Koichi Node

24.9k citations

548 papers · 15.5k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 60

Impact in

Biochemistry top 0.1%
- Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 0.2%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Papers in ⓘ

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 232
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors 47
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies 46
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management 36
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 129
- Diabetes Treatment and Management 74

Co-authors: Teruo Inoue (97 shared papers)Masafumi Kitakaze (77 shared papers)James K. Liao (10 shared papers)Masatsugu Hori (52 shared papers)Tetsuo Minamino (49 shared papers)Atsushi Tanaka (85 shared papers)Darryl C. Zeldin (3 shared papers)Jun‐ichi Oyama (43 shared papers)
Journals: Hypertension Research (34 papers)Cardiovascular Diabetology (26 papers)Circulation Journal (25 papers)Journal of Cardiology (20 papers)Journal of the American College of Cardiology (19 papers)
Partner nations: Japan United States Ireland

In The Last Decade

Koichi Node

519 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Long-term kidney outcomes of semaglutide in obesity and cardiovascular disease in the SELECT trial 2024 · 102 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2024 Nature Medicine
2020 Journal of Cardiology
2011 JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
2002 Nature Medicine
1999 Science

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Co-authors

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1	Anti-inflammatory Properties of Cytochrome P450 Epoxygenase-Derived Eicosanoids Science ·Koichi Node, Yuqing Huo, Xiu-Lu Ruan, Baichun Yang, Martin Spiecker, Klaus Ley, Darryl C. Zeldin, James K. Liao Hit paper breakdown →	1999	1031
2	Cardiac hypertrophy is inhibited by antagonism of ADAM12 processing of HB-EGF: Metalloproteinase inhibitors as a new therapy Nature Medicine ·Masanori Asakura, Masafumi Kitakaze, Seiji Takashima, Yulin Liao, Fuminobu Ishikura, Tsuyoshi Yoshinaka, Hiroshi Ohmoto, Koichi Node, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Hiroshi Asanuma, Shoji Sanada, Yasushi Matsumura, Hiroshi Takeda, Shintaro Beppu, Michihiko Tada, Masatsugu Hori, Shigeki Higashiyama Hit paper breakdown →	2002	590
3	Statins as antioxidant therapy for preventing cardiac myocyte hypertrophy Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Masao Takemoto, Koichi Node, Hironori Nakagami, Yulin Liao, Michael Grimm, Yaeko Takemoto, Masafumi Kitakaze, James K. Liao	2001	405
4	Vascular Inflammation and Repair JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions ·Teruo Inoue, Kevin Croce, Toshifumi Morooka, Masashi Sakuma, Koichi Node, Daniel I. Simon Hit paper breakdown →	2011	380
5	Short-Term Statin Therapy Improves Cardiac Function and Symptoms in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Circulation ·Koichi Node, Masashi Fujita, Masafumi Kitakaze, Masatsugu Hori, James K. Liao	2003	330
6	3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Attenuate Vascular Smooth Muscle Proliferation by Preventing Rho GTPase-induced Down-regulation of p27 Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ulrich Laufs, Diego E. Marra, Koichi Node, James K. Liao	1999	329
7	Comparison of Serum High–Molecular Weight (HMW) Adiponectin With Total Adiponectin Concentrations in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Using a Novel Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay to Detect HMW Adiponectin Diabetes ·Yoshimasa Aso, Ruriko Yamamoto, Sadao Wakabayashi, Toshihiko Uchida, Kan Takayanagi, Kohzo Takebayashi, Takehiko Okuno, Teruo Inoue, Koichi Node, Takashi Tobe, Toshihiko Inukai, Yasuko Nakano	2006	229
8	Scaffold-Free Tubular Tissues Created by a Bio-3D Printer Undergo Remodeling and Endothelialization when Implanted in Rat Aortae PLoS ONE ·M. Itoh, Koichi Nakayama, Ryo Noguchi, Keiji Kamohara, K Furukawa, Kazuyoshi Uchihashi, Shuji Toda, Jun‐ichi Oyama, Koichi Node, Shigeki Morita	2015	226
9	The glucagon-like peptide 1 analog liraglutide reduces TNF-α-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in endothelial cells Atherosclerosis ·Aya Shiraki, Jun‐ichi Oyama, Hiroshi Komoda, Machiko Asaka, Aiko Komatsu, Masashi Sakuma, Kazuhisa Kodama, Yoshiko Sakamoto, Norihiko Kotooka, Tetsuaki Hirase, Koichi Node	2012	226
