Kenji Ueshima

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Kenji Ueshima is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Ueshima has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 25 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 19 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kenji Ueshima's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (25 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (20 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (19 papers). Kenji Ueshima is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (25 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (20 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (19 papers). Kenji Ueshima collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Kenji Ueshima's co-authors include Kazuwa Nakao, Hisao Ogawa, Kazuo Kimura, Kazuo Haze, Victor F. Froelicher, Charles K. Morris, Takeo Kawaguchi, Minoru Yoshiyama, Isao Morii and Nobuhiro Ohmura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Ueshima

109 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning without coronary artery stenosis: a novel heart syndrome mimicking acute myocardial infarction

2001 1.1k citations Kazufumi Tsuchihashi, Kenji Ueshima et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Ueshima Japan	29	2.6k	928	712	382	366	115	3.5k
Andrew D. Flapan United Kingdom	22	2.2k 0.8×	610 0.7×	970 1.4×	194 0.5×	256 0.7×	52	3.6k
P Rizzon Italy	36	3.6k 1.4×	922 1.0×	866 1.2×	206 0.5×	140 0.4×	160	4.3k
Claudia Borgioni Italy	26	4.5k 1.7×	509 0.5×	763 1.1×	281 0.7×	198 0.5×	35	5.1k
Carla Sala Italy	32	2.6k 1.0×	455 0.5×	392 0.6×	305 0.8×	114 0.3×	183	3.4k
Nobuyuki Ohte Japan	32	3.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	775 1.1×	249 0.7×	242 0.7×	246	4.5k
Antonella Ciucci Italy	23	3.7k 1.4×	416 0.4×	701 1.0×	214 0.6×	180 0.5×	31	4.3k
Harry A.J. Struijker-Boudier Netherlands	33	2.7k 1.0×	378 0.4×	566 0.8×	579 1.5×	116 0.3×	103	4.3k
Dario Leosco Italy	41	2.4k 0.9×	466 0.5×	728 1.0×	644 1.7×	298 0.8×	160	4.1k
Antonello Ganau Italy	32	4.3k 1.6×	927 1.0×	476 0.7×	306 0.8×	191 0.5×	60	5.1k
Regina M. Herges United States	18	4.0k 1.5×	602 0.6×	577 0.8×	950 2.5×	259 0.7×	27	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Ueshima

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Yamamoto, Tetsuya, Masato Kasahara, Kenji Ueshima, et al.. (2024). Multicenter randomized controlled trial of intensive uric acid lowering therapy for CKD patients with hyperuricemia: TARGET-UA. Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. 28(8). 764–772. 3 indexed citations

Miyauchi, Katsumi, Hiroshi Iwata, Yuji Nishizaki, et al.. (2024). Randomized Trial for Evaluation in Secondary Prevention Efficacy of Combination Therapy–Statin and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (RESPECT-EPA). Circulation. 150(6). 425–434. 28 indexed citations

Ikenaga, Masayuki, Tosiya Sato, Kenji Ueshima, et al.. (2024). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Betamethasone on Fatigue in Patients With Advanced Cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 67(5). 393–401.e1.

Takahashi, Naomi, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Yasuharu Tabara, et al.. (2020). Correlates of autonomic nervous system function in a general population with special reference to HbA1c: The Nagahama study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 163. 108126–108126. 5 indexed citations

Yasuno, Shinji, et al.. (2018). Long-term effects of antihypertensive therapy on cardiovascular events and new-onset diabetes mellitus in high-risk hypertensive patients in Japan. Journal of Hypertension. 36(9). 1921–1928. 1 indexed citations

Honda, Kyoko, Masakatsu Sone, Naohisa Tamura, et al.. (2013). Adrenal reserve function after unilateral adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism. Journal of Hypertension. 31(10). 2010–2017. 15 indexed citations

