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Yasuo Akanuma

Yasuo Akanuma

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
21826
World Ranking
4106
National Ranking
271

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
24013
World Ranking
15663
National Ranking
484

Yasuo Akanuma publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yasuo Akanuma sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 273 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Yasuo Akanuma D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yasuo Akanuma sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yasuo Akanuma is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, focusing primarily on medical research. Their work is situated at the intersection of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, reflecting significant contributions to multiple subfields within medicine.

The scientist's published research covers several intertwined topics, including:

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes Management and Education

Within the realm of academic publications, Yasuo Akanuma has contributed to journals such as:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • "Association between Low Protein Intake and Mortality in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes," 2020, published in Nutrients
  • "Japan Diabetes Complications Study: Revisiting one of the first large-scale clinical studies in East Asians with diabetes," 2024, published in Journal of Diabetes Investigation

The research collaborations involve frequent co-authors such as:

  • Atsushi Araki
  • Shiro Tanaka
  • Kazuya Fujihara
  • Chika Horikawa
  • Tatsumi Moriya

The primary area of study for Yasuo Akanuma is medicine, encompassing six publications, with emphasis also placed on specialized subfields like endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, physiology, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

Best Publications

  • Troglitazone increases the number of small adipocytes without the change of white adipose tissue mass in obese Zucker rats.

    Akira Okuno;Hiroyuki Tamemoto;Kazuyuki Tobe;Kohjiro Ueki

  • 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

  • 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

  • A subtype of diabetes mellitus associated with a mutation of mitochondrial DNA

    T Kadowaki;H Kadowaki;Y Mori;K Tobe

  • Disruption of insulin receptor substrate 2 causes type 2 diabetes because of liver insulin resistance and lack of compensatory beta-cell hyperplasia.

    Naoto Kubota;Kazuyuki Tobe;Yasuo Terauchi;Kazuhiro Eto

  • Role of NADH Shuttle System in Glucose-Induced Activation of Mitochondrial Metabolism and Insulin Secretion

    Kazuhiro Eto;Yoshiharu Tsubamoto;Yasuo Terauchi;Takuya Sugiyama

  • Increased insulin sensitivity and hypoglycaemia in mice lacking the p85α subunit of phosphoinositide 3–kinase

    Y. Terauchi;Y. Tsuji;S. Satoh;H. Minoura

  • A novel insulin sensitizer acts as a coligand for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-alpha) and PPAR-gamma: effect of PPAR-alpha activation on abnormal lipid metabolism in liver of Zucker fatty rats.

    K Murakami;K Tobe;T Ide;T Mochizuki

  • Potential Role of Protein Kinase B in Insulin-induced Glucose Transport, Glycogen Synthesis, and Protein Synthesis

    Kohjiro Ueki;Ritsuko Yamamoto-Honda;Yasushi Kaburagi;Toshimasa Yamauchi

  • Long-Term Clinical Effects of Epalrestat, an Aldose Reductase Inhibitor, on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The 3-year, multicenter, comparative Aldose Reductase Inhibitor-Diabetes Complications Trial

    Nigishi Hotta;Yasuo Akanuma;Ryuzo Kawamori;Kempei Matsuoka

  • Risk factors for worsening to diabetes in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance

    T. Kadowaki;Y. Miyake;R. Hagura;Y. Akanuma

  • Inhibition of RXR and PPARγ ameliorates diet-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Hironori Waki;Junji Kamon;Koji Murakami

  • The Pro12Ala Polymorphism in PPAR γ2 May Confer Resistance to Type 2 Diabetes

    Kazuo Hara;Terumasa Okada;Kazuyuki Tobe;Kazuki Yasuda

  • Insulin signalling and insulin actions in the muscles and livers of insulin-resistant, insulin receptor substrate 1-deficient mice.

    T Yamauchi;K Tobe;H Tamemoto;K Ueki

  • Tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGF receptor by the kinase Jak2 is induced by growth hormone

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Kohjiro Ueki;Kazuyuki Tobe;Hiroyuki Tamemoto

  • Increase in insulin response after treatment of overt maturity-onset diabetes is independent of the mode of treatment.

    K. Kosaka;T. Kuzuya;Y. Akanuma;R. Hagura

  • Decreased autophosphorylation of the insulin receptor-kinase in streptozotocin-diabetic rats.

    T Kadowaki;M Kasuga;Y Akanuma;O Ezaki

  • A genetic variation in the PGC-1 gene could confer insulin resistance and susceptibility to Type II diabetes.

    K. Hara;K. Tobe;T. Okada;H. Kadowaki

  • A mutation in the beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene is associated with obesity and hyperinsulinemia in Japanese subjects

    Hiroko Kadowaki;kazuki Yasuda;Keishi Iwamoto;Shuichi Otabe

  • Essential role of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) and IRS-2 in adipocyte differentiation.

    Hiroshi Miki;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Ryo Suzuki;Kajuro Komeda

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Nobuhiro Yamada
Nobuhiro Yamada University of Tsukuba
Hirohito Sone
Hirohito Sone Niigata University
Yoshio Yazaki
Yoshio Yazaki University of Tokyo
Kazuyuki Tobe
Kazuyuki Tobe University of Toyama
Yasuo Ohashi
Yasuo Ohashi Chuo University
Shun Ishibashi
Shun Ishibashi Jichi Medical University
Fumimaro Takaku
Fumimaro Takaku University of Tokyo
Toshimasa Yamauchi
Toshimasa Yamauchi University of Tokyo
Yasuo Terauchi
Yasuo Terauchi Yokohama City University

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