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D-Index
44
Citations
6826
World Ranking
5155
National Ranking
209

Takaaki Nakaya 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 Takaaki Nakaya sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 178 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takaaki Nakaya 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 Takaaki Nakaya sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Takaaki Nakaya is affiliated with Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan, where their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Surgery. Their body of work comprises 112 publications in Medicine, including 36 in Infectious Diseases and 22 in Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to Influenza Virus Research Studies, Infection Control and Ventilation, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Respiratory Viral Infections Research, and Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology.

Frequent venues for their publications include Scientific Reports, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Journal of Virology, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, reflecting a diverse dissemination of their research across multiple respected journals.

Collaborative work has been undertaken frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • Tomo Daidoji
  • Ryohei Hirose
  • Yoshito Itoh
  • Takehito Yoshida
  • Risa Bandou

Some of the recent papers associated with Takaaki Nakaya are:

  • "Survival of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Influenza Virus on Human Skin: Importance of Hand Hygiene in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)", 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Differences in environmental stability among SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: both omicron BA.1 and BA.2 have higher stability", 2022, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Disinfectant effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses present on human skin: model-based evaluation", 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Avian Influenza Virus Detection by Optimized Peptide Termination on a Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode", 2020, ACS Sensors
  • "ACE2 N-glycosylation modulates interactions with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a site-specific manner", 2022, Communications Biology

Best Publications

  • The Lipid Mediator Protectin D1 Inhibits Influenza Virus Replication and Improves Severe Influenza

    Masayuki Morita;Keiji Kuba;Akihiko Ichikawa;Mizuho Nakayama

  • Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-based assay demonstrates interferon-antagonist activity for the NDV V protein and the Nipah virus V, W, and C proteins.

    Man Seong Park;Megan L. Shaw;Jorge Muñoz-Jordan;Jerome F. Cros

  • Recombinant Newcastle Disease Virus as a Vaccine Vector

    Takaaki Nakaya;Jerome Cros;Man-Seong Park;Yurie Nakaya

  • Direct Metagenomic Detection of Viral Pathogens in Nasal and Fecal Specimens Using an Unbiased High-Throughput Sequencing Approach

    Shota Nakamura;Cheng-Song Yang;Naomi Sakon;Mayo Ueda

  • Gut microbiota of healthy and malnourished children in bangladesh.

    Shirajum Monira;Shota Nakamura;Kazuyoshi Gotoh;Kaori Izutsu

  • Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus on the human skin: Importance of hand hygiene in COVID-19

    Ryohei Hirose;Hiroshi Ikegaya;Yuji Naito;Naoto Watanabe

  • The Inhibitory Effect of Essential Oils on Herpes Simplex Virus Type‐1 Replication In Vitro

    Masato Minami;Masakazu Kita;Takaaki Nakaya;Toshiro Yamamoto

  • Isolation of Borna Disease Virus from Human Brain Tissue

    Yurie Nakamura;Hirokazu Takahashi;Yuko Shoya;Takaaki Nakaya

  • Demonstration of human Borna disease virus RNA in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

    Masahiko Kishi;Takaaki Nakaya;Yurie Nakamura;Qiu Zhong

  • Metagenomic diagnosis of bacterial infections.

    Shota Nakamura;Norihiro Maeda;Ionut Mihai Miron;Myonsun Yoh

  • Recombinant Paramyxovirus Type 1-Avian Influenza-H7 Virus as a Vaccine for Protection of Chickens Against Influenza and Newcastle Disease

    D. E. Swayne;D. L. Suarez;S. Schultz-Cherry;T. M. Tumpey

  • Plasmid-only rescue of influenza A virus vaccine candidates

    Schickli Jh;Flandorfer A;Nakaya T;Martinez-Sobrido L

  • Metagenomic profile of gut microbiota in children during cholera and recovery

    Shirajum Monira;Shota Nakamura;Kazuyoshi Gotoh;Kaori Izutsu

  • Novel Type II Transmembrane Serine Proteases, MSPL and TMPRSS13, Proteolytically Activate Membrane Fusion Activity of the Hemagglutinin of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses and Induce Their Multicycle Replication

    Yuushi Okumura;Etsuhisa Takahashi;Mihiro Yano;Masanobu Ohuchi

  • Human monoclonal antibodies broadly neutralizing against influenza B virus.

    Mayo Yasugi;Ritsuko Kubota-Koketsu;Ritsuko Kubota-Koketsu;Akifumi Yamashita;Norihito Kawashita

  • Immunological and Psychological Benefits of Aromatherapy Massage

    Hiroko Kuriyama;Satoko Watanabe;Takaaki Nakaya;Ichiro Shigemori

  • H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Induces Apoptotic Cell Death in Mammalian Airway Epithelial Cells

    Tomo Daidoji;Takaaki Koma;Anariwa Du;Cheng-Song Yang

  • Prevalence of Borna disease virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from blood donors

    Kishi M;Nakaya T;Nakamura Y;Kakinuma M

  • Demonstration of Borna disease virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from Japanese patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

    Takaaki Nakaya;Hirokazu Takahashi;Yurie Nakamura;Sayumi Asahi

  • Demonstration of Borna disease virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy horses in Japan.

    Yurie Nakamura;Masahiko Kishi;Takaaki Nakaya;Sayumi Asahi

  • Varied prevalence of Borna disease virus infection in Arabic, thoroughbred and their cross-bred horses in Iran.

    Mirza K. Bahmani;Iradj Nowrouzian;Takaaki Nakaya;Yurie Nakamura

  • Unique patterns of lower respiratory tract microbiota are associated with inflammation and hospital mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Michihito Kyo;Keisuke Nishioka;Takaaki Nakaya;Yoshiko Kida

  • Molecular detection of microbial colonization in cervical mucus of women with and without endometriosis

    Kanoko Akiyama;Keisuke Nishioka;Khaleque N. Khan;Yukiko Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuyoshi Ikuta
Kazuyoshi Ikuta Osaka University
Yuji Naito
Yuji Naito Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Shota Nakamura
Shota Nakamura Osaka University
Tetsuya Iida
Tetsuya Iida Osaka University
Yasuo Suzuki
Yasuo Suzuki Chubu University
Toshihiro Horii
Toshihiro Horii Osaka University
Jiro Imanishi
Jiro Imanishi Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Adolfo García-Sastre
Adolfo García-Sastre Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Peter Palese
Peter Palese Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tetsuya Mizutani
Tetsuya Mizutani Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

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