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Masao Matsuoka

Masao Matsuoka

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
89
Citations
23937
World Ranking
1130
National Ranking
42

Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
24139
World Ranking
12842
National Ranking
375

Masao Matsuoka 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 Masao Matsuoka sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 438 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masao Matsuoka 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 Masao Matsuoka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Masao Matsuoka is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan. The research focus primarily encompasses several interconnected fields including Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology.

Matsuoka's main fields of study include Immunology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Hematology. Their published work covers topics such as T-cell and Retrovirus Studies, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Viral-associated cancers and disorders, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

The scientist has contributed to multiple research articles, including recent notable papers:

  • HTLV-1 bZIP factor: the key viral gene for pathogenesis, 2020, Retrovirology
  • The noncanonical role of EZH2 in cancer, 2021, Cancer Science
  • Whole-genome landscape of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, 2021, Blood
  • HTLV-1 induces T cell malignancy and inflammation by viral antisense factor-mediated modulation of the cytokine signaling, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Human retroviral antisense mRNAs are retained in the nuclei of infected cells for viral persistence, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Matsuoka has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Jun-ichirou Yasunaga (49 coauthored papers)
  • Kisato Nosaka (24 coauthored papers)
  • Takafumi Shichijo (21 coauthored papers)
  • Hiro Tatetsu (17 coauthored papers)
  • Yusuke Higuchi (15 coauthored papers)

The major venues where Matsuoka has published research include:

  • Blood (8 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (8 publications)
  • Cancer Science (6 publications)
  • PLoS Pathogens (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Hematology (5 publications)

Recognition for Matsuoka's work includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infectivity and cellular transformation

    Masao Matsuoka;Kuan-Teh Jeang

  • Integrated molecular analysis of adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma

    Keisuke Kataoka;Yasunobu Nagata;Akira Kitanaka;Yuichi Shiraishi

  • HTLV-I basic leucine zipper factor gene mRNA supports proliferation of adult T cell leukemia cells

    Yorifumi Satou;Jun Ichirou Yasunaga;Mika Yoshida;Masao Matsuoka

  • Novel HIV-1 integrase inhibitors derived from quinolone antibiotics.

    Motohide Sato;Takahisa Motomura;Hisateru Aramaki;Takashi Matsuda

  • Alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells using an anion exchange membrane

    Koji Matsuoka;Yasutoshi Iriyama;Takeshi Abe;Masao Matsuoka

  • Revisiting Human IL-12Rβ1 Deficiency: A Survey of 141 Patients From 30 Countries

    Ludovic de Beaucoudrey;Arina Samarina;Arina Samarina;Arina Samarina;Jacinta Bustamante;Jacinta Bustamante;Aurélie Cobat;Aurélie Cobat

  • Broad Antiretroviral Activity and Resistance Profile of the Novel Human Immunodeficiency Virus Integrase Inhibitor Elvitegravir (JTK-303/GS-9137)

    Kazuya Shimura;Eiichi Kodama;Yasuko Sakagami;Yuji Matsuzaki

  • Genetic and epigenetic inactivation of tax gene in adult T‐cell leukemia cells

    Satoshi Takeda;Michiyuki Maeda;Shigeru Morikawa;Yuko Taniguchi

  • HTLV-1 bZIP factor induces T-cell lymphoma and systemic inflammation in vivo.

    Yorifumi Satou;Jun ichirou Yasunaga;Tiejun Zhao;Mika Yoshida

  • Proliferation of adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma cells is associated with the constitutive activation of JAK/STAT proteins.

    Shigeki Takemoto;James C. Mulloy;Anna Cereseto;Thi-Sao Migone

  • Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and leukemic transformation: viral infectivity, Tax, HBZ, and therapy

    Masao Matsuoka;Kuan-Teh Jeang

  • Two types of defective human T-lymphotropic virus type I provirus in adult T-cell leukemia

    Sadahiro Tamiya;Masao Matsuoka;Ken-ichiro Etoh;Toshiki Watanabe

  • Natural history of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and approaches to therapy.

    Graham P Taylor;Masao Matsuoka

  • Switch circular DNA formed in cytokine-treated mouse splenocytes: evidence for intramolecular DNA deletion in immunoglobulin class switching.

    Masao Matsuoka;Kazuya Yoshida;Toyoki Maeda;Sadakazu Usuda

  • Revised Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma International Consensus Meeting Report

    Lucy B. Cook;Shigeo Fuji;Olivier Hermine;Ali Bazarbachi

  • Silencing of human T-cell leukemia virus type I gene transcription by epigenetic mechanisms.

    Yuko Taniguchi;Kisato Nosaka;Kisato Nosaka;Jun-ichirou Yasunaga;Michiyuki Maeda

  • Human T-cell leukemia virus type I and adult T-cell leukemia.

    Masao Matsuoka

  • Performance of Cu2O/ZnO solar cell prepared by two-step electrodeposition

    J. Katayama;K. Ito;M. Matsuoka;J. Tamaki

  • In vivo expression of the HBZ gene of HTLV-1 correlates with proviral load, inflammatory markers and disease severity in HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).

    Mineki Saito;Mineki Saito;Toshio Matsuzaki;Yorifumi Satou;Jun Ichirou Yasunaga

  • The HBZ gene, a key player in HTLV-1 pathogenesis

    Masao Matsuoka;Patrick L Green

  • Roles for MicroRNAs, miR-93 and miR-130b, and Tumor Protein 53–Induced Nuclear Protein 1 Tumor Suppressor in Cell Growth Dysregulation by Human T-Cell Lymphotrophic Virus 1

    Man Lung Yeung;Jun-ichirou Yasunaga;Jun-ichirou Yasunaga;Yamina Bennasser;Nelson Dusetti

  • Adult T-cell leukemia in Japan.

    Kiyoshi Takatsuki;Masao Matsuoka;Kazunari Yamaguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobutaka Fujii
Nobutaka Fujii Kyoto University
Shinya Oishi
Shinya Oishi Kyoto University
Kiyoshi Takatsuki
Kiyoshi Takatsuki Kumamoto University
Hiroaki Mitsuya
Hiroaki Mitsuya Kumamoto University
Chiaki Iwakura
Chiaki Iwakura Osaka Metropolitan University
Hiroaki Ohno
Hiroaki Ohno Kyoto University
Kazunari Yamaguchi
Kazunari Yamaguchi National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo
Koichi Ohshima
Koichi Ohshima Kurume University
Atae Utsunomiya
Atae Utsunomiya Kagoshima University
Akira Otaka
Akira Otaka University of Tokushima

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