Akihiro Yoshimoto

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
190 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Akihiro Yoshimoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiro Yoshimoto has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 45 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Akihiro Yoshimoto's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (38 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (19 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (18 papers). Akihiro Yoshimoto is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (38 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (19 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (18 papers). Akihiro Yoshimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Akihiro Yoshimoto's co-authors include TOMIO TAKEUCHI, TOSHIKAZU OKI, HAMAO UMEZAWA, Kiyoshi Mori, Kazuhiko Takaya, Yasue Matsuzawa, Yasunori Nagamatsu, HIROSHI NAGANAWA, Hiroyuki Ariyasu and Osamu Johdo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Akihiro Yoshimoto

177 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Ghrelin Strongly Stimulates Growth Hormone Release in Humans 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Ghrelin Strongly Stimulates Growth Hormone Release in Humans
    2000 701 citations Akihiro Yoshimoto, Yoshihiro Ogawa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akihiro Yoshimoto Japan 27 1.1k 1.1k 787 734 730 190 3.8k
Angela Ianaro Italy 41 1.7k 1.5× 111 0.1× 748 1.0× 770 1.0× 185 0.3× 121 5.1k
Dean Willis United Kingdom 22 1.9k 1.7× 144 0.1× 919 1.2× 644 0.9× 172 0.2× 41 4.0k
Mark J.S. Miller United States 29 888 0.8× 198 0.2× 391 0.5× 1.4k 1.9× 304 0.4× 55 3.6k
Lenard M. Lichtenberger United States 43 1.4k 1.3× 85 0.1× 1.2k 1.5× 649 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 160 5.8k
Barbara Renga Italy 48 2.1k 1.8× 321 0.3× 488 0.6× 920 1.3× 220 0.3× 108 7.0k
A. W. Ford‐Hutchinson Canada 33 1.3k 1.2× 78 0.1× 1.5k 1.9× 2.3k 3.1× 388 0.5× 102 5.8k
Young‐Nam Cha South Korea 38 2.5k 2.2× 90 0.1× 346 0.4× 454 0.6× 293 0.4× 100 4.6k
Pilar Ramos Spain 31 1.1k 1.0× 201 0.2× 90 0.1× 758 1.0× 723 1.0× 100 3.7k
Donald E. Smith United States 39 2.2k 2.0× 94 0.1× 184 0.2× 640 0.9× 892 1.2× 143 5.5k
Klaus W.J. Wahle United Kingdom 39 1.1k 1.0× 81 0.1× 436 0.6× 831 1.1× 2.1k 2.8× 148 4.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akihiro Yoshimoto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihiro Yoshimoto

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hara, Shigeo, et al.. (2024). Clinicopathological characteristics of neural epidermal growth factor-like 1 protein-associated membranous glomerulonephritis. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 486(5). 991–1000. 1 indexed citations
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Yahata, Kensei, Koichi Seta, Keita Mori, et al.. (2024). Prospective randomized trial of antibiotic prophylaxis for percutaneous renal biopsy. Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. 29(3). 269–275.
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro, et al.. (2024). Incidence of Acute Thrombosis After Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for Atrial Fibrillation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 117(6). 1172–1176. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro, et al.. (2023). A comparison between stand-alone left atrial appendage occlusion and resection as a method of preventing cardiogenic thromboembolic stroke. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 72(3). 157–163. 1 indexed citations
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Yahata, Kensei, Akihiro Yoshimoto, Koichi Seta, et al.. (2022). Antibiotic prophylaxis for percutaneous renal biopsy: study protocol for a prospective randomized trial. Trials. 23(1). 646–646. 1 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro, et al.. (2018). Analysis of the perioperative change in cognitive function of patients with risk factors for cognitive impairment in cardiovascular surgery. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 67(2). 214–218. 4 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro, et al.. (2017). Thoracoscopic left atrial appendectomy and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in a patient with cardiogenic stroke combined with acute aortic dissection. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 65(12). 717–719. 1 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Takashi, et al.. (2011). Zero Mortality of Continuous Veno-venous Hemodiafiltration with PMMA Hemofilter after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 17(4). 352–355. 9 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Hirohide, Ichiro Fujisawa, Kaori Ikeda, et al.. (2006). A novel heterozygous missense mutation in the vasopressin moiety is identified in a Japanese person with neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 29(3). 252–256. 11 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro. (2005). Changes in Angiogenic Growth Factor Levels After Gefitinib Treatment in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(5). 233–238. 11 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro, Masaki Fujimura, Hiroyuki Nakamura, & Shinji Nakao. (2002). [A case of hemophagocytic syndrome caused by tuberculosis].. PubMed. 40(11). 889–93. 1 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro, et al.. (1996). Histopathological evaluation of microwave tissue coagulation for rat liver tumor. Journal of Microwave Surgery. 14. 17–22. 6 indexed citations
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Aogi, Kenjiro, et al.. (1996). Usefulness of the percutaneous transhepatic microwave tissue coagulation therapy for the liver tumor as a bedside treatment. Journal of Microwave Surgery. 14. 43–47. 4 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Akihiro, et al.. (1994). A experimental study of the microwave tissue coagulation therapy using a new type needle-electrode. Journal of Microwave Surgery. 12(0). 9–12. 2 indexed citations
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Johdo, Osamu, Hiroshi Tone, Rokuro Okamoto, et al.. (1992). Photochemically obtained N-demethyl derivatives of anthracyclines.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 45(10). 1653–1661. 5 indexed citations
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Adachi, Ken, Akihiro Yoshimoto, Takeshi Hasegawa, et al.. (1992). Anti-Erythrocyte Membrane Antibodies Detected in Sera of Dogs Naturally Infected with Babsia gibsoni.. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 54(6). 1081–1084. 24 indexed citations
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Johdo, Osamu, Yoshio Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ishikura, et al.. (1991). Anthracycline metabolites from Streptomyces violaceus A262. III. New anthracycline obelmycins produced by a variant strain SE2-2385.:III. NEW ANTHRACYCLINE OBELMYCINS PRODUCED BY A VARIANT STRAIN SE2-2385. The Journal of Antibiotics. 44(10). 1130–1140. 2 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Masahīko, et al.. (1991). A Case Report of Successful Right Hepatectomy of Caroli's Disease and Literature Review of Operated Cases in Japan.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 24(7). 2022–2026. 1 indexed citations
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Johdo, Osamu, Tomoyuki Ishikura, Akihiro Yoshimoto, & TOMIO TAKEUCHI. (1991). Anthracycline metabolites from Streptomyces violaceus A262. I. Isolation of antibiotic-blocked mutants from Streptomyces violaceus A262.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 44(10). 1110–1120. 26 indexed citations
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HONGO, Motoyoshi & Akihiro Yoshimoto. (1970). Bacteriophages of Bacillus natto :Part III. Action of Phage-induced γ-Polyglutamic Acid Depolymerase on γ-Polyglutamic Acid and the Enzymatic Hydrolyzates. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 34(7). 1055–1063. 5 indexed citations

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