Yoshifumi Naka

34.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
614 papers, 22.2k citations indexed

About

Yoshifumi Naka is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshifumi Naka has authored 614 papers receiving a total of 22.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 470 papers in Surgery, 449 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 177 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yoshifumi Naka's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (445 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (358 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (156 papers). Yoshifumi Naka is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (445 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (358 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (156 papers). Yoshifumi Naka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Yoshifumi Naka's co-authors include Donna Mancini, Hiroo Takayama, Ulrich P. Jorde, P.C. Colombo, Nir Uriel, Mehmet C. Öz, Koji Takeda, Ranjit John, David J. Pinsky and Veli K. Topkara and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Yoshifumi Naka

593 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

Use of a Continuous-Flow Device in Patients Awaiting Hear... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2009 2007 2016 2015 400 800 1.2k
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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. Use of a Continuous-Flow Device in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation
    2007 1.2k citations Yoshifumi Naka, Donna Mancini et al. profile →
  2. Extended Mechanical Circulatory Support With a Continuous-Flow Rotary Left Ventricular Assist Device
    2009 644 citations Yoshifumi Naka, Donna Mancini et al. profile →
  3. Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy in the Post-REMATCH Era
    2007 540 citations Yoshifumi Naka, Donna Mancini et al. Circulation profile →
  4. A Fully Magnetically Levitated Circulatory Pump for Advanced Heart Failure
    2016 478 citations Yoshifumi Naka, Nir Uriel et al. profile →
  5. Ex-vivo perfusion of donor hearts for human heart transplantation (PROCEED II): a prospective, open-label, multicentre, randomised non-inferiority trial
    2015 350 citations A. Ardehali, F. Esmailian et al. The Lancet profile →
  6. Five-Year Outcomes in Patients With Fully Magnetically Levitated vs Axial-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the MOMENTUM 3 Randomized Trial
    2022 202 citations Yoshifumi Naka, Nir Uriel 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
Yoshifumi Naka United States 78 15.4k 14.1k 6.4k 6.1k 2.1k 614 22.2k
O.H. Frazier United States 63 13.8k 0.9× 12.7k 0.9× 5.2k 0.8× 7.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 438 18.9k
Hölger Thiele Germany 81 12.6k 0.8× 8.8k 0.6× 7.0k 1.1× 17.8k 2.9× 3.1k 1.5× 886 31.0k
Carmelo A. Milano United States 62 11.4k 0.7× 9.8k 0.7× 4.7k 0.7× 6.9k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 376 17.2k
Randall C. Starling United States 75 9.2k 0.6× 7.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.5× 13.6k 2.2× 1.5k 0.7× 470 21.4k
Roland Hetzer Germany 76 14.0k 0.9× 8.0k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 12.8k 2.1× 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 26.5k
Pedro J. del Nido United States 73 9.7k 0.6× 4.0k 0.3× 1.6k 0.3× 9.1k 1.5× 2.9k 1.4× 615 22.2k
Josef Stehlik United States 70 16.8k 1.1× 8.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.3× 5.6k 0.9× 982 0.5× 411 20.9k
Christian Hassager Denmark 67 2.9k 0.2× 2.6k 0.2× 4.7k 0.7× 6.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 618 16.9k
Stuart D. Russell United States 70 10.9k 0.7× 9.3k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 10.2k 1.7× 1.4k 0.7× 271 19.7k
Albert Schömig Germany 104 20.0k 1.3× 3.0k 0.2× 1.2k 0.2× 25.9k 4.2× 4.0k 1.9× 605 39.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoshifumi Naka