10	Uric acid and cardiovascular disease: A clinical review Journal of Cardiology ·Yuichi Saito, Atsushi Tanaka, Koichi Node, Yoshio Kobayashi Hit paper breakdown →	2020	215
11	Activation of Gαs Mediates Induction of Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator Gene Transcription by Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Koichi Node, Xiu-Lu Ruan, Jianwu Dai, Shui-Xiang Yang, LeRae Graham, Darryl C. Zeldin, James K. Liao	2001	209
12	Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Associated With Polymorphism of the Cytochrome P450 Epoxygenase CYP2J2 Circulation ·Martin Spiecker, Harald Darius, Thomas Hankeln, Muhidien Soufi, Alexander Sattler, Jürgen R. Schaefer, Koichi Node, Jan Börgel, Andreas Mügge, Klaus Lindpaintner, Anika Huesing, Bernhard Maisch, Darryl C. Zeldin, James K. Liao	2004	207
13	Plasma Adenosine Levels Increase in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Circulation ·Hiroharu Funaya, Masafumi Kitakaze, Koichi Node, Tetsuo Minamino, Kazuo Komamura, Masatsugu Hori	1997	182
14	Physiological Diagnostic Criteria for Vascular Failure Hypertension ·Atsushi Tanaka, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Tatsuya Maruhashi, Yasushi Matsuzawa, Toru Miyoshi, Tomoyuki Kabutoya, Kazuomi Kario, Seigo Sugiyama, Masanori Munakata, Hiroshi Ito, Shinichiro Ueda, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Yukihito Higashi, Teruo Inoue, Koichi Node	2018	178
15	Endothelial dysfunction as a cellular mechanism for vascular failure American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ·Tetsuaki Hirase, Koichi Node	2011	169
16	Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Vasospastic Angina (Coronary Spastic Angina) (JCS 2008) : Digest Version Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition ·Hisao Ogawa, Takashi Akasaka, Ryuichi Hattori, Seinosuke Kawashima, Michio Kawasuji, Kazuo Kimura, Kunihisa Miwa, Kyoichi Mizuno, Masahiro Mohri, Toyoaki Murohara, Koichi Node, Ken Okumura, Satoshi Saitô, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Shozo Sueda, Youichi Takeyama, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Kazufumi Tsuchihashi, Masakazu Yamagishi, Michihiro Yoshimura	2010	157
17	Amelioration of Ischemia- and Reperfusion-Induced Myocardial Injury by 17β-Estradiol Circulation ·Koichi Node, Masafumi Kitakaze, Hiroaki Kosaka, Tetsuo Minamino, Hiroharu Funaya, Masatsugu Hori	1997	155
18	Molecular Basis of Restenosis and Novel Issues of Drug-Eluting Stents Circulation Journal ·Teruo Inoue, Koichi Node	2009	152
19	Noninvasive method for assessing the human circadian clock using hair follicle cells Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Makoto Akashi, Haruhiko Soma, Takuro Yamamoto, Asuka Tsugitomi, S. Yamashita, Takuya Yamamoto, Eisuke Nishida, Akio Yasuda, James K. Liao, Koichi Node	2010	150
20	Reduced Plasma Concentrations of Nitrogen Oxide in Individuals With Essential Hypertension Hypertension ·Koichi Node, Masafumi Kitakaze, Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Hiroaki Kosaka, Masatsugu Hori	1997	138

About Koichi Node

Koichi Node is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Aging, Nephrology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 548 papers that have together received 15.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (74 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (47 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (46 papers), Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (40 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (36 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (36 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (33 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (1.7k citations), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (4.9k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (2.9k citations), Nephrology (857 citations) and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (786 citations). Koichi Node has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Teruo Inoue, Masafumi Kitakaze, James K. Liao, Masatsugu Hori, Tetsuo Minamino, Atsushi Tanaka, Darryl C. Zeldin, Jun‐ichi Oyama, Tetsuaki Hirase and Martin Spiecker. Their work appears in journals such as Hypertension Research, Cardiovascular Diabetology, Circulation Journal, Journal of Cardiology and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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