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Toshiharu Ninomiya

Toshiharu Ninomiya

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
119
Citations
81508
World Ranking
3810
National Ranking
76

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Toshiharu Ninomiya is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio in the field of Medicine, focusing primarily on cardiology, nephrology, physiology, psychiatry, and epidemiology. Their work encompasses a wide range of topics including dementia and cognitive impairment, blood pressure and hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, nutrition, and aging-related health issues.

Their recent scholarly contributions include studies published in prominent journals. Some notable papers are:

  • Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Asia: a systematic review and analysis, 2022, BMJ Global Health
  • Blood n-3 fatty acid levels and total and cause-specific mortality from 17 prospective studies, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Life expectancy associated with different ages at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in high-income countries: 23 million person-years of observation, 2023, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Association of anthropometry and weight change with risk of dementia and its major subtypes: A meta-analysis consisting 2.8 million adults with 57 294 cases of dementia, 2020, Obesity Reviews

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Toshiharu Ninomiya include:

  • Jun Hata (97 publications)
  • Mao Shibata (67 publications)
  • Takanori Honda (62 publications)
  • Takanari Kitazono (62 publications)
  • Yoshihiko Furuta (55 publications)

The publication venues where Toshiharu Ninomiya predominantly publishes their research include:

  • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (11 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (8 publications)
  • Journal of Diabetes Investigation (7 publications)
  • Circulation (6 publications)
  • Journal of the American Heart Association (5 publications)

The primary fields of study relate to Medicine, with a total of 326 publications. Subfields specifically feature:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (51 publications)
  • Physiology (35 publications)
  • Nephrology (28 publications)
  • Psychiatry and Mental health (25 publications)
  • Epidemiology (24 publications)

Main research topics explored by Toshiharu Ninomiya encompass the following areas:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (34 publications)
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (24 publications)
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (24 publications)
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet (22 publications)
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 publications)
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (18 publications)
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging (18 publications)

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review.

    Thaminda Liyanage;Thaminda Liyanage;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Bruce Neal

  • Severe Hypoglycemia and Risks of Vascular Events and Death

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Anushka Patel;John Chalmers;Bastiaan E. de Galan;Bastiaan E. de Galan

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Intensive glucose control and macrovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes

    Fiona Turnbull;C. Abraira;R. J. Anderson;R. J. Anderson;R. P. Byington

  • Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.: A collaborative meta-analysis of high-risk population cohorts

    Marije van der Velde;Kunihiro Matsushita;Josef Coresh;Brad C. Astor

  • World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

    Stephen Kaptoge;Lisa Pennells;Dirk De Bacquer;Marie Therese Cooney

  • Albuminuria and Kidney Function Independently Predict Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Diabetes

    Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vlado Perkovic;Bastiaan E de Galan;Bastiaan E de Galan;Sophia Zoungas

  • Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials.

    Fiona Turnbull;B Neal;T. Ninomiya

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • Effects of intensive blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Xinfang Xie;Emily Atkins;Jicheng Lv;Jicheng Lv;Alexander Bennett

  • Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment.

    Goodarz Danaei;Yuan Lu;Gitanjali M. Singh;Emily Carnahan

  • Type 2 Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Dementia in Women Compared With Men: A Pooled Analysis of 2.3 Million People Comprising More Than 100,000 Cases of Dementia.

    Saion Chatterjee;Sanne A.E. Peters;Mark Woodward;Mark Woodward;Silvia Mejia Arango

  • Overview of the BioBank Japan Project: Study design and profile

    Akiko Nagai;Makoto Hirata;Yoichiro Kamatani;Kaori Muto

  • Glucose tolerance status and risk of dementia in the community: The Hisayama Study

    T. Ohara;Y. Doi;T. Ninomiya;Y. Hirakawa

  • Worldwide Access to Treatment for End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review

    T. Liyanage;T. Ninomiya;V. Jha

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutaka Kiyohara
Yutaka Kiyohara Kyushu University
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Vlado Perkovic
Vlado Perkovic George Institute for Global Health
John Chalmers
John Chalmers University of New South Wales
Mitsuo Iida
Mitsuo Iida Kyushu University
Alan Cass
Alan Cass Charles Darwin University
Sophia Zoungas
Sophia Zoungas Monash University
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Stephen MacMahon
Stephen MacMahon University of Oxford

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