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Yuzuru Ikehara

Yuzuru Ikehara

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
8109
World Ranking
16832
National Ranking
1212

Yuzuru Ikehara publications per year

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1981 2025

234 publications in total across all disciplines

Yuzuru Ikehara 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 Yuzuru Ikehara sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuzuru Ikehara 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 Yuzuru Ikehara sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yuzuru Ikehara is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and has a research focus primarily spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work integrates multiple subfields including oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, molecular biology, and surgery.

The scientist's research topics are diverse, involving plasma applications and diagnostics, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, epigenetics and DNA methylation, prostate cancer treatment and research, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, the lymphatic system and diseases, and electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics.

In terms of publication venues, Yuzuru Ikehara frequently publishes in the following journals:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Immunity

Their recent papers include:

  • Expression of L-type amino acid transporter 1 as a molecular target for prognostic and therapeutic indicators in bladder carcinoma, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • TIGIT/CD155 axis mediates resistance to immunotherapy in patients with melanoma with the inflamed tumor microenvironment, 2021, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Interleukin-33-activated neuropeptide CGRP-producing memory Th2 cells cooperate with somatosensory neurons to induce conjunctival itch, 2022, Immunity
  • Functional analysis of LAT3 in prostate cancer: Its downstream target and relationship with androgen receptor, 2021, Cancer Science
  • Elevated Myl9 reflects the Myl9-containing microthrombi in SARS-CoV-2-induced lung exudative vasculitis and predicts COVID-19 severity, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Yuzuru Ikehara has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Kazuhiko Azuma
  • Sanae Ikehara
  • Maihulan Maimaiti
  • Tomohiko Ichikawa
  • Nobuyuki Mitsukawa

The collective body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach intersecting clinical medicine and molecular biology, often emphasizing mechanisms relevant to cancer progression, immune response, and diagnostic innovations.

Best Publications

  • Development of defective and persistent Sendai virus vector: a unique gene delivery/expression system ideal for cell reprogramming.

    Ken Nishimura;Masayuki Sano;Manami Ohtaka;Birei Furuta

  • A serum "sweet-doughnut" protein facilitates fibrosis evaluation and therapy assessment in patients with viral hepatitis.

    Atsushi Kuno;Yuzuru Ikehara;Yasuhito Tanaka;Kiyoaki Ito

  • Negative regulation of T cell receptor signaling by Siglec-7 (p70/AIRM) and Siglec-9.

    Yuzuru Ikehara;Sanae Kabata Ikehara;James C. Paulson

  • Lewis and Secretor Gene Dosages Affect CA19-9 and DU-PAN-2 Serum Levels in Normal Individuals and Colorectal Cancer Patients

    Hisashi Narimatsu;Hiroko Iwasaki;Fumiaki Nakayama;Yuzuru Ikehara

  • A strategy for discovery of cancer glyco-biomarkers in serum using newly developed technologies for glycoproteomics.

    Hisashi Narimatsu;Hiromichi Sawaki;Atsushi Kuno;Hiroyuki Kaji

  • Eradication diminishes enhancing effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on glandular stomach carcinogenesis in Mongolian gerbils.

    Nobuyuki Shimizu;Yuzuru Ikehara;Ken Ichi Inada;Hayao Nakanishi

  • Helicobacter pylori infection enhances glandular stomach carcinogenesis in Mongolian gerbils treated with chemical carcinogens

    Nobuyuki Shimizu;Ken Ichi Inada;Hayao Nakanishi;Tetsuya Tsukamoto

  • A Carbohydrate Recognition–Based Drug Delivery and Controlled Release System using Intraperitoneal Macrophages as a Cellular Vehicle

    Yuzuru Ikehara;Toru Niwa;Le Biao;Sanae Kabata Ikehara

  • α1,3-Fucoslytransferase IX (Fuc-TIX) is very highly conserved between human and mouse; molecular cloning, characterization and tissue distribution of human Fuc-TIX

    Mika Kaneko;Mika Kaneko;Takashi Kudo;Hiroko Iwasaki;Yuzuru Ikehara

  • Effect of early eradication on Helicobacter pylori-related gastric carcinogenesis in Mongolian gerbils.

    Koji Nozaki;Nobuyuki Shimizu;Yuzuru Ikehara;Manami Inoue

  • Up-regulation of a set of glycosyltransferase genes in human colorectal cancer.

    T Kudo;Y Ikehara;A Togayachi;K Morozumi

  • Cloning and expression of a human gene encoding an N-acetylgalactosamine-α2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6GalNAc I): a candidate for synthesis of cancer-associated sialyl-Tn antigens

    Yuzuru Ikehara;Naoya Kojima;Nobuyuki Kurosawa;Takashi Kudo

  • Polymorphisms of Two Fucosyltransferase Genes (Lewis and Secretor Genes) Involving Type I Lewis Antigens Are Associated with the Presence of Anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG Antibody

    Yuzuru Ikehara;Shoko Nishihara;Hisanori Yasutomi;Tabito Kitamura

  • Expression Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Murine α1,3-Fucosyltransferase, mFuc-TIX, That Synthesizes the Lewis x (CD15) Epitope in Brain and Kidney

    Takashi Kudo;Yuzuru Ikehara;Akira Togayachi;Mika Kaneko;Mika Kaneko

  • Real-time observation of micrometastasis formation in the living mouse liver using a green fluorescent protein gene-tagged rat tongue carcinoma cell line.

    Seiji Ito;Hayao Nakanishi;Yuzuru Ikehara;Tomoyuki Kato

  • Polylactosamine on glycoproteins influences basal levels of lymphocyte and macrophage activation.

    Akira Togayachi;Yuko Kozono;Hiroyasu Ishida;Sumie Abe

  • Red blood cell coagulation induced by low-temperature plasma treatment.

    Kenji Miyamoto;Sanae Ikehara;Hikaru Takei;Yoshihiro Akimoto

  • Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive mucin 1 is a sensitive biliary marker for human cholangiocarcinoma.

    Atsushi Matsuda;Atsushi Kuno;Toru Kawamoto;Hideki Matsuzaki

  • α1,3-Fucosyltransferase IX (Fut9) determines Lewis X expression in brain

    Shoko Nishihara;Hiroko Iwasaki;Kazuyuki Nakajima;Akira Togayachi

  • Formation of Membrane-like Structures in Clotted Blood by Mild Plasma Treatment during Hemostasis

    Yuzuru Ikehara;Hajime Sakakita;Nobuyuki Shimizu;Sanae Ikehara

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisashi Narimatsu
Hisashi Narimatsu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Atsushi Kuno
Atsushi Kuno National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Masae Tatematsu
Masae Tatematsu Nagoya University
Naoaki Yokoyama
Naoaki Yokoyama Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Takashi Kudo
Takashi Kudo University of Tsukuba
Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Jun Hirabayashi
Jun Hirabayashi Nagoya University
Ikuo Igarashi
Ikuo Igarashi Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Hiroko Iwasaki
Hiroko Iwasaki Keio University

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