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D-Index
70
Citations
17883
World Ranking
1937
National Ranking
818

Naokazu Takeda 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 Naokazu Takeda sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 259 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Naokazu Takeda 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 Naokazu Takeda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Naokazu Takeda is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Animal Science and Zoology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's publications cover a wide range of topics, notably:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Some of the recent papers by Naokazu Takeda include:

  • Full genome-based characterization of G4P[6] rotavirus strains from diarrheic patients in Thailand: Evidence for independent porcine-to-human interspecies transmission events, 2021, Virus Genes
  • Anti-Chikungunya Virus Monoclonal Antibody That Inhibits Viral Fusion and Release, 2020, Journal of Virology
  • Experimental Cross-Species Transmission of Rat Hepatitis E Virus to Rhesus and Cynomolgus Monkeys, 2022, Viruses
  • Full genome characterization of novel DS-1-like G9P[8] rotavirus strains that have emerged in Thailand, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Persistent infection with a rabbit hepatitis E virus created by a reverse genetics system, 2020, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Frequent co-authors in Naokazu Takeda's body of work include:

  • Masamichi Muramatsu
  • Tian-Cheng Li
  • Yasushi Ami
  • Yuriko Suzaki
  • Yen Hai Doan

The scientist has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Viruses
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Virus Genes
  • Journal of Virology
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Broadly Reactive and Highly Sensitive Assay for Norwalk-Like Viruses Based on Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR

    Tsutomu Kageyama;Shigeyuki Kojima;Michiyo Shinohara;Kazue Uchida

  • Genogroup-specific PCR primers for detection of Norwalk-like viruses.

    Shigeyuki Kojima;Tsutomu Kageyama;Shuetsu Fukushi;Fuminori B. Hoshino

  • Hepatitis E virus transmission from wild boar meat.

    Tian-Cheng Li;Katsumi Chijiwa;Nobuyuki Sera;Tetsuya Ishibashi

  • Coexistence of Multiple Genotypes, Including Newly Identified Genotypes, in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis Due to Norovirus in Japan

    Tsutomu Kageyama;Michiyo Shinohara;Kazue Uchida;Shuetsu Fukushi

  • Expression and self-assembly of empty virus-like particles of hepatitis E virus.

    Tian-Cheng Li;Yoshio Yamakawa;Kenji Suzuki;Masashi Tatsumi

  • Phylogenetic analysis of the complete genome of 18 Norwalk-like viruses.

    Kazuhiko Katayama;Haruko Shirato-Horikoshi;Shigeyuki Kojima;Tsutomu Kageyama

  • Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E caused by apparently indigenous hepatitis E virus strain in Hokkaido, Japan.

    Keiji Matsubayashi;Yasuhiro Nagaoka;Hidekatsu Sakata;Shinichiro Sato

  • Isolation and identification of a novel human parechovirus.

    Miyabi Ito;Teruo Yamashita;Hideaki Tsuzuki;Naokazu Takeda

  • Complete Nucleotide Sequence and Genetic Organization of Aichi Virus, a Distinct Member of the Picornaviridae Associated with Acute Gastroenteritis in Humans

    Teruo Yamashita;Kenji Sakae;Hideaki Tsuzuki;Yasumoto Suzuki

  • Biological and immunological characteristics of hepatitis E virus-like particles based on the crystal structure

    Tetsuo Yamashita;Yoshio Mori;Naoyuki Miyazaki;R. Holland Cheng

  • Detection of human sapovirus by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

    Tomoichiro Oka;Kazuhiko Katayama;Grant S. Hansman;Tsutomu Kageyama

  • Norovirus Infections in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Food Handlers in Japan

    Kazuhiro Ozawa;Tomoichiro Oka;Naokazu Takeda;Grant S. Hansman

  • Molecular Diagnosis of Human Enteroviruses by Phylogeny-Based Classification by Use of the VP4 Sequence

    Hiroaki Ishiko;Yasushi Shimada;Mari Yonaha;Osamu Hashimoto

  • Virus-Specific mRNA Capping Enzyme Encoded by Hepatitis E Virus

    Julia Magden;Naokazu Takeda;Tiancheng Li;Petri Auvinen

  • Initiation of poliovirus plus-strand RNA synthesis in a membrane complex of infected HeLa cells.

    N Takeda;R J Kuhn;C F Yang;T Takegami

  • Genetic diversity of norovirus and sapovirus in hospitalized infants with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Grant S. Hansman;Kazuhiko Katayama;Niwat Maneekarn;Supatra Peerakome

  • Recombinant hepatitis E capsid protein self-assembles into a dual-domain T = 1 particle presenting native virus epitopes.

    Li Xing;Kenzo Kato;Tiancheng Li;Naokazu Takeda

  • Genetic and antigenic diversity among noroviruses.

    Grant S. Hansman;Katsuro Natori;Haruko Shirato-Horikoshi;Satoko Ogawa

  • Noroviruses Distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 Histo-Blood Group Antigens for Binding

    Haruko Shirato;Satoko Ogawa;Hiromi Ito;Takashi Sato

  • Structure of Hepatitis E Virion-sized Particle Reveals an RNA-dependent Viral Assembly Pathway

    Li Xing;Li Xing;Tian Cheng Li;Naoyuki Mayazaki;Naoyuki Mayazaki;Martha N. Simon

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomoichiro Oka
Tomoichiro Oka National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo
Kazuhiko Katayama
Kazuhiko Katayama Kitasato University
Tatsuo Miyamura
Tatsuo Miyamura National Institutes of Health
Grant S. Hansman
Grant S. Hansman Griffith University
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Hiroaki Ishiko
Hiroaki Ishiko Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan)
Hiroshi Ushijima
Hiroshi Ushijima Nihon University
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University
Koki Taniguchi
Koki Taniguchi Fujita Health University
Mary K. Estes
Mary K. Estes Baylor College of Medicine

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