Kentaro Ejiri

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 970 citations indexed

About

Kentaro Ejiri is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kentaro Ejiri has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 970 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 29 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 25 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kentaro Ejiri's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (21 papers), Vascular Anomalies and Treatments (10 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (9 papers). Kentaro Ejiri is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (21 papers), Vascular Anomalies and Treatments (10 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (9 papers). Kentaro Ejiri collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Kentaro Ejiri's co-authors include Hiroshi Ito, Hiromi Matsubara, Kazufumi Nakamura, Aiko Ogawa, Satoshi Akagi, Toru Miyoshi, Masashi Yoshida, Kazuoki Dai, Takayuki Otani and Keishi Ichikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kentaro Ejiri

64 papers receiving 958 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

2022 155 citations Kazufumi Nakamura, Toru Miyoshi et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kentaro Ejiri Japan	17	422	330	307	214	205	72	970
Maddalena Lettino Italy	16	808 1.9×	126 0.4×	444 1.4×	124 0.6×	146 0.7×	63	1.4k
Nahoko Ikeda Japan	18	491 1.2×	222 0.7×	299 1.0×	63 0.3×	71 0.3×	49	849
Ivar Friedrich Germany	20	481 1.1×	366 1.1×	583 1.9×	182 0.9×	236 1.2×	57	1.3k
Shigeaki Ohtake Japan	16	276 0.7×	225 0.7×	426 1.4×	156 0.7×	250 1.2×	84	837
Paolo Sganzerla Italy	17	630 1.5×	293 0.9×	313 1.0×	101 0.5×	128 0.6×	57	1.0k
Peter Tassani Germany	20	641 1.5×	248 0.8×	559 1.8×	135 0.6×	213 1.0×	37	1.3k
David M. Moskowitz United States	19	272 0.6×	229 0.7×	361 1.2×	155 0.7×	46 0.2×	36	1.2k
Tatsuo Iwasaki Japan	13	213 0.5×	116 0.4×	330 1.1×	65 0.3×	94 0.5×	62	723
V. Paul Addonizio United States	23	598 1.4×	157 0.5×	956 3.1×	185 0.9×	380 1.9×	59	1.5k
Alhakam Hudaihed United States	13	931 2.2×	188 0.6×	200 0.7×	40 0.2×	86 0.4×	16	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kentaro Ejiri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kentaro Ejiri

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Nakashima, M, Toru Miyoshi, Takahiro Nishihara, et al.. (2025). Prognostic Value of Pericoronary Fat Attenuation Index on Computed Tomography for Hospitalization for Heart Failure. JACC Advances. 4(5). 101685–101685. 1 indexed citations

Nakashima, M, Norihisa Toh, Kentaro Ejiri, et al.. (2025). Impact of Iron Deficiency in Adults With Fontan Circulation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

Avula, Vennela, Kentaro Ejiri, Seamus P. Whelton, et al.. (2025). Inflammatory markers and calcification of coronary arteries, aorta and cardiac valves: Findings from the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 21. 100946–100946. 2 indexed citations

Iwasaki, Keiichiro, Kentaro Ejiri, Hidehiro Kaneko, et al.. (2025). Constipation and Incident Cardiovascular Disease. JACC Asia.

Watanabe, Atsuyuki, Yoshihisa Miyamoto, Kentaro Ejiri, et al.. (2024). Comparison of Effectiveness Among Different Sodium‐Glucose Cotransoporter‐2 Inhibitors According to Underlying Conditions: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(3). e031805–e031805. 20 indexed citations

Nishihara, Takahiro, Toru Miyoshi, Kentaro Ejiri, et al.. (2024). Evaluating Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation to Predict Cardiovascular Events. JACC Asia. 5(1). 1–11. 1 indexed citations

Ejiri, Kentaro, Ning Ding, Esther Kim, et al.. (2024). Association of Segment‐Specific Pulse Wave Velocity With Vascular Calcification: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(2). e031778–e031778. 4 indexed citations

Ejiri, Kentaro, Patricia P. Chang, Wayne D. Rosamond, et al.. (2024). Chest Symptoms and Long-Term Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease. The American Journal of Medicine. 137(12). 1255–1263.e16.

Akagi, Satoshi, Shingo Kasahara, Teiji Akagi, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of Treat and Repair Strategy in Congenital Heart Defects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. JACC Advances. 3(4). 100887–100887. 1 indexed citations

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Nishii, Nobuhiro, Kensuke Baba, Ken’ichi Morooka, et al.. (2024). Artificial intelligence to detect noise events in remote monitoring data. Journal of Arrhythmia. 40(3). 560–577. 2 indexed citations

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Miki, Takashi, Koji Nakagawa, Keishi Ichikawa, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic Performance of Cardiac Computed Tomography for Detecting Patent Foramen Ovale: Evaluation Using Transesophageal Echocardiography and Catheterization as Reference Standards. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 10(5). 193–193. 1 indexed citations

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Nakashima, M, Satoshi Akagi, Kentaro Ejiri, Kazufumi Nakamura, & Hiroshi Ito. (2023). Impact of malnutrition on prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation. 13(3). e12286–e12286. 6 indexed citations

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Ejiri, Kentaro, Satoshi Akagi, & Hiroshi Ito. (2023). Woman in Her 50s With Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Takayasu Arteritis. JAMA Cardiology. 8(8). 792–792. 1 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Kazufumi, Toru Miyoshi, Masashi Yoshida, et al.. (2022). Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7). 3587–3587. 155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yunoki, Kei, et al.. (2022). Differences in Extracellular Fluid Volume Between Acute Heart Failure Patients with and Without High Systolic Blood Pressure. ESC Heart Failure. 9(5). 3358–3366. 7 indexed citations

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Ichikawa, Keishi, Toru Miyoshi, Kazuhiro Osawa, et al.. (2021). Incremental prognostic value of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease over coronary computed tomography angiography findings in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 28(18). 2059–2066. 25 indexed citations

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Toda, H., Kazufumi Nakamura, Kazuyoshi Shimizu, et al.. (2021). Preventative effects of bisoprolol transdermal patches on postoperative atrial fibrillation in high-risk patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: A subanalysis of the MAMACARI study. Journal of Cardiology. 78(5). 349–354. 4 indexed citations

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Akagi, Satoshi, et al.. (2017). Progression of pulmonary artery dilatation in patients with pulmonary hypertension coexisting with a pulmonary artery aneurysm. Journal of Cardiology. 71(5). 517–522. 11 indexed citations

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Kagawa, Eisuke, Ichiro Inoue, Takuji Kawagoe, et al.. (2010). IMPACT OF INITIAL RECORDED RHYTHM ON CARDIAC ARREST PATIENTS TREATED WITH EXTRACORPOREAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A106.E989–A106.E989. 1 indexed citations

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Ejiri, Kentaro, et al.. (1987). Effect of Guanidinoethyl Sulfonate on Taurine Concentrations and Fetal Growth in Pregnant Rats. Neonatology. 51(4). 234–240. 14 indexed citations

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