Akihiro Obora

1.4k total citations
54 papers, 979 citations indexed

About

Akihiro Obora is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiro Obora has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Epidemiology, 18 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 12 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Akihiro Obora's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (12 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (11 papers). Akihiro Obora is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (12 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (11 papers). Akihiro Obora collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Akihiro Obora's co-authors include Takao Kojima, Masahide Hamaguchi, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Michiaki Fukui, Takuro Okamura, Kazutoshi Watanabe, Tetsuji Azuma, Takaaki Tomofuji, Yuriko Yasuda and Tatsushi Omatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Obesity.

In The Last Decade

Akihiro Obora

52 papers receiving 968 citations

Peers

Akihiro Obora
Sunil Kumar Mishra India
Claudia Della Corte Italy
Nadia Depetris Italy
Guotai Sheng China
Daniela Liccardo Italy
Parjeet Kaur India
Sung Woo Park South Korea
Mette Skalshøi Kjær Denmark
Maobin Kuang China
Brian Davis United States
Sunil Kumar Mishra India
Akihiro Obora
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Countries citing papers authored by Akihiro Obora

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akihiro Obora

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihiro Obora

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Miwa, Takao, et al.. (2025). Increasing Prevalence of Steatotic Liver Disease in a Japanese Health Checkup Population, 2004–2022. Liver International. 45(12). e70454–e70454. 1 indexed citations
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Azuma, Tetsuji, et al.. (2025). Association between a body shape index (ABSI) and periodontal disease: a cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports. 16(1). 1703–1703.
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Azuma, Tetsuji, et al.. (2024). Association between failed eradication of 7-day triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori and untreated dental caries in Japanese adults. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 4043–4043. 2 indexed citations
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Okamura, Takuro, Hiroshi Okada, Akihiro Obora, et al.. (2024). Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease: A superior predictor for incident type 2 diabetes over traditional criteria – NAGALA study. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 15(12). 1788–1796. 2 indexed citations
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Omatsu, Tatsushi, Takeshi Yasuda, Yuriko Yasuda, et al.. (2024). The association between serum zinc level and clinical features in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 76(1). 50–58. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaowei, Lijuan Kong, Takuro Okamura, et al.. (2023). U-shaped association between triglyceride and risk of incident diabetes in normoglycemic males with NAFLD: A population-base cohort study. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 20(11). 1417–1424. 3 indexed citations
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Azuma, Tetsuji, et al.. (2022). Association between dental caries and Helicobacter pylori infection in Japanese adults: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0271459–e0271459. 7 indexed citations
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Hamaguchi, Masahide, Takuro Okamura, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, et al.. (2021). U-shaped association between the triglyceride-glucose index and the risk of incident diabetes in people with normal glycemic level: A population-base longitudinal cohort study. Clinical Nutrition. 40(4). 1555–1561. 35 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Yoshitaka, Masahide Hamaguchi, Akihiro Obora, Takao Kojima, & Michiaki Fukui. (2020). Impact of metabolically healthy obesity on the risk of incident gastric cancer: a population-based cohort study. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 20(1). 11–11. 20 indexed citations
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Hamaguchi, Masahide, Akihiro Obora, Takuro Okamura, et al.. (2020). Changes in metabolic complications in patients with alcoholic fatty liver disease monitored over two decades: NAGALA study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 7(1). e000359–e000359. 7 indexed citations
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Okamura, Takuro, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Masahide Hamaguchi, et al.. (2020). The visceral adiposity index is a predictor of incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A population-based longitudinal study. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 44(3). 375–383. 20 indexed citations
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Okamura, Takuro, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Masahide Hamaguchi, et al.. (2020). Triglyceride–glucose index (TyG index) is a predictor of incident colorectal cancer: a population-based longitudinal study. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 20(1). 113–113. 41 indexed citations
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Azuma, Tetsuji, Koichiro Irie, Kazutoshi Watanabe, et al.. (2020). Periodontal Condition Is Correlated with Deep and Subcortical White Matter Hyperintensity Lesions in Japanese Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(5). 1694–1694. 4 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Yoshitaka, et al.. (2019). The Triglyceride and Glucose Index Is a Predictor of Incident Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2019. 1–7. 78 indexed citations
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Yasuda, Takeshi, Nobuaki Yagi, Yuriko Yasuda, et al.. (2019). A case of phlegmonous gastritis with hepatic portal venous gas caused by Aeromonas hydrophila successfully treated with medication. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 13(2). 281–286. 10 indexed citations
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Iwasaki, Takahiro, Akiko Hirose, Tetsuji Azuma, et al.. (2019). Association between eating behavior and poor glycemic control in Japanese adults. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3418–3418. 15 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Yoshitaka, Takuro Okamura, Masahide Hamaguchi, et al.. (2018). Impact of respiratory function on the progression from metabolically healthy non-overweight to metabolically abnormal phenotype. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 28(9). 922–928. 5 indexed citations
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Okamura, Takuro, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Masahide Hamaguchi, et al.. (2018). Low urine pH is a risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A population-based longitudinal study. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 42(6). 570–576. 15 indexed citations
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Okamura, Takuro, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Masahide Hamaguchi, et al.. (2018). Ectopic fat obesity presents the greatest risk for incident type 2 diabetes: a population-based longitudinal study. International Journal of Obesity. 43(1). 139–148. 213 indexed citations
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Obora, Akihiro, et al.. (2012). Associations between Bright Pancreas and Features of Metabolic Syndrome. 26(6). 935–943. 2 indexed citations

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