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Takashi Fujita

Takashi Fujita

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
56612
World Ranking
1956
National Ranking
111

Takashi Fujita 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 Takashi Fujita sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 305 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takashi Fujita 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 Takashi Fujita 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: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Takashi Fujita is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research portfolio encompasses significant work in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their scholarly output includes investigations primarily focused on interferon and immune responses, immune response and inflammation, viral infections and vectors, inflammasome and immune disorders, RNA regulation and disease, RNA research and splicing, and viral infections and outbreaks research.

Recent publications by Takashi Fujita include:

  • Viral RNA recognition by LGP2 and MDA5, and activation of signaling through step-by-step conformational changes (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • Physiological functions of RIG-I-like receptors (2024, Immunity)
  • Characterization of distinct molecular interactions responsible for IRF3 and IRF7 phosphorylation and subsequent dimerization (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • Spatio-temporal characterization of the antiviral activity of the XRN1-DCP1/2 aggregation against cytoplasmic RNA viruses to prevent cell death (2020, Cell Death and Differentiation)
  • The Role of Non-Structural Protein NSs in the Pathogenesis of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (2021, Viruses)

Takashi Fujita's frequent co-authors include:

  • Hiroki Kato
  • S. Ishida
  • Kei Yagami
  • Masato Mutsuga
  • Mitsutoshi Yoneyama

Their work has been published in several scientific journals with multiple publications in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Journal of Virology
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • International Immunology

Takashi Fujita's research contributes to understanding molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying immune system functions and viral pathogenesis. This includes detailed analyses of RNA recognition by cellular receptors, phosphorylation mechanisms in immune response regulation, and the role of viral proteins in disease progression.

Best Publications

  • The RNA helicase RIG-I has an essential function in double-stranded RNA-induced innate antiviral responses.

    Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Mika Kikuchi;Takashi Natsukawa;Noriaki Shinobu

  • Differential roles of MDA5 and RIG-I helicases in the recognition of RNA viruses

    Hiroki Kato;Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama

  • Shared and Unique Functions of the DExD/H-Box Helicases RIG-I, MDA5, and LGP2 in Antiviral Innate Immunity

    Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Mika Kikuchi;Kanae Matsumoto;Tadaatsu Imaizumi

  • Cell type-specific involvement of RIG-I in antiviral response

    Hiroki Kato;Shintaro Sato;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Masahiro Yamamoto

  • Length-dependent recognition of double-stranded ribonucleic acids by retinoic acid–inducible gene-I and melanoma differentiation–associated gene 5

    Hiroki Kato;Osamu Takeuchi;Eriko Mikamo-Satoh;Eriko Mikamo-Satoh;Reiko Hirai

  • A new protein containing an SH2 domain that inhibits JAK kinases

    Takaho A. Endo;Masaaki Masuhara;Masahiro Yokouchi;Ritsu Suzuki

  • Structure and expression of a cloned cDNA for human interleukin-2

    Tadatsugu Taniguchi;Hiroshi Matsui;Takashi Fujita;Chikako Takaoka

  • Lipopolysaccharide stimulates the MyD88-independent pathway and results in activation of IFN-regulatory factor 3 and the expression of a subset of lipopolysaccharide-inducible genes.

    Taro Kawai;Osamu Takeuchi;Takashi Fujita;Jun-ichiro Inoue

  • Essential role for TIRAP in activation of the signalling cascade shared by TLR2 and TLR4

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Shintaro Sato;Hiroaki Hemmi;Hideki Sanjo

  • Regulated expression of a gene encoding a nuclear factor, IRF-1, that specifically binds to IFN-β gene regulatory elements

    Masaaki Miyamoto;Takashi Fujita;Yoko Kimura;Mitsuo Maruyama

  • Structurally similar but functionally distinct factors, IRF-1 and IRF-2, bind to the same regulatory elements of IFN and IFN-inducible genes

    Hisashi Harada;Takashi Fujita;Masaaki Miyamoto;Yoko Kimura

  • Regulating Intracellular Antiviral Defense and Permissiveness to Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication through a Cellular RNA Helicase, RIG-I

    Rhea Sumpter;Yueh Ming Loo;Eileen Foy;Kui Li

  • Direct triggering of the type I interferon system by virus infection: activation of a transcription factor complex containing IRF‐3 and CBP/p300

    Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Wakako Suhara;Yukiko Fukuhara;Makoto Fukuda

  • Regulation of innate antiviral defenses through a shared repressor domain in RIG-I and LGP2

    Takeshi Saito;Reiko Hirai;Yueh Ming Loo;David Owen

  • LGP2 is a positive regulator of RIG-I– and MDA5-mediated antiviral responses

    Takashi Satoh;Hiroki Kato;Yutaro Kumagai;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama

  • RNA helicase encoded by melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 is a major autoantigen in patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: Association with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease

    Shinji Sato;Kana Hoshino;Takashi Satoh;Tomonobu Fujita

  • RNA recognition and signal transduction by RIG-I-like receptors.

    Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Takashi Fujita

  • Control of antiviral defenses through hepatitis C virus disruption of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I signaling.

    Eileen Foy;Kui Li;Rhea Sumpter;Yueh Ming Loo

  • The C-Terminal Regulatory Domain Is the RNA 5'-Triphosphate Sensor of RIG-I.

    Sheng Cui;Katharina Eisenächer;Axel Kirchhofer;Krzysztof Brzózka

  • Nonself RNA-Sensing Mechanism of RIG-I Helicase and Activation of Antiviral Immune Responses

    Kiyohiro Takahasi;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Tatsuya Nishihori;Reiko Hirai

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitsutoshi Yoneyama
Mitsutoshi Yoneyama Chiba University
Tadatsugu Taniguchi
Tadatsugu Taniguchi University of Tokyo
Hiroji Iwata
Hiroji Iwata Aichi Cancer Center
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Suryaprakash Sambhara
Suryaprakash Sambhara Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Koichi Watashi
Koichi Watashi National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Tadaatsu Imaizumi
Tadaatsu Imaizumi Hirosaki University
Fuyuhiko Inagaki
Fuyuhiko Inagaki Hokkaido University
Hisashi Harada
Hisashi Harada Virginia Commonwealth University
Osamu Takeuchi
Osamu Takeuchi Kyoto University

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