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Tokiko Watanabe

Tokiko Watanabe

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
47
Citations
14879
World Ranking
4733
National Ranking
193

Tokiko Watanabe 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 Tokiko Watanabe sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 100 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tokiko Watanabe 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 Tokiko Watanabe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tokiko Watanabe is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and epidemiology.

Watanabe's work spans several main fields of study and subfields, including:

  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Aquatic Science
  • Immunology

The principal topics covered in their research include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Among recent papers authored or co-authored:

  • Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A panel of nanobodies recognizing conserved hidden clefts of all SARS-CoV-2 spike variants including Omicron, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Genomic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 can be accelerated by mutations in the nsp14 gene, 2023, iScience
  • Synthesis of low-molecular weight fucoidan derivatives and their binding abilities to SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, 2021, RSC Medicinal Chemistry
  • Genomic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 can be accelerated by mutations in the nsp14 gene, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors in Watanabe's publications include:

  • Itsuki Anzai
  • K. Takada
  • Yoshiharu Matsuura
  • Shintaro Shichinohe
  • Yurie Kida

Watanabe regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • npj Viruses
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

  • Experimental adaptation of an influenza H5 HA confers respiratory droplet transmission to a reassortant H5 HA/H1N1 virus in ferrets

    Masaki Imai;Tokiko Watanabe;Masato Hatta;Subash C. Das

  • Generation of influenza A viruses entirely from cloned cDNAs

    Gabriele Neumann;Tokiko Watanabe;Hiroshi Ito;Shinji Watanabe

  • In vitro and in vivo characterization of new swine-origin H1N1 influenza viruses

    Yasushi Itoh;Kyoko Shinya;Maki Kiso;Tokiko Watanabe

  • Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development.

    Masaki Imai;Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto;Masato Hatta;Samantha Loeber

  • Drosophila RNAi screen identifies host genes important for influenza virus replication

    Linhui Hao;Akira Sakurai;Tokiko Watanabe;Ericka Sorensen

  • Characterization of H7N9 influenza A viruses isolated from humans

    Tokiko Watanabe;Maki Kiso;Satoshi Fukuyama;Noriko Nakajima

  • Selective incorporation of influenza virus RNA segments into virions

    Yutaka Fujii;Hideo Goto;Tokiko Watanabe;Tetsuya Yoshida

  • Cellular Networks Involved in the Influenza Virus Life Cycle

    Tokiko Watanabe;Shinji Watanabe;Yoshihiro Kawaoka

  • Strand-specific real-time RT-PCR for distinguishing influenza vRNA, cRNA, and mRNA

    Eiryo Kawakami;Tokiko Watanabe;Ken Fujii;Hideo Goto

  • Biological and structural characterization of a host-adapting amino acid in influenza virus.

    Shinya Yamada;Masato Hatta;Bart L. Staker;Shinji Watanabe

  • Involvement of host cellular multivesicular body functions in hepatitis B virus budding

    Tokiko Watanabe;Ericka M. Sorensen;Akira Naito;Meghan Schott

  • Influenza Virus-Host Interactome Screen as a Platform for Antiviral Drug Development

    Tokiko Watanabe;Eiryo Kawakami;Jason E. Shoemaker;Tiago J.S. Lopes

  • Suppression of cytokine storm with a sphingosine analog provides protection against pathogenic influenza virus

    Kevin B. Walsh;John R. Teijaro;Peter R. Wilker;Anna Jatzek

  • Exploitation of nucleic acid packaging signals to generate a novel influenza virus-based vector stably expressing two foreign genes.

    Tokiko Watanabe;Shinji Watanabe;Takeshi Noda;Takeshi Noda;Yutaka Fujii;Yutaka Fujii

  • Importance of both the Coding and the Segment-Specific Noncoding Regions of the Influenza A Virus NS Segment for Its Efficient Incorporation into Virions

    Ken Fujii;Yutaka Fujii;Takeshi Noda;Yukiko Muramoto

  • RAB11A Is Essential for Transport of the Influenza Virus Genome to the Plasma Membrane

    Amie J. Eisfeld;Eiryo Kawakami;Tokiko Watanabe;Gabriele Neumann

  • Plasmid-driven formation of influenza virus-like particles.

    Gabriele Neumann;Tokiko Watanabe;Tokiko Watanabe;Yoshihiro Kawaoka

  • Production of Novel Ebola Virus-Like Particles from cDNAs: an Alternative to Ebola Virus Generation by Reverse Genetics

    Shinji Watanabe;Tokiko Watanabe;Takeshi Noda;Takeshi Noda;Ayato Takada

  • Functional Importance of the Coiled-Coil of the Ebola Virus Glycoprotein

    Shinji Watanabe;Ayato Takada;Tokiko Watanabe;Tokiko Watanabe;Hiroshi Ito

  • A comprehensive map of the influenza A virus replication cycle

    Yukiko Matsuoka;Hiromi Matsumae;Manami Katoh;Amie J Eisfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Shinji Watanabe
Shinji Watanabe National Institutes of Health
Gabriele Neumann
Gabriele Neumann University of Wisconsin–Madison
Masato Hatta
Masato Hatta University of Wisconsin–Madison
Seiya Yamayoshi
Seiya Yamayoshi National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Takeshi Noda
Takeshi Noda Kyoto University
Hiroshi Kida
Hiroshi Kida Hokkaido University
Hiroaki Kitano
Hiroaki Kitano Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Peter Halfmann
Peter Halfmann University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chengjun Li
Chengjun Li Harbin Veterinary Research Institute

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