Akio Obata

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

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Akio Obata is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Obata has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 15 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 15 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Akio Obata's work include Phytoestrogen effects and research (15 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers) and Food Quality and Safety Studies (6 papers). Akio Obata is often cited by papers focused on Phytoestrogen effects and research (15 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers) and Food Quality and Safety Studies (6 papers). Akio Obata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Malaysia. Akio Obata's co-authors include Toru Izumi, Mamoru Kikuchi, Makoto Saito, Koichiro Tobe, Shigehiro Kataoka, Mariusz K. Piskuła, Yoshiro Kubota, Mineka Yoshimura, Danji Fukushima and Miho Imamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, FEBS Letters and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Akio Obata

41 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Soy Isoflavone Aglycones Are Absorbed Faster and in Higher Amounts than Their Glucosides in Humans

2000 794 citations Toru Izumi, Akio Obata et al. Journal of Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akio Obata Japan	22	1.1k	755	671	659	488	42	2.4k
Annett Braune Germany	28	925 0.9×	622 0.8×	1.6k 2.5×	662 1.0×	369 0.8×	54	3.2k
Mamoru Kikuchi Japan	20	781 0.7×	602 0.8×	749 1.1×	397 0.6×	395 0.8×	48	2.2k
Jun Yamakoshi Japan	17	510 0.5×	504 0.7×	561 0.8×	374 0.6×	363 0.7×	27	2.2k
Fernando Sánchez‐Patán Spain	19	548 0.5×	544 0.7×	876 1.3×	738 1.1×	258 0.5×	38	2.3k
Joseph A. Rothwell France	25	378 0.4×	331 0.4×	862 1.3×	432 0.7×	480 1.0×	49	2.6k
Elzbieta M. Kurowska Canada	22	375 0.4×	450 0.6×	750 1.1×	254 0.4×	564 1.2×	34	2.2k
Tomomasa Kanda Japan	31	522 0.5×	421 0.6×	979 1.5×	596 0.9×	398 0.8×	81	3.1k
Ana García–Lafuente Spain	21	328 0.3×	362 0.5×	1.0k 1.5×	638 1.0×	748 1.5×	37	3.1k
Christian Rémésy France	14	317 0.3×	551 0.7×	522 0.8×	227 0.3×	280 0.6×	19	1.9k
Arne Heyerick Belgium	33	723 0.7×	288 0.4×	1.6k 2.4×	1.2k 1.8×	1.2k 2.5×	77	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akio Obata

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Hayashi, Yoshiaki, Kazato Oishi, Takamitsu Tsukahara, et al.. (2023). Effects of liquefied sake lees on growth performance and faecal and blood characteristics in Japanese Black calves. animal. 17(7). 100873–100873. 3 indexed citations

Obata, Akio, et al.. (2021). Culinary Properties of Raw Versus Conventional Soy Sauce during Tuna Preparation. Journal of Food Research. 11(1). 10–10.

Yamamoto, Shinya, Kazuki Shiga, Miho Imamura, et al.. (2014). Analysis of the correlation between dipeptides and taste differences among soy sauces by using metabolomics-based component profiling. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 118(1). 56–63. 77 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Shinya, Takeshi Bamba, Atsushi Sano, et al.. (2012). Metabolite profiling of soy sauce using gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry and analysis of correlation with quantitative descriptive analysis. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 114(2). 170–175. 47 indexed citations

Kinoshita, Emiko, Kyoko Hayashi, Hiroshi Katayama, Toshimitsu Hayashi, & Akio Obata. (2012). Anti-Influenza Virus Effects of Elderberry Juice and Its Fractions. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 76(9). 1633–1638. 62 indexed citations

Kawashima, Tadaomi, Kyoko Hayashi, Akemi Kosaka, et al.. (2011). Lactobacillus plantarum strain YU from fermented foods activates Th1 and protective immune responses. International Immunopharmacology. 11(12). 2017–2024. 99 indexed citations

Obata, Akio, et al.. (2010). Identification, characterization, and molecular cloning of a novel hyaluronidase, a member of glycosyl hydrolase family 16, fromPenicilliumspp. FEBS Letters. 585(1). 115–120. 19 indexed citations

Asakura, Tomiko, Tomomi Watanabe‐Asaka, Tomoko Tamura, et al.. (2008). Application of anAspergillus saitoiProtease Preparation to Soybean Curd to Modify Its Functional and Rheological Properties. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 72(2). 587–590. 6 indexed citations

Kishida, Taro, et al.. (2008). Dietary Soy Isoflavone–Aglycone Lowers Food Intake in Female Rats With and Without Ovariectomy. Obesity. 16(2). 290–297. 34 indexed citations

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Yamakoshi, Jun, Satoshi Fukuda, Takuya Satoh, et al.. (2007). Antihypertensive and Natriuretic Effects of Less-Sodium Soy Sauce Containing γ-Aminobutyric Acid in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(1). 165–173. 55 indexed citations

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Yoshimura, Mineka, Tadao Enomoto, Yoshihiro Dake, et al.. (2007). An Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of Tomato Extract for Perennial Allergic Rhinitis. Allergology International. 56(3). 225–230. 32 indexed citations

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Kishida, Taro, et al.. (2006). Lowering Effect of an Isoflavone-Rich Fermented Soybean Extract on the Serum Cholesterol Concentrations in Female Rats, with or without Ovariectomy, but Not in Male Rats. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 70(7). 1547–1556. 14 indexed citations

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Yamakoshi, Jun, Taichi Yamamoto, Akio Obata, et al.. (2004). Safety Evaluation of Flavonoids-Containing Tomato Skin Extract. 67(1). 313–321. 2 indexed citations

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Kishida, Taro, Daisuke Ohshima, Kunitaka Nashiki, et al.. (2004). Lack of an Inducible Effect of Dietary Soy Isoflavones on the mRNA Abundance of Hepatic Cytochrome P-450 Isozymes in Rats. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(3). 508–515. 21 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Taichi, Mineka Yoshimura, Fumio Yamaguchi, et al.. (2004). Anti-allergic Activity of Naringenin Chalcone from a Tomato Skin Extract. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(8). 1706–1711. 129 indexed citations

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Saito, Makoto, Akio Obata, Shigehiro Kataoka, et al.. (2003). Preventive Effects of a Fermented Soy Extract Containing Isoflavone Aglycons on Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Rats Fed on a Calcium-Deficient Diet. Journal of home economics. 54(8). 613–621. 2 indexed citations

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Murota, Kaeko, et al.. (2002). Unique Uptake and Transport of Isoflavone Aglycones by Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells: Comparison of Isoflavonoids and Flavonoids. Journal of Nutrition. 132(7). 1956–1961. 159 indexed citations

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Izumi, Toru, Akio Obata, Koichiro Tobe, et al.. (2000). Soy Isoflavone Aglycones Are Absorbed Faster and in Higher Amounts than Their Glucosides in Humans. Journal of Nutrition. 130(7). 1695–1699. 794 indexed citations breakdown →

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Obata, Akio, et al.. (1996). Properties of Tofu Gel Made from Continuously Produced Soymilk.. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi. 43(9). 1042–1048. 1 indexed citations

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Obata, Akio, et al.. (1989). Spectrophotometric determination of sulfhydryl groups in soymilk using 2,2'-dithiobis-(5-nitropyridine).. NIPPON SHOKUHIN KOGYO GAKKAISHI. 36(9). 707–711. 8 indexed citations

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