Miki Fujimura

17.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
372 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Miki Fujimura is a scholar working on Neurology, Rheumatology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Miki Fujimura has authored 372 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 242 papers in Neurology, 148 papers in Rheumatology and 91 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Miki Fujimura's work include Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (181 papers), Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment (146 papers) and Neurological Complications and Syndromes (82 papers). Miki Fujimura is often cited by papers focused on Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (181 papers), Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment (146 papers) and Neurological Complications and Syndromes (82 papers). Miki Fujimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Egypt. Miki Fujimura's co-authors include Teiji Tominaga, Pak H. Chan, Yuiko Morita‐Fujimura, Makoto Kawase, Nobuo Noshita, Hiroaki Shimizu, Taku Sugawara, Yvan Gasche, Kuniyasu Niizuma and Jean-Christophe Copin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Miki Fujimura

344 papers receiving 12.5k citations

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Aquaporin-4 deletion in mice reduces brain edema after acute water intoxication and ischemic stroke

2000 1.3k citations Miki Fujimura et al. profile →
A genome-wide association study identifies RNF213 as the first Moyamoya disease gene

2010 514 citations Miki Fujimura, Teiji Tominaga et al. profile →
2021 Japanese Guidelines for the Management of Moyamoya Disease: Guidelines from the Research Committee on Moyamoya Disease and Japan Stroke Society

2022 134 citations Miki Fujimura, Teiji Tominaga et al. Neurologia medico-chirurgica profile →
Diagnostic Criteria for Moyamoya Disease - 2021 Revised Version

2022 128 citations Miki Fujimura, Jun Takahashi et al. Neurologia medico-chirurgica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Miki Fujimura Japan	58	5.8k	4.4k	3.7k	3.0k	2.3k	372	12.6k
Satoshi Kuroda Japan	56	5.8k 1.0×	5.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	3.8k 1.3×	2.7k 1.2×	443	11.7k
Kazuhiko Nozaki Japan	55	4.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	278	10.5k
Yasushi Takagi Japan	51	3.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	3.2k 0.9×	937 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	442	10.6k
Izumi Nagata Japan	48	4.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	849 0.3×	2.1k 0.9×	356	8.4k
Jun Takahashi Japan	47	2.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	324	9.7k
Anders Paetau Finland	57	3.1k 0.5×	932 0.2×	5.1k 1.4×	889 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	223	11.3k
Haruhiko Kikuchi Japan	51	3.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.3×	1.8k 0.5×	924 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	261	8.3k
Axel Petzold United Kingdom	58	5.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.3×	3.1k 0.9×	844 0.3×	427 0.2×	287	13.4k
Takashi Yoshimoto Japan	47	4.0k 0.7×	825 0.2×	2.1k 0.6×	531 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	380	9.4k
Joab Chapman Israel	48	1.8k 0.3×	2.0k 0.4×	2.3k 0.6×	598 0.2×	401 0.2×	288	7.8k

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Kanemaru, Kazuya, Hideyuki Yoshioka, Hajime Arai, et al.. (2025). Treatment of Unruptured Large and Giant Paraclinoid Aneurysms in Japan at the Time of Flow Diverter Introduction: A Nationwide, Multicenter Survey by the Japanese Society on Surgery for Cerebral Stroke. World Neurosurgery. 195. 123571–123571.

Sugiyama, Taku, Masaaki Hokari, Haruto Uchino, et al.. (2025). Clinical factors associated with delayed ischemic and non-ischemic adverse events in clazosentan therapy after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: early insights from a multicenter prospective registry. Neurosurgical Review. 48(1). 482–482.

Kawabori, Masahito, Jun Suenaga, Hajime Nakamura, et al.. (2025). Relationship Between Location of Cell Transplantation and Recovery for Intracerebral Stem Cell Transplantation for Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: Post-hoc Analysis of STEMTRA Trial. Neurotrauma Reports. 6(1). 106–114. 1 indexed citations

Uchino, Haruto, et al.. (2025). Systemic Immune-inflammation Index Is Associated with Symptomatic Cerebral Hyperperfusion after Revascularization Surgery in Moyamoya Disease. Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 65(3). 120–125.

