Hitoshi Nishizawa

17.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
162 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Hitoshi Nishizawa is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hitoshi Nishizawa has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Epidemiology, 50 papers in Physiology and 46 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hitoshi Nishizawa's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (48 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (35 papers) and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (20 papers). Hitoshi Nishizawa is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (48 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (35 papers) and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (20 papers). Hitoshi Nishizawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Hitoshi Nishizawa's co-authors include Tohru Funahashi, Iichiro Shimomura, Norikazu Maeda, Shinji Kihara, Yūji Matsuzawa, Ken Kishida, Hiroyuki Nagaretani, Noriyuki Ouchi, Morihiro Matsuda and Tadashi Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Hitoshi Nishizawa

155 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

Diet-induced insulin resistance in mice lacking adiponect... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2002 2001 2001 2002 2003 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Diet-induced insulin resistance in mice lacking adiponectin/ACRP30
    2002 1.7k citations Norikazu Maeda, Iichiro Shimomura et al. profile →
  2. PPARγ Ligands Increase Expression and Plasma Concentrations of Adiponectin, an Adipose-Derived Protein
    2001 1.4k citations Norikazu Maeda, Tohru Funahashi et al. profile →
  3. Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Adiponectin, Suppresses Lipid Accumulation and Class A Scavenger Receptor Expression in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages
    2001 1.1k citations Shinji Kihara, Hiroshi Kuriyama et al. profile →
  4. Androgens Decrease Plasma Adiponectin, an Insulin-Sensitizing Adipocyte-Derived Protein
    2002 689 citations Hitoshi Nishizawa, Iichiro Shimomura et al. profile →
  5. Reciprocal Association of C-Reactive Protein With Adiponectin in Blood Stream and Adipose Tissue
    2003 679 citations Shinji Kihara, Tohru Funahashi et al. profile →
  6. Role of Adiponectin in Preventing Vascular Stenosis
    2002 677 citations Iichiro Shimomura, Norikazu Maeda et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hitoshi Nishizawa Japan 50 7.7k 5.1k 3.2k 3.2k 2.6k 162 13.2k
Norikazu Maeda Japan 54 8.0k 1.0× 5.4k 1.1× 3.6k 1.1× 3.3k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 126 13.6k
Ken Kishida Japan 37 6.4k 0.8× 4.4k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 86 10.4k
Koji Ohashi Japan 53 6.8k 0.9× 4.5k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 4.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.5× 181 12.2k
Kikuko Hotta Japan 34 11.9k 1.5× 7.3k 1.4× 3.4k 1.1× 4.2k 1.3× 2.4k 1.0× 69 17.0k
Javier Gómez‐Ambrosi Spain 64 4.5k 0.6× 5.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 213 12.7k
Yukio Arita Japan 12 11.4k 1.5× 6.7k 1.3× 2.1k 0.7× 4.4k 1.4× 1.6k 0.6× 15 14.5k
Stuart P. Weisberg United States 21 11.1k 1.4× 8.7k 1.7× 4.5k 1.4× 3.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 36 19.5k
Christine Poitou France 57 4.8k 0.6× 5.3k 1.0× 2.9k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 186 11.9k
Rei Shibata Japan 53 4.6k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 3.3k 1.0× 3.8k 1.2× 749 0.3× 218 10.8k
Masahiko Takahashi Japan 21 5.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 965 0.4× 28 8.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nishizawa, Hitoshi, Hirofumi Nagao, & Iichiro Shimomura. (2025). Visceral Fat Accumulation and Glucose Metabolism: Significance of Mesenteric Fat Mass. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(12). e4234–e4235. 2 indexed citations
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Fujii, Makoto, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Shiro Fukuda, et al.. (2025). Steatotic Liver Disease: A Key Related Risk Factor in the Emergence of Metabolic Syndrome‐Related Disorders. Hepatology Research. 1 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Shiro, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Yoshinari Obata, et al.. (2025). Association of Serum Soluble T-cadherin Levels with Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese Participants Undergoing Health Checkups. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis.
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Sakanaka, Akito, Masahiro Furuno, Naoto Katakami, et al.. (2025). Diabetes alters the supragingival microbiome through plasma-to-saliva migration of glucose and fructose. Microbiome. 14(1). 48–48.
