Yu Kataoka

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
223 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Yu Kataoka is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Kataoka has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Surgery, 82 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 60 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Yu Kataoka's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (69 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (58 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (50 papers). Yu Kataoka is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (69 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (58 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (50 papers). Yu Kataoka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and United States. Yu Kataoka's co-authors include Stephen J. Nicholls, Rishi Puri, Kiyoko Uno, Steven E. Nissen, E. Murat Tuzcu, Samir Kapadia, Mingyuan Shao, Satoshi Yasuda, Teruo Noguchi and Christie M. Ballantyne and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Yu Kataoka

204 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Impact of Statins on Serial Coronary Calcification During Atheroma Progression and Regression

2015 378 citations Rishi Puri, Stephen J. Nicholls et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Plaque Phenotype and Burden in Statin-Treated Patients Following Myocardial Infarction

2022 243 citations Stephen J. Nicholls, Yu Kataoka et al. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Kataoka Japan	34	2.2k	1.2k	1.2k	683	437	223	3.9k
Kumiko Hirata Japan	35	2.2k 1.0×	2.4k 2.0×	1.9k 1.6×	826 1.2×	555 1.3×	137	4.5k
Kenei Shimada Japan	41	2.0k 0.9×	2.8k 2.3×	1.8k 1.6×	876 1.3×	438 1.0×	162	4.9k
Michael Jonas Israel	26	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	677 0.6×	772 1.1×	414 0.9×	105	3.3k
M. Ng Australia	36	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	589 0.9×	1.0k 2.3×	148	4.2k
Tatsuaki Matsubara Japan	42	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	815 0.7×	482 0.7×	716 1.6×	177	4.8k
Peter J. Psaltis Australia	35	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	549 0.5×	538 0.8×	961 2.2×	214	4.6k
Toshiro Shinke Japan	32	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	935 0.8×	985 1.4×	264 0.6×	212	3.3k
Kazuhiko Nishigaki Japan	34	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	720 1.1×	770 1.8×	133	3.8k
Yasunori Ueda Japan	34	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	957 1.4×	374 0.9×	179	3.7k
Dimitrios Alexopoulos Greece	37	2.4k 1.1×	3.6k 3.0×	1.2k 1.0×	872 1.3×	524 1.2×	252	5.9k

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Fujino, Masashi, Kazuhiro Nakao, Koshiro Kanaoka, et al.. (2025). Nationwide Trends in Idiopathic Pericarditis Management and Outcomes in Japan　― A Nationwide JROAD-DPC Analysis ―. Circulation Journal. 89(7). 973–981.

Fujino, Masashi, Yu Kataoka, Julie Butters, et al.. (2025). Impact of evolocumab on plaque phenotypic changes in patients with acute coronary syndrome and elevated lipoprotein(a) levels: a HUYGENS secondary analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 1 indexed citations

Arai, Marina, Yu Kataoka, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, & Keiko Ohta‐Ogo. (2024). Giant cell myocarditis attributable to myositis: therapeutic management under the guidance of serial endomyocardial biopsy—a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 8(7). ytae326–ytae326.

Kawakami, Shoji, Yoshio Tahara, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2024). Relationship between Earlobe Crease and Anatomical Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Internal Medicine. 63(17). 2377–2384.

Fujino, Masashi, Hideo Matama, Hiroyuki Miura, et al.. (2023). In-hospital adverse events and recurrence in hospitalized patients with acute pericarditis. Journal of Cardiology. 82(4). 268–273. 2 indexed citations

Kataoka, Yu, Satoshi Yasuda, Yasuhide Asaumi, et al.. (2023). Long-term effects of lowering postprandial glucose level on cardiovascular outcomes in early-stage diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: 10-year post-trial follow-up analysis of the DIANA study. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 37(5). 108469–108469. 4 indexed citations

Kataoka, Yu, et al.. (2022). Effect of systemic bisphosphonate administration on patients with periodontal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 12(3). e057768–e057768. 3 indexed citations

Kataoka, Yu, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Yuriko Nakaoku, et al.. (2020). Cardiac outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome attributable to calcified nodule. Atherosclerosis. 318. 70–75. 55 indexed citations

Kataoka, Yu, et al.. (2019). Cholesterol-crystalized coronary atheroma as a potential precursor lesion causing acute coronary syndrome: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 3(3). ytz128–ytz128. 2 indexed citations

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Kitahara, Satoshi, Yu Kataoka, Fumiyuki Otsuka, et al.. (2019). Plaque erosion or coronary artery embolism? Findings from clinical presentation, optical coherence tomographic and histopathological analysis in a case with acute coronary syndrome. International journal of cardiac imaging. 35(10). 1791–1792. 3 indexed citations

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Furuhashi, Masato, Akina Omori, Megumi Matsumoto, et al.. (2016). Independent Link Between Levels of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 and FABP4 in a General Population Without Medication. The American Journal of Cardiology. 118(2). 198–203. 23 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Yu, Muhammad Hammadah, Rishi Puri, et al.. (2015). Plaque microstructures in patients with coronary artery disease who achieved very low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Atherosclerosis. 242(2). 490–495. 35 indexed citations

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Puri, Rishi, Steven E. Nissen, Mingyuan Shao, et al.. (2014). Sex-Related Differences of Coronary Atherosclerosis Regression Following Maximally Intensive Statin Therapy. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 7(10). 1013–1022. 41 indexed citations

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Puri, Rishi, Steven E. Nissen, Christie M. Ballantyne, et al.. (2013). Factors underlying regression of coronary atheroma with potent statin therapy. European Heart Journal. 34(24). 1818–1825. 59 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Yu, Samir Kapadia, Rishi Puri, et al.. (2012). Suspected Hypersensitivity Reaction Following Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 5(7). e21–e23. 3 indexed citations

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Otsuka, Yoritaka, Takafumi Yamane, Futoshi Yamanaka, et al.. (2010). INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF THE NOVEL MOBILE TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM IN REAL-TIME TRANSMISSION OF PREHOSPITAL 12-LEAD ECG FOR CARDIAC EMERGENCY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A13.E123–A13.E123. 1 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Yu, et al.. (2004). PE-458 Small Vessel and Diffuse Coronary Narrowing Developed in Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance : New Parameters for Assessment of Coronary Trees(Diabetes/Obesity 4 (H) : PE78)(Poster Session (English)). Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 68. 474.

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Taniyama, Kohtaro, et al.. (1993). Inhibition of the Vesicular Release of Neurotransmitters by Stimulation of GABA_B Receptor. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 707(1). 496–499. 1 indexed citations

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Hiasa, Yoshikazu, Takuya Wada, Tsuyoshi Tabata, et al.. (1990). [Primary coronary artery dissection: its incidence and genesis studied by clinical and coronary angiographic findings].. PubMed. 38(11). 1127–31. 3 indexed citations

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Ueki, Shingo, et al.. (1977). Behavioral effects of 5-(o-chlorophenyl)-l-methyl-7-nitro-1, 3-dihydro-2H-1, 4-benzodiazepin-2-one (ID-690). Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 73(2). 243–255. 1 indexed citations

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