Tohru Hira

1.9k total citations
72 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Tohru Hira is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tohru Hira has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 25 papers in Surgery and 24 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Tohru Hira's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (20 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (18 papers). Tohru Hira is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (20 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (18 papers). Tohru Hira collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Tohru Hira's co-authors include Hiroshi Hara, Shingo Nakajima, Yuzuru Eto, Kozo Asano, Yuka Kishimoto, Fusao Tomita, Takashi Nishi, Nao Yamada, Masahito Tsubata and Masaki Hayakawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Tohru Hira

69 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tohru Hira Japan 23 587 551 495 450 273 72 1.5k
Eleftheria Diakogiannaki United Kingdom 12 1.3k 2.3× 704 1.3× 474 1.0× 1.1k 2.5× 634 2.3× 14 2.5k
Roberto Barbosa Bazotte Brazil 19 331 0.6× 267 0.5× 261 0.5× 409 0.9× 243 0.9× 94 1.2k
Mohamed S. Zaïbi United Kingdom 17 539 0.9× 210 0.4× 170 0.3× 375 0.8× 238 0.9× 32 1.2k
Ki-Choon Choi South Korea 8 609 1.0× 165 0.3× 180 0.4× 507 1.1× 169 0.6× 14 1.4k
L. Nogowski Poland 20 269 0.5× 292 0.5× 180 0.4× 335 0.7× 76 0.3× 73 1.3k
Julio Cesar Almanza-Pérez Mexico 22 532 0.9× 277 0.5× 190 0.4× 195 0.4× 92 0.3× 71 1.4k
Diane K. Hartle United States 21 400 0.7× 183 0.3× 305 0.6× 163 0.4× 163 0.6× 46 1.6k
Joseph Gresti France 23 601 1.0× 248 0.5× 470 0.9× 341 0.8× 220 0.8× 50 1.6k
Patricia Passilly‐Degrace France 16 312 0.5× 91 0.2× 740 1.5× 215 0.5× 106 0.4× 37 1.2k
Elena Giordano Italy 17 221 0.4× 189 0.3× 323 0.7× 186 0.4× 115 0.4× 26 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Tohru Hira

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tohru Hira

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tohru Hira

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tohru Hira. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tohru Hira 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 Tohru Hira. Tohru Hira 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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Hayakawa, Masaki, et al.. (2025). Intestinal Distension Induced by Luminal D-allulose Promotes GLP-1 Secretion in Male Rats. Endocrinology. 166(2). 1 indexed citations
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Noguchi, Hiroki, Noriyuki Kohda, Hiroshi Hara, & Tohru Hira. (2023). Synergistic enhancement of glucagon-like peptide-1 release by γ-aminobutyric acid and L-phenylalanine in enteroendocrine cells—searching active ingredients in a water extract of corn zein protein. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 87(12). 1505–1513. 2 indexed citations
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Lang, Weeranuch, Takayoshi Tagami, Yuya Kumagai, et al.. (2023). Tunable structure of chimeric isomaltomegalosaccharides with double α-(1 → 4)-glucosyl chains enhances the solubility of water-insoluble bioactive compounds. Carbohydrate Polymers. 319. 121185–121185. 5 indexed citations
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Harada, Naoki, Y. Teraoka, Hiroko Horiuchi, et al.. (2022). Identification of G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) as a target of curcumin. npj Science of Food. 6(1). 4–4. 24 indexed citations
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Lang, Weeranuch, Takayoshi Tagami, Masayuki Okuyama, et al.. (2022). Formulation and evaluation of a novel megalomeric microemulsion from tamarind seed xyloglucan-megalosaccharides for improved high-dose quercetin delivery. Food Hydrocolloids. 137. 108430–108430. 9 indexed citations
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Hira, Tohru, et al.. (2021). Blood Sampling From Rat Ileal Mesenteric Vein Revealed a Major Role of Dietary Protein in Meal-Induced GLP-1 Response. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 689685–689685. 3 indexed citations
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Hira, Tohru, et al.. (2019). What Is GLP-1 Really Doing in Obesity?. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 31(2). 71–80. 52 indexed citations
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Nakajima, Shingo, et al.. (2016). Zinc directly stimulates cholecystokinin secretion from enteroendocrine cells and reduces gastric emptying in rats. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 430. 108–114. 3 indexed citations
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Tsubata, Masahito, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Kinya Takagaki, et al.. (2014). Dietary sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) leaf extract attenuates hyperglycaemia by enhancing the secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). Food & Function. 5(9). 2309–2309. 47 indexed citations
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Hira, Tohru, et al.. (2009). GLP-1 secretion is enhanced directly in the ileum but indirectly in the duodenum by a newly identified potent stimulator, zein hydrolysate, in rats. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 297(4). G663–G671. 87 indexed citations
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Izumi, Hirohisa, Satoshi Ishizuka, Tohru Hira, et al.. (2009). α-Lactalbumin Hydrolysate Stimulates Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Secretion and Small Intestinal Growth in Suckling Rats ,. Journal of Nutrition. 139(7). 1322–1327. 20 indexed citations
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Nakajima, Shingo, Tohru Hira, Yuzuru Eto, Kozo Asano, & Hiroshi Hara. (2009). Soybean β51–63 peptide stimulates cholecystokinin secretion via a calcium-sensing receptor in enteroendocrine STC-1 cells. Regulatory Peptides. 159(1-3). 148–155. 51 indexed citations
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Hira, Tohru, Shingo Nakajima, Yuzuru Eto, & Hiroshi Hara. (2008). Calcium‐sensing receptor mediates phenylalanine‐induced cholecystokinin secretion in enteroendocrine STC‐1 cells. FEBS Journal. 275(18). 4620–4626. 84 indexed citations
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Hira, Tohru, et al.. (2008). Cholecystokinin secretion induced by β-conglycinin peptone depends on Gαq-mediated pathways in enteroendocrine cells. European Journal of Nutrition. 48(2). 124–127. 19 indexed citations
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Hara, Hiroshi, et al.. (2006). Stimulatory mechanisms of cholecystokinin secretion by food peptides in enteroendocrine cells. Regulatory Peptides. 138(1). 49–49. 2 indexed citations
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Hira, Tohru, Hiroshi Hara, & Fusao Tomita. (2001). Characterization of Binding Between the Rat Small Intestinal Brush-border Membrane and Dietary Proteins in the Sensory Mechanism of Luminal Dietary Proteins. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 65(5). 1007–1015. 5 indexed citations
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