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Yasushi Kawaguchi

Yasushi Kawaguchi

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 79 1712 1559 62 57 374 18146

Yasushi Kawaguchi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yasushi Kawaguchi between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yasushi Kawaguchi published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2014. 11 of the 399 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2014. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 4 publications
1974 2025

399 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yasushi Kawaguchi: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 3
1991 2
1992 9
1993 6
1994 13
1995 12
1996 13
1997 8
1998 3
1999 5
2000 5
2001 9
2002 11
2003 12
2004 10
2005 9
2006 13
2007 15
2008 12
2009 15
2010 17
2011 16
2012 14
2013 18
2014 23
2015 15
2016 12
2017 14
2018 16
2019 10
2020 20
2021 16
2022 2
2023 7
2024 7
2025 4
Total 399
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Yasushi Kawaguchi 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 Yasushi Kawaguchi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 372–381 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 374 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71 374
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Yasushi Kawaguchi 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 Yasushi Kawaguchi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127 79
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Yasushi Kawaguchi is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has a research focus centered around medicine, with particular expertise in pathology and forensic medicine, dermatology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology, and rheumatology. Their publication record includes extensive work in these areas, contributing significantly to the understanding of systemic sclerosis, inflammatory myopathies, interstitial lung diseases, and systemic lupus erythematosus among other medical topics.

The scientist's main fields of study span medicine with 67 publications, with subfields notably including 18 works in pathology and forensic medicine, 10 in dermatology, 10 in pulmonary and respiratory medicine, 8 in immunology, and 7 in rheumatology.

Kawaguchi's research covers a variety of key topics such as:

  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Skin Diseases and Diabetes

Among recent published papers are the following titles:

  • Meta-analysis of 208370 East Asians identifies 113 susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus (2020), published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Risk Prediction Modeling Based on a Combination of Initial Serum Biomarker Levels in Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (2020), published in Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • 2020 guide for the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue disease (2021), published in Respiratory Investigation
  • Biological insights into systemic lupus erythematosus through an immune cell-specific transcriptome-wide association study (2022), published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Treatment-related damage in elderly-onset ANCA-associated vasculitis: safety outcome analysis of two nationwide prospective cohort studies (2020), published in Arthritis Research & Therapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kawaguchi include:

  • Masayoshi Harigai (13 joint publications)
  • Masataka Kuwana (8 joint publications)
  • Tomoaki Higuchi (8 joint publications)
  • Kae Takagi (7 joint publications)
  • Yasuhiro Katsumata (6 joint publications)

Their work has been published regularly in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (4 publications)
  • Modern Rheumatology (4 publications)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (3 publications)
  • Lara D. Veeken (2 publications)
  • Modern Rheumatology Case Reports (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Long Noncoding RNA NEAT1-Dependent SFPQ Relocation from Promoter Region to Paraspeckle Mediates IL8 Expression upon Immune Stimuli

    Katsutoshi Imamura;Naoto Imamachi;Gen Akizuki;Michiko Kumakura

  • Construction of an Excisable Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Containing a Full-Length Infectious Clone of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1: Viruses Reconstituted from the Clone Exhibit Wild-Type Properties In Vitro and In Vivo

    Michiko Tanaka;Hiroyuki Kagawa;Yuji Yamanashi;Tetsutaro Sata

  • Identification of Nafamostat as a Potent Inhibitor of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus S Protein-Mediated Membrane Fusion Using the Split-Protein-Based Cell-Cell Fusion Assay

    Mizuki Yamamoto;Shutoku Matsuyama;Xiao Li;Makoto Takeda

  • PILRα Is a Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Entry Coreceptor That Associates with Glycoprotein B

    Takeshi Satoh;Jun Arii;Tadahiro Suenaga;Jing Wang

  • 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

  • Herpes simplex virus 1 alpha regulatory protein ICP0 interacts with and stabilizes the cell cycle regulator cyclin D3.

    Y Kawaguchi;C Van Sant;B Roizman

  • Non-muscle myosin IIA is a functional entry receptor for herpes simplex virus-1

    Jun Arii;Hideo Goto;Tadahiro Suenaga;Masaaki Oyama

  • The Anticoagulant Nafamostat Potently Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 S Protein-Mediated Fusion in a Cell Fusion Assay System and Viral Infection In Vitro in a Cell-Type-Dependent Manner.

