Jin Imai

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 828 citations indexed

About

Jin Imai is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jin Imai has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 828 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jin Imai's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (7 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (3 papers). Jin Imai is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (7 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (3 papers). Jin Imai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Jin Imai's co-authors include Nobuhiko Kamada, Sho Kitamoto, Kohei Sugihara, Hiroko Nagao‐Kitamoto, Peter Kuffa, Atsushi Hayashi, Shrinivas Bishu, Naohiro Inohara, Merritt Gillilland and Asma Nusrat and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Gastroenterology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Jin Imai

32 papers receiving 820 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.

  1. The Intermucosal Connection between the Mouth and Gut in Commensal Pathobiont-Driven Colitis
    2020 459 citations Sho Kitamoto, Hiroko Nagao‐Kitamoto et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jin Imai Japan 10 349 234 174 138 137 36 828
Sinem E. Sahingur United States 19 366 1.0× 590 2.5× 39 0.2× 314 2.3× 207 1.5× 30 1.2k
Ana Teresa Pugas Carvalho Brazil 12 111 0.3× 154 0.7× 231 1.3× 137 1.0× 168 1.2× 25 571
Arne S. Schäefer Germany 19 417 1.2× 809 3.5× 151 0.9× 171 1.2× 113 0.8× 45 1.4k
Kazuo Tobe Japan 12 125 0.4× 114 0.5× 58 0.3× 104 0.8× 253 1.8× 35 709
Fariba Nayeri Sweden 16 124 0.4× 63 0.3× 37 0.2× 54 0.4× 150 1.1× 41 551
Sandrine Le Gall‐David France 11 249 0.7× 327 1.4× 59 0.3× 54 0.4× 58 0.4× 21 697
Jiezuan Yang China 18 453 1.3× 42 0.2× 38 0.2× 201 1.5× 406 3.0× 54 1.0k
Sinan Sarı Türkiye 17 156 0.4× 23 0.1× 110 0.6× 129 0.9× 204 1.5× 73 870
Gianluca Quaranta Italy 15 435 1.2× 65 0.3× 39 0.2× 61 0.4× 210 1.5× 41 983
Katie R. Poch United States 18 453 1.3× 67 0.3× 57 0.3× 486 3.5× 326 2.4× 37 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jin Imai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jin Imai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jin Imai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kanatani, Yasuhiro, Hirohiko Sato, Masaya Sano, et al.. (2024). Prognostic Factors in Prostate Cancer Associated with Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(5). 1392–1392. 1 indexed citations
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Imai, Jin, Shinji Takashimizu, Kota Tsuruya, et al.. (2024). Comparative study of MAFLD as a predictor of metabolic disease treatment for NAFLD. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13411–13411. 1 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Rika, et al.. (2024). Cyclic-di-AMP confers an invasive phenotype on Escherichia coli through elongation of flagellin filaments. Gut Pathogens. 16(1). 6–6. 3 indexed citations
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Moriyama, Kengo, Nagamu Inoue, Jin Imai, et al.. (2023). Prediction and Validation of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease Using Insulin Resistance-Related Indices in the Japanese Population. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 21(9). 489–496. 1 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Rika, Jin Imai, Hitoshi Tsugawa, et al.. (2023). Adherent-invasive E. coli – induced specific IgA limits pathobiont localization to the epithelial niche in the gut. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1031997–1031997. 6 indexed citations
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Yamada, Chizumi, Jin Imai, Nagamu Inoue, et al.. (2023). The role of inflammation in homocysteine-related muscle weakness in relatively healthy Japanese men and women. Health Evaluation and Promotion. 50(4). 420–426. 1 indexed citations
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Sugihara, Kohei, Sho Kitamoto, Prakaimuk Saraithong, et al.. (2022). Mucolytic bacteria license pathobionts to acquire host-derived nutrients during dietary nutrient restriction. Cell Reports. 40(3). 111093–111093. 38 indexed citations
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Hirano, Ken-ichi, Hiroyuki Hosokawa, Takashi Yahata, et al.. (2022). Dll1 Can Function as a Ligand of Notch1 and Notch2 in the Thymic Epithelium. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 852427–852427. 5 indexed citations
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Imai, Jin, Takashi Yahata, Hitoshi Ichikawa, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 attenuates against intestinal fibrosis in mice. Intestinal Research. 18(2). 219–228. 23 indexed citations
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Kitamoto, Sho, Hiroko Nagao‐Kitamoto, Yizu Jiao, et al.. (2020). The Intermucosal Connection between the Mouth and Gut in Commensal Pathobiont-Driven Colitis. Cell. 182(2). 447–462.e14. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Imai, Jin, Sho Kitamoto, Kohei Sugihara, et al.. (2019). Flagellin-mediated activation of IL-33-ST2 signaling by a pathobiont promotes intestinal fibrosis. Mucosal Immunology. 12(3). 632–643. 72 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Tomohiro, Hitoshi Ichikawa, Jin Imai, et al.. (2017). Feasibility and Safety of Repeated Transarterial Chemoembolization Using Miriplatin–Lipiodol Suspension for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Anticancer Research. 37(6). 3183–3187. 3 indexed citations
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Rieder, Florian, Dominik Bettenworth, Jin Imai, & Yutaka Inagaki. (2016). Intestinal Fibrosis and Liver Fibrosis: Consequences of Chronic Inflammation or Independent Pathophysiology?. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases. 1(1). 41–49. 19 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Takayoshi, Shingo Tsuda, Jin Imai, et al.. (2015). Usefulness of Acoustic Monitoring of Respiratory Rate in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2016. 1–5. 6 indexed citations
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Imai, Jin, Takayoshi Suzuki, Tetsuya Mine, & Yutaka Imai. (2014). Radiographic Findings of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Internal Medicine. 53(5). 515–516. 1 indexed citations
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Komatsu, Hirokazu, Satoshi Imamura, Tsuyoshi Ito, et al.. (2011). Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma repeated 3 times with invasion of portal vein and inferior vena cava: report on a rare case. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 5(1). 35–41. 4 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Kazuma, et al.. (1995). Serum cryoglobulin and chronic hepatitis C virus disease among Japanese patients.. PubMed. 90(10). 1847–52. 51 indexed citations

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