Akira Yamamoto

16.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
335 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Akira Yamamoto is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Yamamoto has authored 335 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Surgery, 92 papers in Molecular Biology and 58 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Akira Yamamoto's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (72 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (45 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (38 papers). Akira Yamamoto is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (72 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (45 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (38 papers). Akira Yamamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Akira Yamamoto's co-authors include George Rouser, Sidney Fleischer, Yutaka Tashiro, Tamotsu Yoshimori, Yoshinori Moriyama, Masamitsu Futai, Taku Yamamura, Shinji Yokoyama, Yūji Matsuzawa and Shoji Tajima and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Akira Yamamoto

316 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

Two dimensional thin layer chromatographic separation of polar lipids and determination of phospholipids by phosphorus analysis of spots

1970 3.1k citations Akira Yamamoto et al. profile →
Bafilomycin A1, a specific inhibitor of vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase, inhibits acidification and protein degradation in lysosomes of cultured cells.

1991 1.1k citations Akira Yamamoto et al. profile →
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with pravastatin in Japan (MEGA Study): a prospective randomised controlled trial

2006 686 citations Akira Yamamoto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Yamamoto Japan	50	5.2k	3.6k	2.0k	1.6k	1.4k	335	13.2k
Moshe Levi United States	59	5.7k 1.1×	2.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	193	14.7k
Hajime Nawata Japan	61	4.7k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	2.9k 1.5×	2.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	494	14.9k
Hidenori Koyama Japan	68	5.9k 1.1×	1.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.6×	414	15.1k
Masashi Kobayashi Japan	60	5.4k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.5×	672 0.5×	490	13.0k
Hiroshi Yamamoto Japan	78	9.2k 1.8×	3.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	710	24.1k
Kenneth K. Wu United States	70	6.6k 1.3×	2.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	3.1k 2.2×	277	18.2k
Alexander N. Orekhov Russia	57	5.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	478	13.6k
Gwyn W. Gould United Kingdom	65	8.5k 1.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	709 0.5×	285	15.2k
David E. Cohen United States	52	4.2k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	2.5k 1.6×	750 0.5×	173	12.0k
Karen Reue United States	76	8.4k 1.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	3.7k 2.4×	1.3k 0.9×	202	16.0k

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Yamamoto, Akira, Yuji Toiyama, Hiroki Ikeuchi, et al.. (2023). Oncological outcomes of Crohn's disease‐associated cancers focusing on disease behavior. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 7(4). 615–625. 2 indexed citations

Tsujiura, Masahiro, Akira Yamamoto, Hiroki Imaoka, et al.. (2022). Clinical utility of lymphocyte to C-reactive protein ratio in predicting survival and postoperative complication for esophago-gastric junction cancer. Surgical Oncology. 44. 101842–101842. 4 indexed citations

Omura, Yusuke, Yuji Toiyama, Yoshinaga Okugawa, et al.. (2019). Crohn’s-Like Lymphoid Reaction is Associated with Oncological Prognosis and Nutritional Status in Patients with Pathological Stage II/III Gastric Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 27(1). 259–267. 5 indexed citations

Fujimoto, Koji, et al.. (2015). Visualization of Lenticulostriate Artery by MR Angiography -- Sparse Sampling Rates and Compressed Sensing Reconstruction. IEICE technical report. Speech. 114(482). 83–84. 1 indexed citations

Yagi, Ken, et al.. (2014). A Case of Well-differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma that Developed in a Normal Liver of a Young Woman. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 75(1). 190–196. 1 indexed citations

Keida, Takehiko, Itsuro Morishima, Taketsugu Tsuchiya, et al.. (2013). Detection of regional low myocardial perfusion helps predict a response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with non‐ischemic cardiomyopathy: Results of the Find Index by Nuclear Imaging for Dyssynchrony (FIND) study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29(3). 180–186. 1 indexed citations

Ishihara, Noriyuki, et al.. (2010). . Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control. 25(1). 15–21. 2 indexed citations

Kitano, Etsuko, Yoji Sato, Tadao K. Kobayashi, et al.. (2008). Investigation of Cynomolgus Monkey Complement. Transplantation Proceedings. 40(2). 607–608. 1 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Akira, et al.. (2006). [Changing behavior of estrogen and progesterone receptors with metastasis or recurrence of breast cancer].. PubMed. 33(7). 925–9. 2 indexed citations

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Tomaru, T., Yoshio Saito, Yoshihiro Sato, et al.. (2005). Evaluation of Vacuum and Optical Properties of Nickel-Phosphorus Optical Absorber. Shinku. 48(5). 301–303. 3 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Akira, et al.. (2001). Analysis of Size Distribution and Chemical Composition of Oxides in Steel by Optical Emission Spectroscopy. 14(6). 1408. 1 indexed citations

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Takagi, Atsuko, Yasuyuki Ikeda, Eiji Takeda, & Akira Yamamoto. (2000). A newly identified lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene mutation (F270L) in a Japanese patient with familial LPL deficiency. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1502(3). 433–446. 9 indexed citations

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Fujita, Takuya, et al.. (1996). Calcein is excreted from the intestinal mucosal cell membrane by the active transport system. Life Sciences. 60(4-5). 307–313. 27 indexed citations

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Yutani, Chikao, Shigeko Takaichi, & Akira Yamamoto. (1991). The Role of Vascular Smooth-Muscle Cells in Atherogenesis: Phenotypic Modulation of the Medial Smooth-Muscle Cells in the Aortic Bifurcation.. Japanese Circulation Journal. 55(10). 1003–1009. 1 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Akira, Taku Yamamura, & Shoji Tajima. (1990). Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases with Special Reference to the Relationship between Apolipoprotein E Mutations and Hyperlipidemia. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 598(1). 58–65. 4 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Yasuyuki, et al.. (1989). Purification and characterization of lipoprotein lipase and hepatic triglyceride lipase from human postheparin plasma: production of monospecific antibody to the individual lipase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1003(3). 254–269. 46 indexed citations

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Miyake, Yasuko, Tohru Funahashi, & Akira Yamamoto. (1987). Cells of an Internalization-Defective Familial Hypercholesterolemia Mutant Secrete Low Density Lipoprotein Receptors1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 101(6). 1355–1360. 3 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Akira & Yuichi Moriguchi. (1982). . Journal of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering. 48(8). 1039–1044. 1 indexed citations

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UEDA, Takashi, Akira Hosokawa, & Akira Yamamoto. (1982). . Journal of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering. 48(5). 629–634. 3 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Akira. (1960). Measuring the Heat Transfer Coefficient between Tube and Cutting Fluids Flowing Through It. Journal of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering. 26(300). 8–14. 1 indexed citations

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