Takayuki Akimoto

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Takayuki Akimoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rehabilitation and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takayuki Akimoto has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Rehabilitation and 25 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Takayuki Akimoto's work include Exercise and Physiological Responses (40 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (30 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers). Takayuki Akimoto is often cited by papers focused on Exercise and Physiological Responses (40 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (30 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers). Takayuki Akimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Takayuki Akimoto's co-authors include Zhen Yan, Ping Li, Ichiro Kono, R. Sanders Williams, Shigeru Miyaki, Takashi Ushida, Mei Zhang, Paul B. Rosenberg, Steven C. Pohnert and Curtis Gumbs and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Takayuki Akimoto

130 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Exercise Stimulates Pgc-1α Transcription in Skeletal Musc... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Exercise Stimulates Pgc-1α Transcription in Skeletal Muscle through Activation of the p38 MAPK Pathway
    2005 568 citations Takayuki Akimoto, Steven C. Pohnert et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takayuki Akimoto Japan 35 2.5k 1.7k 869 776 768 134 5.1k
Thomas Gustafsson Sweden 47 2.6k 1.0× 2.7k 1.5× 972 1.1× 609 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 172 6.8k
Wilhelm Bloch Germany 53 3.6k 1.4× 2.1k 1.2× 773 0.9× 850 1.1× 1.4k 1.8× 241 10.0k
Claire E. Stewart United Kingdom 44 3.1k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 643 0.7× 367 0.5× 1.0k 1.4× 154 6.2k
Esther E. Dupont‐Versteegden United States 43 3.9k 1.5× 2.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 302 0.4× 1.1k 1.5× 121 5.8k
Heather Gordish‐Dressman United States 40 2.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 427 0.5× 346 0.4× 672 0.9× 179 5.2k
Antonio L. Serrano Spain 39 5.5k 2.2× 2.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.5× 380 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 67 8.1k
Eva Jansson Sweden 45 1.5k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 734 0.8× 318 0.4× 1.2k 1.5× 120 5.7k
Fadia Haddad United States 33 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 604 0.7× 193 0.2× 759 1.0× 94 3.6k
Keith Baar United States 44 3.0k 1.2× 2.8k 1.6× 883 1.0× 194 0.3× 1.6k 2.1× 102 7.4k
Vuokko Kovanen Finland 44 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 796 0.9× 241 0.3× 1.1k 1.4× 124 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Takayuki Akimoto

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Fields of papers citing papers by Takayuki Akimoto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takayuki Akimoto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Takayuki Akimoto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Takayuki Akimoto based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Takayuki Akimoto. Takayuki Akimoto is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Lidan, Jiayao Xu, Yilin Liu, et al.. (2025). Calcitonin receptor downregulation and exercise-conditioned blood enable systemic muscle stem cell proliferation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10576–10576.
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Park, Eun Jeong, Naoko Satoh‐Takayama, Atsushi Ito, et al.. (2024). Roles of programmed death‐1 and muscle innate lymphoid cell‐derived interleukin 13 in sepsis‐induced intensive care unit‐acquired weakness. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 15(5). 1999–2012. 1 indexed citations
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Kamei, Naosuke, Toshio Nakamae, Kazunori Imaizumi, et al.. (2023). Deficiency of MicroRNA-23-27-24 Clusters Exhibits the Impairment of Myelination in the Central Nervous System. Neural Plasticity. 2023. 1–18. 3 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Takayuki. (2023). Human Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Switching Revisited. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 32(4). 355–357.
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Elisseeva, Olga A., et al.. (2023). microRNAs slow translating ribosomes to prevent protein misfolding in eukaryotes. The EMBO Journal. 42(18). e112469–e112469. 4 indexed citations
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Sano, Masayuki, et al.. (2021). Live-cell imaging of microRNA expression with post-transcriptional feedback control. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 26. 547–556. 9 indexed citations
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Kanda, Kazue, Jun Sakuma, Takayuki Akimoto, Yasuo Kawakami, & Katsuhiko Suzuki. (2017). Detection of titin fragments in urine in response to exercise-induced muscle damage. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0181623–e0181623. 41 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yoshihiro, Shigeru Miyaki, Hiroyuki Ishitobi, et al.. (2015). Mesenchymal‐stem‐cell‐derived exosomes accelerate skeletal muscle regeneration. FEBS Letters. 589(11). 1257–1265. 410 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Takayuki, et al.. (2012). MicroRNAs in skeletal muscle. Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine. 61(1). 61–70. 6 indexed citations
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Ito, Yoshiaki, Teruhito Yoshitaka, Tempei Sato, et al.. (2010). The Mohawk homeobox gene is a critical regulator of tendon differentiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(23). 10538–10542. 240 indexed citations
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Aizawa, Katsuji, Motoyuki Iemitsu, Seiji Maeda, et al.. (2010). Acute exercise activates local bioactive androgen metabolism in skeletal muscle. Steroids. 75(3). 219–223. 60 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2009). ALTERATIONS OF SALIVARY SIgA DURING TRAINING CAMP IN COLLEGIATE RUGBY FOOTBALL PLAYERS. Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine. 58(1). 131–142. 5 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Takayuki, et al.. (2008). [Mechanical stress and tissue engineering].. PubMed. 18(9). 1313–20. 7 indexed citations
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Wooldridge, Anne A., Christopher N. Fortner, Beáta Lontay, et al.. (2008). Deletion of the Protein Kinase A/Protein Kinase G Target SMTNL1 Promotes an Exercise-adapted Phenotype in Vascular Smooth Muscle. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(17). 11850–11859. 35 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Takayuki, Steven C. Pohnert, Ping Li, et al.. (2005). Exercise Stimulates Pgc-1α Transcription in Skeletal Muscle through Activation of the p38 MAPK Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(20). 19587–19593. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tanabe, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2003). EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY AND INDOOR AIR CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS ON SUBJECTIVE THERMAL COMFORT AND PRODUCTIVITY. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 68(572). 31–37. 1 indexed citations
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Tsushima, Seiya, et al.. (2001). Reduction of Spore Density of Plasmodiophora brassicae in Soil by Decoy Plants. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 67(1). 85–88. 26 indexed citations
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Arens, Edward, Fred Bauman, M. Fountain, et al.. (1995). Comfort and Health Considerations: Air Movement and Humidity Constraints. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Bauman, Fred, Edward Arens, M. Fountain, et al.. (1994). Localized Thermal Distribution for Office Buildings; Final Report - Phase III. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 18 indexed citations
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Yamada, Atsushi, et al.. (1969). Tyzzer's disease syndrome in laboratory rats treated with adrenocorticotropic hormone.. PubMed. 39(5). 505–18. 7 indexed citations

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