Itaru Nakamura

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Itaru Nakamura is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Itaru Nakamura has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Infectious Diseases, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Itaru Nakamura's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (9 papers), COVID-19 and Mental Health (8 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (8 papers). Itaru Nakamura is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (9 papers), COVID-19 and Mental Health (8 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (8 papers). Itaru Nakamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Itaru Nakamura's co-authors include Tetsuya Matsumoto, Hidehiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Masaki Machida, Yuko Odagiri, Shigeru Inoue, Reiko Saito, Takako Kojima, Shinji Fukushima and Noritoshi Fukushima and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

Itaru Nakamura

82 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVI... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    2021 208 citations Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura 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
Itaru Nakamura Japan 19 429 289 215 190 164 95 1.3k
Christopher K.C. Lai Hong Kong 20 547 1.3× 337 1.2× 206 1.0× 80 0.4× 188 1.1× 66 1.4k
Manas K. Akmatov Germany 22 332 0.8× 459 1.6× 577 2.7× 237 1.2× 146 0.9× 91 1.7k
Hiroyuki Kunishima Japan 23 500 1.2× 171 0.6× 383 1.8× 78 0.4× 114 0.7× 101 1.5k
Claudia Marotta Italy 20 423 1.0× 108 0.4× 237 1.1× 195 1.0× 140 0.9× 62 1.5k
Jia Hu Canada 17 493 1.1× 360 1.2× 238 1.1× 97 0.5× 151 0.9× 70 1.3k
Vanessa Saliba United Kingdom 18 877 2.0× 197 0.7× 487 2.3× 198 1.0× 272 1.7× 49 1.8k
Muhammad Junaid Tahir Pakistan 18 351 0.8× 272 0.9× 106 0.5× 162 0.9× 107 0.7× 126 1.3k
Damani A. Piggott United States 24 371 0.9× 118 0.4× 326 1.5× 172 0.9× 64 0.4× 49 2.8k
Rahmet Güner Türkiye 20 801 1.9× 80 0.3× 328 1.5× 238 1.3× 146 0.9× 130 1.8k
Faris G. Bakri Jordan 21 735 1.7× 746 2.6× 369 1.7× 137 0.7× 239 1.5× 57 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Itaru Nakamura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Itaru Nakamura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Itaru Nakamura 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 Itaru Nakamura. Itaru Nakamura is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Nakai, Kunihiro, Itaru Nakamura, Tomohiro Nakata, et al.. (2023). Streptozotocin induces renal proximal tubular injury through p53 signaling activation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8705–8705. 10 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Itaru, Tomohiro Umezu, Shin Kono, et al.. (2023). Effect of COVID‐19 infection on the gastrointestinal tract considering preventive methods during endoscopic procedures. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). e290–e290. 1 indexed citations
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Kitahara, Takashi, et al.. (2023). Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition Solutions and Bed Bath Towels as Risk Factors for Nosocomial Peripheral Venous Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection by Bacillus cereus. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 20(5). 566–571. 3 indexed citations
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Machida, Masaki, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takako Kojima, et al.. (2022). Individual-level social capital and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Japan: a cross-sectional study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 18(5). 2086773–2086773. 15 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2022). A fatal case of repeated ventricular fibrillation due to torsade de pointes following repeated administration of metoclopramide. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(8). e6213–e6213. 2 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Hiroyuki, Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura, et al.. (2022). Persistence of Mental Health Deterioration Among People Living Alone During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Periodically-repeated Longitudinal Study. Journal of Epidemiology. 32(7). 345–353. 8 indexed citations
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Komiya, Takako, et al.. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast surgery and breast reconstruction in a Japanese university hospital setting. Archives of Plastic Surgery. 49(1). 132–136. 4 indexed citations
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Machida, Masahiro N., Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takeo Kojima, et al.. (2022). Unwillingness to cooperate with COVID-19 contact tracing in Japan. Public Health. 210. 34–40. 4 indexed citations
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Machida, Masaki, Itaru Nakamura, Takako Kojima, et al.. (2021). Trends in COVID-19 vaccination intent from pre- to post-COVID-19 vaccine distribution and their associations with the 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination by sex and age in Japan. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 17(11). 3954–3962. 32 indexed citations
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Machida, Masaki, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, et al.. (2021). Survey on usage and concerns of a COVID-19 contact tracing application in Japan. Public Health in Practice. 2. 100125–100125. 9 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2021). Case report of restless anal syndrome as restless legs syndrome variant after COVID-19. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 993–993. 3 indexed citations
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Machida, Masaki, Itaru Nakamura, Reiko Saito, et al.. (2020). Adoption of personal protective measures by ordinary citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 94. 139–144. 81 indexed citations
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Sato, Akihiro, et al.. (2020). Case of sexually transmitted recurrent pharyngotonsillitis caused by group A streptococcus. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 97(2). 118–118.
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Sato, Akihiro, Itaru Nakamura, Hiroaki Fujita, et al.. (2017). Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is associated with severe complications and potential death: a retrospective observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 434–434. 79 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2014). Importance of Management of Hand-Washing Devices with Sterile Water in The Intensive Care Unit. Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control. 29(2). 100–104.

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