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Yoshihiro Ogawa

Yoshihiro Ogawa

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
124
Citations
61582
World Ranking
3207
National Ranking
57

Yoshihiro Ogawa 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 Yoshihiro Ogawa sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 785 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshihiro Ogawa 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 Yoshihiro Ogawa sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

Yoshihiro Ogawa is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and oncology.

The scientist's work covers a broad spectrum of topics, including:

  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology

Yoshihiro Ogawa has published research in various notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Gastroenterology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Endocrine Journal

Notable recent papers by or involving Yoshihiro Ogawa are:

  • Three Distinct Stroma Types in Human Pancreatic Cancer Identified by Image Analysis of Fibroblast Subpopulations and Collagen, 2020, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Safety and efficacy of tirzepatide as an add-on to single oral antihyperglycaemic medication in patients with type 2 diabetes in Japan (SURPASS J-combo): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, parallel-group, phase 3 trial, 2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Definition, criteria, and core concepts of guidelines for the management of obesity disease in Japan, 2023, Endocrine Journal
  • Histone H3K36me2 and H3K36me3 form a chromatin platform essential for DNMT3A-dependent DNA methylation in mouse oocytes, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Human leucocyte antigen DR15, a possible predictive marker for immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency, 2020, European Journal of Cancer

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, among the most frequent are:

  • Eikichi Ihara
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Haruei Ogino
  • Yosuke Minoda
  • Hironobu Umakoshi

Best Publications

  • Brain natriuretic peptide as a novel cardiac hormone in humans. Evidence for an exquisite dual natriuretic peptide system, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide.

    M Mukoyama;K Nakao;K Hosoda;S Suga

  • NONADIPOSE TISSUE PRODUCTION OF LEPTIN : LEPTIN AS A NOVEL PLACENTA-DERIVED HORMONE IN HUMANS

    Hiroaki Masuzaki;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Norimasa Sagawa;Kiminori Hosoda

  • Stomach Is a Major Source of Circulating Ghrelin, and Feeding State Determines Plasma Ghrelin-Like Immunoreactivity Levels in Humans

    Hiroyuki Ariyasu;Kazuhiko Takaya;Tetsuya Tagami;Yoshihiro Ogawa

  • Ghrelin Strongly Stimulates Growth Hormone Release in Humans

    Kazuhiko Takaya;Hiroyuki Ariyasu;Naotetsu Kanamoto;Hiroshi Iwakura

  • A Paracrine Loop Between Adipocytes and Macrophages Aggravates Inflammatory Changes Role of Free Fatty Acids and Tumor Necrosis Factor α

    Takayoshi Suganami;Junko Nishida;Yoshihiro Ogawa

  • Ghrelin, an Endogenous Growth Hormone Secretagogue, Is a Novel Orexigenic Peptide That Antagonizes Leptin Action Through the Activation of Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y/Y1 Receptor Pathway

    Mitsuyo Shintani;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Ken Ebihara;Megumi Aizawa-Abe

  • T−786→C Mutation in the 5′-Flanking Region of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Associated With Coronary Spasm

    Masafumi Nakayama;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Yukio Shimasaki

  • Role of the Toll-like Receptor 4/NF-κB Pathway in Saturated Fatty Acid-induced Inflammatory Changes in the Interaction Between Adipocytes and Macrophages

    Takayoshi Suganami;Kanami Tanimoto-Koyama;Junko Nishida;Michiko Itoh

  • Rapid transcriptional activation and early mRNA turnover of brain natriuretic peptide in cardiocyte hypertrophy. Evidence for brain natriuretic peptide as an "emergency" cardiac hormone against ventricular overload.

    Osamu Nakagawa;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Hiroshi Itoh;Shin Ichi Suga

  • Receptor selectivity of natriuretic peptide family, atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, and C-type natriuretic peptide.

    S Suga;K Nakao;K Hosoda;M Mukoyama

  • Cardiac fibrosis in mice lacking brain natriuretic peptide

    Naohisa Tamura;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Hideki Chusho;Kenji Nakamura

  • Rapid ventricular induction of brain natriuretic peptide gene expression in experimental acute myocardial infarction

    Norio Hama;Hiroshi Itoh;Gotaro Shirakami;Osamu Nakagawa

  • Endothelial production of C-type natriuretic peptide and its marked augmentation by transforming growth factor-beta. Possible existence of "vascular natriuretic peptide system".

    S. I. Suga;K. Nakao;H. Itoh;Y. Komatsu

  • Human Obese Gene Expression: Adipocyte-Specific Expression and Regional Differences in the Adipose Tissue

    Hiroaki Masuzaki;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Naohi Isse;Noriko Satoh

  • Pathophysiological role of leptin in obesity-related hypertension

    Megumi Aizawa-Abe;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Hiroaki Masuzaki;Ken Ebihara

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Expression in Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions Possible Pathophysiological Significance of VEGF in Progression of Atherosclerosis

    Mayumi Inoue;Hiroshi Itoh;Makiko Ueda;Takahiko Naruko

  • Changes in Intra-Abdominal Visceral Fat and Serum Leptin Levels in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Following Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

    Kazuo Chin;Kouichi Shimizu;Takaya Nakamura;Noboru Narai

  • Molecular biology and biochemistry of the natriuretic peptide system. II: Natriuretic peptide receptors.

    Kazuwa Nakao;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Shi nichi Suga;Hiroo Imura

  • Lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis as a cause of central diabetes insipidus.

    Hiroo Imura;Kazuwa Nakao;Akira Shimatsu;Yoshihiro Ogawa

  • A missense Glu298Asp variant in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with coronary spasm in the Japanese

    Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Masafumi Nakayama;Yukio Shimasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Kiminori Hosoda
Kiminori Hosoda Kyoto University
Hiroshi Itoh
Hiroshi Itoh Keio University
Hiroaki Masuzaki
Hiroaki Masuzaki University of the Ryukyus
Yoshihiko Saito
Yoshihiko Saito Nara Medical University
Hiroo Imura
Hiroo Imura Kyoto University
Nobuya Inagaki
Nobuya Inagaki Kyoto University
Kiyoshi Mori
Kiyoshi Mori University of Shizuoka
Jun K. Yamashita
Jun K. Yamashita Kyoto University
Hirofumi Yasue
Hirofumi Yasue Kumamoto University

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