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Ken J. Ishii

Ken J. Ishii

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 88 1142 1034 43 39 529 40302
Medicine 88 12939 12178 379 358 533 40306

Ken J. Ishii publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ken J. Ishii between 1969 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ken J. Ishii published across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 65 publications in 2023. 47 of the 684 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 65. Peak 65 publications in 2023. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 58 publications 2023: 65 publications 2024: 65 publications 2025: 44 publications 2026: 3 publications
1969 2026

684 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ken J. Ishii: publications per year, 1969 to 2026
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 1
1971 1
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 3
1978 1
1979 2
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 5
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 3
1996 10
1997 0
1998 4
1999 9
2000 11
2001 10
2002 14
2003 9
2004 20
2005 18
2006 17
2007 12
2008 17
2009 17
2010 21
2011 21
2012 17
2013 20
2014 29
2015 22
2016 25
2017 26
2018 22
2019 18
2020 12
2021 17
2022 58
2023 65
2024 65
2025 44
2026 3
Total 684
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Ken J. Ishii 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 Ken J. Ishii 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, 522–531 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: 529 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 29 529
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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Ken J. Ishii 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 Ken J. Ishii 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, 88–89 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: 88 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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
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 88
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

Ken J. Ishii is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, with a primary focus in the field of medicine. Their scholarly output includes more than 200 publications, reflecting extensive work in surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, neurology, orthopedics and sports medicine, and biomedical engineering.

Their research topics cover a variety of spinal and neurological conditions, with significant contributions to areas such as spinal fractures and fixation techniques, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, cervical and thoracic myelopathy, Parkinson's disease and spinal disorders, scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, pelvic and acetabular injuries, and glycogen storage diseases and myoclonus.

Ken J. Ishii has published papers in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Medicina
  • Scientific Reports
  • Spine Surgery and Related Research
  • Spinal Cord
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Recent papers authored by or associated with Ken J. Ishii demonstrate a range of interests within biomedical sciences and clinical applications. Some notable recent publications are:

  • "An antibacterial coated polymer prevents biofilm formation and implant-associated infection" (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • "Computed Tomography-Based Navigation System in Current Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review" (2022) in Medicina
  • "Prognostic Factors for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury without Major Bone Injury in Elderly Patients" (2022) in Journal of Neurotrauma
  • "Clinical outcomes and a therapeutic indication of intramedullary spinal cord astrocytoma" (2021) in Spinal Cord
  • "Bactericidal and Bioresorbable Calcium Phosphate Cements Fabricated by Silver-Containing Tricalcium Phosphate Microspheres" (2020) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Throughout their career, Ken J. Ishii has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Haruki Funao
  • Norihiro Isogai
  • Kota Watanabe
  • Yutaka Sasao
  • Morio Matsumoto

The diversity of their research reflects a multidisciplinary approach to spinal and neurological medicine, combining clinical studies, surgical techniques, and material science applications. This breadth is illustrated by topics such as implant-associated infection prevention, spinal surgery navigation, spinal cord injury prognosis, and advanced biomaterials in bone cements.

Best Publications

  • Differential roles of MDA5 and RIG-I helicases in the recognition of RNA viruses

    Hiroki Kato;Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama

  • IPS-1, an adaptor triggering RIG-I- and Mda5-mediated type I interferon induction

    Taro Kawai;Ken Takahashi;Ken Takahashi;Shintaro Sato;Cevayir Coban

  • Interferon-α induction through Toll-like receptors involves a direct interaction of IRF7 with MyD88 and TRAF6

    Unknown

  • A Toll-like receptor–independent antiviral response induced by double-stranded B-form DNA

    Ken J Ishii;Cevayir Coban;Hiroki Kato;Ken Takahashi

  • Atg9a controls dsDNA-driven dynamic translocation of STING and the innate immune response

    Tatsuya Saitoh;Naonobu Fujita;Takuya Hayashi;Keigo Takahara

  • Regulation of humoral and cellular gut immunity by lamina propria dendritic cells expressing Toll-like receptor 5

    Satoshi Uematsu;Kosuke Fujimoto;Myoung Ho Jang;Bo Gie Yang

  • Toll-like receptor 9 mediates innate immune activation by the malaria pigment hemozoin

    Cevayir Coban;Ken J. Ishii;Taro Kawai;Hiroaki Hemmi

  • Cutting Edge: Role of Toll-Like Receptor 9 in CpG DNA-Induced Activation of Human Cells

    Fumihiko Takeshita;Cynthia A. Leifer;Ihsan Gursel;Ken J. Ishii

  • TANK-binding kinase-1 delineates innate and adaptive immune responses to DNA vaccines

    Ken J. Ishii;Tatsukata Kawagoe;Shohei Koyama;Kosuke Matsui

  • Human Peripheral Blood Cells Differentially Recognize and Respond to Two Distinct CpG Motifs

    Daniela Verthelyi;Ken J. Ishii;Mayda Gursel;Fumihiko Takeshita

  • The Atg5 Atg12 conjugate associates with innate antiviral immune responses.

    Nao Jounai;Fumihiko Takeshita;Kouji Kobiyama;Asako Sawano

  • Host Innate Immune Receptors and Beyond: Making Sense of Microbial Infections

    Ken J. Ishii;Shohei Koyama;Atsushi Nakagawa;Cevayir Coban

  • Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-1 plays an essential role for Toll-like receptor (TLR)7- and TLR9-mediated interferon-α induction

    Satoshi Uematsu;Shintaro Sato;Masahiro Yamamoto;Tomonori Hirotani

  • Essential role of IPS-1 in innate immune responses against RNA viruses

    Himanshu Kumar;Taro Kawai;Hiroki Kato;Shintaro Sato

  • DNA released from dying host cells mediates aluminum adjuvant activity

    Thomas Marichal;Keiichi Ohata;Denis Bedoret;Claire Mesnil

  • Detection of pathogenic intestinal bacteria by Toll-like receptor 5 on intestinal CD11c+ lamina propria cells.

    Satoshi Uematsu;Myoung Ho Jang;Nicolas Chevrier;Zijin Guo

  • Innate immune response to viral infection.

    Shohei Koyama;Ken J. Ishii;Cevayir Coban;Shizuo Akira

  • Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 spike

    Unknown

  • Nucleic acid sensing at the interface between innate and adaptive immunity in vaccination.

    Christophe J. Desmet;Ken J. Ishii

  • DNA damage sensor MRE11 recognizes cytosolic double-stranded DNA and induces type I interferon by regulating STING trafficking

    Takeshi Kondo;Junya Kobayashi;Tatsuya Saitoh;Kenta Maruyama

  • Differential role of TLR- and RLR-signaling in the immune responses to influenza A virus infection and vaccination.

    Shohei Koyama;Ken J. Ishii;Himanshu Kumar;Takeshi Tanimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Cevayir Coban
Cevayir Coban University of Tokyo
Dennis M. Klinman
Dennis M. Klinman National Institutes of Health
Masaya Nakamura
Masaya Nakamura Keio University
Satoshi Uematsu
Satoshi Uematsu Osaka Metropolitan University
Masayuki Amagai
Masayuki Amagai Keio University
Toshihiro Horii
Toshihiro Horii Osaka University
Taro Kawai
Taro Kawai Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Shintaro Sato
Shintaro Sato Osaka University
Osamu Takeuchi
Osamu Takeuchi Kyoto University

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