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Tohru Funahashi

Tohru Funahashi

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
135
Citations
109076
World Ranking
2014
National Ranking
38

Tohru Funahashi 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 Tohru Funahashi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 519 publications — 61st percentile

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

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

Tohru Funahashi 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 Tohru Funahashi sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 135 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Tohru Funahashi is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their scholarly work includes research and publications primarily connected to scientific studies concerning muscle regeneration.

Tohru Funahashi's recent publication is titled Author Correction: Adiponectin promotes muscle regeneration through binding to T-cadherin, which was published in 2020 in the journal Scientific Reports.

  • Author Correction: Adiponectin promotes muscle regeneration through binding to T-cadherin (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tohru Funahashi include:

  • Yoshimitsu Tanaka
  • Shunbun Kita
  • Hitoshi Nishizawa
  • Shiro Fukuda
  • Yuya Fujishima

The primary venue for their publications is Scientific Reports.

  • Scientific Reports (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Paradoxical decrease of an adipose-specific protein, adiponectin, in obesity.

    Yukio Arita;Shinji Kihara;Noriyuki Ouchi;Masahiko Takahashi

  • Hypoadiponectinemia in obesity and type 2 diabetes: close association with insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia.

    Christian Weyer;Tohru Funahashi;Sachiyo Tanaka;Kikuko Hotta

  • Plasma Concentrations of a Novel, Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

    Kikuko Hotta;Tohru Funahashi;Yukio Arita;Masahiko Takahashi

  • Novel Modulator for Endothelial Adhesion Molecules: Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein Adiponectin

    Noriyuki Ouchi;Shinji Kihara;Yukio Arita;Kazuhisa Maeda

  • cDNA cloning and expression of a novel adipose specific collagen-like factor, apM1 (AdiPose Most abundant Gene transcript 1).

    Kazuhisa Maeda;Kousaku Okubo;Iichiro Shimomura;Tohru Funahashi

  • Diet-induced insulin resistance in mice lacking adiponectin/ACRP30.

    Norikazu Maeda;Iichiro Shimomura;Ken Kishida;Hitoshi Nishizawa

  • Visfatin: a protein secreted by visceral fat that mimics the effects of insulin.

    Atsunori Fukuhara;Morihiro Matsuda;Masako Nishizawa;Katsumori Segawa

  • Adiponectin, an Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Inhibits Endothelial NF-κB Signaling Through a cAMP-Dependent Pathway

    Noriyuki Ouchi;Shinji Kihara;Yukio Arita;Yoshihisa Okamoto

  • PPARγ Ligands Increase Expression and Plasma Concentrations of Adiponectin, an Adipose-Derived Protein

    Norikazu Maeda;Masahiko Takahashi;Tohru Funahashi;Shinji Kihara

  • Association of Hypoadiponectinemia With Coronary Artery Disease in Men

    Masahiro Kumada;Shinji Kihara;Satoru Sumitsuji;Toshiharu Kawamoto

  • Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Adiponectin, Suppresses Lipid Accumulation and Class A Scavenger Receptor Expression in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

    Noriyuki Ouchi;Shinji Kihara;Yukio Arita;Makoto Nishida

  • Adiponectin, a new member of the family of soluble defense collagens, negatively regulates the growth of myelomonocytic progenitors and the functions of macrophages

    Takafumi Yokota;Kenji Oritani;Isao Takahashi;Jun Ishikawa

  • Adiponectin and Metabolic Syndrome

    Yuji Matsuzawa;Tohru Funahashi;Shinji Kihara;Iichiro Shimomura

  • Adiponectin and development of type 2 diabetes in the Pima Indian population

    Robert S Lindsay;Tohru Funahashi;Robert L Hanson;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • Circulating Concentrations of the Adipocyte Protein Adiponectin Are Decreased in Parallel With Reduced Insulin Sensitivity During the Progression to Type 2 Diabetes in Rhesus Monkeys

    Kikuko Hotta;Tohru Funahashi;Noni L. Bodkin;Heidi K. Ortmeyer

  • Adiponectin Reduces Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

    Yoshihisa Okamoto;Shinji Kihara;Noriyuki Ouchi;Makoto Nishida

  • Weight reduction increases plasma levels of an adipose-derived anti-inflammatory protein, adiponectin.

    Wei-Shiung Yang;Wei-Jei Lee;Tohru Funahashi;Sachiyo Tanaka

  • Adiponectin Stimulates Production of Nitric Oxide in Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Hui Chen;Monica Montagnani;Tohru Funahashi;Iichiro Shimomura

  • Reciprocal Association of C-Reactive Protein With Adiponectin in Blood Stream and Adipose Tissue

    Noriyuki Ouchi;Shinji Kihara;Tohru Funahashi;Tadashi Nakamura

  • Visfatin : A protein secreted by visceral fat that mimics the effects of insulin

    Atsunori Fukuhara;Morihiro Matsuda;Masako Nishizawa;Katsumori Segawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuji Matsuzawa
Yuji Matsuzawa Sumitomo Hospital
Iichiro Shimomura
Iichiro Shimomura Osaka University
Shinji Kihara
Shinji Kihara Osaka University
Shizuya Yamashita
Shizuya Yamashita Osaka University
Noriyuki Ouchi
Noriyuki Ouchi Nagoya University
Seiichiro Tarui
Seiichiro Tarui Osaka University
Hisao Ogawa
Hisao Ogawa Kumamoto University
Atsushi Nakajima
Atsushi Nakajima Yokohama City University
Hiroaki Masuzaki
Hiroaki Masuzaki University of the Ryukyus
Michihiro Yoshimura
Michihiro Yoshimura Jikei University School of Medicine

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