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Motomi Torii

Motomi Torii

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
46
Citations
6757
World Ranking
4931
National Ranking
201

Motomi Torii 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 Motomi Torii sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Motomi Torii 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 Motomi Torii 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

Motomi Torii is affiliated with Ehime University in Japan, focusing research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work encompasses several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Insect Science.

The scientist's research addresses multiple main topics, notably Malaria Research and Control, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control, Insect Resistance and Genetics, the Complement System in Diseases, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, and Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences.

Motomi Torii has contributed to a number of publications over recent years. Among these are:

  • Vaccine co-display of CSP and Pfs230 on liposomes targeting two Plasmodium falciparum differentiation stages, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Plasmodium vivax transmission-blocking vaccines: Progress, challenges and innovation, 2021, Parasitology International
  • PSOP1, putative secreted ookinete protein 1, is localized to the micronemes of Plasmodium yoelii and P. berghei ookinetes, 2021, Parasitology International
  • Detection of the Rhoptry Neck Protein Complex in Plasmodium Sporozoites and Its Contribution to Sporozoite Invasion of Salivary Glands, 2020, mSphere
  • Observation of morphological changes of female osmiophilic bodies prior to Plasmodium gametocyte egress from erythrocytes, 2020, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

The publication venues where Motomi Torii frequently appears include:

  • Parasitology International
  • mSphere
  • Communications Biology
  • Vaccine
  • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Collaborative efforts in research are visible through frequent co-authors who have contributed alongside Motomi Torii in multiple works. These collaborators include Mayumi Tachibana, Tomoko Ishino, Minami Baba, Takafumi Tsuboi, and Hideyuki Iriko.

Best Publications

  • The Duffy receptor family of Plasmodium knowlesi is located within the micronemes of invasive malaria merozoites.

    John H. Adams;Dlana E. Hudson;Motomi Torii;Gary E. Ward

  • Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes form spontaneous erythrocyte rosettes.

    Rachanee Udomsangpetch;B. Wahlin;J. Carlson;K. Berzins

  • Identification and Prioritization of Merozoite Antigens as Targets of Protective Human Immunity to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria for Vaccine and Biomarker Development

    Jack Richards;Thangavelu U Arumugam;Linda Reiling;Julie Healer

  • Wheat germ cell-free system-based production of malaria proteins for discovery of novel vaccine candidates.

    Takafumi Tsuboi;Satoru Takeo;Hideyuki Iriko;Ling Jin

  • von Willebrand Factor A domain-related protein, a novel microneme protein of the malaria ookinete highly conserved throughout Plasmodium parasites.

    Masao Yuda;Kazuhiko Yano;Takafumi Tsuboi;Motomi Torii

  • Antibodies to malaria vaccine candidates Pvs25 and Pvs28 completely block the ability of Plasmodium vivax to infect mosquitoes.

    Hajime Hisaeda;Hajime Hisaeda;Anthony W. Stowers;Takafumi Tsuboi;William E. Collins

  • Rhoptry neck protein RON2 forms a complex with microneme protein AMA1 in Plasmodium falciparum merozoites

    Jun Cao;Osamu Kaneko;Osamu Kaneko;Amporn Thongkukiatkul;Mayumi Tachibana

  • Biosynthesis, Localization, and Macromolecular Arrangement of the Plasmodium falciparum Translocon of Exported Proteins (PTEX)

    Hayley E Bullen;Hayley E Bullen;Sarah C. Charnaud;Sarah C. Charnaud;Ming Kalanon;David T Riglar;David T Riglar

  • Pf155/RESA antigen is localized in dense granules of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites.

    Masamichi Aikawa;Motomi Torii;Anders Sjölander;Klavs Berzins

  • Sequence polymorphism in two novel Plasmodium vivax ookinete surface proteins, Pvs25 and Pvs28, that are malaria transmission-blocking vaccine candidates.

    Takafumi Tsuboi;David C. Kaslow;Mary Margaret G. Gozar;Mayumi Tachibana

  • The peritrophic membrane as a barrier: its penetration by Plasmodium gallinaceum and the effect of a monoclonal antibody to ookinetes.

    Klaus-Peter Sieber;Klaus-Peter Sieber;Marcel Huber;Marcel Huber;David Kaslow;David Kaslow;Steven M. Banks;Steven M. Banks

  • In vitro effects of berberine sulphate on the growth and structure of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Trichomonas vaginalis.

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  • Release of merozoite dense granules during erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium knowlesi.

    M Torii;J H Adams;L H Miller;M Aikawa

  • Malaria parasites require TLR9 signaling for immune evasion by activating regulatory T cells.

    Hajime Hisaeda;Kohhei Tetsutani;Takashi Imai;Chikako Moriya

  • The high molecular mass rhoptry protein, RhopH1, is encoded by members of the clag multigene family in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium yoelii

    Osamu Kaneko;Takafumi Tsuboi;Irene T. Ling;Steven Howell

  • Developmental-stage-specific triacylglycerol biosynthesis, degradation and trafficking as lipid bodies in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.

    Nirianne Marie Q. Palacpac;Yasushi Hiramine;Fumika Mi-ichi;Fumika Mi-ichi;Fumika Mi-ichi;Motomi Torii

  • The Plasmodium falciparum clag9 gene encodes a rhoptry protein that is transferred to the host erythrocyte upon invasion

    Irene T. Ling;Laurence Florens;Anton R. Dluzewski;Osamu Kaneko

  • Plasmodium Ookinete-secreted Proteins Secreted through a Common Micronemal Pathway Are Targets of Blocking Malaria Transmission

    Fengwu Li;Thomas J. Templeton;Vsevolod L. Popov;Jason E. Comer

  • Gene structure and expression of a Plasmodium falciparum 220-kDa protein homologous to the Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte binding proteins☆

    Osamu Kaneko;Jianbing Mu;Takafumi Tsuboi;Xinzhuan Su

  • Nasal Immunization with a Malaria Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidate, Pfs25, Induces Complete Protective Immunity in Mice against Field Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum

    Takeshi Arakawa;Ai Komesu;Hitoshi Otsuki;Jetsumon Sattabongkot

  • Apical expression of three RhopH1/Clag proteins as components of the Plasmodium falciparum RhopH complex.

    Osamu Kaneko;Brian Y.S. Yim Lim;Hideyuki Iriko;Irene T. Ling

Frequent Co-Authors

Takafumi Tsuboi
Takafumi Tsuboi Ehime University
Jetsumon Sattabongkot
Jetsumon Sattabongkot Mahidol University
Masamichi Aikawa
Masamichi Aikawa Tokai University
Rachanee Udomsangpetch
Rachanee Udomsangpetch Mahidol University
Brendan S. Crabb
Brendan S. Crabb Monash University
John H. Adams
John H. Adams University of South Florida
Kazutoyo Miura
Kazutoyo Miura National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
James G. Beeson
James G. Beeson Burnet Institute
David C. Kaslow
David C. Kaslow United States Food and Drug Administration

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