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Wataru Shimizu

Wataru Shimizu

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
51958
World Ranking
5111
National Ranking
107

Wataru Shimizu 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 Wataru Shimizu sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,118 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wataru Shimizu 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 Wataru Shimizu sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wataru Shimizu is affiliated with Nippon Medical School in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their work spans several subfields including surgery, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their research topics broadly cover clinical and experimental aspects of cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, heart failure treatment and management, cardiovascular function and risk factors, as well as cardiac imaging and diagnostics.

Frequent publication venues for Shimizu's work include:

  • Circulation Journal
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Arrhythmia
  • Heart and Vessels
  • Heart Rhythm

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Wataru Shimizu include:

  • Effects of empagliflozin versus placebo on cardiac sympathetic activity in acute myocardial infarction patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the EMBODY trial, 2020, Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • JCS/JHRS 2019 Guideline on Non-Pharmacotherapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 2021, Circulation Journal
  • European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) Expert Consensus Statement on the state of genetic testing for cardiac diseases, 2022, EP Europace
  • 2020 APHRS/HRS expert consensus statement on the investigation of decedents with sudden unexplained death and patients with sudden cardiac arrest, and of their families, 2020, Heart Rhythm
  • European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Genetic Testing for Cardiac Diseases, 2022, Heart Rhythm

Among frequent coauthors collaborating with Shimizu are:

  • Yu-ki Iwasaki
  • Takanori Ikeda
  • Kuniya Asai
  • Kenji Yodogawa
  • Hiroyuki Tsutsui

Best Publications

  • Brugada Syndrome: Report of the Second Consensus Conference Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the European Heart Rhythm Association

    Charles Antzelevitch;Pedro Brugada;Martin Borggrefe;Josep Brugada

  • HRS/EHRA/APHRS expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes: document endorsed by HRS, EHRA, and APHRS in May 2013 and by ACCF, AHA, PACES, and AEPC in June 2013.

    Silvia G. Priori;Arthur A. Wilde;Minoru Horie;Yongkeun Cho

  • Brugada syndrome: report of the second consensus conference

    Charles Antzelevitch;Pedro Brugada;Martin Borggrefe;Josep Brugada

  • An international compendium of mutations in the SCN5A-encoded cardiac sodium channel in patients referred for Brugada syndrome genetic testing.

    Jamie D. Kapplinger;David J. Tester;Marielle Alders;Begoña Benito

  • Sodium Channel Block With Mexiletine Is Effective in Reducing Dispersion of Repolarization and Preventing Torsade de Pointes in LQT2 and LQT3 Models of the Long-QT Syndrome

    Wataru Shimizu;Charles Antzelevitch

  • Executive summary: HRS/EHRA/APHRS expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes

    Silvia G. Priori;Arthur A. Wilde;Minoru Horie;Yongkeun Cho

  • 2019 HRS expert consensus statement on evaluation, risk stratification, and management of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

    Jeffrey A. Towbin;William J. McKenna;Dominic J. Abrams;Michael J. Ackerman

  • J-Wave syndromes expert consensus conference report: Emerging concepts and gaps in knowledge.

    Charles Antzelevitch;Gan Xin Yan;Michael J. Ackerman;Martin Borggrefe

  • Effects of ghrelin administration on left ventricular function, exercise capacity, and muscle wasting in patients with chronic heart failure.

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Junji Moriya;Yoshio Yasumura;Masaaki Uematsu

  • The M cell: its contribution to the ECG and to normal and abnormal electrical function of the heart.

    C Antzelevitch;W Shimizu;G X Yan;S Sicouri

  • Cellular basis for the ECG features of the LQT1 form of the long-QT syndrome: effects of beta-adrenergic agonists and antagonists and sodium channel blockers on transmural dispersion of repolarization and torsade de pointes.

    Wataru Shimizu;Charles Antzelevitch

  • Chronic administration of ghrelin improves left ventricular dysfunction and attenuates development of cardiac cachexia in rats with heart failure

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Masaaki Uematsu;Masayasu Kojima;Yoshihiko Ikeda

  • The Spectrum of Epidemiology Underlying Sudden Cardiac Death

    Meiso Hayashi;Wataru Shimizu;Christine M. Albert

  • Allelic Variants in Long-QT Disease Genes in Patients With Drug-Associated Torsades de Pointes

    Ping Yang;Hideaki Kanki;Benoit Drolet;Tao Yang

  • Characteristics and Distribution of M Cells in Arterially Perfused Canine Left Ventricular Wedge Preparations

    Gan-Xin Yan;Wataru Shimizu;Charles Antzelevitch

  • Elevated Circulating Level of Ghrelin in Cachexia Associated With Chronic Heart Failure Relationships Between Ghrelin and Anabolic/Catabolic Factors

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Masaaki Uematsu;Masayasu Kojima;Yukari Date

  • Common variants at SCN5A-SCN10A and HEY2 are associated with Brugada syndrome, a rare disease with high risk of sudden cardiac death

    Connie R Bezzina;Julien Barc;Yuka Mizusawa;Carol Ann Remme

  • Differential effects of beta-adrenergic agonists and antagonists in LQT1, LQT2 and LQT3 models of the long QT syndrome.

    Wataru Shimizu;Charles Antzelevitch

  • 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

  • Clinical Aspects of Type-1 Long-QT Syndrome by Location, Coding Type, and Biophysical Function of Mutations Involving the KCNQ1 Gene

    Arthur J. Moss;Wataru Shimizu;Arthur A.M. Wilde;Jeffrey A. Towbin

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiro Kamakura
Shiro Kamakura National Cardiovascular Research Center
Minoru Horie
Minoru Horie Shiga University of Medical Science
Hisao Ogawa
Hisao Ogawa Kumamoto University
Yoshihiko Saito
Yoshihiko Saito Nara Medical University
Arthur A.M. Wilde
Arthur A.M. Wilde University of Amsterdam
Takashi Morita
Takashi Morita Meiji Pharmaceutical University
Charles Antzelevitch
Charles Antzelevitch Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Kenji Sunagawa
Kenji Sunagawa Kyushu University
Hiroshi Watanabe
Hiroshi Watanabe Niigata University
Yoshifusa Aizawa
Yoshifusa Aizawa Tachikawa Medical Center

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