Hiroaki Shimokawa

69.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
841 papers, 40.2k citations indexed

About

Hiroaki Shimokawa is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroaki Shimokawa has authored 841 papers receiving a total of 40.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 430 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 238 papers in Physiology and 179 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hiroaki Shimokawa's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (201 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (132 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (87 papers). Hiroaki Shimokawa is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (201 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (132 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (87 papers). Hiroaki Shimokawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hiroaki Shimokawa's co-authors include Akira Takeshita, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Kimio Satoh, Paul M. Vanhoutte, Paul M. Vanhoutte, Kensuke Egashira, Shigeo Godo, Yoshitaka Hirooka, Yasuhiko Sakata and Michel Félétou and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Hiroaki Shimokawa

804 papers receiving 39.3k citations

Hit Papers

Heart Failure: Preventing Disease... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2014 2015 2009 2000 1996 250 500 750
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  1. Heart Failure: Preventing Disease and Death Worldwide
    2014 936 citations Hiroaki Shimokawa et al. profile →
  2. Endothelial dysfunction and vascular disease - a 30th anniversary update
    2015 667 citations Hiroaki Shimokawa et al. profile →
  3. Endothelial dysfunction and vascular disease
    2009 637 citations Hiroaki Shimokawa et al. profile →
  4. Hydrogen peroxide is an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in mice
    2000 598 citations Tetsuya Matoba, Hiroaki Shimokawa et al. profile →
  5. The Importance of the Hyperpolarizing Mechanism Increases as the Vessel Size Decreases in Endothelium-Dependent Relaxations in Rat Mesenteric Circulation
    1996 566 citations Hiroaki Shimokawa, Yoshihiro Fukumoto et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology profile →
  6. International standardization of diagnostic criteria for microvascular angina
    2017 482 citations Peter Ong, Paolo G. Camici et al. International Journal of Cardiology profile →
  7. Modulation of the interleukin-6 signalling pathway and incidence rates of atherosclerotic events and all-cause mortality: analyses from the Canakinumab Anti-Inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study (CANTOS)
    2018 395 citations Hiroaki Shimokawa et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  8. Endothelial Functions
    2017 374 citations Shigeo Godo, Hiroaki Shimokawa profile →
  9. International standardization of diagnostic criteria for vasospastic angina
    2015 371 citations John F. Beltrame, Filippo Crea et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  10. Heart Failure as a General Pandemic in Asia
    2015 305 citations Hiroaki Shimokawa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hiroaki Shimokawa Japan 103 18.0k 10.9k 10.6k 7.1k 6.1k 841 40.2k
Thomas F. Lüscher Switzerland 127 28.1k 1.6× 16.5k 1.5× 11.6k 1.1× 13.6k 1.9× 6.0k 1.0× 1.1k 62.6k
Akira Takeshita Japan 100 13.4k 0.7× 7.5k 0.7× 10.1k 0.9× 5.6k 0.8× 2.6k 0.4× 594 32.6k
Joseph A. Vita United States 93 18.7k 1.0× 8.7k 0.8× 4.7k 0.4× 5.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.4× 234 38.0k
Toyoaki Murohara Japan 88 14.1k 0.8× 6.6k 0.6× 18.0k 1.7× 11.1k 1.6× 2.6k 0.4× 1.2k 45.3k
Arshed A. Quyyumi United States 86 14.8k 0.8× 6.0k 0.6× 5.0k 0.5× 5.5k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 484 29.7k
John P. Cooke United States 101 10.9k 0.6× 11.8k 1.1× 11.2k 1.1× 7.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.2× 510 35.6k
Peter Ganz United States 98 14.9k 0.8× 6.0k 0.6× 4.1k 0.4× 10.0k 1.4× 4.8k 0.8× 413 38.1k
David A. Kass United States 122 37.8k 2.1× 6.0k 0.6× 12.3k 1.2× 6.5k 0.9× 4.1k 0.7× 483 51.3k
R. Wayne Alexander United States 92 14.1k 0.8× 8.6k 0.8× 11.2k 1.1× 5.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.4× 198 35.4k
Amir Lerman United States 107 27.2k 1.5× 7.3k 0.7× 8.0k 0.8× 15.0k 2.1× 11.0k 1.8× 881 51.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroaki Shimokawa

