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Mika K. Kaneko

Mika K. Kaneko

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
52
Citations
10983
World Ranking
2429
National Ranking
184

Mika K. Kaneko publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mika K. Kaneko sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 329 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Mika K. Kaneko D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mika K. Kaneko sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mika K. Kaneko is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in related subfields including Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on various topics within these fields, emphasizing Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research, Chemokine receptors and signaling, Lymphatic System and Diseases, and T-cell and B-cell Immunology.

Notable recent publications by Mika K. Kaneko include:

  • "BACH1 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis by Repressing Epithelial Genes and Enhancing Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition", 2020, Cancer Research
  • "Current Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer", 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Roles of Podoplanin in Malignant Progression of Tumor", 2022, Cells
  • "Targeted Phototherapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy Targeting Podoplanin", 2020, Cells
  • "CDK1 dependent phosphorylation of hTERT contributes to cancer progression", 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mika K. Kaneko include:

  • Yukinari Kato
  • Hiroyuki Suzuki
  • Tomohiro Tanaka
  • Teizo Asano
  • Tomokazu Ohishi

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy, Preprints.org, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society.

Best Publications

  • Involvement of the snake toxin receptor CLEC-2, in podoplanin-mediated platelet activation, by cancer cells.

    Katsue Suzuki-Inoue;Yukinari Kato;Osamu Inoue;Mika Kato Kaneko

  • Molecular analysis of the pathophysiological binding of the platelet aggregation‐inducing factor podoplanin to the C‐type lectin‐like receptor CLEC‐2

    Yukinari Kato;Mika Kato Kaneko;Akiko Kunita;Hiromi Ito

  • Molecular Identification of Aggrus/T1α as a Platelet Aggregation-inducing Factor Expressed in Colorectal Tumors

    Yukinari Kato;Naoya Fujita;Akiko Kunita;Shigeo Sato

  • Increased expression of podoplanin in malignant astrocytic tumors as a novel molecular marker of malignant progression

    Kazuhiko Mishima;Yukinari Kato;Mika Kato Kaneko;Ryo Nishikawa

  • Inhibition of tumor cell-induced platelet aggregation using a novel anti-podoplanin antibody reacting with its platelet-aggregation-stimulating domain

    Yukinari Kato;Mika Kato Kaneko;Atsushi Kuno;Noboru Uchiyama

  • Enhanced Expression of Aggrus (T1alpha/Podoplanin), a Platelet-Aggregation-Inducing Factor in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Yukinari Kato;Mika Kaneko;Mika Kaneko;Makoto Sata;Naoya Fujita

  • PA tag: A versatile protein tagging system using a super high affinity antibody against a dodecapeptide derived from human podoplanin

    Yuki Fujii;Mika Kaneko;Makiko Neyazaki;Terukazu Nogi

  • A Cancer-specific Monoclonal Antibody Recognizes the Aberrantly Glycosylated Podoplanin

    Yukinari Kato;Mika Kato Kaneko

  • Aggrus: a diagnostic marker that distinguishes seminoma from embryonal carcinoma in testicular germ cell tumors.

    Yukinari Kato;Isoji Sasagawa;Mika Kaneko;Motoki Osawa

  • CD15 Expression in Mature Granulocytes Is Determined by α1,3-Fucosyltransferase IX, but in Promyelocytes and Monocytes by α1,3-Fucosyltransferase IV

    Fumiaki Nakayama;Shoko Nishihara;Hiroko Iwasaki;Takashi Kudo

  • Conservation of a platelet activating domain of Aggrus/podoplanin as a platelet aggregation-inducing factor.

    Mika Kato Kaneko;Yukinari Kato;Yukinari Kato;Takashi Kitano;Motoki Osawa;Motoki Osawa

  • Podoplanin expression in primary central nervous system germ cell tumors: a useful histological marker for the diagnosis of germinoma

    Kazuhiko Mishima;Yukinari Kato;Mika K. Kaneko;Youya Nakazawa

  • Structural basis for perception of diverse chemical substances by T1r taste receptors

    Nipawan Nuemket;Norihisa Yasui;Yuko Kusakabe;Yukiyo Nomura

  • Focused Differential Glycan Analysis with the Platform Antibody-assisted Lectin Profiling for Glycan-related Biomarker Verification

    Atsushi Kuno;Yukinari Kato;Atsushi Matsuda;Mika Kato Kaneko

  • Expression Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Murine α1,3-Fucosyltransferase, mFuc-TIX, That Synthesizes the Lewis x (CD15) Epitope in Brain and Kidney

    Takashi Kudo;Yuzuru Ikehara;Akira Togayachi;Mika Kaneko;Mika Kaneko

  • Functional glycosylation of human podoplanin: Glycan structure of platelet aggregation-inducing factor

    Mika Kato Kaneko;Yukinari Kato;Akihiko Kameyama;Hiromi Ito

  • Characterization of anti-podoplanin monoclonal antibodies: critical epitopes for neutralizing the interaction between podoplanin and CLEC-2.

    Satoshi Ogasawara;Mika Kato Kaneko;Janet E. Price;Yukinari Kato

  • A Platform of C-type Lectin-like Receptor CLEC-2 for Binding O-Glycosylated Podoplanin and Nonglycosylated Rhodocytin

    Masamichi Nagae;Kana Morita-Matsumoto;Masaki Kato;Mika Kato Kaneko

  • Detection of IDH1 mutation in human gliomas: comparison of immunohistochemistry and sequencing

    Shingo Takano;Wei Tian;Masahide Matsuda;Tetsuya Yamamoto

  • CAR T cells targeting podoplanin reduce orthotopic glioblastomas in mouse brains

    Satoshi Shiina;Masasuke Ohno;Fumiharu Ohka;Shunichiro Kuramitsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yukinari Kato
Yukinari Kato Tohoku University
Hisashi Narimatsu
Hisashi Narimatsu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Junichi Takagi
Junichi Takagi Osaka University
Masashi Fukayama
Masashi Fukayama University of Tokyo
Atsushi Natsume
Atsushi Natsume Nagoya University
Jun Hirabayashi
Jun Hirabayashi Nagoya University
Atsushi Kuno
Atsushi Kuno National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Takashi Yamamoto
Takashi Yamamoto Hiroshima University
Darell D. Bigner
Darell D. Bigner Duke University
Kazuhiko Ohashi
Kazuhiko Ohashi Hokkaido University

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