Mikiko Watanabe

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

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Mikiko Watanabe is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikiko Watanabe has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Physiology, 19 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mikiko Watanabe's work include Diet and metabolism studies (26 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (8 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers). Mikiko Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (26 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (8 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers). Mikiko Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Mikiko Watanabe's co-authors include Lucio Gnessi, Carla Lubrano, Stefania Mariani, Sabrina Basciani, Renata Risi, Silvia Manfrini, Dario Tuccinardi, Rossella Tozzi, Dario Tuccinardi and Giovanni Spera and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Endocrine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Mikiko Watanabe

72 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

Central obesity, smoking habit, and hypertension are associated with lower antibody titres in response to COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine

2021 190 citations Mikiko Watanabe, Angela Balena et al. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mikiko Watanabe	895	577	447	383	382	74	2.3k
Stefania Mariani	1.1k 1.2×	532 0.9×	376 0.8×	344 0.9×	428 1.1×	73	2.3k
José Manuel Gómez	977 1.1×	924 1.6×	525 1.2×	362 0.9×	737 1.9×	91	3.7k
Maria Teresa Guagnano	588 0.7×	544 0.9×	465 1.0×	184 0.5×	653 1.7×	91	2.6k
Hanne Løvdal Gulseth	867 1.0×	223 0.4×	379 0.8×	328 0.9×	394 1.0×	61	1.9k
Silvia Manfrini	733 0.8×	1.2k 2.1×	481 1.1×	347 0.9×	353 0.9×	104	3.4k
Davide Carvalho	549 0.6×	1.4k 2.4×	591 1.3×	147 0.4×	478 1.3×	243	3.1k
Fernando Gerchman	397 0.4×	688 1.2×	352 0.8×	91 0.2×	283 0.7×	83	1.9k
Francisco J. Gómez‐Pérez	762 0.9×	1.5k 2.6×	868 1.9×	192 0.5×	865 2.3×	147	3.8k
Junfen Fu	440 0.5×	1.0k 1.8×	666 1.5×	159 0.4×	702 1.8×	204	3.3k
Diego Gómez-Arbeláez	661 0.7×	360 0.6×	187 0.4×	95 0.2×	310 0.8×	38	1.5k

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Risi, Renata, Angela Balena, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2025). Osteocalcin is inversely associated with worse adipose tissue distribution and cardiovascular risk in autoimmune diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 223. 112114–112114.

Recalchi, Serena, Davide Masi, Rebecca Rossetti, et al.. (2025). The Impact of a Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Monocyte Subsets of Patients with Obesity: A Pilot Study. Nutrients. 17(2). 312–312. 1 indexed citations

Colonnello, Elena, Rebecca Rossetti, Giacomo Voltan, et al.. (2025). The Chronobiology of Hormone Administration: “Doctor, What Time Should I Take My Medication?”. Endocrine Reviews. 46(5). 670–689. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Mikiko, et al.. (2025). Eating behavior patterns, metabolic parameters and circulating oxytocin levels in patients with obesity: an exploratory study. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 30(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations

Risi, Renata, Angelo Lauria Pantano, Valeria Fassino, et al.. (2025). Cardiac autonomic neuropathy is associated with ectopic fat distribution in autoimmune but not in type 2 diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 24(1). 74–74. 2 indexed citations

Ernesti, Ilaria, Davide Masi, K. Glaser, et al.. (2025). Impact of a very low‐calorie ketogenic diet on metabolic and microbiota outcomes in post‐bariatric patients and bariatric‐Naïve individuals: A comparative pilot study. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(4). 1950–1959. 1 indexed citations

Ernesti, Ilaria, Mikiko Watanabe, & Alfredo Genco. (2024). A Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet Approach for Post-Bariatric Weight Regain: A Pilot Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(4). 482–488. 1 indexed citations

Tuccinardi, Dario, Mikiko Watanabe, Davide Masi, et al.. (2024). Rethinking weight loss treatments as cardiovascular medicine in obesity, a comprehensive review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31(10). 1260–1273. 10 indexed citations

Watanabe, Mikiko, Alessandro Laviano, Angela Balena, et al.. (2023). Effect on Weight Loss of an Oral Supplement Containing Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomum cassia) and Withania somnifera in Adult Patients with Overweight and Obesity: A Pilot Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). 508–516. 1 indexed citations

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Ernesti, Ilaria, Francesco Baratta, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2023). Predictors of weight loss in patients with obesity treated with a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1058364–1058364. 8 indexed citations

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Defeudis, Giuseppe, Rossella Mazzilli, Domenico Benvenuto, et al.. (2023). Women with type 1 diabetes gain more weight during pregnancy compared to age-matched healthy women despite a healthier diet: a prospective case–control observational study. HORMONES. 22(3). 389–394. 2 indexed citations

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Tozzi, Rossella, Davide Masi, Sabrina Basciani, et al.. (2022). Ketone Bodies and SIRT1, Synergic Epigenetic Regulators for Metabolic Health: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 14(15). 3145–3145. 26 indexed citations

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Barrea, Luigi, Massimiliano Caprio, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2022). Could very low-calorie ketogenic diets turn off low grade inflammation in obesity? Emerging evidence. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63(26). 8320–8336. 52 indexed citations

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Risi, Renata, Giovanni Rossini, Rossella Tozzi, et al.. (2022). Sex difference in the safety and efficacy of bariatric procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(7). 983–996. 32 indexed citations

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Masi, Davide, Maria Elena Spoltore, Rebecca Rossetti, et al.. (2022). The Influence of Ketone Bodies on Circadian Processes Regarding Appetite, Sleep and Hormone Release: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Nutrients. 14(7). 1410–1410. 29 indexed citations

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Tozzi, Rossella, Davide Masi, Savina Contini, et al.. (2022). Circulating SIRT1 and Sclerostin Correlates with Bone Status in Young Women with Different Degrees of Adiposity. Nutrients. 14(5). 983–983. 7 indexed citations

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Tuccinardi, Dario, Giovanni Rossini, Lavinia De Monte, et al.. (2021). An extra virgin olive oil‐enriched chocolate spread positively modulates insulin‐resistance markers compared with a palm oil‐enriched one in healthy young adults: A double‐blind, cross‐over, randomised controlled trial. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 38(2). e3492–e3492. 13 indexed citations

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Lubrano, Carla, Davide Masi, Renata Risi, et al.. (2020). Is Growth Hormone Insufficiency the Missing Link Between Obesity, Male Gender, Age, and COVID‐19 Severity?. Obesity. 28(11). 2038–2039. 23 indexed citations

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Tuccinardi, Dario, Riccardo Giorgino, Silvia Pieralice, et al.. (2020). The utility of assessing C-peptide in patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study. Acta Diabetologica. 58(4). 411–417. 10 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Mikiko, Renata Risi, Dario Tuccinardi, et al.. (2020). Obesity treatment within the Italian national healthcare system tertiary care centers: what can we learn?. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 26(3). 771–778. 28 indexed citations

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