Akio Inui

18.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
312 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Akio Inui is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Inui has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 107 papers in Physiology and 84 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Akio Inui's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (146 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (73 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (60 papers). Akio Inui is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (146 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (73 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (60 papers). Akio Inui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Taiwan. Akio Inui's co-authors include Akihiro Asakawa, Mineko Fujimiya, Naohiko Ueno, Masato Kasuga, Haruka Amitani, Michael M. Meguid, Masayuki Fujino, H Yuzuriha, Marie Amitani and Goro Katsuura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Akio Inui

308 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulatory signal from stomach with structural resemblance to motilin

2001 983 citations Akihiro Asakawa, Akio Inui et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akio Inui Japan	56	5.9k	5.1k	3.3k	1.9k	1.8k	312	11.9k
Akihiro Asakawa Japan	44	4.9k 0.8×	3.8k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	947 0.5×	183	8.4k
Suzanne L. Dickson Sweden	60	6.7k 1.1×	4.7k 0.9×	4.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	151	11.1k
Waljit S. Dhillo United Kingdom	55	4.7k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	3.1k 1.6×	1.3k 0.7×	309	13.0k
Deborah J. Clegg United States	64	5.2k 0.9×	5.6k 1.1×	2.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	892 0.5×	205	15.8k
Amanda Sainsbury Australia	59	3.5k 0.6×	4.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	201	10.4k
David A. York United States	49	3.8k 0.6×	4.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	190	9.2k
Nori Geary United States	46	4.0k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	918 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	167	7.7k
Christopher D. Morrison United States	52	3.9k 0.7×	3.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	651 0.4×	153	9.4k
Margaret J. Morris Australia	59	2.7k 0.5×	4.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.4×	3.2k 1.7×	2.2k 1.3×	378	13.9k
Rubén Nogueiras Spain	62	5.3k 0.9×	5.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	3.1k 1.7×	932 0.5×	252	12.8k

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Takayama, Shin, et al.. (2023). Review of frequently used Kampo prescriptions: Part 4, Ninjin'yoeito. Traditional & Kampo Medicine. 10(3). 224–252. 6 indexed citations

Naito, Tateaki, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Masaaki Konishi, et al.. (2023). The barriers to interprofessional care for cancer cachexia among Japanese healthcare providers: A nationwide survey. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 15(1). 387–400. 5 indexed citations

Amitani, Marie, et al.. (2018). The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Mindfulness and an Internet Intervention for Obesity: A Case Series. Frontiers in Nutrition. 5. 56–56. 8 indexed citations

Imdorf, Christian, Laura Alexandra Helbling, & Akio Inui. (2016). Transition systems and non-standard employment in early career: comparing Japan and Switzerland. Journal of Education and Work. 30(5). 486–500. 13 indexed citations

Iwase, Satoru, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Tempei Miyaji, et al.. (2012). The clinical use of Kampo medicines (traditional Japanese herbal treatments) for controlling cancer patients’ symptoms in Japan: a national cross-sectional survey. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 12(1). 222–222. 26 indexed citations

Saheki, Takeyori, Kanako Inoue, Hiromi Ono, et al.. (2012). Effects of supplementation on food intake, body weight and hepatic metabolites in the citrin/mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase double-knockout mouse model of human citrin deficiency. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 107(3). 322–329. 19 indexed citations

Suzuki, Hajime, Akihiro Asakawa, Haruka Amitani, Norifumi Nakamura, & Akio Inui. (2012). Ghrelin and cachexia in chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology. 28(4). 521–526. 14 indexed citations

Asakawa, Akihiro, et al.. (2011). Effects of peripherally administered urocortin 3 on feeding behavior and gastric emptying in mice. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 2(2). 333–335. 8 indexed citations

Fujimiya, Mineko, Koji Ataka, Akihiro Asakawa, et al.. (2011). Ghrelin, des-acyl ghrelin and obestatin on the gastrointestinal motility. Peptides. 32(11). 2348–2351. 21 indexed citations

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Ushikai, Miharu, Masahisa Horiuchi, Keiko Kobayashi, et al.. (2010). Induction of PDK4 in the heart muscle of JVS mice, an animal model of systemic carnitine deficiency, does not appear to reduce glucose utilization by the heart. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 102(3). 349–355. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuqing, Akihiro Asakawa, Akio Inui, & Ken-ichiro Kosai. (2010). Leptin gene therapy in the fight against diabetes. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 10(10). 1405–1414. 8 indexed citations

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Kamiji, Mayra Mayumi & Akio Inui. (2008). The role of ghrelin and ghrelin analogues in wasting disease. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 11(4). 443–451. 27 indexed citations

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Nakahara, Toshihiro, Shinya Kojima, Muneki Tanaka, et al.. (2006). Incomplete restoration of the secretion of ghrelin and PYY compared to insulin after food ingestion following weight gain in anorexia nervosa. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 41(10). 814–820. 71 indexed citations

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Inui, Akio, et al.. (2006). Fuantei Wo Ikiru Wakamono Tachi (Young People and Labour Market Precarity: Freeter, NEET, Unemployed in Japan and the UK. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 2 indexed citations

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Inui, Akio. (2005). Why Freeter and NEET are Misunderstood: Recognizing the New Precarious Conditions of Japanese Youth. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29 indexed citations

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Xu, Yuan, Eduardo J.B. Ramos, Frank A. Middleton, et al.. (2004). Gene expression profiles post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery. 136(2). 246–252. 25 indexed citations

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Asakawa, Akihiro, Akio Inui, Toshio Inui, et al.. (2003). Leptin treatment ameliorates anxiety in ob/ob obese mice. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 17(2). 105–107. 58 indexed citations

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Inui, Akio. (2003). Neuropeptide gene polymorphisms and human behavioural disorders. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 2(12). 986–998. 14 indexed citations

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Kuo, Dong‐Yih, Akio Inui, & Juei‐Tang Cheng. (2002). Effect of amphetamine repeated treatment on the feeding behavior in neuropeptide Y-overexpressing mice. Neuroscience Letters. 329(3). 359–361. 6 indexed citations

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Burrows, Heather L., Masaharu Nakajima, Ki A. Goosens, et al.. (1998). Excess corticotropin releasing hormone-binding protein in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in transgenic mice.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 101(7). 1439–1447. 73 indexed citations

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