;Mari Ohmura-Hoshino;Eiji Goto;Masami Aoki

  • AIRE Functions As an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase

    Daisuke Uchida;Shigetsugu Hatakeyama;Akemi Matsushima;Hongwei Han

  • Complex Formation of NS5B with NS3 and NS4A Proteins of Hepatitis C Virus

    Satoshi Ishido;Tsunenori Fujita;Hak Hotta

  • Inhibition of MHC class II expression and immune responses by c-MIR.

    Mari Ohmura-Hoshino;Yohei Matsuki;Masami Aoki;Eiji Goto

  • Hepatitis C Virus Infection Induces Apoptosis through a Bax-Triggered, Mitochondrion-Mediated, Caspase 3-Dependent Pathway

    Lin Deng;Tetsuya Adachi;Kikumi Kitayama;Yasuaki Bungyoku

  • Role of Oxysterol Binding Protein in Hepatitis C Virus infection

    Yutaka Amako;Ali Sarkeshik;Hak Hotta;John Yates

  • Hepatitis C virus NS5A protein interacts with 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase and inhibits antiviral activity of IFN in an IFN sensitivity-determining region-independent manner.

    Takashi Taguchi;Motoko Nagano-Fujii;Masato Akutsu;Hiroyasu Kadoya

  • Requirement of activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase cascade in myocardial cell hypertrophy.

    Tomomi Ueyama;Seinosuke Kawashima;Tsuyoshi Sakoda;Yoshiyuki Rikitake

  • A Novel Family of Membrane-Bound E3 Ubiquitin Ligases

    Mari Ohmura-Hoshino;Eiji Goto;Yohei Matsuki;Masami Aoki

  • Sequence variation in hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A predicts clinical outcome of pegylated interferon/ribavirin combination therapy.

    Ahmed El-Shamy;Motoko Nagano-Fujii;Noriko Sasase;Susumu Imoto

  • Anti-hepatitis C virus compounds obtained from Glycyrrhiza uralensis and other Glycyrrhiza species.

    Myrna Adianti;Chie Aoki;Mari Komoto;Lin Deng

  • Novel Subgenotypes of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes C and D in Papua, Indonesia

    Maria Inge Lusida;Victor Eka Nugrahaputra;Soetjipto;Retno Handajani

  • Non-structural protein 4A of Hepatitis C virus accumulates on mitochondria and renders the cells prone to undergoing mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.

    Yuki Nomura-Takigawa;Motoko Nagano-Fujii;Lin Deng;Sohei Kitazawa

  • Hepatitis C Virus Infection Promotes Hepatic Gluconeogenesis through an NS5A-Mediated, FoxO1-Dependent Pathway

    Lin Deng;Ikuo Shoji;Wataru Ogawa;Shusaku Kaneda

  • NS3 protein of Hepatitis C virus associates with the tumour suppressor p53 and inhibits its function in an NS3 sequence-dependent manner.

    Lin Deng;Motoko Nagano-Fujii;Motofumi Tanaka;Yuki Nomura-Takigawa

  • Increased binding activity of measles virus to monkey red blood cells after long-term passage in Vero cell cultures

    Katsuki Shibahara;Hak Hotta;Yuko Katayama;Morio Homma

  • Requirment of activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase cascade in myocardial cell hypertrophy

    Tomomi Ueyama;Seinosuke Kawashima;Tsuyoshi Sakoda;Yoshiyuki Rikitake

Frequent Co-Authors

Masatoshi Kudo
Masatoshi Kudo Kindai University
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Mitsuhiro Yokoyama
Mitsuhiro Yokoyama Kobe University
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Yee-Joo Tan
Yee-Joo Tan National University of Singapore
Sohei Kitazawa
Sohei Kitazawa Ehime University
Tetsuro Suzuki
Tetsuro Suzuki Hamamatsu University
Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Tatsuo Miyamura
Tatsuo Miyamura National Institutes of Health
Michinori Kohara
Michinori Kohara Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

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