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Haruki Kitazawa

Haruki Kitazawa

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
67
Citations
11763
World Ranking
2712
National Ranking
112

Haruki Kitazawa 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 Haruki Kitazawa sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 280 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Haruki Kitazawa 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 Haruki Kitazawa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Haruki Kitazawa is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on the intersection of probiotics, immunology, and microbial sciences. Their work spans several fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Kitazawa's research addresses topics such as probiotics and fermented foods, gut microbiota and health, immune response and inflammation, and infectious diseases, specifically respiratory viral infections and pediatric health related to respiratory conditions.

Kitazawa has contributed to multiple recent publications that reflect their research interests and collaborations. Selected papers include:

  • The Modulation of Mucosal Antiviral Immunity by Immunobiotics: Could They Offer Any Benefit in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic? (2020), published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • The gut microbiota induces Peyer's-patch-dependent secretion of maternal IgA into milk (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • Immunomodulation Potential of Probiotics: A Novel Strategy for Improving Livestock Health, Immunity, and Productivity (2022), published in Microorganisms
  • Techno-functional properties and immunomodulatory potential of exopolysaccharide from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MM89 isolated from human breast milk (2021), published in Food Chemistry
  • Lipoteichoic Acid Is Involved in the Ability of the Immunobiotic Strain Lactobacillus plantarum CRL1506 to Modulate the Intestinal Antiviral Innate Immunity Triggered by TLR3 Activation (2020), published in Frontiers in Immunology

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Julio Villena, Leonardo Albarracín, Kohtaro Fukuyama, Keita Nishiyama, and Hisashi Aso, reflecting sustained research partnerships across related scientific areas.

Kitazawa has published extensively in specific scientific venues known for their focus on microbiology and immunology. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • Microorganisms
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

The main fields of study involved in Kitazawa's research are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

More detailed subfields focus on:

  • Food Science
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology

The primary topics explored across Kitazawa's body of work include:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star–Black Hole Coalescences

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

  • KAGRA: 2.5 Generation Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detector

    T. Akutsu;M. Ando;K. Arai;Y. Arai

  • KAGRA: 2.5 Generation Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detector

    T. Akutsu;M. Ando;M. Ando;K. Arai;Y. Arai

  • Structural Analysis of New Antihypertensive Peptides Derived from Cheese Whey Protein by Proteinase K Digestion

    Amhar Abubakar;Tadao Saito;Haruki Kitazawa;Yasushi Kawai

  • Isolation and structural analysis of antihypertensive peptides that exist naturally in Gouda cheese.

    Tadao Saito;T. Nakamura;Haruki Kitazawa;Yasushi Kawai

  • Phosphate group requirement for mitogenic activation of lymphocytes by an extracellular phosphopolysaccharide from Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus

    Haruki Kitazawa;Toko Harata;Junko Uemura;Tadao Saito

  • Cell surface Lactobacillus plantarum LA 318 glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) adheres to human colonic mucin

    H. Kinoshita;H. Uchida;Y. Kawai;T. Kawasaki

  • Immunobiotic Lactobacillus jensenii Elicits Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Modulating Negative Regulators of the Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathway

    Tomoyuki Shimazu;Julio Cesar Villena;Masanori Tohno;Hitomi Fujie

  • Nasally administered Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains differentially modulate respiratory antiviral immune responses and induce protection against respiratory syncytial virus infection

    Yohsuke Tomosada;Eriko Chiba;Hortensia Zelaya;Takuya Takahashi

  • Modulation of Intestinal TLR4-Inflammatory Signaling Pathways by Probiotic Microorganisms: Lessons Learned from Lactobacillus jensenii TL2937

    Julio Cesar Villena;Haruki Kitazawa

  • Biosorption of heavy metals by lactic acid bacteria and identification of mercury binding protein

    Hideki Kinoshita;Yui Sohma;Fumika Ohtake;Mitsuharu Ishida

  • Toll-like receptor 4 and cytokine expression involved in functional immune response in an originally established porcine intestinal epitheliocyte cell line.

    Masayuki Moue;Masanori Tohno;Tomoyuki Shimazu;Taketomo Kido

  • Structural analysis of a new anti-hypertensive peptide (β-lactosin B) isolated from a commercial whey product

    M. Murakami;H. Tonouchi;R. Takahashi;H. Kitazawa

  • Immunoregulatory Effect of Bifidobacteria Strains in Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells through Modulation of Ubiquitin-Editing Enzyme A20 Expression

    Yohsuke Tomosada;Julio Villena;Julio Villena;Kozue Murata;Eriko Chiba

  • Gassericin A; an Uncommon Cyclic Bacteriocin Produced by Lactobacillus gasseri LA39 Linked at N- and C-Terminal Ends

    Yasushi Kawai;Tadao Saito;Haruki Kitazawa;Takatoshi Itoh

  • Structural and functional differences in two cyclic bacteriocins with the same sequences produced by lactobacilli.

    Yasushi Kawai;Yasuyuki Ishii;Kensuke Arakawa;Koichiro Uemura

  • Respiratory Commensal Bacteria Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Improves Resistance of Infant Mice to Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae Superinfection.

    Paulraj Kanmani;Patricia Clua;Maria G. Vizoso-Pinto;Cecilia Rodriguez

  • Immunoregulatory Effects Triggered by Lactic Acid Bacteria Exopolysaccharides: New Insights into Molecular Interactions with Host Cells.

    Jonathan Laiño;Julio Villena;Julio Villena;Paulraj Kanmani;Haruki Kitazawa

  • Virus Latency and the Impact on Plants

    Hideki Takahashi;Toshiyuki Fukuhara;Haruki Kitazawa;Richard Kormelink

  • Orally administered Lactobacillus rhamnosus modulates the respiratory immune response triggered by the viral pathogen-associated molecular pattern poly(I:C)

    Julio Villena;Julio Villena;Eriko Chiba;Yohsuke Tomosada;Susana Salva

  • Respiratory antiviral immunity and immunobiotics: Beneficial effects on inflammation-coagulation interaction during influenza virus infection

    Hortensia Zelaya;Susana Alvarez;Haruki Kitazawa;Julio Villena

  • Functional alteration of murine macrophages stimulated with extracellular polysaccharides from Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus OLL1073R-1

    Junko Nishimura-Uemura;Haruki Kitazawa;Yasushi Kawai;Takatoshi Itoh

  • Strong immunostimulation in murine immune cells by Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG DNA containing novel oligodeoxynucleotide pattern

    Iliyan D. Iliev;Haruki Kitazawa;Takeshi Shimosato;Shinichiro Katoh

Frequent Co-Authors

Julio Villena
Julio Villena National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Tadao Saito
Tadao Saito Tohoku University
Susana Alvarez
Susana Alvarez National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi Tohoku University
Tomonori Nochi
Tomonori Nochi Tohoku University
Akira Horii
Akira Horii Tohoku University
Yukiko Yamazaki
Yukiko Yamazaki University of Hawaii at Manoa
Haruhiko Takada
Haruhiko Takada Tohoku University
Jan Kok
Jan Kok University of Groningen
Victor P.M.G. Rutten
Victor P.M.G. Rutten University of Pretoria

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