Toshimitsu Kameya

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Toshimitsu Kameya is a scholar working on Physiology, Rehabilitation and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshimitsu Kameya has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Physiology, 9 papers in Rehabilitation and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Toshimitsu Kameya's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers), Exercise and Physiological Responses (9 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (7 papers). Toshimitsu Kameya is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers), Exercise and Physiological Responses (9 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (7 papers). Toshimitsu Kameya collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Netherlands and United States. Toshimitsu Kameya's co-authors include Masayuki Saito, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Mami Matsushita, Yuko Kawai, Sayuri Aita, Toshihiko Iwanaga, Kunihiro Nakada, Masao Miyagawa, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura and Masayuki Tsujisaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Toshimitsu Kameya

18 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

High Incidence of Metabolically Active Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adult Humans

2009 1.5k citations Masayuki Saito, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura et al. Diabetes profile →
Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans

2013 755 citations Takeshi Yoneshiro, Sayuri Aita et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toshimitsu Kameya Japan	11	3.4k	1.3k	1.1k	893	621	18	3.7k
Mami Matsushita Japan	17	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	862 1.0×	619 1.0×	31	3.8k
Janne Orava Finland	7	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	816 0.7×	854 1.0×	544 0.9×	8	3.4k
Markku Taittonen Finland	17	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	737 0.7×	935 1.0×	499 0.8×	36	3.7k
Denis P. Blondin Canada	23	2.8k 0.8×	808 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	700 0.8×	600 1.0×	63	3.1k
Mariëtte R. Boon Netherlands	35	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	515 0.5×	788 0.9×	355 0.6×	112	3.7k
Takeshi Yoneshiro Japan	31	5.4k 1.6×	2.1k 1.6×	1.7k 1.5×	1.3k 1.4×	962 1.5×	55	6.3k
Sayuri Aita Japan	8	2.0k 0.6×	735 0.6×	692 0.6×	536 0.6×	365 0.6×	14	2.2k
Joo Young Huh South Korea	16	2.8k 0.8×	982 0.8×	833 0.7×	214 0.2×	541 0.9×	23	3.1k
Frode Norheim Norway	29	1.9k 0.5×	821 0.6×	628 0.6×	249 0.3×	506 0.8×	50	2.9k
Johanna A. Jörgensen Netherlands	21	1.8k 0.5×	463 0.4×	419 0.4×	271 0.3×	382 0.6×	36	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Toshimitsu Kameya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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18 of 18 papers shown

Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Mami Matsushita, Yuko Kurosawa, et al.. (2025). Pre-fertilization-origin preservation of brown fat-mediated energy expenditure in humans. Nature Metabolism. 7(4). 778–791. 4 indexed citations

Wakabayashi, Hitoshi, et al.. (2025). Topical application of menthol enhances brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and fat oxidation in humans. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 329(2). E302–E311. 1 indexed citations

Aita, Sayuri, Mami Matsushita, Takeshi Yoneshiro, et al.. (2022). Brown fat-associated postprandial thermogenesis in humans: Different effects of isocaloric meals rich in carbohydrate, fat, and protein. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1040444–1040444. 4 indexed citations

Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Mami Matsushita, Sayuri Aita, et al.. (2021). Prolonged Treatment with Grains of Paradise (<i>Aframomum melegueta</i>) Extract Recruits Adaptive Thermogenesis and Reduces Body Fat in Humans with Low Brown Fat Activity. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 67(2). 99–104. 2 indexed citations

Wakabayashi, Hitoshi, Kentaro Matsumoto, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2020). Multiorgan contribution to non-shivering and shivering thermogenesis and vascular responses during gradual cold exposure in humans. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 120(12). 2737–2747. 9 indexed citations

Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Mami Matsushita, Masanobu Hibi, et al.. (2017). Tea catechin and caffeine activate brown adipose tissue and increase cold-induced thermogenic capacity in humans. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 105(4). 873–881. 82 indexed citations

Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Mami Matsushita, Satoshi Nakae, et al.. (2016). Brown adipose tissue is involved in the seasonal variation of cold-induced thermogenesis in humans. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 310(10). R999–R1009. 73 indexed citations

Nirengi, Shinsuke, Toshiyuki Homma, Naohiko INOUE, et al.. (2016). Assessment of human brown adipose tissue density during daily ingestion of thermogenic capsinoids using near-infrared time-resolved spectroscopy. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 21(9). 91305–91305. 70 indexed citations

Matsushita, Mami, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Sayuri Aita, et al.. (2015). <i>Kaempferia parviflora</i> Extract Increases Whole-Body Energy Expenditure in Humans: Roles of Brown Adipose Tissue. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 61(1). 79–83. 46 indexed citations

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Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Sayuri Aita, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2013). Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(8). 3404–3408. 755 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Sayuri Aita, Hideyo Uchiwa, et al.. (2013). Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) extract activates brown adipose tissue and increases whole-body energy expenditure in men. British Journal Of Nutrition. 110(4). 733–738. 64 indexed citations

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Matsushita, M., Takeshi Yoneshiro, Sayuri Aita, et al.. (2013). Impact of brown adipose tissue on body fatness and glucose metabolism in healthy humans. International Journal of Obesity. 38(6). 812–817. 250 indexed citations

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Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Takahiro Ogawa, Naoki Okamoto, et al.. (2012). Impact of UCP1 and β3AR gene polymorphisms on age-related changes in brown adipose tissue and adiposity in humans. International Journal of Obesity. 37(7). 993–998. 81 indexed citations

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Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Sayuri Aita, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2011). Age‐Related Decrease in Cold‐Activated Brown Adipose Tissue and Accumulation of Body Fat in Healthy Humans. Obesity. 19(9). 1755–1760. 403 indexed citations

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Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Sayuri Aita, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2010). Brown Adipose Tissue, Whole‐Body Energy Expenditure, and Thermogenesis in Healthy Adult Men. Obesity. 19(1). 13–16. 346 indexed citations

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Saito, Masayuki, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2009). High Incidence of Metabolically Active Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adult Humans. Diabetes. 58(7). 1526–1531. 1523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nakada, Kunihiro, Yuko Kawai, Toshimitsu Kameya, Masanori Sakurai, & Mutsumi Nishida. (2008). Hashimoto's thyroiditis may impair diagnostic value of FDG PET in primary thyroid lymphoma. 49. 1 indexed citations

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Kameya, Toshimitsu, et al.. (2000). [A survey of current nutrition therapy for the ALS patients in Japanese national sanatoriums].. PubMed. 40(11). 1083–9. 6 indexed citations

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