Junya Ako

13.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
490 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Junya Ako is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Junya Ako has authored 490 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 305 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 208 papers in Surgery and 104 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Junya Ako's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (136 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (81 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (54 papers). Junya Ako is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (136 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (81 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (54 papers). Junya Ako collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Junya Ako's co-authors include Peter J. Fitzgerald, Yasuhiro Honda, Shin‐ichi Momomura, Minako Yamaoka‐Tojo, Kenichi Sakakura, Emi Maekawa, Yasuyoshi Ouchi, Kentaro Kamiya, Masayoshi Hashimoto and Nobuaki Hamazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Junya Ako

463 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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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.

Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation with Stable Coronary Disease

2019 297 citations Junya Ako, Masato Nakamura et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junya Ako Japan	41	4.0k	3.0k	1.5k	1.3k	911	490	7.3k
Kyoichi Mizuno Japan	43	3.7k 0.9×	3.7k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	513 0.6×	312	7.5k
Marie Gerhard‐Herman United States	35	6.5k 1.6×	3.6k 1.2×	2.7k 1.8×	877 0.7×	844 0.9×	92	10.3k
Shin‐ichi Momomura Japan	41	4.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	991 1.1×	350	6.5k
Abraham A. Kroon Netherlands	49	4.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	835 0.6×	826 0.9×	269	9.1k
Alain Cohen‐Solal France	61	11.0k 2.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	932 0.7×	630 0.7×	250	13.7k
Jorge R. Kizer United States	50	5.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	949 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	274	9.7k
Athanase D. Protogerou Greece	46	6.2k 1.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	875 0.7×	740 0.8×	259	9.2k
Michèle A. Hamilton United States	49	5.7k 1.4×	2.8k 0.9×	790 0.5×	462 0.3×	705 0.8×	137	8.8k
Xavier Girerd France	41	5.4k 1.3×	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	524 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	181	8.8k
Dong‐Ju Choi South Korea	41	4.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	821 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	296 0.3×	345	6.6k

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Minami, Yoshiyasu, Yuji Ikari, Mutsuo Harada, et al.. (2025). Current Status and Prospects of Regional Collaborative Pathways for Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Japan　― A Nationwide Survey ―. Circulation Journal. 89(8). 1096–1103. 3 indexed citations

Hamazaki, Nobuaki, Takashi Miki, Takafumi Ichikawa, et al.. (2025). Improved appendicular muscle strength predicts lower mortality in patients with heart failure. Nutrition. 136. 112774–112774.

Kitasato, Lisa, Minako Yamaoka‐Tojo, S. Nakahara, et al.. (2024). Fibroblasts activation by embryonic signal switching: A novel mechanism of placental growth factor-induced cardiac remodeling. Placenta. 154. 129–136. 1 indexed citations

Kamiya, Kentaro, Kensuke Ueno, Takashi Miki, et al.. (2024). Effect of change in hepato-renal function and cardiac rehabilitation on mortality in patients with heart failure. Journal of Cardiology. 84(6). 355–361. 2 indexed citations

Yokote, Koutaro, et al.. (2024). Safety and Effectiveness of Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol–Lowering Therapy With Evolocumab for Familial Hypercholesterolemia/Hypercholesterolemia in Japan: A Real‐World, Postmarketing, Single‐Arm Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(21). e035809–e035809. 1 indexed citations

Ueno, Kensuke, Hidehiro Kaneko, Yuta Suzuki, et al.. (2024). Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 15(3). 1062–1071. 9 indexed citations

Kinoshita, Daisuke, Keishi Suzuki, Haruhito Yuki, et al.. (2024). Sex-Specific Association Between Perivascular Inflammation and Plaque Vulnerability. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging. 17(2). e016178–e016178. 8 indexed citations

Ishizue, Naruya, Hidehira Fukaya, Jun Oikawa, et al.. (2024). Prognostic impact of oral anticoagulation therapy and atrial fibrillation in patients with type B acute aortic dissection. Journal of Arrhythmia. 40(2). 297–305. 2 indexed citations

Ueno, Kensuke, Hidehiro Kaneko, Kentaro Kamiya, et al.. (2023). Association of early acute‐phase rehabilitation initiation on outcomes among patients aged ≥90 years with acute heart failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71(6). 1840–1850. 3 indexed citations

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Kamiya, Kentaro, Nobuaki Hamazaki, Kohei Nozaki, et al.. (2023). Association of sarcopenia defined by different skeletal muscle mass measurements with prognosis and quality of life in older patients with heart failure. Journal of Cardiology. 84(1). 59–64. 10 indexed citations

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Kaneko, Hidehiro, Kensuke Ueno, Akira Okada, et al.. (2023). Association of Body Mass Index and Its Change With Incident Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 108(12). 3145–3153. 6 indexed citations

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Muramatsu, Takashi, Ken Kozuma, Kengo Tanabe, et al.. (2023). Clinical expert consensus document on drug-coated balloon for coronary artery disease from the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics. Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics. 38(2). 166–176. 46 indexed citations

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Kinoshita, Daisuke, Keishi Suzuki, Haruhito Yuki, et al.. (2023). Coronary artery disease reporting and data system (CAD-RADS), vascular inflammation and plaque vulnerability. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 17(6). 445–452. 6 indexed citations

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Matsuura, Gen, Hidehira Fukaya, Emiyu Ogawa, et al.. (2022). Catheter contact angle influences local impedance drop during radiofrequency catheter ablation: Insight from a porcine experimental study with 2 different LI‐sensing catheters. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 33(3). 380–388. 9 indexed citations

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Seegers, Lena Marie, Makoto Araki, Akihiro Nakajima, et al.. (2022). Sex Differences in Culprit Plaque Characteristics Among Different Age Groups in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 15(6). e011612–e011612. 36 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Yuta, Hidehiro Kaneko, Akira Okada, et al.. (2022). Impact of Glucose Tolerance and Its Change on Incident Proteinuria: Analysis of a Nationwide Population-Based Dataset. American Journal of Nephrology. 53(4). 307–315. 9 indexed citations

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Yamaoka‐Tojo, Minako, et al.. (2022). Association between instrumental activities of daily living frequency and clinical outcomes in older patients with cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 22(1). 64–72. 3 indexed citations

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Fukaya, Hidehira, Jun Oikawa, Daiki Saito, et al.. (2020). Optimal interlesion distance in ablation index-guided pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 62(1). 123–131. 7 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Takeshi, Kentaro Kamiya, Nobuaki Hamazaki, et al.. (2020). Quadriceps Strength and Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 37(3). 476–483. 21 indexed citations

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Hamazaki, Nobuaki, Kohei Nozaki, Takafumi Ichikawa, et al.. (2020). The GLIM criteria for defining malnutrition can predict physical function and prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease. Clinical Nutrition. 40(1). 146–152. 58 indexed citations

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