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D-Index
46
Citations
9754
World Ranking
4876
National Ranking
1884

Masayuki Shimojima publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masayuki Shimojima sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 188 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Masayuki Shimojima D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masayuki Shimojima sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Masayuki Shimojima is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on infectious diseases. Their research portfolio includes over 147 publications in medicine, with a significant emphasis on infectious diseases, epidemiology, and related subfields.

Their work spans detailed studies in viral infections and outbreaks, with particular attention to vector-borne animal diseases and mosquito-borne disease control. The main topics of their research include:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Shimojima's publication record features articles in a variety of scientific journals and venues, with the most frequent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
  • Viruses
  • Journal of Virology
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Shimojima include:

  • "The Inhaled Steroid Ciclesonide Blocks SARS-CoV-2 RNA Replication by Targeting the Viral Replication-Transcription Complex in Cultured Cells" (2020, Journal of Virology)
  • "The inhaled corticosteroid ciclesonide blocks coronavirus RNA replication by targeting viral NSP15" (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Japan, 2013-2017" (2020, Emerging Infectious Diseases)
  • "Detection and Characterization of Bat Sarbecovirus Phylogenetically Related to SARS-CoV-2, Japan" (2020, Emerging Infectious Diseases)
  • "Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus targets B cells in lethal human infections" (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)

Frequent collaborators in Shimojima's research include:

  • Tomoki Yoshikawa
  • Masayuki Saijo
  • Takeshi Kurosu
  • Hideki Ebihara
  • Shuetsu Fukushi

Best Publications

  • In vitro and in vivo characterization of new swine-origin H1N1 influenza viruses

    Yasushi Itoh;Kyoko Shinya;Maki Kiso;Tokiko Watanabe

  • The first identification and retrospective study of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Japan

    Toru Takahashi;Ken Maeda;Tadaki Suzuki;Aki Ishido

  • Human P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 is a functional receptor for enterovirus 71

    Yorihiro Nishimura;Masayuki Shimojima;Yoshio Tano;Tatsuo Miyamura

  • Tyro3 Family-Mediated Cell Entry of Ebola and Marburg Viruses

    Masayuki Shimojima;Ayato Takada;Hideki Ebihara;Hideki Ebihara;Gabriele Neumann

  • Use of CD134 as a primary receptor by the feline immunodeficiency virus.

    Masayuki Shimojima;Takayuki Miyazawa;Takayuki Miyazawa;Yasuhiro Ikeda;Elizabeth L. McMonagle

  • Junctional adhesion molecule 1 is a functional receptor for feline calicivirus.

    Akiko Makino;Masayuki Shimojima;Takayuki Miyazawa;Kentaro Kato

  • The Inhaled Steroid Ciclesonide Blocks SARS-CoV-2 RNA Replication by Targeting the Viral Replication-Transcription Complex in Cultured Cells.

    Shutoku Matsuyama;Miyuki Kawase;Naganori Nao;Kazuya Shirato

  • Sensitive and Specific PCR Systems for Detection of Both Chinese and Japanese Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Strains and Prediction of Patient Survival Based on Viral Load

    Tomoki Yoshikawa;Shuetsu Fukushi;Hideki Tani;Aiko Fukuma

  • Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Japan, 2013-2014.

    Hirofumi Kato;Hirofumi Kato;Takuya Yamagishi;Tomoe Shimada;Tamano Matsui

  • The inhaled corticosteroid ciclesonide blocks coronavirus RNA replication by targeting viral NSP15

    Shutoku Matsuyama;Miyuki Kawase;Naganori Nao;Kazuya Shirato

  • Identification of cell surface molecules involved in dystroglycan-independent Lassa virus cell entry

    Masayuki Shimojima;Ute Ströher;Hideki Ebihara;Heinz Feldmann

  • Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Japan, 2013-2017.

    Yusuke Kobayashi;Hirofumi Kato;Takuya Yamagishi;Tomoe Shimada

  • Phylogenetic and Geographic Relationships of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in China, South Korea, and Japan

    Tomoki Yoshikawa;Masayuki Shimojima;Shuetsu Fukushi;Hideki Tani

  • Efficacy of T-705 (Favipiravir) in the Treatment of Infections with Lethal Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus

    Hideki Tani;Aiko Fukuma;Shuetsu Fukushi;Satoshi Taniguchi

  • Detection and Characterization of Bat Sarbecovirus Phylogenetically Related to SARS-CoV-2, Japan

    Shin Murakami;Tomoya Kitamura;Jin Suzuki;Ryouta Sato

  • The Mechanism of Axl-Mediated Ebola Virus Infection

    Masayuki Shimojima;Yasuhiro Ikeda;Yoshihiro Kawaoka

  • Mutational Analysis of Conserved Amino Acids in the Influenza A Virus Nucleoprotein

    Zejun Li;Tokiko Watanabe;Masato Hatta;Shinji Watanabe

  • Characterization of Glycoprotein-Mediated Entry of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus

    Hideki Tani;Masayuki Shimojima;Shuetsu Fukushi;Tomoki Yoshikawa

  • Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Targets B Cells in Lethal Human Infections

    Tadaki Suzuki;Yuko Sato;Kaori Sano;Takeshi Arashiro

  • Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Phlebovirus causes lethal viral hemorrhagic fever in cats.

    Eun sil Park;Masayuki Shimojima;Noriyo Nagata;Yasushi Ami

  • Characterization of oseltamivir-resistant 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza A viruses.

    Maki Kiso;Kyoko Shinya;Masayuki Shimojima;Ryo Takano

  • Epstein-Barr virus-encoded protein kinase BGLF4 mediates hyperphosphorylation of cellular elongation factor 1delta (EF-1delta): EF-1delta is universally modified by conserved protein kinases of herpesviruses in mammalian cells.

    Kentaro Kato;Kentaro Kato;Yasushi Kawaguchi;Michiko Tanaka;Mie Igarashi

  • The HA and NS genes of human H5N1 influenza A virus contribute to high virulence in ferrets.

    Hirotaka Imai;Kyoko Shinya;Ryo Takano;Maki Kiso

Frequent Co-Authors

Masayuki Saijo
Masayuki Saijo National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo
Shigeru Morikawa
Shigeru Morikawa National Institutes of Health
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Taisuke Horimoto
Taisuke Horimoto University of Tokyo
Takeshi Mikami
Takeshi Mikami University of Tokyo
Noriyo Nagata
Noriyo Nagata National Institutes of Health
Hideki Hasegawa
Hideki Hasegawa National Institutes of Health
Tadaki Suzuki
Tadaki Suzuki National Institutes of Health
Yasuhiro Ikeda
Yasuhiro Ikeda AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Kazunori Oishi
Kazunori Oishi National Institutes of Health

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