Hiroki Saito

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 782 citations indexed

About

Hiroki Saito is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroki Saito has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 782 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Infectious Diseases, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hiroki Saito's work include Nosocomial Infections in ICU (8 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (6 papers) and Ethics in Clinical Research (5 papers). Hiroki Saito is often cited by papers focused on Nosocomial Infections in ICU (8 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (6 papers) and Ethics in Clinical Research (5 papers). Hiroki Saito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Switzerland and United States. Hiroki Saito's co-authors include Benedetta Allegranzi, Christopher Gill, Sara Tomczyk, Felix Reichert, Robby Markwart, Tim Eckmanns, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Alessandro Cassini, Thomas Harder and Takashi Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hiroki Saito

53 papers receiving 753 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Epidemiology and burden of sepsis acquired in hospitals and intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroki Saito Japan	11	202	118	102	102	82	64	782
Blair A. Parry United States	19	306 1.5×	81 0.7×	117 1.1×	179 1.8×	58 0.7×	51	1.1k
Young Ho Kwak South Korea	21	200 1.0×	172 1.5×	227 2.2×	147 1.4×	80 1.0×	137	1.5k
Gülbin Aygencel Türkiye	17	232 1.1×	142 1.2×	319 3.1×	107 1.0×	213 2.6×	77	977
Lukshe Kanagaratnam France	19	81 0.4×	51 0.4×	114 1.1×	35 0.3×	127 1.5×	75	902
Tiffany Wong Canada	16	120 0.6×	84 0.7×	122 1.2×	58 0.6×	100 1.2×	46	806
Gad Segal Israel	19	177 0.9×	135 1.1×	172 1.7×	60 0.6×	192 2.3×	96	1.3k
Ali Ait Hssain Qatar	18	313 1.5×	100 0.8×	214 2.1×	100 1.0×	400 4.9×	81	1.4k
Raffaele De Gaudio Italy	10	353 1.7×	120 1.0×	184 1.8×	167 1.6×	136 1.7×	18	874
Eun Young Choi South Korea	18	145 0.7×	138 1.2×	150 1.5×	76 0.7×	363 4.4×	51	1.0k
Christian Zanza Italy	20	198 1.0×	120 1.0×	191 1.9×	167 1.6×	276 3.4×	99	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroki Saito

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Jindai, Kazuaki, Hiroki Saito, Eriko Morino, et al.. (2025). Hospital Preparedness for Conducting Clinical Research During a Pandemic: A Nationwide Survey Among Designated Medical Institutions for Infectious Diseases in Japan. Health Security. 23(2). 82–93. 1 indexed citations

Saito, Hiroki, et al.. (2025). How to build a better clinical trial ecosystem for future infectious disease emergencies in Japan: Findings from a narrative review and stakeholder meetings. Global Health & Medicine. 7(2). 96–105. 1 indexed citations

Saito, Hiroki, et al.. (2025). Principal investigators’ experience of COVID-19 therapeutic clinical trials in Japan: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 15(6). e097611–e097611.

Nakamura, Kensuke, Kazuhiro Kondo, Naomi Oka, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of Donepezil for Fatigue and Psychological Symptoms in Post-COVID-19 Condition: Study Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Trial. PubMed. 6(4). 87–96. 1 indexed citations

Sakamoto, Kenichi, et al.. (2023). Implementation of the WHO Hand Hygiene Multimodal Improvement Strategy in Japan. Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control. 38(5). 220–228.

Fukushima, Kensuke, Ken Takata, Katsufumi Uchiyama, et al.. (2023). Increase in TPSB2 and TPSD1 Expression in Synovium of Hip Osteoarthritis Patients Who Are Overweight. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11532–11532. 4 indexed citations

Saito, Hiroki, et al.. (2023). Standards and Regulations Committee Reports. Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 79(12). 1408–1427.

Saito, Hiroki, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of AEC Consistency in Digital X-ray Imaging Systems. Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 78(12). 1451–1457.

Gohil, Shruti K., Thomas Tjoa, Hiroki Saito, et al.. (2022). 1668. The SAFER Lines Project: A Mobile-App Strategy for Prevention of Outpatient Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 9(Supplement_2).

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Uchida, Kentaro, Kensuke Fukushima, Masashi Satoh, et al.. (2021). Correlation between CD163 expression and resting pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis: Possible contribution of CD163+ monocytes/macrophages to pain pathogenesis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 40(6). 1365–1374. 10 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Minoru, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Yosuke Watanabe, et al.. (2021). Effects on physical performance of high protein intake for critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: A retrospective propensity-matched analysis. Nutrition. 91-92. 111407–111407. 6 indexed citations

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Saito, Hiroki, Kyoko Inoue, James Ditai, & Andrew Weeks. (2020). Pattern of Peri-Operative Antibiotic Use among Surgical Patients in a Regional Referral and Teaching Hospital in Uganda. Surgical Infections. 21(6). 540–546. 9 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Minoru, Junichi Izawa, Hiroki Saito, et al.. (2020). Mortality associated with new risk classification of developing refeeding syndrome in critically ill patients: A cohort study. Clinical Nutrition. 40(3). 1207–1213. 20 indexed citations

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Saito, Hiroki, Hideki Yoshida, Minoru Yoshida, et al.. (2019). Clinical outcomes of urinary tract infection caused by extended spectrum beta‐lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae: a retrospective observational study comparing patients with and without systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Acute Medicine & Surgery. 7(1). e472–e472. 4 indexed citations

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Kitagawa, Koichi, Hiroki Saito, Katsumi Shigemura, et al.. (2017). Oral Combination Vaccine, Comprising Bifidobacterium Displaying Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 3 and Interferon-α, Induces Strong Cellular Immunity Specific to Nonstructural Protein 3 in Mice. Viral Immunology. 30(3). 196–203. 2 indexed citations

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Saito, Hiroki, et al.. (2014). Report Based on Fiscal 2010 Diagnostic X-ray Equipment Questionnaire Survey (Conditions of X-ray Units and Similar Equipment). Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 70(12). 1455–1462. 1 indexed citations

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Otaki, Yoichiro, Shinpei Kadowaki, Taro Narumi, et al.. (2014). Left atrial appendage dysfunction in acute cerebral embolism patients with sinus rhythm: correlation with pulse wave tissue Doppler imaging. International journal of cardiac imaging. 30(7). 1245–1254. 4 indexed citations

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Mehrzad, Raman, et al.. (2014). Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Patient with Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Medical Principles and Practice. 23(6). 574–576. 9 indexed citations

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Saito, Hiroki, Tetsuya Takahashi, Toshiki Sasaki, et al.. (2014). Rosuvastatin Improves Plaque Morphology in Cerebral Embolism Patients with Normal Low-Density Lipoprotein and Severe Aortic Arch Plaque. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 23(6). 1682–1689. 2 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Tetsuya, Hiroki Saito, Takeshi Niizeki, et al.. (2013). A Case in which Vitamin B1 was Effective for Treatment of Shoshin Beriberi and Wernicke's Encephalopathy. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi. 102(7). 1790–1793. 1 indexed citations

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