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Hiromi Rakugi

Hiromi Rakugi

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
45641
World Ranking
6206
National Ranking
139

Hiromi Rakugi publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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This scientist: 996 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Hiromi Rakugi 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 Hiromi Rakugi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 107 D-Index — 70th percentile

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Overview

Hiromi Rakugi is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a significant body of work in the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses various important topics such as Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Frailty in Older Adults, Sodium Intake and Health, Nutritional Studies and Diet, and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure, 2021, The Lancet
  • Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • The CD153 vaccine is a senotherapeutic option for preventing the accumulation of senescent T cells in mice, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Antihypertensive treatment and risk of cancer: an individual participant data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • Blood pressure-lowering treatment for prevention of major cardiovascular diseases in people with and without type 2 diabetes: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Frequent collaborators include Kōichi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Akasaka, Mai Kabayama, Yasushi Takeya, and Yoichi Takami, with co-authorship counts ranging from 50 to 98 publications.

Rakugi's work has appeared most often in these publication venues:

  • Journal of Hypertension (47 publications)
  • Hypertension Research (32 publications)
  • Geriatrics & Gerontology International (18 publications)
  • Research Square (9 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2009)

    Toshio Ogihara;Kenjiro Kikuchi;Hiroaki Matsuoka;Toshiro Fujita

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2019)

    Satoshi Umemura;Hisatomi Arima;Shuji Arima;Kei Asayama

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension (JSH 2014)

    Kazuaki Shimamoto;Katsuyuki Ando;Toshiro Fujita;Naoyuki Hasebe

  • Hypoadiponectinemia Is an Independent Risk Factor for Hypertension

    Yoshio Iwashima;Tomohiro Katsuya;Kazuhiko Ishikawa;Noriyuki Ouchi

  • Association of Hypoadiponectinemia With Impaired Vasoreactivity

    Noriyuki Ouchi;Mitsuru Ohishi;Shinji Kihara;Tohru Funahashi

  • Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2017.

    Makoto Kinoshita;Koutaro Yokote;Hidenori Arai;Mami Iida

  • Diabetes-accelerated memory dysfunction via cerebrovascular inflammation and Abeta deposition in an Alzheimer mouse model with diabetes.

    Shuko Takeda;Naoyuki Sato;Kozue Uchio-Yamada;Kyoko Sawada

  • Erratum: The Japanese Society of hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension (Hypertension Research (2009) 32 (11-23) DOI: 10.1038/hr.2008.2)

    Toshio Ogihara;Kenjiro Kikuchi;Hiroaki Matsuoka;Toshiro Fujita

  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis

    Kazem Rahimi;Zeinab Bidel;Milad Nazarzadeh;Emma Copland

  • Target Blood Pressure for Treatment of Isolated Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly: Valsartan in Elderly Isolated Systolic Hypertension Study

    Toshio Ogihara;Takao Saruta;Hiromi Rakugi;Hiroaki Matsuoka

  • Autophagy protects the proximal tubule from degeneration and acute ischemic injury.

    Tomonori Kimura;Yoshitsugu Takabatake;Atsushi Takahashi;Jun Ya Kaimori

  • Deletion of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Accelerates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction by Increasing Local Angiotensin II

    Koichi Yamamoto;Mitsuru Ohishi;Tomohiro Katsuya;Norihisa Ito

  • Genetic variants at the 9p21 locus contribute to atherosclerosis through modulation of ANRIL and CDKN2A/B.

    Ada Congrains;Kei Kamide;Ryousuke Oguro;Osamu Yasuda

  • Enhancement of insulin sensitivity by troglitazone lowers blood pressure in diabetic hypertensives

    Toshio Ogihara;Hiromi Rakugi;Hiroshi Ikegami;Hiroshi Mikami

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

    Norihiro Kato;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Niek Verweij

  • Japan as the front‐runner of super‐aged societies: Perspectives from medicine and medical care in Japan

    Hidenori Arai;Yasuyoshi Ouchi;Kenji Toba;Tamao Endo

  • Redefining the elderly as aged 75 years and older: Proposal from the Joint Committee of Japan Gerontological Society and the Japan Geriatrics Society

    Yasuyoshi Ouchi;Hiromi Rakugi;Hidenori Arai;Masahiro Akishita

  • Source of Chronic Inflammation in Aging.

    Fumihiro Sanada;Yoshiaki Taniyama;Jun Muratsu;Rei Otsu

  • Malt1-Induced Cleavage of Regnase-1 in CD4+ Helper T Cells Regulates Immune Activation

    Takuya Uehata;Hidenori Iwasaki;Hidenori Iwasaki;Alexis Vandenbon;Kazufumi Matsushita

  • Pathological grading for predicting metastasis in phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma.

    Noriko Kimura;Ryoichi Takayanagi;Nae Takizawa;Eiji Itagaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshio Ogihara
Toshio Ogihara Osaka University
Ryuichi Morishita
Ryuichi Morishita Osaka University
Tomohiro Katsuya
Tomohiro Katsuya Osaka University
Kazuaki Shimamoto
Kazuaki Shimamoto Sapporo Medical University
Sadayoshi Ito
Sadayoshi Ito Tohoku University
Takayoshi Ohkubo
Takayoshi Ohkubo Teikyo University
Takao Saruta
Takao Saruta Keio University
Kazuyuki Shimada
Kazuyuki Shimada Nagoya University
Yutaka Imai
Yutaka Imai Tohoku University
Kazuomi Kario
Kazuomi Kario Jichi Medical University

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