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82
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31790
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15920
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497

Enyu Imai publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Enyu Imai sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 440 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Enyu Imai D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Enyu Imai sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Enyu Imai is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan, focusing on medical research with a notable emphasis on nephrology. Their work primarily spans chronic kidney disease, dialysis, anemia treatment, and related renal conditions.

Their recent publications include:

  • A meta-analysis of GFR slope as a surrogate endpoint for kidney failure, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Incidence of remission and relapse of proteinuria, end-stage kidney disease, mortality, and major outcomes in primary nephrotic syndrome: the Japan Nephrotic Syndrome Cohort Study (JNSCS), 2020, Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers for Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease, 2024, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Darbepoetin Alfa in Patients with Advanced CKD without Diabetes: Randomized, Controlled Trial, 2020, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Acute Treatment Effects on GFR in Randomized Clinical Trials of Kidney Disease Progression, 2021, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Enyu Imai has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, illustrating active participation in interdisciplinary team research. Key collaborators include:

  • Shoichi Maruyama
  • Ichiei Narita
  • Lesley A. Inker
  • Tazeen H. Jafar
  • Julia B. Lewis

The most frequent publication venues where Enyu Imai's work appears are:

  • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Nature Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Their research domains fall under the broad category of medicine, with a significant focus on subfields such as:

  • Nephrology
  • Hematology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Genetics

Within these areas, Enyu Imai has addressed several main topics, including:

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Best Publications

  • Revised equations for estimated GFR from serum creatinine in Japan.

    Seiichi Matsuo;Enyu Imai;Masaru Horio;Yoshinari Yasuda

  • Hemodialysis-associated hypotension as an independent risk factor for two-year mortality in hemodialysis patients

    Tatsuya Shoji;Yoshiharu Tsubakihara;Masamitsu Fujii;Enyu Imai

  • Glomerulosclerosis induced by in vivo transfection of transforming growth factor-beta or platelet-derived growth factor gene into the rat kidney.

    Yoshitaka Isaka;Yoshihiro Fujiwara;Naohiko Ueda;Yasufumi Kaneda

  • Gene therapy by skeletal muscle expression of decorin prevents fibrotic disease in rat kidney

    Yoshitaka Isaka;Douglas K. Brees;Kazuko Ikegaya;Yasufumi Kaneda

  • Evaluation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation for estimating the glomerular filtration rate in multiple ethnicities

    Lesley A Stevens;Marcie A Claybon;Christopher H Schmid;Jing Chen

  • Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population

    Enyu Imai;Masaru Horio;Tsuyoshi Watanabe;Kunitoshi Iseki

  • Estimation of glomerular filtration rate by the MDRD study equation modified for Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease

    Enyu Imai;Masaru Horio;Kosaku Nitta;Kunihiro Yamagata

  • Modification of the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) Equation for Japanese: Accuracy and Use for Population Estimates

    Masaru Horio;Enyu Imai;Yoshinari Yasuda;Tsuyoshi Watanabe

  • Bone Marrow Is a Reservoir of Repopulating Mesangial Cells during Glomerular Remodeling

    Takahito Ito;Akira Suzuki;Enyu Imai;Masaru Okabe

  • Cardiovascular effect of normalizing the hematocrit level during erythropoietin therapy in predialysis patients with chronic renal failure

    Terumasa Hayashi;Akira Suzuki;Tatsuya Shoji;Masaki Togawa

  • Slower decline of glomerular filtration rate in the Japanese general population: a longitudinal 10-year follow-up study.

    Enyu Imai;Masaru Horio;Kunihiro Yamagata;Kunitoshi Iseki

  • Prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Japanese general population predicted by the MDRD equation modified by a Japanese coefficient

    Enyu Imai;Masaru Horio;Kunitoshi Iseki;Kunihiro Yamagata

  • Modification of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation for Japan.

    Enyu Imai;Masaru Horio;Kosaku Nitta;Kunihiro Yamagata

  • Change in albuminuria and subsequent risk of end-stage kidney disease: an individual participant-level consortium meta-analysis of observational studies

    Josef Coresh;Hiddo J L Heerspink;Yingying Sang;Kunihiro Matsushita

  • GFR Estimation Using Standardized Serum Cystatin C in Japan

    Masaru Horio;Enyu Imai;Yoshinari Yasuda;Tsuyoshi Watanabe

  • Inhibition of TGF-β1 expression by antisense oligonucleotides suppressed extracellular matrix accumulation in experimental glomerulonephritis

    Yoshitaka Akagi;Yoshitaka Isaka;Makoto Arai;Tetsuya Kaneko

  • Y-27632 prevents tubulointerstitial fibrosis in mouse kidneys with unilateral ureteral obstruction.

    Katsuyuki Nagatoya;Toshiki Moriyama;Toshiki Moriyama;Noritaka Kawada;Noritaka Kawada;Masanobu Takeji;Masanobu Takeji

  • Effects of olmesartan on renal and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes with overt nephropathy: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled study

    E. Imai;J. C. N. Chan;S. Ito;T. Yamasaki

  • A Mouse Model of Angiotensin II Slow Pressor Response: Role of Oxidative Stress

    Noritaka Kawada;Enyu Imai;Alexsander Karber;William J. Welch

  • Fetuin-Mineral Complex Reflects Extraosseous Calcification Stress in CKD

    Takayuki Hamano;Isao Matsui;Satoshi Mikami;Kodo Tomida

Frequent Co-Authors

Seiichi Matsuo
Seiichi Matsuo Nagoya University
Masatsugu Hori
Masatsugu Hori Osaka University
Hiromi Rakugi
Hiromi Rakugi Osaka University
Hirofumi Makino
Hirofumi Makino Okayama University
Takenobu Kamada
Takenobu Kamada Osaka University
Yasufumi Kaneda
Yasufumi Kaneda Osaka University
Yasuo Ohashi
Yasuo Ohashi Chuo University
Sadayoshi Ito
Sadayoshi Ito Tohoku University
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki Kobe University
Masaru Okabe
Masaru Okabe Osaka University

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