Naomi Iwai

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Naomi Iwai is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Naomi Iwai has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Surgery, 29 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 20 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Naomi Iwai's work include Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (37 papers), Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (25 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (23 papers). Naomi Iwai is often cited by papers focused on Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (37 papers), Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (25 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (23 papers). Naomi Iwai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Naomi Iwai's co-authors include Eiichi Deguchi, Kazuaki Tokiwa, T. Tsuto, Shuhei Ogita, Shigeru Ono, Kaori Nakamura, Takashi Shimotake, Shigehisa Fumino, Richard R. Behringer and Osamu Kimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genes & Development and Development.

In The Last Decade

Naomi Iwai

106 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Naomi Iwai Japan	26	1.7k	1.3k	550	469	400	109	3.4k
Jun-ichi Hata Japan	26	1.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	474 0.9×	364 0.8×	366 0.9×	67	4.0k
Dirk Büscher United States	30	1.2k 0.7×	3.0k 2.3×	388 0.7×	625 1.3×	753 1.9×	40	5.6k
Athena M. Cherry United States	29	365 0.2×	2.2k 1.6×	396 0.7×	1.3k 2.8×	654 1.6×	81	4.7k
Sahar Mansour United Kingdom	36	832 0.5×	2.2k 1.7×	313 0.6×	1.9k 4.0×	1.2k 3.1×	86	4.7k
Umadevi Tantravahi United States	29	306 0.2×	1.4k 1.1×	237 0.4×	946 2.0×	478 1.2×	67	2.7k
Peter Meinecke Germany	31	437 0.3×	2.5k 1.9×	251 0.5×	1.9k 4.1×	248 0.6×	105	4.0k
Dvorah Abeliovich Israel	31	340 0.2×	1.5k 1.1×	291 0.5×	1.4k 2.9×	236 0.6×	98	3.0k
Thomy de Ravel Belgium	38	382 0.2×	2.0k 1.5×	475 0.9×	1.9k 4.1×	143 0.4×	112	4.2k
Sigrid Tinschert Germany	31	345 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	431 0.8×	985 2.1×	205 0.5×	94	3.1k
B S Emanuel United States	30	243 0.1×	1.8k 1.4×	522 0.9×	1.1k 2.3×	227 0.6×	44	2.9k

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Harburg, Gwyndolen, Wei Liu, Naomi Iwai, et al.. (2014). SLIT/ROBO2 Signaling Promotes Mammary Stem Cell Senescence by Inhibiting Wnt Signaling. Stem Cell Reports. 3(3). 385–393. 22 indexed citations

Ono, Shigeru, Shigehisa Fumino, & Naomi Iwai. (2010). Implications of intestinal metaplasia of the gallbladder in children with pancreaticobiliary maljunction. Pediatric Surgery International. 27(3). 237–240. 6 indexed citations

Deguchi, Eiichi, et al.. (2010). Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging for congenital prepubic fistula. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 45(8). 1734–1736. 6 indexed citations

Iwai, Naomi, et al.. (2010). Predicting factors on the occurrence of cystic dilatation of intrahepatic biliary system in biliary atresia. Pediatric Surgery International. 26(6). 611–614. 8 indexed citations

Ono, Shigeru, Kohei Sakai, Osamu Kimura, & Naomi Iwai. (2008). Development of bile duct cancer in a 26-year-old man after resection of infantile choledochal cyst. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 43(6). e17–e19. 35 indexed citations

Iwai, Naomi, Shigehisa Fumino, Tomoki Tsuda, et al.. (2004). Surgical treatment for anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct with nondilatation of the common bile duct. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 39(12). 1794–1796. 12 indexed citations

Krebs, Luke T., Naomi Iwai, Shigenori Nonaka, et al.. (2003). Notch signaling regulates left–right asymmetry determination by inducingNodalexpression. Genes & Development. 17(10). 1207–1212. 192 indexed citations

Fumino, Shigehisa, Kazuaki Tokiwa, Shigeru Ono, & Naomi Iwai. (2003). Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in the gallbladder of patients with anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 38(4). 585–589. 10 indexed citations

Wakabayashi, Naoki, et al.. (2000). SUCCESSFUL ENDOSCOPIC PAPILLARY BALLOON DILATATION (EPBD) FOR COMMON BILE DUCT STONES IN CHILD WITH HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS (HS) :REPORT OF A CASE. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 42(12). 2289–2293. 1 indexed citations

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Kuwahara, Michio, et al.. (1999). Endosonographic study of anal sphincters in patients after surgery for Hirschsprung's disease. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 34(3). 450–453. 9 indexed citations

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Kubota, Yoshihiro, Takashi Shimotake, Jun Yanagihara, & Naomi Iwai. (1998). Development of anorectal malformations using etretinate. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 33(1). 127–129. 20 indexed citations

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Kimura, Osamu, et al.. (1997). Simultaneous Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Cholecystectomy for Children with Hereditary Spherocytosis and Gallstones. Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques. 1(4). 233–237. 1 indexed citations

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Iwai, Naomi, et al.. (1997). Is a new biofeedback therapy effective for fecal incontinence in patients who have anorectal malformations?. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 32(11). 1626–1629. 12 indexed citations

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Shimotake, Takashi, et al.. (1995). Successful management of bilateral congenital eventration of the diaphragm. Pediatric Surgery International. 10(2-3). 1 indexed citations

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Iwai, Naomi, et al.. (1993). Biofeedback therapy for fecal incontinence after surgery for anorectal malformations: Preliminary results. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 28(6). 863–866. 12 indexed citations

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Iwai, Naomi, Jun Yanagihara, Kazuaki Tokiwa, Eiichi Deguchi, & Toshio Takahashi. (1988). Results of Surgical Correction of Anorectal Malformations. Annals of Surgery. 207(2). 219–222. 21 indexed citations

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Tsuto, T., Naomi Iwai, Jun Yanagihara, Susumu Majima, & Yasuhiko Ibata. (1983). Immunohistochemical Investigation of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP) and Substance P in the Colon in Hirschsprung's Disease. 19(1). 13–20. 1 indexed citations

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Tokiwa, Kazuaki, et al.. (1980). A Study on 20 cases of Congenital Esophageal Atresia. 16(5). 755–758. 1 indexed citations

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Iwai, Naomi, et al.. (1979). A manometric assessment of anorectal pressures and its significance in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease and idiopathic megacolon. Surgery Today. 9(3). 234–240. 8 indexed citations

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Iwai, Naomi, et al.. (1979). A clinical and manometric correlation for assessment of postoperative continence in imperforate anus. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 14(5). 538–543. 29 indexed citations

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