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Nobuyuki Kato

Nobuyuki Kato

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
72
Citations
19333
World Ranking
1744
National Ranking
52

Nobuyuki Kato 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 Nobuyuki Kato sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 268 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nobuyuki Kato 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 Nobuyuki Kato sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nobuyuki Kato is affiliated with Okayama University in Japan, contributing to research primarily in the field of Medicine with a focus on hepatology, epidemiology, molecular biology, immunology, and applied mathematics. Their work bridges both biomedical and mathematical disciplines, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

The main topics covered by Nobuyuki Kato include:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus studies
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Nonlinear partial differential equations
  • Advanced mathematical modeling in engineering
  • Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nobuyuki Kato are:

  • Hiromichi Dansako
  • Youki Ueda
  • Shinya Satoh
  • Masashi Misawa
  • Kenta Nakamura

Publication venues where Nobuyuki Kato's work has appeared include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata (1923 -)
  • Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Nobuyuki Kato are:

  • Existence for doubly nonlinear fractional p-Laplacian equations, 2024, Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata (1923 -)
  • Mutational spectrum of hepatitis C virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C determined by single molecule real-time sequencing, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Extracellular vesicles activate ATM-Chk2 signaling pathway through the intercellular transfer of mitochondrial DNA in HBV-infected human hepatocytes, 2021, The FASEB Journal
  • Silent brain infarction after minimally invasive cardiac surgery with retrograde perfusion, 2020, Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • Identification of ribavirin-responsive cis-elements for GPAM suppression in the GPAM genome, 2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

The research topics show an intersection between clinical investigation, virology, immunology, and advanced mathematical analysis, indicating active engagement in both experimental and theoretical domains. This breadth of focus suggests expertise spanning the study of viral hepatitis mechanisms and the application of sophisticated mathematical models to medical and biological problems.

Best Publications

  • Molecular cloning of the human hepatitis C virus genome from Japanese patients with non-A, non-B hepatitis

    Nobuyuki Kato;Makoto Hijikata;Yuko Ootsuyama;Masanori Nakagawa

  • Gene mapping of the putative structural region of the hepatitis C virus genome by in vitro processing analysis.

    Makoto Hijikata;Nobuyuki Kato;Yuko Ootsuyama;Masanori Nakagawa

  • Two distinct proteinase activities required for the processing of a putative nonstructural precursor protein of hepatitis C virus.

    M Hijikata;H Mizushima;T Akagi;S Mori

  • Humoral immune response to hypervariable region 1 of the putative envelope glycoprotein (gp70) of hepatitis C virus.

    N Kato;H Sekiya;Y Ootsuyama;T Nakazawa

  • Distinct Poly(I-C) and Virus-activated Signaling Pathways Leading to Interferon-β Production in Hepatocytes

    Kui Li;Zihong Chen;Nobuyuki Kato;Michael Gale

  • Proteolytic processing and membrane association of putative nonstructural proteins of hepatitis C virus

    Makoto Hijikata;Hiroto Mizushima;Yasunori Tanji;Yasumasa Komoda

  • Hypervariable regions in the putative glycoprotein of hepatitis C virus.

    Makoto Hijikata;Nobuyuki Kato;Yuko Ootsuyama;Masanori Nakagawa

  • Different anti-HCV profiles of statins and their potential for combination therapy with interferon.

    Masanori Ikeda;Ken Ichi Abe;Masashi Yamada;Hiromichi Dansako

  • Structure of the 3' terminus of the hepatitis C virus genome.

    Torahiko Tanaka;Nobuyuki Kato;Myung J.E. Cho;Kazuo Sugiyama

  • A Novel Sequence Found at the 3′-Terminus of Hepatitis C Virus Genome

    T. Tanaka;Nobuyuki Kato;M. J. Cho;K. Shimotohno

  • DDX3 DEAD-Box RNA Helicase Is Required for Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication

    Yasuo Ariumi;Misao Kuroki;Ken Ichi Abe;Hiromichi Dansako

  • Genetic drift in hypervariable region 1 of the viral genome in persistent hepatitis C virus infection.

    Nobuyuki Kato;Yuko Ootsuyama;Hitomi Sekiya;Showgo Ohkoshi

  • Hepatitis B virus polymerase inhibits RIG-I- and Toll-like receptor 3-mediated beta interferon induction in human hepatocytes through interference with interferon regulatory factor 3 activation and dampening of the interaction between TBK1/IKKϵ and DDX3

    Shiyan Yu;Jieliang Chen;Min Wu;Hui Chen

  • A new type of hepatitis C virus in patients in Thailand

    Shigehisa Mori;Nobuyuki Kato;Akiko Yagyu;Torahiko Tanaka

  • Marked sequence diversity in the putative envelope proteins of hepatitis C viruses

    Nobuyuki Kato;Yuko Ootsuyama;Torahiko Tanaka;Masanori Nakagawa

  • Hepatitis C Virus Hijacks P-Body and Stress Granule Components around Lipid Droplets

    Yasuo Ariumi;Yasuo Ariumi;Misao Kuroki;Yukihiro Kushima;Kanae Osugi

  • Diverse Effects of Cyclosporine on Hepatitis C Virus Strain Replication

    Naoto Ishii;Koichi Watashi;Takayuki Hishiki;Kaku Goto

  • Deregulation of miR-92a expression is implicated in hepatocellular carcinoma development.

    Masatoshi Shigoka;Akihiko Tsuchida;Takaaki Matsudo;Yuichi Nagakawa

  • Efficient replication of a full-length hepatitis C virus genome, strain O, in cell culture, and development of a luciferase reporter system

    Masanori Ikeda;Ken Ichi Abe;Hiromichi Dansako;Takashi Nakamura

  • Hepatitis C virus NS4B blocks the interaction of STING and TBK1 to evade host innate immunity

    Qiang Ding;Xuezhi Cao;Jie Lu;Bing Huang

  • Molecular virology of hepatitis C virus.

    Nobuyuki Kato

  • Structure of the 39Terminus of the Hepatitis C Virus Genome

    Torahiko Tanaka;Nobuyuki Kato;Myung-Je Cho;Kazuo Sugiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Kunitada Shimotohno
Kunitada Shimotohno National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Tetsuya Mizutani
Tetsuya Mizutani Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Kohji Moriishi
Kohji Moriishi University of Yamanashi
Nobuyuki Enomoto
Nobuyuki Enomoto University of Yamanashi
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University
Yasunori Tanji
Yasunori Tanji Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tsukasa Seya
Tsukasa Seya Hokkaido University
Shuichi Kaneko
Shuichi Kaneko Kanazawa University
Michinori Kohara
Michinori Kohara Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

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