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16544
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Seiji Fukumoto 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 Seiji Fukumoto sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 331 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Seiji Fukumoto 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 Seiji Fukumoto sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Seiji Fukumoto is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan and has focused their research primarily on Medicine, with 165 publications in this field. Their specialized interests include Nephrology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research concentrates on topics such as Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, Bone Health and Treatments, Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies, Bone Health and Osteoporosis Research, Fibroblast Growth Factor Research, and Vitamin D Research Studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fukumoto include:

  • Toshio Matsumoto
  • Nobuaki Ito
  • Yuichi Takashi
  • Erik A. Imel
  • Maria Luisa Brandi

They have published extensively in several notable venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Calcified Tissue International

Some selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Seiji Fukumoto include:

  • FGF23-related hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia: diagnosis and new treatment, 2020, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
  • Interim Analysis of a Phase 2 Open-Label Trial Assessing Burosumab Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Tumor-induced Osteomalacia: A Comprehensive Review, 2022, Endocrine Reviews
  • Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia: A Systematic Clinical Review of 895 Cases, 2022, Calcified Tissue International
  • Approach to patients with hypophosphataemia, 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Best Publications

  • Klotho converts canonical FGF receptor into a specific receptor for FGF23

    Itaru Urakawa;Yuji Yamazaki;Takashi Shimada;Kousuke Iijima

  • FGF-23 is a potent regulator of vitamin D metabolism and phosphate homeostasis.

    Takashi Shimada;Hisashi Hasegawa;Yuji Yamazaki;Takanori Muto

  • Targeted ablation of Fgf23 demonstrates an essential physiological role of FGF23 in phosphate and vitamin D metabolism

    Takashi Shimada;Makoto Kakitani;Yuji Yamazaki;Hisashi Hasegawa

  • Cloning and characterization of FGF23 as a causative factor of tumor-induced osteomalacia

    Takashi Shimada;Satoru Mizutani;Takanori Muto;Takashi Yoneya

  • Increased circulatory level of biologically active full-length FGF-23 in patients with hypophosphatemic rickets/osteomalacia.

    Yuji Yamazaki;Ryo Okazaki;Minako Shibata;Yukihiro Hasegawa

  • Mutant FGF-23 responsible for autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets is resistant to proteolytic cleavage and causes hypophosphatemia in vivo.

    Takashi Shimada;Takanori Muto;Itaru Urakawa;Takashi Yoneya

  • FGF-23 transgenic mice demonstrate hypophosphatemic rickets with reduced expression of sodium phosphate cotransporter type IIa.

    Takashi Shimada;Itaru Urakawa;Yuji Yamazaki;Hisashi Hasegawa

  • Association between activating mutations of calcium-sensing receptor and Bartter's syndrome

    Sumiyo Watanabe;Seiji Fukumoto;Hangil Chang;Yasuhiro Takeuchi

  • Vitamin D receptor-independent FGF23 actions in regulating phosphate and vitamin D metabolism.

    Takashi Shimada;Yuji Yamazaki;Motoo Takahashi;Hisashi Hasegawa

  • Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder

    Masafumi Fukagawa;Keitaro Yokoyama;Fumihiko Koiwa;Masatomo Taniguchi

  • Direct evidence for a causative role of FGF23 in the abnormal renal phosphate handling and vitamin D metabolism in rats with early-stage chronic kidney disease

    Hisashi Hasegawa;Nobuo Nagano;Itaru Urakawa;Yuji Yamazaki

  • Ghrelin directly regulates bone formation.

    Nobuhiro Fukushima;Reiko Hanada;Hitoshi Teranishi;Yoshihiko Fukue

  • Possible involvement of circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 in the development of secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with renal insufficiency.

    Takashi Shigematsu;Junichiro James Kazama;Takeyoshi Yamashita;Seiji Fukumoto

  • Bone as an endocrine organ

    Seiji Fukumoto;T. John Martin

  • Regulation of bone formation by adiponectin through autocrine/paracrine and endocrine pathways.

    Yusuke Shinoda;Masayuki Yamaguchi;Naoshi Ogata;Toru Akune

  • Stimulation of endosteal bone formation by systemic injections of recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor in rats

    T Nakamura;K Hanada;M Tamura;T Shibanushi

  • A microRNA regulatory mechanism of osteoblast differentiation.

    Hiroyuki Inose;Hiroki Ochi;Ayako Kimura;Koji Fujita

  • Anti-FGF23 neutralizing antibodies show the physiological role and structural features of FGF23

    Yuji Yamazaki;Taro Tamada;Noriyuki Kasai;Itaru Urakawa

  • Therapeutic Effects of Anti-FGF23 Antibodies in Hypophosphatemic Rickets/Osteomalacia

    Yukiko Aono;Yuji Yamazaki;Junichi Yasutake;Takehisa Kawata

  • Fibroblast growth factor 23 in oncogenic osteomalacia and X-linked hypophosphatemia.

    Seiji Fukumoto;Takeyoshi Yamashita

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshiro Fujita
Toshiro Fujita University of Tokyo
Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto University of Tokushima
Masafumi Fukagawa
Masafumi Fukagawa Tokai University
Yasuhiro Takeuchi
Yasuhiro Takeuchi University College London
Takashi Shimada
Takashi Shimada Nippon Medical School
Toshitsugu Sugimoto
Toshitsugu Sugimoto Shimane University
Masaomi Nangaku
Masaomi Nangaku University of Tokyo
Kohei Miyazono
Kohei Miyazono University of Tokyo
Shigeaki Kato
Shigeaki Kato University of Tokyo
Toshiki Watanabe
Toshiki Watanabe University of Tokyo

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