2026 Kiyoshi Takeda: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	159	82	79	7	7	465	174306
Medicine	160	760	694	13	13	481	175199

Kiyoshi Takeda 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 Kiyoshi Takeda sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 465 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kiyoshi Takeda 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 Kiyoshi Takeda sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 159 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in Japan Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in Japan Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Immunology in Japan Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Kiyoshi Takeda is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a substantial body of research focused on microbial interactions and immune system functions. Their work spans several interconnected areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a strong focus on the gut microbiota and immune responses. Notable papers include:

Interaction Between the Microbiota, Epithelia, and Immune Cells in the Intestine, 2020, Annual Review of Immunology
Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids Promote Prostate Cancer Growth via IGF1 Signaling, 2021, Cancer Research
Microbiota-derived butyrate limits the autoimmune response by promoting the differentiation of follicular regulatory T cells, 2020, EBioMedicine
Whole gut virome analysis of 476 Japanese revealed a link between phage and autoimmune disease, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Genomic repertoires linked with pathogenic potency of arthritogenic Prevotella copri isolated from the gut of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 2023, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Takeda collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors, including Hisako Kayama, Daisuke Motooka, Shota Nakamura, Ryu Okumura, and Daisuke Okuzaki, reflecting sustained interdisciplinary efforts in their research network.

Their scholarly output appears regularly in specific publication venues, indicating focused dissemination channels. These include:

International Immunology
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
European Journal of Immunology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Takeda's work is categorized mainly within the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine. Within these fields, subfields of study include molecular biology, immunology, epidemiology, genetics, and surgery.

The primary research topics they address are:

Gut microbiota and health
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Best Publications

Toll-like receptors.

Kiyoshi Takeda;Tsuneyasu Kaisho;Shizuo Akira

12422
Citations
Toll-like receptor signalling

Shizuo Akira;Kiyoshi Takeda

11057
Citations
A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA.

Hiroaki Hemmi;Osamu Takeuchi;Taro Kawai;Tsuneyasu Kaisho

8443
Citations
Erratum A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA

Hiroaki Hemmi;Osamu Takeuchi;Taro Kawai;Tsuneyasu Kaisho

6783
Citations
Toll-like receptors: critical proteins linking innate and acquired immunity.

Shizuo Akira;Kiyoshi Takeda;Tsuneyasu Kaisho

6448
Citations
Toll-like receptors in innate immunity.

Kiyoshi Takeda;Shizuo Akira

5134
Citations
Induction of Intestinal Th17 Cells by Segmented Filamentous Bacteria

Ivaylo I. Ivanov;Koji Atarashi;Nicolas Manel;Eoin L. Brodie

5065
Citations
Cutting edge: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-deficient mice are hyporesponsive to lipopolysaccharide: evidence for TLR4 as the Lps gene product.

Katsuaki Hoshino;Osamu Takeuchi;Taro Kawai;Hideki Sanjo

4717
Citations
Differential roles of TLR2 and TLR4 in recognition of gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial cell wall components.

Osamu Takeuchi;Katsuaki Hoshino;Taro Kawai;Hideki Sanjo

4277
Citations
Induction of Colonic Regulatory T Cells by Indigenous Clostridium Species

Koji Atarashi;Takeshi Tanoue;Tatsuichiro Shima;Akemi Imaoka

4181
Citations
Role of adaptor TRIF in the MyD88-independent toll-like receptor signaling pathway.

Masahiro Yamamoto;Shintaro Sato;Hiroaki Hemmi;Katsuaki Hoshino

4156
Citations
TLR SIGNALING PATHWAYS

Kiyoshi Takeda;Shizuo Akira

3403
Citations
Small anti-viral compounds activate immune cells via the TLR7 MyD88-dependent signaling pathway.

Hiroaki Hemmi;Tsuneyasu Kaisho;Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato

3324
Citations
Targeted Disruption of the MyD88 Gene Results in Loss of IL-1- and IL-18-Mediated Function

Osamu Adachi;Taro Kawai;Kiyoshi Takeda;Makoto Matsumoto

3118
Citations
Unresponsiveness of MyD88-Deficient Mice to Endotoxin

Taro Kawai;Osamu Adachi;Tomohiko Ogawa;Kiyoshi Takeda

2420
Citations
Essential role of Stat6 in IL-4 signalling

Kiyoshi Takeda;Takashi Tanaka;Wei Shi;Makoto Matsumoto

2329
Citations
Targeted disruption of the mouse Stat3 gene leads to early embryonic lethality

Kiyoshi Takeda;Koichi Noguchi;Wei Shi;Takashi Tanaka

2030
Citations
Cell type-specific involvement of RIG-I in antiviral response

Hiroki Kato;Shintaro Sato;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Masahiro Yamamoto

2007
Citations
Toll-like receptors control activation of adaptive immune responses.

Markus Schnare;Markus Schnare;Gregory M. Barton;Gregory M. Barton;Agnieszka Czopik Holt;Kiyoshi Takeda

1836
Citations
Cutting Edge: Role of Toll-Like Receptor 1 in Mediating Immune Response to Microbial Lipoproteins

Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato;Takao Horiuchi;Katsuaki Hoshino

1787
Citations
Toll-Like Receptors

Himanshu Kumar;Kiyoshi Takeda;Shizuo Akira

14
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shizuo Akira Osaka University

Masahiro Yamamoto Osaka University

Osamu Takeuchi Kyoto University

Shintaro Sato Osaka University

Katsuaki Hoshino Kagawa University

Tsuneyasu Kaisho Wakayama Medical University

Taro Kawai Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Satoshi Uematsu Osaka Metropolitan University

Atsushi Kumanogoh Osaka University

Kenji Nakanishi Hyogo College of Medicine

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