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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 86 14165 13339 432 408 1288 26193

Mitsuaki Isobe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mitsuaki Isobe between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mitsuaki Isobe published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 31.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 82 publications in 2009. 18 of the 1,375 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 82. Peak 82 publications in 2009. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 20 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 30 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 50 publications 2003: 65 publications 2004: 69 publications 2005: 64 publications 2006: 73 publications 2007: 61 publications 2008: 63 publications 2009: 82 publications 2010: 70 publications 2011: 74 publications 2012: 51 publications 2013: 65 publications 2014: 55 publications 2015: 54 publications 2016: 53 publications 2017: 77 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

1,375 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mitsuaki Isobe: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 2
1985 2
1986 9
1987 2
1988 0
1989 4
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 4
1994 3
1995 8
1996 9
1997 20
1998 25
1999 16
2000 30
2001 13
2002 50
2003 65
2004 69
2005 64
2006 73
2007 61
2008 63
2009 82
2010 70
2011 74
2012 51
2013 65
2014 55
2015 54
2016 53
2017 77
2018 25
2019 28
2020 24
2021 28
2022 27
2023 30
2024 16
2025 17
2026 1
Total 1,375
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Mitsuaki Isobe publications per year - data summary

  • Mitsuaki Isobe, a Medicine scholar from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, has 1,375 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 82 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 44 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988 and 1990).
  • The rate of publication averages 31.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 32.7 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 91 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 69 publications (4.6 per year); 1998-2012: 806 publications (53.7 per year); 2013-2026: 500 publications (35.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mitsuaki Isobe 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 Mitsuaki Isobe 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, 1,281–1,300 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: 1,288 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
1,061–1,080 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 1,288
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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Mitsuaki Isobe 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.
  • Mitsuaki Isobe, a Medicine scholar from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, records 1,288 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Mitsuaki Isobe, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Mitsuaki Isobe 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).

Mitsuaki Isobe 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 Mitsuaki Isobe 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, 86–87 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: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 86
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
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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Mitsuaki Isobe 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.
  • Mitsuaki Isobe, a Medicine scholar from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, records 86 D-Index - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Mitsuaki Isobe, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Mitsuaki Isobe ranks below 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).

Overview

Mitsuaki Isobe is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan and has made substantial contributions in the field of medicine, particularly within cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research encompasses multiple intersecting medical disciplines including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, surgery, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's main research topics focus on various aspects of cardiac health, including cardiac valve diseases and treatments, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, and atrial fibrillation management and outcomes. Additional topics cover infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, vasculitis and related conditions, as well as the intersection of cardiac health and mental health.

Frequently published venues for their work include:

  • Circulation Journal
  • Circulation
  • Heart and Vessels
  • Circulation Reports
  • European Heart Journal

Mitsuaki Isobe has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mamoru Nanasato (48 publications)
  • Mike Saji (33 publications)
  • Ryosuke Higuchi (25 publications)
  • Itaru Takamisawa (24 publications)
  • Nobuo Iguchi (22 publications)

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Mitsuaki Isobe cover a range of clinical and guideline-oriented topics in cardiovascular medicine:

  • JCS 2017 Guideline on Management of Vasculitis Syndrome - Digest Version -, 2020, published in Circulation Journal
  • JCS 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis, 2020, published in Circulation Journal
  • Multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation and Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Heart Failure, 2020, published in Circulation Heart Failure
  • JCS/JHFS 2018 Guideline on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiomyopathies, 2021, published in Circulation Journal
  • Risk Factors Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation, 2020, published in JAMA Network Open

Best Publications

  • Prognostic determinants of long-term survival in Japanese patients with cardiac sarcoidosis treated with prednisone

    Yoshikazu Yazaki;Mitsuaki Isobe;Michiaki Hiroe;Shin-ichiro Morimoto

  • JCS 2017/JHFS 2017 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure ― Digest Version ―

    Hiroyuki Tsutsui;Mitsuaki Isobe;Hiroshi Ito;Ken Okumura

  • Mst1 inhibits autophagy by promoting the interaction between Beclin1 and Bcl-2

    Yasuhiro Maejima;Yasuhiro Maejima;Shiori Kyoi;Peiyong Zhai;Tong Liu

  • Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with refractory Takayasu arteritis: results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Japan (the TAKT study)

    Yoshikazu Nakaoka;Mitsuaki Isobe;Syuji Takei;Yoshiya Tanaka

  • JCS 2016 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis - Digest Version

    Fumio Terasaki;Arata Azuma;Toshihisa Anzai;Nobukazu Ishizaka

  • Regulation of autophagy by Beclin 1 in the heart.

