Aki Uchida

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Aki Uchida is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Aki Uchida has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Physiology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Aki Uchida's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (5 papers). Aki Uchida is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (5 papers). Aki Uchida collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. Aki Uchida's co-authors include Kimberly K. Buhman, Ji‐Xin Cheng, Jeffrey M. Zigman, Romain Christiano, Morven Graham, Tobias C. Walther, Joel T. Haas, Huajin Wang, Joerg Bewersdorf and Florian Wilfling and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Aki Uchida

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Triacylglycerol Synthesis Enzymes Mediate Lipid Droplet Growth by Relocalizing from the ER to Lipid Droplets

2013 618 citations Florian Wilfling, Huajin Wang et al. Developmental Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aki Uchida United States	12	591	561	546	288	247	18	1.4k
Duna Massillon United States	16	107 0.2×	723 1.3×	540 1.0×	257 0.9×	348 1.4×	19	1.5k
Christoph Heier Austria	22	783 1.3×	686 1.2×	592 1.1×	32 0.1×	229 0.9×	40	1.5k
Torben Østerlund Sweden	16	532 0.9×	860 1.5×	479 0.9×	44 0.2×	298 1.2×	30	1.5k
Yanqi Liu China	9	160 0.3×	812 1.4×	467 0.9×	79 0.3×	150 0.6×	26	1.3k
Eric Duplus France	14	211 0.4×	490 0.9×	356 0.7×	39 0.1×	120 0.5×	21	965
Franz P.W. Radner Austria	23	704 1.2×	669 1.2×	570 1.0×	22 0.1×	280 1.1×	35	1.6k
Lear E. Brace United States	10	219 0.4×	712 1.3×	312 0.6×	79 0.3×	54 0.2×	15	1.3k
Pan Chang China	18	246 0.4×	563 1.0×	157 0.3×	84 0.3×	68 0.3×	45	1.1k
Walter N. Shaw United States	18	82 0.1×	567 1.0×	514 0.9×	180 0.6×	358 1.4×	31	1.3k
Jessica Hui United States	8	236 0.4×	764 1.4×	299 0.5×	58 0.2×	63 0.3×	11	1.2k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Uchida, Aki, Stanisław Deja, Eric D. Berglund, et al.. (2018). Cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase as a cataplerotic pathway in the small intestine. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 315(2). G249–G258. 18 indexed citations

Mani, Bharath K., Aki Uchida, Young Lee, et al.. (2017). Hypoglycemic Effect of Combined Ghrelin and Glucagon Receptor Blockade. Diabetes. 66(7). 1847–1857. 28 indexed citations

Berry, Daniel C., Yuwei Jiang, Robert W. Arpke, et al.. (2016). Cellular Aging Contributes to Failure of Cold-Induced Beige Adipocyte Formation in Old Mice and Humans. Cell Metabolism. 25(1). 166–181. 153 indexed citations

Mokadem, Mohamad, Juliet F. Zechner, Aki Uchida, & Vincent Aguirre. (2015). Leptin Is Required for Glucose Homeostasis after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Mice. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0139960–e0139960. 22 indexed citations

Mokadem, Mohamad, Juliet F. Zechner, Aki Uchida, & Vincent Aguirre. (2015). 35 Leptin Is Required for Glucose Homeostasis and Weight Maintenance After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Mice. Gastroenterology. 148(4). S–11. 1 indexed citations

Uchida, Aki, et al.. (2014). Altered ghrelin secretion in mice in response to diet-induced obesity and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Molecular Metabolism. 3(7). 717–730. 46 indexed citations

Uchida, Aki, Hyeon Jeong Lee, Ji‐Xin Cheng, & Kimberly K. Buhman. (2013). Imaging Cytoplasmic Lipid Droplets in Enterocytes and Assessing Dietary Fat Absorption. Methods in cell biology. 116. 151–166. 10 indexed citations

Uchida, Aki, et al.. (2013). Intestinal acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 overexpression enhances postprandial triglyceridemic response and exacerbates high fat diet-induced hepatic triacylglycerol storage. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1831(8). 1377–1385. 23 indexed citations

Uchida, Aki, Jeffrey M. Zigman, & Mario Perelló. (2013). Ghrelin and eating behavior: evidence and insights from genetically-modified mouse models. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 7. 121–121. 47 indexed citations

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Wilfling, Florian, Huajin Wang, Joel T. Haas, et al.. (2013). Triacylglycerol Synthesis Enzymes Mediate Lipid Droplet Growth by Relocalizing from the ER to Lipid Droplets. Developmental Cell. 24(4). 384–399. 618 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Qian, Chen Liu, Aki Uchida, et al.. (2013). Arcuate AgRP neurons mediate orexigenic and glucoregulatory actions of ghrelin. Molecular Metabolism. 3(1). 64–72. 195 indexed citations

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Uchida, Aki, et al.. (2012). Reduced Triglyceride Secretion in Response to an Acute Dietary Fat Challenge in Obese Compared to Lean Mice. Frontiers in Physiology. 3. 26–26. 46 indexed citations

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Uchida, Aki, Mikhail N. Slipchenko, Ji‐Xin Cheng, & Kimberly K. Buhman. (2011). Fenofibrate, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α agonist, alters triglyceride metabolism in enterocytes of mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1811(3). 170–176. 42 indexed citations

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Antalis, Caryl J., Aki Uchida, Kimberly K. Buhman, & Rafat A. Siddiqui. (2011). Migration of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells depends on the availability of exogenous lipids and cholesterol esterification. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 28(8). 733–741. 137 indexed citations

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Uchida, Aki, Mikhail N. Slipchenko, Ji‐Xin Cheng, & Kimberly K. Buhman. (2010). Fenofibrate (FEN), a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPAR α) agonist, decreases dietary fat absorption and alters triglyceride (TG) metabolism in enterocytes of mice. The FASEB Journal. 24(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Sakakibara, Masayuki, et al.. (1997). Synthetic Candidates for EDLF. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 834(1). 637–641. 1 indexed citations

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Sakakibara, Masayuki & Aki Uchida. (1996). Syntheses of (14β,17α)-14-Hydroxy- and (14β,17α)-2,14-Dihydroxyestradiols and Their Activities. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 60(3). 411–414. 5 indexed citations

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Sakakibara, Masayuki & Aki Uchida. (1996). Syntheses of (14β,15β,16β,17α)- and (14β,15α,16α,17α)-1,3,5(10)-Estratriene-2,3,14,15, 16,17-hexaols, Possible Candidates for the Inagami—Tamura Endogenous Digitalis-like Factor, and Their Activity. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 60(3). 405–410. 8 indexed citations

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