Yuko Kawai

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Yuko Kawai is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuko Kawai has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 12 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yuko Kawai's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (10 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Yuko Kawai is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (10 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Yuko Kawai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Yuko Kawai's co-authors include Masayuki Saito, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Toshimitsu Kameya, Mami Matsushita, Toshihiko Iwanaga, Sayuri Aita, Kunihiro Nakada, Masao Miyagawa, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura and Masayuki Tsujisaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yuko Kawai

67 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

High Incidence of Metabolically Active Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adult Humans

2009 1.5k citations Masayuki Saito, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura et al. Diabetes profile →
Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans

2013 755 citations Takeshi Yoneshiro, Sayuri Aita et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yuko Kawai Japan	20	3.3k	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	604	68	4.4k
Markku Taittonen Finland	17	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	737 0.7×	935 0.9×	499 0.8×	36	3.7k
Mikael Heglind Sweden	12	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	675 0.6×	771 0.8×	481 0.8×	15	3.5k
Denis P. Blondin Canada	23	2.8k 0.9×	808 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	700 0.7×	600 1.0×	63	3.1k
Mariëtte R. Boon Netherlands	35	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	515 0.5×	788 0.8×	355 0.6×	112	3.7k
Tore Bengtsson Sweden	30	2.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	526 0.5×	611 0.6×	499 0.8×	74	3.8k
Andrea Frontini Italy	35	4.6k 1.4×	2.7k 2.0×	853 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	500 0.8×	59	6.1k
Birgitte F. Vind Denmark	17	4.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	918 0.9×	502 0.5×	843 1.4×	21	5.3k
Bryan C. Bergman United States	43	2.4k 0.7×	734 0.5×	252 0.2×	618 0.6×	1.1k 1.9×	108	5.2k
Maria Cristina Zingaretti Italy	17	5.3k 1.6×	2.5k 1.9×	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	722 1.2×	22	6.2k
Adam R. Wende United States	38	2.6k 0.8×	675 0.5×	274 0.3×	1.5k 1.5×	538 0.9×	85	5.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuko Kawai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yuko Kawai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yuko Kawai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yuko Kawai. Yuko Kawai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Kubo, Akiko, Yohei Masugi, Takeshi Hase, et al.. (2023). Polysulfide Serves as a Hallmark of Desmoplastic Reaction to Differentially Diagnose Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Invasive Breast Cancer by SERS Imaging. Antioxidants. 12(2). 240–240. 6 indexed citations

Hayashida, Tetsu, Shigeo Yamaguchi, Yuko Kawai, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive analysis of the homeobox family genes in breast cancer demonstrates their similar roles in cancer and development. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 186(2). 353–361. 3 indexed citations

Hayashida, Tetsu, Yuko Kawai, Tomoko Seki, et al.. (2020). Identification of a Modified HOXB9 mRNA in Breast Cancer. Journal of Oncology. 2020. 1–10. 2 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Y., et al.. (2015). The Ratio of Plasma Aldosterone Concentration to Potassium in Adrenocorticotropin Stimulation Test is a Possible New Index for Diagnosis of Aldosterone-producing Adenoma in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism. 63(3). 145–156.

Inoue, Maiko, et al.. (2013). Wide-Field Fundus Imaging Using the Optos Optomap and a Disposable Eyelid Speculum. JAMA Ophthalmology. 131(2). 226–226. 18 indexed citations

Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Sayuri Aita, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2013). Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(8). 3404–3408. 755 indexed citations breakdown →

Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Sayuri Aita, Hideyo Uchiwa, et al.. (2013). Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) extract activates brown adipose tissue and increases whole-body energy expenditure in men. British Journal Of Nutrition. 110(4). 733–738. 64 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Seiji, Yuko Kawai, Michiko Oka, et al.. (2013). Bladder function in 17β-estradiol-induced nonbacterial prostatitis model in Wister rat. International Urology and Nephrology. 45(3). 749–754. 5 indexed citations

Nishio, Miwako, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Masako Nakahara, et al.. (2012). Production of Functional Classical Brown Adipocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells using Specific Hemopoietin Cocktail without Gene Transfer. Cell Metabolism. 16(3). 394–406. 132 indexed citations

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Kawai, Yuko, Masahiro Umeda, Mayumi Nishi, et al.. (2011). In vivo assessment of peripheral nerve regeneration by diffusion tensor imaging. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 33(3). 535–542. 58 indexed citations

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Liu, Jian, Jun-ichiro Jo, Yuko Kawai, et al.. (2011). Preparation of polymer-based multimodal imaging agent to visualize the process of bone regeneration. Journal of Controlled Release. 157(3). 398–405. 14 indexed citations

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Saito, Masayuki, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura, Mami Matsushita, et al.. (2009). High Incidence of Metabolically Active Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adult Humans. Diabetes. 58(7). 1526–1531. 1523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kawai, Yuko, Ichio Aoki, Masahiro Umeda, et al.. (2009). In vivo visualization of reactive gliosis using manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. NeuroImage. 49(4). 3122–3131. 26 indexed citations

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Kato, Mototsugu, Takehiko Katsurada, Izumi Yoshida, et al.. (2008). Endoscopic survey of low‐dose‐aspirin‐induced gastroduodenal mucosal injuries in patients with ischemic heart disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 23(s2). S234–6. 19 indexed citations

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Mizutani, Takaharu, et al.. (2008). Genuine Functions of P-Glycoprotein (ABCB1). Current Drug Metabolism. 9(2). 167–174. 108 indexed citations

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Nakada, Kunihiro, Yuko Kawai, Toshimitsu Kameya, Masanori Sakurai, & Mutsumi Nishida. (2008). Hashimoto's thyroiditis may impair diagnostic value of FDG PET in primary thyroid lymphoma. 49. 1 indexed citations

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Kawai, Yuko, et al.. (2001). Significance of reduced uptake of iodinated fatty acid analogue for the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 38(7). 1888–1894. 95 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Katsumi, et al.. (2000). Antihypertensive Effect Of Cattle Bone Collagen‐Derived Peptides In Ovariectomized Stroke‐Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 27(5-6). 416–417. 4 indexed citations

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Kawai, Yuko, et al.. (1997). [Evaluation of myocardial perfusion by 99mTc-tetrofosmin SPECT before and after emergent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction].. PubMed. 34(4). 221–8. 1 indexed citations

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Andō, Hiroshi, et al.. (1992). Inhibition of Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing. Ophthalmology. 99(12). 1809–1814. 44 indexed citations

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