Akihiko Taguchi

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
34 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Akihiko Taguchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiko Taguchi has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Akihiko Taguchi's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers). Akihiko Taguchi is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers). Akihiko Taguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Akihiko Taguchi's co-authors include Wu Qu, Ann Marie Schmidt, M. Hofmann, Caifeng Fu, Yan Lü, Peter P. Nawroth, Cecilia Avila, Angelika Bierhaus, Timothy Slattery and Neeraja Kambham and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Akihiko Taguchi

32 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

RAGE Mediates a Novel Proinflammatory Axis

1999 1.6k citations M. Hofmann, Caifeng Fu et al. Cell profile →
N ε-(Carboxymethyl)Lysine Adducts of Proteins Are Ligands for Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products That Activate Cell Signaling Pathways and Modulate Gene Expression

1999 763 citations Caifeng Fu, Wu Qu et al. profile →
Japanese Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes 2019

2020 380 citations Eiichi Araki, Atsushi Goto et al. Diabetology International profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akihiko Taguchi Japan	20	1.8k	1.4k	1.0k	717	595	34	4.1k
Takuo Watanabe Japan	29	2.1k 1.2×	957 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	399 0.6×	311 0.5×	64	3.5k
Joseph Satriano United States	39	427 0.2×	2.0k 1.4×	859 0.8×	938 1.3×	685 1.2×	72	5.1k
Fumio Endo Japan	39	1.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	339 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	311 0.5×	185	5.1k
Balakuntalam S. Kasinath United States	40	337 0.2×	2.4k 1.7×	386 0.4×	628 0.9×	510 0.9×	125	4.8k
Kristian F. Hanssen Norway	40	976 0.6×	686 0.5×	2.7k 2.6×	567 0.8×	230 0.4×	143	5.5k
Leen M. ‘t Hart Netherlands	30	498 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	775 0.7×	424 0.6×	97 0.2×	98	3.0k
Xueliang Du United States	17	865 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	2.5k 3.5×	411 0.7×	22	6.0k
John S.D. Chan Canada	40	254 0.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	435 0.6×	473 0.8×	132	4.6k
Maria B. Grant United States	36	264 0.1×	1.3k 0.9×	437 0.4×	454 0.6×	264 0.4×	73	3.7k
Marinus Durán Netherlands	44	2.1k 1.2×	3.0k 2.1×	401 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	131 0.2×	102	5.3k

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Taguchi, Akihiko, et al.. (2025). Unexplained Hypokalemia in a Patient With Obesity Harboring an Armadillo Repeat-Containing 5 (ARMC5) Gene Variant: A Case Report. Cureus. 17(2). e79326–e79326.

Taguchi, Akihiko, et al.. (2025). Circadian Rhythm Dysregulation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Mechanisms and Chronotherapeutic Approaches. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(8). 3724–3724. 2 indexed citations

Taguchi, Akihiko, et al.. (2024). The flavonoid Sudachitin regulates glucose metabolism via PDE inhibition. Heliyon. 10(16). e35978–e35978. 2 indexed citations

Taguchi, Akihiko, Kaoru Yamamoto, Kensuke Shibata, et al.. (2024). E4BP4 in macrophages induces an anti-inflammatory phenotype that ameliorates the severity of colitis. Communications Biology. 7(1). 527–527. 4 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Kaoru, Yasuharu Ohta, Akihiko Taguchi, et al.. (2023). Effects of pemafibrate on left ventricular diastolic function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pilot study. Diabetology International. 14(4). 434–439. 1 indexed citations

Matsumura, Takuro, Yasuharu Ohta, Akihiko Taguchi, et al.. (2020). Liver-specific dysregulation of clock-controlled output signal impairs energy metabolism in liver and muscle. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 534. 415–421. 9 indexed citations

Araki, Eiichi, Atsushi Goto, Tatsuya Kondo, et al.. (2020). Japanese Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes 2019. Diabetology International. 11(3). 165–223. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

Ohta, Yasuharu, Akihiko Taguchi, Takuro Matsumura, et al.. (2017). Clock Gene Dysregulation Induced by Chronic ER Stress Disrupts β-cell Function. EBioMedicine. 18. 146–156. 24 indexed citations

Perelis, Mark, Biliana Marcheva, Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey, et al.. (2015). Pancreatic β cell enhancers regulate rhythmic transcription of genes controlling insulin secretion. Science. 350(6261). aac4250–aac4250. 291 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Yoshiharu, et al.. (2015). Effectiveness of Medical Seminars for High-school Students：Results of a Follow-up Survey. 64(3). 191–197.

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Tanabe, Katsuya, Hiroshi Inoue, Shigeru Okuya, et al.. (2014). Wolfram Syndrome in the Japanese Population; Molecular Analysis of WFS1 Gene and Characterization of Clinical Features. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e106906–e106906. 54 indexed citations

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Uno, Hisakazu, Akihiko Taguchi, Hiroshi Oe, et al.. (2007). Relationship between Detectability of Ischemic Lesions by Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Embolic Sources in Transient Ischemic Attacks. European Neurology. 59(1-2). 38–43. 3 indexed citations

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Emoto, Masahiro, Akihiko Taguchi, Shigeru Okuya, et al.. (2006). Myosin motor Myo1c and its receptor NEMO/IKK-γ promote TNF-α–induced serine307 phosphorylation of IRS-1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 173(5). 665–671. 55 indexed citations

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Okamura, Ko, Hidekazu Tanaka, Yoshiki Yagita, et al.. (2004). Cadherin activity is required for activity-induced spine remodeling. The Journal of Cell Biology. 167(5). 961–972. 120 indexed citations

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Nakamori, Yoshitaka, M Miyazaki, T. Tominaga, Akihiko Taguchi, & Kenji Shinohara. (2003). Therapy-related erythroleukemia caused by the administration of UFT and mitomycin C in a patient with colon cancer. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 8(1). 56–59. 2 indexed citations

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Taguchi, Akihiko, et al.. (2002). Nitrate Reductase-Formate Dehydrogenase Couple Involved in the Fungal Denitrification by Fusarium oxysporum. The Journal of Biochemistry. 131(4). 579–586. 45 indexed citations

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Hofmann, M., Caifeng Fu, Wu Qu, et al.. (1999). RAGE Mediates a Novel Proinflammatory Axis. Cell. 97(7). 889–901. 1582 indexed citations breakdown →

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Taguchi, Akihiko, Akio Wanaka, Tetsuji Mori, et al.. (1996). Molecular cloning of novel leucine-rich repeat proteins and their expression in the developing mouse nervous system. Molecular Brain Research. 35(1-2). 31–40. 54 indexed citations

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Mori, Tetsuji, Akio Wanaka, Akihiko Taguchi, Kazumasa Matsumoto, & M Tohyama. (1995). Localization of novel receptor tyrosine kinase genes of the eph family, MDK1 and its splicing variant, in the developing mouse nervous system. Molecular Brain Research. 34(1). 154–160. 21 indexed citations

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Mori, Tetsuji, Akio Wanaka, Akihiko Taguchi, Kazumasa Matsumoto, & Masaya Tohyama. (1995). Differential expressions of the eph family of receptor tyrosine kinase genes (sek, elk, eck) in the developing nervous system of the mouse. Molecular Brain Research. 29(2). 325–335. 47 indexed citations

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