Ken Sugimoto

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ken Sugimoto is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Sugimoto has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 39 papers in Physiology and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ken Sugimoto's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (22 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (17 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (15 papers). Ken Sugimoto is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (22 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (17 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (15 papers). Ken Sugimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Ken Sugimoto's co-authors include Hiromi Rakugi, Toshio Ogihara, Tomohiro Katsuya, Kōichi Yamamoto, Mitsuru Ohishi, Yasushi Takeya, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Kei Kamide, Hiroshi Akasaka and Akiko Matsuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ken Sugimoto

131 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Hypoadiponectinemia Is an Independent Risk Factor for Hypertension

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken Sugimoto Japan	32	1.1k	1.0k	915	763	568	132	3.8k
Francis Kim United States	34	750 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	463 0.8×	79	5.0k
Riccardo Sarzani Italy	37	2.1k 2.0×	1.2k 1.2×	879 1.0×	623 0.8×	888 1.6×	141	4.3k
Masashi Akaike Japan	35	1.3k 1.2×	623 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	453 0.6×	604 1.1×	116	4.4k
Kei Kamide Japan	41	2.0k 1.8×	863 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	523 0.7×	928 1.6×	239	5.7k
Ichiro Wakabayashi Japan	29	831 0.8×	743 0.7×	778 0.9×	761 1.0×	983 1.7×	271	3.8k
Kenneth R. Wilund United States	38	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	650 0.7×	469 0.6×	503 0.9×	128	4.6k
Lisa A. Lesniewski United States	36	1.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	1.2k 1.3×	614 0.8×	213 0.4×	94	4.8k
Nele Friedrich Germany	31	511 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	482 0.6×	1.1k 1.9×	172	4.1k
Christopher J. O’Donnell United States	22	1.9k 1.8×	1.2k 1.2×	555 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	816 1.4×	26	4.5k
Stella Trompet Netherlands	34	784 0.7×	602 0.6×	589 0.6×	489 0.6×	741 1.3×	149	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Sugimoto

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All Works

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Kodama, Junichi, et al.. (2025). 3-D Numerical Analysis of Mining-Induced Deformation of Clay-Bearing Rock Slope in a Quarry. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 58(6). 6145–6167.

Tabara, Yasuharu, et al.. (2025). Prognostic significance of the Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old‐Old for the incidence of functional disability: The Shizuoka Kokuho Database study. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 25(2). 260–266. 1 indexed citations

Takagi, Sahoko, Shosuke Satake, Ken Sugimoto, et al.. (2024). Survey on the knowledge and practices in anorexia of aging diagnosis and management in Japan. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 15(5). 2164–2174. 1 indexed citations

Fukuma, Kazuki, Chiaki Yokota, Tomotaka Tanaka, et al.. (2023). Pre-existing sarcopenia and swallowing outcomes in acute stroke patients. Clinical Nutrition. 42(8). 1454–1461. 11 indexed citations

Sugimoto, Ken, Minoru Tanaka, Hiroshi Akasaka, et al.. (2023). Effects of luseogliflozin treatment on hyperglycemia-induced muscle atrophy in rats. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 72(3). 248–255. 4 indexed citations

Hiromine, Yoshihisa, Shinsuke Noso, Hiromi Rakugi, et al.. (2022). Poor glycemic control rather than types of diabetes is a risk factor for sarcopenia in diabetes mellitus: The MUSCLES‐DM study. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 13(11). 1881–1888. 17 indexed citations

Godai, Kayo, Mai Kabayama, Yuya Akagi, et al.. (2022). Self-Monitoring Home Blood Pressure in Community-Dwelling Older People: Age Differences in White-Coat and Masked Phenomena and Related Factors—The SONIC Study. International Journal of Hypertension. 2022. 1–9. 3 indexed citations

Yokoyama, Serina, Tatsuo Kawai, Kōichi Yamamoto, et al.. (2021). RAGE ligands stimulate angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1) via RAGE/AT1 complex on the cell membrane. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5759–5759. 12 indexed citations

Takahashi, Hidekazu, Takayuki Ogino, Norikatsu Miyoshi, et al.. (2021). Grip strength as a predictor of postoperative delirium in patients with colorectal cancers. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 6(2). 265–272. 13 indexed citations

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Isaka, M., Ken Sugimoto, Taku Fujimoto, et al.. (2020). The utility of the ultrasonographic assessment of the lower leg muscles to evaluate sarcopenia and muscle quality in older adults. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 53–61. 4 indexed citations

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Nakamaru, Ryo, Kōichi Yamamoto, Satoko Nozato, et al.. (2019). A case of primary aldosteronism with resistant hypertension successfully treated by unilateral adrenalectomy after unsuccessful classification of subtype in adrenal venous sampling. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(10). 1895–1899. 2 indexed citations

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Kiyoshige, Eri, Mai Kabayama, Ken Sugimoto, et al.. (2018). DIFFERENCE IN ASSOCIATION OF DEPRESSION WITH IADL DECLINE BETWEEN 70S AND 80S AGE GROUPS. Innovation in Aging. 2. 943–943. 2 indexed citations

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Sugimoto, Ken & Hiromi Rakugi. (2014). [Transdisciplinary Approach for Sarcopenia. The application of life style diseases-animal models to the research for sarcopenia].. PubMed. 24(10). 1479–86. 4 indexed citations

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Sugimoto, Ken. (2013). The application of life style diseases-animal models to the research for sarcopenia. Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics. 50(6). 766–769. 4 indexed citations

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Sugimoto, Ken. (2012). The role of mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle and myokines in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia. Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics. 49(2). 199–202. 2 indexed citations

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Koriyama, Hiroshi, Hironori Nakagami, Tomohiro Katsuya, et al.. (2010). Identification of Evidence Suggestive of an Association with Peripheral Arterial Disease at the OSBPL10 Locus by Genome-Wide Investigation in the Japanese Population. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 17(10). 1054–1062. 25 indexed citations

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Masuo, Kazuko, Nora E. Straznicky, Gavin Lambert, et al.. (2008). Leptin-Receptor Polymorphisms Relate to Obesity through Blunted Leptin-Mediated Sympathetic Nerve Activation in a Caucasian Male Population. Hypertension Research. 31(6). 1093–1100. 43 indexed citations

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Kikuya, Masahiro, Ken Sugimoto, Tomohiro Katsuya, et al.. (2003). A/C1166 Gene Polymorphism of the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor (AT1) and Ambulatory Blood Pressure: The Ohasama Study.. Hypertension Research. 26(2). 141–145. 43 indexed citations

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Katsuya, Tomohiro, Yoshio Iwashima, Ken Sugimoto, et al.. (2001). Effects of Antihypertensive Drugs and Gene Variants in the Renin-Angiotensin System.. Hypertension Research. 24(4). 463–467. 19 indexed citations

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Yamada, Tomonori, Shoji Nakamori, Hiroki Ohzato, et al.. (1998). Detection of K-ras gene mutations in plasma DNA of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: correlation with clinicopathological features.. PubMed. 4(6). 1527–32. 142 indexed citations

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