Masataka Nakano

8.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
84 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Masataka Nakano is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Masataka Nakano has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Surgery, 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 33 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Masataka Nakano's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (54 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (30 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (20 papers). Masataka Nakano is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (54 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (30 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (20 papers). Masataka Nakano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. Masataka Nakano's co-authors include Renu Virmani, Aloke V. Finn, Frank D. Kolodgie, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Elena Ladich, Jagat Narula, Saami K. Yazdani, Erling Falk, Jacob Fog Bentzon and Marc Vorpahl and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Masataka Nakano

82 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Concept of Vulnerable/Unstable Plaque 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2012 2011 2013 2013 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Concept of Vulnerable/Unstable Plaque
    2010 878 citations Aloke V. Finn, Masataka Nakano et al. profile →
  2. Update on acute coronary syndromes: the pathologists' view
    2012 727 citations Masataka Nakano, Aloke V. Finn et al. profile →
  3. The Pathology of Neoatherosclerosis in Human Coronary Implants
    2011 654 citations Gaku Nakazawa, Fumiyuki Otsuka et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  4. Histopathologic Characteristics of Atherosclerotic Coronary Disease and Implications of the Findings for the Invasive and Noninvasive Detection of Vulnerable Plaques
    2013 365 citations Masataka Nakano, Renu Virmani et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  5. Pathology of Second-Generation Everolimus-Eluting Stents Versus First-Generation Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in Humans
    2013 338 citations Fumiyuki Otsuka, Masataka Nakano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masataka Nakano United States 32 4.0k 2.7k 2.2k 1.9k 862 84 6.4k
Campbell Rogers United States 43 4.4k 1.1× 2.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 573 0.7× 114 6.6k
Fumiyuki Otsuka Japan 35 4.2k 1.0× 3.3k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 125 7.9k
Robert Kutys United States 29 4.6k 1.1× 3.7k 1.4× 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 553 0.6× 51 7.1k
Bradley H. Strauss Canada 44 4.4k 1.1× 3.8k 1.4× 2.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 320 0.4× 200 7.3k
Masakiyo Nobuyoshi Japan 47 5.3k 1.3× 3.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 519 0.6× 176 7.6k
Takashi Tanimoto Japan 36 3.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 657 0.8× 160 5.0k
Niels van Royen Netherlands 47 3.1k 0.8× 3.3k 1.2× 2.6k 1.2× 814 0.4× 615 0.7× 312 7.4k
Deena K. Weber United States 13 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 683 0.8× 16 4.2k
Franz R. Eberli Switzerland 48 5.1k 1.3× 5.2k 1.9× 2.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 413 0.5× 178 9.5k
Ziad A. Ali United States 45 5.4k 1.3× 3.1k 1.2× 3.3k 1.5× 2.3k 1.3× 241 0.3× 296 7.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Taguchi, Isao, Shiro Nakahara, Masashi Sakuma, et al.. (2019). Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Report on 20 Cases at Multiple Centers and a Review of the Literature. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology. 10(1). 2 indexed citations
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Nakano, Masataka, Kazuyuki Yahagi, Hirosada Yamamoto, et al.. (2016). Additive Value of Integrated Backscatter IVUS for Detection of Vulnerable Plaque by Optical Frequency Domain Imaging. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 9(2). 163–172. 25 indexed citations
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Fujii, Toshiharu, Hirofumi Nagamatsu, Masataka Nakano, et al.. (2016). Clinical outcomes in patients with acute hemodynamic collapse supported by extracorporeal life support. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 12(8). 1207–1214. 2 indexed citations
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Murakami, Tsutomu, Naoki Masuda, Sho Torii, et al.. (2015). The Efficacy and Feasibility of Chronic Total Occlusion by Transradial Intervention: A Japanese Single-Center Retrospective Study.. PubMed. 27(9). E177–81. 15 indexed citations
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Fujii, Toshiharu, Naoki Masuda, Toshihiko Suzuki, et al.. (2014). Impact of transport pathways on the time from symptom onset of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction to door of coronary intervention facility. Journal of Cardiology. 64(1). 11–18. 12 indexed citations
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Ikeda, Nobutaka, Tadashi Araki, Kaoru Sugi, et al.. (2014). Ankle–Brachial Index and Its Link to Automated Carotid Ultrasound Measurement of Intima–Media Thickness Variability in 500 Japanese Coronary Artery Disease Patients. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 16(3). 393–393. 23 indexed citations
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Puchner, Stefan B., Maros Ferencik, Pál Maurovich‐Horvat, et al.. (2014). Iterative image reconstruction algorithms in coronary CT angiography improve the detection of lipid-core plaque – a comparison with histology. European Radiology. 25(1). 15–23. 23 indexed citations
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Sakakura, Kenichi, Masataka Nakano, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2013). Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis Plaque Progression. Heart Lung and Circulation. 22(6). 399–411. 334 indexed citations
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Nakano, Masataka, et al.. (2013). Circumferential Strut Fracture as a Mechanism of “Crush” Bifurcation Restenosis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 111(5). 770–773. 3 indexed citations
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Károlyi, Mihály, Harald Seifarth, G. Liew, et al.. (2013). Classification of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques Ex Vivo With T1, T2, and Ultrashort Echo Time CMR. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 6(4). 466–474. 19 indexed citations
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Kang, Soo‐Jin, Masataka Nakano, Renu Virmani, et al.. (2012). OCT Findings in Patients With Recanalization of Organized Thrombi in Coronary Arteries. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(7). 725–732. 50 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Saami K., Andrew Farb, Masataka Nakano, et al.. (2012). Pathology of Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Lesions. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 5(6). 666–674. 41 indexed citations
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Park, Seung‐Jung, Soo‐Jin Kang, Renu Virmani, Masataka Nakano, & Yasunori Ueda. (2012). In-Stent Neoatherosclerosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(23). 2051–2057. 281 indexed citations
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Maurovich‐Horvat, Pál, Christopher L. Schlett, Hatem Alkadhi, et al.. (2012). The Napkin-Ring Sign Indicates Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesions in Coronary CT Angiography. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(12). 1243–1252. 172 indexed citations
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Nakano, Masataka, Marc Vorpahl, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2012). Ex Vivo Assessment of Vascular Response to Coronary Stents by Optical Frequency Domain Imaging. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(1). 71–82. 86 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Fumiyuki, Masataka Nakano, Elena Ladich, Frank D. Kolodgie, & Renu Virmani. (2012). Pathologic Etiologies of Late and Very Late Stent Thrombosis following First-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Placement. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2012. 1–16. 48 indexed citations
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Nakazawa, Gaku, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Masataka Nakano, et al.. (2011). The Pathology of Neoatherosclerosis in Human Coronary Implants. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 57(11). 1314–1322. 654 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yazdani, Saami K., Marc Vorpahl, Masataka Nakano, et al.. (2011). In vitro and in vivo characterisation of biodegradable polymer-based drug-eluting stent. EuroIntervention. 7(7). 835–843. 14 indexed citations
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Maurovich‐Horvat, Pál, Udo Hoffmann, Marc Vorpahl, et al.. (2010). The Napkin-Ring Sign: CT Signature of High-Risk Coronary Plaques?. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 3(4). 440–444. 179 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Saami K., Masataka Nakano, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Frank D. Kolodgie, & Renu Virmani. (2010). Atheroma and coronary bifurcations: before and after stenting. EuroIntervention. 6(J). J24–J30. 13 indexed citations

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