Masachika Niimi

464 total citations
27 papers, 318 citations indexed

About

Masachika Niimi is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Neurology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masachika Niimi has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 318 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Rehabilitation, 12 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Masachika Niimi's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (18 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (12 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (7 papers). Masachika Niimi is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (18 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (12 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (7 papers). Masachika Niimi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Belgium and Germany. Masachika Niimi's co-authors include Masahiro Abo, Takatoshi Hara, Naoki Yamada, Nobuyuki Sasaki, Wataru Kakuda, Ryo Momosaki, Tamaki Ishima, Kenji Hashimoto, Satoshi MIYANO and Takafumi Ide and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Masachika Niimi

23 papers receiving 309 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masachika Niimi Japan 10 157 150 105 75 59 27 318
Takatoshi Hara Japan 12 246 1.6× 245 1.6× 135 1.3× 81 1.1× 130 2.2× 46 467
Kaoru Honaga Japan 12 227 1.4× 153 1.0× 84 0.8× 67 0.9× 115 1.9× 47 461
Atsuko Ogata Japan 9 203 1.3× 83 0.6× 117 1.1× 51 0.7× 65 1.1× 19 328
Simon Miller United Kingdom 8 137 0.9× 107 0.7× 58 0.6× 70 0.9× 54 0.9× 14 307
Satoshi MIYANO Japan 9 222 1.4× 75 0.5× 70 0.7× 106 1.4× 89 1.5× 50 478
Jelka Janša Slovenia 7 93 0.6× 84 0.6× 121 1.2× 176 2.3× 50 0.8× 9 470
Rebecca Lee Australia 7 198 1.3× 127 0.8× 87 0.8× 60 0.8× 48 0.8× 15 482
Rick van der Vliet Netherlands 11 144 0.9× 110 0.7× 68 0.6× 45 0.6× 109 1.8× 14 357
Dongyu Wu China 10 86 0.5× 207 1.4× 46 0.4× 46 0.6× 182 3.1× 16 347

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masachika Niimi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masachika Niimi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masachika Niimi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masachika Niimi 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 Masachika Niimi. Masachika Niimi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Nakamura, Ryota, et al.. (2025). Effect of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on very elderly Stroke Patients. Brain stimulation. 18(1). 423–423.
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Niimi, Masachika. (2024). Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit. The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 61(8). 750–756.
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Sakai, Kotomi, Masachika Niimi, Ryo Momosaki, et al.. (2024). Nutritional therapy for reducing disability and improving activities of daily living in people after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024(8). CD014852–CD014852. 4 indexed citations
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Cardone, Paolo, Masachika Niimi, Aurore Thibaut, et al.. (2023). A protocol for a multicenter randomized and personalized controlled trial using rTMS in patients with disorders of consciousness. Frontiers in Neurology. 14. 1216468–1216468. 7 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, et al.. (2022). Shear Wave Velocity to Evaluate the Effect of Botulinum Toxin on Post-Stroke Spasticity of the Lower Limb. Toxins. 15(1). 14–14. 3 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, et al.. (2020). The effect of sitting position on consciousness levels and pupillary light reflex. Journal of the Intensive Care Society. 24(3_suppl). 22–23. 1 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, Yūkō Fujita, Tamaki Ishima, et al.. (2020). Role of d-serine in the beneficial effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in post-stroke patients. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 32(3). 128–134. 4 indexed citations
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Hara, Takatoshi, et al.. (2019). Botulinum Toxin Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation for Stroke: A Systematic Review of Effect on Motor Function. Toxins. 11(12). 707–707. 30 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, Takatoshi Hara, Naoki Yamada, et al.. (2019). The 2-Minute Spontaneous Swallowing Screening Predicts Independence on Enteral Feeding in Patients with Acute Stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 29(2). 104508–104508. 6 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, et al.. (2018). Sleep during low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is associated with functional improvement in upper limb hemiparesis after stroke. Acta Neurologica Belgica. 119(2). 233–238. 10 indexed citations
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Hara, Takatoshi, Masahiro Abo, Nobuyuki Sasaki, et al.. (2017). Improvement of higher brain dysfunction after brain injury by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and intensive rehabilitation therapy. Neuroreport. 28(13). 800–807. 19 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Nobuyuki, Takatoshi Hara, Naoki Yamada, et al.. (2017). The Efficacy of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Improving Apathy in Chronic Stroke Patients. European Neurology. 78(1-2). 28–32. 28 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, Takatoshi Hara, Naoki Yamada, et al.. (2017). Relationship Between Frequency of Spontaneous Swallowing and Salivary Substance P Level in Patients with Acute Stroke. Dysphagia. 33(4). 414–418. 24 indexed citations
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Hara, Takatoshi, Masahiro Abo, Kazushige Kobayashi, et al.. (2016). Effects of botulinum toxin A therapy and multidisciplinary rehabilitation on upper and lower limb spasticity in post-stroke patients. International Journal of Neuroscience. 127(6). 469–478. 15 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, Kenji Hashimoto, Wataru Kakuda, et al.. (2016). Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Beneficial Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Upper Limb Hemiparesis after Stroke. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0152241–e0152241. 50 indexed citations
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Niimi, Masachika, Masahiro Abo, Satoshi MIYANO, et al.. (2016). Comparison of Functional Outcome between Lacunar Infarction and Branch Atheromatous Disease in Lenticulostriate Artery Territory. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 25(9). 2271–2275. 6 indexed citations
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