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Makoto Naito

Makoto Naito

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
18918
World Ranking
7712
National Ranking
519

Makoto Naito 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 Makoto Naito sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 262 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Makoto Naito 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 Makoto Naito sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Makoto Naito is affiliated with Niigata University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a total of 176 publications. Their research spans various subfields including surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biomedical engineering, and dermatology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, notably:

  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Ophthalmology and eye disorders
  • Facial rejuvenation and surgery techniques
  • Lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies
  • Tendon structure and treatment
  • Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
  • Reconstructive surgery and microvascular techniques

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Makoto Naito include:

  • Naoyuki Hatayama
  • Shuichi Hirai
  • Yasuhiro Takahashi
  • Shun Otsuka
  • Hirohiko Kakizaki

Prominent publication venues where Makoto Naito's research appeared are:

  • Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Anatomical Science International
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • PubMed

Several recent papers authored include:

  • Developing spray-freeze-dried particles containing a hyaluronic acid-coated liposome-protamine-DNA complex for pulmonary inhalation, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Acute effects of long-distance running on mechanical and morphological properties of the human plantar fascia, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Expression of Angiopoietins and Angiogenic Signaling Pathway Molecules in Chronic Subdural Hematomas, 2020, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • Short-term high-fat and high-carbohydrate diets increase susceptibility to liver injury by inducing hepatic procoagulant and proinflammatory conditions with different balances, 2022, Nutrition
  • Site dependent elastic property of human iliotibial band and the effect of hip and knee joint angle configuration, 2020, Journal of Biomechanics

Best Publications

  • Flk1-positive cells derived from embryonic stem cells serve as vascular progenitors

    Jun Yamashita;Hiroshi Itoh;Masanori Hirashima;Minetaro Ogawa

  • PPARγ Mediates High-Fat Diet–Induced Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Insulin Resistance

    Naoto Kubota;Yasuo Terauchi;Hiroshi Miki;Hiroyuki Tamemoto;Hiroyuki Tamemoto

  • Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ induces fatty acid β-oxidation in skeletal muscle and attenuates metabolic syndrome

    Toshiya Tanaka;Joji Yamamoto;Satoshi Iwasaki;Hiroshi Asaba

  • A coat protein on phagosomes involved in the intracellular survival of mycobacteria.

    Giorgio Ferrari;Hanno Langen;Makoto Naito;Jean Pieters

  • Hepatocyte-specific Pten deficiency results in steatohepatitis and hepatocellular carcinomas

    Yasuo Horie;Akira Suzuki;Ei Kataoka;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Human macrophage scavenger receptors: primary structure, expression, and localization in atherosclerotic lesions.

    A Matsumoto;M Naito;H Itakura;S Ikemoto

  • Deficiency of cathepsin S reduces atherosclerosis in LDL receptor–deficient mice

    Galina K. Sukhova;Yaou Zhang;Jie Hong Pan;Youichiro Wada

  • The PTEN/PI3K pathway governs normal vascular development and tumor angiogenesis

    Koichi Hamada;Takehiko Sasaki;Pandelakis A. Koni;Miyuki Natsui

  • Differentiation and function of Kupffer cells.

    Makoto Naito;Go Hasegawa;Yusuke Ebe;Takashi Yamamoto

  • Constitutive Regulation of Cardiac Fatty Acid Metabolism through Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor α Associated with Age-dependent Cardiac Toxicity

    Kenichi Watanabe;Hiroshi Fujii;Toshihiro Takahashi;Makoto Kodama

  • Distribution of heme oxygenase isoforms in rat liver. Topographic basis for carbon monoxide-mediated microvascular relaxation.

    Nobuhito Goda;Kensuke Suzuki;Makoto Naito;Shinji Takeoka

  • Identification of Wilms' Tumor 1-associating Protein Complex and Its Role in Alternative Splicing and the Cell Cycle

    Keiko Horiuchi;Takeshi Kawamura;Hiroko Iwanari;Riuko Ohashi

  • Generation of CD1+RelB+ dendritic cells and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells from human monocytes.

    Kiyoko S. Akagawa;Naomi Takasuka;Yuko Nozaki;Iwao Komuro

  • Expression of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in human atherosclerotic lesions

    AS Savchenko;M Imamura;R Ohashi;S Jiang

  • Development and heterogeneity of macrophages and their related cells through their differentiation pathways

    Kiyoshi Takahashi;Makoto Naito;Motohiro Takeya

  • COUP-TFII acts downstream of Wnt/β-catenin signal to silence PPARγ gene expression and repress adipogenesis

    Masashi Okamura;Hiromi Kudo;Ken Ichi Wakabayashi;Toshiya Tanaka

  • Dysregulated expression of P1 and P2 promoter-driven hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α in the pathogenesis of human cancer

    T Tanaka;S Jiang;H Hotta;K Takano

  • Obesity and metabolic syndrome in histone demethylase JHDM2a‐deficient mice

    Takeshi Inagaki;Makoto Tachibana;Kenta Magoori;Hiromi Kudo

  • Skin antigens in the steady state are trafficked to regional lymph nodes by transforming growth factor-β1-dependent cells

    Hiroaki Hemmi;Miya Yoshino;Hidetoshi Yamazaki;Makoto Naito

  • Carbon monoxide from heme catabolism protects against hepatobiliary dysfunction in endotoxin-treated rat liver.

    Takanori Kyokane;Shinji Norimizu;Hisashi Taniai;Tokio Yamaguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Takao Hamakubo
Takao Hamakubo Nippon Medical School
Tatsuhiko Kodama
Tatsuhiko Kodama University of Tokyo
Kiyoshi Takahashi
Kiyoshi Takahashi Kumamoto University
Juro Sakai
Juro Sakai University of Tokyo
Leonard D. Shultz
Leonard D. Shultz Jackson Laboratory
Hiroyuki Aburatani
Hiroyuki Aburatani University of Tokyo
Makoto Suematsu
Makoto Suematsu Keio University
Yoshifusa Aizawa
Yoshifusa Aizawa Tachikawa Medical Center
Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama
Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama Niigata University
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki Niigata University

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