Hitoshi Shitara

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Hitoshi Shitara is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Hitoshi Shitara has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Surgery, 40 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Hitoshi Shitara's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (59 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (39 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (16 papers). Hitoshi Shitara is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (59 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (39 papers) and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (16 papers). Hitoshi Shitara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hitoshi Shitara's co-authors include Kenji Takagishi, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Toshihisa Osawa, Atsushi Yamamoto, Daisuke Nakajima, Takashi Yanagawa, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, Daisuke Shimoyama, Tsuyoshi Tajika and Atsushi Yamamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Hitoshi Shitara

68 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Prevalence and risk factors of a rotator cuff tear in the general population

2009 958 citations Atsushi Yamamoto, Kenji Takagishi et al. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hitoshi Shitara Japan	16	1.6k	1.2k	409	187	138	80	1.8k
Benno Ejnisman Brazil	23	1.4k 0.9×	777 0.7×	755 1.8×	120 0.6×	116 0.8×	194	1.9k
Luc J. Hébert Canada	22	662 0.4×	456 0.4×	329 0.8×	250 1.3×	43 0.3×	81	1.6k
Paul B. Lewis United States	21	1.3k 0.8×	546 0.5×	414 1.0×	37 0.2×	78 0.6×	46	1.6k
Lars Henrik Frich Denmark	26	1.1k 0.7×	734 0.6×	323 0.8×	281 1.5×	83 0.6×	61	1.7k
Davide Blonna Italy	25	1.5k 0.9×	559 0.5×	227 0.6×	183 1.0×	43 0.3×	66	1.9k
Jiu‐Jenq Lin Taiwan	30	1.6k 1.0×	906 0.8×	526 1.3×	546 2.9×	37 0.3×	89	2.4k
Jens Dargel Germany	23	1.6k 1.0×	259 0.2×	452 1.1×	84 0.4×	100 0.7×	83	1.9k
Karen Ginn Australia	28	1.6k 1.0×	915 0.8×	571 1.4×	695 3.7×	55 0.4×	78	2.2k
J. Troy Blackburn United States	24	756 0.5×	638 0.6×	975 2.4×	150 0.8×	45 0.3×	54	1.8k
M. Russell Giveans United States	28	2.5k 1.6×	374 0.3×	715 1.7×	89 0.5×	380 2.8×	60	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hitoshi Shitara

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Shitara, Hitoshi, et al.. (2025). Relationship Between Muscle Tone and Elasticity: Simultaneous Quantitative Assessment Using Train-of-Four Monitoring and Continuous Shear Wave Elastography During Anesthesia Induction—A Prospective Observational Study. Diagnostics. 15(3). 293–293.

Shitara, Hitoshi, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, et al.. (2025). Differences in Glenohumeral Range of Motion, Shoulder Strength, and Humeral Torsion Between Right- and Left-handed High School Baseball Pitchers. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 13(6). 981954777–981954777.

Tsujimoto, Masashi, et al.. (2023). Variable physical functions in individuals in response to sensory stimuli. Sport Sciences for Health. 20(2). 577–584.

Tajika, Tsuyoshi, Fumitaka Endo, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, et al.. (2022). Ultrasonographic appearance of the pronator quadratus muscle in high school baseball pitchers with and without elbow symptoms: a pilot study. Journal of Ultrasound. 26(3). 627–633.

Tajika, Tsuyoshi, Fumitaka Endo, Hitoshi Shitara, et al.. (2021). Association Between Upper-Extremity Health Condition and Depressive Status in an Elderly General Population. INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing. 58. 2846653680–2846653680. 2 indexed citations

Shin, Hae‐Won, et al.. (2021). Sensory tricks in cervical dystonia correlate with enhanced brain activity during motor preparation. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 84. 135–138. 7 indexed citations

Ichinose, Tsuyoshi, Hitoshi Shitara, Tsuyoshi Tajika, et al.. (2021). Factors affecting the onset and progression of rotator cuff tears in the general population. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1858–1858. 9 indexed citations

Shitara, Hitoshi, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, et al.. (2021). High baseball loads induce shoulder and elbow injuries among high school baseball pitchers: a prospective study. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 351–351. 3 indexed citations

Shitara, Hitoshi, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, et al.. (2021). Risk factor for elbow symptom manifestation in young baseball players with asymptomatic medial elbow abnormalities: a prospective cohort study. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13119–13119. 6 indexed citations

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Iizuka, Yoichi, Hitoshi Shitara, Tokue Mieda, et al.. (2020). The Association Between the Rotator Cuff Status and the Severity and Recovery of Weakness in the Shoulder Abductor Strength in a Case of Proximal Type Cervical Spondylotic Amyotrophy. Global Spine Journal. 12(7). 1375–1379. 1 indexed citations

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Shimoyama, Daisuke, Hitoshi Shitara, Noritaka Hamano, et al.. (2020). Reliability of shoulder muscle stiffness measurement using strain ultrasound elastography and an acoustic coupler. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 48(1). 91–96. 10 indexed citations

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Shitara, Hitoshi, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, et al.. (2020). A small number of daily pitches induces shoulder and elbow injuries among high school baseball pitchers: a prospective study. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 21955–21955. 3 indexed citations

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Shitara, Hitoshi, Atsushi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, et al.. (2019). Intraoperative neuromonitoring during reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 28(8). 1617–1625. 15 indexed citations

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Popa, Traian, Laurel Morris, Zhi‐De Deng, et al.. (2019). Modulation of Resting Connectivity Between the Mesial Frontal Cortex and Basal Ganglia. Frontiers in Neurology. 10. 587–587. 10 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Atsushi, Yoshiki Yamakoshi, Takashi Ohsawa, et al.. (2017). Shear wave velocity measurement of upper trapezius muscle by color Doppler shear wave imaging. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 45(1). 129–136. 14 indexed citations

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Ichinose, Tsuyoshi, Yoichi Iizuka, Koichi Okamura, et al.. (2017). Osteopenia and the physical function in Japanese patients with schizophrenia. Archives of Osteoporosis. 12(1). 93–93. 2 indexed citations

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Shitara, Hitoshi, Daisuke Shimoyama, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, et al.. (2015). The Neural Correlates of Shoulder Apprehension: A Functional MRI Study. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0137387–e0137387. 19 indexed citations

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Shitara, Hitoshi, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Atsushi Yamamoto, et al.. (2015). Prospective multifactorial analysis of preseason risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries in high school baseball pitchers. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 25(10). 3303–3310. 78 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Atsushi, Kenji Takagishi, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Hitoshi Shitara, & Toshihisa Osawa. (2011). Factors involved in the presence of symptoms associated with rotator cuff tears: a comparison of asymptomatic and symptomatic rotator cuff tears in the general population. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 20(7). 1133–1137. 75 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Atsushi, Kenji Takagishi, Toshihisa Osawa, et al.. (2009). Prevalence and risk factors of a rotator cuff tear in the general population. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 19(1). 116–120. 958 indexed citations breakdown →

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