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Takafumi Tsuboi

Takafumi Tsuboi

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
60
Citations
11032
World Ranking
3172
National Ranking
124

Takafumi Tsuboi 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 Takafumi Tsuboi sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 292 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takafumi Tsuboi 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 Takafumi Tsuboi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Takafumi Tsuboi is affiliated with Ehime University in Japan and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Medicine, Immunology, and Microbiology. Their research primarily focuses on malaria and related infectious diseases, with significant contributions to understanding disease transmission and vaccine development.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine with 121 publications and Immunology and Microbiology with 40 publications. Their research also spans subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, and Epidemiology.

Key research topics addressed by Takafumi Tsuboi include:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies

Their recent influential papers comprise:

  • Development and validation of serological markers for detecting recent Plasmodium vivax infection, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Recovery and stable persistence of chloroquine sensitivity in Plasmodium falciparum parasites after its discontinued use in Northern Uganda, 2020, Malaria Journal
  • Identification of Novel Malaria Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidates, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Leveraging the wheat germ cell-free protein synthesis system to accelerate malaria vaccine development, 2020, Parasitology International
  • A conserved malaria parasite antigen Pb22 plays a critical role in male gametogenesis in Plasmodium berghei, 2020, Cellular Microbiology

Takafumi Tsuboi has frequently published in these venues:

  • Parasitology International (9 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (8 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (7 publications)
  • npj Vaccines (4 publications)

The scientist often collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Eizo Takashima (60 coauthored works)
  • Jetsumon Sattabongkot (20 coauthored works)
  • Hikaru Nagaoka (20 coauthored works)
  • Rhea J. Longley (16 coauthored works)
  • Ivo Müeller (16 coauthored works)

Best Publications

  • Detection of Four Plasmodium Species by Genus- and Species-Specific Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Clinical Diagnosis

    Eun-Taek Han;Risa Watanabe;Jetsumon Sattabongkot;Benjawan Khuntirat

  • 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

  • Preerythrocytic, live-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidates by design

    Kelley M. VanBuskirk;Matthew T. O'Neill;Patricia De La Vega;Alexander G. Maier

  • 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

  • Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum with High Survival Rates, Uganda, 2014-2016.

    Mie Ikeda;Megumi Kaneko;Shin-Ichiro Tachibana;Betty Balikagala

  • Plasmodium vivax transmission: chances for control?

    Jetsumon Sattabongkot;Takafumi Tsuboi;Gabriela E. Zollner;Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop

  • PfSET10, a Plasmodium falciparum Methyltransferase, Maintains the Active var Gene in a Poised State during Parasite Division

    Jennifer C. Volz;Richard Bártfai;Michaela Petter;Christine Langer

  • Immune evasion of Plasmodium falciparum by RIFIN via inhibitory receptors

    Fumiji Saito;Kouyuki Hirayasu;Takeshi Satoh;Christian W. Wang;Christian W. Wang

  • 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

  • Functional Comparison of Plasmodium falciparum Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidates by the Standard Membrane-Feeding Assay

    Kazutoyo Miura;Eizo Takashima;Bingbing Deng;Gregory Tullo

  • Development and validation of serological markers for detecting recent Plasmodium vivax infection.

    Rhea J. Longley;Rhea J. Longley;Rhea J. Longley;Michael T. White;Eizo Takashima;Jessica Brewster

  • Immunoproteomics Profiling of Blood Stage Plasmodium vivax Infection by High-Throughput Screening Assays

    Jun Hu Chen;Jae Wan Jung;Yue Wang;Kwon Soo Ha

  • Comparative assessment of transmission-blocking vaccine candidates against Plasmodium falciparum.

    M. C. Kapulu;D. F. Da;K. Miura;Y. Li

  • Natural variation within the principal adhesion domain of the Plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein.

    T. Tsuboi;S. H. I. Kappe;F. Al-Yaman;M. D. Prickett

  • New Insights into Acquisition, Boosting, and Longevity of Immunity to Malaria in Pregnant Women

    Freya J.I. Fowkes;Freya J.I. Fowkes;Freya J.I. Fowkes;Rose McGready;Rose McGready;Nadia J. Cross;Nadia J. Cross;Mirja Hommel;Mirja Hommel

  • Development of malaria transmission-blocking vaccines: from concept to product.

    Yimin Wu;Robert E Sinden;Thomas S Churcher;Takafumi Tsuboi

  • Natural acquisition of immunity to Plasmodium vivax: epidemiological observations and potential targets.

    Ivo Mueller;Mary R. Galinski;Takafumi Tsuboi;Myriam Arevalo-Herrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Motomi Torii
Motomi Torii Ehime University
Jetsumon Sattabongkot
Jetsumon Sattabongkot Mahidol University
Ivo Mueller
Ivo Mueller Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
James G. Beeson
James G. Beeson Burnet Institute
Freya J. I. Fowkes
Freya J. I. Fowkes Burnet Institute
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Toshihiro Horii
Toshihiro Horii Osaka University
Kwon-Soo Ha
Kwon-Soo Ha Kangwon National University
Jack S. Richards
Jack S. Richards ZiP Diagnostics
Kazutoyo Miura
Kazutoyo Miura National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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