Fumiyuki Otsuka

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
125 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Fumiyuki Otsuka is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Fumiyuki Otsuka has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Surgery, 59 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 47 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Fumiyuki Otsuka's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (74 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (36 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (24 papers). Fumiyuki Otsuka is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (74 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (36 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (24 papers). Fumiyuki Otsuka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Fumiyuki Otsuka's co-authors include Renu Virmani, Frank D. Kolodgie, Erling Falk, Jacob Fog Bentzon, Masataka Nakano, Elena Ladich, Aloke V. Finn, Kenichi Sakakura, Kazuyuki Yahagi and Michael Joner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Fumiyuki Otsuka

119 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mechanisms of Plaque Formation and Rupture

2014 1.6k citations Fumiyuki Otsuka, Renu Virmani et al. profile →
The Pathology of Neoatherosclerosis in Human Coronary Implants

2011 654 citations Fumiyuki Otsuka, Masataka Nakano et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
Pathophysiology of native coronary, vein graft, and in-stent atherosclerosis

2015 379 citations Kazuyuki Yahagi, Frank D. Kolodgie et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology profile →
Has Our Understanding of Calcification in Human Coronary Atherosclerosis Progressed?

2014 348 citations Fumiyuki Otsuka, Kenichi Sakakura et al. profile →
Pathology of Second-Generation Everolimus-Eluting Stents Versus First-Generation Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in Humans

2013 338 citations Fumiyuki Otsuka, Masataka 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
Fumiyuki Otsuka Japan	35	4.2k	3.3k	1.9k	1.7k	1.2k	125	7.9k
Pedro Moreno United States	41	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	203	7.6k
Robert Kutys United States	29	4.6k 1.1×	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	553 0.5×	51	7.1k
Masataka Nakano United States	32	4.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	862 0.7×	84	6.4k
Rob Krams Netherlands	43	2.9k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	928 0.8×	163	6.8k
Ian J. Sarembock United States	47	3.7k 0.9×	5.2k 1.6×	915 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	116	9.7k
Robert L. Wilensky United States	43	4.3k 1.0×	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	440 0.4×	146	8.1k
Minoru Yoshiyama Japan	47	3.1k 0.7×	6.1k 1.8×	1.3k 0.7×	3.0k 1.8×	1.2k 1.0×	385	11.0k
Hon‐Kan Yip Taiwan	51	3.5k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	925 0.5×	710 0.6×	416	10.4k
Jagat Narula United States	44	2.6k 0.6×	3.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.2×	152	9.4k
Franz R. Eberli Switzerland	48	5.1k 1.2×	5.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	413 0.3×	178	9.5k

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Fujino, Masashi, Kazuhiro Nakao, Koshiro Kanaoka, et al.. (2025). Nationwide Trends in Idiopathic Pericarditis Management and Outcomes in Japan　― A Nationwide JROAD-DPC Analysis ―. Circulation Journal. 89(7). 973–981.

Suzuki, Toru, Noriaki Iwahashi, Takeru Abe, et al.. (2025). Clinical Usefulness of Passive Leg Lifting During Right Heart Catheterization for Diagnosing Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension　― A Pilot Study ―. Circulation Journal. 90(2). 228–231. 1 indexed citations

Fujino, Masashi, Kazuhiro Nakao, Michikazu Nakai, et al.. (2024). Diversity in Acute Autoimmune Pericarditis. JACC Asia. 4(10). 721–731. 5 indexed citations

Kawakami, Shoji, Yoshio Tahara, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2024). Relationship between Earlobe Crease and Anatomical Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Internal Medicine. 63(17). 2377–2384.

Fujino, Masashi, Kazuhiro Nakao, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2024). Comparison of embolic risk in left ventricular thrombus between nonischemic and ischemic cardiomyopathy: A nationwide database analysis. International Journal of Cardiology. 411. 132329–132329. 2 indexed citations

Fujino, Masashi, Hideo Matama, Hiroyuki Miura, et al.. (2023). In-hospital adverse events and recurrence in hospitalized patients with acute pericarditis. Journal of Cardiology. 82(4). 268–273. 2 indexed citations

Fujino, Masashi, Marina Arai, Hideo Matama, et al.. (2022). Feasibility of Nitroglycerin Patch as a Pretreatment for the Distal Radial Approach: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (DRANG Study). Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 43. 43–48. 3 indexed citations

Kitahara, Satoshi, Masashi Fujino, Satoshi Honda, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic is associated with mechanical complications in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Open Heart. 8(1). e001497–e001497. 28 indexed citations

Kataoka, Yu, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Yuriko Nakaoku, et al.. (2020). Cardiac outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome attributable to calcified nodule. Atherosclerosis. 318. 70–75. 55 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Yu, Soshiro Ogata, Kunihiro Nishimura, et al.. (2020). Diminished response to statins predicts the occurrence of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 10(4). 705–716. 5 indexed citations

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Miyoshi, Takekazu, Akira Okamoto, Koichi Kokame, et al.. (2019). Effects of low-dose combined oral contraceptives and protein S K196E mutation on anticoagulation factors: a prospective observational study. International Journal of Hematology. 109(6). 641–649. 6 indexed citations

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Kitahara, Satoshi, Yu Kataoka, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2019). Plaque erosion or coronary artery embolism? Findings from clinical presentation, optical coherence tomographic and histopathological analysis in a case with acute coronary syndrome. International journal of cardiac imaging. 35(10). 1791–1792. 3 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Yu, et al.. (2019). Cholesterol-crystalized coronary atheroma as a potential precursor lesion causing acute coronary syndrome: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 3(3). ytz128–ytz128. 2 indexed citations

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Habara, Maoto, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Etsuo Tsuchikane, et al.. (2018). In vivo tissue characterization of human atherosclerotic plaques by optical coherence tomography: A directional coronary atherectomy study with histopathologic confirmation. International Journal of Cardiology. 268. 1–10. 14 indexed citations

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Otsuka, Fumiyuki, Hugh H. Trout, Ye Qiao, et al.. (2017). Community-based statins and advanced carotid plaque: Role of CD163 positive macrophages in lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity in atherosclerotic plaque. Atherosclerosis. 267. 78–89. 11 indexed citations

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Otsuka, Fumiyuki, Satoshi Yasuda, Teruo Noguchi, & Hatsue Ishibashi‐Ueda. (2016). Pathology of coronary atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 6(4). 396–408. 116 indexed citations

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Otsuka, Fumiyuki, Kenichi Sakakura, Kazuyuki Yahagi, et al.. (2014). TCT-655 Contribution of In-Stent Neoatherosclerosis to Late Stent Failure Following Bare Metal and 1st- and 2nd-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Placement: An Autopsy Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 64(11). B190–B191. 5 indexed citations

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Puchner, Stefan B., Maros Ferencik, Pál Maurovich‐Horvat, et al.. (2014). Iterative image reconstruction algorithms in coronary CT angiography improve the detection of lipid-core plaque – a comparison with histology. European Radiology. 25(1). 15–23. 23 indexed citations

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Sakakura, Kenichi, Masataka Nakano, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2013). Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis Plaque Progression. Heart Lung and Circulation. 22(6). 399–411. 334 indexed citations

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Otsuka, Fumiyuki, Aloke V. Finn, Saami K. Yazdani, et al.. (2013). Correction: The importance of the endothelium in atherothrombosis and coronary stenting. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 10(6). 300–300. 1 indexed citations

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