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Nobuya Inagaki

Nobuya Inagaki

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
33847
World Ranking
10455
National Ranking
291

Nobuya Inagaki publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nobuya Inagaki sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 646 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nobuya Inagaki D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nobuya Inagaki sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nobuya Inagaki is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their research output spans various subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, molecular biology, physiology, and genetics.

Inagaki's research topics encompass a range of areas related to diabetes and metabolic disorders, such as:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders

The scientist has authored numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "Efficacy and safety of tirzepatide monotherapy compared with dulaglutide in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (SURPASS J-mono): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial" (2022), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Safety and efficacy of oral semaglutide versus dulaglutide in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (PIONEER 10): an open-label, randomised, active-controlled, phase 3a trial" (2020), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Cellular Senescence in Diabetes Mellitus: Distinct Senotherapeutic Strategies for Adipose Tissue and Pancreatic β Cells" (2022), published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Hypothalamic and brainstem glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor neurons employ distinct mechanisms to affect feeding" (2023), published in JCI Insight
  • "Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Glucose Metabolism Disorder in Diabetic Pancreatic β-Cells" (2022), published in Biomolecules

Inagaki frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field, including:

  • Takaaki Murakami
  • Norio Harada
  • Masakatsu Sone
  • Mitsuhide Naruse
  • Daisuke Yabe

Their work has appeared regularly in specific journals known for endocrine and diabetes research, with repeated publications in these venues:

  • Journal of Diabetes Investigation
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Scientific Reports
  • iScience

Best Publications

  • Report of the Committee on the Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Diabetes Mellitus

    Yutaka Seino;Kishio Nanjo;Naoko Tajima;Takashi Kadowaki

  • A Family of Sulfonylurea Receptors Determines the Pharmacological Properties of ATP-Sensitive K+ Channels

    Nobuya Inagaki;Tohru Gonoi;John P. Clement;Chang Zheng Wang

  • Report of the Committee on the classification and diagnostic criteria of diabetes mellitus : The Committee of the Japan Diabetes Society on the diagnostic criteria of diabetes mellitus

    Yutaka Seino;Kishio Nanjo;Naoko Tajima;Takashi Kadowaki

  • Over-expression of facilitative glucose transporter genes in human cancer.

    Taizo Yamamoto;Yutaka Seino;Hirofumi Fukumoto;Gyohan Koh

  • Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Novel ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel Ubiquitously Expressed in Rat Tissues, including Pancreatic Islets, Pituitary, Skeletal Muscle, and Heart

    Nobuya Inagaki;Yoshiyuki Tsuura;Noriyuki Namba;Kazuhiro Masuda

  • Proposal for new diagnostic criteria for low skeletal muscle mass based on computed tomography imaging in Asian adults.

    Yuhei Hamaguchi;Toshimi Kaido;Shinya Okumura;Atsushi Kobayashi

  • Protective role of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in hypoxia-induced generalized seizure.

    Katsuya Yamada;Juan Juan Ji;Hongjie Yuan;Takashi Miki

  • Subunit stoichiometry of the pancreatic β-cell ATP-sensitive K+ channel

    Nobuya Inagaki;Tohru Gonoi;Susumu Seino

  • ABCA3 is a lamellar body membrane protein in human lung alveolar type II cells1

    Gen Yamano;Hisayuki Funahashi;Oichi Kawanami;Li-Xia Zhao

  • The murine glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor is essential for control of bone resorption

    Chizumi Yamada;Yuichiro Yamada;Katsushi Tsukiyama;Kotaro Yamada

  • Cloning and functional characterization of a third pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide receptor subtype expressed in insulin-secreting cells

    Nobuya Inagaki;Hidehiko Yoshida;Masanari Mizuta;Nobuhisa Mizuno

  • Expression and role of ionotropic glutamate receptors in pancreatic islet cells.

    Nobuya Inagaki;Hiroshi Kuromi;Tohru Gonoi;Yoshimasa Okamoto

  • A nonsense mutation in the inward rectifier potassium channel gene, Kir6.2, is associated with familial hyperinsulinism.

    A Nestorowicz;N Inagaki;T Gonoi;K P Schoor

  • Impact of quality as well as quantity of skeletal muscle on outcomes after liver transplantation

    Yuhei Hamaguchi;Toshimi Kaido;Shinya Okumura;Yasuhiro Fujimoto

  • Effect of an intensified multifactorial intervention on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in type 2 diabetes (J-DOIT3): an open-label, randomised controlled trial

    Kohjiro Ueki;Takayoshi Sasako;Yukiko Okazaki;Masayuki Kato

  • ABCA3 as a lipid transporter in pulmonary surfactant biogenesis.

    Nobuhiro Ban;Yoshihiro Matsumura;Hiromichi Sakai;Yasukazu Takanezawa

  • Measurement of glucose uptake and intracellular calcium concentration in single, living pancreatic beta-cells.

    Katsuya Yamada;Masanori Nakata;Naoki Horimoto;Mikako Saito

  • A real-time method of imaging glucose uptake in single, living mammalian cells

    Katsuya Yamada;Mikako Saito;Hideaki Matsuoka;Nobuya Inagaki;Nobuya Inagaki

  • Abnormalities of pancreatic islets by targeted expression of a dominant-negative KATP channel

    Takashi Miki;Fumi Tashiro;Toshihiko Iwanaga;Kazuaki Nagashima

  • Distribution of the Glucose Transporters in Human Brain Tumors

    Tatsuya Nishioka;Yoshifumi Oda;Yutaka Seino;Taizo Yamamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutaka Seino
Yutaka Seino Kyoto University
Susumu Seino
Susumu Seino Kobe University
Hideo Saji
Hideo Saji Kyoto University
Yoshihiro Ogawa
Yoshihiro Ogawa Kyushu University
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Shinji Uemoto
Shinji Uemoto Kyoto University
Eiichi Araki
Eiichi Araki Kumamoto University
Hiroshi Itoh
Hiroshi Itoh Keio University
Masahiro Ono
Masahiro Ono Kyoto University
Yuichi Matsuda
Yuichi Matsuda The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

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