Kazuo Katoh

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
222 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Kazuo Katoh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuo Katoh has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Physiology and 40 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Kazuo Katoh's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (36 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers) and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (28 papers). Kazuo Katoh is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (36 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers) and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (28 papers). Kazuo Katoh collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Thailand. Kazuo Katoh's co-authors include Yumiko Kano, Keigi Fujiwara, Y. Obara, Sang-Gun Roh, Shigeo Ookawara, Hirofumi Onishi, Tomo Yonezawa, Kozo Kaibuchi, Mutsuki Amano and Ki-Choon Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Kazuo Katoh

217 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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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.

Acetate and Propionate Short Chain Fatty Acids Stimulate Adipogenesis via GPCR43

2005 516 citations Chen Chen, Kazuo Katoh et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kazuo Katoh Japan	33	2.0k	971	939	706	596	222	5.4k
Masugi Nishihara Japan	38	1.7k 0.8×	335 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	565 0.8×	269 0.5×	186	5.5k
Abraham Amsterdam Israel	59	4.0k 2.0×	787 0.8×	500 0.5×	1.6k 2.2×	246 0.4×	167	8.5k
Cesar Labarca United States	31	5.9k 2.9×	693 0.7×	890 0.9×	977 1.4×	390 0.7×	46	9.4k
Albert F. Parlow United States	48	2.7k 1.3×	696 0.7×	986 1.1×	1.8k 2.6×	341 0.6×	150	8.4k
George W. Smith United States	43	1.6k 0.8×	246 0.3×	554 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	259 0.4×	162	8.1k
Christine Bôle‐Feysot France	39	2.4k 1.2×	333 0.3×	678 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	365 0.6×	123	5.9k
Jean Djiane France	49	3.3k 1.6×	396 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	2.5k 3.5×	967 1.6×	231	9.1k
Gwen V. Childs United States	45	1.6k 0.8×	288 0.3×	675 0.7×	628 0.9×	244 0.4×	192	5.9k
Artur Mayerhofer Germany	44	2.0k 1.0×	338 0.3×	429 0.5×	961 1.4×	148 0.2×	225	6.6k
Vincenzo Russo Italy	40	1.1k 0.5×	593 0.6×	272 0.3×	1.8k 2.5×	375 0.6×	172	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuo Katoh

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Katoh, Kazuo. (2025). Mechanostimulation-Induced Cell Adhesion and Interaction with the Extracellular Matrix. Biomolecules. 16(1). 60–60.

Katoh, Kazuo. (2025). Integrin and Its Associated Proteins as a Mediator for Mechano-Signal Transduction. Biomolecules. 15(2). 166–166. 14 indexed citations

Katoh, Kazuo. (2024). Signal Transduction Mechanisms of Focal Adhesions: Src and FAK-Mediated Cell Response. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark. 29(11). 392–392. 16 indexed citations

Katoh, Kazuo. (2023). Effects of Electrical Stimulation of the Cell: Wound Healing, Cell Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Signal Transduction. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1). 11–11. 38 indexed citations

Katoh, Kazuo. (2023). Effects of Mechanical Stress on Endothelial Cells In Situ and In Vitro. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(22). 16518–16518. 24 indexed citations

Katoh, Kazuo. (2023). Recent Applications of Deconvolution Microscopy in Medicine. Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews. 20. 2 indexed citations

Katoh, Kazuo. (2022). Effects of Electrical Stimulation on the Signal Transduction-Related Proteins, c-Src and Focal Adhesion Kinase, in Fibroblasts. Life. 12(4). 531–531. 11 indexed citations

Buranakarl, Chollada, et al.. (2021). Validation of Brix refractometer to estimate immunoglobulin G concentration in goat colostrum. Veterinary World. 14(12). 3194–3199. 8 indexed citations

Katoh, Kazuo. (2021). Regulation of Fibroblast Cell Polarity by Src Tyrosine Kinase. Biomedicines. 9(2). 135–135. 7 indexed citations

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Nuntapaitoon, Morakot, Chollada Buranakarl, Sumpun Thammacharoen, & Kazuo Katoh. (2021). Growth performance of Black Bengal, Saanen, and their crossbred F1 as affected by sex, litter size, and season of kidding. Animal Science Journal. 92(1). e13571–e13571. 8 indexed citations

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Buranakarl, Chollada, et al.. (2021). Impact of insulin‐like growth factor 1, immunoglobulin G and vitamin A in colostrum on growth of newborn Black Bengal goats and its crossbred. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 106(6). 1238–1245. 4 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo. (2020). FAK-Dependent Cell Motility and Cell Elongation. Cells. 9(1). 192–192. 82 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo. (2019). Software-Based Three-Dimensional Deconvolution Microscopy of Cytoskeletal Proteins in Cultured Fibroblast Using Open-Source Software and Open Hardware. Journal of Imaging. 5(12). 88–88. 4 indexed citations

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Buranakarl, Chollada, et al.. (2019). Effects of replacement of para-grass with oil palm compounds on body weight, food intake, nutrient digestibility, rumen functions and blood parameters in goats. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 33(6). 921–929. 3 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo. (2016). Microwave-Assisted Tissue Preparation for Rapid Fixation, Decalcification, Antigen Retrieval, Cryosectioning, and Immunostaining. International Journal of Cell Biology. 2016. 1–9. 19 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo, Yumiko Kano, & Shigeo Ookawara. (2008). Role of stress fibers and focal adhesions as a mediator for mechano-signal transduction in endothelial cells in situ. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo & Y. Obara. (2001). Developmental and nutritional control of the somatotropic axis in the ruminant.. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 14. 91–99. 8 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo, et al.. (2000). Effects of Heat Exposure on the Rumination and Passage Rate of Feeds Through the Digestive Tract of Goats. Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho. 71(8). 258–263. 6 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo, Chen Chen, & Dennis Engler. (1996). Effects of GHRP on GH release and intracellular calcium concentration in primary cultured ovine anterior pituitary cells. Journal of Reproduction and Development. 106–108. 5 indexed citations

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Katoh, Kazuo, et al.. (1996). Effects of GHRP on GH Release and Intracellular Calcium Concentration in Primary Cultured Ovine Anterior Pituitary Cells (7th maff Homeostasis Workshop on current status and perspectives in reproduction and lactation in domestic animals) -- (Symposium Session 5:Hormonal Control of Lactation and Growth). Journal of Reproduction and Development. 42. 106–108. 4 indexed citations

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