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Koichi Fukase

Koichi Fukase

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
22338
World Ranking
7276
National Ranking
490

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
19863
World Ranking
9101
National Ranking
638

Koichi Fukase 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 Fukase sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 396 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Koichi Fukase 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 Fukase 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: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Koichi Fukase is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, contributing extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work encompasses a range of focused subfields including molecular biology, immunology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, organic chemistry, and oncology.

The scientist's research topics primarily involve glycosylation and glycoproteins research, carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, immune response and inflammation, immunotherapy and immune responses, radiopharmaceutical chemistry and applications, and galectins and cancer biology.

Frequent publication venues for Koichi Fukase include:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecules
  • iScience

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Koichi Fukase cover diverse topics in the biomedical sciences:

  • A Review on Mechanistic Insight of Plant Derived Anticancer Bioactive Phytocompounds and Their Structure Activity Relationship, 2022, Molecules
  • α-Emitting cancer therapy using 211At-AAMT targeting LAT1, 2020, Cancer Science
  • Lipopolysaccharide from Gut-Associated Lymphoid-Tissue-Resident Alcaligenes faecalis: Complete Structure Determination and Chemical Synthesis of Its Lipid-A, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Intratumoral administration of astatine-211-labeled gold nanoparticle for alpha therapy, 2021, Journal of Nanobiotechnology
  • Homeostatic and pathogenic roles of GM 3 ganglioside molecular species in TLR 4 signaling in obesity, 2020, The EMBO Journal

Among Koichi Fukase's frequent co-authors are:

  • Yoshiyuki Manabe
  • Kazuya Kabayama
  • Atsushi Shimoyama
  • Kazuhiro Ooe
  • Atsushi Toyoshima

The body of work affiliated with Koichi Fukase involves significant contributions to radiopharmaceutical chemistry and applications, especially in alpha therapy and molecular imaging, as evidenced in their research on astatine-211-labeled compounds and targeted cancer therapies.

The scientist maintains a focus on immunological topics, including immune response modulation and inflammation processes, integrating these insights with cancer biology and therapeutic development.

Best Publications

  • Host Recognition of Bacterial Muramyl Dipeptide Mediated through NOD2 IMPLICATIONS FOR CROHN′S DISEASE

    Naohiro Inohara;Yasunori Ogura;Ana Fontalba;Olga Gutierrez

  • An essential role for NOD1 in host recognition of bacterial peptidoglycan containing diaminopimelic acid.

    Mathias Chamaillard;Masahito Hashimoto;Yasuo Horie;Junya Masumoto

  • Toll-like receptor 4 imparts ligand-specific recognition of bacterial lipopolysaccharide

    Egil Lien;Terry K. Means;Holger Heine;Atsutoshi Yoshimura

  • A critical role of RICK/RIP2 polyubiquitination in Nod-induced NF-κB activation

    Mizuho Hasegawa;Yukari Fujimoto;Peter C Lucas;Hiroyasu Nakano

  • Monomeric and Polymeric Gram-Negative Peptidoglycan but Not Purified LPS Stimulate the Drosophila IMD Pathway

    Takashi Kaneko;Takashi Kaneko;William E. Goldman;Peter Mellroth;Hakan Steiner

  • Crystal structures of human MD-2 and its complex with antiendotoxic lipid IVa.

    Umeharu Ohto;Koichi Fukase;Kensuke Miyake;Yoshinori Satow

  • Lipopolysaccharide Interaction with Cell Surface Toll-like Receptor 4-MD-2 Higher Affinity than That with MD-2 or CD14

    Sachiko Akashi;Shin-ichiroh Saitoh;Yasutaka Wakabayashi;Takane Kikuchi

  • Virulence factors of Yersinia pestis are overcome by a strong lipopolysaccharide response

    Sara W. Montminy;Naseema N. Khan;Sara C. McGrath;Mitchell J. Walkowicz

  • Autophagic control of listeria through intracellular innate immune recognition in drosophila.

    Tamaki Yano;Shizuka Mita;Hiroko Ohmori;Yoshiteru Oshima

  • Various human epithelial cells express functional Toll-like receptors, NOD1 and NOD2 to produce anti-microbial peptides, but not proinflammatory cytokines

    Akiko Uehara;Yukari Fujimoto;Koichi Fukase;Haruhiko Takada

  • Structural basis of species-specific endotoxin sensing by innate immune receptor TLR4/MD-2

    Umeharu Ohto;Koichi Fukase;Kensuke Miyake;Toshiyuki Shimizu

  • Human MD-2 confers on mouse Toll-like receptor 4 species-specific lipopolysaccharide recognition.

    Sachiko Akashi;Yoshinori Nagai;Hirotaka Ogata;Masato Oikawa

  • Lipid A antagonist, lipid IVa, is distinct from lipid A in interaction with Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-MD-2 and ligand-induced TLR4 oligomerization.

    Shin-ichiroh Saitoh;Sachiko Akashi;Takenao Yamada;Natsuko Tanimura

  • Muramyldipeptide and diaminopimelic acid-containing desmuramylpeptides in combination with chemically synthesized Toll-like receptor agonists synergistically induced production of interleukin-8 in a NOD2- and NOD1-dependent manner, respectively, in human monocytic cells in culture.

    A. Uehara;S. Yang;Y. Fujimoto;K. Fukase

  • Aggregates are the biologically active units of endotoxin.

    Mareike Mueller;Buko Lindner;Shoichi Kusumoto;Koichi Fukase

  • Human Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein-L Is an N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase

    Zheng-Ming Wang;Xinna Li;Ross R. Cocklin;Minhui Wang

  • Nod1 acts as an intracellular receptor to stimulate chemokine production and neutrophil recruitment in vivo.

    Junya Masumoto;Kangkang Yang;Sooryanarayana Varambally;Mizuho Hasegawa

  • The NLRP6 Inflammasome Recognizes Lipoteichoic Acid and Regulates Gram-Positive Pathogen Infection

    Hideki Hara;Sergey S. Seregin;Dahai Yang;Koichi Fukase

  • Intrinsic conformation of lipid A is responsible for agonistic and antagonistic activity.

    Ulrich Seydel;Masato Oikawa;Koichi Fukase;Shoichi Kusumoto

  • Molecular basis for bacterial peptidoglycan recognition by LysM domains.

    Stéphane Mesnage;Mariano Dellarole;Nicola J. Baxter;Jean Baptiste Rouget

  • Differential release and distribution of Nod1 and Nod2 immunostimulatory molecules among bacterial species and environments.

    Mizuho Hasegawa;Kangkang Yang;Masahito Hashimoto;Jong Hwan Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Shoichi Kusumoto
Shoichi Kusumoto Osaka University
Naohiro Inohara
Naohiro Inohara University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Antonio Molinaro
Antonio Molinaro University of Naples Federico II
Tetsuo Shiba
Tetsuo Shiba Osaka University
Gabriel Núñez
Gabriel Núñez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kensuke Miyake
Kensuke Miyake Tokyo University of Science
Yasuyoshi Watanabe
Yasuyoshi Watanabe Osaka Metropolitan University
Haruhiko Takada
Haruhiko Takada Tohoku University
Hiroshi Kiyono
Hiroshi Kiyono University of Tokyo
Simon J. Foster
Simon J. Foster University of Sheffield

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