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D-Index
81
Citations
34058
World Ranking
16417
National Ranking
8259

Masanori Aikawa 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 Masanori Aikawa sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 375 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masanori Aikawa 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 Masanori Aikawa sits on this spectrum.

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: 400 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 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part II.

    Morteza Naghavi;Peter Libby;Erling Falk;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells

  • Targeted deletion of matrix metalloproteinase-9 attenuates left ventricular enlargement and collagen accumulation after experimental myocardial infarction

    Anique Ducharme;Stefan Frantz;Masanori Aikawa;Elena Rabkin

  • Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques: new mechanisms and clinical targets.

    Peter Libby;Masanori Aikawa

  • An HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor, Cerivastatin, Suppresses Growth of Macrophages Expressing Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Factor In Vivo and In Vitro

    Masanori Aikawa;Elena Rabkin;Seigo Sugiyama;Sami J. Voglic

  • Osteogenesis Associates With Inflammation in Early-Stage Atherosclerosis Evaluated by Molecular Imaging In Vivo

    Elena Aikawa;Matthias Nahrendorf;Jose-Luiz Figueiredo;Filip K. Swirski

  • Lipid Lowering by Diet Reduces Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity and Increases Collagen Content of Rabbit Atheroma A Potential Mechanism of Lesion Stabilization

    Masanori Aikawa;Elena Rabkin;Yoshikatsu Okada;Sami J. Voglic

  • Host bone-marrow cells are a source of donor intimal smooth- muscle-like cells in murine aortic transplant arteriopathy.

    Koichi Shimizu;Seigo Sugiyama;Masanori Aikawa;Yoshihiro Fukumoto

  • Macrophages and atherosclerotic plaque stability

    Peter Libby;Yong Jian Geng;Masanori Aikawa;Uwe Schoenbeck

  • Activated Interstitial Myofibroblasts Express Catabolic Enzymes and Mediate Matrix Remodeling in Myxomatous Heart Valves

    Elena Rabkin;Masanori Aikawa;James R. Stone;Yoshihiro Fukumoto

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Attenuates Early Left Ventricular Enlargement After Experimental Myocardial Infarction in Mice

    Luis E. Rohde;Anique Ducharme;Luis H. Arroyo;Masanori Aikawa

  • Hypochlorous Acid, a Macrophage Product, Induces Endothelial Apoptosis and Tissue Factor Expression Involvement of Myeloperoxidase-Mediated Oxidant in Plaque Erosion and Thrombogenesis

    Seigo Sugiyama;Kiyotaka Kugiyama;Masanori Aikawa;Shinichi Nakamura

  • Statins Alter Smooth Muscle Cell Accumulation and Collagen Content in Established Atheroma of Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic Rabbits

    Yoshihiro Fukumoto;Peter Libby;Elena Rabkin;Christopher C. Hill

  • Dynamic and reversible changes of interstitial cell phenotype during remodeling of cardiac valves.

    Elena Rabkin-Aikawa;Mark Farber;Masanori Aikawa;Frederick J. Schoen

  • Inflammation in Atherosclerosis Visualizing Matrix Metalloproteinase Action in Macrophages In Vivo

    Jun-o Deguchi;Masanori Aikawa;Ching-Hsuan Tung;Elena Aikawa

  • Human Semilunar Cardiac Valve Remodeling by Activated Cells From Fetus to Adult Implications for Postnatal Adaptation, Pathology, and Tissue Engineering

    Elena Aikawa;Peter Whittaker;Mark Farber;Karen Mendelson

  • Multimodality Molecular Imaging Identifies Proteolytic and Osteogenic Activities in Early Aortic Valve Disease

    Elena Aikawa;Matthias Nahrendorf;David Sosnovik;Vincent M. Lok

  • Macrophage-derived matrix vesicles: an alternative mechanism for microcalcification in atherosclerotic plaques

    Elena Aikawa;Masanori Aikawa;Sophie New;Kevin Croce

  • Human smooth muscle myosin heavy chain isoforms as molecular markers for vascular development and atherosclerosis.

    M Aikawa;P N Sivam;M Kuro-o;K Kimura

  • Apolipoprotein CIII Induces Expression of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Vascular Endothelial Cells and Increases Adhesion of Monocytic Cells

    Akio Kawakami;Masanori Aikawa;Pilar Alcaide;Francis W. Luscinskas

  • Arterial and Aortic Valve Calcification Abolished by Elastolytic Cathepsin S Deficiency in Chronic Renal Disease

    Elena Aikawa;Masanori Aikawa;Peter Libby;Jose-Luiz Figueiredo

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena Aikawa
Elena Aikawa Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peter Libby
Peter Libby Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ryozo Nagai
Ryozo Nagai Jichi Medical University
Yoshio Yazaki
Yoshio Yazaki University of Tokyo
Makoto Kuro-o
Makoto Kuro-o Jichi Medical University
Frank M. Sacks
Frank M. Sacks Harvard University
Ichiro Manabe
Ichiro Manabe Chiba University
Frederick J. Schoen
Frederick J. Schoen Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ralph Weissleder
Ralph Weissleder Harvard University
Galina K. Sukhova
Galina K. Sukhova Harvard Medical School

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