Jo Kitawaki

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
198 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Jo Kitawaki is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jo Kitawaki has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 82 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 58 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Jo Kitawaki's work include Endometriosis Research and Treatment (89 papers), Uterine Myomas and Treatments (58 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (54 papers). Jo Kitawaki is often cited by papers focused on Endometriosis Research and Treatment (89 papers), Uterine Myomas and Treatments (58 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (54 papers). Jo Kitawaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Jo Kitawaki's co-authors include Hideo Honjo, Hisato Koshiba, Taisuke Mori, Izumi Kusuki, Khaleque Newaz Khan, Katsumi Tsukamoto, Shinji Fushiki, Hiroaki Ishihara, Yoshio Osawa and Toshifumi Noguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Jo Kitawaki

192 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Is Neisseria gonorrhoeae Initiating a Future Era of Untreatable Gonorrhea?: Detailed Characterization of the First Strain with High-Level Resistance to Ceftriaxone

2011 517 citations Kazuhiro Iwasaku, Jo Kitawaki et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jo Kitawaki Japan	36	2.8k	2.0k	1.6k	989	686	198	5.4k
Jerome F. Strauss United States	35	1.4k 0.5×	339 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	834 0.8×	1.9k 2.7×	74	5.6k
R. Punnonen Finland	30	959 0.3×	609 0.3×	602 0.4×	543 0.5×	466 0.7×	226	3.6k
Jeff Reese United States	36	1.2k 0.4×	720 0.4×	2.0k 1.3×	830 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	128	5.4k
Darlene Dixon United States	35	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	527 0.3×	445 0.4×	960 1.4×	125	3.9k
Toshinobu Tanaka Japan	33	1.7k 0.6×	791 0.4×	634 0.4×	272 0.3×	614 0.9×	140	3.8k
Surendra Sharma United States	45	564 0.2×	2.9k 1.5×	3.6k 2.3×	198 0.2×	1.4k 2.1×	144	6.6k
D. Michael Nelson United States	42	215 0.1×	3.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	372 0.4×	1.6k 2.3×	101	5.6k
Mohamed A. Bedaiwy Canada	44	5.6k 2.0×	2.7k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	433 0.4×	719 1.0×	265	7.7k
Françoise Lenfant France	42	895 0.3×	476 0.2×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.6×	1.3k 1.9×	146	5.8k
M.G. Elder United Kingdom	30	296 0.1×	938 0.5×	626 0.4×	341 0.3×	241 0.4×	144	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jo Kitawaki

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Okimura, Hiroyuki, Yukiko Tanaka, Akemi Koshiba, et al.. (2025). Adoptive transfer of regulatory T cells inhibits the progression of endometriosis-like lesions in regulatory T-cell-depleted mice. Human Reproduction. 40(5). 926–937.

Taniguchi, Fuminori, et al.. (2025). Non-inferiority study to compare the efficacy of relugolix with dienogest for endometriosis-associated pain and usefulness of administering relugolix prior to dienogest (READY study): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled study. Trials. 26(1). 41–41. 1 indexed citations

Khan, Khaleque Newaz, Haruo Kuroboshi, Akemi Koshiba, et al.. (2023). Neonatal uterine bleeding: Risk factors and its association with endometriosis-related symptoms later in life. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 293. 146–155. 1 indexed citations

Minami, Toshiyuki, et al.. (2023). The Tpl2‐MEK pathway plays a critical role in spheroid‐cultured endometriotic stromal cells. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 89(5). e13689–e13689. 2 indexed citations

Komatsu, Hiroaki, Osamu Hiraike, Rie Fukuhara, et al.. (2023). Is there a need for a technical certification system for gynecological robotic surgery? Questionnaire survey of members of the Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 17(3). 1125–1131. 6 indexed citations

Mori, Taisuke, Yuko Izumi, Hiroyuki Okimura, et al.. (2022). Progesterone Receptor Status of Epithelial Cells as a Predictive Marker for Postoperative Recurrence of Endometriosis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(6). 1552–1559. 5 indexed citations

Harada, Tasuku, et al.. (2021). Relugolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist, reduces endometriosis-associated pain compared with leuprorelin in Japanese women: a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, noninferiority study. Fertility and Sterility. 117(3). 583–592. 34 indexed citations

Khan, Khaleque Newaz, Akira Fujishita, Hideki Muto, et al.. (2021). Levofloxacin or gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist treatment decreases intrauterine microbial colonization in human endometriosis. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 264. 103–116. 28 indexed citations

Tanaka, Yukiko, Masahide Hamaguchi, Taisuke Mori, et al.. (2021). Reduced innate lymphoid cells in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 87(1). e13502–e13502. 9 indexed citations

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Kuriyama, Nagato, Teruhide Koyama, Daisuke Matsui, et al.. (2020). Validity of stress assessment using heart‐rate variability in newborns. Pediatrics International. 62(6). 694–700. 9 indexed citations

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Mori, Taisuke, Hiroyuki Okimura, Yukiko Tanaka, et al.. (2020). Interleukin‐9 produced by helper T cells stimulates interleukin‐8 expression in endometriosis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 86(3). e13380–e13380. 9 indexed citations

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Umemura, S, Yoshihiro Sowa, Yosuke Iizumi, Jo Kitawaki, & Toshiyuki Sakai. (2020). Synergistic effect of the inhibitors of RAF/MEK and AXL on KRAS‐mutated ovarian cancer cells with high AXL expression. Cancer Science. 111(6). 2052–2061. 14 indexed citations

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Koshiba, Akemi, Taisuke Mori, Fumitake Ito, et al.. (2020). Atherosclerosis-related biomarkers in women with endometriosis: The effects of dienogest and oral contraceptive therapy. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology X. 7. 100108–100108. 6 indexed citations

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Nishijima, Takeshi, Kei Kawana, Ichio Fukasawa, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness and Tolerability of Oral Amoxicillin in Pregnant Women with Active Syphilis, Japan, 2010–2018. Emerging infectious diseases. 26(6). 1192–1200. 22 indexed citations

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Matsushima, Hiroshi, et al.. (2016). Apocrine Adenocarcinoma of the Vulva: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016. 1–4. 4 indexed citations

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Ito, Fumitake, Taisuke Mori, Osamu Takaoka, et al.. (2016). Effects of drospirenone on adhesion molecule expression and monocyte adherence in human endothelial cells. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 201. 113–117. 4 indexed citations

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Ishii, Hiroshi, et al.. (2015). Rectal Cancer Diagnosed after Cesarean Section in Which High Microsatellite Instability Indicated the Presence of Lynch Syndrome. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015. 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Hiroaki, Toshihiko Mori, Takeshi Yamamoto, et al.. (2014). Outcome of fertility-sparing treatment with medroxyprogesterone acetate for atypical hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma in young Japanese women.. PubMed. 35(1). 11–5. 6 indexed citations

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Mori, Taisuke, Takuro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Matsushima, et al.. (2014). Clear Cell Carcinoma Arising from Cesarean Section Scar Endometriosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014. 1–5. 20 indexed citations

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Mori, Toshihiko, Motoshi Sawada, Haruo Kuroboshi, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of primary prophylaxis with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for epithelial ovarian cancer.. PubMed. 35(1). 48–51. 5 indexed citations

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