Noboru Murakami

13.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
140 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

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Noboru Murakami is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Noboru Murakami has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 48 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 34 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Noboru Murakami's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (62 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (39 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (31 papers). Noboru Murakami is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (62 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (39 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (31 papers). Noboru Murakami collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Egypt. Noboru Murakami's co-authors include Masamitsu Nakazato, Kenji Kangawa, Yukari Date, Shigeru Matsukura, Masayasu Kojima, Hisayuki Matsuo, Keiko Nakahara, Koji Toshinai, Muhtashan S. Mondal and Mikiya Miyazato and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Noboru Murakami

139 papers receiving 10.5k 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.

A role for ghrelin in the central regulation of feeding

2001 2.8k citations Masamitsu Nakazato, Noboru Murakami et al. profile →
The role of the gastric afferent vagal nerve in ghrelin-induced feeding and growth hormone secretion in rats

2002 859 citations Yukari Date, Noboru Murakami et al. profile →
Upregulation of Ghrelin Expression in the Stomach upon Fasting, Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia, and Leptin Administration

2001 529 citations Koji Toshinai, Masamitsu Nakazato et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Noboru Murakami Japan	43	8.4k	4.4k	4.1k	2.1k	1.5k	140	10.7k
Harvey J. Grill United States	65	7.4k 0.9×	6.4k 1.4×	3.6k 0.9×	3.4k 1.6×	2.3k 1.5×	181	13.4k
Carol F. Elias United States	46	7.6k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	139	10.9k
Pushpa S. Kalra United States	59	8.2k 1.0×	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	4.4k 2.1×	1.7k 1.1×	214	13.6k
Satya P. Kalra United States	56	6.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	4.2k 2.0×	977 0.6×	169	11.6k
M.A. Ghatei United Kingdom	41	4.5k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	2.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	660 0.4×	94	7.6k
Sarah F. Leibowitz United States	72	10.8k 1.3×	3.2k 0.7×	3.8k 0.9×	7.7k 3.7×	2.7k 1.8×	272	17.5k
Mary Ann Pelleymounter United States	32	5.0k 0.6×	3.1k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	980 0.6×	55	7.8k
Gregory J. Morton United States	48	6.6k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	5.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	767 0.5×	108	12.3k
Timothy J. Bartness United States	62	6.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.3×	6.9k 1.7×	1.4k 0.7×	664 0.4×	203	11.7k
Denis G. Baskin United States	61	13.5k 1.6×	6.4k 1.4×	7.7k 1.9×	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	117	20.1k

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Tanaka, Yukië, Keisuke Maruyama, Kenji Mori, et al.. (2020). Comparison of physiological functions between neuromedin U-related peptide and neuromedin S-related peptide in the rat central nervous system. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 534. 653–658. 1 indexed citations

Nakahara, Keiko, et al.. (2016). Involvement of endogenous neuromedin U and neuromedin S in thermoregulation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 470(4). 930–935. 15 indexed citations

Murakami, Noboru, et al.. (2013). Low diastolic blood pressure was one of the independent predictors of ischemia-like findings of electrocardiogram in patients who underwent coronary angiography. Journal of Cardiology. 62(4). 230–235. 4 indexed citations

Bannai, Makoto, et al.. (2012). The Effects of Glycine on Subjective Daytime Performance in Partially Sleep-Restricted Healthy Volunteers. Frontiers in Neurology. 3. 61–61. 23 indexed citations

Nakahara, Keiko, et al.. (2011). Somatostatin is involved in anorexia in mice fed a valine-deficient diet. Amino Acids. 42(4). 1397–1404. 26 indexed citations

Nakahara, Keiko, et al.. (2010). Nutritional and environmental factors affecting plasma ghrelin and leptin levels in rats. Journal of Endocrinology. 207(1). 95–103. 26 indexed citations

Verbeek, Peter‐Paul, Toshitaka Iwamoto, & Noboru Murakami. (2007). Variable stress-responsiveness in wild type and domesticated fighting fish. Physiology & Behavior. 93(1-2). 83–88. 50 indexed citations

Katayama, Tetsuro, et al.. (2007). Glucagon receptor expression and glucagon stimulation of ghrelin secretion in rat stomach. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 357(4). 865–870. 23 indexed citations

Miyazato, Mikiya, Kenji Mori, Takanori Ida, et al.. (2007). Identification and functional analysis of a novel ligand for G protein-coupled receptor, Neuromedin S. Regulatory Peptides. 145(1-3). 37–41. 17 indexed citations

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Sato, Miho, Keiko Nakahara, Shintaro Goto, et al.. (2006). Effects of ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin on neurogenesis of the rat fetal spinal cord. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 350(3). 598–603. 79 indexed citations

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Mori, Kenji, Mikiya Miyazato, Takanori Ida, et al.. (2005). Identification of neuromedin S and its possible role in the mammalian circadian oscillator system. The EMBO Journal. 24(2). 325–335. 141 indexed citations

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Ida, Takanori, Kenji Mori, Mikiya Miyazato, et al.. (2005). Neuromedin S Is a Novel Anorexigenic Hormone. Endocrinology. 146(10). 4217–4223. 76 indexed citations

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Nakajima, Susumu, Takashi Fujii, Noboru Murakami, et al.. (2002). Therapeutic and imaging capacity of tumor-localizing radiosensitive Mn–porphyrin KADT-F10 for SCCVII tumors in C3H /He mice. Cancer Letters. 181(2). 173–178. 8 indexed citations

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Nakahara, Keiko, et al.. (2002). Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is involved in melatonin release via the specific receptor PACAP-r1, but not in the circadian oscillator, in chick pineal cells. Brain Research. 939(1-2). 19–25. 19 indexed citations

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Hanada, Reiko, Masamitsu Nakazato, Noboru Murakami, et al.. (2001). A Role for Neuromedin U in Stress Response. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 289(1). 225–228. 101 indexed citations

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Murakami, Noboru, et al.. (1997). Daily injections of melatonin entrain the circadian activity rhythms of nocturnal rats but not diurnal chipmunks. Brain Research. 775(1-2). 240–243. 12 indexed citations

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Nakahara, Keiko, et al.. (1997). Individual pineal cells in chick possess photoreceptive, circadian clock and melatonin-synthesizing capacities in vitro. Brain Research. 774(1-2). 242–245. 46 indexed citations

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Murakami, Noboru, et al.. (1996). Melatonin Accelerates Reentrainment of Circadian Locomotor Activity Rhythms to New Light-Dark Cycles in the Rat.. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 46(4). 347–351. 17 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Miki, et al.. (1993). Melatonin release from pineal cells of diurnal and nocturnal birds. Brain Research. 620(2). 297–300. 31 indexed citations

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Murakami, Noboru, et al.. (1991). Long-term cultured neurons from rat suprachiasmatic nucleus retain the capacity for circadian oscillation of vasopressin release. Brain Research. 545(1-2). 347–350. 95 indexed citations

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