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Takayuki Sumida

Takayuki Sumida

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
77
Citations
20463
World Ranking
1828
National Ranking
69

Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
20467
World Ranking
18482
National Ranking
593

Takayuki Sumida publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Takayuki Sumida sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 475 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Takayuki Sumida D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Takayuki Sumida sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Takayuki Sumida is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant focus on Immunology, Rheumatology, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Physiology.

The main topics explored in Sumida's work include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases

Sumida has contributed frequently to key publication venues such as:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Modern Rheumatology
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Clinical & Experimental Immunology

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Effect of Reduced-Dose vs High-Dose Glucocorticoids Added to Rituximab on Remission Induction in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, 2021, JAMA
  • Meta-analysis of 208370 East Asians identifies 113 susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Efficacy and safety of abatacept in active primary Sjögren's syndrome: results of a phase III, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Epidemiology of Sjögren syndrome, 2023, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • T follicular helper cell subsets: a potential key player in autoimmunity, 2020, Immunological Medicine

Sumida often collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Isao Matsumoto
  • Yuya Kondo
  • Hiroto Tsuboi
  • Mizuki Yagishita
  • Fumika Honda

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), 2011

    Hisanori Umehara;Kazuichi Okazaki;Yasufumi Masaki;Mitsuhiro Kawano

  • A novel clinical entity, IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD): general concept and details

    Hisanori Umehara;Kazuichi Okazaki;Yasufumi Masaki;Mitsuhiro Kawano

  • Selective reduction of T cells bearing invariant V alpha 24J alpha Q antigen receptor in patients with systemic sclerosis.

    T Sumida;A Sakamoto;H Murata;Y Makino

  • Heterogeneity of anticardiolipin antibodies defined by the anticardiolipin cofactor.

    E Matsuura;Y Igarashi;M Fujimoto;K Ichikawa

  • Defining disease activity states and clinically meaningful improvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome with EULAR primary Sjögren's syndrome disease activity (ESSDAI) and patient-reported indexes (ESSPRI)

    Raphaèle Seror;Raphaèle Seror;Hendrika Bootsma;Alain Saraux;Simon J Bowman

  • Sex-specific association of X-linked Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) with male systemic lupus erythematosus

    Nan Shen;Qiong Fu;Qiong Fu;Yun Deng;Yun Deng;Xiaoxia Qian

  • Validation of EULAR primary Sjogren's syndrome disease activity (ESSDAI) and patient indexes (ESSPRI)

    Raphaèle Seror;Elke Theander;Johan G. Brun;Manel Ramos-Casals

  • CD226 (DNAM-1) Is Involved in Lymphocyte Function–associated Antigen 1 Costimulatory Signal for Naive T Cell Differentiation and Proliferation

    Kazuko Shibuya;Jun Shirakawa;Tomie Kameyama;Shin-ichiro Honda

  • High-density genotyping of immune-related loci identifies new SLE risk variants in individuals with Asian ancestry

    Celi Sun;Julio E. Molineros;Loren L. Looger;Xu Jie Zhou

  • Dysfunction of T cell receptor AV24AJ18+, BV11+ double-negative regulatory natural killer T cells in autoimmune diseases.

    Satoshi Kojo;Yoshihiro Adachi;Hiroshi Keino;Masaru Taniguchi

  • T cell receptor repertoire of infiltrating T cells in lips of Sjogren's syndrome patients

    T Sumida;F Yonaha;T Maeda;E Tanabe

  • Anticardiolipin antibodies in NZW x BXSB F1 mice. A model of antiphospholipid syndrome.

    Y Hashimoto;M Kawamura;K Ichikawa;T Suzuki

  • Therapeutic effect of the anti-Fas antibody on arthritis in HTLV-1 tax transgenic mice.

    K Fujisawa;H Asahara;K Okamoto;H Aono

  • Crucial role of the interleukin-6/interleukin-17 cytokine axis in the induction of arthritis by glucose-6-phosphate isomerase.

    Keiichi Iwanami;Isao Matsumoto;Isao Matsumoto;Yoko Tanaka-Watanabe;Asuka Inoue

  • Low prevalence of antibodies to glucose‐6‐phosphate isomerase in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a spectrum of other chronic autoimmune disorders

    Isao Matsumoto;Isao Matsumoto;David M. Lee;Raphaela Goldbach‐Mansky;Takayuki Sumida

  • Anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody (tocilizumab) treatment of multicentric Castleman's disease.

    Masashi Matsuyama;Takeshi Suzuki;Hiroto Tsuboi;Satoshi Ito

  • Laser microdissection-based analysis of cytokine balance in the kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis.

    Y Wang;S Ito;Y Chino;D Goto

  • Meta-analysis of 208370 East Asians identifies 113 susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Xianyong Yin;Kwangwoo Kim;Hiroyuki Suetsugu;So-Young Bang

  • A multicenter phase I/II trial of rituximab for refractory systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Yoshiya Tanaka;Kazuhiko Yamamoto;Tsutomu Takeuchi;Norihiro Nishimoto

  • Fas ligand-mediated exocrinopathy resembling Sjögren's syndrome in mice transgenic for IL-10.

    Ichiro Saito;Kumiko Haruta;Misa Shimuta;Hiroko Inoue

  • Direct evidence of high DNA binding activity of transcription factor AP-1 in rheumatoid arthritis synovium

    Hiroshi Asahara;Koushi Fujisawa;Tetsuji Kobata;Tomoko Hasunuma

Frequent Co-Authors

Kusuki Nishioka
Kusuki Nishioka St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Naoyuki Tsuchiya
Naoyuki Tsuchiya University of Tsukuba
Yoshiya Tanaka
Yoshiya Tanaka University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Tsuneyo Mimori
Tsuneyo Mimori Kyoto University
Yoshinari Takasaki
Yoshinari Takasaki Juntendo University
Hiroshi Asahara
Hiroshi Asahara Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hiroshi Hashimoto
Hiroshi Hashimoto Juntendo University
Tetsuji Kobata
Tetsuji Kobata Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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