Kôzô Okamoto

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Kôzô Okamoto is a scholar working on Physiology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kôzô Okamoto has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Physiology, 20 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Kôzô Okamoto's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (15 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (15 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (10 papers). Kôzô Okamoto is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (15 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (15 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (10 papers). Kôzô Okamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Jordan and Italy. Kôzô Okamoto's co-authors include Kyuzo Aoki, Yukio Yamori, Akira Ooshima, Shoichiro Nosaka, Masao Matsumoto, Yoshitomi Iizuka, Yoshiharu MATSUBARA, Akinobu Nagaoka, Fumitada Hazama and Masakazu Fukushima and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Endocrinology and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Kôzô Okamoto

110 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Development of a Strain of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Development of a Strain of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
    1963 2.0k citations Kôzô Okamoto, Kyuzo Aoki profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kôzô Okamoto Japan 23 1.1k 1.1k 815 561 518 120 3.8k
Kyuzo Aoki Japan 18 1.0k 0.9× 877 0.8× 841 1.0× 561 1.0× 431 0.8× 60 3.2k
Takashi Shimazu Japan 42 2.3k 2.0× 1.2k 1.1× 719 0.9× 492 0.9× 535 1.0× 123 5.5k
Virginia K. Weise United States 30 846 0.7× 851 0.8× 444 0.5× 348 0.6× 1.1k 2.2× 75 3.3k
Nobuyuki Yanagihara Japan 34 1.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.8× 716 0.9× 325 0.6× 1.0k 2.0× 183 4.2k
Bevyn Jarrott Australia 38 756 0.7× 1.9k 1.8× 782 1.0× 231 0.4× 2.0k 3.8× 230 4.8k
Fariba Oveisi United States 25 1.3k 1.1× 934 0.9× 571 0.7× 785 1.4× 336 0.6× 38 3.7k
Inés Armando United States 39 535 0.5× 1.6k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 1.2k 2.1× 579 1.1× 153 4.2k
Marlene L. Cohen United States 37 1.3k 1.1× 2.2k 2.1× 739 0.9× 317 0.6× 1.9k 3.7× 169 5.0k
Brendan Leighton United Kingdom 36 1.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.9× 428 0.5× 1.2k 2.2× 575 1.1× 96 4.3k
P.R. Saxena Netherlands 21 1.0k 0.9× 2.1k 2.0× 768 0.9× 371 0.7× 2.4k 4.7× 53 5.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kôzô Okamoto

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hamada, Yoh, et al.. (1995). OCULAR FUNDUS CHANGES IN MALIGNANT OR PRECOCIOUS STROKE‐PRONE SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 22(s1). S132–3. 5 indexed citations
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Murakami, Tetsuo, Akio Tsuji, Kazuo Yamamoto, & Kôzô Okamoto. (1992). Effects of a Fish Meal Diet Initiated at the Hypertensive Stage on the Development of Cerebrovascular Lesions in SHRSP. Fluctuation of Lipid Peroxides and Related Enzyme Activities.. Nippon Eiyo Shokuryo Gakkaishi. 45(2). 139–146. 3 indexed citations
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Murakami, Tetsuo, Akio Tsuji, Kazuo Yamamoto, & Kôzô Okamoto. (1992). Effects of a Fish Meal Diet Initiated at the Hypertensive Stage on the Development of Cerebrovascular Lesions in SHRSP. Improvement of Blood Pressure and Cerebral Stroke Lesions, and Prolongation of Life-span.. Nippon Eiyo Shokuryo Gakkaishi. 45(2). 129–137. 6 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Kôzô, et al.. (1989). Establishment of an inbred strain of hypertensive hypercholesterolemic rats (Hyper T-C rat). 14(2). 211–227. 1 indexed citations
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Sawabe, Akiyoshi, Yoshiharu MATSUBARA, Yoshitomi Iizuka, & Kôzô Okamoto. (1988). The structure and physiological activity of phenyl propanoid glycosides in the lemon (Citrus limon Burum f.), Unshiu (Citrus unshiu) and Kinkan (Fortunella japonica) peelings.. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 62(7). 1067–1071. 7 indexed citations
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Murakami, Tetsuo, Kôzô Okamoto, Shôzaburo Kitaoka, & Yoshitomi Iizuka. (1988). Effect of Euglena cells on blood pressure, cerebral and peripheral vascular changes and life-span in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.. Nippon Eiyo Shokuryo Gakkaishi. 41(2). 115–125. 7 indexed citations
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Murakami, Tetsuo, et al.. (1987). Effect of Chlorella on blood pressure, cerebral stroke lesions, hypertensive vascular changes and life-span in spontaneously hypertensive rats.. Nippon Eiyo Shokuryo Gakkaishi. 40(5). 351–359. 14 indexed citations
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Shimamura, Keiichi, et al.. (1987). Noradrenaline Content and Release in the Mesenteric Artery of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) and a New Strain of SHRSP (M-SHRSP). Journal of Vascular Research. 24(6). 334–338. 2 indexed citations
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Sawabe, Akiyoshi, et al.. (1986). Structure and physiological activity of phenyl propanoid glycosides of Hassaku (Citrus hassaku Hort.) and orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck.) peelings.. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 60(8). 593–599. 19 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Motoharu, et al.. (1986). Renal High-Molecular-Weight Renin: Unusual Formation in the Aged Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 9(3). 177–186. 1 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Kôzô, et al.. (1985). Establishment and characteristics of rat with precocious and severe hypertension (M-SHRSP). 10(1). 73–95. 9 indexed citations
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MATSUBARA, Yoshiharu, et al.. (1985). Structure and hypotensive effect of flavonoid glycosides in lemon peelings. Part II.. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 59(7). 677–682. 14 indexed citations
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MATSUBARA, Yoshiharu, et al.. (1985). Structure and hypotensive effect of flavonoid glycosides in sudachi peelings.. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 59(4). 405–410. 1 indexed citations
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MATSUBARA, Yoshiharu, et al.. (1985). Structure and hypotensive effect of flavonoid glycosides in yuzu (Citrus junos Sieb.) peelings.. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 59(7). 683–687. 8 indexed citations
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Iizuka, Yoshitomi, et al.. (1984). . Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 58(2). 137–143. 5 indexed citations
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Chichibu, Shiko, et al.. (1982). ECG Patterns and the Potential Field Profile on the Thoracic Surface of the Rat. 7(1). 13–27. 2 indexed citations
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Yamori, Yukio, Akinobu Nagaoka, & Kôzô Okamoto. (1975). Importance of Genetic Factors in Stroke--An Evidence Obtained by Selective Breeding of Stroke-prone and -resistant SHR (3 Conference of Pathogenesis of Hypertension ). 38(12). 1095–1100. 1 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Kôzô, Fumitada Hazama, Toshio Takeda, et al.. (1967). Studies on the Autonomic Nervous System of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 31(1). 200. 1 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Kôzô & Kyuzo Aoki. (1963). Development of a Strain of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Circulation. 27(3). 282–293. 1 indexed citations

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