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Mitsuhiro Okamoto

Mitsuhiro Okamoto

Osaka University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
7382
World Ranking
15864
National Ranking
1133

Mitsuhiro Okamoto 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 Mitsuhiro Okamoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 177 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mitsuhiro Okamoto 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 Mitsuhiro Okamoto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mitsuhiro Okamoto is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and focuses their research within the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications covering various subfields such as Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research topics prominently include:

  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Among their recent papers are:

  • The Effectiveness of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Semaglutide on Body Composition in Elderly Obese Diabetic Patients: A Pilot Study, 2022, published in Medicines
  • Development of a New Chemiluminescent Enzyme Immunoassay Using a Two-Step Sandwich Method for Measuring Aldosterone Concentrations, 2021, published in Diagnostics
  • Dopamine-Secreting Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma, 2021, published in Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Importance of dietary salt restriction for patients with primary aldosteronism during treatment with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: The potential importance of post-treatment plasma renin levels, 2022, published in Hypertension Research
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Semaglutide Improves Eating Behavior and Glycemic Control in Japanese Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients, 2022, published in Metabolites

Frequent co-authors in their research include Hirotaka Shibata, Takayuki Masaki, Koro Gotoh, Yoshinori Ozeki, and Yuichi Yoshida.

Okamoto's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, with multiple contributions to the Journal of Hypertension, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Hypertension Research, Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Medicines.

Best Publications

  • The CREB coactivator TORC2 functions as a calcium- and cAMP-sensitive coincidence detector.

    Robert A. Screaton;Michael D. Conkright;Yoshiko Katoh;Jennifer L. Best

  • Immunolocalization of aromatase, 17α-hydroxylase and side-chain-cleavage cytochromes P-450 in the human ovary

    H. Sasano;M. Okamoto;J. I. Mason;E. R. Simpson

  • Adipose-specific Expression, Phosphorylation of Ser794 in Insulin Receptor Substrate-1, and Activation in Diabetic Animals of Salt-inducible Kinase-2

    Nanao Horike;Hiroshi Takemori;Yoshiko Katoh;Junko Doi

  • Cloning of a novel kinase (SIK) of the SNF1/AMPK family from high salt diet-treated rat adrenal1

    Zhi Nong Wang;Hiroshi Takemori;Sunil Krishna Halder;Yasuki Nonaka

  • Silencing the constitutive active transcription factor CREB by the LKB1-SIK signaling cascade.

    Yoshiko Katoh;Hiroshi Takemori;Xing-zi Lin;Mitsuhiro Tamura

  • Cloning of a membrane-spanning protein with epidermal growth factor- like repeat motifs from adrenal glomerulosa cells

    Sunil K. Halder;Hiroshi Takemori;Osamu Hatano;Yasuki Nonaka

  • Molecular cloning and expression of cDNAs encoding rat aldosterone synthase: Variants of cytochrome P-45011β

    Naomichi Matsukawa;Yasuki Nonaka;Zhao Ying;Jitsuo Higaki

  • Salt-inducible kinase (SIK) isoforms: their involvement in steroidogenesis and adipogenesis.

    Yoshiko Katoh;Hiroshi Takemori;Nanao Horike;Junko Doi

  • Elevated Cardiac Tissue Level of Aldosterone and Mineralocorticoid Receptor in Diastolic Heart Failure: Beneficial Effects of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blocker

    Tomohito Ohtani;Miho Ohta;Kazuhiro Yamamoto;Toshiaki Mano

  • Salt-inducible kinase in steroidogenesis and adipogenesis

    Mitsuhiro Okamoto;Hiroshi Takemori;Yoshiko Katoh

  • Dog and rat pancreatic phospholipases A2: complete amino acid sequences deduced from complementary DNAs

    Osama Ohara;Mikio Tamaki;Etsuo Nakamura;Yuji Tsuruta

  • Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA encoding rat adrenal cytochrome P-45011β

    Yasuki Nonaka;Naomichi Matsukawa;Ken ichirou Morohashi;Tsuneo Omura

  • Molecular identification of adrenal inner zone antigen as a heme‐binding protein

    Li Min;Natallia V. Strushkevich;Natallia V. Strushkevich;Ivan N. Harnastai;Hiroko Iwamoto

  • Purification and characterization of human pancreatic phospholipase A2 and development of a radioimmunoassay.

    Junichi Nishijima;Mitsuhiro Okamoto;Michio Ogawa;Goro Kosaki

  • Regulation of CREB-mediated gene expression by salt inducible kinase.

    Hiroshi Takemori;Mitsuhiro Okamoto

  • Synthesis of aldosterone by a reconstituted system of cytochrome P-45011.BETA. from bovine adrenocortical mitochondria.

    Akira Wada;Taira Ohnishi;Yasuki Nonaka;Mitsuhiro Okamoto

  • ACTH-induced nucleocytoplasmic translocation of salt-inducible kinase. Implication in the protein kinase A-activated gene transcription in mouse adrenocortical tumor cells.

    Hiroshi Takemori;Yoshiko Katoh;Nanao Horike;Junko Doi

  • Salt-inducible kinase-1 represses cAMP response element-binding protein activity both in the nucleus and in the cytoplasm.

    Yoshiko Katoh;Hiroshi Takemori;Li Min;Masaaki Muraoka

  • Aldosterone biosynthesis by a reconstituted cytochrome P-45011β system

    Akira Wada;Mitsuhiro Okamoto;Yasuki Nonaka;Toshio Yamano

  • Inactivation of HDAC5 by SIK1 in AICAR-treated C2C12 myoblasts

    Hiroshi Takemori;Yoshiko Katoh Hashimoto;Jun Nakae;Eric N. Olson

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Takemori
Hiroshi Takemori Gifu University
Toyoaki Murohara
Toyoaki Murohara Nagoya University
Seiichiro Tarui
Seiichiro Tarui Osaka University
Naoki Yoshida
Naoki Yoshida University of Tokyo
Hironobu Sasano
Hironobu Sasano Tohoku University
Ken-ichirou Morohashi
Ken-ichirou Morohashi Kyushu University
Toshihiro Sugiyama
Toshihiro Sugiyama Akita University
Tsuneo Omura
Tsuneo Omura Kyushu University
Yoshimasa Morino
Yoshimasa Morino Kumamoto University
Toshio Ogihara
Toshio Ogihara Osaka University

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