Masako Shimada

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Masako Shimada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Masako Shimada has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Masako Shimada's work include Lipid metabolism and disorders (11 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (11 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (10 papers). Masako Shimada is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and disorders (11 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (11 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (10 papers). Masako Shimada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Masako Shimada's co-authors include Jeffrey S. Flier, Bradford B. Lowell, Nicholas A. Tritos, Eleftheria Maratos–Flier, Takanari Gotoda, Hitoshi Shimano, Kenji Harada, N Yamada, Y Yazaki and Jun-ichi Ohsuga and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masako Shimada

106 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Mice lacking melanin-concentrating hormone are hypophagic and lean

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masako Shimada Japan	30	1.2k	824	795	678	600	106	3.9k
Louise T. Dalgaard Denmark	33	1.6k 1.3×	788 1.0×	799 1.0×	452 0.7×	1.5k 2.5×	95	4.2k
Masanobu Yamada Japan	31	914 0.8×	624 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	632 0.9×	774 1.3×	190	3.9k
Karnam S. Murthy United States	48	3.3k 2.8×	941 1.1×	451 0.6×	535 0.8×	1.6k 2.6×	174	6.3k
Hidesuke Kaji Japan	34	943 0.8×	437 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	1.9k 2.7×	1.0k 1.7×	135	4.1k
Søren P. Sheikh Denmark	42	3.4k 2.9×	1.2k 1.5×	727 0.9×	885 1.3×	608 1.0×	125	6.1k
Yasuhiko Okimura Japan	35	997 0.8×	410 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	1.7k 2.5×	1.0k 1.7×	117	3.8k
Adrian C. Herington Australia	46	2.1k 1.8×	670 0.8×	916 1.2×	2.8k 4.1×	975 1.6×	183	6.3k
Bing Chen China	33	949 0.8×	809 1.0×	422 0.5×	650 1.0×	940 1.6×	116	3.9k
Ella W. Englander United States	30	1.0k 0.9×	618 0.8×	808 1.0×	219 0.3×	638 1.1×	84	2.8k
Rosalı́a Gallego Spain	35	1.1k 0.9×	526 0.6×	1.8k 2.2×	641 0.9×	2.2k 3.6×	92	5.0k

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Shimada, Masako, et al.. (2022). Arctium lappa Lam. and Its Related Lignans Improve Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia in Diabetic Rodent Models: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 335–349. 4 indexed citations

Shimada, Masako, et al.. (2021). Moringa oleifera Lam. in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Molecules. 26(12). 3513–3513. 24 indexed citations

Shimada, Masako, et al.. (2018). A Beneficial Role of Rooibos in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Molecules. 23(4). 839–839. 26 indexed citations

Shimada, Masako, Takashi Matsuzaka, Kiyo‐aki Ishii, et al.. (2016). Crucial Role of Elovl6 in Chondrocyte Growth and Differentiation during Growth Plate Development in Mice. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159375–e0159375. 9 indexed citations

Ueki, Koichiro, et al.. (2007). Condylar and disc positions after intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy with and without a Le Fort I osteotomy. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 36(3). 207–213. 29 indexed citations

Suzuki, Rikio, Makoto Onizuka, Minoru Kojima, et al.. (2007). Prognostic significance ofFLT3 internal tandem duplication andNPM1 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia in an unselected patient population. International Journal of Hematology. 86(5). 422–428. 8 indexed citations

Shimada, Masako, Makoto Onizuka, Shinichiro Machida, et al.. (2007). Association of autoimmune disease‐related gene polymorphisms with chronic graft‐versus‐host disease. British Journal of Haematology. 139(3). 458–463. 19 indexed citations

Ueki, Koichiro, Kiyomasa Nakagawa, Kohei Marukawa, et al.. (2005). Changes in condylar long axis and skeletal stability after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy with poly-l-lactic acid or titanium plate fixation. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 34(6). 627–634. 51 indexed citations

Marukawa, Kohei, Koichiro Ueki, Sarwar Alam, et al.. (2005). Expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen during distraction osteogenesis in the mandible in rabbits. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 44(2). 141–145. 21 indexed citations

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Shimada, Masako, et al.. (2002). Purification and Characterization of a Receptor for Human Parathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone-related Peptide. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(35). 31774–31780. 24 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Satoshi, Kenichi Meguro, Masako Shimada, et al.. (2002). Five-year retrospective changes in hippocampal atrophy and cognitive screening test performances in very mild Alzheimer's disease: the Tajiri Project. Neuroradiology. 44(1). 43–48. 31 indexed citations

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Iwakabe, Kenji, Masako Shimada, Akio Ohta, et al.. (1998). The restraint stress drives a shift in Th1/Th2 balance toward Th2-dominant immunity in mice. Immunology Letters. 62(1). 39–43. 104 indexed citations

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Shimada, Masako, et al.. (1996). Hypertriglyceridemia, but not Hypercholesterolemia, is Associated with the Alterations of Fibrinolytic System. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 28(11). 603–606. 13 indexed citations

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Shimada, Masako, Shun Ishibashi, Kenjiro Yamamoto, et al.. (1995). Overexpression of Human Lipoprotein Lipase Increases Hormone-Sensitive Lipase Activity in Adipose Tissue of Mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 211(3). 761–766. 21 indexed citations

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Shimano, Hitoshi, Y Namba, Jun-ichi Ohsuga, et al.. (1994). Metabolism of Chylomicron Remnants in Transgenic Mice Expressing Apolipoprotein E in the Intestine. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 200(2). 716–721. 2 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yoshirô, Toshimori Inaba, Takanari Gotoda, et al.. (1994). Role of Macrophage Colony‐Stimulating Factor in the Initial Process of Atherosclerosis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 748(1). 357–364. 14 indexed citations

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Shimada, Masako, et al.. (1993). Mass-screening for neuroblastoma in Sapporo City and assumptive natural history of this tumor. 5. 339–343. 1 indexed citations

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Shimada, Masako, Yoshihiro Yamada, Keisei Okamoto, et al.. (1993). SL/Kh strain of mice: A model of spontaneous pre-B-lymphomas. Leukemia Research. 17(7). 573–578. 21 indexed citations

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Itô, Akira, Masako Shimada, & Yo Mori. (1993). Regulation of hyaluronate production by interleukin 1 in cultured human chorionic cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1158(1). 91–97. 6 indexed citations

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Shimano, Hitoshi, Chikafusa Fukazawa, Yoshikazu Shibasaki, et al.. (1991). The effect of apo E secretion on lipoprotein uptake in transfected cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1086(3). 245–254. 17 indexed citations

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