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Tohru Funahashi

Active 1986–2019

159
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69,179
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116
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Citations

Citations per year for Tohru Funahashi1986: 1 citations1987: 2 citations1988: 2 citations1989: 5 citations1990: 2 citations1991: 7 citations1992: 6 citations1993: 7 citations1994: 11 citations1995: 7 citations1996: 13 citations1997: 12 citations1998: 19 citations1999: 21 citations2000: 42 citations2001: 131 citations2002: 492 citations2003: 1,236 citations2004: 1,576 citations2005: 1,818 citations2006: 1,751 citations2007: 1,421 citations2008: 1,301 citations2009: 1,043 citations2010: 850 citations2011: 830 citations2012: 619 citations2013: 657 citations2014: 579 citations2015: 440 citations2016: 335 citations2017: 366 citations2018: 325 citations2019: 1,140 citations2020: 983 citations2021: 914 citations2022: 646 citations2023: 444 citations2024: 573 citations2025: 220 citations2026: 7 citations

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World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,994 citing papers, 24.8% of this breakdownJapan: 1,141 citing papers, 9.4% of this breakdownChina: 1,013 citing papers, 8.4% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 631 citing papers, 5.2% of this breakdownItaly: 617 citing papers, 5.1% of this breakdownGermany: 489 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownFrance: 385 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownCanada: 384 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 349 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownSpain: 313 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownAustralia: 312 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownNetherlands: 224 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdown
0%24.8%Other 26.7%

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Fields

  • Medicine74.1%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.9%
  • Neuroscience3.8%
  • Immunology and Microbiology2.2%
  • Nursing1.4%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6%
  • Other2%

Topics

  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases14.9%
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism8.7%
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity4.1%
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity4%
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment2.5%
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins2.5%
  • Other63.3%

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  1. Paradoxical Decrease of an Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Obesity

    Authors: Yukio Arita, Shinji Kihara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Masahiko Takahashi, Kazuhisa Maeda, Jun‐ichiro Miyagawa, Kikuko Hotta, Iichiro Shimomura, Tadashi Nakamura, Koji Miyaoka, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Makoto Nishida, Shizuya Yamashita, Kosaku Okubo, Kenji Matsubara, Masahiro Muraguchi, Yasuichi Ohmoto, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1999 cited by 4,857

  2. Diet-induced insulin resistance in mice lacking adiponectin/ACRP30

    Authors: Norikazu Maeda, Iichiro Shimomura, Ken Kishida, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Morihiro Matsuda, Hiroyuki Nagaretani, Naoki Furuyama, Hidehiko Kondo, Masahiko Takahashi, Yukio Arita, Ryutaro Komuro, Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Yoshihiro Tochino, Keiichi Okutomi, Masato Horie, Satoshi Takeda, Toshifumi Aoyama, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa - Nature Medicine 2002 cited by 2,083

  3. Hypoadiponectinemia in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Close Association with Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia

    Authors: Christian Weyer, Tohru Funahashi, Sachiyo Tanaka, Kikuko Hotta, Yūji Matsuzawa, Richard E. Pratley, P. Antonio Tataranni - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2001 cited by 3,442

  4. Uric Acid Secretion from Adipose Tissue and Its Increase in Obesity

    Authors: Yu Tsushima, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Yoshihiro Tochino, Hideaki Nakatsuji, Ryohei Sekimoto, Hirofumi Nagao, Takashi Shirakura, Kenta Kato, Keiichiro Imaizumi, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Mizuho Tamura, Norikazu Maeda, Tohru Funahashi, Iichiro Shimomura - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2013 cited by 389

