Akihito Morita

1.8k total citations
56 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Akihito Morita is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihito Morita has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Akihito Morita's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (7 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers). Akihito Morita is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (7 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers). Akihito Morita collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Akihito Morita's co-authors include Tatsuo Watanabe, Yusaku Iwasaki, Kenji Kobata, Shinji Miura, Yasuo Kitagawa, Kikue Kubota, Yasujiro Morimitsu, Susumu Yazawa, Yasuaki Aratani and Tomoki Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Development.

In The Last Decade

Akihito Morita

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akihito Morita Japan 20 558 450 352 187 177 56 1.5k
Kristin A. Gerhold United States 6 539 1.0× 587 1.3× 303 0.9× 251 1.3× 41 0.2× 6 1.6k
Moochang Hong South Korea 23 437 0.8× 197 0.4× 59 0.2× 156 0.8× 168 0.9× 61 1.5k
Hong Nie China 22 568 1.0× 388 0.9× 156 0.4× 46 0.2× 93 0.5× 71 1.8k
Minkyu Shin South Korea 23 567 1.0× 156 0.3× 56 0.2× 174 0.9× 207 1.2× 58 1.7k
Baskaran Thyagarajan United States 21 767 1.4× 625 1.4× 717 2.0× 288 1.5× 95 0.5× 50 2.1k
Maarten Gees Belgium 16 415 0.7× 349 0.8× 964 2.7× 258 1.4× 137 0.8× 24 1.5k
Etsuro Sugimoto Japan 24 715 1.3× 417 0.9× 198 0.6× 407 2.2× 54 0.3× 105 1.9k
Susanna Antoniotti Italy 23 654 1.2× 157 0.3× 246 0.7× 62 0.3× 98 0.6× 44 1.4k
Ingo Lange United States 13 548 1.0× 124 0.3× 961 2.7× 254 1.4× 158 0.9× 22 1.5k
Cássia Regina Silva Brazil 23 437 0.8× 419 0.9× 308 0.9× 47 0.3× 154 0.9× 46 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihito Morita

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All Works

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Sato, Tomoki, Akihito Morita, Takumi Nakagawa, et al.. (2025). Rebastinib inhibits FoxO1 activity and reduces dexamethasone-induced atrophy and its-related gene expression in cultured myotubes. The Journal of Physiological Sciences. 75(1). 100012–100012.
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Morita, Akihito, et al.. (2025). Trends and outcomes in postpartum hemorrhage transfer: A single‐center retrospective study. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 32(2).
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Morita, Akihito, et al.. (2022). Pregnancy in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type V: A case report and literature review. Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 61(1). 115–117. 1 indexed citations
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Morita, Akihito, et al.. (2021). Skeletal muscle-specific forkhead box protein-O1 overexpression suppresses atherosclerosis progression in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 540. 61–66. 3 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Shunsuke, et al.. (2021). Differences in phosphatidylcholine profiles and identification of characteristic phosphatidylcholine molecules in meat animal species and meat cut locations. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 85(5). 1205–1214. 10 indexed citations
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Kai, Yuko, et al.. (2021). Effects of fenofibrate and its combination with lovastatin on the expression of genes involved in skeletal muscle atrophy, including FoxO1 and its targets. The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. 46(1). 11–24. 3 indexed citations
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Senoo, Nanami, Noriyuki Miyoshi, Akihito Morita, et al.. (2021). Fasting increases 18:2-containing phosphatidylcholines to complement the decrease in 22:6-containing phosphatidylcholines in mouse skeletal muscle. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0255178–e0255178. 4 indexed citations
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Senoo, Nanami, Noriyuki Miyoshi, Eri Kobayashi, et al.. (2016). FOXO1‐induced Atrophy Changes in Phospholipid Profiles of Skeletal Muscle. The FASEB Journal. 30(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Senoo, Nanami, Noriyuki Miyoshi, Naoko Goto‐Inoue, et al.. (2015). PGC-1α-mediated changes in phospholipid profiles of exercise-trained skeletal muscle. Journal of Lipid Research. 56(12). 2286–2296. 44 indexed citations
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Hatazawa, Yukino, Miki Tadaishi, Akihito Morita, et al.. (2014). PGC-1α-Mediated Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism in the Skeletal Muscle. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e91006–e91006. 89 indexed citations
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Kisaka, Hiroaki, Ryuji Sugiyama, Akihito Morita, et al.. (2009). Functional loss of pAMT results in biosynthesis of capsinoids, capsaicinoid analogs, in Capsicum annuum cv. CH‐19 Sweet. The Plant Journal. 59(6). 953–961. 101 indexed citations
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Morita, Akihito, Yusaku Iwasaki, Kenji Kobata, Hidehiko Yokogoshi, & Tatsuo Watanabe. (2007). Newly Synthesized Oleylgingerol and Oleylshogaol Activate TRPV1 Ion Channels. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(9). 2304–2307. 8 indexed citations
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Iwasaki, Yusaku, et al.. (2006). 蒸しショウガの非刺激性成分[10]-ショーガオールはTRPV1の活性化によりアドレナリン分泌を増加させる. Nutritional Neuroscience. 9. 169–178. 1 indexed citations
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Morita, Akihito, Yusaku Iwasaki, Kenji Kobata, et al.. (2006). Lipophilicity of capsaicinoids and capsinoids influences the multiple activation process of rat TRPV1. Life Sciences. 79(24). 2303–2310. 47 indexed citations
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Guglielminetti, Lorenzo, Akihito Morita, Junji Yamaguchi, et al.. (2006). Differential expression of two fructokinases in Oryza sativa seedlings grown under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Journal of Plant Research. 119(4). 351–356. 20 indexed citations
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Iida, Tomoyuki, Toshiyuki Moriyama, Kenji Kobata, et al.. (2003). TRPV1 activation and induction of nociceptive response by a non-pungent capsaicin-like compound, capsiate. Neuropharmacology. 44(7). 958–967. 157 indexed citations
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Horie, Kenji, Akihito Morita, & Hidehiko Yokogoshi. (1995). Endothelin-1 and endothelin-3 modulate dopaminergic neurons through different mechanisms. Life Sciences. 57(8). 735–741. 10 indexed citations
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Morita, Akihito, et al.. (1995). Inhibition of the Endothelin-converting Enzyme by Pepsin Digests of Food Proteins. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 59(2). 325–326. 18 indexed citations
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Morita, Akihito, et al.. (1994). d‐Val22 containing human big endothelin‐1 analog, [d‐Val22]Big ET‐1[16–38], inhibits the endothelin converting enzyme. FEBS Letters. 353(1). 84–88. 12 indexed citations

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