2026 Tetsushi Yoshikawa: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	69	2522	2317	99	91	392	15196

Tetsushi Yoshikawa 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 Tetsushi Yoshikawa sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 392 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tetsushi Yoshikawa 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 Tetsushi Yoshikawa sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tetsushi Yoshikawa is affiliated with Fujita Health University in Japan and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine with a focus on infectious diseases and related subfields. Their work spans diverse topics including cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, viral gastroenteritis, and cardiovascular complications associated with infectious diseases.

Their research contributions include studies on viral infections, immune response profiling, and clinical treatment trials, published across multiple scientific venues. Notable recent papers include:

Meningitis Caused by the Live Varicella Vaccine Virus: Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing, Immunology Exome Sequencing and Cytokine Multiplex Profiling (2021), published in Viruses
Inherited Chromosomally Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6 Is a Risk Factor for Spontaneous Abortion (2020), published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Endogenization and excision of human herpesvirus 6 in human genomes (2020), published in PLoS Genetics
Oral Valganciclovir Therapy in Infants Aged ≤2 Months with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease: A Multicenter, Single-Arm, Open-Label Clinical Trial in Japan (2022), published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
Full genome-based characterization of G4P[6] rotavirus strains from diarrheic patients in Thailand: Evidence for independent porcine-to-human interspecies transmission events (2021), published in Virus Genes

Tetsushi Yoshikawa frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Yoshiki Kawamura, Hiroki Miura, Kei Kozawa, Yuki Higashimoto, and Masaru Ihira. These coauthors have contributed extensively to publishing joint work, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

The main scientific domains of Yoshikawa's research lie within medicine, specifically focusing on:

Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Surgery
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research topics frequently addressed in Yoshikawa's publications include:

Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
Coronary Artery Anomalies
Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
Viral Infections and Immunology Research

The primary publication venues reflect the scope and focus of Yoshikawa's research and include the following journals:

Journal of Medical Virology
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Vaccine
Pediatrics International
Journal of Cardiology Cases

Best Publications

ITPKC functional polymorphism associated with Kawasaki disease susceptibility and formation of coronary artery aneurysms.

Yoshihiro Onouchi;Tomohiko Gunji;Jane C Burns;Jane C Burns;Chisato Shimizu;Chisato Shimizu

579
Citations
Chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6: questions and answers

Philip E. Pellett;Dharam V. Ablashi;Peter F. Ambros;Henri Agut

419
Citations
A genome-wide association study identifies three new risk loci for Kawasaki disease

Yoshihiro Onouchi;Kouichi Ozaki;Jane C Burns;Jane C Burns;Chisato Shimizu;Chisato Shimizu

411
Citations
Classification of HHV-6A and HHV-6B as distinct viruses.

Dharam Ablashi;Henri Agut;Roberto Alvarez-Lafuente;Duncan A. Clark

398
Citations
Fatal fulminant hepatitis in an infant with human herpesvirus-6 infection.

Yoshizo Asano;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Takehiko Yazaki

322
Citations
Experience and Reason: Twenty-Year Follow-Up of Protective Immunity of the Oka Strain Live Varicella Vaccine

Yoshizo Asano;Sadao Suga;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Ikuko Kobayashi

252
Citations
Clinical features of infants with primary human herpesvirus 6 infection (exanthem subitum, roseola infantum).

Yoshizo Asano;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Ikuko Kobayashi

248
Citations
Human herpesvirus-6 infection in bone marrow transplantation

Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Yoshizo Asano;Toshihiko Nakashima

246
Citations
Clinical and virological analyses of 21 infants with exanthem subitum (roseola infantum) and central nervous system complications

Sadao Suga;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Yoshizo Asano;Toru Kozawa

244
Citations
Defective Epstein-Barr virus in chronic active infection and haematological malignancy.

Yusuke Okuno;Takayuki Murata;Yoshitaka Sato;Hideki Muramatsu

240
Citations
Fatal encephalitis/encephalopathy in primary human herpesvirus-6 infection.

Y Asano;T Yoshikawa;Y Kajita;R Ogura

226
Citations
Systemic Cytokine Responses in Patients with Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy

Jun-ichi Kawada;Hiroshi Kimura;Yoshinori Ito;Shinya Hara

213
Citations
Common variants in CASP3 confer susceptibility to Kawasaki disease

Yoshihiro Onouchi;Kouichi Ozaki;Jane C. Buns;Jane C. Buns;Chisato Shimizu;Chisato Shimizu

208
Citations
Human Herpesvirus 6 Viremia in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients: Clinical Features and Risk Factors

Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Yoshizo Asano;Masaru Ihira;Kyoko Suzuki

206
Citations
Distribution of Antibodies to a Causative Agent of Exanthem Subitum (Human Herpesvirus-6) in Healthy Individuals

Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Yoshizo Asano;Takehiko Yazaki

205
Citations
Rapid Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection by a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method

Yoshihiko Enomoto;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Masaru Ihira;Shiho Akimoto

199
Citations
Viremia and neutralizing antibody response in infants with exanthem subitum

Yoshizo Asano;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Takehiko Yazaki

194
Citations
Human herpesvirus-6 DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of a child with exanthem subitum and meningoencephalitis.

Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Toshihiko Nakashima;Sadao Suga;Yoshizo Asano

182
Citations
Central nervous system complications in human herpesvirus-6 infection.

Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Yoshizo Asano

176
Citations
Postexposure prophylaxis of varicella in family contact by oral acyclovir

Yoshizo Asano;Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Ikuko Kobayashi

169
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshizo Asano Fujita Health University

Sadao Suga Fujita Health University

Yoshizo Asano Fujita Health University

Yukihiro Nishiyama Nagoya University

Koki Taniguchi Fujita Health University

Seiji Kojima Nagoya University

Hiroki Kurahashi Fujita Health University

Hiroshi Kimura Nagoya University

Koichi Yamanishi Osaka University

Tsuneo Morishima Okayama University

External Links

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