Don K. Nakayama

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
177 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Don K. Nakayama is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Don K. Nakayama has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Surgery, 41 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 37 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Don K. Nakayama's work include Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (25 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (16 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (15 papers). Don K. Nakayama is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (25 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (16 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (15 papers). Don K. Nakayama collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Don K. Nakayama's co-authors include Michael R. Harrison, Alfred A. de Lorimier, Richard L. Simmons, Marc I. Rowe, Timothy R. Billiar, David A. Geller, Charles J. Lowenstein, Etsuro K. Motoyama, Mauricio Di Silvio and Richard A. Shapiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PEDIATRICS and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Don K. Nakayama

164 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Molecular cloning and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase from human hepatocytes.

1993 721 citations Charles J. Lowenstein, Don K. Nakayama et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Don K. Nakayama United States	33	1.7k	998	862	696	589	177	4.1k
Andreas Huber Switzerland	40	866 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	828 1.0×	251 0.4×	288 0.5×	187	5.2k
Daniel R. Martin United States	35	607 0.3×	541 0.5×	278 0.3×	559 0.8×	329 0.6×	109	3.9k
Jacqueline Limpens Netherlands	43	727 0.4×	391 0.4×	285 0.3×	292 0.4×	933 1.6×	133	5.9k
David A. Partrick United States	36	1.6k 0.9×	543 0.5×	120 0.1×	1.2k 1.7×	375 0.6×	122	3.5k
R. Stephen Smith United States	44	3.1k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	146 0.2×	1.5k 2.2×	132 0.2×	190	5.6k
Hunter Wessells United States	48	3.3k 1.9×	531 0.5×	246 0.3×	654 0.9×	186 0.3×	196	6.6k
Daniel S. Seidman Israel	49	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	274 0.3×	337 0.5×	3.3k 5.6×	264	7.4k
Charles N. Paidas United States	33	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	69 0.1×	833 1.2×	445 0.8×	88	3.7k
Tun‐Jun Tsai Taiwan	41	928 0.5×	758 0.8×	283 0.3×	93 0.1×	174 0.3×	177	5.3k
C S McArdle United Kingdom	45	2.8k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	654 0.8×	251 0.4×	353 0.6×	157	7.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nakayama, Don K.. (2025). William Ladd's Procedure for Malrotation and Volvulus: Convincing the World. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 60(11). 162645–162645.

Patel, Heli, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the Accuracy, Comprehensiveness, and Validity of ChatGPT Compared to Evidence-Based Sources Regarding Common Surgical Conditions: Surgeons’ Perspectives. The American Surgeon. 91(3). 325–335. 2 indexed citations

Nakayama, Don K.. (2022). America’s Original Immunization Controversy: The Tercentenary of the Boston Smallpox Epidemic of 1721. The American Surgeon. 88(10). 2425–2428. 2 indexed citations

O’Leary, J. Patrick, et al.. (2018). “Yes, I Shot the President, but His Physicians Killed Him.” The Assassination of President James A. Garfield. The American Surgeon. 84(11). 1711–1716. 2 indexed citations

Nakayama, Don K., et al.. (2014). Issues That Face Rural Surgery in the United States. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 219(4). 814–818. 36 indexed citations

Nakayama, Don K.. (2013). Medical scenes in Madame Bovary.. PubMed. 76(1). 28–34. 1 indexed citations

Nakayama, Don K.. (2012). Asian Americans in Leadership Positions in Academic Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 255(3). 583–588. 16 indexed citations

Nakayama, Don K.. (2011). Hideyo Noguchi: controversial microbe hunter.. PubMed. 74(4). 26–33.

Wang, Zhongbiao, Lingwei Kong, Jing X. Kang, et al.. (2010). Interleukin-lβ Induces Migration of Rat Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells Through a Mechanism Involving Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Activity. Journal of Surgical Research. 169(2). 328–336. 32 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Don K.. (2010). Management of the surgical newborn: Physiological foundations and practical considerations. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 6(3). 232–238. 3 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Don K.. (2009). Seishu Hanaoka, surgery, and anesthesia in feudal Japan.. PubMed. 35–40. 2 indexed citations

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Tamaddon, Houman, J. Duncan Phillips, & Don K. Nakayama. (2005). Laparoscopic Evaluation of the Contralateral Groin in Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Patients: A Comparison of 70- and 120-Degree Endoscopes. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 15(6). 653–660. 13 indexed citations

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Hayden, Melissa A., Patricia Lange, & Don K. Nakayama. (2001). Nitric Oxide and Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Stimulate Apoptosis via Activation of the Fas–FasL Pathway. Journal of Surgical Research. 101(2). 183–189. 28 indexed citations

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Hayden, Melissa A. & Don K. Nakayama. (1999). Cyclic Nucleotides and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle. Journal of Surgical Research. 82(2). 222–227. 8 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Don K., et al.. (1998). Sustained Nitric Oxide Exposure Decreases Soluble Guanylate Cyclase mRNA and Enzyme Activity in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle. Journal of Surgical Research. 79(1). 66–70. 27 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Don K.. (1997). Critical care of the surgical newborn. 5 indexed citations

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Johnson, B. A., Charles J. Lowenstein, Margaret A. Schwarz, et al.. (1994). Culture of Pulmonary Microvascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Intraacinar Arteries of the Rat: Characterization and Inducible Production of Nitric Oxide. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 10(6). 604–612. 20 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Don K., Anthony Killian, Lyndon M. Hill, et al.. (1991). The newborn with hydrops and sacrococcygeal teratoma. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 26(12). 1435–1438. 18 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Don K., Mary Jane Gardner, & Kenneth D. Rogers. (1990). Disability from Bicycle-Related Injuries in Children. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 30(11). 1390–1394. 31 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Don K., Michael R. Harrison, D H Chinn, et al.. (1985). Prenatal diagnosis and natural history of the fetus with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Initial clinical experience. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 20(2). 118–124. 70 indexed citations

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