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Kita, Shunbun, Shiro Fukuda, Hirofumi Nagao, et al.. (2024). Soluble T-cadherin secretion from endothelial cells is regulated via insulin/PI3K/Akt signalling. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 732. 150403–150403. 2 indexed citations
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Fujishima, Yuya, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Takuro Saito, et al.. (2023). Changes in Eating Behaviors and Their Associations with Weight Loss in Japanese Patients Who Underwent Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Nutrients. 15(2). 353–353. 4 indexed citations
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Iso, Hiroyasu, Midori Noguchi, Tetsuji Yokoyama, et al.. (2023). Effect of a Community-Based Program to Accelerate Referral to Physicians for Individuals at High-Risk of Lifestyle-Related Diseases: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 30(10). 1389–1406. 2 indexed citations
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Fujishima, Yuya, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Takashi Nakamura, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Topiroxostat, a Selective Xanthine Oxidoreductase Inhibitor, on Arterial Stiffness in Hyperuricemic Patients with Liver Dysfunction: A Sub-Analysis of the BEYOND-UA Study. Biomedicines. 11(3). 674–674. 4 indexed citations
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Fujishima, Yuya, Shunbun Kita, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Norikazu Maeda, & Iichiro Shimomura. (2023). Cardiovascular significance of adipose-derived adiponectin and liver-derived xanthine oxidoreductase in metabolic syndrome. Endocrine Journal. 70(7). 663–675. 8 indexed citations
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Nagao, Hirofumi, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Shiro Fukuda, et al.. (2023). Correlation between plasma glutamate and adiponectin in patients with type 2 diabetes. Endocrine Journal. 71(1). 55–63. 2 indexed citations
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Fujishima, Yuya, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Takashi Nakamura, et al.. (2021). Increased plasma XOR activity induced by NAFLD/NASH and its possible involvement in vascular neointimal proliferation. JCI Insight. 6(17). 20 indexed citations
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Fujishima, Yuya, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Hirofumi Nagao, et al.. (2020). Plasma xanthine oxidoreductase activity in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes across hospitalized treatment. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 12(8). 1512–1520. 11 indexed citations
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Hosokawa, Yoshiya, Junji Kozawa, Hitoshi Nishizawa, et al.. (2019). Positive correlation between fasting plasma glucagon and serum C-peptide in Japanese patients with diabetes. Heliyon. 5(5). e01715–e01715. 9 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Ryusaku, Hidenori Fukuoka, Genzo Iguchi, et al.. (2015). Accelerated Telomere Shortening in Acromegaly; IGF-I Induces Telomere Shortening and Cellular Senescence. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140189–e0140189. 30 indexed citations
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Yamaoka, Masaya, Norikazu Maeda, Seiji Nakamura, et al.. (2013). Gene expression levels of S100 protein family in blood cells are associated with insulin resistance and inflammation (Peripheral blood S100 mRNAs and metabolic syndrome). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 433(4). 450–455. 37 indexed citations
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Kurata, Akifumi, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Shinji Kihara, et al.. (2006). Blockade of Angiotensin II type-1 receptor reduces oxidative stress in adipose tissue and ameliorates adipocytokine dysregulation. Kidney International. 70(10). 1717–1724. 140 indexed citations
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Nishizawa, Hitoshi, et al.. (1997). Structure of pressure-induced denatured state of human serum albumin: a comparison with the intermediate in urea-induced denaturation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1338(1). 13–20. 45 indexed citations
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Nishizawa, Hitoshi & Mitsue Koizumi. (1975). Synthesis and Infrared Spectra of Ca3Mn2Si3O12 and Cd3B2Si3O12(B: Al, Ga, Cr, V, Fe, Mn)Garnets. American Mineralogist. 60. 84–87. 12 indexed citations

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