Jun Hirokami

534 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 311 citations indexed

About

Jun Hirokami is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Hirokami has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 311 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jun Hirokami's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (22 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (19 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (14 papers). Jun Hirokami is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (22 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (19 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (14 papers). Jun Hirokami collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Japan and Italy. Jun Hirokami's co-authors include Shota Tohoku, Boris Schmidt, K. R. Julian Chun, David Schaack, Stefano Bordignon, Lukas Urbanek, Shaojie Chen, Ramin Ebrahimi, Tolga Han Efe and Masato Fukunaga and has published in prestigious journals such as Heart Rhythm, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Jun Hirokami

20 papers receiving 309 citations

Hit Papers

Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 20 40 60
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. Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation: Efficacy, Safety, and Long-Term Follow-Up in a 400-Patient Cohort
    2023 72 citations Lukas Urbanek, Stefano Bordignon et al. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jun Hirokami Germany 9 286 39 33 9 8 24 311
Charles A. Eggert United States 5 324 1.1× 47 1.2× 43 1.3× 10 1.1× 5 0.6× 7 352
Alexandre Ouss Netherlands 6 233 0.8× 27 0.7× 23 0.7× 11 1.2× 4 0.5× 14 259
Raquel Adeliño France 5 208 0.7× 28 0.7× 22 0.7× 10 1.1× 4 0.5× 8 231
Shady Nakhla United States 8 183 0.6× 41 1.1× 33 1.0× 17 1.9× 20 2.5× 34 213
Moritz Nies Germany 9 146 0.5× 13 0.3× 18 0.5× 7 0.8× 17 2.1× 25 180
Brett Gidney United States 5 267 0.9× 14 0.4× 10 0.3× 50 5.6× 11 1.4× 10 279
Christopher Beeckler United States 7 231 0.8× 11 0.3× 6 0.2× 16 1.8× 5 0.6× 11 251
Srinivas Dukkipati United States 9 426 1.5× 16 0.4× 6 0.2× 15 1.7× 18 2.3× 21 445
Bettina Kirstein Germany 10 403 1.4× 12 0.3× 6 0.2× 15 1.7× 14 1.8× 24 418
Marie-Noelle S. Langan United States 3 141 0.5× 8 0.2× 11 0.3× 4 0.4× 8 1.0× 8 149

Countries citing papers authored by Jun Hirokami

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Jun Hirokami's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Jun Hirokami with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Jun Hirokami more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Jun Hirokami

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jun Hirokami. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jun Hirokami. The network helps show where Jun Hirokami may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jun Hirokami

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jun Hirokami. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jun Hirokami 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 Jun Hirokami. Jun Hirokami 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
1.
Schaack, David, Lukas Urbanek, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2025). The Olive Strategy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(7). 1555–1568. 4 indexed citations
2.
Urbani, Andrea, Stefano Bordignon, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2025). Long‐Term Outcomes of Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation Freeze Using a Modified ICE‐T Protocol With a Double 120 s Applications (ICE‐T 2 × 2). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36(8). 1868–1874.
3.
Urbanek, Lukas, David Schaack, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Ventricular tachycardia due to left ventricular metastasis: A case report. Journal of Electrocardiology. 85. 37–38.
4.
5.
Tohoku, Shota, Stefano Bordignon, David Schaack, et al.. (2024). Initial real-world data on catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation using the novel lattice-tip focal pulsed-field ablation catheter. EP Europace. 26(6). 6 indexed citations
6.
Urbanek, Lukas, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation in “very severe” obese patients (BMI ≥ 40): Indications, feasibility, procedural safety and efficacy, and clinical outcome (the ICE‐Obese Extreme). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35(7). 1412–1421. 4 indexed citations
7.
Hirokami, Jun, Fabian Moser, Boris Schmidt, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of atrial linear ablation using a lattice tip catheter that toggles between radiofrequency and pulsed-field energy under deep sedation. Heart Rhythm. 22(7). e40–e50. 2 indexed citations
8.
Schaack, David, Stefano Bordignon, Lukas Urbanek, et al.. (2024). Severe ST-segment elevation and AV block during pulsed-field ablation due to vasospastic angina — a novel observation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 67(4). 675–677. 2 indexed citations
9.
Urbani, Andrea, Shota Tohoku, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2024). Durable LAA isolation combining pulsed field ablation and radiofrequency linear lesions in a patient with a therapy refractory left atrial appendage tachycardia. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 67(6). 1283–1286. 2 indexed citations
10.
Bordignon, Stefano, Ilaria My, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety in patients treated with a novel radiofrequency balloon: a two centres experience from the AURORA collaboration. EP Europace. 25(5). 11 indexed citations
11.
Schaack, David, Boris Schmidt, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2023). Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review. 12. e11–e11. 17 indexed citations
12.
Tohoku, Shota, Boris Schmidt, David Schaack, et al.. (2023). Impact of Pulsed-Field Ablation on Intrinsic Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System After Pulmonary Vein Isolation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(9). 1864–1875. 28 indexed citations
13.
Bordignon, Stefano, Lukas Urbanek, Shaojie Chen, et al.. (2023). Early recurrences predict late therapy failure after pulsed field ablation of atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 34(12). 2425–2433. 7 indexed citations
14.
Urbanek, Lukas, Stefano Bordignon, David Schaack, et al.. (2023). Pulsed Field Versus Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation: Efficacy, Safety, and Long-Term Follow-Up in a 400-Patient Cohort. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 16(7). 389–398. 72 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Chen, Shaojie, David Schaack, Jun Hirokami, Boris Schmidt, & K. R. Julian Chun. (2023). Pulsed field ablation of incessant superior vena cava–triggered atrial fibrillation: watch out for the sinoatrial node. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 66(7). 1759–1763. 5 indexed citations
16.
Hirokami, Jun, Eduardo Franco, Shota Tohoku, et al.. (2023). Case Series of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation With Pulsed-Field Ablation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 9(9). 1990–1994. 30 indexed citations
17.
Hirokami, Jun, et al.. (2023). A novel ablation strategy for recurrent atrial fibrillation: Fractionated signal area in the atrial muscle ablation 1‐year follow‐up. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 34(12). 2461–2471. 3 indexed citations
18.
Tohoku, Shota, K. R. Julian Chun, Stefano Bordignon, et al.. (2022). Findings from repeat ablation using high-density mapping after pulmonary vein isolation with pulsed field ablation. EP Europace. 25(2). 433–440. 57 indexed citations
19.
Hirokami, Jun, et al.. (2021). A novel ablation strategy for refractory atrial fibrillation based on the fractionated signal area in the atrial muscle. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 7(12). 844–848. 2 indexed citations
20.
Tohoku, Shota, Masato Fukunaga, Michio Nagashima, et al.. (2020). Clinical impact of eliminating nonpulmonary vein triggers of atrial fibrillation and nonpulmonary vein premature atrial contractions at initial ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32(2). 224–234. 21 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Charles A. Eggert Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alexandre Ouss Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raquel Adeliño Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shady Nakhla Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Moritz Nies Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Brett Gidney Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christopher Beeckler Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Srinivas Dukkipati Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bettina Kirstein Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marie-Noelle S. Langan
Rankless by CCL
2026