# Hirokazu Okada

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/hirokazu-okada/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 12,652 |
| Field | Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes |
| h-index | 46 |
| i10-index | 164 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Tsukuba |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5055796894 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-1839-9078 |
| Works | 399 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 13.

- [Evidence that fibroblasts derive from epithelium during tissue fibrosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/evidence-that-fibroblasts-derive-from-epithelium-during-tissue-fibrosis/)
- [Evidence that fibroblasts derive from epithelium during tissue fibrosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/evidence-that-fibroblasts-derive-from-epithelium-during-tissue-fibrosis-2/)
- [Identification and characterization of a fibroblast marker: FSP1.](https://scholariq.org/papers/identification-and-characterization-of-a-fibroblast-marker-fsp1/)
- [Inhibition of diabetic nephropathy by a decoy peptide corresponding to the “handle” region for nonproteolytic activation of prorenin](https://scholariq.org/papers/inhibition-of-diabetic-nephropathy-by-a-decoy-peptide-corresponding-to-the/)
- [Early role of Fsp1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transformation](https://scholariq.org/papers/early-role-of-fsp1-in-epithelial-mesenchymal-transformation/)
- [Dialysis initiation, modality choice, access, and prescription: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference](https://scholariq.org/papers/dialysis-initiation-modality-choice-access-and-prescription-conclusions-from-a/)
- [Noninvasive Evaluation of Kidney Hypoxia and Fibrosis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging](https://scholariq.org/papers/noninvasive-evaluation-of-kidney-hypoxia-and-fibrosis-using-magnetic-resonance/)
- [Activin-like kinase 3 is important for kidney regeneration and reversal of fibrosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/activin-like-kinase-3-is-important-for-kidney-regeneration-and-reversal-of/)
- [Effects of an angiotensin II receptor blocker, valsartan, on residual renal function in patients on CAPD](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-an-angiotensin-ii-receptor-blocker-valsartan-on-residual-renal/)
- [Evidence that fibroblasts derive from epithelium during tissue fibrosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/evidence-that-fibroblasts-derive-from-epithelium-during-tissue-fibrosis-3/)
- [A digest from evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for Polycystic Kidney Disease 2020](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-digest-from-evidence-based-clinical-practice-guideline-for-polycystic-kidney/)
- [Incidence and factors associated with prescribing renin‐angiotensin‐system inhibitors in adult idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: A nationwide cohort study](https://scholariq.org/papers/incidence-and-factors-associated-with-prescribing-renin-angiotensin-system/)

## Researcher topics

- [Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes](https://scholariq.org/topics/chronic-kidney-disease-and-diabetes/)
- [Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies](https://scholariq.org/topics/renal-diseases-and-glomerulopathies/)
- [Dialysis and Renal Disease Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/dialysis-and-renal-disease-management/)
- [Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/cholangiocarcinoma-and-gallbladder-cancer-studies/)
- [Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/blood-pressure-and-hypertension-studies/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Tsukuba](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-tsukuba/)

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