Mitsuaki Isobe

22.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
671 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Mitsuaki Isobe is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuaki Isobe has authored 671 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 409 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 170 papers in Surgery and 109 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mitsuaki Isobe's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (127 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (111 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (94 papers). Mitsuaki Isobe is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (127 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (111 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (94 papers). Mitsuaki Isobe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Greece. Mitsuaki Isobe's co-authors include Jun‐ichi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Maejima, Kenzo Hirao, Masahito Ogawa, Morie Sekiguchi, Hideo Yagita∥, Ko Okumura, Go Haraguchi, Akira Ihara and Yoshikazu Yazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuaki Isobe

651 papers receiving 14.5k 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.

Specific Acceptance of Cardiac Allograft After Treatment with Antibodies to ICAM-1 and LFA-1

1992 617 citations Mitsuaki Isobe et al. profile →
Mst1 inhibits autophagy by promoting the interaction between Beclin1 and Bcl-2

2013 428 citations Yasuhiro Maejima, Mitsuaki Isobe et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsuaki Isobe Japan	59	6.5k	3.3k	3.0k	2.8k	2.0k	671	14.8k
Ken‐ichi Hirata Japan	59	4.8k 0.7×	4.1k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	532	13.5k
Douglas E. Vaughan United States	70	6.5k 1.0×	4.0k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	229	17.0k
Masataka Sata Japan	66	5.5k 0.8×	5.8k 1.8×	3.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	458	15.9k
Eloisa Arbustini Italy	62	8.8k 1.4×	4.1k 1.3×	3.8k 1.3×	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	364	15.7k
Allard C. van der Wal Netherlands	54	4.9k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	3.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	3.4k 1.7×	239	13.2k
Agneta Siegbahn Sweden	58	5.9k 0.9×	3.5k 1.1×	2.3k 0.7×	974 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	191	14.0k
Andrew D. Blann United Kingdom	71	5.8k 0.9×	3.5k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	338	15.5k
Linda L. Demer United States	65	3.6k 0.5×	5.0k 1.5×	3.5k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	162	17.5k
Masahiko Kurabayashi Japan	62	5.3k 0.8×	5.8k 1.8×	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	998 0.5×	572	16.9k
Hans W.M. Niessen Netherlands	50	4.6k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	259	11.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsuaki Isobe

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Kitamura, Mitsunobu, et al.. (2025). Clinically relevant haemolysis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with new-generation balloon-expandable valve. Open Heart. 12(1). e003112–e003112.

Nakayama, Atsuko, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Acute Myocardial Infarction Improves Clinical Outcomes Regardless of Exercise Capacity. Circulation Journal. 88(6). 982–992. 5 indexed citations

Funaki, Takashi, Mike Saji, Itaru Takamisawa, et al.. (2024). Impact of osteoporotic risk in men undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a report from the LAPLACE-TAVI registry. Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics. 39(4). 460–467. 1 indexed citations

Izumi, Yuki, et al.. (2023). Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair with extended clip arms for ventricular functional mitral regurgitation. Journal of Cardiology. 82(4). 240–247. 2 indexed citations

Saji, Mike, Itaru Takamisawa, Mamoru Nanasato, et al.. (2023). Predictors for all-cause mortality in men after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A report from the LAPLACE-TAVI registry. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 48. 101257–101257. 2 indexed citations

Nakayama, Atsuko, Noriko Ishii, Junko Sakamoto, et al.. (2023). Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation With Wearable Devices. Korean Circulation Journal. 53(11). 727–727. 6 indexed citations

Saji, Mike, Satoshi Yazaki, Tadahiro Yoshikawa, et al.. (2022). Predicting prolonged intensive care unit stay following surgery in adults with Tetralogy of Fallot. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100421–100421.

Saji, Mike, Yuki Izumi, Itaru Takamisawa, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and impact of fracture on postmenopausal women with aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics. 37(3). 543–548. 5 indexed citations

Obata, Hiroaki, Tohru Izumi, Masashi Yamashita, et al.. (2021). Characteristics of Elderly Patients with Heart Failure and Impact on Activities of Daily Living: A Registry Report from Super-Aged Society. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 27(11). 1203–1213. 24 indexed citations

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Saji, Mike, Masakazu Saitoh, Yuki Izumi, et al.. (2020). Modified essential frailty toolset to determine outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Journal of Cardiology. 77(4). 341–345. 6 indexed citations

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Kamiya, Kentaro, Yukihito Sato, Tetsuya Takahashi, et al.. (2020). Multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation and Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure. 13(10). e006798–e006798. 132 indexed citations

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Ieki, Hirotaka, Yuji Nagatomo, Keitaro Mahara, et al.. (2019). Impact of Pulmonary Artery-to-Aorta Ratio by CT on the Clinical Outcome in Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 25(11). 886–893. 4 indexed citations

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Aoyama, Norio, Jun‐ichi Suzuki, Naho Kobayashi, et al.. (2017). Detrimental effects of specific Periodontopathic bacterial infection on tachyarrhythmia compared to Bradyarrhythmia. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 17(1). 267–267. 7 indexed citations

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Kurabayashi, Manabu, M Asano, Tsukasa Shimura, et al.. (2017). Ultra-long acting calcium channel blockers may decrease accuracy of the acetylcholine provocation test. International Journal of Cardiology. 236. 71–75. 1 indexed citations

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Ebana, Yusuke, Junichi Nitta, Yoshihide Takahashi, et al.. (2016). Genetic Variants Associated With Susceptibility to Atrial Fibrillation in a Japanese Population. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(4). 443–449. 15 indexed citations

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Sugiyama, Tomoyo, Shigeki Kimura, Daiki Akiyama, et al.. (2014). Quantitative assessment of tissue prolapse on optical coherence tomography and its relation to underlying plaque morphologies and clinical outcome in patients with elective stent implantation. International Journal of Cardiology. 176(1). 182–190. 26 indexed citations

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Isobe, Kazuya, Keiji Kuba, Yasuhiro Maejima, et al.. (2009). Inhibition of Endostatin/Collagen XVIII Deteriorates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Heart Failure in Rat Myocardial Infarction Model. Circulation Journal. 74(1). 109–119. 57 indexed citations

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Miyazaki, Shinsuke, Atsushi Takahashi, Taishi Kuwahara, et al.. (2007). PJ-039 Long-term Follow Up of Cardiac Size and Function in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation(Arrhythmia, diagnosis/pathophysiology/EPS-09, The 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society). Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 71. 479–480. 3 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Shin‐ichiro, Shinya Hiramitsu, Akihisa Uemura, et al.. (2004). Clinical pictures of 35 cases with eosinophilic myocarditis. Circulation. 68. 244. 4 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Hiroshi, et al.. (1993). ICAM-1 INDUCTION IN REJECTING HEART:A NEW SCINTIGRAPHIC APPROACH TO DETECT EARLY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 57(7). 648. 1 indexed citations

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