# Akira Shimatsu

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/akira-shimatsu/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 21,662 |
| Field | Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments |
| h-index | 66 |
| i10-index | 238 |
| Last Known Institution | Advanced Medical Research Institute |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5049772836 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9688-006X |
| Works | 475 |

## Researcher papers

- [Comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), 2011](https://scholariq.org/papers/comprehensive-diagnostic-criteria-for-igg4-related-disease-igg4-rd-2011/)
- [Comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), 2011](https://scholariq.org/papers/comprehensive-diagnostic-criteria-for-igg4-related-disease-igg4-rd-2011-2/)
- [Stomach Is a Major Source of Circulating Ghrelin, and Feeding State Determines Plasma Ghrelin-Like Immunoreactivity Levels in Humans](https://scholariq.org/papers/stomach-is-a-major-source-of-circulating-ghrelin-and-feeding-state-determines/)
- [International Consensus Guidance Statement on the Management and Treatment of IgG4‐Related Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/international-consensus-guidance-statement-on-the-management-and-treatment-of/)
- [Ghrelin Strongly Stimulates Growth Hormone Release in Humans](https://scholariq.org/papers/ghrelin-strongly-stimulates-growth-hormone-release-in-humans/)
- [Thyroid Hormone Action Is Disrupted by Bisphenol A as an Antagonist](https://scholariq.org/papers/thyroid-hormone-action-is-disrupted-by-bisphenol-a-as-an-antagonist/)
- [A Low Dose of Ghrelin Stimulates Growth Hormone (GH) Release Synergistically with GH-Releasing Hormone in Humans](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-low-dose-of-ghrelin-stimulates-growth-hormone-gh-release-synergistically-with/)
- [A dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, sitagliptin, exerts anti-inflammatory effects in type 2 diabetic patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-dipeptidyl-peptidase-4-inhibitor-sitagliptin-exerts-anti-inflammatory-effects/)

## Researcher topics

- [Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/pituitary-gland-disorders-and-treatments/)
- [Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors](https://scholariq.org/topics/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factors/)
- [Adrenal Hormones and Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/adrenal-hormones-and-disorders/)
- [Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuropeptides-and-animal-physiology/)
- [Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors](https://scholariq.org/topics/adrenal-and-paraganglionic-tumors/)

## Researcher university

- [Advanced Medical Research Institute](https://scholariq.org/institutions/advanced-medical-research-institute/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.