Kenji Nagao

1.9k total citations
62 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kenji Nagao is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Nagao has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kenji Nagao's work include Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (8 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (8 papers). Kenji Nagao is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (8 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (8 papers). Kenji Nagao collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Kenji Nagao's co-authors include Hiroshi Miyano, Minoru Yamakado, Hiroko Jinzu, Takayuki Tanaka, Akira Imaizumi, Yasushi Noguchi, Yuko Ishizaka, Mizuki Tani, Akiko Toda and Makoto Bannai and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Nagao

61 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenji Nagao Japan 24 590 462 211 168 152 62 1.4k
Agata Chmurzyńska Poland 20 734 1.2× 485 1.0× 240 1.1× 132 0.8× 77 0.5× 105 1.9k
James A. West United Kingdom 18 801 1.4× 653 1.4× 151 0.7× 198 1.2× 194 1.3× 47 1.8k
John P. Kennelly United States 12 658 1.1× 247 0.5× 320 1.5× 157 0.9× 116 0.8× 24 1.4k
Michael D. Neinast United States 17 1.1k 1.9× 997 2.2× 361 1.7× 223 1.3× 240 1.6× 23 2.3k
Guoyao Wu United States 28 781 1.3× 887 1.9× 119 0.6× 161 1.0× 196 1.3× 69 2.9k
Benvenuto Cestaro Italy 23 829 1.4× 424 0.9× 126 0.6× 170 1.0× 156 1.0× 90 2.0k
Nadia Mores Italy 28 512 0.9× 446 1.0× 191 0.9× 220 1.3× 34 0.2× 95 2.2k
Desiree Wanders United States 25 887 1.5× 783 1.7× 235 1.1× 171 1.0× 194 1.3× 46 1.9k
Ashraf Virmani Italy 23 738 1.3× 367 0.8× 86 0.4× 129 0.8× 70 0.5× 65 1.8k
Liyue Huang United States 28 652 1.1× 452 1.0× 116 0.5× 134 0.8× 75 0.5× 72 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kenji Nagao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenji Nagao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Nagao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kenji Nagao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kenji Nagao 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 Kenji Nagao. Kenji Nagao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sakaue, Hirotaka, et al.. (2025). Challenges of Applying Temperature-Sensitive Paints to Hypersonic Flow Conditions. 1 indexed citations
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Takeshita, Masamichi, Yasuharu Tabara, Kazuya Setoh, et al.. (2023). Development of a plasma-free amino acid-based risk score for the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in a general population: The Nagahama study. Clinical Nutrition. 42(12). 2512–2519. 3 indexed citations
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Kitaura, Yasuyuki, Kohsuke Hayamizu, Eri Wada, Boryana Petrova, & Kenji Nagao. (2022). “Nutrient-Repositioning”—Unexpected Amino Acid Functions—. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 68(Supplement). S134–S136. 3 indexed citations
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Osato, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2021). Decreased fetal heart rate variability and maternal combined dose of sodium valproate and phenytoin. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 156(1). 177–178.
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Yamamoto, Akiko, Masamichi Takeshita, Yasuyo Suga, et al.. (2020). ʟ-Serine and EPA Relieve Chronic Low-Back and Knee Pain in Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition. 150(9). 2278–2286. 8 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Susumu Ogawa, Momoko Kobayashi, et al.. (2020). Intake of Seven Essential Amino Acids Improves Cognitive Function and Psychological and Social Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Nutrition. 7. 586166–586166. 47 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Shohei, Kosuke Yamahara, Shinji Kume, et al.. (2018). Role of dietary amino acid balance in diet restriction‐mediated lifespan extension, renoprotection, and muscle weakness in aged mice. Aging Cell. 17(4). e12796–e12796. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Jinpeng, Megumi Kanasaki, Ling Xu, et al.. (2018). A ketogenic amino acid rich diet benefits mitochondrial homeostasis by altering the AKT/4EBP1 and autophagy signaling pathways in the gastrocnemius and soleus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1862(7). 1547–1555. 17 indexed citations
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Imaizumi, Akira, Kenji Nagao, Hiroko Jinzu, et al.. (2017). Clinical Characteristics of a Japanese Subpopulation with Low Plasma Free Essential and Semi-essential Amino Acid Levels. 31(5). 717. 1 indexed citations
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Yamakado, Minoru, Kenji Nagao, Akira Imaizumi, et al.. (2015). Plasma Free Amino Acid Profiles Predict Four-Year Risk of Developing Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Dyslipidemia and Hypertension in Japanese Population. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11918–11918. 139 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Hidehiro, Hiroko Jinzu, Kenji Nagao, et al.. (2014). Plasma amino acid profiles are associated with insulin, C-peptide and adiponectin levels in type 2 diabetic patients. Nutrition and Diabetes. 4(9). e133–e133. 87 indexed citations
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Xu, Ling, Megumi Kanasaki, Jianhua He, et al.. (2013). Ketogenic essential amino acids replacement diet ameliorated hepatosteatosis with altering autophagy-associated molecules. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1832(10). 1605–1612. 25 indexed citations
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Ohta, Mitsuaki, et al.. (2012). The Seasonal Fluctuation of Plasma Amino Acids in Aquarium-Maintained Bottlenose Dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>). Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 74(7). 871–877. 1 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Akihiro, et al.. (2011). Characteristics of Reversion to Early Feathering Phenotype in the Late Feathering Line of Nagoya Breed Chickens. The Journal of Poultry Science. 48(3). 155–161. 3 indexed citations
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Goto, Shintaro, Kenji Nagao, Makoto Bannai, et al.. (2009). Anorexia in rats caused by a valine-deficient diet is not ameliorated by systemic ghrelin treatment. Neuroscience. 166(1). 333–340. 24 indexed citations
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Umekawa, Takashi, Takashi Sugiyama, Nao Murabayashi, et al.. (2008). Overexpression of Thioredoxin-1 Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Placenta of Transgenic Mice and Promotes Fetal Growth via Glucose Metabolism. Endocrinology. 149(8). 3980–3988. 27 indexed citations
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Nagao, Kenji, Naomi Takenaka, Momoki Hirai, & Shoji Kawamura. (2005). Coupling and decoupling of evolutionary mode between X- and Y-chromosomal red-green opsin genes in owl monkeys. Gene. 352. 82–91. 7 indexed citations
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Kita, Kazumi, Kenji Nagao, Yoshimi Inagaki, et al.. (2002). Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-2 Gene Expression Can Be Regulated by Diet Manipulation in Several Tissues of Young Chickens. Journal of Nutrition. 132(2). 145–151. 57 indexed citations

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