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Hiroshi Kimura

Hiroshi Kimura

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
71
Citations
17372
World Ranking
2327
National Ranking
87

Hiroshi Kimura 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 Hiroshi Kimura sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 324 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroshi Kimura 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 Hiroshi Kimura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hiroshi Kimura is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and immunology. Their body of research encompasses a total of 118 publications within these main areas of study.

Kimura's research topics include:

  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Lymphoma diagnosis and treatment
  • Parvovirus B19 infection studies
  • Immune cell function and interaction
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Eosinophilic disorders and syndromes
  • Herpesvirus infections and treatments

Among the recent papers authored by or connected to Kimura are:

  • The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms (2022), published in Leukemia
  • Molecular Basis of Epstein-Barr Virus Latency Establishment and Lytic Reactivation (2021), published in Viruses
  • Nationwide survey of systemic chronic active EBV infection in Japan in accordance with the new WHO classification (2020), published in Blood Advances
  • Updated guidelines for chronic active Epstein-Barr virus disease (2023), published in International Journal of Hematology
  • Correction: "The 5th edition of The World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms" Leukemia. 2022 Jul;36(7):1720-1748 (2023), published in Leukemia

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Kimura include:

  • Yoshitaka Sato
  • Takayuki Murata
  • Yusuke Okuno
  • Takahiro Watanabe
  • Yusuke Yanagi

Kimura's work is often published in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Journal of Virology
  • Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
  • Leukemia
  • Viruses

Best Publications

  • Phase II Study of SMILE Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Stage IV, Relapsed, or Refractory Extranodal Natural Killer (NK)/T-Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type: The NK-Cell Tumor Study Group Study

    Motoko Yamaguchi;Yok Lam Kwong;Won Seog Kim;Yoshinobu Maeda

  • Quantitative Analysis of Epstein-Barr Virus Load by Using a Real-Time PCR Assay

    Hiroshi Kimura;Makoto Morita;Yumi Yabuta;Kiyotaka Kuzushima

  • Clinical and virologic characteristics of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection

    Hiroshi Kimura;Yo Hoshino;Hirokazu Kanegane;Ikuya Tsuge

  • EBV-associated T/NK–cell lymphoproliferative diseases in nonimmunocompromised hosts: prospective analysis of 108 cases

    Hiroshi Kimura;Yoshinori Ito;Shinji Kawabe;Kensei Gotoh

  • Proposed guidelines for diagnosing chronic active epstein-barr virus infection

    Motohiko Okano;Keisei Kawa;Hiroshi Kimura;Akihiro Yachie

  • Association of human herpesvirus 6 reactivation with the flaring and severity of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome

    M. Tohyama;K. Hashimoto;M. Yasukawa;H. Kimura

  • Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease in non-immunocompromised hosts: a status report and summary of an international meeting, 8–9 September 2008

    J.I. Cohen;H. Kimura;S. Nakamura;Y.-H. Ko

  • Prognostic Factors for Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

    Hiroshi Kimura;Tsuneo Morishima;Hirokazu Kanegane;Shouichi Ohga

  • Proposed categorization of pathological states of EBV-associated T/natural killer-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) in children and young adults: Overlap with chronic active EBV infection and infantile fulminant EBV T-LPD

    Koichi Ohshima;Hiroshi Kimura;Tadashi Yoshino;Chul Woo Kim

  • Detection of Viral DNA in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: Frequent and Prolonged Presence in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid

    Hiroshi Kimura;Masahide Futamura;Hideyuki Kito;Tseunesaburo Ando

  • Pathogenesis of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection: is this an infectious disease, lymphoproliferative disorder, or immunodeficiency?

    Hiroshi Kimura

  • Quantitative analysis of cytomegalovirus load using a real-time PCR assay

    Naoko Tanaka;Hiroshi Kimura;Keiji Iida;Yumiko Saito

  • Human heart-type cytoplasmic fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Clinical evaluation of H-FABP in comparison with myoglobin and creatine kinase isoenzyme MB.

    Fumio Okamoto;Koichi Sohmiya;Yasuhiko Ohkaru;Keishiro Kawamura

  • Efficient identification of HLA-A*2402–restricted cytomegalovirus-specific CD8+ T-cell epitopes by a computer algorithm and an enzyme-linked immunospot assay

    Kiyotaka Kuzushima;Naomi Hayashi;Hiroshi Kimura;Tatsuya Tsurumi

  • Defective Epstein-Barr virus in chronic active infection and haematological malignancy.

    Yusuke Okuno;Takayuki Murata;Yoshitaka Sato;Hideki Muramatsu

  • Detection of influenza virus RNA by reverse transcription-PCR and proinflammatory cytokines in influenza-virus-associated encephalopathy.

    Yoshinori Ito;Takashi Ichiyama;Hiroshi Kimura;Motohiro Shibata

  • Systemic Cytokine Responses in Patients with Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy

    Jun-ichi Kawada;Hiroshi Kimura;Yoshinori Ito;Shinya Hara

  • Measuring Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) load: the significance and application for each EBV‐associated disease

    Hiroshi Kimura;Yoshinori Ito;Ritsuro Suzuki;Yukihiro Nishiyama

  • Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection associated with mutations in perforin that impair its maturation

    Harutaka Katano;Mir A. Ali;Andriani C. Patera;Marta Catalfamo

  • Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Disease.

    Hiroshi Kimura;Jeffrey I. Cohen

  • Differences between T Cell-Type and Natural Killer Cell-Type Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

    Hiroshi Kimura;Yo Hoshino;Shinya Hara;Naomi Sugaya

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsuneo Morishima
Tsuneo Morishima Okayama University
Yukihiro Nishiyama
Yukihiro Nishiyama Nagoya University
Seiji Kojima
Seiji Kojima Nagoya University
Tetsushi Yoshikawa
Tetsushi Yoshikawa Fujita Health University
Shigeo Nakamura
Shigeo Nakamura Nagoya University
Tatsuya Tsurumi
Tatsuya Tsurumi Nagoya City University
Koichi Ohshima
Koichi Ohshima Kurume University
Keiji Iwatsuki
Keiji Iwatsuki Okayama University
Hirokazu Kanegane
Hirokazu Kanegane Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Jeffrey I. Cohen National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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