Koji Ohashi

15.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
181 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Koji Ohashi is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Ohashi has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Epidemiology, 64 papers in Molecular Biology and 58 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Koji Ohashi's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (57 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (36 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (27 papers). Koji Ohashi is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (57 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (36 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (27 papers). Koji Ohashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Koji Ohashi's co-authors include Noriyuki Ouchi, Rei Shibata, Shinji Kihara, Kenneth Walsh, Tohru Funahashi, Toyoaki Murohara, Yūji Matsuzawa, Masahiro Kumada, Akiko Higuchi and David R. Pimentel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Koji Ohashi

177 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Adiponectin Reduces Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

2002 871 citations Shinji Kihara, Noriyuki Ouchi et al. Circulation profile →
Adiponectin protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury through AMPK- and COX-2–dependent mechanisms

2005 835 citations Rei Shibata, Shinji Kihara et al. profile →
Reciprocal Association of C-Reactive Protein With Adiponectin in Blood Stream and Adipose Tissue

2003 679 citations Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara et al. Circulation profile →
Adiponectin-mediated modulation of hypertrophic signals in the heart

2004 587 citations Rei Shibata, Noriyuki Ouchi et al. profile →
Adiponectin Promotes Macrophage Polarization toward an Anti-inflammatory Phenotype

2009 526 citations Koji Ohashi, Noriyuki Ouchi et al. profile →
Hypoadiponectinemia Is an Independent Risk Factor for Hypertension

2004 514 citations Noriyuki Ouchi, Koji Ohashi et al. profile →

Peers

Koji Ohashi

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PHYSI

CCM

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Norikazu Maeda Japan

Rei Shibata Japan

Kazuhisa Maeda Japan

Hitoshi Nishizawa Japan

Ken Kishida Japan

Mathias Faßhauer Germany

Haiyan Xu China

Andrew J. Nichols United States

Nora Klöting Germany

Anne Bouloumié France

Norikazu Maeda Japan

Koji Ohashi

8.0k ×1.2

EPIDE

5.4k ×1.2

PHYSI

3.3k ×0.8

CCM

3.6k ×1.1

1.3k ×0.8

IMMUN

Citations per year, relative to Koji Ohashi Koji Ohashi (= 1×) peers Norikazu Maeda

Countries citing papers authored by Koji Ohashi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Koji Ohashi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koji Ohashi

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

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Yamazaki, Mirai, Hiroya Yamada, Eiji Munetsuna, et al.. (2024). Approaches to nutritional research using organoids; fructose treatment induces epigenetic changes in liver organoids. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 131. 109671–109671. 1 indexed citations

Kato, Katsuhiro, Yoshimitsu Yura, Atsushi Enomoto, et al.. (2024). Protein kinase N promotes cardiac fibrosis in heart failure by fibroblast-to-myofibroblast conversion. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7638–7638. 6 indexed citations

Ito, Masanori, Rei Shibata, Koji Ohashi, et al.. (2023). Omentin Modulates Chronic Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Reports. 5(2). 46–54. 1 indexed citations

Yamada, Hiroya, Eiji Munetsuna, Ryosuke Fujii, et al.. (2023). Serum carotenoid levels are positively associated with DNA methylation of thioredoxin-interacting protein. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 94(3-4). 210–220. 2 indexed citations

Ohashi, Koji, Naoya Otaka, Hiroshi Kawanishi, et al.. (2023). Myonectin protects against skeletal muscle dysfunction in male mice through activation of AMPK/PGC1α pathway. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4675–4675. 34 indexed citations

Ohashi, Koji, Hayato Ogawa, Naoya Otaka, et al.. (2022). Factor Xa inhibitor, edoxaban ameliorates renal injury after subtotal nephrectomy by reducing epithelial‐mesenchymal transition and inflammatory response. Physiological Reports. 10(5). e15218–e15218. 7 indexed citations

Ohashi, Koji, Naoya Otaka, Hayato Ogawa, et al.. (2022). Neuron-derived neurotrophic factor protects against dexamethasone-induced skeletal muscle atrophy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 593. 5–12. 6 indexed citations

Kawanishi, Hiroshi, Koji Ohashi, Hayato Ogawa, et al.. (2020). A novel selective PPARα modulator, pemafibrate promotes ischemia-induced revascularization through the eNOS-dependent mechanisms. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0235362–e0235362. 14 indexed citations

Ohashi, Koji, Hayato Ogawa, Naoya Otaka, et al.. (2020). Adipolin/C1q/Tnf-related protein 12 prevents adverse cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0243483–e0243483. 9 indexed citations

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Fujii, Ryosuke, Hiroya Yamada, Eiji Munetsuna, et al.. (2020). Dietary fish and ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with leukocyte ABCA1 DNA methylation levels. Nutrition. 81. 110951–110951. 19 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Koji, Hiroya Yamada, Koji Ohashi, et al.. (2016). Association of cigarette smoking with serum microRNA expression among middle-aged Japanese adults. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22 indexed citations

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Hiramatsu‐Ito, Mizuho, Rei Shibata, Koji Ohashi, et al.. (2014). Abstract 11475: Overexpression of Human Omentin in a Fat-Specific Manner Attenuates Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in ApoE-Deficient Mice. Circulation. 130. 2 indexed citations

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Ohashi, Koji, Hiroaki Ishikawa, & Yoshiji Ohta. (2011). Octacosanol ameliorates hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress in KKAy mice with type 2 diabetes. 34(3). 223–233. 5 indexed citations

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Ouchi, Noriyuki, Akiko Higuchi, Koji Ohashi, et al.. (2010). Sfrp5 Is an Anti-Inflammatory Adipokine That Modulates Metabolic Dysfunction in Obesity. Science. 329(5990). 454–457. 392 indexed citations

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Ohashi, Koji, Noriyuki Ouchi, Kaori Sato, et al.. (2009). Adiponectin Promotes Revascularization of Ischemic Muscle through a Cyclooxygenase 2-Dependent Mechanism. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(13). 3487–3499. 76 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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Sakai, Naohiko, Yoshiaki Uchida, Koji Ohashi, et al.. (2003). Measurement of fasting serum apoB-48 levels in normolipidemic and hyperlipidemic subjects by ELISA. Journal of Lipid Research. 44(6). 1256–1262. 83 indexed citations

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Ohashi, Koji, et al.. (2002). Assignment-Driven Loop Pipeline scheduling and Its Application to Data-Path Synthesis. IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences. 85(4). 819–826. 2 indexed citations

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Shimoya, Koichiro, Kae Hashimoto, Akihiro Moriyama, et al.. (1999). Endometrial Development Was Improved by Transdermal Estradiol in Patients Treated with Clomiphene Citrate. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 47(4). 251–254. 15 indexed citations

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Nagao, Shizuko, et al.. (1989). Effect of Systemic and Topical Application of Testosterone Propionate on the Density of Epidermal Langerhans Cells in the Mouse. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 92(1). 86–90. 13 indexed citations

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