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Koichi Yamanishi

Koichi Yamanishi

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Immunology

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86
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28091
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1260
National Ranking
48

Medicine

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Citations
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Overview

Koichi Yamanishi is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, focusing primarily on research in the field of Medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Dermatology, Health, and Virology.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to viral infections and immunization strategies. These topics include:

  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Koichi Yamanishi has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Hideo Asada
  • Shinya Okamura
  • Wataru Kamitani
  • Shiro Takekawa
  • Hirotaka Ebina

Their frequent publication venues reflect the diverse scope of their research:

  • eLife
  • The Journal of Dermatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • iScience
  • Journal of Epidemiology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Koichi Yamanishi demonstrate the focus areas and timelines of their research activity:

  • Versatile live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine platform applicable to variants induces protective immunity, 2022, iScience
  • Risk of Herpes Zoster in Relation to Body Mass Index Among Residents Aged ≥50 Years: The Shozu Herpes Zoster Study, 2021, Journal of Epidemiology
  • Immunogenicity of varicella-zoster virus vaccine by different routes of administration: Comparable vaccination efficacy of one-fifth dose intradermal vaccination to conventional subcutaneous vaccination, 2022, Journal of Dermatological Science
  • Immunogenicity and safety of a live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate based on multiple attenuation mechanisms, 2025, eLife
  • Predictors of herpes zoster severity and immune responses according to pain trajectories: A community-based prospective cohort study, 2023, The Journal of Dermatology

Best Publications

  • Identification of human herpesvirus-6 as a causal agent for exanthem subitum

    Koichi Yamanishi;Kimiyasu Shiraki;Toshio Kondo;Toshiomi Okuno

  • IL-6-induced homodimerization of gp130 and associated activation of a tyrosine kinase

    Masaaki Murakami;Masahiko Hibi;Naoko Nakagawa;Toshimasa Nakagawa

  • Human Herpesviruses: Biology, Therapy, and Immunoprophylaxis

    Ann Arvin;Gabriella Campadelli-Fiume;Edward Mocarski;Patrick S. Moore

  • Varicella zoster virus infection.

    Anne A. Gershon;Judith Breuer;Jeffrey I. Cohen;Randall J. Cohrs

  • SOCS-1 participates in negative regulation of LPS responses.

    Reiko Nakagawa;Tetsuji Naka;Hiroko Tsutsui;Minoru Fujimoto

  • Seroepidemiology of human herpesvirus 6 infection in normal children and adults.

    T Okuno;K Takahashi;K Balachandra;K Shiraki

  • Latent human herpesvirus 6 infection of human monocytes/macrophages.

    Kazuhiro Kondo;Toshio Kondo;Toshiomi Okuno;Michiaki Takahashi

  • Human herpesvirus 7: Another causal agent for roseola (exanthem subitum)☆☆☆★

    Keiko Tanaka;Toshio Kondo;Sadayoshi Torigoe;Shintaro Okada

  • Predominant CD4 T-lymphocyte tropism of human herpesvirus 6-related virus

    K Takahashi;S Sonoda;K Higashi;T Kondo

  • Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection as a Risk Factor for the Development of Severe Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome

    Yosuke Suzuki;Reiko Inagi;Toshiya Aono;Koichi Yamanishi

  • Classification of HHV-6A and HHV-6B as distinct viruses.

    Dharam Ablashi;Henri Agut;Roberto Alvarez-Lafuente;Duncan A. Clark

  • Severe Hypersensitivity Syndrome Due to Sulfasalazine Associated With Reactivation of Human Herpesvirus 6

    Mikiko Tohyama;Yoko Yahata;Masaki Yasukawa;Reiko Inagi

  • Fatal fulminant hepatitis in an infant with human herpesvirus-6 infection.

    Yoshizo Asano;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Takehiko Yazaki

  • Differentiation between two distinct classes of viruses now classified as human herpesvirus 6.

    Eric C. Schirmer;Linda S. Wyatt;Koichi Yamanishi;William J. Rodriguez

  • Association of human herpesvirus 6 infection of the central nervous system with recurrence of febrile convulsions

    Kazuhiro Kondo;Hiroshi Nagafuji;Atsuko Hata;Chieri Tomomori

  • Comparison of the Complete DNA Sequences of Human Herpesvirus 6 Variants A and B

    Yuji Isegawa;Tetsu Mukai;Kazushi Nakano;Miwa Kagawa

  • Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is transmitted from parent to child in an integrated form and characterization of cases with chromosomally integrated HHV-6 DNA

    Keiko Tanaka-Taya;Keiko Tanaka-Taya;Junji Sashihara;Hiroki Kurahashi;Kiyoko Amo

  • Human herpesvirus 6 infection in renal transplantation.

    Toshiomi Okuno;Kazuhiro Higashi;Kimiyasu Shiraki;Koichi Yamanishi

  • Comparison of the Complete DNA Sequences of the Oka Varicella Vaccine and Its Parental Virus

    Yasuyuki Gomi;Hiroki Sunamachi;Yasuko Mori;Kazuhiro Nagaike

  • Human Herpesvirus-6 Induces MVB Formation, and Virus Egress Occurs by an Exosomal Release Pathway

    Yasuko Mori;Masato Koike;Masato Koike;Eiko Moriishi;Akiko Kawabata

  • Human Herpesviruses: Basic virology and viral gene effects on host cell functions: alphaherpesviruses

    Gabriella Campadelli-Fiume;Bernard Roizman

Frequent Co-Authors

Michiaki Takahashi
Michiaki Takahashi Osaka University
Edward S. Mocarski
Edward S. Mocarski Emory University
Patrick S. Moore
Patrick S. Moore University of Pittsburgh
Bernard Roizman
Bernard Roizman University of Chicago
Shintaro Okada
Shintaro Okada Osaka University
Yoshizo Asano
Yoshizo Asano Fujita Health University
Takeshi Kurata
Takeshi Kurata Juntendo University
Kimiyasu Shiraki
Kimiyasu Shiraki University of Toyama
Hiroyasu Iso
Hiroyasu Iso Osaka University
Kazuyoshi Ikuta
Kazuyoshi Ikuta Osaka University

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