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Ken-ichi Kasai

Ken-ichi Kasai

Teikyo University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
14291
World Ranking
11866
National Ranking
811

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
13955
World Ranking
10511
National Ranking
768

Ken-ichi Kasai publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ken-ichi Kasai sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 209 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Ken-ichi Kasai D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ken-ichi Kasai sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ken-ichi Kasai is affiliated with Teikyo University in Japan and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work focuses notably on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas including:

  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Ken-ichi Kasai has published research in several publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
  • International Heart Journal
  • Cureus
  • Methods in Molecular Biology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ken-ichi Kasai include:

  • "Frontal affinity chromatography: An excellent method of analyzing weak biomolecular interactions based on a unique principle," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
  • "Response of Jugular Venous Pressure to Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure and Its Prognostic Usefulness," 2020, The American Journal of Cardiology
  • "Jugular Venous Pressure Response to Inspiration for Risk Assessment of Heart Failure," 2022, The American Journal of Cardiology (authored by Daiki Shako, co-authorship context)
  • "Jugular Venous Pressure and Kussmaul's Sign as Predictors of Outcome in Heart Failure," 2023, International Heart Journal
  • "Frontal Affinity Chromatography: A Highly Suitable Retardation Phenomenon-Based Research Tool for Analyzing Weak Interactions Between Biomolecules," 2020, Methods in Molecular Biology

Frequent collaborators working alongside Ken-ichi Kasai include:

  • Satoaki Matoba
  • Atsushi Shindo
  • Tatsuya Kawasaki
  • Sakiko Honda
  • Chieko Sakai

Best Publications

  • Galectins: a family of animal beta-galactoside-binding lectins.

    Samuel H. Barondes;Vincent Castronovo;Douglas N W Cooper;Richard D. Cummings

  • Oligosaccharide specificity of galectins: a search by frontal affinity chromatography.

    Jun Hirabayashi;Tomomi Hashidate;Yoichiro Arata;Nozomu Nishi

  • Lectin affinity capture, isotope-coded tagging and mass spectrometry to identify N-linked glycoproteins

    Hiroyuki Kaji;Haruna Saito;Yoshio Yamauchi;Takashi Shinkawa

  • The family of metazoan metal-independent β-galactoside-binding lectins: structure, function and molecular evolution

    Jun Hirabayashi;Ken-ichi Kasai

  • Galectins: A Family of Animal Lectins That Decipher Glycocodes

    Ken-ichi Kasai;Jun Hirabayashi

  • Galectin-3 Interaction With Thomsen-Friedenreich Disaccharide on Cancer-Associated MUC1 Causes Increased Cancer Cell Endothelial Adhesion

    Lu-Gang Yu;Nigel Andrews;Qicheng Zhao;Daniel McKean

  • Growth-Regulatory Human Galectin-1: Crystallographic Characterisation of the Structural Changes Induced by Single-Site Mutations and Their Impact on the Thermodynamics of Ligand Binding

    María F. López-Lucendo;Dolores Solís;Sabine André;Jun Hirabayashi

  • Frontal affinity chromatography: theory for its application to studies on specific interactions of biomolecules.

    Ken-Ichi Kasai;Yuko Oda;Makoto Nishikata;Shin-Ichi Ishii

  • Specific inhibition of T-cell adhesion to extracellular matrix and proinflammatory cytokine secretion by human recombinant galectin-1

    G A Rabinovich;A Ariel;R Hershkoviz;J Hirabayashi

  • Effect of amino acid substitution by sited-directed mutagenesis on the carbohydrate recognition and stability of human 14-kDa beta-galactoside-binding lectin.

    J. Hirabayashi;K.-I. Kasai

  • A Novel Biological Activity for Galectin-1: Inhibition of Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interactions in Experimental Inflammation

    Mylinh La;Thong V. Cao;Graziela Cerchiaro;Kathya Chilton

  • A mutation of furin causes the lack of precursor-processing activity in human colon carcinoma LoVo cells.

    S. Takahashi;K. Kasai;K. Hatsuzawa;N. Kitamura

  • Stimulation of Proliferation of Rat Hepatic Stellate Cells by Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 through Different Intracellular Signaling Pathways

    Naoto Maeda;Norifumi Kawada;Shuichi Seki;Tetsuo Arakawa

  • Involvement of CD2 and CD3 in galectin-1 induced signaling in human Jurkat T-cells.

    Hermann Walzel;Matthias Blach;Jun Hirabayashi;Ken-Ichi Kasai

  • Specific Recognition of Leishmania major Poly-β-galactosyl Epitopes by Galectin-9 POSSIBLE IMPLICATION OF GALECTIN-9 IN INTERACTION BETWEEN L. MAJOR AND HOST CELLS

    Isabelle Pelletier;Tomomi Hashidate;Tadasu Urashima;Nozomu Nishi

  • Affinity capillary electrophoresis: a sensitive tool for the study of molecular interactions and its use in microscale analyses.

    Kiyohito Shimura;Ken-ichi Kasai

  • Functional analysis of the carbohydrate recognition domains and a linker peptide of galectin-9 as to eosinophil chemoattractant activity.

    Miki Sato;Nozomu Nishi;Hiroki Shoji;Masako Seki

  • Frontal affinity chromatography as a tool for elucidation of sugar recognition properties of lectins.

    Jun Hirabayashi;Yoichiro Arata;Ken-ichi Kasai

  • Evidence that Caenorhabditis elegans 32-kDa beta-galactoside-binding protein is homologous to vertebrate beta-galactoside-binding lectins. cDNA cloning and deduced amino acid sequence

    J. Hirabayashi;M. Satoh;K.-I. Kasai

  • Frontal affinity chromatography of ovalbumin glycoasparagines on a concanavalin A-sepharose column. A quantitative study of the binding specificity of the lectin.

    Unknown

  • Complete amino acid sequence of 14 kDa β-galactoside-binding lectin of chick embryo

    Jun Hirabayashi;Hiroshi Kawasaki;Koichi Suzuki;Ken-ichi Kasai

  • Immobilized affinity ligand techniques

    Ken-ichi Kasai

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Hirabayashi
Jun Hirabayashi Nagoya University
Mitsuomi Hirashima
Mitsuomi Hirashima Kagawa University
Hiroshi Kawasaki
Hiroshi Kawasaki Keio University
Atsushi Kuno
Atsushi Kuno National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Koichi Suzuki
Koichi Suzuki University of Tokyo
Nobuhiro Takahashi
Nobuhiro Takahashi Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
John L. Wang
John L. Wang Michigan State University
Norifumi Kawada
Norifumi Kawada Osaka Metropolitan University
Katsutoshi Yoshizato
Katsutoshi Yoshizato Osaka Metropolitan University
Naruya Saitou
Naruya Saitou National Institute of Genetics

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