  5. Adiponectin/T-cadherin system enhances exosome biogenesis and decreases cellular ceramides by exosomal release

    Authors: Yoshinari Obata, Shunbun Kita, Yoshihisa Koyama, Shiro Fukuda, Hiroaki Takeda, Masatomo Takahashi, Yuya Fujishima, Hirofumi Nagao, Shigeki Masuda, Yoshimitsu Tanaka, Yuto Nakamura, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Tohru Funahashi, Barbara Ranscht, Yoshihiro Izumi, Takeshi Bamba, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Rikinari Hanayama, Shoichi Shimada, Norikazu Maeda, Iichiro Shimomura - JCI Insight 2018 cited by 182

  6. Plasma Concentrations of a Novel, Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

    Authors: Kikuko Hotta, Tohru Funahashi, Yukio Arita, Masahiko Takahashi, Morihiro Matsuda, Yoshihisa Okamoto, Hiromi Iwahashi, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Noriyuki Ouchi, Kazuhisa Maeda, Makoto Nishida, Shinji Kihara, Naohiko Sakai, Tadahisa NAKAJIMA, Kyoichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Muraguchi, Yasukazu Ohmoto, Tadashi Nakamura, Shizuya Yamashita, Toshiaki Hanafusa, Yūji Matsuzawa - Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2000 cited by 3,131

  7. cDNA Cloning and Expression of a Novel Adipose Specific Collagen-like Factor, apM1 (AdiposeMost Abundant Gene Transcript 1)

    Authors: Kazuhisa Maeda, Kousaku Okubo, Iichiro Shimomura, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa, Kenichi Matsubara - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1996 cited by 2,077

  8. Effect of visceral fat accumulation on uric acid metabolism in male obese subjects: Visceral fat obesity is linked more closely to overproduction of uric acid than subcutaneous fat obesity

    Authors: Fumihiko Matsuura, Shizuya Yamashita, Tadashi Nakamura, Makoto Nishida, Shuichi Nozaki, Tohru Funahashi, Yuji Matsuzawa - Metabolism 1998 cited by 366

  9. Adiponectin, an Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Inhibits Endothelial NF-κB Signaling Through a cAMP-Dependent Pathway

    Authors: Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Yukio Arita, Yoshihisa Okamoto, Kazuhisa Maeda, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Kikuko Hotta, Makoto Nishida, Masahiko Takahashi, Masahiro Muraguchi, Yasukazu Ohmoto, Tadashi Nakamura, Shizuya Yamashita, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa - Circulation 2000 cited by 1,730

  10. Adiponectin protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury through AMPK- and COX-2–dependent mechanisms

    Authors: Rei Shibata, Kaori Sato, David R. Pimentel, Yukihiro Takemura, Shinji Kihara, Koji Ohashi, Tohru Funahashi, Noriyuki Ouchi, Kenneth Walsh - Nature Medicine 2005 cited by 977

  11. Adiponectin Stimulates Angiogenesis by Promoting Cross-talk between AMP-activated Protein Kinase and Akt Signaling in Endothelial Cells

    Authors: Noriyuki Ouchi, Hideki Kobayashi, Shinji Kihara, Masahiro Kumada, Kaori Sato, Tatsuya Inoue, Tohru Funahashi, Kenneth Walsh - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2004 cited by 752

  12. Adiponectin Stimulates Production of Nitric Oxide in Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Authors: Hui Chen, Monica Montagnani, Tohru Funahashi, Iichiro Shimomura, Michael J. Quon - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2003 cited by 985

  13. The Concept of Metabolic Syndrome: Contribution of Visceral Fat Accumulation and Its Molecular Mechanism

    Authors: Yūji Matsuzawa, Tohru Funahashi, Tadashi Nakamura - Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 2011 cited by 445

  14. Adiponectin, a new member of the family of soluble defense collagens, negatively regulates the growth of myelomonocytic progenitors and the functions of macrophages

    Authors: Takafumi Yokota, Kenji Oritani, Isao Takahashi, Jun Ishikawa, Akifumi Matsuyama, Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Tohru Funahashi, Andrea J. Tenner, Yoshiaki Tomiyama, Yūji Matsuzawa - Blood 2000 cited by 1,262

