Hiroshige Itakura

13.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
168 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Hiroshige Itakura is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshige Itakura has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 37 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Hiroshige Itakura's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (37 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (36 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (30 papers). Hiroshige Itakura is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (37 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (36 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (30 papers). Hiroshige Itakura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, India and United States. Hiroshige Itakura's co-authors include Noriaki Nakaya, Junichi Sasaki, Yasushi Saitō, Shinichi Oikawa, Yūji Matsuzawa, Toru Kita, Akira Kitabatake, Masunori Matsuzaki, Yuichi Ishikawa and Kazuo Kondo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshige Itakura

165 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on major coronary events in hypercholesterolaemic patients (JELIS): a randomised open-label, blinded endpoint analysis

2007 1.8k citations Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Hideki Origasa et al. The Lancet profile →
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with pravastatin in Japan (MEGA Study): a prospective randomised controlled trial

2006 686 citations Haruo Nakamura, Kikuo Arakawa et al. The Lancet profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshige Itakura

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Practice Guideline for Zinc Deficiency 2018 ·Hiroko Kodama, Hiroshige Itakura, (unknown), (unknown), Kinya Sando, Toshinari Takamura, Y Fuse, Takayuki Hosoi, Hiroshi Yoshida	21
2	Relationships between Plasma Fatty Acid Composition and Coronary Artery Disease 2011 ·Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis ·Hiroshige Itakura, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Masunori Matsuzaki, Yasushi Saitō, Hideki Origasa, Yuichi Ishikawa, Shinichi Oikawa, Junichi Sasaki, Hitoshi Hishida, Toru Kita, Akira Kitabatake, Noriaki Nakaya, Toshiie Sakata, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kunio Shirato, Yūji Matsuzawa	181
3	Long-term event monitoring study of fluvastatin in Japanese patients with hypercholesterolemia: Efficacy and incidence of cardiac and other events in elderly patients (≥65 years old) 2010 ·Journal of Cardiology ·Hiroshige Itakura, Noriaki Nakaya, (unknown), N Shimizu, Shunsaku Hirai, Seibu Mochizuki, Toshitsugu Ishikawa	10
4	Incremental Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid on Cardiovascular Events in Statin-Treated Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Secondary Prevention Analysis From JELIS 2009 ·Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition ·Masunori Matsuzaki, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Yasushi Saitō, Hideki Origasa, Yuichi Ishikawa, Shinichi Oikawa, Junichi Sasaki, Hitoshi Hishida, Hiroshige Itakura, Toru Kita, Akira Kitabatake, Noriaki Nakaya, Toshiie Sakata, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kunio Shirato, Yūji Matsuzawa	30
5	Reduction in the Recurrence of Stroke by Eicosapentaenoic Acid for Hypercholesterolemic Patients 2008 ·Stroke ·Kortaro Tanaka, Yuichi Ishikawa, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Hideki Origasa, Masunori Matsuzaki, Yasushi Saitō, Yūji Matsuzawa, Junichi Sasaki, Shinichi Oikawa, Hitoshi Hishida, Hiroshige Itakura, Toru Kita, Akira Kitabatake, Noriaki Nakaya, Toshiie Sakata, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kunio Shirato	162
6	Effects of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on the Risk of Total Cardiovascular Events in Japanese Patients with Hypercholesterolemia: Implications from the Japan Lipid Intervention Trial (J-LIT) 2007 ·Hypertension Research ·Kazuaki Shimamoto, Toru Kita, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Masunori Matsuzaki, Yūji Matsuzawa, Noriaki Nakaya, Shinichi Oikawa, Yasushi Saitō, Junichi Sasaki, Hiroshige Itakura	8