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Iwata, Hiroshi, Katsumi Miyauchi, Ryo Naito, et al.. (2024). Significance of Persistent Inflammation in Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome. JACC Advances. 3(7). 100996–100996. 4 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Mashio, Satoshi Tamaru, Atsushi Hirayama, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and Safety of Warfarin for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism　― A Multicenter Prospective Observational Cohort Study in Japan (AKAFUJI Study) ―. Circulation Journal. 88(3). 359–368. 2 indexed citations
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Mori, Shohei, Mototaka Arakawa, Tomohiko Shindo, et al.. (2023). Optimizing irradiation conditions for low-intensity pulsed ultrasound to upregulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 51(1). 39–48. 4 indexed citations
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Ogoshi, Takaaki, Masato Tsutsui, Takashi Kido, et al.. (2018). Protective Role of Myelocytic Nitric Oxide Synthases against Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(2). 232–244. 15 indexed citations
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Ong, Peter, Paolo G. Camici, John F. Beltrame, et al.. (2017). International standardization of diagnostic criteria for microvascular angina. International Journal of Cardiology. 250. 16–20. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Godo, Shigeo, Atsuhiro Nakagawa, Yu Kawazoe, et al.. (2017). Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity following Acute Brain Injuries Using a Consensus-Based Diagnostic Tool: A Single Institutional Case Series. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 243(1). 11–18. 17 indexed citations
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Beltrame, John F., Filippo Crea, Juan Carlos Kaski, et al.. (2015). International standardization of diagnostic criteria for vasospastic angina. European Heart Journal. 38(33). ehv351–ehv351. 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hasebe, Yuhi, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Koji Fukuda, et al.. (2015). Development of a Novel Shock Wave Catheter Ablation System -The First Feasibility Study in Pigs-. PLoS ONE. 10(1). e0116017–e0116017. 5 indexed citations
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Shimokawa, Hiroaki. (2013). Urgent Announcement From the Editor-in-Chief Concerning Article Retractions. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 77(2). 1 indexed citations
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Satoh, Kimio, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Koichiro Sugimura, et al.. (2010). Abstract 11001: Cyclophilin a Mediates Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling by Rho-Kinase Activation in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations
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Talukder, M.A. Hassan, et al.. (2010). eNOS is required for acute in vivo ischemic preconditioning of the heart: effects of ischemic duration and sex. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 299(2). H437–H445. 37 indexed citations
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Sabanai, Ken, Masato Tsutsui, Akinori Sakai, et al.. (2009). [Biochemical markers of bone turnover. New aspect. Nitric oxide synthase and bone metabolism].. PubMed. 19(8). 1133–41. 5 indexed citations
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Ito, Yoshitaka, Kenta Ito, Takashi Shiroto, et al.. (2008). Abstract 365: Extracorporeal Cardiac Shock Wave Therapy Ameliorates Left Ventricular Remodeling after Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Pigs. Circulation. 118. 1 indexed citations
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Takaki, Aya, Keiko Morikawa, Masato Tsutsui, et al.. (2008). Crucial role of nitric oxide synthases system in endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(9). 2053–2063. 115 indexed citations
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Satoh, Kimio, Yutaka Kagaya, Makoto Nakano, et al.. (2006). Important Role of Endogenous Erythropoietin System in Recruitment of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice. Circulation. 113(11). 1442–1450. 151 indexed citations
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Hedjazifar, Shahram, Lachmi Jenndahl, Hiroaki Shimokawa, & Dan Baeckström. (2005). PKB mediates c-erbB2-induced epithelial β1 integrin conformational inactivation through Rho-independent F-actin rearrangements. Experimental Cell Research. 307(1). 259–275. 7 indexed citations
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Morishita, Tsuyoshi, Masato Tsutsui, Hiroaki Shimokawa, et al.. (2005). Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in mice lacking all nitric oxide synthase isoforms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(30). 10616–10621. 120 indexed citations
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Itô, Akira, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Tetsuya Matoba, et al.. (2004). Usefulness of Fasudil, a Rho-kinase Inhibitor, to Treat Intractable Severe Coronary Spasm after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 44(3). 275–277. 60 indexed citations
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Kishi, Takuya, Yoshitaka Hirooka, Yoshikuni Kimura, et al.. (2004). Increased Reactive Oxygen Species in Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla Contribute to Neural Mechanisms of Hypertension in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Circulation. 109(19). 2357–2362. 271 indexed citations
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Shimokawa, Hiroaki, Masaharu Inoue, K. Hara, Hideki Nakano, & Hajime Maeda. (1987). Intrauterine Treatment of Nonimmunologic Hydrops Fetalis. 日本産科婦人科學會雜誌. 39(8). 1380–1381. 1 indexed citations

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