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yeo, Ilhwan, Daniel Y. Lu, Dmitriy N. Feldman, et al.. (2024). Impella Versus Intra‐Aortic Balloon Pump in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Treated With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Observational Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(3). e032607–e032607. 19 indexed citations
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Castagna, Francesco, Barry J. McDonnell, A. Pinsino, et al.. (2022). Twenty-four-hour blood pressure and heart rate variability are reduced in patients on left ventricular assist device support. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 41(6). 802–809. 5 indexed citations
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DeFilippis, Ersilia M., Veli K. Topkara, Ajay J. Kirtane, et al.. (2022). Mechanical Circulatory Support for Right Ventricular Failure. Cardiac failure review. 8. e14–e14. 11 indexed citations
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Salna, Michael, A.R. Garan, Ajay J. Kirtane, et al.. (2020). Novel percutaneous dual-lumen cannula-based right ventricular assist device provides effective support for refractory right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 30(4). 499–506. 39 indexed citations
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Sanchez, Joseph, Yuming Ning, Paul Kurlansky, et al.. (2020). Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease With Prior Intracardiac Repair. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 112(3). 846–853. 11 indexed citations
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Marboe, Charles C., Jay H. Lefkowitch, Martina Pavlicová, et al.. (2019). Utility of 3D Printed Cardiac Models for Medical Student Education in Congenital Heart Disease: Across a Spectrum of Disease Severity. Pediatric Cardiology. 40(6). 1258–1265. 53 indexed citations
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Axelrad, Jordan E., Adam S. Faye, A. Pinsino, et al.. (2019). Endoscopic Algorithm for Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Continuous Flow LVADs: A Prospective Validation Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 26(4). 324–332. 6 indexed citations
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Coromilas, Ellie J., Koji Takeda, Masahiko Ando, et al.. (2018). Comparison of Percutaneous and Surgical Right Ventricular Assist Device Support After Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 25(2). 105–113. 28 indexed citations
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Fried, J., A.R. Garan, Amirali Masoumi, et al.. (2018). Aortic root thrombosis in patients supported with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 37(12). 1425–1432. 26 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Shunichi, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, P.C. Colombo, Yoshifumi Naka, & Craig D. Blinderman. (2017). Palliative Care Interventions before Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Both Bridge to Transplant and Destination Therapy. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 20(9). 977–983. 34 indexed citations
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Coromilas, Ellie J., Tomoko S. Kato, Christina Wu, et al.. (2016). Dynamics and prognostic role of galectin-3 in patients with advanced heart failure, during left ventricular assist device support and following heart transplantation. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 16(1). 138–138. 26 indexed citations
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Willey, Joshua Z., M. Yuzefpolskaya, A.R. Garan, et al.. (2016). Outcomes after stroke complicating left ventricular assist device. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 35(8). 1003–1009. 65 indexed citations
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Ardehali, A., F. Esmailian, Mario C. Deng, et al.. (2015). Ex-vivo perfusion of donor hearts for human heart transplantation (PROCEED II): a prospective, open-label, multicentre, randomised non-inferiority trial. The Lancet. 385(9987). 2577–2584. 350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moazami, Nader, Robert Steffen, Yoshifumi Naka, et al.. (2014). Lessons Learned From the First Fully Magnetically Levitated Centrifugal LVAD Trial in the United States: The DuraHeart Trial. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 98(2). 541–547. 18 indexed citations
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Khan, Raffay, Tomoko S. Kato, Aalap Chokshi, et al.. (2012). Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Adiponectin Resistance in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure. 5(3). 340–348. 87 indexed citations
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Chokshi, Aalap, Konstantinos Drosatos, Faisal H. Cheema, et al.. (2012). Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Corrects Myocardial Lipotoxicity, Reverses Insulin Resistance, and Normalizes Cardiac Metabolism in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. Circulation. 125(23). 2844–2853. 230 indexed citations
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González‐Costello, José, Daniel B. Sims, Kerry A. Morrison, et al.. (2012). Ventricular Assist Device Support as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in Patients with Giant Cell Myocarditis. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(3). 312–318. 23 indexed citations
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Uriel, Nir, Yoshifumi Naka, P.C. Colombo, et al.. (2010). Improved Diabetic Control in Advanced Heart Failure Patients Treated with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(2). 195–199. 55 indexed citations
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Wakitani, Shigeyuki, et al.. (2010). An injectable composite material containing bone morphogenetic protein‐2 shortens the period of distraction osteogenesis in vivo. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 29(3). 452–456. 23 indexed citations
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Williams, Mathew, et al.. (2003). Insertion of a left ventricular assist device in patients without thorough transplant evaluations: a worthwhile risk?. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 126(2). 436–441. 15 indexed citations

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