7	Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with pravastatin in Japan (MEGA Study): a prospective randomised controlled trial breakdown → 2006 ·The Lancet ·Haruo Nakamura, Kikuo Arakawa, Hiroshige Itakura, Akira Kitabatake, Yoshio Gotō, Takayoshi Toyota, Noriaki Nakaya, Shoji Nishimoto, Masaharu Muranaka, Akira Yamamoto, Kyoichi Mizuno, Yasuo Ohashi	686
8	Polymorphisms in Four Genes Related to Triglyceride and HDL-cholesterol Levels in the General Japanese Population in 2000 2005 ·Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis ·Hidenori Arai, Akira Yamamoto, Yūji Matsuzawa, Yasushi Saitō, Nobuhiro Yamada, Shinichi Oikawa, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Tamio Teramoto, Junichi Sasaki, Noriaki Nakaya, Hiroshige Itakura, Yuichi Ishikawa, Yasuyoshi Ouchi, Hiroshi Horibe, Tohru Egashira, Hiroaki Hattori, (unknown), Toru Kita	37
9	Effects of Dai-saiko-to (Da-Chai-Hu-Tang) on plasma lipids and atherosclerotic lesions in female heterozygous heritable Kurosawa and Kusanagi-hypercholesterolemic (KHC) rabbits 2004 ·Pharmacological Research ·(unknown), Akira Iizuka, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroshige Itakura, Kazuhisa Kondo	16
10	51321例の日本人高コレステロール血症患者を対象とした最小副作用での6年間の低容量シンバスタチン療法における血清コレステロールの持続的低下大規模全国コホート試験J-LIT試験の意義 2003 ·Circulation ·Y Matsuzawa, Toshiyuki Kita, (unknown), M Matsuzaki, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Junichi Sasaki, Hiroshige Itakura	39
11	Solubilization of phytosterols in diacylglycerol versus triacylglycerol improves the serum cholesterol-lowering effect 2001 ·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Shinichi Meguro, Kenji Higashi, Tadashi Hase, (unknown), (unknown), Ichiro Tokimitsu, Hiroshige Itakura	55
12	Lipoprotein Analysis Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis and Differential Staining of Lipids 2001 ·Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis ·Toshimi Kido, Hideaki Kurata, Akiyo Matsumoto, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Seiichi Tamai, Kazunori Utsunomiya, Naoko Tajima, Noel Fidge, Hiroshige Itakura, Kazuo Kondo	34
13	Gene expression related to cholesterol metabolism in mouse brain during development 2000 ·Brain and Development ·(unknown), Toshiaki Abe, Hiroshige Itakura, Akiyo Matsumoto	26
14	Effect of 20 days' bed rest on the reverse cholesterol transport system in healthy young subjects 1998 ·Journal of Internal Medicine ·Ryoko Yanagibori, (unknown), (unknown), Kiyoshi Kawakubo, Tamami Iwamoto, Hiroshige Itakura	29
15	Cloning and Characterization of HB2, a Candidate High Density Lipoprotein Receptor 1997 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·A. Matsumoto, (unknown), Hideaki Kurata, Louise E. Pyle, Kazuo Kondo, Hiroshige Itakura, Noel Fidge	50
16	Analysis of ( – )-Epigallocatechin Gallate in Human Serum Obtained after Ingesting Green Tea 1996 ·Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry ·Tomonori Unno, Kazuo Kondo, Hiroshige Itakura, Tadakazu TAKEO	126
17	Structure and Function of Macrophage Scavenger Receptors 1994 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Takefumi Doi, Akiyo Matsumoto, Hitoshi Asaoka, Makoto Honda, (unknown), (unknown), Makoto Naito, T. Mori, Kiyoshi Takahashi, Haruki Nakamura, Hiroshige Itakura, Yoshio Yazaki, Tatsuhiko Kodama	6
18	Genetic analysis of a Japanese family with normotriglyceridemic abetalipoproteinemia indicates a lack of linkage to the apolipoprotein B gene 1992 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Hiroyuki Aburatani, A. Matsumoto, Hiroshige Itakura, Yoshiki Takashima, (unknown), Yasutoshi Muto	3
19	A case of alkaline phosphatase producing hepatocellular carcinoma. 1986 ·Kanzo ·Takashi Ishikawa, Hiromu Aoyama, Shiro Iino, Toshikazu Uchida, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, (unknown), Hiroyuki Aburatani, Takashi Moriyama, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Yasuhiko Iwasaki, Michio Imawari, Hiroshige Itakura, Fumimaro Takaku	2
20	A case of acute fatty liver of pregnancy: Study of abnormalities in plasma lipoproteins. 1984 ·Kanzo ·Hiroyuki Aburatani, Takashi Ishikawa, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Eiichi Saitoh, Hiroshi Satoh, Yasuhiko Iwasaki, Hiroshige Itakura, Akiyuki Ohkubo, Fumimaro Takaku, Hiroshi Aoyama, Toshio Fukusato, (unknown)	1

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