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Toshimasa Yamauchi

Toshimasa Yamauchi

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
69971
World Ranking
9060
National Ranking
239

Toshimasa Yamauchi 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 Toshimasa Yamauchi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 412 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toshimasa Yamauchi 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 Toshimasa Yamauchi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Toshimasa Yamauchi is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in the field of Medicine, particularly focusing on areas related to Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, and Genetics. Their research contributions cover a variety of relevant subfields and topics within these broader domains.

The main subjects of their work include:

  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Their frequent collaborators provide insight into their network of research partnerships. Notable co-authors include:

  • Takashi Kadowaki (102 co-authored papers)
  • Masaomi Nangaku (59 co-authored papers)
  • Satoko Yamaguchi (36 co-authored papers)
  • Akira Okada (35 co-authored papers)
  • Naoto Kubota (26 co-authored papers)

Yamauchi has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets for their work are:

  • Journal of Diabetes Investigation (27 papers)
  • Diabetes (12 papers)
  • Diabetology International (10 papers)
  • Nature Communications (7 papers)
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism (6 papers)

Among their recent scholarly articles are:

  • "A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals," 2020, Nature
  • "Role of Insulin Resistance in MAFLD," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Preparation and culture of bone marrow-derived macrophages from mice for functional analysis," 2020, STAR Protocols

Yamauchi's research involves a multidisciplinary approach combining genetic epidemiology, metabolic disease mechanisms, and clinical studies aimed at improving understanding and treatment of complex diseases such as diabetes and liver disorders.

Best Publications

  • The fat-derived hormone adiponectin reverses insulin resistance associated with both lipoatrophy and obesity

    T. Yamauchi;J. Kamon;H. Waki;Y. Terauchi

  • Adiponectin stimulates glucose utilization and fatty-acid oxidation by activating AMP-activated protein kinase

    T Yamauchi;J Kamon;Y Minokoshi;Y Ito

  • Cloning of adiponectin receptors that mediate antidiabetic metabolic effects

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Junji Kamon;Yusuke Ito;Atsushi Tsuchida

  • Adiponectin and adiponectin receptors in insulin resistance, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome

    Takashi Kadowaki;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Naoto Kubota;Kazuo Hara

  • Adiponectin and Adiponectin Receptors

    Takashi Kadowaki;Toshimasa Yamauchi

  • A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes

    Saori Sakaue;Masahiro Kanai;Yosuke Tanigawa;Juha Karjalainen

  • Disruption of adiponectin causes insulin resistance and neointimal formation.

    Naoto Kubota;Yasuo Terauchi;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Tetsuya Kubota

  • PPARγ Mediates High-Fat Diet–Induced Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Insulin Resistance

    Naoto Kubota;Yasuo Terauchi;Hiroshi Miki;Hiroyuki Tamemoto;Hiroyuki Tamemoto

  • Targeted disruption of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 causes abrogation of adiponectin binding and metabolic actions.

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Yasunori Nio;Toshiyuki Maki;Masaki Kobayashi

  • Impaired Multimerization of Human Adiponectin Mutants Associated with Diabetes MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND MULTIMER FORMATION OF ADIPONECTIN

    Hironori Waki;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Junji Kamon;Yusuke Ito

  • Globular Adiponectin Protected ob/ob Mice from Diabetes and ApoE-deficient Mice from Atherosclerosis

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Junji Kamon;Hironori Waki;Yasushi Imai

  • Overexpression of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Adipose Tissues Causes Macrophage Recruitment and Insulin Resistance

    Nozomu Kamei;Kazuyuki Tobe;Ryo Suzuki;Mitsuru Ohsugi

  • Adiponectin and AdipoR1 regulate PGC-1alpha and mitochondria by Ca(2+) and AMPK/SIRT1.

    Masato Iwabu;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Miki Okada-Iwabu;Koji Sato

  • Adiponectin Stimulates AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in the Hypothalamus and Increases Food Intake

    Naoto Kubota;Wataru Yano;Tetsuya Kubota;Tetsuya Kubota;Toshimasa Yamauchi

  • Genetic variation in the gene encoding adiponectin is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in the japanese population

    Kazuo Hara;Philippe Boutin;Yasumichi Mori;Kazuyuki Tobe

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • A small-molecule AdipoR agonist for type 2 diabetes and short life in obesity

    Miki Okada-Iwabu;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Masato Iwabu;Teruki Honma

  • Measurement of the High–Molecular Weight Form of Adiponectin in Plasma Is Useful for the Prediction of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome

    Kazuo Hara;Momoko Horikoshi;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Hirokazu Yago

  • The Mechanisms by Which Both Heterozygous Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ (PPARγ) Deficiency and PPARγ Agonist Improve Insulin Resistance

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Junji Kamon;Hironori Waki;Koji Murakami

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Naoto Kubota
Naoto Kubota University of Tokyo
Kazuyuki Tobe
Kazuyuki Tobe University of Toyama
Kohjiro Ueki
Kohjiro Ueki National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Ryozo Nagai
Ryozo Nagai Jichi Medical University
Yasuo Terauchi
Yasuo Terauchi Yokohama City University
Yasuo Akanuma
Yasuo Akanuma University of Tokyo
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Shiro Maeda
Shiro Maeda University of the Ryukyus
Satoshi Kimura
Satoshi Kimura University of Tokyo

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