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Kenji Izuhara

Kenji Izuhara

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
76
Citations
18241
World Ranking
1931
National Ranking
173

Kenji Izuhara 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 Kenji Izuhara sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 396 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Kenji Izuhara 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 Kenji Izuhara sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kenji Izuhara is affiliated with the Saga Group in the United Kingdom and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine. Their research spans a range of subfields including physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology and allergy, immunology, and dermatology.

Their work covers several main topics, focusing predominantly on asthma and respiratory diseases, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, dermatology and skin diseases, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, respiratory and cough-related research, urticaria and related conditions, and interstitial lung diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Kenji Izuhara are the following:

  • Nomenclature of allergic diseases and hypersensitivity reactions: Adapted to modern needs: An EAACI position paper (2023), published in Allergy
  • Omalizumab for Aspirin Hypersensitivity and Leukotriene Overproduction in Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease. A Randomized Controlled Trial (2020), published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Dupilumab: Basic aspects and applications to allergic diseases (2020), published in Allergology International
  • IL-24: A new player in the pathogenesis of pro-inflammatory and allergic skin diseases (2020), published in Allergology International
  • Periostin plays a critical role in the cell cycle in lung fibroblasts (2020), published in Respiratory Research

Kenji Izuhara collaborates frequently with several co-authors, the most common being:

  • Satoshi Nunomura (31 joint publications)
  • Junya Ono (24 joint publications)
  • Yasuhiro Nanri (15 joint publications)
  • Shoichiro Ohta (10 joint publications)
  • Yuko Honda (9 joint publications)

The research output is disseminated through a variety of domain-specific publication venues, including:

  • Allergology International (10 publications)
  • Allergy (6 publications)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (4 publications)
  • Respirology (3 publications)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Periostin: A novel component of subepithelial fibrosis of bronchial asthma downstream of IL-4 and IL-13 signals

    Go Takayama;Kazuhiko Arima;Taisuke Kanaji;Shuji Toda

  • Genetic variants of IL-13 signalling and human asthma and atopy

    A. Heinzmann;X. Q. Mao;M. Akaiwa;R. T. Kreomer

  • Ile50Val variant of IL4R alpha upregulates IgE synthesis and associates with atopic asthma.

    Hiromichi Mitsuyasu;Kenji Izuhara;Xiao-Quan Mao;Pei-Song Gao

  • The role of periostin in tissue remodeling across health and disease.

    Simon J. Conway;Kenji Izuhara;Yasusei Kudo;Judith Litvin

  • Periostin promotes chronic allergic inflammation in response to Th2 cytokines

    Miho Masuoka;Hiroshi Shiraishi;Shoichiro Ohta;Shoichi Suzuki

  • Allergen immunotherapy for allergic asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    S. Dhami;A. Kakourou;F. Asamoah;I. Agache

  • Atopy and asthma: genetic variants of IL-4 and IL-13 signalling

    Taro Shirakawa;Klaus A Deichmann;Kenji Izuhara;Xiao-Quan Mao

  • Cloning and characterization of the Hakata antigen, a member of the ficolin/opsonin p35 lectin family.

    Rie Sugimoto;Yoshiaki Yae;Mina Akaiwa;Shigetaka Kitajima

  • EAACI Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy: House dust mite-driven allergic asthma.

    Ioana Agache;Susanne Lau;Cezmi A. Akdis;Sylwia Smolinska

  • Increased periostin associates with greater airflow limitation in patients receiving inhaled corticosteroids.

    Yoshihiro Kanemitsu;Hisako Matsumoto;Kenji Izuhara;Yuji Tohda

  • Involvement of IL-32 in activation-induced cell death in T cells.

    Chiho Goda;Taisuke Kanaji;Sachiko Kanaji;Go Tanaka

  • Cutting edge: Dominant effect of Ile50Val variant of the human IL-4 receptor α-chain in IgE synthesis

    Hiromichi Mitsuyasu;Yukiyoshi Yanagihara;Xiao Quan Mao;Pei Sun Gao

  • ANALYSIS OF NOVEL DISEASE-RELATED GENES IN BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

    Noriko Yuyama;Donna E. Davies;Mina Akaiwa;Keiko Matsui

  • Regulation by Interleukin-10 and Interleukin-4 of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Human Neutrophils

    Hiroaki Niiro;Takeshi Otsuka;Kenji Izuhara;Kunihiro Yamaoka

  • Nomenclature of allergic diseases and hypersensitivity reactions: Adapted to modern needs: An EAACI position paper

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  • Upregulation of IL-13 concentration in vivo by the IL13 variant associated with bronchial asthma

    Kazuhiko Arima;Ritsuko Umeshita-Suyama;Yasuhisa Sakata;Mina Akaiwa

  • Roles of Periostin in Respiratory Disorders

    Kenji Izuhara;Simon J. Conway;Bethany B. Moore;Hisako Matsumoto

  • Periostin, a Matricellular Protein, Plays a Role in the Induction of Chemokines in Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Masaru Uchida;Hiroshi Shiraishi;Shoichiro Ohta;Kazuhiko Arima

  • Induction of Interleukin-9-Producing Mucosal Mast Cells Promotes Susceptibility to IgE-Mediated Experimental Food Allergy

    Chun-Yu Chen;Jee-Boong Lee;Bo Liu;Shoichiro Ohta

  • Multidimensional endotyping in patients with severe asthma reveals inflammatory heterogeneity in matrix metalloproteinases and chitinase 3–like protein 1

    Timothy S.C. Hinks;Tom Brown;Laurie C.K. Lau;Hitasha Rupani

  • T helper 1 cells stimulated with ovalbumin and IL-18 induce airway hyperresponsiveness and lung fibrosis by IFN-γ and IL-13 production

    Nobuki Hayashi;Tomohiro Yoshimoto;Kenji Izuhara;Kiyoshi Matsui

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiko Arima
Kazuhiko Arima Saga Group
Akio Niimi
Akio Niimi Nagoya City University
Michiaki Mishima
Michiaki Mishima Kyoto University
Graham Roberts
Graham Roberts University of Southampton
Sven-Erik Dahlén
Sven-Erik Dahlén Karolinska Institute
Simon J. Conway
Simon J. Conway Indiana University
Masutaka Furue
Masutaka Furue Kyushu University
Hiroaki Niiro
Hiroaki Niiro Kyushu University
Koichi Ohshima
Koichi Ohshima Kurume University
Cezmi A. Akdis
Cezmi A. Akdis University of Zurich

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