    Yasuhiro Maejima;Yasuhiro Maejima;Mitsuaki Isobe;Junichi Sadoshima

  • A global in vivo Drosophila RNAi screen identifies NOT3 as a conserved regulator of heart function

    G. Gregory Neely;Keiji Kuba;Anthony Cammarato;Kazuya Isobe;Kazuya Isobe

  • Induction of premature senescence in cardiomyocytes by doxorubicin as a novel mechanism of myocardial damage

    Yasuhiro Maejima;Susumu Adachi;Hiroshi Ito;Kenzo Hirao

  • Assessment of acute injuries and chronic intimal thickening of the radial artery after transradial coronary intervention by optical coherence tomography.

    Taishi Yonetsu;Tsunekazu Kakuta;Tetsumin Lee;Kei Takayama

  • Clinical implications of reconnection between the left atrium and isolated pulmonary veins provoked by adenosine triphosphate after extensive encircling pulmonary vein isolation.

    Hitoshi Hachiya;Kenzo Hirao;Atsushi Takahashi;Yasutoshi Nagata

  • Integrating Genetic, Transcriptional, and Functional Analyses to Identify 5 Novel Genes for Atrial Fibrillation

    Moritz F. Sinner;Nathan R. Tucker;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Kouichi Ozaki

  • Role of FDG PET-CT in Takayasu arteritis: sensitive detection of recurrences

    Daisuke Tezuka;Go Haraguchi;Takashi Ishihara;Hirokazu Ohigashi

  • Inhibition of IκB phosphorylation in cardiomyocytes attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

    Yasuyuki Onai;Jun-Ichi Suzuki;Tsunekazu Kakuta;Yasuhiro Maejima

  • Cardiac sarcoidosis: Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic considerations

    Morie Sekiguchi;Yoshikazu Yazaki;Mitsuaki Isobe;Michiaki Hiroe

  • Electrocardiographic and electrophysiologic characteristics of ventricular tachycardia originating within the pulmonary artery

    Yukio Sekiguchi;Kazutaka Aonuma;Atsushi Takahashi;Yasuteru Yamauchi

  • Improved prognosis of Takayasu arteritis over the past decade--comprehensive analysis of 106 patients.

    Hirokazu Ohigashi;Go Haraguchi;Masanori Konishi;Daisuke Tezuka

  • An alternative mitophagy pathway mediated by Rab9 protects the heart against ischemia

    Toshiro Saito;Jihoon Nah;Shin ichi Oka;Risa Mukai

  • Nitric oxide inhibits myocardial apoptosis by preventing caspase-3 activity via S-nitrosylation.

    Yasuhiro Maejima;Susumu Adachi;Kino Morikawa;Hiroshi Ito

  • ATF3 inhibits doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes: a novel cardioprotective role of ATF3.

    Kiyoshi Nobori;Hiroshi Ito;Mimi Tamamori-Adachi;Susumu Adachi

  • Interleukin-13 but not interleukin-4 prolongs eosinophil survival and induces eosinophil chemotaxis

    Shiro Horie;Yoshio Okubo;Mahboob Hossain;Etsuro Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Atsushi Takahashi
Atsushi Takahashi RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Ryozo Nagai
Ryozo Nagai Jichi Medical University
Yasunobu Hirata
Yasunobu Hirata University of Tokyo
Issei Komuro
Issei Komuro University of Tokyo
Ryuichi Morishita
Ryuichi Morishita Osaka University
Yasufumi Kaneda
Yasufumi Kaneda Osaka University
Yoshio Yazaki
Yoshio Yazaki University of Tokyo
Yoshiki Sawa
Yoshiki Sawa Osaka University
Junichi Sadoshima
Junichi Sadoshima Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Motokuni Aoki
Motokuni Aoki Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences

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