Atsushi Nakano

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Atsushi Nakano is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Atsushi Nakano has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Surgery, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Atsushi Nakano's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (22 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (21 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (18 papers). Atsushi Nakano is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (22 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (21 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (18 papers). Atsushi Nakano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Indonesia. Atsushi Nakano's co-authors include Michael V. Cohen, James M. Downey, Stuart D. Critz, Gerd Heusch, Guang S. Liu, Haruko Nakano, Yankun Yue, Sylvia Μ. Evans, Xi‐Ming Yang and Tilley Pain and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Atsushi Nakano

125 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Multipotent Embryonic Isl1+ Progenitor Cells Lead to Cardiac, Smooth Muscle, and Endothelial Cell Diversification

2006 765 citations Atsushi Nakano, Mika Sasaki et al. profile →
Opening of Mitochondrial K_ATPChannels Triggers the Preconditioned State by Generating Free Radicals

2000 552 citations Atsushi Nakano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Atsushi Nakano Japan	31	2.1k	1.2k	894	708	470	137	4.2k
Shiang Y. Lim Australia	34	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	884 1.0×	589 0.8×	379 0.8×	90	4.7k
Douglas B. Cowan United States	34	2.3k 1.1×	843 0.7×	906 1.0×	659 0.9×	144 0.3×	109	4.2k
Ekhson Holmuhamedov United States	33	2.6k 1.2×	901 0.8×	292 0.3×	426 0.6×	272 0.6×	77	4.2k
Huang‐Tian Yang China	31	2.7k 1.2×	469 0.4×	631 0.7×	806 1.1×	151 0.3×	90	4.3k
Atta Behfar United States	45	3.2k 1.5×	349 0.3×	2.8k 3.2×	1.0k 1.5×	180 0.4×	179	6.2k
Michel Pucéat France	44	4.1k 1.9×	413 0.4×	1.8k 2.0×	1.6k 2.3×	86 0.2×	123	5.7k
Yaoliang Tang United States	41	4.1k 1.9×	352 0.3×	1.6k 1.8×	1.0k 1.5×	66 0.1×	176	6.6k
Padmini Sarathchandra United Kingdom	35	2.2k 1.0×	305 0.3×	936 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	190 0.4×	102	4.5k
Gerolama Condorelli Italy	49	4.7k 2.2×	274 0.2×	527 0.6×	426 0.6×	87 0.2×	122	6.9k
Manfred Boehm United States	34	3.5k 1.7×	282 0.2×	884 1.0×	432 0.6×	59 0.1×	80	6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Atsushi Nakano

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Nakano, Haruko, et al.. (2025). Mutual Regulation of Cardiovascular and Hematopoietic Development. Current Cardiology Reports. 27(1). 86–86.

Ito, Naomi, et al.. (2024). Development of a Radiation/Nuclear Disaster Prevention Local Awareness Activity Model for the Disaster Prevention Advisers, “Bousaisi,” in Japan. Journal of Disaster Research. 19(6). 1027–1035.

Nakano, Haruko, et al.. (2024). Human formin FHOD3-mediated actin elongation is required for sarcomere integrity in cardiomyocytes. eLife. 13.

Yasui, Kosuke, Itsunari Minami, Motonari Uesugi, et al.. (2024). Molecular Design for Cardiac Cell Differentiation Using a Small Data Set and Decorated Shape Features. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 64(23). 8824–8837. 1 indexed citations

Nakano, Atsushi, et al.. (2023). Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Upper Esophageal Sphincter for Dysphagia During the Acute Postoperative Phase of Anterior Cervical Surgery. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 37(5). E216–E224.

Mizutani, Masahiro, et al.. (2021). Impact of morphological restoration of the spinal cord from the preoperative to early postoperative periods on C5 palsy development. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 35(5). 624–632. 4 indexed citations

Nakano, Atsushi, et al.. (2021). Preoperative Cyst Formation as a Predictive Feature of Spontaneous Regression of Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor After Posterior Fusion. World Neurosurgery. 150. e491–e499. 1 indexed citations

Masuho, Ikuo, Ezequiel Marrón Fernández de Velasco, Atsushi Nakano, et al.. (2020). GPCR-dependent biasing of GIRK channel signaling dynamics by RGS6 in mouse sinoatrial nodal cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(25). 14522–14531. 16 indexed citations

Nakano, Atsushi, et al.. (2019). Impact of Multifidus Muscle Swelling on C5 Palsy After Cervical Laminoplasty. Spine. 45(1). E10–E17. 9 indexed citations

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Kuroda, Koichi, et al.. (2014). Biomechanical Evaluation of the Suture Anchors Used in Open-Door Laminoplasty. Spine. 39(21). E1248–E1255. 7 indexed citations

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Nakano, Atsushi, et al.. (2012). Tibial nerve compression test for lumbar spinal canal stenosis. 55(1). 127–128. 1 indexed citations

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Nakano, Haruko, Masahiko Hoshijima, Mika Sasaki, et al.. (2010). Cardiac origin of smooth muscle cells in the inflow tract. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 50(2). 337–345. 17 indexed citations

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Nakano, Atsushi. (2008). New Technology of Wastewater Treatment System. JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL. 62(9). 1123–1126.

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Nakano, Atsushi, Koji Miyamoto, Hiroyuki Kakuchi, et al.. (2004). OJ-310 Prognostic Utility of N-Terminal Pro-BMP vs. BNP 2 Months After Initiation of Treatment in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure(Heart Failure, Clinical 9 (M) : OJ37)(Oral Presentation (Japanese)). Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 68. 304–305. 2 indexed citations

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Nakano, Atsushi. (2004). New Wastewater Treatment System for Pulp and Paper Factory. JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL. 58(10). 1366–1372.

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Hara, Masatake, Kazuhiro Higuchi, Akira Yamaki, et al.. (2003). Gene Expression of Cardiac Mast Cell Chymase and Tryptase in a Murine Model of Heart Failure Caused by Viral Myocarditis. Circulation Journal. 67(10). 881–884. 41 indexed citations

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Kuno, Atsushi, Tetsuji Miura, Tomoaki Matsumoto, et al.. (2002). Contribution of gap junction communication to myocardial necrosis during ischemia/reperfusion. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 66. 217. 1 indexed citations

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Kitamura, Makoto, Miho Hida, Takeshi Satoh, et al.. (1996). Apheresis for Fulminant Hepatitis Effects on Clinical Complications and Prognosis(Symposium 3: Apheresis in the Treatment of Liver Disease). 15(1). 36–39. 1 indexed citations

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Tang, Fang, Atsushi Nakano, Yuka Nakanishi, et al.. (1995). Effects of Chinese Medicine on Morphological Changes in the Intestinal Villi with Age. Natural medicines = 生薬學雜誌. 49(3). 240–248. 1 indexed citations

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Nakano, Atsushi, et al.. (1993). [A study of osteopenia in liver cirrhosis by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)].. PubMed. 90(8). 1689–94. 5 indexed citations

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