Masayuki Saito

15.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
247 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Masayuki Saito is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayuki Saito has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Physiology, 60 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 46 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Masayuki Saito's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (122 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (44 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (39 papers). Masayuki Saito is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (122 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (44 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (39 papers). Masayuki Saito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Masayuki Saito's co-authors include Takeshi Yoneshiro, Mami Matsushita, Toshimitsu Kameya, Yuko Kawai, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura, Toshihiko Iwanaga, Sayuri Aita, Kazuhiro Kimura, Kunihiro Nakada and Masao Miyagawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Masayuki Saito

245 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

High Incidence of Metabolically Active Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adult Humans

2009 1.5k citations Masayuki Saito, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura et al. Diabetes profile →
Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans

2013 755 citations Takeshi Yoneshiro, Mami Matsushita et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masayuki Saito Japan	53	7.8k	3.0k	2.0k	2.0k	1.8k	247	11.5k
Leslie P. Kozak United States	52	8.3k 1.1×	3.3k 1.1×	3.7k 1.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	133	11.2k
Denis Richard Canada	67	9.7k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	3.4k 1.7×	1.5k 0.8×	3.7k 2.1×	314	16.1k
Jean Himms‐Hagen Canada	42	6.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	952 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	117	8.4k
Paul Cohen United States	48	7.2k 0.9×	4.4k 1.5×	3.8k 1.9×	963 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	83	12.7k
Martin Klingenspor Germany	57	5.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	659 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	194	9.8k
Sheila Collins United States	61	8.0k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	6.1k 3.0×	749 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	123	14.0k
Max Lafontan France	63	7.4k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	3.6k 1.7×	515 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	235	13.5k
Francesc Villarroya Spain	64	8.2k 1.1×	4.6k 1.5×	6.2k 3.1×	1.1k 0.6×	762 0.4×	308	15.3k
Josiane Seydoux Switzerland	44	5.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	3.0k 1.5×	477 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	95	8.5k
Frédéric Bouillaud France	62	9.1k 1.2×	2.2k 0.7×	6.8k 3.3×	830 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	156	14.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masayuki Saito

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Yeh, Yu‐Sheng, Yoshihito Fujita, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura, et al.. (2023). Mevalonate biosynthesis pathway regulates the development and survival of brown adipocytes. iScience. 26(3). 106161–106161. 5 indexed citations

Saito, Masayuki & Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura. (2023). Thermogenic Brown Fat in Humans: Implications in Energy Homeostasis, Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. The World Journal of Men s Health. 41(3). 489–489. 17 indexed citations

Fukuda, Aya, Shinichi Miyazaki, Rintaro Shimada, et al.. (2021). Visualization of intracellular lipid metabolism in brown adipocytes by time-lapse ultra-multiplex CARS microspectroscopy with an onstage incubator. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155(12). 125102–125102. 9 indexed citations

Nirengi, Shinsuke, Shiho Amagasa, Toshiyuki Homma, et al.. (2019). Applicability of Supraclavicular Oxygenated and Total Hemoglobin Evaluated by Near-Infrared Time-Resolved Spectroscopy as Indicators of Brown Adipose Tissue Density in Humans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(9). 2214–2214. 7 indexed citations

Nirengi, Shinsuke, Hitoshi Wakabayashi, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2019). An optimal condition for the evaluation of human brown adipose tissue by infrared thermography. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0220574–e0220574. 34 indexed citations

Nakajima, Shinsuke, et al.. (2017). Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor A-like effector A and fat-specific protein 27β coordinately control lipid droplet size in brown adipocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(26). 10824–10834. 24 indexed citations

Hibi, Masanobu, M. Matsushita, Takeshi Yoneshiro, et al.. (2016). Brown adipose tissue is involved in diet-induced thermogenesis and whole-body fat utilization in healthy humans. International Journal of Obesity. 40(11). 1655–1661. 107 indexed citations

Saito, Masayuki. (2015). Capsaicin and Related Food Ingredients Reducing Body Fat Through the Activation of TRP and Brown Fat Thermogenesis. Advances in food and nutrition research. 76. 1–28. 58 indexed citations

Nishio, Miwako, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Masako Nakahara, et al.. (2012). Production of Functional Classical Brown Adipocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells using Specific Hemopoietin Cocktail without Gene Transfer. Cell Metabolism. 16(3). 394–406. 132 indexed citations

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Saito, Masayuki, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2009). High Incidence of Metabolically Active Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adult Humans. Diabetes. 58(7). 1526–1531. 1523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saito, Masayuki. (2007). Human brown adipose tissue evaluated by FDG-PET : activation by cold exposure. International Journal of Obesity. 31. 4 indexed citations

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Ishii, Tatsuya, Kohei Shimada, Kennedy Makondo, et al.. (2007). Proinsulin C‐peptide abrogates type‐1 diabetes‐induced increase of renal endothelial nitric oxide synthase in rats. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 24(4). 331–338. 27 indexed citations

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NISHII, Naohito, Masaki Takasu, Yasunori OHBA, et al.. (2006). Postprandial changes in leptin concentrations of cerebrospinal fluid in dogs during development of obesity. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 67(12). 2006–2011. 5 indexed citations

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Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, et al.. (2006). Brown fat UCP1 is not involved in the febrile and thermogenic responses to IL-1β in mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 292(4). E1135–E1139. 21 indexed citations

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Moore, Mary Courtney, Haruki Shibata, Tsutomu Honjoh, et al.. (2005). Portal 5-hydroxytryptophan infusion enhances glucose disposal in conscious dogs. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 289(2). E225–E231. 21 indexed citations

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Ohashi, Atsuko, et al.. (2004). Conjugated Linoleic Acid Deteriorates Insulin Resistance in Obese/Diabetic Mice in Association with Decreased Production of Adiponectin and Leptin. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 50(6). 416–421. 37 indexed citations

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Nagase, Itsuro, et al.. (1999). Up‐regulation of uncoupling protein 3 by thyroid hormone, peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor ligands and 9‐cis retinoic acid in L6 myotubes. FEBS Letters. 461(3). 319–322. 67 indexed citations

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Shimizu, Yasutake, Hideki Nikami, & Masayuki Saito. (1991). Sympathetic Activation of Glucose Utilization in Brown Adipose Tissue in Rats1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 110(5). 688–692. 62 indexed citations

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Kato, Hideo, et al.. (1987). Effects of Cyclic and Continuous Total Enteral Nutrition on Circadian Cortisol Rhythm. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 2(1). 83–89. 2 indexed citations

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Saito, Masayuki, Haruka Kato, M Suda, & Yasumi Yugari. (1981). Parenteral feeding abolishes the circadian adrenocortical rhythm in rats. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 37(7). 754–755. 12 indexed citations

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