Kawabori, Masahito, et al.. (2024). Intranasal Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosome Alleviates Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury. Pharmaceutics. 16(4). 446–446. 21 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Shigeru, Yukitomo Ishi, Hiroaki Motegi, et al.. (2024). Identifying G6PC3 as a Potential Key Molecule in Hypoxic Glucose Metabolism of Glioblastoma Derived from the Depiction of 18F-Fluoromisonidazole and 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography. BioMed Research International. 2024. 1–10. 2 indexed citations

Ito, Masaki, et al.. (2024). Impact of RNF213 p.R4810K variant on postoperative temporal muscle swelling used in encephalo-myo-synangiosis after combined revascularization for Moyamoya disease. Neurosurgical Review. 48(1). 15–15. 1 indexed citations

OKUYAMA, T., et al.. (2023). Successful treatment with urgent revascularization and parent artery occlusion for a ruptured intratumoral aneurysm following prior meningioma surgery: illustrative case. Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons. 5(21). 1 indexed citations

Ito, Masaki, et al.. (2023). Chronological Volume Changes of the Temporal Muscle Pedicle Used for Encephalo-myo-synangiosis in Combined Revascularization for Moyamoya Disease: A Prospective Observational Study. Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 63(7). 304–312. 3 indexed citations

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Abumiya, Takeo, et al.. (2023). Neuroprotective effects of a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (stroma-free hemoglobin nanoparticle) on ischemia reperfusion injury. Brain Research. 1821. 148592–148592. 4 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Satoshi, Toshiya Osanai, Noriyuki Fujima, et al.. (2022). Efficacy of the MRA-Based Road Mapping of the Para-Aortic Access Route before Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra. 12(1). 47–52. 1 indexed citations

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Fan, Hailong, Toshiya Osanai, Takayuki Nonoyama, et al.. (2022). Gluing blood into gel by electrostatic interaction using a water-soluble polymer as an embolic agent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(42). e2206685119–e2206685119. 11 indexed citations

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Endo, Hidenori, Ryosuke Tashiro, Koichiro Sugimura, et al.. (2021). Association between RNF213 c.14576G>A Variant (rs112735431) and Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Stenosis in Moyamoya Disease. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 51(3). 282–287. 5 indexed citations

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Kanoke, Atsushi, et al.. (2021). Transient Global Cerebral Hypoperfusion as a Characteristic Cerebral Hemodynamic Pattern in the Acute Stage after Combined Revascularization Surgery for Pediatric Moyamoya Disease: N-Isopropyl-P-[123I] Iodoamphetamine Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 51(4). 453–460. 9 indexed citations

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Sugiyama, Taku, Giovanni Grasso, Fábio Torregrossa, & Miki Fujimura. (2021). Current Concepts and Perspectives on Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: A Review of Pathogenesis and Multidisciplinary Treatment. World Neurosurgery. 159. 314–326. 9 indexed citations

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Fujimura, Miki, et al.. (2020). Persistent Local Vasogenic Edema with Dynamic Change in the Regional Cerebral Blood Flow after STA-MCA Bypass for Adult Moyamoya Disease. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 29(4). 104625–104625. 4 indexed citations

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Endo, Toshiki, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Shin‐ichiro Sugiyama, et al.. (2020). Carotid web leads to new thrombus formation: computational fluid dynamic analysis coupled with histological evidence. Acta Neurochirurgica. 162(10). 2583–2588. 23 indexed citations

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Ishida, Tomohisa, Hidenori Endo, Ryuta Saito, et al.. (2019). Coexistence of Intracranial Germ Cell Tumor with Growing Arteriovenous Fistula. World Neurosurgery. 127. 126–130. 1 indexed citations

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Inoue, Tomoo, Toshiki Endo, Kenichi Sato, et al.. (2019). Massive Intramedullary Hemorrhage After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Patient with Vertebrovertebral Arteriovenous Fistula. World Neurosurgery. 129. 432–436. 2 indexed citations

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Ishida, Tomohisa, Takashi Inoue, Miki Fujimura, et al.. (2017). Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus in a patient with Klippel–Feil syndrome: a case report. Clinical Case Reports. 5(8). 1344–1347. 1 indexed citations

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