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Hisaya Akiba

Hisaya Akiba

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 67 2658 2448 104 96 174 17670

Hisaya Akiba publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hisaya Akiba between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hisaya Akiba published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2010. 4 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2010. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1991 2025

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hisaya Akiba: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 4
1997 0
1998 3
1999 5
2000 6
2001 3
2002 5
2003 16
2004 5
2005 10
2006 8
2007 6
2008 8
2009 12
2010 19
2011 9
2012 7
2013 10
2014 4
2015 3
2016 4
2017 5
2018 5
2019 4
2020 3
2021 4
2022 4
2023 15
2024 3
2025 1
Total 192
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Hisaya Akiba 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 Hisaya Akiba sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 172–181 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 174 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181 174
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Hisaya Akiba 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 Hisaya Akiba sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 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.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167 67
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Hisaya Akiba is affiliated with Juntendo University in Japan, contributing to various research areas primarily within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work extensively covers immunology and microbiology, with subfields including immunology, molecular biology, physiology, oncology, and immunology and allergy.

The scientist's research topics focus on asthma and respiratory diseases, galectins and cancer biology, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, inflammasome and immune disorders, immune cell function and interaction, phagocytosis and immune regulation, and allergic rhinitis and sensitization.

Akiba has authored multiple papers in notable journals, including:

  • Gasdermin D-mediated release of IL-33 from senescent hepatic stellate cells promotes obesity-associated hepatocellular carcinoma, 2022, Science Immunology
  • Tim4 recognizes carbon nanotubes and mediates phagocytosis leading to granuloma formation, 2021, Cell Reports
  • ImmunoPET Imaging of TIM-3 in Murine Melanoma Models, 2020, Advanced Therapeutics
  • Pretreatment circulating MAIT cells, neutrophils, and periostin predicted the real-world response after 1-year mepolizumab treatment in asthmatics, 2023, Allergology International
  • Pretreatment Frequency of Circulating Th17 Cells and FeNO Levels Predicted the Real-World Response after 1 Year of Benralizumab Treatment in Patients with Severe Asthma, 2023, Biomolecules

Frequent publication venues where Akiba has contributed include Respirology, Allergology International, Biomolecules, Science Immunology, and Cell Reports.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Akiba's research activity, with frequent co-authors including Norihiro Harada, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Sonoko Harada, Hitoshi Sasano, and Yuuki Sandhu, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Expression of Programmed Death 1 Ligands by Murine T Cells and APC

    Tomohide Yamazaki;Hisaya Akiba;Hideyuki Iwai;Hironori Matsuda

  • The programmed death-1 (PD-1) pathway regulates autoimmune diabetes in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice.

    Mohammed Javeed I. Ansari;Alan D. Salama;Alan D. Salama;Tanuja Chitnis;Tanuja Chitnis;R. Neal Smith

  • Tumor-infiltrating DCs suppress nucleic acid–mediated innate immune responses through interactions between the receptor TIM-3 and the alarmin HMGB1

    Shigeki Chiba;Muhammad Baghdadi;Hisaya Akiba;Hironori Yoshiyama

  • Critical role of the programmed death-1 (PD-1) pathway in regulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Alan D. Salama;Tanuja Chitnis;Tanuja Chitnis;Jaime Imitola;Jaime Imitola;Mohammed Javeed I. Ansari

  • Anti-TIM3 Antibody Promotes T Cell IFN-γ–Mediated Antitumor Immunity and Suppresses Established Tumors

    Shin Foong Ngiow;Bianca von Scheidt;Hisaya Akiba;Hideo Yagita

  • Tim-3 mediates phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and cross-presentation.

    Masafumi Nakayama;Hisaya Akiba;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Yuko Kojima

  • Regulatory B cells are identified by expression of TIM-1 and can be induced through TIM-1 ligation to promote tolerance in mice

    Qing Ding;Melissa Yeung;Geoffrey Camirand;Qiang Zeng

  • Expression and function of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand on murine activated NK cells.

    Nobuhiko Kayagaki;Noriko Yamaguchi;Masafumi Nakayama;Kazuyoshi Takeda

  • The Role of ICOS in the CXCR5+ Follicular B Helper T Cell Maintenance In Vivo

    Hisaya Akiba;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Yuko Kojima;Yoshihiko Usui

  • Expression and function of 4-1BB and 4-1BB ligand on murine dendritic cells

    Toshiro Futagawa;Hisaya Akiba;Tomohiro Kodama;Kazuyoshi Takeda

  • Eradication of established tumors in mice by a combination antibody-based therapy.

    Tomoyasu Uno;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Yuko Kojima;Hirohisa Yoshizawa

  • Critical Contribution of Ox40 Ligand to T Helper Cell Type 2 Differentiation in Experimental Leishmaniasis

    Hisaya Akiba;Yasushi Miyahira;Machiko Atsuta;Kazuyoshi Takeda

  • CD27, a Member of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Activates NF-κB and Stress-activated Protein Kinase/c-Jun N-terminal Kinase via TRAF2, TRAF5, and NF-κB-inducing Kinase *

    Hisaya Akiba;Hiroyasu Nakano;Shigeyuki Nishinaka;Masahisa Shindo

  • Involvement of TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand in Human CD4+ T Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity

    Nobuhiko Kayagaki;Noriko Yamaguchi;Masafumi Nakayama;Akemi Kawasaki

  • TRAIL identifies immature natural killer cells in newborn mice and adult mouse liver.

    Kazuyoshi Takeda;Erika Cretney;Erika Cretney;Erika Cretney;Yoshihiro Hayakawa;Yoshihiro Hayakawa;Yoshihiro Hayakawa;Tsuyoshi Ota;Tsuyoshi Ota;Tsuyoshi Ota

  • RANKL Is Necessary and Sufficient to Initiate Development of Antigen-Sampling M Cells in the Intestinal Epithelium

    Kathryn A. Knoop;Nachiket Kumar;Betsy R. Butler;Senthilkumar K. Sakthivel

  • Induction of tumor-specific T cell immunity by anti-DR5 antibody therapy

    Kazuyoshi Takeda;Noriko Yamaguchi;Hisaya Akiba;Yuko Kojima

  • OX40 (CD134) Controls Memory T Helper 2 Cells that Drive Lung Inflammation

    Shahram Salek-Ardakani;Jianxun Song;Beth S. Halteman;Amha Gebre-Hiwot Jember

  • Blockade of B7-H1 Suppresses the Development of Chronic Intestinal Inflammation

    Takanori Kanai;Teruji Totsuka;Koji Uraushihara;Shin Makita

  • CD28-Independent Costimulation of T Cells by OX40 Ligand and CD70 on Activated B Cells

    Hisaya Akiba;Hideo Oshima;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Machiko Atsuta

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideo Yagita
Hideo Yagita Juntendo University
Ko Okumura
Ko Okumura Juntendo University
Miyuki Azuma
Miyuki Azuma Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kazuyoshi Takeda
Kazuyoshi Takeda Juntendo University
Nader Najafian
Nader Najafian Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mohamed H. Sayegh
Mohamed H. Sayegh American University of Beirut
Alan D. Salama
Alan D. Salama University College London
Tetsuji Kobata
Tetsuji Kobata Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Mark J. Smyth
Mark J. Smyth QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Samia J. Khoury
Samia J. Khoury American University of Beirut

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