2026 Jun Kimura: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	97	9360	8783	4826	4462	570	31505

Overview

Jun Kimura is a researcher affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's scholarly output covers several main topics related to neurological and spine disorders. These include Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Peripheral Nerve Disorders, and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders.

Jun Kimura has published research in multiple peer-reviewed journals. Notable venues where they have appeared include:

Clinical Neurophysiology
Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
International Journal of Current Research and Review
Spine
Annals of Plastic Surgery

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kimura span a range of clinical and electrophysiological topics. Some of the recent publications are:

Establishment of a clinician-led guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of Hirayama disease using a modified Delphi technique, 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology
Optimizing the methodology for saphenous nerve somatosensory evoked potentials for monitoring upper lumbar roots and femoral nerve during lumbar spine surgery: technical note, 2021, Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
Clinical and electrophysiological features of acute flaccid myelitis: A national cohort study, 2021, Clinical Neurophysiology
Threshold-based Monitoring of Compound Muscle Action Potentials for Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement in the Lumbosacral Spine, 2021, Spine
Rest-induced Reduction in Walking Speed Helps Differentiate Degenerative Compression Myelopathies from Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, 2021, International Journal of Current Research and Review

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Some frequent co-authors include:

Takanori Saito
Muneharu Ando
Feizhou Lyu
Chaojun Zheng
Hongli Wang

Best Publications

CAG expansions in a novel gene for Machado-Joseph disease at chromosome 14q32.1

Yoshiya Kawaguchi;Toshihiro Okamoto;Masafumi Taniwaki;Megumi Aizawa

2108
Citations
Electrodiagnostic criteria for diagnosis of ALS.

Mamede de Carvalho;Reinhard Dengler;Andrew Eisen;John D. England

1333
Citations
Activation and Involvement of p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase in Glutamate-induced Apoptosis in Rat Cerebellar Granule Cells *

Hiroshi Kawasaki;Takaya Morooka;Shun Shimohama;Jun Kimura

540
Citations
Brain functional activity during gait in normal subjects: a SPECT study.

Hidenao Fukuyama;Yasuomi Ouchi;Shigeru Matsuzaki;Yasuhiro Nagahama

486
Citations
Nicotinic receptor stimulation protects neurons against beta-amyloid toxicity

T. Kihara;S. Shimohama;H. Sawada;J. Kimura

433
Citations
Glial activation and white matter changes in the rat brain induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion: an immunohistochemical study

Hideaki Wakita;Hidekazu Tomimoto;Ichiro Akiguchi;Jun Kimura

388
Citations
Mechanisms underlying gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease: a single photon emission computed tomography study.

Takashi Hanakawa;Yukinori Katsumi;Hidenao Fukuyama;Manabu Honda

371
Citations
Altered cerebral energy metabolism in Alzheimer's disease: a PET study.

Hidenao Fukuyama;Masafumi Ogawa;Hiroshi Yamauchi;Shinya Yamaguchi

323
Citations
Cerebral activation during performance of a card sorting test

Yasuhiro Nagahama;Hidenao Fukuyama;Hiroshi Yamauchi;Shigeru Matsuzaki

294
Citations
Evidence of misery perfusion and risk for recurrent stroke in major cerebral arterial occlusive diseases from PET.

H Yamauchi;H Fukuyama;Y Nagahama;H Nabatame

290
Citations
Principles and pitfalls of nerve conduction studies.

Jun Kimura

284
Citations
Changes of short latency somatosensory evoked potential in sleep

Thoru Yamada;Shigeki Kameyama;Yasunori Fuchigami;Yuji Nakazumi

254
Citations
Pathological findings at the site of conduction block in multifocal motor neuropathy

Ryuji Kaji;Nobuyuki Oka;Teruyuki Tsuji;Takahiro Mezaki

253
Citations
Nicotine protects cultured cortical neurons against glutamate-induced cytotoxicity via α7-neuronal receptors and neuronal CNS receptors

Satoshi Kaneko;Takehiko Maeda;Toshiaki Kume;Hanae Kochiyama

253
Citations
Alterations of the blood-brain barrier and glial cells in white-matter lesions in cerebrovascular and Alzheimer's disease patients

Hidekazu Tomimoto;Ichiro Akiguchi;Toshihiko Suenaga;Masaki Nishimura

252
Citations
Stimulation of α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors inhibits β-amyloid toxicity

T Kihara;S Shimohama;M Urushitani;H Sawada

247
Citations
Nicotinic α7 receptors protect against glutamate neurotoxicity and neuronal ischemic damage

S. Shimohama;D. L. Greenwald;D. H. Shafron;A. Akaika

246
Citations
Multifocal demyelinating motor neuropathy: cranial nerve involvement and immunoglobulin therapy

Ryuji Kaji;Hiroshi Shibasaki;Jun Kimura

232
Citations
Abnormal premovement gating of somatosensory input in writer's cramp.

Nagako Murase;Ryuji Kaji;Hideki Shimazu;Mari Katayama-Hirota

219
Citations
Adverse Effect of Nighttime Blood Pressure on the Outcome of Lacunar Infarct Patients

Yasumasa Yamamoto;Ichiro Akiguchi;Kaiyo Oiwa;Masamichi Hayashi

215
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Shibasaki Kyoto University

Shun Shimohama Sapporo Medical University

Hidenao Fukuyama Kyoto University

Thoru Yamada University of Iowa

Akio Ikeda Kyoto University

Takashi Nagamine Sapporo Medical University

Akinori Akaike Kyoto University

Yasuhiro Nagahama Memorial Hospital of South Bend

Masakuni Kameyama Kyoto University

Junji Konishi Kyoto University

External Links

Personal website of Jun Kimura

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