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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 81 1121 1008 28 24 387 19400

Ichiro Kurane publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ichiro Kurane between 1982 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ichiro Kurane published across 40 years, from 1982 to 2021, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2005. 6 of the 402 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2005. 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 25 publications 2003: 28 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications
1982 2021

402 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ichiro Kurane: publications per year, 1982 to 2021
Year Publications
1982 3
1983 0
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 3
1990 1
1991 4
1992 1
1993 4
1994 5
1995 6
1996 2
1997 6
1998 8
1999 9
2000 9
2001 14
2002 25
2003 28
2004 20
2005 32
2006 29
2007 32
2008 23
2009 23
2010 20
2011 20
2012 10
2013 16
2014 9
2015 10
2016 5
2017 6
2018 4
2019 2
2020 2
2021 4
Total 402
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Ichiro Kurane 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 Ichiro Kurane 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, 385–394 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: 387 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 34 387
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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Ichiro Kurane 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 Ichiro Kurane 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, 81 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: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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
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 81
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

Ichiro Kurane is affiliated with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with notable contributions in the fields of public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and virology.

The scientist's work centers on multiple main topics, including mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, malaria research and control, HIV research and treatment, infectious encephalopathies and encephalitis, viral infections and outbreaks research, and data-driven disease surveillance.

Among Kurane's recent papers are:

  • Non-Human Primate Models of Dengue Virus Infection: A Comparison of Viremia Levels and Antibody Responses during Primary and Secondary Infection among Old World and New World Monkeys, 2020, Pathogens
  • Dengue epidemic in Malaysia: urban versus rural comparison of dengue immunoglobulin G seroprevalence among Malaysian adults aged 35-74 years, 2020, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Japanese encephalitis vaccine, 2021, Reactions Weekly
  • Genotype-Dependent Immunogenicity of Dengue Virus Type 2 Asian I and Asian/American Genotypes in Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus): Discrepancy in Neutralizing and Infection-Enhancing Antibody Levels between Genotypes, 2021, Microorganisms
  • U.S.-Japan cooperative medical sciences program: 22nd International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Pacific Rim, 2020, Virology

Frequent co-authors connected with Ichiro Kurane's research include:

  • Meng Ling Moi
  • Nor Azila Muhammad Azami
  • Tomohiko Takasaki
  • Kristina T. Lu
  • David McDonald

Publication venues where Kurane's work has appeared recently include:

  • Pathogens
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Reactions Weekly
  • Microorganisms
  • Virology

The scientist's research contributes to advancing knowledge in infectious disease control and epidemiology, with an emphasis on viral and mosquito-borne diseases in both urban and rural contexts.

Best Publications

  • The first identification and retrospective study of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Japan

    Toru Takahashi;Ken Maeda;Tadaki Suzuki;Aki Ishido

  • Activation of T lymphocytes in dengue virus infections. High levels of soluble interleukin 2 receptor, soluble CD4, soluble CD8, interleukin 2, and interferon-gamma in sera of children with dengue.

    Ichiro Kurane;Bruce L. Innis;Suchitra Nimmannitya;Ananda Nisalak

  • Human IgG Fc receptor II mediates antibody-dependent enhancement of dengue virus infection.

    Rebecca A. Littaua;Ichiro Kurane;Francis A. Ennis

  • Report on a WHO consultation on immunological endpoints for evaluation of new Japanese encephalitis vaccines, WHO, Geneva, 2-3 September, 2004.

    Joachim Hombach;Tom Solomon;Ichiro Kurane;Julie Jacobson

  • Early CD69 expression on peripheral blood lymphocytes from children with dengue hemorrhagic fever.

    Sharone Green;Sathit Pichyangkul;David W. Vaughn;Siripen Kalayanarooj

  • Dengue hemorrhagic fever with special emphasis on immunopathogenesis

    Ichiro Kurane

  • Emergence of Genotype I of Japanese Encephalitis Virus as the Dominant Genotype in Asia

    Xiao-Ling Pan;Hong Liu;Huan-Yu Wang;Shi-Hong Fu

  • Dengue virus-specific human T cell clones. Serotype crossreactive proliferation, interferon gamma production, and cytotoxic activity.

    Ichiro Kurane;Anthony Meager;Francis A. Ennis

  • Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and its downstream targets in SARS coronavirus-infected cells

    Tetsuya Mizutani;Shuetsu Fukushi;Masayuki Saijo;Ichiro Kurane

  • Vesicular stomatitis virus pseudotyped with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein.

    Shuetsu Fukushi;Tetsuya Mizutani;Masayuki Saijo;Shutoku Matsuyama

  • Molecular epidemiological analysis of Japanese encephalitis virus in China

    Huan Yu Wang;Tomohiko Takasaki;Shi Hong Fu;Xiao Hong Sun

  • Human T cell responses to dengue virus antigens. Proliferative responses and interferon gamma production.

