Moritake Higa

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Moritake Higa is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Moritake Higa has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Moritake Higa's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (11 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). Moritake Higa is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (11 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). Moritake Higa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Moritake Higa's co-authors include Roger H. Unger, Yan-Ting Zhou, Michio Shimabukuro, Lelio Orci, Paul Grayburn, Asad Mustafa Karim, Christopher B. Newgard, Zhuo-Wei Wang, May-Yun Wang and Tetsuya Kakuma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Moritake Higa

36 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Lipotoxic heart disease in obese rats: Implications for human obesity

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Moritake Higa Japan	19	1.2k	1.1k	816	735	704	37	3.0k
Changting Xiao Canada	30	806 0.7×	773 0.7×	538 0.7×	491 0.7×	994 1.4×	71	2.8k
Anca D. Dobrian United States	27	690 0.6×	806 0.7×	445 0.5×	440 0.6×	362 0.5×	59	2.7k
Sarah M. Wiesbrock United States	10	1.5k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	390 0.5×	1.8k 2.5×	296 0.4×	10	3.2k
Jonathan J. Fillmore United States	12	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	242 0.3×	957 1.3×	477 0.7×	14	2.8k
Wendell J. Lu United States	10	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	222 0.3×	744 1.0×	660 0.9×	11	3.2k
Stuart M. Furler Australia	31	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	240 0.3×	528 0.7×	460 0.7×	49	3.0k
Ko Kotani Japan	18	1.3k 1.1×	2.4k 2.2×	287 0.4×	932 1.3×	729 1.0×	24	3.8k
Agnieszka Błachnio‐Zabielska Poland	32	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	237 0.3×	643 0.9×	441 0.6×	95	2.9k
Brian T. O’Neill United States	26	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	857 1.1×	695 0.9×	390 0.6×	45	3.2k
Satoshi Ugi Japan	35	939 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	220 0.3×	642 0.9×	504 0.7×	110	3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moritake Higa

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Shimajiri, Yoshinori, et al.. (2025). Unequal distribution of plasma glucagon levels among clustering-based diabetes subtypes: a Japanese cohort. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 1 indexed citations

Maimaituxun, Gulinu, Moritake Higa, Haruka Saito, et al.. (2024). Role of perirenal adiposity in renal dysfunction among CKD individuals with or without diabetes: a Japanese cross-sectional study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 12(2). e003832–e003832. 5 indexed citations

Schneider, Augusto, Xiang Zhu, Joseph Dhahbi, et al.. (2024). Circulating microRNA profile of long‐lived Okinawans identifies novel potential targets for optimizing lifespan and health span. Aging Cell. 23(8). e14191–e14191. 3 indexed citations

Willcox, D. Craig, Michio Shimabukuro, Moritake Higa, et al.. (2024). Novel protective effect of the FOXO3 longevity genotype on mechanisms of cellular aging in Okinawans. PubMed. 10(1). 18–18. 4 indexed citations

Saito, Haruka, Hiroyuki Hirai, Moritake Higa, et al.. (2024). Young‐onset type 2 diabetes mellitus enhances proteinuria, but not glomerular filtration rate decline: A Japanese cohort study. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 15(10). 1444–1456.

Saito, Haruka, Y. Oshiro, Moritake Higa, et al.. (2023). Effect of dapagliflozin on 24-hour glycemic variables in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving basal insulin supported oral therapy (DBOT): a multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 11(2). e003302–e003302. 2 indexed citations

Saito, Haruka, Moritake Higa, Satoshi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2021). High FIB4 index is an independent risk factor of diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 11753–11753. 19 indexed citations

Higa, Moritake, Richard Allsopp, Bradley J. Willcox, et al.. (2021). Regional Variations of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity in Japanese Participants With Normal Glucose Tolerance. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8. 632422–632422. 1 indexed citations

Hirai, Hiroyuki, Moritake Higa, Takeshi Morimoto, et al.. (2019). Dissimilar Effects of Anagliptin and Sitagliptin on Lipoprotein Subclass in Standard or Strong Statin-Treated Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Subanalysis of the REASON (Randomized Evaluation of Anagliptin versus Sitagliptin on Low-Density LipoproteiN Cholesterol in Diabetes) Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(1). 93–93. 3 indexed citations

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Kozuka, Chisayo, Moritake Higa, Hideaki Tanaka, et al.. (2015). γ-Oryzanol Protects Pancreatic β-Cells Against Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Male Mice. Endocrinology. 156(4). 1242–1250. 54 indexed citations

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Kozuka, Chisayo, Moritake Higa, Yuzuru Ohshiro, et al.. (2015). A novel insulinotropic mechanism of whole grain‐derived γ‐oryzanol via the suppression of local dopamine D₂ receptor signalling in mouse islet. British Journal of Pharmacology. 172(18). 4519–4534. 14 indexed citations

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Shimabukuro, Michio, Moritake Higa, Ken Yamakawa, et al.. (2013). Effects of the brown rice diet on visceral obesity and endothelial function: the BRAVO study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 111(2). 310–320. 66 indexed citations

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Shimabukuro, Michio, Moritake Higa, Ken Yamakawa, Hiroaki Masuzaki, & Masataka Sata. (2012). Miglitol, α-glycosidase inhibitor, reduces visceral fat accumulation and cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with the metabolic syndrome: A randomized comparable study. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(5). 2108–2113. 35 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Akira, et al.. (2011). Single-incision laparoscopic adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism: Report of a case. Surgery Today. 41(9). 1306–1309. 5 indexed citations

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Shimabukuro, Michio, Namio Higa, Tomohiro Asahi, et al.. (2011). Impaired Glucose Tolerance, but Not Impaired Fasting Glucose, Underlies Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction. Diabetes Care. 34(3). 686–690. 34 indexed citations

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Higa, Moritake, et al.. (2002). Atrophic Change of Rat Salivary Gland during Adenovirus-Induced Hyperleptinemia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 291(3). 675–679. 8 indexed citations

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Shimabukuro, Michio, Yoshinori Shimajiri, Y. Oshiro, et al.. (2002). Evidence for a deficient pancreatic β-cell response in a rat model of hyperthyroidism. Life Sciences. 71(9). 1059–1070. 34 indexed citations

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Higa, Moritake, Tetsuya Kakuma, Wentong Pan, et al.. (2000). Slow Recovery of Body Fat Lost during Adenovirus-Induced Hyperleptinemia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 279(3). 786–791. 6 indexed citations

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Shimabukuro, Michio, Moritake Higa, Yan-Ting Zhou, et al.. (1998). Lipoapoptosis in Beta-cells of Obese Prediabeticfa/fa Rats. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(49). 32487–32490. 333 indexed citations

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Higa, Moritake, et al.. (1994). [原著］Prethymic Nylon Wool-Passed Bone Marrow Cells Can Make Distinction between Self and Non-Self X-Chromosome-Linked Gene Products (Xir Antigens) on the Stimulator Cells, Resulting in Regulation of the Generation of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Mixed Lymphocyte Cultures. 14(1). 33–41. 1 indexed citations

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