Japanese Journal of Leprosy

Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.104

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29260

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Evaluation of B7-1 (CD80) and B7-2 (CD86) Costimulatory Molecules and Dendritic Cells on the Immune Response in Leprosy.

  Citation: 10

  Authors: D. O, S. L, D, J. A, M, K, H Van

• Temperature dependency for survival of Mycobacterium leprae in macrophages

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Yasuo, Yumi, Masanori, Masahiko

• The history and characteristics of isolates maintained at the Leprosy Research Center

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Masanori

• HLA Class II Alleles and Leprosy(Hansen's Disease) Classified by WHO-MDT Criteria.

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Satoru, Jiro, Kanjiro, Masako, Hiroo

• Serodiagnosis of Hansen's Disease/Leprosy by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Cord Factor(trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate) as an Antigen.

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Liya, Shinzo, Hua, Nagatoshi, Norio, Ikuya, Kazuo, Noriyuki

• Prevention of Diabetes in Non-obese Diabetic Mice by a Single Immunization with Mycobacterium leprae.

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Hiroko, Yasuko, Kunio, Haruki, Yukako, Tomohiro

• Leprosy reactions.

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Kimiko

• Susceptibility to Mycobacterium leprae of congenic hypertensive nude rat (SHR/NCrj-rnu) and production of cytokine from the resident peritoneal macrophages.

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Yasuko, Masumi, Tomoko, Masanori, Hideki, Koichi, Hiroko

• Role of mycolactone in the nerve damage of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection)

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Junichiro, Norihisa, Masamichi

• New paradigm of host defense against intracellular pathogens by nitric oxide

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Takaaki, Tatsuya, Md Hasan, Shigemoto, Tomohiro

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