Nobuyuki Sudo

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
142 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Nobuyuki Sudo is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nobuyuki Sudo has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Clinical Psychology, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Nobuyuki Sudo's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (29 papers), Gut microbiota and health (28 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers). Nobuyuki Sudo is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (29 papers), Gut microbiota and health (28 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers). Nobuyuki Sudo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Nobuyuki Sudo's co-authors include Chiharu Kubo, Yasuhiro Koga, Yoichi Chida, Yuji Aiba, Naomi Oyama, Junko Sonoda, Y. Aiba, Kazufumi Yoshihara, Yuichi Koga and Tetsuya Hiramoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Nobuyuki Sudo

133 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Postnatal microbial colonization programs the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal system for stress response in mice

2004 2.0k citations Nobuyuki Sudo, Yoichi Chida et al. profile →
The requirement of intestinal bacterial flora for the development of an IgE production system fully susceptible to oral tolerance induction

1997 830 citations Nobuyuki Sudo, Chiharu Kubo et al. profile →
Critical role of gut microbiota in the production of biologically active, free catecholamines in the gut lumen of mice

2012 504 citations Yasunari Asano, Tetsuya Hiramoto et al. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nobuyuki Sudo Japan	37	3.5k	2.1k	1.5k	827	776	142	7.3k
Paul J. Kennedy Ireland	23	3.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	943 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	33	6.3k
Jane A. Foster Canada	36	5.1k 1.5×	2.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.7×	1.2k 1.5×	943 1.2×	133	8.9k
Chiharu Kubo Japan	37	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	989 0.7×	597 0.7×	768 1.0×	183	7.0k
Yuliya Borre Netherlands	15	3.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	717 0.9×	550 0.7×	19	4.8k
Paul Forsythe Canada	49	5.9k 1.7×	3.4k 1.6×	2.3k 1.6×	1.5k 1.8×	728 0.9×	131	11.2k
Siobhain M. O’Mahony Ireland	48	4.0k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	2.8k 3.4×	1.1k 1.4×	165	9.8k
Rachel D. Moloney Ireland	23	3.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	989 1.2×	788 1.0×	38	5.1k
Hélène M. Savignac Ireland	14	3.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	800 1.0×	669 0.9×	21	4.8k
Michael T. Bailey United States	49	4.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.9×	791 1.0×	2.4k 3.1×	162	9.1k
Kirsten Tillisch United States	49	2.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	993 0.7×	3.4k 4.1×	501 0.6×	126	8.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nobuyuki Sudo

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Hosoi, Masako, et al.. (2025). Association of high complement and low immunoglobulins with the clinical symptoms of patients with fibromyalgia. BioPsychoSocial Medicine. 19(1). 1–1.

Zhu, Hongru, et al.. (2025). The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS): psychometric properties of a Mongolian version in university students. BMC Psychology. 13(1). 1205–1205.

Nakamura, Yuri, Mao Shibata, Naoki Hirabayashi, et al.. (2025). Influence of chronic pain on regional brain volume reduction in a general older Japanese population: a longitudinal imaging analysis from the Hisayama Study. Brain Communications. 7(2). fcaf149–fcaf149.

Hirabayashi, Naoki, Jun Hata, Yoshihiko Furuta, et al.. (2024). Association Between Serum NT-proBNP and Gray Matter Atrophy Patterns in an Older Japanese Population: The Hisayama Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 79(5). 1 indexed citations

Kawai, Keisuke, Shu Takakura, Nobuyuki Sudo, et al.. (2023). A multi-center, randomized, parallel-group study to compare the efficacy of enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) with treatment as usual (TAU) for anorexia nervosa: study protocol. BioPsychoSocial Medicine. 17(1). 20–20. 2 indexed citations

Yoshihara, Kazufumi, et al.. (2023). Differences in the presentation of COVID-19-related psychosocial stress and general psychological distress and the relation between the number of care days and these symptoms among Japanese ward staff working exclusively with COVID-19 and support staff. BioPsychoSocial Medicine. 17(1). 17–17. 1 indexed citations

Miyata, Noriyuki, Tomokazu Hata, Shu Takakura, et al.. (2023). Persistence of gut dysbiosis in individuals with anorexia nervosa. PLoS ONE. 18(12). e0296037–e0296037. 4 indexed citations

Yoshihara, Kazufumi, Tomokazu Hata, Noriyuki Miyata, et al.. (2023). Dietary supplementation with 1‐kestose induces altered locomotor activity and increased striatal dopamine levels with a change in gut microbiota in male mice. Physiological Reports. 11(23). e15882–e15882. 2 indexed citations

Shibata, Mao, Naoki Hirabayashi, Tomoyuki Ohara, et al.. (2022). Association between chronic low back pain and regional brain atrophy in a Japanese older population: the Hisayama Study. Pain. 163(11). 2185–2193. 11 indexed citations

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Hirabayashi, Naoki, Jun Hata, Yoshihiko Furuta, et al.. (2022). Association Between Diabetes and Gray Matter Atrophy Patterns in a General Older Japanese Population: The Hisayama Study. Diabetes Care. 45(6). 1364–1371. 14 indexed citations

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Sudo, Nobuyuki. (2021). Possible role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa. BioPsychoSocial Medicine. 15(1). 25–25. 8 indexed citations

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Hata, Tomokazu, Noriyuki Miyata, Shu Takakura, et al.. (2019). The Gut Microbiome Derived From Anorexia Nervosa Patients Impairs Weight Gain and Behavioral Performance in Female Mice. Endocrinology. 160(10). 2441–2452. 83 indexed citations

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Takakura, Shu, et al.. (2017). Eating Disorders as Stress Associated Diseases. 57(8). 797–804.

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Hata, Tomokazu, Yasunari Asano, Kazufumi Yoshihara, et al.. (2017). Regulation of gut luminal serotonin by commensal microbiota in mice. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0180745–e0180745. 165 indexed citations

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Shibata, Mao, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Rie Iwaki, et al.. (2015). Paternal and maternal bonding styles in childhood are associated with the prevalence of chronic pain in a general adult population: the Hisayama Study. BMC Psychiatry. 15(1). 181–181. 37 indexed citations

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Asano, Yasunari, Tetsuya Hiramoto, Ryo Nishino, et al.. (2012). Critical role of gut microbiota in the production of biologically active, free catecholamines in the gut lumen of mice. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 303(11). G1288–G1295. 504 indexed citations breakdown →

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Amemiya, Naoyuki, Masahide Takii, Takehisa Hata, et al.. (2012). The outcome of Japanese anorexia nervosa patients treated with an inpatient therapy in an internal medicine unit.. PubMed. 17(1). e1–8. 18 indexed citations

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Chida, Yoichi, Nobuyuki Sudo, Junko Sonoda, Tetsuya Hiramoto, & Chiharu Kubo. (2006). Early-Life Psychological Stress Exacerbates Adult Mouse Asthma via the Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(4). 316–322. 72 indexed citations

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Sudo, Nobuyuki, et al.. (2004). Postnatal microbial colonization programs the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system for stress response in mice. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Sudo, Nobuyuki, et al.. (1999). The Effects Of Exercise On Interleukin-6, Lymphocyte Subsets And Pituitary-Adrenal Gland-Related Hormones Of Blood In Rats. 7(1). 57–61.

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