K Kitamura

798 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 632 citations indexed

About

K Kitamura is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, K Kitamura has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 632 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in K Kitamura's work include Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (4 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (4 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (3 papers). K Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (4 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (4 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (3 papers). K Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. K Kitamura's co-authors include Charles R. Jorgensen, Henry L. Taylor, F L Gobel, Yoshizumi Habuchi, Fredarick L. Gobel, Taiji Furukawa, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yang Wang, Hajime Hamamoto and Yasushi Kubota and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Applied Physiology and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

K Kitamura

25 papers receiving 571 citations

Hit Papers

Hemodynamic correlates of myocardial oxygen consumption d... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300 400
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. Hemodynamic correlates of myocardial oxygen consumption during upright exercise.
    1972 455 citations K Kitamura, Charles R. Jorgensen et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K Kitamura Japan 9 403 190 94 94 89 25 632
Donald Kw 15 300 0.7× 158 0.8× 96 1.0× 40 0.4× 114 1.3× 22 566
R Messin Belgium 11 320 0.8× 245 1.3× 114 1.2× 54 0.6× 60 0.7× 49 566
Charles Kanakis United States 12 686 1.7× 89 0.5× 58 0.6× 30 0.3× 189 2.1× 21 991
A Lévy United States 14 320 0.8× 124 0.7× 255 2.7× 56 0.6× 183 2.1× 26 746
H. Barcroft United Kingdom 15 196 0.5× 107 0.6× 30 0.3× 54 0.6× 98 1.1× 33 597
Morris Stampfer United States 13 719 1.8× 179 0.9× 104 1.1× 80 0.9× 411 4.6× 19 1.0k
Shepherd Jt United States 14 228 0.6× 65 0.3× 49 0.5× 42 0.4× 99 1.1× 30 483
Adam Scott United Kingdom 15 615 1.5× 441 2.3× 129 1.4× 44 0.5× 71 0.8× 33 808
B S Bevegård United States 8 558 1.4× 396 2.1× 83 0.9× 69 0.7× 179 2.0× 8 864
Luc Vanhees Belgium 14 958 2.4× 350 1.8× 86 0.9× 110 1.2× 79 0.9× 19 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by K Kitamura

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Fields of papers citing papers by K Kitamura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by K Kitamura. 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 K Kitamura. The network helps show where K Kitamura may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of K Kitamura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K Kitamura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K Kitamura 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 K Kitamura. K Kitamura 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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Funabiki, Yasuko, et al.. (1998). Disturbance of Consciousness Associated with Hypophosphatemia in a Chronically Alcoholic Patient.. Internal Medicine. 37(11). 958–961. 10 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Susumu, Masao Nakagawa, Tetsuo Nakata, et al.. (1997). Efficacy and Safety of the 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor Fluvastatin in Hyperlipidemic Patients Treated with Probucol. Cardiology. 88(2). 160–165. 2 indexed citations
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Hata, Mitsumasa, et al.. (1997). [A simultaneous operation of aortic root, arch replacement, and sternal elevation for Marfan's syndrome--a case report].. PubMed. 45(5). 759–63. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, Toshio Takahashi, Katsuji Sawai, et al.. (1994). How do you choose the size of the surgical margin for nonpalpable early gastric cancer?. PubMed. 89(9). 1605–6. 1 indexed citations
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Kubota, Yasushi, et al.. (1991). Anomalous Origin of the Left Main Coronary Artery from the Right Aortic Sinus of Valsalva with Vasospastic Angina. CHEST Journal. 100(4). 1167–1168. 6 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Taiji, et al.. (1991). Analysis of bites on three-dimensional vectorcardiography after coronary artery ligation in dogs. Journal of Electrocardiology. 24(4). 387–394. 1 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Taiji, et al.. (1989). Time- and voltage-dependent block of the delayed K+ current by quinidine in rabbit sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 251(2). 756–763. 39 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, et al.. (1988). Sensitivity and accuracy in recording his-purkinje activity by surface-averaged electrocardiography. Journal of Electrocardiology. 21(1). 65–70. 2 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, et al.. (1988). Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis. CHEST Journal. 93(4). 876–878. 13 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, et al.. (1987). Three-Dimensional Vectorcardiography (3-D VCG) by Computer Graphics in Old Myocardial Infarction. Angiology. 38(6). 449–456. 4 indexed citations
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Takimoto, Y, et al.. (1983). [Clinical effect of new alpha-adrenergic blocker on micturition disturbance of neurogenic bladder and lower urinary tract obstruction].. PubMed. 29(2). 255–63. 1 indexed citations
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Baba, Megumi & K Kitamura. (1979). [The effects of cinepazide on cerebral circulation (author's transl)].. PubMed. 31(6). 621–9. 2 indexed citations
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Hamamoto, Hajime, et al.. (1978). The metabolism of digitoxin in hepatic cirrhosis of human subjects.. Japanese Circulation Journal. 42(7). 893–900. 3 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K & M Kagawa. (1974). [Abscess of the brain (author's transl)].. PubMed. 2(5). 355–64. 2 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, et al.. (1972). Hemodynamic correlates of myocardial oxygen consumption during upright exercise.. Journal of Applied Physiology. 32(4). 516–522. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gobel, Fredarick L., Charles R. Jorgensen, K Kitamura, & Yang Wang. (1971). Acute Changes in Left Ventricular Volume and Contractility during Ventricular Pacing in Patients with Complete Heart Block. Circulation. 44(5). 771–781. 9 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, Fredarick L. Gobel, & Yang Wang. (1970). Dissection of the Left Coronary Artery Complicating Retrograde Left Heart Catheterization. CHEST Journal. 57(6). 587–590. 19 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, Charles R. Jorgensen, Fredarick L. Gobel, Henry L. Taylor, & Yang Wang. (1970). Hemodynamic correlates of coronary blood flow and myocardial oxygen consumption during upright exercise. The American Journal of Cardiology. 26(6). 643–643. 8 indexed citations
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Kitamura, K, et al.. (1964). Coarctation of the Abdominal Aorta. Japanese Heart Journal. 5(6). 562–573. 11 indexed citations

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