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Koichi Akashi

Koichi Akashi

Kyushu University
Japan

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026
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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
109
Citations
52994
World Ranking
991
National Ranking
50

Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
53370
World Ranking
5703
National Ranking
127

Koichi Akashi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koichi Akashi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 880 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Koichi Akashi D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koichi Akashi sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Koichi Akashi is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a research focus encompassing hematology, oncology, immunology, molecular biology, and genetics.

The scientist's work is associated with several main topics including:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Frequent publication venues where Koichi Akashi has contributed include:

  • Blood
  • International Journal of Hematology
  • Cancer Science
  • Leukemia
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Notable coauthors in collaboration with Akashi are:

  • Toshihiro Miyamoto
  • Koji Kato
  • Hiroaki Niiro
  • Eishi Baba
  • Takahiko Horiuchi

Recent papers by Koichi Akashi include:

  • RNA N6-methyladenosine demethylase FTO regulates PD-L1 expression in colon cancer cells, 2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • OX40 and LAG3 are associated with better prognosis in advanced gastric cancer patients treated with anti-programmed death-1 antibody, 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • Helper T cell-dominant tertiary lymphoid structures are associated with disease relapse of advanced colorectal cancer, 2020, OncoImmunology
  • Bone marrow-derived macrophages converted into cancer-associated fibroblast-like cells promote pancreatic cancer progression, 2021, Cancer Letters
  • Generation of functional oocytes from male mice in vitro, 2023, Nature

Best Publications

  • A clonogenic common myeloid progenitor that gives rise to all myeloid lineages

    Koichi Akashi;Koichi Akashi;David Traver;Toshihiro Miyamoto;Irving L. Weissman

  • Identification of Clonogenic Common Lymphoid Progenitors in Mouse Bone Marrow

    Motonari Kondo;Irving L. Weissman;Koichi Akashi

  • The aging of hematopoietic stem cells

    Sean J. Morrison;Antoni M. Wandycz;Koichi Akashi;Amiela Globerson

  • Chemotherapy-resistant human AML stem cells home to and engraft within the bone-marrow endosteal region.

    Fumihiko Ishikawa;Shuro Yoshida;Yoriko Saito;Atsushi Hijikata

  • Development of functional human blood and immune systems in NOD/SCID/IL2 receptor γ chainnull mice

    Fumihiko Ishikawa;Masaki Yasukawa;Bonnie Lyons;Shuro Yoshida

  • Bcl-2 Rescues T Lymphopoiesis in Interleukin-7 Receptor–Deficient Mice

    Koichi Akashi;Motonari Kondo;Ursula von Freeden-Jeffry;Richard Murray

  • MOZ-TIF2, but not BCR-ABL, confers properties of leukemic stem cells to committed murine hematopoietic progenitors

    Brian J.P. Huntly;Hirokazu Shigematsu;Kenji Deguchi;Benjamin H. Lee

  • Mouse development and cell proliferation in the absence of D-cyclins.

    Katarzyna Kozar;Maria A. Ciemerych;Vivienne I. Rebel;Hirokazu Shigematsu

  • Prospective isolation of human clonogenic common myeloid progenitors

    Markus G. Manz;Toshihiro Miyamoto;Koichi Akashi;Irving L. Weissman

  • Obligate role of anti-apoptotic MCL-1 in the survival of hematopoietic stem cells.

    Joseph T. Opferman;Hiromi Iwasaki;Christy C. Ong;Christy C. Ong;Heikyung Suh;Heikyung Suh

  • AML1/ETO-expressing nonleukemic stem cells in acute myelogenous leukemia with 8;21 chromosomal translocation

    Toshihiro Miyamoto;Irving L. Weissman;Koichi Akashi;Koichi Akashi

  • Enhancement of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Repopulating Capacity and Self-Renewal in the Absence of the Transcription Factor C/EBPα

    Pu Zhang;Junko Iwasaki-Arai;Hiromi Iwasaki;Maris L. Fenyus

  • Acute myeloid leukemia induced by graded reduction of a lineage-specific transcription factor, PU.1.

    Frank Rosenbauer;Katharina Wagner;Jeffery L Kutok;Hiromi Iwasaki

  • Expression of DNA methyltransferases DNMT1, 3A, and 3B in normal hematopoiesis and in acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia.

    Shin Ichi Mizuno;Takahito Chijiwa;Takashi Okamura;Koichi Akashi

  • Dendritic cell potentials of early lymphoid and myeloid progenitors.

    Markus G. Manz;David Traver;David Traver;Toshihiro Miyamoto;Toshihiro Miyamoto;Irving L. Weissman;Irving L. Weissman

  • Development of CD8α-Positive Dendritic Cells from a Common Myeloid Progenitor

    David Traver;Koichi Akashi;Markus Manz;Miriam Merad

  • Cell-fate conversion of lymphoid-committed progenitors by instructive actions of cytokines

    Motonari Kondo;David C. Scherer;Toshihiro Miyamoto;Angela G. King

  • Myeloid or Lymphoid Promiscuity as a Critical Step in Hematopoietic Lineage Commitment

    Toshihiro Miyamoto;Hiromi Iwasaki;Boris Reizis;Min Ye

  • Distinctive and indispensable roles of PU.1 in maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells and their differentiation.

    Hiromi Iwasaki;Chamorro Somoza;Hirokazu Shigematsu;Estelle A. Duprez

  • MOZ-TIF2, but Not BCR-ABL, Confers Properties of Leukemic Stem Cells to Committed Murine Hematopoietic Progenitors.

    Brian J.P. Huntly;Hirokazu Shigematzu;Kenji Deguchi;Benjamin Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshihiro Miyamoto
Toshihiro Miyamoto Kyushu University
Takanori Teshima
Takanori Teshima Hokkaido University
Mine Harada
Mine Harada Kyushu University
Hiroaki Niiro
Hiroaki Niiro Kyushu University
Yoshiyuki Niho
Yoshiyuki Niho Kyushu University
Irving L. Weissman
Irving L. Weissman Stanford University
Daniel G. Tenen
Daniel G. Tenen National University of Singapore
Kazuya Shimoda
Kazuya Shimoda University of Miyazaki
Shinji Shimoda
Shinji Shimoda Kyushu University
Koichi Ohshima
Koichi Ohshima Kurume University

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