Kinoshita, Hideyuki, Koichiro Kuwahara, Shigeki Kiyonaka, et al.. (2011). TRPC3/6 as Potentially Novel Therapeutic Targets for The Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 17(9). S153–S153. 3 indexed citations

Matsuoka, Hiroaki, Katsuyuki Ando, Kenji Ueshima, et al.. (2011). Design and Rationale of the Study of Assessment for Kidney Function by Urinary Microalbumin in Randomized (SAKURA) Trial. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 33(7). 455–462. 2 indexed citations

Kinoshita, Hideyuki, Koichiro Kuwahara, Motohiro Nishida, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of TRPC6 Channel Activity Contributes to the Antihypertrophic Effects of Natriuretic Peptides-Guanylyl Cyclase-A Signaling in the Heart. Circulation Research. 106(12). 1849–1860. 122 indexed citations

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Yasuno, Shinji, Kenji Ueshima, Koji Oba, et al.. (2009). Clinical significance of left ventricular hypertrophy and changes in left ventricular mass in high-risk hypertensive patients: a subanalysis of the Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan trial. Journal of Hypertension. 27(8). 1705–1712. 22 indexed citations

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Yasuno, Shinji, Satoru Usami, Koichiro Kuwahara, et al.. (2009). Endogenous cardiac natriuretic peptides protect the heart in a mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy and sudden death. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 296(6). H1804–H1810. 16 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Takeo, Takuro Shimbo, Kenji Ueshima, et al.. (2009). Post-discharge depressive symptoms can predict quality of life in AMI survivors: A prospective cohort study in Japan. International Journal of Cardiology. 146(3). 379–384. 3 indexed citations

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Ueshima, Kenji, Akira Yamashina, Satoru Usami, et al.. (2009). Prognostic value of myocardial perfusion SPECT images in combination with the maximal heart rate at exercise testing in Japanese patients with suspected ischemic heart disease: a sub-analysis of J-ACCESS. Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 23(10). 849–854. 6 indexed citations

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Ueshima, Kenji, Koji Oba, Kiichiro Tsutani, & Kazuwa Nakao. (2007). 1 Trends of Large-scale Clinical Trials of Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan(Clinical Trials Update in Japan and Future Perspective, The 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society). Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 71. 22–23.

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Sasayama, Shigetake, Toru Izumi, Yoshihiko Seino, Kenji Ueshima, & Hidetsugu Asanoi. (2003). A Treatment of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure and Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 67(1). 41. 1 indexed citations

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Goto, Yoichi, Hitoshi Sumida, Kenji Ueshima, et al.. (2002). Safety and Implementation of Exercise Testing and Training After Coronary Stenting in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.. Circulation Journal. 66(10). 930–936. 38 indexed citations

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Tsuchihashi, Kazufumi, Kenji Ueshima, Tatsuro Uchida, et al.. (2001). Transient left ventricular apical ballooning without coronary artery stenosis: a novel heart syndrome mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 38(1). 11–18. 1145 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nakamura, Motoyuki, Makoto Chiba, Kenji Ueshima, et al.. (1995). Impaired cholinergic peripheral vasodilation and its relationship to hyperemic calf blood flow response and exercise intolerance in patients with chronic heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology. 48(2). 139–146. 11 indexed citations

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Sato, Shigeaki, Kenji Ueshima, Nobuo Nakamura, et al.. (1989). -305-CARDIAC RESPONSE TO EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE ASSESSED BY CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST WITH AN AMBULATORY LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION MONITORING DEVICE : Excercise Test : FREE COMMUNICATIONS(II) : PROCEEDINGS OF THE 53th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE JAPANESE CIRCULATION SOCIETY. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 53(6). 567–568. 1 indexed citations

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Haze, Kazuo, et al.. (1989). Clinical and prognostic significance of silent myocardial ischemia in survivors after acute myocardial infarction.. Japanese Circulation Journal. 53(11). 1407–1413. 2 indexed citations

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