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Osamu Yoshie

Osamu Yoshie

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
106
Citations
50852
World Ranking
1137
National Ranking
66

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
50774
World Ranking
6429
National Ranking
148

Osamu Yoshie publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Osamu Yoshie sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 317 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Osamu Yoshie D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Osamu Yoshie sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Osamu Yoshie is affiliated with Kindai University in Japan and has contributed significantly to several fields, primarily focusing on immunology, microbiology, and computer science. Their research output reflects an intersection of life sciences and computational methods, evident from the blend of topics and publication venues.

The scientist has explored a variety of topics including:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning
  • Multimodal Machine Learning Applications
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Yoshie's work spans multiple subfields with a strong emphasis on immunology and computer vision, including:

  • Immunology
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Oncology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Cancers
  • International Immunology
  • Scientific Reports

Notable recent papers include:

  • "CCR4 as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer Immunotherapy," 2021, published in Cancers
  • "Multifaceted Roles of Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Tumor Immunity," 2021, published in Cancers
  • "Kidney GATA3+ regulatory T cells play roles in the convalescence stage after antibody-mediated renal injury," 2020, published in Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • "Recent Progress in Dendritic Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy," 2021, published in Cancers
  • "CCR4 Involvement in the Expansion of T Helper Type 17 Cells in a Mouse Model of Psoriasis," 2021, published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Cooperative research and frequent collaboration form a notable facet of Yoshie's work, with the most frequent co-authors being:

  • Takashi Nakayama
  • Kazuhiko Matsuo
  • Yuya Ieiri
  • Yuta Hara
  • Françoise Bachelerie

The main academic disciplines covered in Yoshie's research portfolio include:

  • Computer Science
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Best Publications

  • Chemokines: A New Classification System and Their Role in Immunity

    Albert Zlotnik;Osamu Yoshie

  • Identification and molecular characterization of fractalkine receptor CX3CR1, which mediates both leukocyte migration and adhesion

    Toshio Imai;Kunio Hieshima;Christopher Haskell;Masataka Baba

  • Selective Enrichment of Tetraspan Proteins on the Internal Vesicles of Multivesicular Endosomes and on Exosomes Secreted by Human B-lymphocytes

    Jean Michel Escola;Monique J. Kleijmeer;Willem Stoorvogel;Janice M. Griffith

  • Prostaglandin D2 Selectively Induces Chemotaxis in T Helper Type 2 Cells, Eosinophils, and Basophils via Seven-Transmembrane Receptor Crth2

    Hiroyuki Hirai;Kazuya Tanaka;Osamu Yoshie;Kazuyuki Ogawa

  • International Union of Pharmacology. LXXXIX. Update on the Extended Family of Chemokine Receptors and Introducing a New Nomenclature for Atypical Chemokine Receptors

    Francoise Bachelerie;Adit Ben-Baruch;Amanda M. Burkhardt;Christophe Combadiere

  • Selective recruitment of CCR4-bearing Th2 cells toward antigen-presenting cells by the CC chemokines thymus and activation-regulated chemokine and macrophage-derived chemokine

    Toshio Imai;Morio Nagira;Shin Takagi;Mayumi Kakizaki

  • Fractalkine and CX3CR1 mediate a novel mechanism of leukocyte capture, firm adhesion, and activation under physiologic flow

    Alan M. Fong;Lisa A. Robinson;Douglas A. Steeber;Thomas F. Tedder

  • Differential regulation of chemokine receptors during dendritic cell maturation: a model for their trafficking properties.

    Silvano Sozzani;Paola Allavena;Giovanna D’Amico;Walter Luini

  • The chemokine and chemokine receptor superfamilies and their molecular evolution

    Albert Zlotnik;Osamu Yoshie;Hisayuki Nomiyama

  • The T Cell-directed CC Chemokine TARC Is a Highly Specific Biological Ligand for CC Chemokine Receptor 4

    Toshio Imai;Masataka Baba;Miyuki Nishimura;Mayumi Kakizaki

  • Molecular Cloning of Human Eotaxin, an Eosinophil-selective CC Chemokine, and Identification of a Specific Eosinophil Eotaxin Receptor, CC Chemokine Receptor 3

    Motoji Kitaura;Toshihiro Nakajima;Toshio Imai;Shigenori Harada

  • Chemokines in immunity.

    Osamu Yoshie;Toshio Imai;Hisayuki Nomiyama

  • Identification of CCR6, the Specific Receptor for a Novel Lymphocyte-directed CC Chemokine LARC

    Masataka Baba;Toshio Imai;Miyuki Nishimura;Mayumi Kakizaki

  • A Small Molecule CXCR4 Inhibitor that Blocks T Cell Line–tropic HIV-1 Infection

    Tsutomu Murakami;Toshihiro Nakajima;Yoshio Koyanagi;Kazunobu Tachibana

  • Brain regulatory T cells suppress astrogliosis and potentiate neurological recovery

    Minako Ito;Kyoko Komai;Setsuko Mise-Omata;Mana Iizuka-Koga

  • Molecular cloning of a novel human CC chemokine EBI1-ligand chemokine that is a specific functional ligand for EBI1, CCR7.

    Ryu Yoshida;Toshio Imai;Kunio Hieshima;Jun Kusuda

  • Selective expression of a novel surface molecule by human Th2 cells in vivo.

    Kinya Nagata;Kazuya Tanaka;Kazuyuki Ogawa;Kazumi Kemmotsu

  • Molecular cloning of a novel human CC chemokine liver and activation-regulated chemokine (LARC) expressed in liver. Chemotactic activity for lymphocytes and gene localization on chromosome 2

    Kunio Hieshima;Toshio Imai;Ghislain Opdenakker;Jo Van Damme

  • Overproduction of Th2-specific chemokines in NC/Nga mice exhibiting atopic dermatitis–like lesions

    Christian Vestergaard;Hiroyuki Yoneyama;Masako Murai;Kohichiro Nakamura

  • Chemokine/chemokine receptor nomenclature

    K. Bacon;M. Baggiolini;Hal Broxmeyer;R. Horuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Nakayama
Takashi Nakayama Kindai University
Toshio Imai
Toshio Imai Kindai University
Hisayuki Nomiyama
Hisayuki Nomiyama Kumamoto University
Kouji Matsushima
Kouji Matsushima Tokyo University of Science
Koichi Hirai
Koichi Hirai University of Tokyo
Albert Zlotnik
Albert Zlotnik University of California, Irvine
Philip M. Murphy
Philip M. Murphy National Institutes of Health
Yorio Hinuma
Yorio Hinuma Kyoto University
Akio Adachi
Akio Adachi Kansai Medical University

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