    Mizuki Yamamoto;Maki Kiso;Yuko Sakai-Tagawa;Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto

  • Interaction of herpes simplex virus 1 alpha regulatory protein ICP0 with elongation factor 1delta: ICP0 affects translational machinery.

    Y Kawaguchi;R Bruni;B Roizman

  • Increased ferritin predicts development and severity of acute interstitial lung disease as a complication of dermatomyositis

    Takahisa Gono;Yasushi Kawaguchi;Masako Hara;Ikuko Masuda

  • Simultaneous Tracking of Capsid, Tegument, and Envelope Protein Localization in Living Cells Infected with Triply Fluorescent Herpes Simplex Virus 1

    Ken Sugimoto;Masashi Uema;Hiroshi Sagara;Michiko Tanaka

  • Increased CD40 Expression on Muscle Cells of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Role of CD40-CD40 Ligand Interaction in IL-6, IL-8, IL-15, and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Production

    Tomoko Sugiura;Yasushi Kawaguchi;Masayoshi Harigai;Kae Takagi

  • Interleukin-18 as a novel diagnostic marker and indicator of disease severity in adult-onset Still's disease

    Yasushi Kawaguchi;Hisae Terajima;Masayoshi Harigai;Masako Hara

  • Myelin-associated glycoprotein mediates membrane fusion and entry of neurotropic herpesviruses

    Tadahiro Suenaga;Takeshi Satoh;Pranee Somboonthum;Yasushi Kawaguchi

  • Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: evaluation of clinical characteristics and response to immunosuppressive treatment.

    Eiichi Tanaka;Masayoshi Harigai;Michi Tanaka;Yasushi Kawaguchi

  • Two Susceptibility Loci to Takayasu Arteritis Reveal a Synergistic Role of the IL12B and HLA-B Regions in a Japanese Population

    Chikashi Terao;Hajime Yoshifuji;Akinori Kimura;Takayoshi Matsumura

  • Conserved Protein Kinases Encoded by Herpesviruses and Cellular Protein Kinase cdc2 Target the Same Phosphorylation Site in Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 1δ

    Yasushi Kawaguchi;Kentaro Kato;Michiko Tanaka;Mikiko Kanamori

  • Single-photon detector in the microwave range

    O. Astafiev;S. Komiyama;T. Kutsuwa;V. Antonov

  • Herpes Simplex Virus 1 VP22 Inhibits AIM2-Dependent Inflammasome Activation to Enable Efficient Viral Replication

    Yuhei Maruzuru;Yuhei Maruzuru;Takeshi Ichinohe;Ryota Sato;Kensuke Miyake

  • Angiotensin II in the lesional skin of systemic sclerosis patients contributes to tissue fibrosis via angiotensin II type 1 receptors.

    Yasushi Kawaguchi;Kae Takagi;Masako Hara;Chikako Fukasawa

  • Initial predictors of poor survival in myositis-associated interstitial lung disease: a multicentre cohort of 497 patients

    Shinji Sato;Kenichi Masui;Naoshi Nishina;Yasushi Kawaguchi

  • TRAF6 Establishes Innate Immune Responses by Activating NF-κB and IRF7 upon Sensing Cytosolic Viral RNA and DNA

    Hiroyasu Konno;Takuya Yamamoto;Takuya Yamamoto;Kohsuke Yamazaki;Jin Gohda

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Mikami
Takeshi Mikami University of Tokyo
Hisashi Yamanaka
Hisashi Yamanaka International University of Health and Welfare
Masako Hara
Masako Hara National Defense Medical College
Naoyuki Kamatani
Naoyuki Kamatani StaGen (Japan)
Masataka Kuwana
Masataka Kuwana Nippon Medical School
Yukihiro Nishiyama
Yukihiro Nishiyama Nagoya University
Keizo Tomonaga
Keizo Tomonaga Kyoto University
Kazuhiko Takehara
Kazuhiko Takehara Kanazawa University
Shinichi Sato
Shinichi Sato University of Tokyo
Manabu Fujimoto
Manabu Fujimoto Osaka University

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