T. Akiba

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

T. Akiba is a scholar working on Nephrology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Akiba has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nephrology, 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in T. Akiba's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (20 papers), Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (9 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (9 papers). T. Akiba is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (20 papers), Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (9 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (9 papers). T. Akiba collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. T. Akiba's co-authors include Eric W. Young, Tadao Akizawa, R. L. Pisoni, J.L. Bragg-Gresham, Takeshi Hasegawa, David C. Mendelssohn, Akira Saitō, T Akizawa, Jean Éthier and Rajiv Saran and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Kidney International and Diabetologia.

In The Last Decade

T. Akiba

52 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Vascular access use and outcomes: an international perspe... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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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. Vascular access use and outcomes: an international perspective from the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study
    2008 418 citations Jean Éthier, David C. Mendelssohn et al. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
T. Akiba Japan 29 2.0k 786 584 499 316 56 3.0k
Guillaume Jean France 30 2.2k 1.1× 414 0.5× 488 0.8× 623 1.2× 170 0.5× 151 3.1k
Yoshitsugu Obi United States 31 2.4k 1.2× 398 0.5× 655 1.1× 666 1.3× 103 0.3× 131 3.7k
Alejandro Martín‐Malo Spain 39 3.3k 1.7× 961 1.2× 923 1.6× 1.1k 2.2× 82 0.3× 158 5.4k
Charles Chazot France 35 3.6k 1.8× 883 1.1× 661 1.1× 1.2k 2.5× 140 0.4× 132 4.6k
Ryan D. Kilpatrick United States 24 2.8k 1.4× 191 0.2× 397 0.7× 690 1.4× 275 0.9× 51 4.2k
Charles A. Herzog United States 28 3.0k 1.5× 270 0.3× 957 1.6× 695 1.4× 287 0.9× 48 4.4k
Fabio Malberti Italy 21 1.3k 0.6× 326 0.4× 525 0.9× 409 0.8× 65 0.2× 48 2.0k
Norma J. Ofsthun United States 21 3.7k 1.9× 406 0.5× 572 1.0× 597 1.2× 172 0.5× 45 4.4k
Herschel R. Harter United States 27 1.4k 0.7× 438 0.6× 504 0.9× 790 1.6× 75 0.2× 50 2.6k
Ólafur S. Indridason Iceland 32 1.4k 0.7× 181 0.2× 911 1.6× 427 0.9× 163 0.5× 101 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. Akiba

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All Works

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Iimura, Yasushi, Hiroharu Suzuki, Takumi Mitsuhashi, et al.. (2025). Upward eye deviation as a precursor to epileptic spasms: A case successfully treated with early corpus callosotomy without adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports. 32. 100818–100818.
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Iimura, Yasushi, Hiroharu Suzuki, Takumi Mitsuhashi, et al.. (2025). Neurodevelopmental milestone acquisition following early hemispherotomy in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Seizure. 131. 327–333.
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Akiba, T., Shino Shimada, Katsumi Imai, & Satoru Takahashi. (2024). A case of CDKL5 deficiency disorder with a novel intragenic multi-exonic duplication. Human Genome Variation. 11(1). 40–40.
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Tamaki, Junko, Masayuki Iki, Yasushi Sato, et al.. (2017). Total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels predict fracture risk: results from the 15-year follow-up of the Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study. Osteoporosis International. 28(6). 1903–1913. 42 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Keitaro, T. Akiba, Masafumi Fukagawa, et al.. (2013). A randomized trial of JTT-751 versus sevelamer hydrochloride in patients on hemodialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 29(5). 1053–1060. 62 indexed citations
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Tamaki, Junko, Masayuki Iki, E. Kadowaki, et al.. (2012). Biochemical markers for bone turnover predict risk of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women over 10 years: the Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study. Osteoporosis International. 24(3). 887–897. 27 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Yosuke, Yasuaki Hayashino, Shin Yamazaki, et al.. (2009). Depressive symptoms predict the future risk of severe pruritus in haemodialysis patients: Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. British Journal of Dermatology. 161(2). 384–389. 44 indexed citations
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Iseki, Kunitoshi, T. Shoji, Shigeru Nakai, et al.. (2009). Higher Survival Rates of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients on Anti-Hypertensive Drugs. Nephron Clinical Practice. 113(3). c183–c190. 22 indexed citations
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Bragg‐Gresham, Jennifer L., Sylvia Ramirez, Vittorio E. Andreucci, et al.. (2009). Prescription of antihypertensive agents to haemodialysis patients: time trends and associations with patient characteristics, country and survival in the DOPPS. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 24(9). 2809–2816. 43 indexed citations
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Éthier, Jean, David C. Mendelssohn, S. J. Elder, et al.. (2008). Vascular access use and outcomes: an international perspective from the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 23(10). 3219–3226. 418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sugiura, Hidekazu, et al.. (2007). Hyperammonemia with intermittent loss of consciousness caused by chronic portal-systemic shunt encephalopathy (CPSE) in hemodialysis patient-A case report. Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi. 40(5). 445–450. 5 indexed citations
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Hayashino, Yasuaki, Shunichi Fukuhara, T. Akiba, et al.. (2007). Diabetes, glycaemic control and mortality risk in patients on haemodialysis: the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study. Diabetologia. 50(6). 1170–1177. 52 indexed citations
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Mochizuki, Takahiro, Yoichiro Tanaka, Yasuhiko Iwamoto, et al.. (2007). Prospective comparison of the effects of maxacalcitol and calcitriol in chronic hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: a multicenter, randomized crossover study.. PubMed. 67(1). 12–9. 6 indexed citations
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Fukuhara, Shunichi, Justin M. Albert, R. L. Pisoni, et al.. (2006). Symptoms of depression, prescription of benzodiazepines, and the risk of death in hemodialysis patients in Japan. Kidney International. 70(10). 1866–1872. 45 indexed citations
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Saran, Rajiv, J.L. Bragg-Gresham, Nathan W. Levin, et al.. (2006). Longer treatment time and slower ultrafiltration in hemodialysis: Associations with reduced mortality in the DOPPS. Kidney International. 69(7). 1222–1228. 380 indexed citations
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Iki, Masayuki, Akemi Morita, Yukihiro Ikeda, et al.. (2006). Biochemical markers of bone turnover predict bone loss in perimenopausal women but not in postmenopausal women-the Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study. Osteoporosis International. 17(7). 1086–1095. 43 indexed citations
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Nitta, Kosaku, T. Akiba, Shigeru Otsubo, et al.. (2004). Serum osteoprotegerin levels and the extent of vascular calcification in haemodialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 19(7). 1886–1889. 96 indexed citations
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Koshikawa, Shozo, Tadao Akizawa, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, et al.. (2002). Clinical Effect of Intravenous Calcitriol Administration on Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. ˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals. 90(4). 413–423. 11 indexed citations
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Akiba, T., et al.. (1989). Effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) treatment on cardiovascular hemodynamics in hemodialysis patients. Journal of Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy. 22(7). 733–736.

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