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Yasushi Saito

Yasushi Saito

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
32290
World Ranking
10091
National Ranking
282

Yasushi Saito 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 Yasushi Saito sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 800 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasushi Saito 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 Yasushi Saito sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yasushi Saito is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and has a diverse research portfolio encompassing medicine and engineering. Their work spans multiple fields with a significant focus on surgery, radiation, materials chemistry, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and molecular biology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect specialized topics related to cardiovascular health and related biological and engineering disciplines. Key papers include:

  • Probucol Trial for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease (PROSPECTIVE), 2020, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
  • Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk in Statin-Treated Patients with Coronary Artery Disease, 2021, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
  • Optimal target of LDL cholesterol level for statin treatment: challenges to monotonic relationship with cardiovascular events, 2022, BMC Medicine
  • In-situ visualization of heavy oil behavior in supercritical water using neutron radiography, 2020, Chemical Engineering Science
  • Significance of Persistent Inflammation in Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome, 2024, JACC Advances

Saito frequently published in journals such as the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, Pediatrics International, SSRN Electronic Journal, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW, and BMC Medicine. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of Saito's expertise, particularly at the intersection of medical research and engineering science.

Collaborations play a significant role in their research activities, with frequent co-authors including Daisuke Ito, Masunori Matsuzaki, Hiroshi Iwata, Ichiro Sakuma, and Yoshihisa Nakagawa.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum including lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, nuclear physics and applications, nuclear materials and properties, diabetes with cardiovascular risks, heat transfer and boiling studies, nuclear reactor physics and engineering, as well as coronary interventions and diagnostics.

Best Publications

  • Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on major coronary events in hypercholesterolaemic patients (JELIS): a randomised open-label, blinded endpoint analysis

    Mitsuhiro Yokoyama;Hideki Origasa;Masunori Matsuzaki;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • IL-23 and Th17 Cells Enhance Th2-Cell–mediated Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Mice

    Hidefumi Wakashin;Koichi Hirose;Yuko Maezawa;Shin-ichiro Kagami

  • Transient gene transfer and expression of Smad7 prevents bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in mice

    Atsuhito Nakao;Makiko Fujii;Ryutaro Matsumura;Kotaro Kumano

  • A new method for large scale isolation of kidney glomeruli from mice.

    Minoru Takemoto;Noomi Asker;Holger Gerhardt;Andrea Lundkvist

  • Effects of EPA on coronary artery disease in hypercholesterolemic patients with multiple risk factors: Sub-analysis of primary prevention cases from the Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS)

    Yasushi Saito;Mitsuhiro Yokoyama;Hideki Origasa;Masunori Matsuzaki

  • Abdominal wall fat index, estimated by ultrasonography, for assessment of the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat in the abdomen

    Ryouichi Suzuki;Satoe Watanabe;Yasuo Hirai;Kazuhide Akiyama

  • Large scale cohort study of the relationship between serum cholesterol concentration and coronary events with low-dose simvastatin therapy in Japanese patients with hypercholesterolemia.

    Masunori Matsuzaki;Toru Kita;Hiroshi Mabuchi;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • Development and characterization of IL-21–producing CD4+ T cells

    Akira Suto;Daisuke Kashiwakuma;Shin-ichiro Kagami;Koichi Hirose

  • Reduction in the Recurrence of Stroke by Eicosapentaenoic Acid for Hypercholesterolemic Patients: Subanalysis of the JELIS Trial

    Kortaro Tanaka;Yuichi Ishikawa;Mitsuhiro Yokoyama;Hideki Origasa

  • IL-25 enhances allergic airway inflammation by amplifying a TH2 cell–dependent pathway in mice

    Tomohiro Tamachi;Yuko Maezawa;Kei Ikeda;Shin-ichiro Kagami

  • Induction of Graves-like disease in mice by immunization with fibroblasts transfected with the thyrotropin receptor and a class II molecule.

    Naoki Shimojo;Yoichi Kohno;Ken-Ichi Yamaguchi;Schu-Ichi Kikuoka

  • Elements of Neural Adhesion Molecules and a Yeast Vacuolar Protein Sorting Receptor Are Present in a Novel Mammalian Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Family Member

    Hiroyuki Yamazaki;Hideaki Bujo;Hideaki Bujo;Jun Kusunoki;Kouichi Seimiya

  • Toward the realization of a better aged society: messages from gerontology and geriatrics.

    Hidenori Arai;Yasuyoshi Ouchi;Masayuki Yokode;Hideki Ito

  • Relationships between plasma fatty acid composition and coronary artery disease.

    Hiroshige Itakura;Mitsuhiro Yokoyama;Masunori Matsuzaki;Yasushi Saito

  • Mice lacking Smad3 are protected against streptozotocin-induced diabetic glomerulopathy.

    Masaki Fujimoto;Yoshiro Maezawa;Koutaro Yokote;Kensuke Joh

  • Incremental effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on cardiovascular events in statin-treated patients with coronary artery disease.

    Masunori Matsuzaki;Mitsuhiro Yokoyama;Yasushi Saito;Hideki Origasa

  • Report of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperlipidemia in Japanese adults.

    Yoshiya Hata;Hiroshi Mabuchi;Yasushi Saito;Hiroshige Itakura

  • Critical Roles of Muscle-Secreted Angiogenic Factors in Therapeutic Neovascularization

    Kaoru Tateno;Tohru Minamino;Haruhiro Toko;Hiroshi Akazawa

  • High-Dose Versus Low-Dose Pitavastatin in Japanese Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease (REAL-CAD): A Randomized Superiority Trial

    Isao Taguchi;Satoshi Iimuro;Hiroshi Iwata;Hiroaki Takashima

  • Bisphenol A affects glucose transport in mouse 3T3-F442A adipocytes

    Kenichi Sakurai;Michiru Kawazuma;Michiru Kawazuma;Tetsuya Adachi;Toshio Harigaya

Frequent Co-Authors

Toru Kita
Toru Kita Kyoto University
Yuji Matsuzawa
Yuji Matsuzawa Sumitomo Hospital
Itsuo Iwamoto
Itsuo Iwamoto Chiba University
Masunori Matsuzaki
Masunori Matsuzaki Yamaguchi University
Nobuhiro Yamada
Nobuhiro Yamada University of Tsukuba
Hiroshi Nakajima
Hiroshi Nakajima Chiba University
Mitsuhiro Yokoyama
Mitsuhiro Yokoyama Kobe University
Hidenori Arai
Hidenori Arai Kyoto University
Wolfgang J. Schneider
Wolfgang J. Schneider Medical University of Vienna
Kazuaki Shimamoto
Kazuaki Shimamoto Sapporo Medical University

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