Kenji Ishihara

18.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
243 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Kenji Ishihara is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Ishihara has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Kenji Ishihara's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (115 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (105 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (105 papers). Kenji Ishihara is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (115 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (105 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (105 papers). Kenji Ishihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and New Zealand. Kenji Ishihara's co-authors include Ikuo Towhata, Mitsutoshi Yoshimine, Misko Cubrinovski, Susumu Yasuda, Ramón Morillo‐Verdugo, Fumio Tatsuoka, Hiroaki Saito, Marte Gutierrez, Shigeru Okada and Yasuo Yamada and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Ishihara

229 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

Liquefaction and flow failure during earthquakes 1975 2026 1992 2009 1993 1996 1996 1975 1992 400 800 1.2k
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. Liquefaction and flow failure during earthquakes
    1993 1.4k citations Kenji Ishihara profile →
  2. Soil Behaviour in Earthquake Geotechnics
    1996 749 citations Kenji Ishihara profile →
  3. The Steady State of Sandy Soils
    1996 665 citations Kenji Ishihara et al. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS profile →
  4. Undrained Deformation and Liquefaction of Sand Under Cyclic Stresses
    1975 596 citations Kenji Ishihara, Susumu Yasuda et al. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS profile →
  5. Evaluation of Settlements in Sand Deposits Following Liquefaction During Earthquakes
    1992 466 citations Kenji Ishihara et al. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenji Ishihara Japan 52 9.6k 1.5k 830 685 505 243 12.1k
Ping Lü China 45 715 0.1× 2.0k 1.3× 263 0.3× 2.4k 3.5× 177 0.4× 240 8.0k
Jong‐Sub Lee South Korea 32 2.5k 0.3× 389 0.3× 265 0.3× 154 0.2× 828 1.6× 319 4.8k
Qiuming Gong China 44 2.4k 0.3× 791 0.5× 531 0.6× 3.1k 4.5× 1.2k 2.5× 113 6.8k
Hua Shao China 36 616 0.1× 161 0.1× 257 0.3× 896 1.3× 556 1.1× 235 4.0k
Songyu Liu China 50 5.9k 0.6× 591 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 124 0.2× 489 1.0× 395 7.7k
Guoyu Li China 38 1.5k 0.2× 988 0.7× 176 0.2× 414 0.6× 555 1.1× 235 5.0k
Shuren Wang China 36 706 0.1× 268 0.2× 350 0.4× 962 1.4× 895 1.8× 302 4.4k
Guosheng Jiang China 43 1.8k 0.2× 274 0.2× 283 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 2.0k 4.0× 269 6.3k
Jiangfeng Liu China 33 786 0.1× 308 0.2× 226 0.3× 236 0.3× 1.1k 2.2× 137 3.4k
Julia Armesto Spain 33 656 0.1× 95 0.1× 41 0.0× 217 0.3× 261 0.5× 103 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Ishihara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Murakami, Tomoaki, et al.. (2025). Vision-Threatening Diabetic Macular Ischemia Based on Inferred Progression Pathways in OCT Angiography. Ophthalmology Science. 5(4). 100761–100761.
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Murakami, Tomoaki, et al.. (2024). Severity Scale of Diabetic Macular Ischemia Based on the Distribution of Capillary Nonperfusion in OCT Angiography. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 100603–100603. 1 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji, et al.. (2023). Effects of dietary n-3/n-6 fatty acid content on post-operative adhesions in myocardial infarction mice. Clinical Nutrition Open Science. 49. 88–100.
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Murakami, Tomoaki, Yuki Mori, Kenji Ishihara, et al.. (2022). Clinically Significant Nonperfusion Areas on Widefield OCT Angiography in Diabetic Retinopathy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 100241–100241. 5 indexed citations
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Nishikawa, Keiichi, Tomoaki Murakami, Kenji Ishihara, et al.. (2022). Factors predicting the treatment frequency of ranibizumab injections during the second year in diabetic macular edema. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 66(3). 296–304. 1 indexed citations
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Ueta, Takashi, Kenji Ishihara, Shoji Notomi, et al.. (2019). RIP1 kinase mediates angiogenesis by modulating macrophages in experimental neovascularization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(47). 23705–23713. 33 indexed citations
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Issa, Peter Charbel, Laura Kuehlewein, Johannes Birtel, et al.. (2018). Olfactory dysfunction in patients with CNGB1-related retinitis pigmentosa. Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln). 1 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji, et al.. (2016). The relation between liquefaction resistance and shear wave velocity for new and old deposits. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 56(3). 506–519. 13 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji, et al.. (2016). Post-liquefaction settlement analyses based on the volume change characteristics of undisturbed and reconstituted samples. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 56(3). 533–546. 21 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji, et al.. (2015). Relations between Liquefaction Resistance and Shear Wave Velocity as Affected by Aging of Sand Deposits. Journal of seismology and earthquake engineering. 17(1). 19–30. 2 indexed citations
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Cox, Brady R., Ross W. Boulanger, Kohji Tokimatsu, et al.. (2013). Liquefaction at Strong Motion Stations and in Urayasu City during the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 29(1S). 55–80. 43 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Michiaki, Shintaro Imamura, Takeshi Yabu, Kenji Ishihara, & Yumiko Yamashita. (2013). Selenium in Seafood: Potential Nutritional and Physiological Functions of Selenoneine. 24(4). 176–184. 3 indexed citations
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NAKAZAWA, Hiroshi, et al.. (2007). CHARACTERISTICS OF UNDRAINED SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF SANDY SOIL UNDER PARTIALLY SATURATED CONDITION. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C. 63(2). 334–343. 2 indexed citations
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NAKAZAWA, Hiroshi, et al.. (2006). INVESTIGATION OF IN-SITU ELASTIC WAVE VELOCITY FOR ASSESSMENT OF LIQUEFACTION. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C. 62(2). 346–359. 1 indexed citations
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Cubrinovski, Misko, et al.. (2005). 3-D numerical simulation of shake-table tests on piles subjected to lateral spreading. University of Canterbury Research Repository (University of Canterbury). 21(8). 1108–9. 3 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji. (2005). Characteristics of Waterfront Landslides Induced By Earthquakes. 2 indexed citations
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Kimura, Satoshi, et al.. (2001). Early and Mid-Term Survival and Quality of Life after Thoracic Aortic Surgery in Patients Aged 70 Years and Older.. Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 30(4). 177–181. 1 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji, Susumu Yasuda, & Kenji Harada. (1995). Characteristics of Soil Properties and Behaviour of the Ground. 80(8). 50–53. 1 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji. (1994). Cyclic behavior of partially saturated collapsible soils subjected to water permeation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 44(44). 34–50. 4 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Kenji, Ikuo Towhata, & Akira Yamazaki. (1985). SAND LIQUEFACTION UNDER ROTATION OF PRINCIPAL STRESS AXES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, SAN FRANCISCO, 12-16 AUGUST 1985. Publication of: Balkema (AA). 3 indexed citations

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