Shigeru Inoue

12.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
230 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Shigeru Inoue is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Shigeru Inoue has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Physiology, 79 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 53 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Shigeru Inoue's work include Physical Activity and Health (96 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (70 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (39 papers). Shigeru Inoue is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (96 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (70 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (39 papers). Shigeru Inoue collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and United States. Shigeru Inoue's co-authors include Cora L. Craig, Harold W. Kohl, Estelle V. Lambert, Jasem Ramadan Alkandari, Sonja Kahlmeier, Tomoko Takamiya, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Yuko Odagiri, Teruichi Shimomitsu and Shiho Amagasa and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Shigeru Inoue

217 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health

2012 2.1k citations Shigeru Inoue et al. profile →
How many steps/day are enough? for adults

2011 769 citations Shigeru Inoue et al. profile →
Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium

2016 685 citations Shigeru Inoue et al. profile →
Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 208 citations Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shigeru Inoue

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of forest walking compared to urban walking in enhancing mucosal immunity 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Hiroko Ochiai, Shigeru Inoue, (unknown), (unknown), Tomohiko Sugishita, Toshiya Ochiai, Naoko Yanagisawa, Yoshio Nakata, Michiko Imai	0
2	Changes in Step-Defined Physical Activity by Occupation: The National Health and Nutrition Survey of Japan 2001–2019 2025 ·Journal of Physical Activity and Health ·Noritoshi Fukushima, Shiho Amagasa, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Rei Ono, Shigeru Inoue	0
3	Effects of Radio-Taiso on Health-related Quality of Life in Older Adults With Frailty: a Randomized Controlled Trial 2024 ·Journal of Epidemiology ·Yosuke Osuka, Narumi Kojima, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Takuya Omura, Keiko Motokawa, (unknown), Kazushi Maruo, (unknown), Shigeru Inoue, Hiroyuki Sasai	1
4	Regional Disparities in Measles Vaccination Coverage and Their Associated Factors: An Ecological Study in Japan 2024 ·Journal of Epidemiology ·Masaki Machida, Shinji Fukushima, Takahiro Tabuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Wakaba Fukushima, Shigeru Inoue	1
5	Association between the Decrease in Medical Visit Frequency and Chronic Disease Worsening in the Early Stages of COVID-19 - A Longitudinal Study - 2024 ·Internal Medicine ·(unknown), Yuko Odagiri, Masaki Machida, Tomoko Takamiya, Noritoshi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Toshio Hayashi, (unknown), Shigeru Inoue	1
6	Commute mode — physical activity and the possibility of change to active commuting among Japanese workers: a descriptive study by region 2023 ·SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI ·(unknown), Masaki Machida, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Yuko Odagiri, Tomoko Takamiya, Noritoshi Fukushima, Shiho Amagasa, Tomoki Nakaya, Kimihiro Hino, Shigeru Inoue	0
7	General Vaccination Readiness in Japan: Results from the JASTIS 2023 Study 2023 ·Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Masaki Machida, Shigeru Inoue, Takahiro Tabuchi	3
8	Unwillingness to cooperate with COVID-19 contact tracing in Japan 2022 ·Public Health ·Masahiro N. Machida, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takeo Kojima, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoko Takamiya, Yuko Odagiri, (unknown), Shiho Amagasa, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shigeru Inoue	4
9	Individual-level social capital and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Japan: a cross-sectional study 2022 ·Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics ·Masaki Machida, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takako Kojima, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoko Takamiya, Yuko Odagiri, Noritoshi Fukushima, Shiho Amagasa, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shigeru Inoue	15
10	Persistence of Mental Health Deterioration Among People Living Alone During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Periodically-repeated Longitudinal Study 2022 ·Journal of Epidemiology ·Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, Yuko Odagiri, Noritoshi Fukushima, Tomoko Takamiya, Shiho Amagasa, Keisuke Fukui, Takako Kojima, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shigeru Inoue	8
11	Results from the Japan 2022 report card on physical activity for children and youth 2022 ·Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness ·Chiaki Tanaka, Takafumi Abe, Shigeho Tanaka, Yoichi Hatamoto, Motohiko Miyachi, Shigeru Inoue, John J. Reilly	4
12	Survey on usage and concerns of a COVID-19 contact tracing application in Japan 2021 ·Public Health in Practice ·Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoko Takamiya, Yuko Odagiri, Noritoshi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, (unknown), Takako Kojima, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shigeru Inoue	9
13	Social participation and mortality according to company size of the longest-held job among older men in Japan: A 6-year follow-up study from the JAGES 2021 ·Journal of Occupational Health ·Satoru Kanamori, Naoki Kondo, Tomoko Takamiya, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Shigeru Inoue, Taishi Tsuji, Yuko Kai, Go Muto, Katsunori Kondo	7
14	Adoption of personal protective measures by ordinary citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan 2020 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoko Takamiya, Yuko Odagiri, Noritoshi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takako Kojima, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shigeru Inoue	81
15	Association between accelerometer-measured physical activity and falls among community-dwelling older people living in cold, snowy areas 2020 ·European Geriatric Medicine ·Reiji Kojima, Shigekazu Ukawa, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Aya Tanaka, Takashi Kimura, Shiho Amagasa, Shigeru Inoue, Katsunori Kondo, Akiko Tamakoshi	2
16	How Well iPhones Measure Steps in Free-Living Conditions: Cross-Sectional Validation Study 2019 ·JMIR mhealth and uhealth ·Shiho Amagasa, Masamitsu Kamada, Hiroyuki Sasai, Noritoshi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, I‐Min Lee, Shigeru Inoue	46
17	Gender differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior of Japanese primary school children during school cleaning time, morning recess and lunch recess 2019 ·BMC Public Health ·Chiaki Tanaka, Maki Tanaka, Shigeru Inoue, Masayuki Okuda, Shigeho Tanaka	17
18	A cross-sectional study of the association between city scale and daily steps in Japan: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey Japan (NHNS-J) 2006-2010. 2016 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Tomoko Takamiya, Yumiko Ohya, Yuko Odagiri, Noritoshi Fukushima, Toshio Hayashi, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Hiroki Sato, Teruichi Shimomitsu, Shigeru Inoue	14
19	Organizational justice and insomnia: Relationships between justice components and insomnia symptoms among private company workers in Japan 2015 ·Journal of Occupational Health ·Toshio Hayashi, Yuko Odagiri, Tomoko Takamiya, Yumiko Ohya, Shigeru Inoue	6
20	Determination of Apparent Amylose Content in Japanese Milled Rice Using Near-Infrared Transmittance Spectroscopy. 1999 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Naoto Shimizu, (unknown), Takashi Yanagisawa, Shigeru Inoue, (unknown), Ian A. Cowe, (unknown), Anthony B. Blakeney, Toshinori Kimura, (unknown), Hiroshi Okadome, Hidechika TOYOSHIMA, Ken’ichi Ohtsubo	11

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