Hideki Kawai

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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Hideki Kawai is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hideki Kawai has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 27 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 25 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hideki Kawai's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (25 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (15 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (8 papers). Hideki Kawai is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (25 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (15 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (8 papers). Hideki Kawai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hideki Kawai's co-authors include Hiroyuki Naruse, Sadako Motoyama, Masayoshi Sarai, Jagat Narula, Hiroshi Takahashi, Junichi Ishii, Yukio Ozaki, Hirofumi Anno, Shino Kan and Hajime Ito and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Hideki Kawai

52 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Plaque Characterization by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography and the Likelihood of Acute Coronary Events in Mid-Term Follow-Up

2015 514 citations Sadako Motoyama, Hajime Ito et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hideki Kawai Japan	16	745	664	548	259	163	60	1.2k
Marguerite Roth United States	10	868 1.2×	443 0.7×	686 1.3×	222 0.9×	203 1.2×	15	1.4k
Sanneke P.M. de Boer Netherlands	15	468 0.6×	641 1.0×	493 0.9×	201 0.8×	93 0.6×	24	1.0k
Argyrios Ntalianis Greece	22	631 0.8×	846 1.3×	931 1.7×	194 0.7×	116 0.7×	49	1.5k
Yasutsugu Shiono Japan	24	1.1k 1.5×	1.3k 2.0×	958 1.7×	493 1.9×	153 0.9×	116	1.9k
Daniel O. Bittner Germany	21	1.1k 1.5×	645 1.0×	1.0k 1.9×	124 0.5×	307 1.9×	55	1.7k
Mariya Gaber United States	9	1.4k 1.9×	572 0.9×	1.0k 1.8×	87 0.3×	258 1.6×	13	1.7k
William J. van Gaal Australia	18	546 0.7×	738 1.1×	865 1.6×	195 0.8×	44 0.3×	57	1.2k
Louise A. Spadaro United States	6	1.0k 1.4×	511 0.8×	661 1.2×	239 0.9×	279 1.7×	8	1.4k
Sam J. Lehman Australia	13	499 0.7×	667 1.0×	563 1.0×	107 0.4×	220 1.3×	32	1.3k
Masakazu Yamagishi Japan	15	613 0.8×	483 0.7×	885 1.6×	156 0.6×	78 0.5×	35	1.3k

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Kawai, Hideki, Hideo Izawa, Masanobu Yanase, et al.. (2025). Re-evaluation of intravenous steroid therapy for histologically confirmed fulminant myocarditis. International Journal of Cardiology. 427. 133108–133108.

Inaguma, Daijo, Naoki Okamoto, Soshiro Ogata, et al.. (2024). Multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial to compare early intervention with calcimimetics and conventional therapy in preventing coronary artery calcification in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (UPCOMING): a study protocol. BMJ Open. 14(1). e076962–e076962. 1 indexed citations

Sato, Yoshihiro, Sadako Motoyama, Hideki Kawai, et al.. (2023). Clinical Outcomes Based on Coronary Computed Tomography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve and Plaque Characterization. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 17(3). 284–297. 7 indexed citations

Kawai, Hideki, Hiroyuki Naruse, Masayoshi Sarai, et al.. (2023). Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Levels Indicating Early Sarcoidosis Diagnosis and Immunosuppressive Therapy Efficacy. ESC Heart Failure. 10(3). 1803–1810. 5 indexed citations

Chan, Jonathan, Yoshihiro Sato, Hideki Kawai, et al.. (2023). Resting echocardiographic parameters can exclude significant coronary artery disease: A comparison with coronary computed tomography angiography. Echocardiography. 40(11). 1251–1258. 1 indexed citations

Kawai, Hideki, et al.. (2023). Volume-based 18F-FDG PET analysis of cardiac sarcoidosis using the descending aorta as a reference tissue. Nuclear Medicine Communications. 44(5). 390–396.

Kono, Yuji, Hideki Kawai, Takashi Muramatsu, et al.. (2022). The Acute-Phase Ambulation Program Improves Clinical Outcome for Acute Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 9(10). 314–314. 1 indexed citations

Kawai, Hideki, Masayoshi Sarai, Yasuchika Kato, et al.. (2020). Diagnosis of Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis Based on New Guidelines. ESC Heart Failure. 7(5). 2662–2671. 29 indexed citations

Motoyama, Sadako, Masayoshi Sarai, Hideki Kawai, et al.. (2020). On-site assessment of computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve in comparison with myocardial perfusion imaging and invasive fractional flow reserve. Heart and Vessels. 35(10). 1331–1340. 7 indexed citations

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Motoyama, Sadako, Hajime Ito, Masayoshi Sarai, et al.. (2015). Plaque Characterization by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography and the Likelihood of Acute Coronary Events in Mid-Term Follow-Up. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 66(4). 337–346. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nagahara, Yasuomi, Sadako Motoyama, Masayoshi Sarai, et al.. (2015). THE RATIO OF SERUM EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID TO ARACHIDONIC ACID AS A PREDICTOR OF HIGH RISK PLAQUE CHARACTERISTICS ON CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65(10). A1255–A1255. 2 indexed citations

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Kawai, Hideki, Hiroyuki Naruse, Masayoshi Sarai, et al.. (2014). Two cases with past Kawasaki disease developing acute myocardial infarction in their thirties, despite being regarded as at low risk for coronary events. Heart and Vessels. 30(4). 549–553. 14 indexed citations

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Kawai, Hideki, Masayoshi Sarai, Sadako Motoyama, et al.. (2013). A combination of anatomical and functional evaluations improves the prediction of cardiac event in patients with coronary artery bypass. BMJ Open. 3(11). e003474–e003474. 17 indexed citations

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Hattori, Kousuke, Yukio Ozaki, Tevfik F. Ismail, et al.. (2012). Impact of Statin Therapy on Plaque Characteristics as Assessed by Serial OCT, Grayscale and Integrated Backscatter–IVUS. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(2). 169–177. 148 indexed citations

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Kawai, Hideki, Masayoshi Sarai, Sadako Motoyama, et al.. (2012). Coronary Plaque Characteristics in Patients With Mild Chronic Kidney Disease. Circulation Journal. 76(6). 1436–1441. 22 indexed citations

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Motoyama, Sadako, Masayoshi Sarai, Kaori Inoue, et al.. (2011). Abstract 16897: Morphologic and Functional Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease: Potential Application of CT Angiography and Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Circulation. 124(suppl_21). 1 indexed citations

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Nakao, Akihiro, et al.. (2011). A Case of Peritoneal Sarcoidosis; Difficult Discrimination from Tuberculous Peritonitis Because of Coexistence with Pulmonary Tuberculous. 31(1). 25–32.

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Horibe, Hideki, Noriko Kodama, Yoshihiro Murata, et al.. (2009). Clinical outcomes of primary stenting for acute coronary syndrome based on selective use of sirolimus-eluting stents. 24(1). 13–20. 1 indexed citations

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Kawai, Hideki, Miho Tanaka, Yoshihiro Murata, et al.. (2006). A case of IVUS catheter detachment after becoming entrapped with stent struts implanted two years before. 21(4). 333–337. 2 indexed citations

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Ohnishi, Takeo, Ken Ohnishi, Takuya Yamamoto, et al.. (2004). Dorsal light reflex is absent in the postural control system of the upside-down swimming catfish, Synodontis nigriventris. 35. 961. 1 indexed citations

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