  15. PPARγ Ligands Increase Expression and Plasma Concentrations of Adiponectin, an Adipose-Derived Protein

    Authors: Norikazu Maeda, Masahiko Takahashi, Tohru Funahashi, Shinji Kihara, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Ken Kishida, Hiroyuki Nagaretani, Morihiro Matsuda, Ryutaro Komuro, Noriyuki Ouchi, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Kikuko Hotta, Tadashi Nakamura, Iichiro Shimomura, Yūji Matsuzawa - Diabetes 2001 cited by 1,659

  16. Reciprocal Association of C-Reactive Protein With Adiponectin in Blood Stream and Adipose Tissue

    Authors: Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Tohru Funahashi, Tadashi Nakamura, Makoto Nishida, Masahiro Kumada, Yoshihisa Okamoto, Koji Ohashi, Hiroyuki Nagaretani, Ken Kishida, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Norikazu Maeda, Hideki Kobayashi, Hisatoyo Hiraoka, Yūji Matsuzawa - Circulation 2003 cited by 851

  17. Adiponectin-mediated modulation of hypertrophic signals in the heart

    Authors: Rei Shibata, Noriyuki Ouchi, Masahiro Ito, Shinji Kihara, Ichiro Shiojima, David R. Pimentel, Masahiro Kumada, Kaori Sato, Stephan Schiekofer, Koji Ohashi, Tohru Funahashi, Wilson S. Colucci, Kenneth Walsh - Nature Medicine 2004 cited by 671

  18. Adiponectin, a unique adipocyte-derived factor beyond hormones

    Authors: Norikazu Maeda, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa, Iichiro Shimomura - Atherosclerosis 2019 cited by 116

  19. Novel Modulator for Endothelial Adhesion Molecules

    Authors: Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Yukio Arita, Kazuhisa Maeda, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Yoshihisa Okamoto, Kikuko Hotta, Makoto Nishida, Masahiko Takahashi, Tadashi Nakamura, Shizuya Yamashita, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa - Circulation 1999 cited by 2,144

  20. Association of Hypoadiponectinemia With Coronary Artery Disease in Men

    Authors: Masahiro Kumada, Shinji Kihara, Satoru Sumitsuji, Toshiharu Kawamoto, Satoru Matsumoto, Noriyuki Ouchi, Yukio Arita, Yoshihisa Okamoto, Iichiro Shimomura, Hisatoyo Hiraoka, Tadashi Nakamura, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa - Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2003 cited by 1,428

  21. Adiponectin Reduces Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

    Authors: Yoshihisa Okamoto, Shinji Kihara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Makoto Nishida, Yukio Arita, Masahiro Kumada, Koji Ohashi, Naohiko Sakai, Iichiro Shimomura, Hideki Kobayashi, Naoki Terasaka, Toshimori Inaba, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa - Circulation 2002 cited by 1,035

  22. Induction of Adiponectin, a Fat-Derived Antidiabetic and Antiatherogenic Factor, by Nuclear Receptors

    Authors: Masanori Iwaki, Morihiro Matsuda, Norikazu Maeda, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa, Makoto Makishima, Iichiro Shimomura - Diabetes 2003 cited by 738

  23. Adiponectin and Metabolic Syndrome

    Authors: Yūji Matsuzawa, Tohru Funahashi, Shinji Kihara, Iichiro Shimomura - Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2003 cited by 1,205

  24. Androgens Decrease Plasma Adiponectin, an Insulin-Sensitizing Adipocyte-Derived Protein

    Authors: Hitoshi Nishizawa, Iichiro Shimomura, Ken Kishida, Norikazu Maeda, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Hiroyuki Nagaretani, Morihiro Matsuda, Hidehiko Kondo, Naoki Furuyama, Shinji Kihara, Tadashi Nakamura, Yoshihiro Tochino, Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa - Diabetes 2002 cited by 836