Soichiro Kitamura

14.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
335 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Soichiro Kitamura is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Soichiro Kitamura has authored 335 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Surgery, 168 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 139 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Soichiro Kitamura's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (103 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (66 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (65 papers). Soichiro Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (103 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (66 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (65 papers). Soichiro Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Soichiro Kitamura's co-authors include Noritoshi Nagaya, Junjiro Kobayashi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Kenji Kangawa, Hidezo Mori, Kenji Minatoya, Osamu Tagusari, Kazuo Niwaya, Ko Bando and Shunsuke Ohnishi and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Soichiro Kitamura

319 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction

2006 927 citations Soichiro Kitamura et al. profile →
Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves Cardiac Function in a Rat Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

2005 529 citations Soichiro Kitamura et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Soichiro Kitamura Japan	52	5.4k	3.9k	3.1k	2.1k	1.5k	335	9.7k
Hermann Reichenspurner Germany	55	6.7k 1.2×	5.7k 1.5×	2.3k 0.7×	872 0.4×	2.6k 1.7×	606	12.6k
Alfred Kocher Austria	34	3.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	859 0.6×	185	6.0k
Christof Stamm Germany	39	3.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	845 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	919 0.6×	151	5.8k
Alan Dardik United States	53	4.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	3.6k 1.1×	627 0.3×	714 0.5×	423	10.4k
Marko Turina Switzerland	58	6.5k 1.2×	7.0k 1.8×	4.2k 1.3×	352 0.2×	2.7k 1.8×	385	12.6k
Simon P. Hoerstrup Switzerland	59	6.0k 1.1×	3.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	692 0.5×	230	10.4k
Shunji Sano Japan	34	2.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	1.8k 0.6×	634 0.3×	2.2k 1.5×	232	4.9k
Eckhard Alt United States	46	3.5k 0.6×	3.0k 0.8×	549 0.2×	2.3k 1.1×	409 0.3×	173	8.9k
Silviu Itescu United States	51	5.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.4×	506 0.2×	2.5k 1.2×	820 0.6×	174	9.5k
Raj Makkar United States	63	5.4k 1.0×	11.0k 2.8×	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	6.2k 4.2×	373	14.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Soichiro Kitamura

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Shimahara, Yusuke, Satsuki Fukushima, Naoki Tadokoro, et al.. (2020). Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in children under 5 years of age with Kawasaki disease: a case series. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 4(6). 1–7. 2 indexed citations

Fujita, Tomoyuki, Naonori Kawamoto, Yusuke Shimahara, et al.. (2020). Benefits of robotically-assisted surgery for complex mitral valve repair. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 32(3). 417–425. 14 indexed citations

Mano, Akiko, Kyoichi Wada, Koji Y. Arai, et al.. (2009). Body Mass Index is a Useful Predictor of Prognosis After Left Ventricular Assist System Implantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 28(5). 428–433. 43 indexed citations

Ogino, Hitoshi, et al.. (2008). Multiple saccular aneurysms in a young woman. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 47(1). 213–213.

Imanaka, Hideaki, Muneyuki Takeuchi, Naoya Iguchi, et al.. (2007). Cardiogenic pulmonary edema due to donor-recipient size mismatch after heart transplantation. Journal of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine. 14(3). 341–342.

Nakamura, Yuki, Hitoshi Ogino, Hitoshi Matsuda, et al.. (2007). Multiple and Repetitive Anastomotic Pseudoaneurysms With Polyarteritis Nodosa. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 85(1). 317–319. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Jiyoong, Akiko Ogai, Satoshi Nakatani, et al.. (2006). Impact of Blockade of Histamine H2Receptors on Chronic Heart Failure Revealed by Retrospective and Prospective Randomized Studies. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 48(7). 1378–1384. 79 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Junjiro, Osamu Tagusari, Ko Bando, et al.. (2005). Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization with Only Internal Thoracic Artery and Composite Radial Artery Grafts. The Heart Surgery Forum. 6(1). 30–30. 27 indexed citations

Ono, Takayuki, Junjiro Kobayashi, Yoshikado Sasako, et al.. (2002). The impact of diabetic retinopathy on long-term outcome following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 40(3). 428–436. 39 indexed citations

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Okita, Yutaka, Motomi Ando, Hitoshi Ogino, et al.. (2001). Successful Surgical Treatment of a Case of Ruptured Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Liver Cirrhosis.. Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 30(5). 255–258. 1 indexed citations

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Kawaguchi, Akira T., et al.. (2001). Partial left ventriculectomy. The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 49(3). 145–152. 7 indexed citations

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Yagihara, T, et al.. (2000). Replacement of the tricuspid valve in children with congenital cardiac malformations.. PubMed. 9(5). 636–40. 4 indexed citations

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Tsuji, Tsuyoshi, Yoshimi Ohga, Yoshiro Yoshikawa, et al.. (1999). New Index for Oxygen Cost of Contractility from Curved End-Systolic Pressure-Volume Relations in Cross-Circulated Rat Hearts.. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 49(6). 513–520. 26 indexed citations

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Kushibe, Keiji, et al.. (1997). Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection of Blebs Under Local Anesthesia With Sedation for Treatment of a Spontaneous Pneumothorax. CHEST Journal. 111(1). 230–235. 68 indexed citations

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Shiono, Motomi, Yukiyasu Sezai, Akira Sezai, et al.. (1996). Multi-Institutional Experience of the ATS Open Pivot Bileaflet Valve in Japan. Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2(1). 51–58. 13 indexed citations

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Inoue, Kiyoshi, Kanji Kawachi, Tetsuji Kawata, et al.. (1995). Surgical Management for Arteriosclerosis Obliterans Complicated with Ischemic Heart Disease. Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 24(4). 238–242. 2 indexed citations

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Seki, Toshio, Soichiro Kitamura, Kanji Kawachi, et al.. (1992). A quantitative study of postoperative luminal narrowing of the internal thoracic artery graft in coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 104(6). 1532–1538. 69 indexed citations

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Kitamura, Soichiro, et al.. (1989). Clinical results and in vivo valve function after implantation of a bicer valve prosthesis in the aortic position. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 14(2). 332–337. 1 indexed citations

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Morita, Ryuichi, et al.. (1985). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GRAFT PERFORMANCE BETWEEN INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY (IMA) AND SAPHENOUS VEIN (SV) AORTOCORONARY BYPASS GRAFTS : INFULUENCE ON CARDIAC FUNCTION AND CORONARY SINUS FLOW : Ischemic Heart Disease (IV) : FREE COMMUNICATIONS (IV) : PROCEEDINGS OF THE 49th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE JAPANESE CIRCULATION SOCIETY. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 49(8). 849–850. 1 indexed citations

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Kawachi, Kanji, Yasunaru Kawashima, Tsuyoshi Fujita, et al.. (1977). PATHOGENESIS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CORONARY OCCLUSION. THE ROLE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION : Ist Auditorium. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 41(7). 743–744. 1 indexed citations

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