Yoshiaki Tamura

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Yoshiaki Tamura is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshiaki Tamura has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Surgery, 27 papers in Physiology and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yoshiaki Tamura's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (21 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (19 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (18 papers). Yoshiaki Tamura is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (21 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (19 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (18 papers). Yoshiaki Tamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Yoshiaki Tamura's co-authors include Naoya Yahagi, Shun Ishibashi, Jun-ichi Osuga, Yoko Iizuka, Hitoshi Shimano, Nobuhiro Yamada, Ken Ohashi, Takanari Gotoda, Hiroaki Okazaki and Michiyo Amemiya-Kudo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Yoshiaki Tamura

86 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein-1 as a Key Transcription Factor for Nutritional Induction of Lipogenic Enzyme Genes

1999 590 citations Hitoshi Shimano, Naoya Yahagi et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yoshiaki Tamura Japan	33	2.8k	2.2k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	94	6.0k
Ken Ohashi Japan	37	3.2k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	85	6.4k
Takanari Gotoda Japan	48	3.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	114	8.4k
Naoya Yahagi Japan	50	4.6k 1.6×	3.5k 1.6×	2.0k 1.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.9k 1.7×	121	9.2k
Keun‐Gyu Park South Korea	47	3.1k 1.1×	986 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	594 0.5×	140	6.7k
Lawrence W. Castellani United States	41	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	766 0.6×	852 0.7×	651 0.6×	71	6.6k
Inès Pineda‐Torra United Kingdom	38	4.5k 1.6×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	606 0.5×	76	7.7k
Scott S. Sundseth United States	26	3.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	525 0.4×	641 0.6×	41	4.9k
Ronald E. Law United States	49	4.6k 1.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	670 0.6×	89	8.2k
Richard Lee United States	32	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	978 0.7×	695 0.6×	415 0.4×	75	5.1k
Hunjoo Ha South Korea	49	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	801 0.7×	372 0.3×	167	7.8k

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Yamada, Toru, Taro Minami, Ken Emoto, et al.. (2025). The Impact of Ageing on Diaphragm Function and Maximal Inspiratory Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Ultrasound Study. Diagnostics. 15(2). 163–163. 1 indexed citations

Shinohara, Takashi, Toru Yamada, Kazuharu Nakagawa, et al.. (2025). Relationship Between Diaphragm Function and Sarcopenia Assessed by Ultrasound: A Cross-Sectional Study. Diagnostics. 15(1). 90–90. 1 indexed citations

Toyoshima, Kenji, Yoshiaki Tamura, Kazuhito Oba, et al.. (2024). Risk factor of disability as new certification of long‐term care needs in older Japanese adults with diabetes mellitus: A longitudinal study. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 24(10). 1030–1038.

Ishikawa, Joji, et al.. (2023). Changes in blood pressure associated with frailty and sarcopenia in elderly outpatients with cardiometabolic diseases. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 23(7). 506–516. 5 indexed citations

Ishikawa, Joji, et al.. (2023). Relationship between blood pressure and cognitive impairment in elderly outpatients with cardiometabolic diseases. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 24(S1). 110–117. 6 indexed citations

Ishikawa, Joji, et al.. (2023). Determinants of depressive symptoms in older outpatients with cardiometabolic diseases in a Japanese frailty clinic: Importance of bidirectional association between depression and frailty. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0281465–e0281465.

Toyoshima, Kenji, Yoshiaki Tamura, Kazuhito Oba, et al.. (2023). Categorization using the Dementia Assessment Sheet for Community‐Based Integrated Care System 8‐items (DASC‐8) based on cognitive function and activities of daily living predicts frailty, disability and mortality in older adults. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 24(S1). 150–155. 2 indexed citations

Toyoshima, Kenji, et al.. (2023). Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum and diabetic ketoacidosis in fulminant type 1 diabetes: a case report. Oxford Medical Case Reports. 2023(8). omad079–omad079.

Ishikawa, Joji, et al.. (2023). Association between physical performance during sit-to-stand motion and frailty in older adults with cardiometabolic diseases: a cross-sectional, longitudinal study. BMC Geriatrics. 23(1). 3 indexed citations

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Toyoshima, Kenji, Satoshi Seino, Yoshiaki Tamura, et al.. (2022). Difference between “Physical Fitness Age” Based on Physical Function and Chronological Age Is Associated with Obesity, Hyperglycemia, Depressive Symptoms, and Low Serum Albumin. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 26(5). 501–509. 10 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Joji, Satoshi Seino, Akihiko Kitamura, et al.. (2021). The relationship between blood pressure and cognitive function. International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention. 10. 200104–200104. 7 indexed citations

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Oba, Kazuhito, Joji Ishikawa, Yoshiaki Tamura, et al.. (2020). Serum growth differentiation factor 15 level is associated with muscle strength and lower extremity function in older patients with cardiometabolic disease. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 20(10). 980–987. 32 indexed citations

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Toyoshima, Kenji, Atsushi Araki, Yoshiaki Tamura, et al.. (2020). Use of Dementia Assessment Sheet for Community‐based Integrated Care System 8‐items (DASC‐8) for the screening of frailty and components of comprehensive geriatric assessment. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 20(12). 1157–1163. 10 indexed citations

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Toyoshima, Kenji, Atsushi Araki, Yoshiaki Tamura, et al.. (2018). Development of the Dementia Assessment Sheet for Community‐based Integrated Care System 8‐items, a short version of the Dementia Assessment Sheet for Community‐based Integrated Care System 21‐items, for the assessment of cognitive and daily functions. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 18(10). 1458–1462. 32 indexed citations

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Fukaya, Makiko, Yoshiaki Tamura, Yuko Chiba, et al.. (2013). Protective effects of a nicotinamide derivative, isonicotinamide, against streptozotocin-induced β-cell damage and diabetes in mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 442(1-2). 92–98. 20 indexed citations

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Mori, Seijiro, Yuko Chiba, Seizo Yamamoto, et al.. (2008). The implementation of personalized treatment for osteoporosis. Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics. 45(6). 655–659. 1 indexed citations

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Yahagi, Naoya, Hitoshi Shimano, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, et al.. (2005). Co-ordinate activation of lipogenic enzymes in hepatocellular carcinoma. European Journal of Cancer. 41(9). 1316–1322. 205 indexed citations

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Najima, Yuho, Naoya Yahagi, Yoshinori Takeuchi, et al.. (2005). High Mobility Group Protein-B1 Interacts with Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Proteins to Enhance Their DNA Binding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(30). 27523–27532. 36 indexed citations

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Tamura, Yoshiaki, Hideki Adachi, Jun-ichi Osuga, et al.. (2003). FEEL-1 and FEEL-2 Are Endocytic Receptors for Advanced Glycation End Products. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(15). 12613–12617. 150 indexed citations

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Yahagi, Naoya, Hitoshi Shimano, Alyssa H. Hasty, et al.. (1999). A Crucial Role of Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein-1 in the Regulation of Lipogenic Gene Expression by Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(50). 35840–35844. 289 indexed citations

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