Nao Kobayashi

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Nao Kobayashi is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nao Kobayashi has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Nao Kobayashi's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (7 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers). Nao Kobayashi is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (7 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers). Nao Kobayashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and Australia. Nao Kobayashi's co-authors include Wolfram Tetzlaff, Annie M. Bedard, Klaus M. Giehl, Karl J. L. Fernandes, Stanley J. Wiegand, Fanie Barnabé‐Heider, David R. Kaplan, Freda D. Miller, Teruyuki Komatsu and Victor F. Rafuse and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Nao Kobayashi

80 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

A dermal niche for multipotent adult skin-derived precurs... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A dermal niche for multipotent adult skin-derived precursor cells
    2004 598 citations Karl J. L. Fernandes, Fanie Barnabé‐Heider 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
Nao Kobayashi Japan 26 1.2k 938 727 573 481 92 3.1k
Peter Ponsaerts Belgium 34 498 0.4× 1.6k 1.7× 638 0.9× 372 0.6× 280 0.6× 132 4.3k
Nicholas D. James United Kingdom 19 790 0.7× 633 0.7× 314 0.4× 783 1.4× 278 0.6× 25 2.0k
Lonnie D. Shea United States 39 695 0.6× 1.6k 1.7× 195 0.3× 348 0.6× 555 1.2× 70 3.8k
Stephanie K. Seidlits United States 27 790 0.7× 548 0.6× 248 0.3× 337 0.6× 319 0.7× 52 2.5k
Jianwu Dai China 40 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 355 0.5× 723 1.3× 966 2.0× 78 4.6k
John A. Boockvar United States 37 364 0.3× 856 0.9× 393 0.5× 541 0.9× 1.1k 2.2× 175 4.0k
Dinah W.Y. Sah United States 34 2.3k 1.9× 4.5k 4.8× 901 1.2× 462 0.8× 157 0.3× 63 6.7k
Deborah Watson United States 37 946 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 438 0.6× 83 0.1× 1.1k 2.2× 140 4.1k
Kook In Park South Korea 32 1.3k 1.1× 2.0k 2.2× 1.7k 2.4× 252 0.4× 568 1.2× 105 6.2k
Henry Klassen United States 36 1.7k 1.4× 3.0k 3.2× 757 1.0× 227 0.4× 281 0.6× 95 4.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nao Kobayashi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kobayashi, Nao, et al.. (2025). AI-based visualization of loose connective tissue as a dissectable layer in gastrointestinal surgery. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 152–152. 2 indexed citations
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Matsuda, Kazuhiro, Takeshi Aoki, Nao Kobayashi, et al.. (2024). Image guided robot-assisted liver resection using ICG fluorescence imaging and artificial intelligence. HPB. 26. S153–S154.
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Kinoshita, Kazuya, Tetsuro Maruyama, Nao Kobayashi, et al.. (2024). An artificial intelligence-based nerve recognition model is useful as surgical support technology and as an educational tool in laparoscopic and robot-assisted rectal cancer surgery. Surgical Endoscopy. 38(9). 5394–5404. 6 indexed citations
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Legaspi, Roberto, et al.. (2024). The sense of agency in human–AI interactions. Knowledge-Based Systems. 286. 111298–111298. 19 indexed citations
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Chiba, Toshinori, Kentaro Ide, Nao Kobayashi, et al.. (2023). Event-related PTSD symptoms as a high-risk factor for suicide: longitudinal observational study. Nature Mental Health. 1(12). 1013–1022. 2 indexed citations
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Tsuneki, Hiroshi, Masanori Sugiyama, Hisakatsu Ito, et al.. (2023). Resting phase-administration of lemborexant ameliorates sleep and glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetic mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 961. 176190–176190. 1 indexed citations
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Shimamoto, Shigeru, et al.. (2022). Examination of Validity of Smartphone Addiction by Biometric Sensing. 137. 404–407. 1 indexed citations
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Hamamura, Toshitaka, Yuka Miyake, Nao Kobayashi, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and risk factors of internet gaming disorder and problematic internet use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A large online survey of Japanese adults. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 142. 218–225. 84 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Nao, Toshihiro Misumi, Yasunori Kurahashi, et al.. (2021). Automated segmentation by deep learning of loose connective tissue fibers to define safe dissection planes in robot-assisted gastrectomy. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 21198–21198. 54 indexed citations
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Kubo, Takatomi, Nao Kobayashi, Yuka Miyake, et al.. (2021). Multiple time measurements of multidimensional psychiatric states from immediately before the COVID-19 pandemic to one year later: a longitudinal online survey of the Japanese population. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 573–573. 10 indexed citations
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Abe, Takanori, Nao Kobayashi, Satoshi Saitô, et al.. (2020). Pattern of Local Failure and its Risk Factors of Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Concurrent Chemo-radiotherapy. Anticancer Research. 40(6). 3513–3517. 6 indexed citations
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Stewart, Elise M., Nao Kobayashi, Michael J. Higgins, et al.. (2014). Electrical Stimulation Using Conductive Polymer Polypyrrole Promotes Differentiation of Human Neural Stem Cells: A Biocompatible Platform for Translational Neural Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 21(4). 385–393. 154 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Katsuyuki, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of beam hardening and photon scatter by brass compensator for IMRT. Journal of Radiation Research. 53(6). 999–1005. 6 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Karl J. L., Nao Kobayashi, Fanie Barnabé‐Heider, et al.. (2006). Analysis of the neurogenic potential of multipotent skin-derived precursors. Experimental Neurology. 201(1). 32–48. 101 indexed citations
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Ichinohasama, Ryo, Ikuo Miura, Nao Kobayashi, et al.. (1998). Herpes Virus Type 8-Negative Primary Effusion Lymphoma Associated With PAX-5 Gene Rearrangement and Hepatitis C Virus. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 22(12). 1528–1537. 67 indexed citations
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Iwakura, Katsuomi, Nobuhiko Ueda, Satoru Murao, & Nao Kobayashi. (1996). 直腸結腸腺腫および癌腫において変化した糖組成 N-アセチルガラクトサミン,L-フコースおよびO-アセチルシアル酸. Journal of Gastroenterology. 31(1). 24–32.
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Ishida, Takafumi, et al.. (1995). CD40 signaling-mediated induction of Bcl-XL, Cdk4, and Cdk6. Implication of their cooperation in selective B cell growth. The Journal of Immunology. 155(12). 5527–5535. 89 indexed citations
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Tetzlaff, Wolfram, et al.. (1994). Chapter 22 Response of rubrospinal and corticospinal neurons to injury and neurotrophins. Progress in brain research. 103. 271–286. 195 indexed citations

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