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Masao Yoshizumi

Masao Yoshizumi

Masao Yoshizumi 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 Masao Yoshizumi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

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Masao Yoshizumi 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 Masao Yoshizumi 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+

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Overview

Masao Yoshizumi is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine, with a strong focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans several specialized subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and immunology.

Their main research topics include cardiac imaging and diagnostics, coronary interventions and diagnostics, cardiovascular disease and adiposity, acute myocardial infarction research, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiovascular neuropeptides and oxidative stress research, as well as aortic aneurysm repair treatments.

Yoshizumi has contributed to a significant number of papers in reputable medical journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Determinants of Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation on Computed Tomography Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Peri-coronary inflammation is associated with findings on coronary computed tomography angiography and fractional flow reserve, 2020, Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
  • Prognostic impact of healed coronary plaque in non-culprit lesions assessed by optical coherence tomography, 2020, Atherosclerosis
  • Prognostic value of pericoronary inflammation and unsupervised machine-learning-defined phenotypic clustering of CT angiographic findings, 2021, International Journal of Cardiology
  • Pre-percutaneous Coronary Intervention Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation Evaluated by Computed Tomography Predicts Global Coronary Flow Reserve After Urgent Revascularization in Patients With Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Yoshizumi include:

  • Yoshihisa Kanaji
  • Masahiro Hada
  • Tsunekazu Kakuta
  • Masahiro Hoshino
  • Tomoyo Sugiyama

Yoshizumi's work is published across multiple prominent medical journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Best Publications

  • Promotion of vascular smooth muscle cell growth by homocysteine: a link to atherosclerosis

    J C Tsai;M A Perrella;M Yoshizumi;C M Hsieh

  • Endothelial function and oxidative stress in cardiovascular diseases.

    Yukihito Higashi;Kensuke Noma;Masao Yoshizumi;Yasuki Kihara

  • Effect of Different Intensities of Exercise on Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Humans Role of Endothelium-Dependent Nitric Oxide and Oxidative Stress

    Chikara Goto;Yukihito Higashi;Masashi Kimura;Kensuke Noma

  • Transforming growth factor-β stimulates the expression of endothelin mRNA by vascular endothelial cells

    Hiroki Kurihara;Masao Yoshizumi;Takao Sugiyama;Fumimaro Takaku

  • Inhibition of Growth and p21ras Methylation in Vascular Endothelial Cells by Homocysteine but Not Cysteine

    Hong Wang;Masao Yoshizumi;Kaihua Lai;Jer-Chia Tsai

  • Autologous bone-marrow mononuclear cell implantation improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in patients with limb ischemia.

    Yukihito Higashi;Masashi Kimura;Keiko Hara;Kensuke Noma

  • Exercise and endothelial function: role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide and oxidative stress in healthy subjects and hypertensive patients.

    Yukihito Higashi;Masao Yoshizumi

  • Induction of cyclin A gene expression by homocysteine in vascular smooth muscle cells

    Jer Chia Tsai;Hong Wang;Mark A. Perrella;Masao Yoshizumi

  • Periodontal Infection Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Subjects and Hypertensive Patients

    Yukihito Higashi;Chikara Goto;Daisuke Jitsuiki;Takashi Umemura

  • Induction of Apoptosis by Pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate and N-Acetylcysteine in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (∗)

    Jer Chia Tsai;Mukesh Jain;Chung Ming Hsieh;Wen Sen Lee

  • Cloning and Functional Analysis of the Promoter for KDR/flk-1, a Receptor for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

    Cam Patterson;Mark A. Perrella;Chung-Ming Hsieh;Masao Yoshizumi

  • Downregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in cultured human vascular endothelial cells.

    W. Cam Patterson;Mark A. Perrella;Wilson O. Endege;Masao Yoshizumi

  • The impairment of flow-mediated vasodilatation in obese men with visceral fat accumulation

    M Hashimoto;M Akishita;M Eto;K Kozaki

  • Correlation Between Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation of the Brachial Artery and Intima-Media Thickness in the Carotid Artery in Men

    Masayoshi Hashimoto;Masato Eto;Masahiro Akishita;Koichi Kozaki

  • Circadian variation of blood pressure and endothelial function in patients with essential hypertension: a comparison of dippers and non-dippers

    Yukihito Higashi;Keigo Nakagawa;Masashi Kimura;Kensuke Noma

  • Edaravone (3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one), a novel free radical scavenger, for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

    Yukihito Higashi;Daisuke Jitsuiki;Kazuaki Chayama;Masao Yoshizumi

  • Effects of acute administration of caffeine on vascular function.

    Takashi Umemura;Keiko Ueda;Kenji Nishioka;Takayuki Hidaka

  • Effect of acute intake of red wine on flow-mediated vasodilatation of the brachial artery

    Masayoshi Hashimoto;Seungbum Kim;Masato Eto;Katsuya Iijima

  • Amelioration of vascular endothelial dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by nasal continuous positive airway pressure--possible involvement of nitric oxide and asymmetric NG, NG-dimethylarginine.

    Yumiko Ohike;Koichi Kozaki;Katsuya Iijima;Masato Eto

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-9 contributes to human atrial remodeling during atrial fibrillation

    Yukiko Nakano;Shumpei Niida;Keigo Dote;Sou Takenaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Yukihito Higashi
Yukihito Higashi Hiroshima University
Kazuaki Chayama
Kazuaki Chayama Hiroshima University
Toshio Tsuji
Toshio Tsuji Hiroshima University
Yasuyoshi Ouchi
Yasuyoshi Ouchi University of Tokyo
Masahiro Akishita
Masahiro Akishita University of Tokyo
Yoshio Yazaki
Yoshio Yazaki University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko Igarashi
Kazuhiko Igarashi Tohoku University
Yumiko Saga
Yumiko Saga National Institute of Genetics
Masatsugu Horiuchi
Masatsugu Horiuchi Ehime University
Fumimaro Takaku
Fumimaro Takaku University of Tokyo

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