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Misako Matsumoto

Misako Matsumoto

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
90
Citations
26780
World Ranking
1084
National Ranking
39

Misako Matsumoto 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 Misako Matsumoto sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 341 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Misako Matsumoto 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 Misako Matsumoto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Misako Matsumoto is affiliated with Aomori University in Japan and has contributed to the fields of immunology and microbiology as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their research spans several interconnected areas including immunotherapy, immune response and inflammation, plant science, molecular biology, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change.

Their work frequently appears in scientific journals such as Cells, The Science of The Total Environment, Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, Environmental Pollution, and International Immunology.

Recent publications by Misako Matsumoto include the following:

  • Targeting Toll-like receptor 3 in dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy (2020) in Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
  • Phospholipase A2 from bee venom increases poly(I:C)-induced activation in human keratinocytes (2020) in International Immunology
  • Toward Establishing an Ideal Adjuvant for Non-Inflammatory Immune Enhancement (2022) in Cells
  • Growth and photosynthetic responses to ozone of Siebold's beech seedlings grown under elevated CO2 and soil nitrogen supply (2022) in Environmental Pollution
  • Prophylactic Vaccine Targeting TLR3 on Dendritic Cells Ameliorates Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Mouse SARS-CoV Infection Model (2022) in ImmunoHorizons

Matsumoto's frequent co-authors include Tsukasa Seya, Makoto Watanabe, Jing Li, Takuro Aoki, and Ryo Ariura. These collaborations indicate interdisciplinary research efforts especially focused on immunology and plant sciences.

Main topics covered in their work involve:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Matsumoto's subfields include immunology, plant science, molecular biology, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change, reflecting a diverse range of research interdisciplinary bridging biological and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • TICAM-1, an adaptor molecule that participates in Toll-like receptor 3-mediated interferon-beta induction.

    Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Misako Matsumoto;Kenji Funami;Takashi Akazawa

  • Subcellular Localization of Toll-Like Receptor 3 in Human Dendritic Cells

    Misako Matsumoto;Kenji Funami;Masako Tanabe;Hiroyuki Oshiumi

  • TLR3: interferon induction by double-stranded RNA including poly(I:C).

    Misako Matsumoto;Tsukasa Seya

  • Aberrant PD-L1 expression through 3′-UTR disruption in multiple cancers

    Keisuke Kataoka;Yuichi Shiraishi;Yohei Takeda;Seiji Sakata

  • Establishment of a monoclonal antibody against human Toll-like receptor 3 that blocks double-stranded RNA-mediated signaling.

    Misako Matsumoto;Satomi Kikkawa;Masayoshi Kohase;Kensuke Miyake

  • TIR-containing Adapter Molecule (TICAM)-2, a Bridging Adapter Recruiting to Toll-like Receptor 4 TICAM-1 That Induces Interferon-β

    Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Miwa Sasai;Kyoko Shida;Takashi Fujita

  • Maturation of Human Dendritic Cells by Cell Wall Skeleton of Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin: Involvement of Toll-Like Receptors

    Shoutaro Tsuji;Misako Matsumoto;Osamu Takeuchi;Shizuo Akira

  • Selective contribution of IFN-α/β signaling to the maturation of dendritic cells induced by double-stranded RNA or viral infection

    Kenya Honda;Shinya Sakaguchi;Chigusa Nakajima;Ai Watanabe

  • Human intelectin is a novel soluble lectin that recognizes galactofuranose in carbohydrate chains of bacterial cell wall

    Shoutaro Tsuji;Junji Uehori;Misako Matsumoto;Yasuhiko Suzuki

  • Riplet/RNF135, a RING Finger Protein, Ubiquitinates RIG-I to Promote Interferon-β Induction during the Early Phase of Viral Infection

    Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Misako Matsumoto;Shigetsugu Hatakeyama;Tsukasa Seya

  • Teleost TLR22 recognizes RNA duplex to induce IFN and protect cells from birnaviruses.

    Aya Matsuo;Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Tadayuki Tsujita;Hiroshi Mitani

  • Subcellular Localization of Toll-Like Receptor 3 in Human Dendritic Cells

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  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNA is released from EBV-infected cells and activates signaling from Toll-like receptor 3

    Dai Iwakiri;Li Zhou;Mrinal Samanta;Misako Matsumoto

  • Prediction of the prototype of the human Toll-like receptor gene family from the pufferfish, Fugu rubripes, genome

    Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Tadayuki Tsujita;Kyoko Shida;Misako Matsumoto

  • Tumor-Secreted Lactic Acid Promotes IL-23/IL-17 Proinflammatory Pathway

    Hiroaki Shime;Masahiko Yabu;Takashi Akazawa;Ken Kodama

  • Activation of the human innate immune system by Spirulina: augmentation of interferon production and NK cytotoxicity by oral administration of hot water extract of Spirulina platensis.

    Tomohiro Hirahashi;Misako Matsumoto;Kaoru Hazeki;Yoshiko Saeki

  • Complement C1q Activates Canonical Wnt Signaling and Promotes Aging-Related Phenotypes

    Atsuhiko T. Naito;Tomokazu Sumida;Seitaro Nomura;Mei-Lan Liu

  • Herpes simplex encephalitis in children with autosomal recessive and dominant TRIF deficiency

    Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu;Rebeca Pérez de Diego;Lazaro Lorenzo;Rabih Halwani

  • The mechanism of discordant xenograft rejection.

    Shuji Miyagawa;Hajime Hirose;Ryota Shirakura;Yoshihumi Naka

  • DDX60, a DEXD/H Box Helicase, Is a Novel Antiviral Factor Promoting RIG-I-Like Receptor-Mediated Signaling

    Moeko Miyashita;Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Misako Matsumoto;Tsukasa Seya

  • The ubiquitin ligase Riplet is essential for RIG-I-dependent innate immune responses to RNA virus infection.

    Hiroyuki Oshiumi;Moeko Miyashita;Naokazu Inoue;Masaru Okabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsukasa Seya
Tsukasa Seya Hokkaido University
Hiroyuki Oshiumi
Hiroyuki Oshiumi Kumamoto University
Kumao Toyoshima
Kumao Toyoshima Osaka University
Ichiro Azuma
Ichiro Azuma Hokkaido University
Masaru Okabe
Masaru Okabe Osaka University
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Fuyuhiko Inagaki
Fuyuhiko Inagaki Hokkaido University
Taroh Kinoshita
Taroh Kinoshita Osaka University
Masanori Kasahara
Masanori Kasahara Hokkaido University

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