Teru Okitsu

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Teru Okitsu is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Teru Okitsu has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Surgery, 40 papers in Genetics and 38 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Teru Okitsu's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (84 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (36 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (25 papers). Teru Okitsu is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (84 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (36 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (25 papers). Teru Okitsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Teru Okitsu's co-authors include Shoji Takeuchi, Hirofumi Noguchi, Naoya Kobayashi, Shinichi Matsumoto, Noriaki Tanaka, Yun Jung Heo, Yukiko T. Matsunaga, Hideaki Shibata, Yasuhiro Iwanaga and Hideo Nagata and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Teru Okitsu

129 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Metre-long cell-laden microfibres exhibit tissue morphologies and functions

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Teru Okitsu Japan	34	2.4k	1.3k	1.2k	862	833	129	4.5k
Anthony M. Sun Canada	29	3.7k 1.5×	888 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.7×	74	4.8k
Riccardo Calafiore Italy	33	2.4k 1.0×	740 0.6×	962 0.8×	887 1.0×	932 1.1×	155	4.2k
Yuji Teramura Japan	35	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	427 0.5×	390 0.5×	120	4.3k
Cherie L. Stabler United States	33	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	773 0.6×	711 0.8×	840 1.0×	78	3.4k
Jee‐Heon Jeong South Korea	43	728 0.3×	2.1k 1.7×	1.7k 1.4×	263 0.3×	247 0.3×	180	5.5k
M. Fátima Leite Brazil	36	901 0.4×	750 0.6×	2.0k 1.6×	169 0.2×	72 0.1×	108	4.2k
Jinning Lou China	37	495 0.2×	734 0.6×	2.2k 1.8×	375 0.4×	215 0.3×	76	4.4k
Hao Cheng United States	39	630 0.3×	2.2k 1.7×	1.8k 1.5×	139 0.2×	222 0.3×	92	5.0k
Patricia L. Chang Canada	29	802 0.3×	437 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	543 0.6×	115 0.1×	107	2.5k
Dawidson Assis Gomes Brazil	36	508 0.2×	433 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	222 0.3×	70 0.1×	134	3.8k

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Jellali, Rachid, Françoise Gilard, Bertrand Gakière, et al.. (2022). Investigation of the Exometabolomic Profiles of Rat Islets of Langerhans Cultured in Microfluidic Biochip. Metabolites. 12(12). 1270–1270. 3 indexed citations

Tanaka, Keisuke, et al.. (2020). Recombinant collagenase from Grimontia hollisae as a tissue dissociation enzyme for isolating primary cells. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 3927–3927. 15 indexed citations

Ikeda, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2017). Cell fiber-based three-dimensional culture system for highly efficient expansion of human induced pluripotent stem cells. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 2850–2850. 28 indexed citations

Leblanc, Éric, et al.. (2017). Autologous peritoneal grafts permit rapid reperitonealization and prevent postoperative abdominal adhesions in an experimental rat study. Surgery. 162(4). 863–870. 7 indexed citations

Okitsu, Teru, et al.. (2016). Enhanced glucose tolerance by intravascularly administered piceatannol in freely moving healthy rats. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 470(3). 753–758. 16 indexed citations

Yagi, Hiroshi, Teru Okitsu, Minoru Kitago, et al.. (2016). Endocrine pancreas engineered using porcine islets and partial pancreatic scaffolds. Pancreatology. 16(5). 922–930. 34 indexed citations

Onoe, Hiroaki, et al.. (2013). LONG-TERM IMPLANTATION OF PRIMARY ISLET CELL-ENCAPSULATING HYDROGEL MICROFIBERS IN DIABETIC MICE. 1836–1838. 1 indexed citations

Miyagawa, Shuji, Akira Maeda, Takuji Kawamura, et al.. (2013). A comparison of the main structures of N-glycans of porcine islets with those from humans. Glycobiology. 24(2). 125–138. 9 indexed citations

Takama, Yuichi, Takehisa Ueno, Akihiro Kondo, et al.. (2012). A Study of the Glycoantigens of Neonatal Porcine Islet-Like Cell Clusters Using a Lectin Microarray. Transplantation Proceedings. 44(4). 1134–1135. 3 indexed citations

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Sugimoto, S., Yun Jung Heo, Hiroaki Onoe, et al.. (2011). IMPLANTABLE HYDROGEL MICROFIBER ENCAPSULATING PANCREATIC BETA-CELLS FOR DIABETES TREATMENT. 1248–1250. 2 indexed citations

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Toyoda, Kentaro, Teru Okitsu, Shunsuke Yamane, et al.. (2008). GLP-1 receptor signaling protects pancreatic beta cells in intraportal islet transplant by inhibiting apoptosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 367(4). 793–798. 32 indexed citations

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Rivas‐Carrillo, Jorge David, Teru Okitsu, Noriaki Tanaka, & Naoya Kobayashi. (2007). Pancreas Development and β-Cell Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 14(14). 1573–1578. 6 indexed citations

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Soto–Gutiérrez, Alejandro, Naoya Kobayashi, Jorge David Rivas‐Carrillo, et al.. (2006). Reversal of mouse hepatic failure using an implanted liver-assist device containing ES cell–derived hepatocytes. Nature Biotechnology. 24(11). 1412–1419. 167 indexed citations

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Nagata, Hideo, Shinichi Matsumoto, Teru Okitsu, et al.. (2006). Procurement of the Human Pancreas for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation from Marginal Cadaver Donors. Transplantation. 82(3). 327–331. 19 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Shinichi, Yasuhiro Iwanaga, Teru Okitsu, et al.. (2005). Analysis of Large-Scale Nonhuman Primate Islet Isolations. Transplantation Proceedings. 37(2). 1317–1321. 8 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Kazuya, Naoya Kobayashi, Teru Okitsu, et al.. (2004). Development of a Porcine Model of Type 1 Diabetes by Total Pancreatectomy and Establishment of a Glucose Tolerance Evaluation Method. Artificial Organs. 28(11). 1035–1042. 18 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Naoya, Masakiyo Sakaguchi, Teru Okitsu, et al.. (2003). Active expression of p21 facilitates differentiation of immortalized human hepatocytes. Transplantation Proceedings. 35(1). 433–434. 4 indexed citations

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Maruyama, M, Naoya Kobayashi, Teru Okitsu, et al.. (2003). Successful lentivirus-based delivery of NLS-LACZ gene into porcine hepatocytes. Transplantation Proceedings. 35(1). 435–436. 2 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Naoya, Teru Okitsu, & Noriaki Tanaka. (2003). Cell choice for bioartificial livers. The Keio Journal of Medicine. 52(3). 151–157. 24 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Naoya, Teru Okitsu, Hirofumi Noguchi, et al.. (2002). UW solution: a promising tool for cryopreservation of primarily isolated rat hepatocytes. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 9(6). 742–749. 24 indexed citations

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