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Hiroyasu Iso

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Medicine
Japan
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 121 3525 3294 68 64 1053 96366

Hiroyasu Iso publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hiroyasu Iso between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hiroyasu Iso published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 30.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 141 publications in 2021. 19 of the 1,215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 141. Peak 141 publications in 2021. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 6 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 30 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 34 publications 2009: 45 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 50 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 45 publications 2016: 51 publications 2017: 66 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 61 publications 2020: 95 publications 2021: 141 publications 2022: 93 publications 2023: 79 publications 2024: 49 publications 2025: 18 publications 2026: 1 publication
1987 2026

1,215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hiroyasu Iso: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 6
1990 4
1991 7
1992 7
1993 8
1994 8
1995 5
1996 9
1997 2
1998 6
1999 8
2000 8
2001 7
2002 8
2003 11
2004 20
2005 24
2006 30
2007 24
2008 34
2009 45
2010 30
2011 50
2012 42
2013 31
2014 38
2015 45
2016 51
2017 66
2018 42
2019 61
2020 95
2021 141
2022 93
2023 79
2024 49
2025 18
2026 1
Total 1,215
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Hiroyasu Iso publications per year - data summary

  • Hiroyasu Iso, a Medicine scholar from Osaka University, has 1,215 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 141 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1988 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 30.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 30.4 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 240 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-2000: 80 publications (5.7 per year); 2001-2014: 394 publications (28.1 per year); 2015-2026: 741 publications (61.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hiroyasu Iso 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 Hiroyasu Iso sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,041–1,060 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,053 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63 1,053
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Hiroyasu Iso publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Hiroyasu Iso, a Medicine scholar from Osaka University, records 1,053 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Hiroyasu Iso, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Hiroyasu Iso ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Hiroyasu Iso 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 Hiroyasu Iso sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 120–121 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287 121
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Hiroyasu Iso D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Hiroyasu Iso, a Medicine scholar from Osaka University, records 121 D-Index - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Hiroyasu Iso, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Hiroyasu Iso ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hiroyasu Iso is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on public health and epidemiological research. Their work spans diverse subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The recent scholarly output includes publications such as "Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Albuminuria, and Adverse Outcomes" (2023, JAMA), "Global, regional, and national burden of gout, 1990-2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" (2024, The Lancet Rheumatology), "Bullying victimisation in adolescence: prevalence and inequalities by gender, socioeconomic status and academic performance across 71 countries" (2021, EClinicalMedicine), "Association of soy and fermented soy product intake with total and cause specific mortality: prospective cohort study" (2020, BMJ), and "Impact of seaweed intake on health" (2020, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition).

Key topics recurrent in their research include Nutritional Studies and Diet, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Birth, Development, and Health, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, and Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies.

Iso has frequently collaborated with other researchers including Kazumasa Yamagishi, Isao Muraki, Shoichiro Tsugane, Norie Sawada, and Hironori Imano. These collaborations have contributed to a significant volume of work in related areas.

Publication venues where their research appears most often include:

  • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Epidemiology
  • Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
  • British Journal Of Nutrition

Throughout their career, Iso has contributed extensively to medical literature, with a total of 779 publications focused largely on health-related issues. Within this body of work, 153 publications fall under Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 94 under Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 67 under Epidemiology, 56 under Obstetrics and Gynecology, and 54 under Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • Serum cholesterol levels and six-year mortality from stroke in 350,977 men screened for the multiple risk factor intervention trial

    Hiroyasu Iso;David R. Jacobs;Deborah Wentworth;James D. Neaton

  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of major cardiovascular diseases and nonvascular mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis.

    J Danesh;S Lewington;S G Thompson;Lowe Gdo.

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

    Stephen Kaptoge;Lisa Pennells;Dirk De Bacquer;Marie Therese Cooney

  • Report of the Conference on Low Blood Cholesterol: Mortality Associations.

    D Jacobs;H Blackburn;M Higgins;D Reed

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

  • Intake of fish and n3 fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease among Japanese: the Japan Public Health Center-Based (JPHC) Study Cohort I.

    Hiroyasu Iso;Minatsu Kobayashi;Junko Ishihara;Satoshi Sasaki

  • Intake of fish and omega-3 fatty acids and risk of stroke in women.

    Hiroyasu Iso;Kathryn M. Rexrode;Meir J. Stampfer;JoAnn E. Manson

  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Mohammad Abbasi

  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;John Everett Mumford;Megan Knight

  • The relationship between green tea and total caffeine intake and risk for self-reported type 2 diabetes among Japanese adults

    Hiroyasu Iso;Hiroyasu Iso;Chigusa Date;Chigusa Date;Kenji Wakai;Mitsuru Fukui

  • What has made the population of Japan healthy

    Nayu Ikeda;Eiko Saito;Naoki Kondo;Manami Inoue

  • 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

  • Trends for coronary heart disease and stroke and their risk factors in Japan.

    T Shimamoto;Y Komachi;H Inada;M Doi

  • Report of the conference on low blood cholesterol

    David R Jacobs;Henry Blackburn;Millicent Higgins;Dwayne Reed

Frequent Co-Authors

Akiko Tamakoshi
Akiko Tamakoshi Hokkaido University
Shoichiro Tsugane
Shoichiro Tsugane International University of Health and Welfare
Shinichi Sato
Shinichi Sato University of Tokyo
Manami Inoue
Manami Inoue National Cancer Centre
Motoki Iwasaki
Motoki Iwasaki National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Yoshihiro Kokubo
Yoshihiro Kokubo University of Glasgow
Tomonori Okamura
Tomonori Okamura Keio University
Kenji Wakai
Kenji Wakai Nagoya University
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Hirotsugu Ueshima
Hirotsugu Ueshima Shiga University of Medical Science

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