Yoshitomo Oka

Yoshitomo Oka 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 Yoshitomo Oka sits on this spectrum.

Yoshitomo Oka 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 Yoshitomo Oka sits on this spectrum.

Overview

Best Publications

• Establishment of a pancreatic beta cell line that retains glucose-inducible insulin secretion: special reference to expression of glucose transporter isoforms

  Jun Ichi Miyazaki;Kimi Araki;Eiji Yamato;Hiroshi Ikegami

  1805
  Citations

• International clinical harmonization of glycated hemoglobin in Japan: From Japan Diabetes Society to National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program values.

  Atsunori Kashiwagi;Masato Kasuga;Eiichi Araki;Yoshitomo Oka

  1222
  Citations

• A gene encoding a transmembrane protein is mutated in patients with diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy (Wolfram syndrome)

  Hiroshi Inoue;Yukio Tanizawa;Jon Wasson;Philip Behn

  912
  Citations

• Variants in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

  Kazuki Yasuda;Kazuaki Miyake;Yukio Horikawa;Kazuo Hara

  907
  Citations

• Identification and functional analysis of sulfonylurea receptor 1 variants in Japanese patients with NIDDM.

  Y Ohta;Y Tanizawa;H Inoue;T Hosaka

  845
  Citations

• Pancreatic beta cell line MIN6 exhibits characteristics of glucose metabolism and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion similar to those of normal islets.

  H. Ishihara;T. Asano;K. Tsukuda;H. Katagiri

  583
  Citations

• 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

  439
  Citations

• Wolfram syndrome 1 gene negatively regulates ER stress signaling in rodent and human cells

  Sonya G. Fonseca;Shinsuke Ishigaki;Christine M. Oslowski;Simin Lu

  432
  Citations

• WFS1 Is a Novel Component of the Unfolded Protein Response and Maintains Homeostasis of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Pancreatic β-Cells *

  Sonya G. Fonseca;Mariko Fukuma;Kathryn L. Lipson;Linh X. Nguyen

  397
  Citations

• Molecular mimicry by Helicobacter pylori CagA protein may be involved in the pathogenesis of H. pylori‐associated chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

  Toru Takahashi;Toshiaki Yujiri;Kenji Shinohara;Yusuke Inoue

  395
  Citations

• WFS1 (Wolfram syndrome 1) gene product: predominant subcellular localization to endoplasmic reticulum in cultured cells and neuronal expression in rat brain

  Koumei Takeda;Hiroshi Inoue;Yukio Tanizawa;Yumiko Matsuzaki

  381
  Citations

• The Pro12→Ala Substitution in PPAR-γ Is Associated With Resistance to Development of Diabetes in the General Population: Possible Involvement in Impairment of Insulin Secretion in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

  Hiroyuki Mori;Hiroshi Ikegami;Yoshihiko Kawaguchi;Susumu Seino

  335
  Citations

• WFS1-deficiency increases endoplasmic reticulum stress, impairs cell cycle progression and triggers the apoptotic pathway specifically in pancreatic β-cells

  Takahiro Yamada;Hisamitsu Ishihara;Akira Tamura;Rui Takahashi

  324
  Citations

• Neuronal pathway from the liver modulates energy expenditure and systemic insulin sensitivity.

  Kenji Uno;Hideki Katagiri;Tetsuya Yamada;Yasushi Ishigaki

  323
  Citations

• Adiposity and Cardiovascular Disorders Disturbance of the Regulatory System Consisting of Humoral and Neuronal Signals

  Hideki Katagiri;Tetsuya Yamada;Yoshitomo Oka

  316
  Citations

• MEK kinase 1 gene disruption alters cell migration and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase regulation but does not cause a measurable defect in NF-kappa B activation

  Toshiaki Yujiri;Margaret Ware;Margaret Ware;Christian Widmann;Christian Widmann;Ryan Oyer

  309
  Citations

• Disruption of the WFS1 gene in mice causes progressive β-cell loss and impaired stimulus–secretion coupling in insulin secretion

  Hisamitsu Ishihara;Satoshi Takeda;Akira Tamura;Rui Takahashi

  308
  Citations

• Dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes is due to inhibition of glucose transport rather than insulin signal transduction.

  Hideyuki Sakoda;Takehide Ogihara;Motonobu Anai;Makoto Funaki

  307
  Citations

• Direct demonstration of rapid insulin-like growth factor II Receptor internalization and recycling in rat adipocytes. Insulin stimulates 125I-insulin-like growth factor II degradation by modulating the IGF-II receptor recycling process.

  Y Oka;L M Rozek;M P Czech

  291
  Citations

• Humoral regulation of resistin expression in 3T3-L1 and mouse adipose cells

  Nobuhiro Shojima;Hideyuki Sakoda;Takehide Ogihara;Takehide Ogihara;Midori Fujishiro;Midori Fujishiro

  289
  Citations