2026 Masaki Terabe: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	48	4396	4063	1994	1827	164	12212

Overview

Masaki Terabe is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with a significant portion of work also contributing to the fields of medicine, oncology, genetics, neurology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics cover several aspects of immune system function and interaction, particularly within cancer contexts. These main topics of study include:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
CAR-T cell therapy research
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Immune cells in cancer
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Masaki Terabe's recent notable papers include the following publications:

"Making a Cold Tumor Hot: The Role of Vaccines in the Treatment of Glioblastoma," 2021, Frontiers in Oncology
"Unique challenges for glioblastoma immunotherapy-discussions across neuro-oncology and non-neuro-oncology experts in cancer immunology. Meeting Report from the 2019 SNO Immuno-Oncology Think Tank," 2020, Neuro-Oncology
"Targeting the CD47/thrombospondin-1 signaling axis regulates immune cell bioenergetics in the tumor microenvironment to potentiate antitumor immune response," 2022, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
"MerTK inhibition decreases immune suppressive glioblastoma-associated macrophages and neoangiogenesis in glioblastoma microenvironment," 2020, Neuro-Oncology Advances
"The Role of NKT Cells in Glioblastoma," 2021, Cells

Frequent co-authors of Masaki Terabe, reflecting ongoing collaborations and research partnerships, include:

Mark R. Gilbert
Ayaka Hara
John C. Hancock
Jay A. Berzofsky
Hideho Okada

The scientist's work is regularly published in a number of specialized venues, which demonstrates their active engagement in key fields related to neuro-oncology and immunology. Notable publication venues include:

Neuro-Oncology
Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
Neuro-Oncology Advances
Frontiers in Oncology
The Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

Gut microbiome–mediated bile acid metabolism regulates liver cancer via NKT cells

Chi Ma;Miaojun Han;Bernd Heinrich;Qiong Fu

1439
Citations
NKT cell–mediated repression of tumor immunosurveillance by IL-13 and the IL-4R–STAT6 pathway

Masaki Terabe;So Matsui;Nancy Noben-Trauth;Hangjiong Chen

880
Citations
Transforming Growth Factor-β Production and Myeloid Cells Are an Effector Mechanism through Which CD1d-restricted T Cells Block Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte–mediated Tumor Immunosurveillance Abrogation Prevents Tumor Recurrence

Masaki Terabe;So Matsui;Jong-Myun Park;Mizuko Mamura

809
Citations
NAFLD causes selective CD4 + T lymphocyte loss and promotes hepatocarcinogenesis

Chi Ma;Aparna H. Kesarwala;Tobias Eggert;José Medina-Echeverz

755
Citations
Progress on new vaccine strategies for the immunotherapy and prevention of cancer

Jay A. Berzofsky;Masaki Terabe;Sang Kon Oh;Igor M. Belyakov

436
Citations
The role of NKT cells in tumor immunity.

Masaki Terabe;Jay A. Berzofsky

429
Citations
Labeling Extracellular Vesicles for Nanoscale Flow Cytometry

Aizea Morales-Kastresana;Bill Telford;Thomas A. Musich;Katherine McKinnon

377
Citations
Immunoregulatory T cells in tumor immunity.

Masaki Terabe;Jay A Berzofsky

371
Citations
A nonclassical non-Vα14Jα18 CD1d-restricted (type II) NKT cell is sufficient for down-regulation of tumor immunosurveillance

Masaki Terabe;Jeremy Swann;Elena Ambrosino;Pratima Sinha

346
Citations
Transforming growth factor beta subverts the immune system into directly promoting tumor growth through interleukin-17.

Jeong-Seok Nam;Masaki Terabe;Mi-Jin Kang;Helen Chae

345
Citations
An Anti–Transforming Growth Factor β Antibody Suppresses Metastasis via Cooperative Effects on Multiple Cell Compartments

Jeong Seok Nam;Masaki Terabe;Mizuko Mamura;Mizuko Mamura;Mi Jin Kang

321
Citations
Role of IL-13 in regulation of anti-tumor immunity and tumor growth

Masaki Terabe;Jong Myun Park;Jay A. Berzofsky

286
Citations
Cross-regulation between type I and type II NKT cells in regulating tumor immunity: a new immunoregulatory axis.

Elena Ambrosino;Masaki Terabe;Ramesh C. Halder;Judy Peng

256
Citations
CD47 in the tumor microenvironment limits cooperation between antitumor T-cell immunity and radiotherapy.

David R. Soto-Pantoja;Masaki Terabe;Arunima Ghosh;Lisa A. Ridnour

233
Citations
Progress on new vaccine strategies against chronic viral infections

Jay A. Berzofsky;Jeffrey D. Ahlers;John Edward Janik;John Morris

233
Citations
IL-15 as a mediator of CD4+ help for CD8+ T cell longevity and avoidance of TRAIL-mediated apoptosis

Sang Kon Oh;Liyanage P. Perera;Masaki Terabe;Ling Ni

211
Citations
NKT cells in immunoregulation of tumor immunity: a new immunoregulatory axis

Masaki Terabe;Jay A. Berzofsky

206
Citations
NKT Cells in Tumor Immunity: Opposing Subsets Define a New Immunoregulatory Axis

Jay A. Berzofsky;Masaki Terabe

192
Citations
NKT cell networks in the regulation of tumor immunity.

Faith C. Robertson;Jay A. Berzofsky;Masaki Terabe

165
Citations
A push–pull approach to maximize vaccine efficacy: Abrogating suppression with an IL-13 inhibitor while augmenting help with granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor and CD40L

Jeffrey D. Ahlers;Igor M. Belyakov;Masaki Terabe;Rima Koka

161
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay A. Berzofsky National Institutes of Health

Ira Pastan Center for Cancer Research

John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis

David Venzon National Institutes of Health

William E. Paul National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Igor M. Belyakov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Gurdyal S. Besra University of Birmingham

Jane B. Trepel National Institutes of Health

Tim F. Greten National Institutes of Health

Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine

External Links

Personal website of Masaki Terabe

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