Sunao Shimizu

631 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 500 citations indexed

About

Sunao Shimizu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunao Shimizu has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 500 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Sunao Shimizu's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers). Sunao Shimizu is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers). Sunao Shimizu collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Sunao Shimizu's co-authors include Ken Itoh, Shuya Kasai, Yota Tatara, Junsei Mimura, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Itoyo Tokuda, Hiroki Hayashi, Kazushige Ihara and Takuro Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Sunao Shimizu

13 papers receiving 494 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.

Regulation of Nrf2 by Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Physiology and Pathology

2020 409 citations Shuya Kasai, Sunao Shimizu et al. Biomolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sunao Shimizu Japan	6	267	81	59	47	37	13	500
Balázs Legeza Switzerland	11	153 0.6×	93 1.1×	56 0.9×	45 1.0×	22 0.6×	14	494
Chandrashekhar D. Kamat United States	11	256 1.0×	105 1.3×	39 0.7×	37 0.8×	25 0.7×	14	655
Hongyan Yang China	17	257 1.0×	114 1.4×	86 1.5×	59 1.3×	33 0.9×	43	741
Sophia Park United States	13	288 1.1×	69 0.9×	57 1.0×	49 1.0×	28 0.8×	18	653
Francesca Pacifici Italy	16	235 0.9×	166 2.0×	101 1.7×	31 0.7×	42 1.1×	42	631
Amy K. Hauck United States	6	244 0.9×	133 1.6×	89 1.5×	39 0.8×	17 0.5×	9	526
Arthur José Pontes Oliveira de Almeida Brazil	6	192 0.7×	74 0.9×	35 0.6×	35 0.7×	19 0.5×	9	465
Samy M. Eleawa Kuwait	13	194 0.7×	95 1.2×	55 0.9×	19 0.4×	28 0.8×	23	555
Chuanguo Liu China	12	201 0.8×	71 0.9×	46 0.8×	25 0.5×	16 0.4×	27	429
Alexa Serino United States	3	138 0.5×	62 0.8×	76 1.3×	77 1.6×	26 0.7×	4	365

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunao Shimizu

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13 of 13 papers shown

Shimizu, Sunao, Shuya Kasai, Tomoya Kon, et al.. (2026). Efficacy of 42-month oral administration of glucoraphanin in preventing cognitive decline in individuals at elevated risk of dementia, including those with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 13. 1740494–1740494. 1 indexed citations

Fuke, Nobuo, Takahiro Yamashita, Sunao Shimizu, et al.. (2023). Association of Plasma Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein Concentration with Dietary Factors, Gut Microbiota, and Health Status in the Japanese General Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. Metabolites. 13(2). 250–250. 8 indexed citations

Shimizu, Sunao, Shuya Kasai, Hiromi Yamazaki, et al.. (2022). Sulforaphane Increase Mitochondrial Biogenesis-Related Gene Expression in the Hippocampus and Suppresses Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(15). 8433–8433. 12 indexed citations

Takahashi, Shingo, Kazutaka Yoshida, Sunao Shimizu, et al.. (2022). Effects of broccoli sprout supplements enriched in glucoraphanin on liver functions in healthy middle-aged adults with high-normal serum hepatic biomarkers: A randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1077271–1077271. 5 indexed citations

Suganuma, Hiroyuki, Naoki Ozato, Sunao Shimizu, et al.. (2021). Association between Serum Concentration of Carotenoid and Visceral Fat. Nutrients. 13(3). 912–912. 11 indexed citations

Suganuma, Hiroyuki, Sunao Shimizu, Hiroki Hayashi, et al.. (2020). Skin Carotenoid Level as an Alternative Marker of Serum Total Carotenoid Concentration and Vegetable Intake Correlates with Biomarkers of Circulatory Diseases and Metabolic Syndrome. Nutrients. 12(6). 1825–1825. 33 indexed citations

Shimizu, Sunao, Junsei Mimura, Takanori Hasegawa, et al.. (2020). Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the NRF2 promoter with vascular stiffness with aging. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0236834–e0236834. 9 indexed citations

Kasai, Shuya, Sunao Shimizu, Yota Tatara, Junsei Mimura, & Ken Itoh. (2020). Regulation of Nrf2 by Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Physiology and Pathology. Biomolecules. 10(2). 320–320. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

Shimizu, Sunao, Miwa Watanabe, Kazuaki Sasaki, et al.. (2016). Influence of glucocorticoids on a time-of-day-dependent variation in intradermal reactivity to histamine in dogs. The Veterinary Journal. 214. 86–90. 1 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Miwa, Sunao Shimizu, Junsuke Shirai, et al.. (2016). Characterization of platelet-activating factor–induced cutaneous edema and erythema in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 77(9). 969–975. 3 indexed citations

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Yoshioka, Takao, Noriko Iwamoto, Sunao Shimizu, et al.. (1995). Down regulation of glucocorticoid receptor expressions in young patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.. Japanese journal of pediatric nephrology. 8(2). 123–127. 2 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Yoshikazu, Wataru Kamiike, Tsutomu Nishida, et al.. (1995). Enhancement of glycolysis in preserved rat liver: correlation between insulin procurement and phosphofructo-1-kinase activity.. PubMed. 27(1). 745–6. 3 indexed citations

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Kamiike, Wataru, et al.. (1994). Protective effects of feeding and of fructose against hypoxic damage in the perfused liver.. PubMed. 26(2). 916–7. 3 indexed citations

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