Ken Kimura

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
338 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Ken Kimura is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Kimura has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Surgery, 93 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ken Kimura's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (44 papers), Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (36 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (33 papers). Ken Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (44 papers), Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (36 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (33 papers). Ken Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Ken Kimura's co-authors include Tadayoshi Takemoto, Robert T. Soper, Kiichi Satoh, Chikara Tsugawa, Eiji Nishijima, Shin‐ichi Tanabe, Yoichi Matsumoto, Toshihiro Muraji, Y Taniguchi and Ken Kihira and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Ken Kimura

328 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

An Endoscopic Recognition... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 250 500 750
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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. An Endoscopic Recognition of the Atrophic Border and its Significance in Chronic Gastritis
    1969 809 citations Ken Kimura et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ken Kimura 4.4k 2.8k 1.1k 568 523 338 7.2k
Roberto Grassi 2.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 232 0.2× 368 0.6× 620 1.2× 293 5.2k
William K. Sieber 3.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 456 0.4× 106 0.2× 194 0.4× 240 5.3k
Odd Helge Gilja 2.7k 0.6× 851 0.3× 2.0k 1.8× 684 1.2× 372 0.7× 240 7.7k
Hans Gregersen 4.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 3.4k 3.2× 407 0.7× 88 0.2× 388 8.8k
Arthur S. Patchefsky 2.1k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 142 0.1× 1.4k 2.4× 227 0.4× 105 7.5k
Jie Chen 1.8k 0.4× 829 0.3× 222 0.2× 622 1.1× 165 0.3× 435 6.2k
Shoei‐Shen Wang 4.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 75 0.1× 333 0.6× 364 0.7× 504 11.1k
Won Ho Kim 3.0k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 670 0.6× 3.1k 5.4× 90 0.2× 529 10.5k
Gianandrea Pasquinelli 2.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 931 0.9× 623 1.1× 35 0.1× 283 7.0k
Jukka S. Jurvelin 7.9k 1.8× 228 0.1× 251 0.2× 572 1.0× 167 0.3× 374 17.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Kimura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ken Kimura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ken Kimura 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 Ken Kimura. Ken Kimura 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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Kimura, Ken, et al.. (2021). The influence of high-temperature oxidation on the phase distribution of metal substrate in duplex stainless steel. Oxidation of Metals. 96(5-6). 531–541. 1 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ken, Satoshi Hirose, Kohsaku Ushioda, Masaharu Hatano, & Akihiko Takahashi. (2013). Mechanisms on the Occurrence of Surface Roughening in the High Purity Ferritic Stainless Steel Having Strong {111}^|^#x3008;112^|^#x3009; Texture during Deep Drawing. Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials. 77(10). 440–447. 4 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ken & Akihiko Takahashi. (2010). Development of NSSC® PDX - A ferritic stainless steel with excellent formability. 51–55. 1 indexed citations
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Akimoto, T., et al.. (1999). Floor-supply displacement air-conditioning: Laboratory experiments. ASHRAE winter conference papers. 105. 15 indexed citations
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Tomiyama, Takeshi, et al.. (1997). Assessment of right hepatic artery involvement in patients with biliary tract cancer using color Doppler ultrasonography. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 25(6). 317–323. 3 indexed citations
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Tanabe, Shin‐ichi & Ken Kimura. (1994). Effects of air temperature, humidity, and air movement on thermal comfort under hot and humid conditions. ASHRAE winter conference papers. 100(2). 953–969. 91 indexed citations
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Kimura, Taizo, Ken Kimura, Yumiko Ohtomo, et al.. (1993). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the Japanese experience.. PubMed. 3(3). 194–8. 15 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ken, et al.. (1993). Partial discharge detection in high voltage rotating machines. 130(378). 111–112. 1 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ken. (1992). Legitimacy Model for the Interpretation of Plurality Decisions. Cornell law review/˜The œCornell law quarterly. 77(6). 1593. 4 indexed citations
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Ido, Kenichi, Chiaki Kawamoto, Shinsuke Kira, et al.. (1992). THE EFFECT OF CO2-INSUFFLATION ON THE CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS DURING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 34(3). 541–545. 1 indexed citations
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Kihira, Ken, et al.. (1990). RARE HAZARD OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY-A CASE OF TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA-. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 32(3). 589–592.
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Ido, Kenichi, et al.. (1989). EVALUATION OF THE ULTRASONIC LAPAROSCOPY FOR GALLBLADDER DISEASES. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 31(2). 364–370. 1 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Y, et al.. (1989). AN IMAGE PROCESSING OF HISTOGRAM FLATTENING IN HSV COLOR SPACE ON THE TV-ENDOSCOPIC PICTURE. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 31(9). 1 indexed citations
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Sato, Haruo, et al.. (1986). Structure and Synthesis of 31-Methoxyethyl-8-vinyldeutero porphyrin, a new photosensitizer. Nippon Laser Igakkaishi. 6(3). 95–98. 3 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Masahiro, et al.. (1983). Two cases of choledochocele: (therapeutic trial of endoscopic papillotomy). 80(7). 1490–1495. 2 indexed citations
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Ido, Kenichi, et al.. (1982). ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL LESIONS. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 24(5). 782–787. 2 indexed citations
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Sakai, Hideaki, Yukio Yoshida, Norio Ueno, et al.. (1982). ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL LESIONS I. CLINICAL EVALUATION OF AN ULTRASONIC GASTROENDOSCOPE WITH ELECTRONIC LINEAR SCANNING SYSTEM (PROTOTYPE). Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 24(4). 598–607. 2 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ken. (1961). Olfactory nerve response of frog.. 14(1). 5 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ken. (1961). Adaptation of chemoreceptors of frog,as analysed by activity in single gustatory fibers.. 14(4). 1 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ken. (1960). On the variability in the distribution of incubation periods in the case of mass occurrence of dysentery.. 10(1). 1 indexed citations

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