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Kiyohiro Houkin

Kiyohiro Houkin

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
27867
World Ranking
14111
National Ranking
426

Kiyohiro Houkin 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 Kiyohiro Houkin sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 720 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kiyohiro Houkin 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 Kiyohiro Houkin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kiyohiro Houkin is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a substantial concentration in neurology. Within this main field of study, their work also spans epidemiology, genetics, rheumatology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Houkin has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Intracranial aneurysms: treatment and complications
  • Acute ischemic stroke management
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Neurological complications and syndromes
  • Cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases
  • Stroke rehabilitation and recovery

Their recent publications illustrate a consistent engagement with cerebrovascular disease and neurological treatment methods. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Clinical Trials of Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Ischemic Stroke," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Clinical Trials of Stem Cell Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Late (5-20 years) outcomes after STA-MCA anastomosis and encephalo-duro-myo-arterio-pericranial synangiosis in patients with moyamoya disease," 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery
  • "Five-Year Stroke Risk and Its Predictors in Asymptomatic Moyamoya Disease: Asymptomatic Moyamoya Registry (AMORE)," 2023, Stroke
  • "Impact of cortical hemodynamic failure on both subsequent hemorrhagic stroke and effect of bypass surgery in hemorrhagic moyamoya disease: a supplementary analysis of the Japan Adult Moyamoya Trial," 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery

Houkin collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Masahito Kawabori
  • Miki Fujimura
  • Toshiya Osanai
  • Satoshi Kuroda
  • Hiroaki Motegi

Their work is often published in established journals related to neurology and stroke, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Stroke
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
  • Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Best Publications

  • Moyamoya disease: current concepts and future perspectives

    Satoshi Kuroda;Kiyohiro Houkin

  • Effects of Extracranial–Intracranial Bypass for Patients With Hemorrhagic Moyamoya Disease: Results of the Japan Adult Moyamoya Trial

    Susumu Miyamoto;Takashi Yoshimoto;Nobuo Hashimoto;Yasushi Okada

  • Intravenous administration of auto serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells in stroke

    Osamu Honmou;Kiyohiro Houkin;Takuya Matsunaga;Yoshiro Niitsu

  • Novel epidemiological features of moyamoya disease

    Takeo Baba;Kiyohiro Houkin;Satoshi Kuroda

  • Mesenchymal stem cells that produce neurotrophic factors reduce ischemic damage in the rat middle cerebral artery occlusion model.

    Kazuhiko Kurozumi;Kazuhiko Kurozumi;Kiminori Nakamura;Takashi Tamiya;Yutaka Kawano

  • BDNF Gene-Modified Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Functional Recovery and Reduce Infarct Size in the Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model

    Kazuhiko Kurozumi;Kiminori Nakamura;Takashi Tamiya;Yutaka Kawano

  • NEUROPROTECTION BY PLGF GENE-MODIFIED HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AFTER CEREBRAL ISCHAEMIA

    H. Liu;O. Honmou;O. Honmou;K. Harada;K. Nakamura

  • Linkage of Familial Moyamoya Disease (Spontaneous Occlusion of the Circle of Willis) to Chromosome 17q25

    Tohru Yamauchi;Mitsuhiro Tada;Kiyohiro Houkin;Toshihiro Tanaka

  • BDNF-Hypersecreting Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Functional Recovery, Axonal Sprouting, and Protection of Corticospinal Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury

    Masanori Sasaki;Christine Radtke;Andrew M. Tan;Peng Zhao

  • Long-term prognosis of medically treated patients with internal carotid or middle cerebral artery occlusion: can acetazolamide test predict it?

    Satoshi Kuroda;Kiyohiro Houkin;Hiroyasu Kamiyama;Kenji Mitsumori

  • I.V. INFUSION OF BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE-MODIFIED HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS PROTECTS AGAINST INJURY IN A CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA MODEL IN ADULT RAT

    T. Nomura;O. Honmou;O. Honmou;O. Honmou;K. Harada;K. Houkin

  • Incidence and Clinical Features of Disease Progression in Adult Moyamoya Disease

    Satoshi Kuroda;Tatsuya Ishikawa;Kiyohiro Houkin;Rina Nanba

  • A therapeutic window for intravenous administration of autologous bone marrow after cerebral ischemia in adult rats.

    Satoshi Iihoshi;Osamu Honmou;Osamu Honmou;Osamu Honmou;Kiyohiro Houkin;Kazuo Hashi

  • Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) as therapeutic cytoreagents for gene therapy.

    Hirofumi Hamada;Masayoshi Kobune;Kiminori Nakamura;Yutaka Kawano

  • Therapeutic benefits by human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and Ang-1 gene-modified hMSCs after cerebral ischemia.

    Toshiyuki Onda;Osamu Honmou;Osamu Honmou;Osamu Honmou;Kuniaki Harada;Kiyohiro Houkin

  • Intravenous infusion of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells protects against injury in a cerebral ischemia model in adult rat

    T. Honma;O. Honmou;O. Honmou;O. Honmou;S. Iihoshi;K. Harada

  • Pathological consideration of a "blister-like" aneurysm at the superior wall of the internal carotid artery: case report.

    Tatsuya Ishikawa;Nishio Nakamura;Kiyohiro Houkin;Mikio Nomura

  • Effects of surgical revascularization on outcome of patients with pediatric Moyamoya disease

    Tatsuya Ishikawa;Kiyohiro Houkin;Hiroyasu Kamiyama;Hiroshi Abe

  • Intravenous administration of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor gene-modified human mesenchymal stem cells protects against injury in a cerebral ischemia model in the adult rat

    Yoshifumi Horita;Osamu Honmou;Osamu Honmou;Kuniaki Harada;Kiyohiro Houkin

  • Surgical Therapy for Adult Moyamoya Disease Can Surgical Revascularization Prevent the Recurrence of Intracerebral Hemorrhage

    Kiyohiro Houkin;Hiroyasu Kamiyama;Hiroshi Abe;Akihiro Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Kuroda
Satoshi Kuroda University of Toyama
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe Nagoya University
Jeffery D. Kocsis
Jeffery D. Kocsis Yale University
Nagara Tamaki
Nagara Tamaki Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Nobuhiro Mikuni
Nobuhiro Mikuni Sapporo Medical University
Hirofumi Hamada
Hirofumi Hamada Sapporo Medical University
Susumu Miyamoto
Susumu Miyamoto Kyoto University
Shinya Tanaka
Shinya Tanaka Hokkaido University
Hiroki Shirato
Hiroki Shirato Hokkaido University
Nobuo Hashimoto
Nobuo Hashimoto Kyoto University

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