Akio Niimi

11.1k total citations
276 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Akio Niimi is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Niimi has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 142 papers in Physiology and 30 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Akio Niimi's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (120 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (114 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (38 papers). Akio Niimi is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (120 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (114 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (38 papers). Akio Niimi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Akio Niimi's co-authors include Michiaki Mishima, Hisako Matsumoto, Kazuo Chin, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Kian Fan Chung, Toyohiro Hirai, Yoshihiro Kanemitsu, Makiko Jinnai and Hirofumi Matsuoka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Akio Niimi

266 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akio Niimi Japan 43 4.8k 4.2k 826 572 536 276 7.3k
Liam G. Heaney United Kingdom 52 4.7k 1.0× 5.2k 1.3× 374 0.5× 599 1.0× 729 1.4× 252 7.5k
Hisamichi Aizawa Japan 42 3.1k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 571 1.0× 366 0.7× 240 6.3k
Hisako Matsumoto Japan 39 3.3k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 583 0.7× 508 0.9× 667 1.2× 195 5.0k
Julian Solway United States 53 2.9k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 2.6k 3.1× 331 0.6× 702 1.3× 199 8.6k
Michel Laviolette Canada 54 5.4k 1.1× 6.3k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 363 0.6× 943 1.8× 212 10.1k
Gerard Cox Canada 41 3.3k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 592 1.0× 590 1.1× 116 6.9k
Patrick Berger France 46 2.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 1.7k 2.0× 305 0.5× 519 1.0× 249 6.6k
Mark D. Inman Canada 53 4.0k 0.8× 5.6k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 434 0.8× 806 1.5× 157 8.9k
Kazuo Chin Japan 46 4.7k 1.0× 4.3k 1.0× 488 0.6× 778 1.4× 754 1.4× 275 8.3k
Lewis J. Smith United States 48 3.4k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 1.3k 1.5× 573 1.0× 509 0.9× 190 7.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akio Niimi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akio Niimi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Akio Niimi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Akio Niimi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Akio Niimi. Akio Niimi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kanemitsu, Yoshihiro, Takashi Ueda, Takeshi Kamiya, et al.. (2024). Comorbid functional dyspepsia reflects IL-33–mediated airway neuronal dysfunction in asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 154(6). 1422–1433. 4 indexed citations
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Kanemitsu, Yoshihiro, Takashi Ueda, Takeshi Kamiya, et al.. (2024). Functional Dyspepsia Is a Comorbidity Reflecting IL-33-mediated Airway Neuronal Dysfunction in Asthma. A7282–A7282.
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Yamamoto, Shota, Nobuyuki Horita, Johsuke Hara, et al.. (2024). Benefit-Risk Profile of P2X3 Receptor Antagonists for Treatment of Chronic Cough. CHEST Journal. 166(5). 1124–1140. 4 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Y, Nobuyuki Horita, Masaharu Aga, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of macrolide therapy for adult asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Respiratory Investigation. 62(2). 206–215. 5 indexed citations
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Fujita, Kohei, Hirotsugu Ohkubo, Akiko Nakano, et al.. (2024). Usefulness of serum transthyretin for prediction of the 1-year outcome in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: An evaluation of sarcopenic and nutritional indicators. Respiratory Investigation. 62(5). 889–896. 1 indexed citations
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Ohkubo, Hirotsugu, Kohei Fujita, Akiko Nakano, et al.. (2023). Low Daily Step Count Associated with Small Erector Spinae Muscle Area and Sarcopenia in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Internal Medicine. 63(10). 1345–1352. 3 indexed citations
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Dicpinigaitis, Peter V., Alyn H. Morice, John A. Smith, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and Safety of Eliapixant in Refractory Chronic Cough: The Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2b PAGANINI Study. Lung. 201(3). 255–266. 24 indexed citations
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Kanemitsu, Yoshihiro, Johsuke Hara, Kensuke Fukumitsu, et al.. (2023). Bronchial thermoplasty improves cough hypersensitivity and cough in severe asthmatics. Respiratory Medicine. 216. 107303–107303. 4 indexed citations
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Maeda, Shinji, et al.. (2023). High-dimensional analysis of T-cell profiling variations following belimumab treatment in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus Science & Medicine. 10(2). e000976–e000976. 6 indexed citations
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Kanemitsu, Yoshihiro, Kensuke Fukumitsu, Norihisa Takeda, et al.. (2020). Increased Capsaicin Sensitivity in Patients with Severe Asthma Is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 201(9). 1068–1077. 36 indexed citations
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Sone, Kazuki, Tetsuya Oguri, Takehiro Uemura, et al.. (2019). Genetic variation in the ATP binding cassette transporter ABCC10 is associated with neutropenia for docetaxel in Japanese lung cancer patients cohort. BMC Cancer. 19(1). 246–246. 23 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Takaaki, Tetsuya Oguri, Toshiyuki Sawa, et al.. (2018). Opioid Dose and Survival of Patients with Incurable Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 21(10). 1436–1441. 25 indexed citations
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Masaki, Ayako, Takashi Ishida, Yasuhiro Maeda, et al.. (2015). Prognostic Significance of Tryptophan Catabolism in Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(12). 2830–2839. 42 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Tatsuya, Genichiro Ishii, Kōichi Goto, et al.. (2014). Podoplanin-Positive Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in the Tumor Microenvironment Induce Primary Resistance to EGFR-TKIs in Lung Adenocarcinoma with EGFR Mutation. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(3). 642–651. 102 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Kenichi, Kazuo Chin, Hajime Nakamura, et al.. (2008). Plasma Thioredoxin, a Novel Oxidative Stress Marker, in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Before and After Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 10(4). 715–726. 63 indexed citations
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Groneberg, David A., Akio Niimi, Q. Thai Dinh, et al.. (2004). Increased Expression of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-1 in Airway Nerves of Chronic Cough. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(12). 1276–1280. 319 indexed citations
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Niimi, Akio, Hisako Matsumoto, Masaya Takemura, et al.. (2003). Relationship of Airway Wall Thickness to Airway Sensitivity and Airway Reactivity in Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(8). 983–988. 204 indexed citations
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Niimi, Akio, Hisako Matsumoto, Ryoichi Amitani, et al.. (2000). Airway Wall Thickness in Asthma Assessed by Computed Tomography. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(4). 1518–1523. 297 indexed citations

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