Yasuhito Shimada

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Yasuhito Shimada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhito Shimada has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cell Biology and 21 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yasuhito Shimada's work include Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (37 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers). Yasuhito Shimada is often cited by papers focused on Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (37 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers). Yasuhito Shimada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Yasuhito Shimada's co-authors include Norihiro Nishimura, Liqing Zang, Jacky Bhagat, Toshio Tanaka, Yuhei Nishimura, Junya Kuroyanagi, Noriko Umemoto, Minoru Hirano, Takehiko Oka and Hiroko Nakayama and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhito Shimada

90 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Toxicological interactions of microplastics/nanoplastics and environmental contaminants: Current knowledge and future perspectives

2020 413 citations Norihiro Nishimura, Yasuhito Shimada et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasuhito Shimada Japan	31	1.0k	933	830	459	457	92	3.5k
Barbara Canonico Italy	34	1.2k 1.2×	589 0.6×	196 0.2×	446 1.0×	547 1.2×	117	3.8k
Liqing Zang Japan	23	562 0.5×	444 0.5×	548 0.7×	419 0.9×	207 0.5×	48	2.1k
Young Han Lee South Korea	38	2.7k 2.6×	611 0.7×	407 0.5×	216 0.5×	143 0.3×	193	5.8k
Hui Ge China	26	735 0.7×	329 0.4×	279 0.3×	158 0.3×	361 0.8×	117	2.3k
Jie Ding China	32	1.3k 1.3×	789 0.8×	117 0.1×	127 0.3×	360 0.8×	145	3.9k
Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya United States	35	2.8k 2.7×	416 0.4×	362 0.4×	222 0.5×	146 0.3×	252	5.4k
Chunbo Wang China	36	1.8k 1.7×	223 0.2×	304 0.4×	473 1.0×	132 0.3×	181	5.1k
Yang Hoon Huh South Korea	26	1.2k 1.2×	260 0.3×	484 0.6×	297 0.6×	184 0.4×	97	2.7k
Jennifer L. Freeman United States	39	2.1k 2.0×	626 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	290 0.6×	156 0.3×	110	5.3k
Patricia Camacho United States	25	1.9k 1.8×	479 0.5×	699 0.8×	189 0.4×	61 0.1×	48	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuhito Shimada

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Shimada, Yasuhito, et al.. (2025). Refinement of the novel tank diving test: toward standardized and robust analysis of anxiety-like behavior in zebrafish. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 19. 1624277–1624277.

Shimada, Yasuhito, et al.. (2025). Potential of Garra rufa as a novel high-temperature resistant model fish: a review on current and future approaches. Zoological Letters. 11(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations

Kon, Tetsuo, et al.. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly of the doctor fish (Garra rufa). Scientific Data. 12(1). 765–765.

Oda, Keiko, Kan Katayama, Liqing Zang, et al.. (2024). The Protective Role of KANK1 in Podocyte Injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(11). 5808–5808. 1 indexed citations

Zang, Liqing, Sei Saitoh, Kan Katayama, et al.. (2024). A zebrafish model of diabetic nephropathy shows hyperglycemia, proteinuria and activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 17(5). 3 indexed citations

Zang, Liqing, et al.. (2023). Beneficial effects of seaweed-derived components on metabolic syndrome via gut microbiota modulation. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1173225–1173225. 28 indexed citations

Zang, Liqing, et al.. (2023). The Hexane Extract of Citrus sphaerocarpa Ameliorates Visceral Adiposity by Regulating the PI3K/AKT/FoxO1 and AMPK/ACC Signaling Pathways in High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Molecules. 28(24). 8026–8026. 14 indexed citations

Zang, Liqing, Keiichi Hiramoto, Yasuhito Shimada, et al.. (2023). Oral Administration of Rhamnan Sulfate from Monostroma nitidum Suppresses Atherosclerosis in ApoE-Deficient Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet. Cells. 12(22). 2666–2666. 5 indexed citations

Nakayama, Hiroko, Liqing Zang, Young-il Kim, et al.. (2020). Anti-Obesity Natural Products Tested in Juvenile Zebrafish Obesogenic Tests and Mouse 3T3-L1 Adipogenesis Assays. Molecules. 25(24). 5840–5840. 20 indexed citations

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Kagotani, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2020). Lecithin-Based Dermal Drug Delivery for Anti-Pigmentation Maize Ceramide. Molecules. 25(7). 1595–1595. 13 indexed citations

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Okazaki, Fumiyoshi, Liqing Zang, Hiroko Nakayama, et al.. (2019). Microbiome Alteration in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Model of Zebrafish. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 867–867. 36 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Daiki, et al.. (2019). ZF-Mapper: Simple and Complete Freeware for Fluorescence Quantification in Zebrafish Images. Zebrafish. 16(3). 233–239. 15 indexed citations

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Zang, Liqing, Yasuhito Shimada, Hiroko Nakayama, et al.. (2019). RNA-seq Based Transcriptome Analysis of the Anti-Obesity Effect of Green Tea Extract Using Zebrafish Obesity Models. Molecules. 24(18). 3256–3256. 31 indexed citations

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Yamada, Yuka, Hiroko Nakayama, Liqing Zang, et al.. (2019). Water Extract of Yamato Tachibana ( Citrus tachibana ) Induces Food Intake in Adult and Larval Zebrafish. Journal of Medicinal Food. 23(1). 65–71. 2 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Hiroko, et al.. (2018). Dried Rotifer Sheet: A Novel Live Feed for Rearing First-Feeding Larvae. Zebrafish. 15(3). 291–294. 3 indexed citations

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Zang, Liqing, Yasuhito Shimada, & Norihiro Nishimura. (2017). Development of a Novel Zebrafish Model for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 1461–1461. 120 indexed citations

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Shimada, Yasuhito, Beibei Zhang, Yasuhiko Shiina, et al.. (2015). E2F8 promotes hepatic steatosis through FABP3 expression in diet-induced obesity in zebrafish. Nutrition & Metabolism. 12(1). 17–17. 46 indexed citations

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Zang, Liqing, Yasuhito Shimada, Toshio Tanaka, & Norihiro Nishimura. (2015). Rhamnan sulphate from Monostroma nitidum attenuates hepatic steatosis by suppressing lipogenesis in a diet-induced obesity zebrafish model. Journal of Functional Foods. 17. 364–370. 36 indexed citations

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Zang, Liqing, Yasuhito Shimada, Yuhei Nishimura, Toshio Tanaka, & Norihiro Nishimura. (2013). A Novel, Reliable Method for Repeated Blood Collection from Aquarium Fish. Zebrafish. 10(3). 425–432. 70 indexed citations

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Zang, Liqing, et al.. (2011). A Novel Protocol for the Oral Administration of Test Chemicals to Adult Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 8(4). 203–210. 38 indexed citations

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