Hirofumi Kato

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Hirofumi Kato is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirofumi Kato has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hirofumi Kato's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (18 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (13 papers). Hirofumi Kato is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (18 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (13 papers). Hirofumi Kato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and Russia. Hirofumi Kato's co-authors include Tadashi Kokubo, Satoru Tanaka, F Akiyama, Hirofumi Yasue, Masato Touyama, Takashi Nakamura, Toshiki Miyazaki, Hyun‐Min Kim, Shigeru Nishiguchi and M Shimamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Hirofumi Kato

108 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Correlation of fibrosis and transforming growth factor-beta type 2 levels in the eye.

1989 431 citations Hirofumi Kato et al. profile →
Role of Autonomic Nervous System in the Pathogenesis of Prinzmetal's Variant Form of Angina

1974 362 citations Hirofumi Kato et al. profile →

Peers

Hirofumi Kato

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Erik R. Wisner United States

Michel Péoc’h France

Xavier Montet Switzerland

Arie Orenstein Israel

Sérgio Bertazzo United Kingdom

Yasuhiro Tanaka Japan

Tetsu Takahashi Japan

James T. McMahon United States

Robert Baier United States

Andrew A. Gage United States

Erik R. Wisner United States

Hirofumi Kato

590 ×0.6

1.2k ×1.4

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757 ×1.1

RNMI

161 ×0.3

CCM

166 ×0.4

Citations per year, relative to Hirofumi Kato Hirofumi Kato (= 1×) peers Erik R. Wisner

Countries citing papers authored by Hirofumi Kato

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hirofumi Kato

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hirofumi Kato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hirofumi Kato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hirofumi Kato based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hirofumi Kato. Hirofumi Kato is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yamagishi, Takuya, Hirofumi Kato, Munehisa Fukusumi, et al.. (2025). What we can and cannot see from the surveillance for drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa—Findings from the evaluation of a surveillance system for multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa infections in Japan. PLoS ONE. 20(8). e0329635–e0329635. 1 indexed citations

Kato, Hirofumi, et al.. (2024). Rapid response to a COVID-19 outbreak at a nightclub in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, June and July 2020: A descriptive epidemiological study. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 30(10). 1001–1007. 1 indexed citations

Kuroda, Yudai, Yusuke Sakai, Tsukasa Yamamoto, et al.. (2024). An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant and deaths of three lions in a zoo. One Health. 19. 100870–100870.

Kato, Hirofumi, Yoshiki Maeda, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, et al.. (2022). Rapid response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a psychiatry hospital—Kanazawa City, Japan, March to April 2020. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e57–e57.

Sato, Takehiro, Noboru Adachi, Ryosuke Kimura, et al.. (2021). Whole-Genome Sequencing of a 900-Year-Old Human Skeleton Supports Two Past Migration Events from the Russian Far East to Northern Japan. Genome Biology and Evolution. 13(9). 1 indexed citations

Kato, Hirofumi, Kazuhiko Kanou, Yuzo Arima, et al.. (2018). The importance of accounting for testing and positivity in surveillance by time and place: an illustration from HIV surveillance in Japan. Epidemiology and Infection. 146(16). 2072–2078. 6 indexed citations

Kato, Hirofumi, Shugo Sasaki, & Noritaka Sekiya. (2016). Primary cellulitis and cutaneous abscess caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in an immunocompetent host. Medicine. 95(26). e3988–e3988. 2 indexed citations

Sasaki, Natsu, et al.. (2012). Determining the optimal inner air cell pressure for the effective reduction of interface pressure. Journal of Tissue Viability. 21(2). 47–53. 6 indexed citations

Kato, Hirofumi, et al.. (2003). Expression of pericyte, mesangium and muscle markers in malignant rhabdoid tumor cell lines: Differentiation‐induction using 5‐azacytidine. Cancer Science. 94(12). 1059–1065. 8 indexed citations

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Kondo, Seiji, et al.. (2002). A Case of Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome.. The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology. 64(2). 178–181. 1 indexed citations

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Kato, Hirofumi, et al.. (2002). Estrogen Receptor Expression and Estrogen Receptor‐independent Cytotoxic Effects of Tamoxifen on Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor Cells in vitro. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 93(12). 1351–1357. 8 indexed citations

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Miyazaki, Toshiki, H.-M. Kim, Tadashi Kokubo, et al.. (2002). Enhancement of bonding strength by graded structure at interface between apatite layer and bioactive tantalum metal. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 13(7). 651–655. 22 indexed citations

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Kato, Hirofumi, Masashi Neo, Jiro Tamura, & Takashi Nakamura. (2001). Bone bonding in bioactive glass ceramics combined with a new synthesized agent TAK-778. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 57(2). 291–299. 8 indexed citations

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Nakagawa, Masao, et al.. (2001). Bernard-Soulier syndrome associated with 22q11.2 microdeletion. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 99(4). 286–288. 21 indexed citations

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Kato, Hirofumi, Shigeru Nishiguchi, Taizo Furukawa, et al.. (2000). Bone bonding in sintered hydroxyapatite combined with a new synthesized agent, TAK-778. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 54(4). 619–629. 9 indexed citations

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Shoji, A., Hirofumi Kato, Shozo Fujino, et al.. (1999). Role of transforming growth factor-β1 and decorin in development of central fibrosis in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Human Pathology. 30(2). 195–198. 29 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Masashi, et al.. (1997). Hilar and Mediastinal Invasion of Bronchogenic Carcinoma. Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 12(3). 195–199. 9 indexed citations

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Tezuka, Noriaki, et al.. (1996). A comparison of epidermal growth factor receptor levels and other prognostic parameters in non-small cell lung cancer. European Journal of Cancer. 32(12). 2070–2074. 133 indexed citations

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Kato, Hirofumi, et al.. (1991). Lung Cancer Resection in a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure on Long-Term Hemodialysis.. Haigan. 31(3). 421–426. 1 indexed citations

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Kato, Hirofumi, et al.. (1990). Laser endoscopy with photodynamic therapy in the respiratory tract.. 37. 139–152. 4 indexed citations

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