Kinji Inoue

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Kinji Inoue is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kinji Inoue has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kinji Inoue's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (43 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (27 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (17 papers). Kinji Inoue is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (43 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (27 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (17 papers). Kinji Inoue collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Czechia. Kinji Inoue's co-authors include Eisuke Itakura, Noboru Mizushima, Chieko Kishi, Sachika Adachi, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Kazumasa Kurosumi, Takafumi Sakai, Hiroko Tsukamura, Hiroyuki Shimizu and Kei‐ichiro Maeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Kinji Inoue

122 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Beclin 1 Forms Two Distinct Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Complexes with Mammalian Atg14 and UVRAG

2008 919 citations Eisuke Itakura, Chieko Kishi et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell profile →
Identification of nesfatin-1 as a satiety molecule in the hypothalamus

2006 832 citations Shinsuke Oh‐I, Hiroyuki Shimizu et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Kinji Inoue

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Claude Kordon France

E. Aguilar Spain

Lawrence A. Frohman United States

S. M. McCann United States

Albert F. Parlow United States

Gastone G. Nussdorfer Italy

Francisco Gaytán Spain

Ivor M.D. Jackson United States

Gloria Shaffer Tannenbaum Canada

Jean Djiane France

Claude Kordon France

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1.4k ×0.7

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EDM

691 ×0.5

EPIDE

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Countries citing papers authored by Kinji Inoue

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kinji Inoue

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Fujiwara, Ken, Takehiro Tsukada, Kotaro Horiguchi, et al.. (2020). Aldolase C is a novel molecular marker for folliculo-stellate cells in rodent pituitary. Cell and Tissue Research. 381(2). 273–284. 11 indexed citations

Itakura, Eisuke, et al.. (2012). Differentiation capacity of native pituitary folliculostellate cells and brain astrocytes. Journal of Endocrinology. 213(3). 231–237. 17 indexed citations

Yoshida, Saishu, T. Kato, Hideji Yako, et al.. (2011). Significant Quantitative and Qualitative Transition in Pituitary Stem / Progenitor Cells Occurs during the Postnatal Development of the Rat Anterior Pituitary. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 23(10). 933–943. 74 indexed citations

Xu, Zhifang, Takafumi Sakai, Hiroko Tsukamura, et al.. (2011). Circadian transcriptional factor DBP regulates expression of Kiss1 in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 339(1-2). 90–97. 22 indexed citations

Itakura, Eisuke, Chieko Kishi, Kinji Inoue, & Noboru Mizushima. (2008). Beclin 1 Forms Two Distinct Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Complexes with Mammalian Atg14 and UVRAG. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(12). 5360–5372. 919 indexed citations breakdown →

Yokoyama, Kotaro, Chihiro Mogi, Kaoru Miura, Keisuke Kuroda, & Kinji Inoue. (2007). Somatotropes Maintain Their Immature Cells Through Insulin-like Growth Factor I (IGF-I). Endocrine Pathology. 18(3). 174–181. 3 indexed citations

Oh‐I, Shinsuke, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Tetsurou Satoh, et al.. (2006). Identification of nesfatin-1 as a satiety molecule in the hypothalamus. Nature. 443(7112). 709–712. 832 indexed citations breakdown →

Nogami, Haruo, Yoshiki Hiraoka, Kinji Inoue, Sadakazu Aiso, & Setsuji Hisano. (2006). Regulation of 5′-Promoter Activity of the Rat Growth Hormone and Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Receptor Genes in the MtT/S and MtT/E Cells. Neuroendocrinology. 84(1). 31–41. 7 indexed citations

Mogi, Chihiro, et al.. (2005). Multistep differentiation of GH-producing cells from their immature cells. Journal of Endocrinology. 184(1). 41–50. 32 indexed citations

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Kinoshita, Mika, Hiroko Tsukamura, Sachika Adachi, et al.. (2005). Involvement of Central Metastin in the Regulation of Preovulatory Luteinizing Hormone Surge and Estrous Cyclicity in Female Rats. Endocrinology. 146(10). 4431–4436. 421 indexed citations

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Yamazaki, Mami, Haruo Kobayashi, Tohru Tanaka, et al.. (2004). Ghrelin‐Induced Growth Hormone Release From Isolated Rat Anterior Pituitary Cells Depends on Intracellullar and Extracellular Ca²⁺ Sources. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 16(10). 825–831. 24 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Kazuaki, et al.. (2004). Development of Gonadotropes in the Chicken Embryonic Pituitary Gland. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 21(4). 435–444. 20 indexed citations

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Mogi, Chihiro, et al.. (2003). Differentiation of skeletal muscle from pituitary folliculo-stellate cells and endocrine progenitor cells. Experimental Cell Research. 292(2). 288–294. 25 indexed citations

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Inoue, Kinji, et al.. (2002). Are Folliculo-Stellate Cells in the Anterior Pituitary Gland Supportive Cells or Organ-Specific Stem Cells?. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 110(1-2). 50–53. 56 indexed citations

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Sakamoto, Shinya, Kazuaki Nakamura, Kinji Inoue, & Takafumi Sakai. (2000). Melatonin stimulates thyroid-stimulating hormone accumulation in the thyrotropes of the rat pars tuberalis. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 114(3). 213–218. 22 indexed citations

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Inoue, Kinji & Takafumi Sakai. (1991). Conversion of growth hormone-secreting cells into prolactin-secreting cells and its promotion by insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 in vitro. Experimental Cell Research. 195(1). 53–58. 27 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Hirokazu, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Kunio Shiota, et al.. (1990). Insulin-like growth factor-I stimulates endothelin-3 secretion from rat anterior pituitary cells in primary culture. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 172(2). 661–668. 22 indexed citations

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Inoue, Kinji, et al.. (1990). Establishment of a Series of Pituitary Clonal Cell Lines Differing in Morphology, Hormone Secretion, and Response to Estrogen. Endocrinology. 126(5). 2313–2320. 82 indexed citations

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Nagata, Saburo, et al.. (1990). Estrogen regulates peptidylarginine deiminase levels in a rat pituitary cell line in culture. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 145(2). 333–339. 12 indexed citations

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Sakai, Takafumi, Kinji Inoue, Yoshihisa Hasegawa, & Kazumasa Kurosumi. (1988). Effect of Passive Immunization to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Using GnRH Antiserum on the Mitotic Activity of Gonadotrophs in Castrated Male Rats*. Endocrinology. 122(6). 2803–2808. 31 indexed citations

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