Kazuo Kitamura

16.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
379 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Kazuo Kitamura is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuo Kitamura has authored 379 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 194 papers in Molecular Biology and 89 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kazuo Kitamura's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (201 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (162 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (57 papers). Kazuo Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (201 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (162 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (57 papers). Kazuo Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Kazuo Kitamura's co-authors include Tanenao Eto, Kenji Kangawa, Johji Kato, H. Matsuo, Junichiro Sakata, Hisayuki Matsuo, Kenji Kuwasako, Naoto Minamino, Takuroh Imamura and Toshihiro Tsuruda and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Kazuo Kitamura

363 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cloning and Characterization of cDNA Encoding a Precursor... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Cloning and Characterization of cDNA Encoding a Precursor for Human Adrenomedullin
    1993 529 citations Kazuo Kitamura, Kenji Kangawa et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuo Kitamura Japan 55 7.8k 7.6k 2.6k 2.4k 1.6k 379 12.3k
Tanenao Eto Japan 54 8.9k 1.1× 8.0k 1.1× 2.8k 1.1× 2.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.2× 267 12.9k
Yukio Hirata Japan 61 1.8k 0.2× 4.7k 0.6× 2.6k 1.0× 3.0k 1.2× 2.3k 1.4× 315 12.6k
Eileen F. Grady United States 53 2.9k 0.4× 3.2k 0.4× 667 0.3× 904 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 91 8.9k
Julie Chao United States 64 1.3k 0.2× 5.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 2.4k 1.0× 885 0.5× 320 12.8k
John C. Brown Canada 52 3.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.3× 3.5k 1.4× 836 0.3× 3.2k 2.0× 196 9.8k
Anders Franco‐Cereceda Sweden 44 2.7k 0.3× 2.4k 0.3× 588 0.2× 2.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 219 6.9k
Søren P. Sheikh Denmark 42 1.9k 0.2× 3.4k 0.5× 885 0.3× 655 0.3× 1.2k 0.8× 125 6.1k
Armin Kurtz Germany 62 871 0.1× 6.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 403 13.2k
Richard E. Pratt United States 60 1.1k 0.1× 6.6k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 6.3k 2.6× 3.0k 1.8× 169 13.4k
T.J. Williams United States 37 2.9k 0.4× 2.0k 0.3× 554 0.2× 362 0.1× 945 0.6× 69 7.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuo Kitamura

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All Works

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Yoshimoto, Takeshi, Satoshi Saitô, Katsuhiro Omae, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of adrenomedullin for acute ischemic stroke (AMFIS): a phase 2, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. EClinicalMedicine. 77. 102901–102901. 2 indexed citations
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Ashizuka, Shinya, Toshihiro Kita, Haruhiko Inatsu, & Kazuo Kitamura. (2021). Adrenomedullin: A Novel Therapeutic for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Biomedicines. 9(8). 1068–1068. 19 indexed citations
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Nagata, Sayaka, et al.. (2020). Thrombin rapidly digests adrenomedullin: Synthesis of adrenomedullin analogs resistant to thrombin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 529(3). 778–783. 4 indexed citations
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Nagata, Sayaka, Taku Yoshiya, Kumiko Yoshizawa‐Kumagaye, et al.. (2020). 20 kDa PEGylated Adrenomedullin as a New Therapeutic Candidate for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 366–377. 1 indexed citations
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Ansary, Tuba M., Maki Urushihara, Yoshihide Fujisawa, et al.. (2018). Effects of the selective chymase inhibitor TEI‐F00806 on the intrarenal renin–angiotensin system in salt‐treated angiotensin I‐infused hypertensive mice. Experimental Physiology. 103(11). 1524–1531. 11 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Makiko, Tsuyoshi Fukushima, Kenji Yorita, et al.. (2013). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator Inhibitor Type 1 Is a Suppressor of Intestinal Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research. 73(8). 2659–2670. 36 indexed citations
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Moniwa, Norihito, Jasmina Varagić, Sarfaraz Ahmad, et al.. (2012). Hemodynamic and Hormonal Changes to Dual Renin–Angiotensin System Inhibition in Experimental Hypertension. Hypertension. 61(2). 417–424. 46 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Atsushi, Kensaku Nishihira, Yunosuke Matsuura, et al.. (2012). Paucity of CD34-positive cells and increased expression of high-mobility group box 1 in coronary thrombus with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Atherosclerosis. 224(2). 511–514. 24 indexed citations
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Nagoshi, Yasuko, et al.. (2009). DPJ-069 Telmisartan Increases Adiponectin Production in Coronary Circulation after Coronary Stenting in Hypertensive Patients with Coronary Artery Disease(DPJ12,Coronary Circulation/Chronic Coronary Disease (Basic/Clinical) (IHD),Digital Poster Session (Japanese),The 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Japanese Circulation Society). Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 73. 394. 14 indexed citations
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Cao, Yuanning, et al.. (2005). Inhibited Cardiac Hypertrophy in Proadrenomedullin NH2-Terminal 20 Peptide-Transgenic Rat with Unilateral Nephrectomy and High Salt Loading(Hypertension, Basic 1 (H), The 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society). Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 69. 348. 2 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Miki, et al.. (2002). [A case report of intralobar pulmonary sequestration with an anomalous artery originating from the celiac artery].. PubMed. 40(3). 261–4.
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Ohshige, Kenji, Shunsaku Mizushima, Kazuo Kitamura, et al.. (1999). [Epidemiological study on HIV/AIDS in Cambodia seroprevalence of HIV/STD among commercial sex workers].. PubMed. 46(1). 61–70. 1 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Miho, Kazuo Kitamura, Yoshinari Ichiki, et al.. (1994). ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIOIMMUNOASSAY FOR HUMAN ADRENOMEDULLIN AND PLASMA ADRENOMEDULLIN LEVELS IN VARIOUS DISEASES. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 58(7). 494. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Kazuo, Yoshinari Ichiki, Miho Tanaka, et al.. (1994). Immunoreactive adrenomedullin in human plasma. FEBS Letters. 341(2-3). 288–290. 247 indexed citations
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Okada, Ryozo, Yasuro Nakata, Kazuo Kitamura, Keisuke Fukuda, & Makoto Takagi. (1977). A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE CONDUCTION SYSTEM WITH AV BLOCK : WITH A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CORRELATION BETWEEN HIS BUNDLE ELECTROGRAM (HBE) AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC FINDINGS : Ist Auditorium. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 41(7). 725. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Kazuo, et al.. (1974). Cardiodynamicsin Myocardial Infarction : Crdiogenic Shock. Circulation. 38(6). 473–477. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Kazuo, et al.. (1972). Temperature Dependence of the Dye Diffusion Rate in the Carrier Dyeing of Polyester Fiber. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 204–206. 5 indexed citations

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