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Hitoshi Oshitani

Hitoshi Oshitani

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 43 5257 4857 213 198 220 7159

Hitoshi Oshitani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hitoshi Oshitani between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hitoshi Oshitani published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2020. 15 of the 251 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2020. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 8 publications
1995 2025

251 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hitoshi Oshitani: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 2
2006 1
2007 0
2008 7
2009 11
2010 19
2011 7
2012 15
2013 13
2014 9
2015 23
2016 21
2017 12
2018 6
2019 12
2020 25
2021 17
2022 13
2023 10
2024 7
2025 8
Total 251
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Hitoshi Oshitani 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 Hitoshi Oshitani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 215–224 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 220 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198 220
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Hitoshi Oshitani 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 Hitoshi Oshitani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117 43
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Hitoshi Oshitani is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and focuses primarily on medical research with an emphasis on infectious diseases and epidemiology.

Their recent publications include:

  • Are high-performing health systems resilient against the COVID-19 epidemic? (2020, The Lancet)
  • Closed environments facilitate secondary transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • Clusters of Coronavirus Disease in Communities, Japan, January-April 2020 (2020, Emerging infectious diseases)
  • Epidemiology of COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan, from January-March 2020 (2020, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • Cluster-Based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response in Japan, from February to April 2020 (2020, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases)

The main fields of study in Hitoshi Oshitani's work include medicine, with specific attention to:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Frequent research topics covered in their publications are:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Viral infections and vectors

Key coauthors collaborating frequently with Hitoshi Oshitani include:

  • Mayuko Saito
  • Michiko Okamoto
  • Mariko Saito-Obata
  • Motoi Suzuki
  • Socorro Lupisan

The scientist's contributions have appeared repeatedly in several publication venues such as:

  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • IJID Regions
  • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Emerging infectious diseases

Best Publications

  • Infectious diseases following natural disasters: prevention and control measures

    Isidore K Kouadio;Syed Aljunid;Taro Kamigaki;Karen Hammad

  • Closed environments facilitate secondary transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

    Hiroshi Nishiura;Hitoshi Oshitani;Tetsuro Kobayashi;Tomoya Saito

  • Clusters of Coronavirus Disease in Communities, Japan, January-April 2020.

    Yuki Furuse;Eiichiro Sando;Naho Tsuchiya;Reiko Miyahara

  • Origin of measles virus: divergence from rinderpest virus between the 11th and 12th centuries.

    Yuki Furuse;Akira Suzuki;Hitoshi Oshitani

  • Global respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in young children (RSV GOLD): a retrospective case series

    Nienke M Scheltema;Angela Gentile;Florencia Lucion;D James Nokes;D James Nokes

  • Major Issues and Challenges of Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Developing Countries

    Hitoshi Oshitani;Taro Kamigaki;Akira Suzuki

  • Emergence of amantadine-resistant influenza A viruses: epidemiological study

    Hiroshi Suzuki;Reiko Saito;Hiroki Masuda;Hitoshi Oshitani

  • Evolution of the M gene of the influenza A virus in different host species: large-scale sequence analysis

    Yuki Furuse;Akira Suzuki;Taro Kamigaki;Hitoshi Oshitani

  • Enterovirus 68 among Children with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, the Philippines

    Tadatsugu Imamura;Naoko Fuji;Akira Suzuki;Raita Tamaki

  • Global reemergence of enterovirus D68 as an important pathogen for acute respiratory infections

    Tadatsugu Imamura;Hitoshi Oshitani

  • Can oral cholera vaccination play a role in controlling a cholera outbreak

    Philippe Calain;Jean Paul Chaine;Eliaser Johnson;Mary Lou Hawley

  • Antigenic and receptor binding properties of Enterovirus 68

    Tadatsugu Imamura;Michiko Okamoto;Shin-ichi Nakakita;Akira Suzuki

  • Environmental Surveillance of Norovirus Genogroups I and II for Sensitive Detection of Epidemic Variants.

    Shinobu Kazama;Takayuki Miura;Yoshifumi Masago;Yoshimitsu Konta

  • School closures during the 2009 influenza pandemic: national and local experiences

    Simon Cauchemez;Simon Cauchemez;Maria D Van Kerkhove;Brett N Archer;Martin Cetron

  • Large-Scale Sequence Analysis of M Gene of Influenza A Viruses from Different Species: Mechanisms for Emergence and Spread of Amantadine Resistance

    Yuki Furuse;Akira Suzuki;Hitoshi Oshitani

  • Frequency of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A Viruses during Two Seasons Featuring Cocirculation of H1N1 and H3N2

    Reiko Saito;Takatsugu Sakai;Isamu Sato;Yasuko Sano

  • Acute respiratory infections due to enterovirus 68 in Yamagata, Japan between 2005 and 2010

    Tatsuya Ikeda;Katsumi Mizuta;Chieko Abiko;Yoko Aoki

  • Epidemiological characteristics and low case fatality rate of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Japan.

    Taro Kamigaki;Hitoshi Oshitani

  • Epidemiology of COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan, from January-March 2020.

    Yuki Furuse;Yura K Ko;Mayuko Saito;Yugo Shobugawa

  • Respiratory viruses from hospitalized children with severe pneumonia in the Philippines

    Akira Suzuki;Socorro Lupisan;Yuki Furuse;Naoko Fuji

  • Detection of human rhinovirus C viral genome in blood among children with severe respiratory infections in the Philippines.

    Naoko Fuji;Akira Suzuki;Socorro Lupisan;Lydia Sombrero

  • Temporal dynamics of norovirus determined through monitoring of municipal wastewater by pyrosequencing and virological surveillance of gastroenteritis cases.

    Shinobu Kazama;Yoshifumi Masago;Yoshifumi Masago;Kentaro Tohma;Nao Souma

  • Measles outbreaks in displaced populations: a review of transmission, morbidity and mortality associated factors.

    Isidore K Kouadio;Taro Kamigaki;Hitoshi Oshitani

Frequent Co-Authors

Remigio M. Olveda
Remigio M. Olveda Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki Niigata University
Hiroshi Nishiura
Hiroshi Nishiura Kyoto University
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Masayuki Saijo
Masayuki Saijo National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo
Caryn Bern
Caryn Bern University of California, San Francisco
Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University
Asuncion Mejias
Asuncion Mejias St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hiroyuki Shimizu
Hiroyuki Shimizu National Institutes of Health
Dirk U. Pfeiffer
Dirk U. Pfeiffer City University of Hong Kong

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