    Ichiro Kurane;Bruce L. Innis;Ananda Nisalak;Charles H. Hoke

  • An improved method for recovering rabies virus from cloned cDNA.

    Ken ichi Inoue;Youko Shoji;Youko Shoji;Ichiro Kurane;Toshio Iijima

  • In vitro assessment of human endothelial cell permeability: effects of inflammatory cytokines and dengue virus infection

    Beti Ernawati Dewi;Tomohiko Takasaki;Ichiro Kurane;Ichiro Kurane

  • The Anamnestic Neutralizing Antibody Response Is Critical for Protection of Mice from Challenge following Vaccination with a Plasmid Encoding the Japanese Encephalitis Virus Premembrane and Envelope Genes

    Eiji Konishi;Masaoki Yamaoka;Khin-Sane-Win;Ichiro Kurane

  • Interference in Japanese encephalitis virus infection of Vero cells by a cationic amphiphilic drug, chlorpromazine.

    Masaru Nawa;Tomohiko Takasaki;Ken-Ichiro Yamada;Ichiro Kurane

  • High levels of interferon alpha in the sera of children with dengue virus infection

    Ichiro Kurane;Bruce L. Innis;Suchitra Nimmannitya;Ananada Nisalak

  • Lethal Canine Distemper Virus Outbreak in Cynomolgus Monkeys in Japan in 2008

    Kouji Sakai;Noriyo Nagata;Yasushi Ami;Fumio Seki

  • Development and evaluation of fluorogenic TaqMan reverse transcriptase PCR assays for detection of dengue virus types 1 to 4.

    Mikako Ito;Tomohiko Takasaki;Ken-Ichiro Yamada;Reiko Nerome

  • Gamma interferon augments Fc gamma receptor-mediated dengue virus infection of human monocytic cells.

    Udo Kontny;Ichiro Kurane;Francis A. Ennis

  • Dengue virus-specific, human CD4+ CD8- cytotoxic T-cell clones: multiple patterns of virus cross-reactivity recognized by NS3-specific T-cell clones.

    Ichiro Kurane;Margo A. Brinton;Annette L. Samson;Francis A. Ennis

  • LC16m8, a Highly Attenuated Vaccinia Virus Vaccine Lacking Expression of the Membrane Protein B5R, Protects Monkeys from Monkeypox

    Masayuki Saijo;Yasushi Ami;Yuriko Suzaki;Noriyo Nagata

  • Induction of Protective Immunity against Japanese Encephalitis in Mice by Immunization with a Plasmid Encoding Japanese Encephalitis Virus Premembrane and Envelope Genes

    Eiji Konishi;Masaoki Yamaoka;Khin-Sane-Win;Ichiro Kurane

  • Chimeric recombinant hepatitis E virus-like particles as an oral vaccine vehicle presenting foreign epitopes.

    Masahiro Niikura;Shiki Takamura;Gisen Kim;Satoru Kawai

  • Predominance of HLA-restricted cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses to serotype-cross-reactive epitopes on nonstructural proteins following natural secondary dengue virus infection

    Anuja Mathew;Ichiro Kurane;Sharone Green;Henry A. F. Stephens

  • Identification of two epitopes on the dengue 4 virus capsid protein recognized by a serotype-specific and a panel of serotype-cross-reactive human CD4+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones.

    Susan J. Gagnon;Weilan Zeng;Ichiro Kurane;Francis A. Ennis

  • Dengue virus-specific cross-reactive CD8+ human cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

    Jack F. Bukowski;Ichiro Kurane;Ching-Juh Lai;Michael Bray

  • Immunopathologic mechanisms of dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome.

    Ichiro Kurane;Alan L. Rothman;Peter G. Livingston;Sharone Green

  • Safety and immunogenicity of NYVAC-JEV and ALVAC-JEV attenuated recombinant Japanese encephalitis virus--poxvirus vaccines in vaccinia-nonimmune and vaccinia-immune humans.

    Niranjan Kanesa-thasan;John J. Smucny;Charles H. Hoke;Donald H. Marks

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis A. Ennis
Francis A. Ennis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Alan L. Rothman
Alan L. Rothman University of Rhode Island
Bruce L. Innis
Bruce L. Innis GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Margo A. Brinton
Margo A. Brinton Georgia State University
Charles H. Hoke
Charles H. Hoke Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Robert E. Shope
Robert E. Shope The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Peter W. Mason
Peter W. Mason Novartis (Switzerland)
Sharone Green
Sharone Green University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Ananda Nisalak
Ananda Nisalak United States Department of the Army
David W. Vaughn
David W. Vaughn Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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