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D-Index
75
Citations
20029
World Ranking
19138
National Ranking
9541

Soichiro Kitamura 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 Soichiro Kitamura sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 722 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Soichiro Kitamura 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 Soichiro Kitamura sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Soichiro Kitamura is affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration in the United States and has contributed to the field of medicine with a focus on surgery and cardiology. Their work includes research on cardiovascular conditions and surgical treatments, particularly related to congenital and structural heart diseases.

Kitamura's publications cover diverse topics within cardiovascular medicine. Notable papers include:

  • "JCS/JSCS 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Sequelae in Kawasaki Disease" (2020, Circulation Journal)
  • "Benefits of robotically-assisted surgery for complex mitral valve repair" (2020, Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery)
  • "Mortality analysis of arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries with and without ventricular septal defect" (2021, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery)
  • "Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in children under 5 years of age with Kawasaki disease: a case series" (2020, European Heart Journal - Case Reports)
  • "Effect of Therapeutic Modification on Outcomes in Heart Transplantation Over the Past Two Decades - A Single-Center Experience in Japan -" (2020, Circulation Journal)

The researcher's frequent publication venues highlight key journals in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery and related case reports, which include:

  • Circulation Journal
  • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
  • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • European Heart Journal - Case Reports
  • JTCVS Techniques

Their fields of study predominantly lie within medicine, with subfields emphasizing surgery, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and transplantation.

Kitamura's work covers major research topics such as:

  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
  • Coronary Artery Anomalies
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Frequent collaborators include Junjiro Kobayashi, Satsuki Fukushima, Tomoyuki Fujita, Naoki Tadokoro, and Etsuko Tsuda, reflecting ongoing research partnerships in related cardiovascular and surgical fields.

Best Publications

  • Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction.

    Yoshinori Miyahara;Noritoshi Nagaya;Masaharu Kataoka;Bobby Yanagawa

  • Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves Cardiac Function in a Rat Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Kenji Kangawa;Takefumi Itoh;Takashi Iwase

  • Intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in rats with acute myocardial infarction through angiogenesis and myogenesis.

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Takafumi Fujii;Takashi Iwase;Hajime Ohgushi

  • Human atrial natriuretic peptide and nicorandil as adjuncts to reperfusion treatment for acute myocardial infarction (J-WIND): two randomised trials

    Masafumi Kitakaze;Masanori Asakura;Jiyoong Kim;Yasunori Shintani

  • Comparison of angiogenic potency between mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia.

    Takashi Iwase;Noritoshi Nagaya;Takafumi Fujii;Takefumi Itoh

  • Failure to prevent progressive dilation of ascending aorta by aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: comparison with tricuspid aortic valve.

    Hisayo Yasuda;Satoshi Nakatani;Marie Stugaard;Yuko Tsujita-Kuroda

  • Prospective comparative study of brain protection in total aortic arch replacement: deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with retrograde cerebral perfusion or selective antegrade cerebral perfusion.

    Yutaka Okita;Kenji Minatoya;Osamu Tagusari;Motomi Ando

  • The use of high-hydrostatic pressure treatment to decellularize blood vessels

    Seiichi Funamoto;Kwangwoo Nam;Tsuyoshi Kimura;Ayako Murakoshi

  • Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate cardiac fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis through paracrine actions

    Shunsuke Ohnishi;Hideaki Sumiyoshi;Soichiro Kitamura;Noritoshi Nagaya

  • Effect of hypoxia on gene expression of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells.

    Shunsuke Ohnishi;Takeshi Yasuda;Soichiro Kitamura;Noritoshi Nagaya

  • Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells attenuates myocardial injury and dysfunction in a rat model of acute myocarditis.

    Shunsuke Ohnishi;Bobby Yanagawa;Koichi Tanaka;Yoshinori Miyahara

  • JCS/JSCS 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Sequelae in Kawasaki Disease

    Ryuji Fukazawa;Junjiro Kobayashi;Mamoru Ayusawa;Hiromichi Hamada

  • Impact of Cox maze procedure on outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease.

    Ko Bando;Junjiro Kobayashi;Yoshio Kosakai;Mitsuhiro Hirata

  • Overview of Late Outcome of Medical and Surgical Treatment for Takayasu Arteritis

    Hitoshi Ogino;Hitoshi Matsuda;Kenji Minatoya;Hiroaki Sasaki

  • Early and late stroke after mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis: risk factor analysis of a 24-year experience

    Ko Bando;Junjiro Kobayashi;Mitsuhiro Hirata;Toshihiko Satoh

  • A cardiac myosin light chain kinase regulates sarcomere assembly in the vertebrate heart

    Osamu Seguchi;Seiji Takashima;Satoru Yamazaki;Masanori Asakura

  • Direct cell-cell interaction of cardiomyocytes is key for bone marrow stromal cells to go into cardiac lineage in vitro.

    Shinya Fukuhara;Shinji Tomita;Seiji Yamashiro;Takayuki Morisaki

  • Japanese single-center experience of surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

    Hitoshi Ogino;Motomi Ando;Hitoshi Matsuda;Kenji Minatoya

  • Activation of cardiac progenitor cells through paracrine effects of mesenchymal stem cells.

    Chiaki Nakanishi;Masakazu Yamagishi;Kenichi Yamahara;Ikuo Hagino

  • Long-term outcome of myocardial revascularization in patients with Kawasaki coronary artery disease: A multicenter cooperative study

    Soichiro Kitamura;Yoichi Kameda;Toshio Seki;Kanji Kawachi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hikaru Matsuda
Hikaru Matsuda Osaka University
Masafumi Kitakaze
Masafumi Kitakaze Southern Medical University
Noritoshi Nagaya
Noritoshi Nagaya National Archives and Records Administration
Hitonobu Tomoike
Hitonobu Tomoike National Cardiovascular Research Center
Kenji Kangawa
Kenji Kangawa National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Masakazu Yamagishi
Masakazu Yamagishi Osaka University of Human Sciences
Yoshiki Sawa
Yoshiki Sawa Osaka University
Masatsugu Hori
Masatsugu Hori Osaka University
Tsuyoshi Fujita
Tsuyoshi Fujita University of Tokyo
Akio Kishida
Akio Kishida Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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