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Katsunori Yanagihara

Katsunori Yanagihara

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
59
Citations
11379
World Ranking
3298
National Ranking
128

Katsunori Yanagihara 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 Katsunori Yanagihara sits on this spectrum.

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: 264 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 233 scientists 205–214 publications: 207 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 publications 679+

This scientist: 555 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Katsunori Yanagihara 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 Katsunori Yanagihara sits on this spectrum.

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: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 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: 93 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: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • M1 and M2 Monocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Contribution of Imbalance of M1/M2 Monocytes to Osteoclastogenesis.

    Shoichi Fukui;Naoki Iwamoto;Ayuko Takatani;Takashi Igawa

  • Characteristic expression of HTLV-1 basic zipper factor (HBZ) transcripts in HTLV-1 provirus-positive cells

    Tetsuya Usui;Katsunori Yanagihara;Kunihiro Tsukasaki;Ken Murata

  • Azithromycin Inhibits MUC5AC Production Induced by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Autoinducer N-(3-Oxododecanoyl) Homoserine Lactone in NCI-H292 Cells

    Unknown

  • Evaluation of pathogen detection from clinical samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction using a sepsis pathogen DNA detection kit

    Katsunori Yanagihara;Yuko Kitagawa;Masao Tomonaga;Kunihiro Tsukasaki

  • Overexpression of Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 with trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma as a target for epigenetic therapy.

    Daisuke Sasaki;Yoshitaka Imaizumi;Hiroo Hasegawa;Akemi Osaka

  • Differing effects of clarithromycin and azithromycin on cytokine production by murine dendritic cells

    K. Sugiyama;R. Shirai;H. Mukae;H. Ishimoto

  • Clinical and Bacteriological Characteristics of IMP-Type Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Yoichi Hirakata;Toshiyuki Yamaguchi;Michiko Nakano;Koichi Izumikawa

  • Azithromycin Exhibits Bactericidal Effects on Pseudomonas aeruginosa through Interaction with the Outer Membrane

    Yoshifumi Imamura;Yasuhito Higashiyama;Kazunori Tomono;Koichi Izumikawa

  • Correlation between Triazole Treatment History and Susceptibility in Clinically Isolated Aspergillus fumigatus

    Masato Tashiro;Koichi Izumikawa;Katsuji Hirano;Shotaro Ide

  • Roles of Calcineurin and Crz1 in Antifungal Susceptibility and Virulence of Candida glabrata

    Unknown

  • Clinical features, risk factors and treatment of fulminant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: a review of the Japanese literature.

    Koichi Izumikawa;Kinichi Izumikawa;Takahiro Takazono;Kosuke Kosai

  • JAID/JSC Guidelines for the Treatment of Respiratory Infectious Diseases: The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases/Japanese Society of Chemotherapy - The JAID/JSC Guide to Clinical Management of Infectious Disease/Guideline-preparing Committee Respiratory Infectious Disease WG

    Unknown

  • Antifungal Susceptibilities of Aspergillus fumigatus Clinical Isolates Obtained in Nagasaki, Japan

    Masato Tashiro;Koichi Izumikawa;Asuka Minematsu;Katsuji Hirano

  • ZAAPS International Surveillance Program (2007) for linezolid resistance: results from 5591 Gram-positive clinical isolates in 23 countries

    Ronald N. Jones;Shigeru Kohno;Yasuo Ono;James E. Ross

  • Effect of clarithromycin on chronic respiratory infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa with biofilm formation in an experimental murine model

    Katsunori Yanagihara;Kazunori Tomono;Yoshifumi Imamura;Yukihiro Kaneko

  • Japanese guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia.

    K Yanagihara;S Kohno;T Matsusima

  • Diagnostic significance of Aspergillus species isolated from respiratory samples in an adult pneumology ward.

    Takayoshi Tashiro;Koichi Izumikawa;Masato Tashiro;Takahiro Takazono

  • Nationwide surveillance of bacterial respiratory pathogens conducted by the Surveillance Committee of Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, and Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology in 2009: general view of the pathogens’ antibacterial susceptibility

    Akira Watanabe;Katsunori Yanagihara;Tetsuya Matsumoto;Shigeru Kohno

  • Clinical features of pulmonary cryptococcosis in non-HIV patients in Japan

    Unknown

  • Strong Evidence of a Combination Polymorphism of the Tyrosine Kinase 2 Gene and the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Gene as a DNA-Based Biomarker for Susceptibility to Crohn’s Disease in the Japanese Population

    Kayoko Sato;Mizuho Shiota;Sayaka Fukuda;Eiko Iwamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeru Kohno
Shigeru Kohno Nagasaki University
Hiroshi Mukae
Hiroshi Mukae Nagasaki University
Yoshitsugu Miyazaki
Yoshitsugu Miyazaki National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Shimeru Kamihira
Shimeru Kamihira Nagasaki University
Yuko Kitagawa
Yuko Kitagawa Keio University
Atsushi Kawakami
Atsushi Kawakami Nagasaki University
Kazuhiro Tateda
Kazuhiro Tateda Toho University
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Tetsuya Matsumoto International University of Health and Welfare
Kouichi Morita
Kouichi Morita Nagasaki University

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