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Mineo Kurokawa

Mineo Kurokawa

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
24544
World Ranking
17978
National Ranking
575

Mineo Kurokawa publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 800 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Mineo Kurokawa D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

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

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Overview

Mineo Kurokawa is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. The researcher's work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Hematology. They have contributed significantly to subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, and Immunology.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Mineo Kurokawa has a substantial publication record in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Blood
  • International Journal of Hematology
  • Annals of Hematology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Their recent papers include:

  • Erdheim-Chester disease: consensus recommendations for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in the molecular era (2020, Blood)
  • Independent origins of fetal liver haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (2022, Nature)
  • The conserved and divergent roles of Prdm3 and Prdm16 in zebrafish and mouse craniofacial development (2020, Developmental Biology)
  • Insulin- and Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Signaling in Adipose Tissue Macrophages Regulates Postprandial Glycemia through Akt-mTOR Activation (2020, Molecular Cell)
  • The RUNX1 database (RUNX1db): establishment of an expert curated RUNX1 registry and genomics database as a public resource for familial platelet disorder with myeloid malignancy (2021, Haematologica)

The researcher collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Yosuke Masamoto
  • Akira Honda
  • Kensuke Matsuda
  • Hiroaki Maki
  • Kazuhiro Toyama

Best Publications

  • A Robust Algorithm for Copy Number Detection Using High-Density Oligonucleotide Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotyping Arrays

    Yasuhito Nannya;Masashi Sanada;Kumi Nakazaki;Noriko Hosoya

  • AML-1 is required for megakaryocytic maturation and lymphocytic differentiation, but not for maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells in adult hematopoiesis.

    Motoshi Ichikawa;Takashi Asai;Toshiki Saito;Go Yamamoto

  • Frequent inactivation of A20 in B-cell lymphomas

    Motohiro Kato;Masashi Sanada;Itaru Kato;Yasuharu Sato

  • Nilotinib vs imatinib in patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase: ENESTnd 3-year follow-up

    R. A. Larson;A. Hochhaus;T. P. Hughes;R. E. Clark

  • Gain-of-function of mutated C-CBL tumour suppressor in myeloid neoplasms.

    Masashi Sanada;Takahiro Suzuki;Lee-Yung Shih;Makoto Otsu

  • The oncoprotein Evi-1 represses TGF-Beta signalling by inhibiting Smad3

    Mineo Kurokawa;Kinuko Mitani;Kenji Irie;Tomohiro Matsuyama

  • Generation of the AML1-EVI-1 fusion gene in the t(3;21)(q26;q22) causes blastic crisis in chronic myelocytic leukemia.

    K. Mitani;S. Ogawa;T. Tanaka;H. Miyoshi

  • Prospective Comparison of the Diagnostic Potential of Real-Time PCR, Double-Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Galactomannan, and a (1→3)-β-d-Glucan Test in Weekly Screening for Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Disorders

    Masahito Kawazu;Yoshinobu Kanda;Yasuhito Nannya;Katsunori Aoki

  • Evi-1 is a critical regulator for hematopoietic stem cells and transformed leukemic cells.

    Susumu Goyama;Go Yamamoto;Munetake Shimabe;Tomohiko Sato

  • Prdm16 Is Required for the Maintenance of Brown Adipocyte Identity and Function in Adult Mice

    Matthew J. Harms;Jeff Ishibashi;Wenshan Wang;Hee-Woong Lim

  • Highly Sensitive Method for Genomewide Detection of Allelic Composition in Nonpaired, Primary Tumor Specimens by Use of Affymetrix Single-Nucleotide–Polymorphism Genotyping Microarrays

    Go Yamamoto;Yasuhito Nannya;Motohiro Kato;Masashi Sanada

  • Prdm3 and Prdm16 are H3K9me1 Methyltransferases Required for Mammalian Heterochromatin Integrity

    Inês Pinheiro;Raphaël Margueron;Nicholas Shukeir;Michael Eisold

  • The corepressor CtBP interacts with Evi-1 to repress transforming growth factor beta signaling.

    Koji Izutsu;Mineo Kurokawa;Yoichi Imai;Kazuhiro Maki

  • Prognostic factors for mature natural killer (NK) cell neoplasms: aggressive NK cell leukemia and extranodal NK cell lymphoma, nasal type

    R. Suzuki;J. Suzumiya;M. Yamaguchi;S. Nakamura

  • Erdheim-Chester disease: consensus recommendations for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in the molecular era

    Gaurav Goyal;Mark L. Heaney;Matthew Collin;Matthew Collin;Fleur Cohen-Aubart

  • An acute myeloid leukemia gene, AML1, regulates hemopoietic myeloid cell differentiation and transcriptional activation antagonistically by two alternative spliced forms.

    T Tanaka;K Tanaka;S Ogawa;M Kurokawa

  • Recurrent DUX4 fusions in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia of adolescents and young adults

    Takahiko Yasuda;Takahiko Yasuda;Shinobu Tsuzuki;Masahito Kawazu;Fumihiko Hayakawa

  • Positive feedback between NF-κB and TNF-α promotes leukemia-initiating cell capacity

    Yuki Kagoya;Akihide Yoshimi;Keisuke Kataoka;Masahiro Nakagawa

  • Transcription factor RUNX1 promotes survival of acute myeloid leukemia cells

    Susumu Goyama;Janet Schibler;Lea Cunningham;Yue Zhang

  • Homozygous loss of the cyclin-dependent kinase 4-inhibitor (p16) gene in human leukemias

    S Ogawa;N Hirano;N Sato;T Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba University of Tsukuba
Seishi Ogawa
Seishi Ogawa Kyoto University
Hisamaru Hirai
Hisamaru Hirai University of Tokyo
Masashi Fukayama
Masashi Fukayama University of Tokyo
Yoshio Yazaki
Yoshio Yazaki University of Tokyo
Masashi Sanada
Masashi Sanada Kyoto University
Yutaka Yatomi
Yutaka Yatomi University of Tokyo
Yasuo Morishima
Yasuo Morishima Aichi Medical University
Ritsuro Suzuki
Ritsuro Suzuki Shimane University
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital

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