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Toshitsugu Sugimoto

Toshitsugu Sugimoto

Shimane University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
22304
World Ranking
15739
National Ranking
487

Toshitsugu Sugimoto 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 Toshitsugu Sugimoto sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 479 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toshitsugu Sugimoto 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 Toshitsugu Sugimoto sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Toshitsugu Sugimoto is affiliated with Shimane University in Japan and has a research focus primarily within the field of medicine, with a notable emphasis on rheumatology and related medical subfields. Their work spans multiple specialized areas including rheumatology, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pathology and forensic medicine, and dermatology.

The scientist's research covers key topics such as inflammatory myopathies and dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and related diseases, skin diseases and diabetes, vasculitis and related conditions, eosinophilic disorders and syndromes, and peripheral neuropathies and disorders.

Among their recent published papers are the following:

  • "Appearance of anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis after COVID-19 vaccination" (2022) published in Modern Rheumatology Case Reports
  • "Investigation of the efficiency of wind-assisted systems using model-based design approach" (2024) published in Journal of Marine Science and Technology
  • "The clinical characteristics and predictors of severe digital ischemia in patients with anti-aminoacyl transfer RNA synthetase antibodies" (2021) published in The Journal of Dermatology
  • "Expression of factor XIII originating from synovial fibroblasts and macrophages induced by interleukin-6 signaling" (2023) published in Inflammation and Regeneration
  • "Rapid changes of nailfold capillary abnormalities during treatment for a patient with dermatomyositis complicated by lung cancer: a case report" (2020) published in Modern Rheumatology Case Reports

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Modern Rheumatology Case Reports (6 publications)
  • Rheumatology Advances in Practice (6 publications)
  • Internal Medicine (5 publications)
  • Modern Rheumatology (4 publications)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (3 publications)

Toshitsugu Sugimoto has collaborated regularly with a number of researchers, including:

  • Shintaro Hirata (34 co-authored works)
  • Yusuke Yoshida (31 co-authored works)
  • Sho Mokuda (29 co-authored works)
  • Eiji Sugiyama (19 co-authored works)
  • Hiroki Kohno (17 co-authored works)

Best Publications

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

    Kenneth B Jonsson;Richard Zahradnik;Tobias Larsson;Kenneth E White

  • Serum Osteocalcin Level Is Associated with Glucose Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Ippei Kanazawa;Toru Yamaguchi;Masahiro Yamamoto;Mika Yamauchi

  • Plasma Lipids and Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women

    Toru Yamaguchi;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Shozo Yano;Mika Yamauchi

  • Japanese 2011 guidelines for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis--executive summary

    Hajime Orimo;Toshitaka Nakamura;Takayuki Hosoi;Masayuki Iki

  • Diabetic patients have an increased risk of vertebral fractures independent of BMD or diabetic complications

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Toru Yamaguchi;Mika Yamauchi;Hiroshi Kaji

  • Diagnostic criteria for primary osteoporosis: year 2012 revision

    Satoshi Soen;Masao Fukunaga;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Teruki Sone

  • Mouse osteoblastic cell line (MC3T3-E1) expresses extracellular calcium (Ca2+o)-sensing receptor and its agonists stimulate chemotaxis and proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells

    Toru Yamaguchi;Naibedya Chattopadhyay;Olga Kifor;Robert R. Butters

  • Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: position paper from the Allied Task Force Committee of Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Japan Osteoporosis Society, Japanese Society of Periodontology, Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

    Toshiyuki Yoneda;Hiroshi Hagino;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Hiroaki Ohta

  • Serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin was inversely associated with plasma glucose level and fat mass in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    I. Kanazawa;T. Yamaguchi;M. Yamauchi;M. Yamamoto

  • Randomized Teriparatide [Human Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) 1–34] Once-Weekly Efficacy Research (TOWER) Trial for Examining the Reduction in New Vertebral Fractures in Subjects with Primary Osteoporosis and High Fracture Risk

    Toshitaka Nakamura;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Tetsuo Nakano;Hideaki Kishimoto

  • Serum Pentosidine Levels Are Positively Associated with the Presence of Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Toru Yamaguchi;Mika Yamauchi;Shozo Yano

  • Serum Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) I, IGF-Binding Protein (IGFBP)-2, and IGFBP-3 in Osteoporotic Patients with and without Spinal Fractures

    Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Katsuhito Nishiyama;Fumihiko Kuribayashi;Kazuo Chihara

  • Metformin enhances the differentiation and mineralization of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells via AMP kinase activation as well as eNOS and BMP-2 expression.

    Ippei Kanazawa;Toru Yamaguchi;Shozo Yano;Mika Yamauchi

  • Autosomal dominant pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib is associated with a heterozygous microdeletion that likely disrupts a putative imprinting control element of GNAS

    Murat Bastepe;Leopold F. Fröhlich;Geoffrey N. Hendy;Olafur S. Indridason

  • Clinical usefulness of measurement of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) in hypophosphatemic patients: proposal of diagnostic criteria using FGF23 measurement.

    Itsuro Endo;Seiji Fukumoto;Keiichi Ozono;Noriyuki Namba

  • Adiponectin and AMP kinase activator stimulate proliferation, differentiation, and mineralization of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells

    Ippei Kanazawa;Toru Yamaguchi;Shozo Yano;Mika Yamauchi

  • Antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: Position Paper 2017 of the Japanese Allied Committee on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw.

    Toshiyuki Yoneda;Hiroshi Hagino;Toshitsugu Sugimoto

  • High Extracellular Calcium Inhibits Osteoclast-like Cell Formation by Directly Acting on the Calcium-Sensing Receptor Existing in Osteoclast Precursor Cells

    Masanori Kanatani;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Michiko Kanzawa;Shozo Yano

  • Menin Is Required for Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2- and Transforming Growth Factor β-regulated Osteoblastic Differentiation through Interaction with Smads and Runx2

    Hideaki Sowa;Hiroshi Kaji;Geoffrey N. Hendy;Lucie Canaff

  • Effects of high glucose and advanced glycation end products on the expressions of sclerostin and RANKL as well as apoptosis in osteocyte-like MLO-Y4-A2 cells.

    Ken-ichiro Tanaka;Toru Yamaguchi;Ippei Kanazawa;Toshitsugu Sugimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto University of Tokushima
Geoffrey N. Hendy
Geoffrey N. Hendy McGill University Health Centre
Yoshiki Nishizawa
Yoshiki Nishizawa Osaka Metropolitan University
Seiji Fukumoto
Seiji Fukumoto University of Tokushima
Toshiyuki Yoneda
Toshiyuki Yoneda Osaka University
Yasuhiro Takeuchi
Yasuhiro Takeuchi University College London
Susumu Seino
Susumu Seino Kobe University
Sohei Kitazawa
Sohei Kitazawa Ehime University
Masaaki Inaba
Masaaki Inaba Osaka Metropolitan University
Hideki Yoshikawa
Hideki Yoshikawa Osaka University

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