Hiroshi Sakaue

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Sakaue is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Sakaue has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Physiology and 25 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Sakaue's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (29 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (22 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (22 papers). Hiroshi Sakaue is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (29 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (22 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (22 papers). Hiroshi Sakaue collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hiroshi Sakaue's co-authors include Masato Kasuga, Wataru Ogawa, Michihiro Matsumoto, Tadahiro Kitamura, Richard A. Roth, K. Kotani, Kazuaki Miyake, Ronald J. Weigel, Kaname Nakatani and Kenta Hara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Sakaue

138 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Brown-fat-mediated tumour suppression by cold-altered global metabolism

2022 148 citations Takahiro Seki, Yunlong Yang et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroshi Sakaue Japan	44	4.3k	1.6k	1.1k	1.1k	688	146	6.9k
Shaodong Guo United States	42	4.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	466 0.7×	92	7.3k
Hui‐Young Lee South Korea	37	3.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	532 0.8×	122	6.3k
Philip J. Bilan Canada	42	4.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	819 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	79	5.9k
Laurent Vergnes United States	45	4.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	837 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	656 1.0×	101	8.3k
Dong‐Soon Im South Korea	45	4.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	680 0.6×	664 0.6×	817 1.2×	207	6.8k
Luciano Pirola France	34	3.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	508 0.5×	747 0.7×	725 1.1×	77	6.4k
Pradip Saha United States	36	2.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	785 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	445 0.6×	76	5.5k
Pascal Peraldi France	28	2.8k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	584 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	356 0.5×	51	5.8k
Hideyuki Sakoda Japan	42	3.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	2.1k 2.0×	537 0.8×	122	6.6k
Weiping Chen China	42	3.2k 0.8×	876 0.5×	629 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	610 0.9×	191	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Hiroshi Sakaue

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshi Sakaue

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroshi Sakaue. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroshi Sakaue based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hiroshi Sakaue. Hiroshi Sakaue is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Matsumura, Tsuyoshi, Rie Tsutsumi, Shoji Hata, et al.. (2025). The N‐Terminal Fragment of Urine Titin Is Not a Product of Degradation by Calpain 3. Muscle & Nerve. 71(3). 442–445. 1 indexed citations

Matsuura, Tetsuya, Koichi Sairyo, Rie Tsutsumi, et al.. (2025). Effects of high‐intensity interval walking training on muscle strength, walking ability, and health‐related quality of life in people with diabetes accompanied by lower extremity weakness: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 16(4). 646–655.

Kuroda, Masashi, et al.. (2025). DNA methyltransferase inhibition by 5-azacytidine promotes thermogenic programming in beige adipocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 774. 152094–152094. 2 indexed citations

Tsutsumi, Rie, Tetsuya Shiuchi, Saori Fujimoto, et al.. (2024). Brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle coordinately contribute to thermogenesis in mice. eLife. 13.

Matsui, Ryota, Koshi Kumagai, Satoshi Ida, et al.. (2024). Impact of Olfactory Change on Postoperative Body Weight Loss in Patients with Gastric Cancer after Gastrectomy. Nutrients. 16(6). 851–851. 1 indexed citations

Nakanishi, Nobuto, et al.. (2024). The Utility of Urinary Titin to Diagnose and Predict the Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 573–573. 3 indexed citations

Bando, Mika, Masashi Kuroda, Hiroyasu Mori, et al.. (2023). Umami taste sensitivity is associated with food intake and oral environment in subjects with diabetes. The Journal of Medical Investigation. 70(1.2). 241–250. 1 indexed citations

Kato, Takahiro, et al.. (2023). Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum Intake Supports the Gut Microbiota and Attenuates Inflammation during Influenza H1N1 Virus Infection in Mice. Nutrients. 15(19). 4252–4252. 6 indexed citations

Seki, Takahiro, Yunlong Yang, Xiaoting Sun, et al.. (2022). Brown-fat-mediated tumour suppression by cold-altered global metabolism. Nature. 608(7922). 421–428. 148 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tsutsumi, Rie, Takashi Kondo, Hirotsugu Miyoshi, et al.. (2021). Leucine induces cardioprotection in vitro by promoting mitochondrial function via mTOR and Opa-1 signaling. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 31(10). 2979–2986. 15 indexed citations

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Harada, Nagakatsu, Hironori Yamamoto, Masayuki Shono, et al.. (2017). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Mice Increases Hepatic Expression of Genes Carrying a Premature Termination Codon via a Nutritional Status‐Independent GRP78‐Dependent Mechanism. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 118(11). 3810–3824. 5 indexed citations

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Kuroda, Masashi & Hiroshi Sakaue. (2016). [Role of vitamin D and calcium in obesity and type 2 diabetes].. PubMed. 26(3). 349–54. 7 indexed citations

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Nakaya, Yutaka, Yoshihito Furukita, Akira Tangoku, et al.. (2016). Change in body composition assessed by computed tomography in long-term survivors after esophageal cancer surgery. 3(3). 324–327. 1 indexed citations

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Okada, Yuko, et al.. (2009). Diet-induced up-regulation of gene expression in adipocytes without changes in DNA methylation.. PubMed. 54(5). E241–9. 40 indexed citations

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Tiwari, Gunjan, Hiroshi Sakaue, Jonathan R. Pollack, & Richard A. Roth. (2003). Gene expression profiling in prostate cancer cells with Akt activation reveals Fra-1 as an Akt-inducible gene.. PubMed. 1(6). 475–84. 24 indexed citations

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Kotani, Ko, Wataru Ogawa, Michihiro Matsumoto, et al.. (1998). Requirement of Atypical Protein Kinase Cλ for Insulin Stimulation of Glucose Uptake but Not for Akt Activation in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(12). 6971–6982. 314 indexed citations

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Sakaue, Hiroshi, et al.. (1987). CELL PROLIFERATION KINETICS OF REGENERATIVE EPITHELIUM IN THE HEALING PROCESS OF GASTRIC ULCER. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 29(5). 2 indexed citations

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Murase, Kenya, Yuji Watanabe, Hiroshi Sakaue, et al.. (1986). Effect of histamine H2-receptor antagonists on the total hepatic blood flow in patients with chronic liver diseases.. Kanzo. 27(7). 908–914. 1 indexed citations

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Sakaue, Hiroshi, et al.. (1983). A CASE REPORT OF A-BETA-LIPOPROTEINEMIA SHOWING A DIFFUSELY WHITE DUODENUM : A STUDY OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 25(12).

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Sakaue, Hiroshi. (1982). Studies on the gastric secretion in liver diseases. 79(3). 772–781. 1 indexed citations

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