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Yoshihiko Saito

Yoshihiko Saito

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Medicine
Japan
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
47184
World Ranking
6459
National Ranking
149

Yoshihiko 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 Yoshihiko Saito sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 972 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshihiko 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 Yoshihiko Saito sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yoshihiko Saito is affiliated with Nara Medical University in Japan and has a significant publication record primarily in the field of Medicine with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their research spans related subfields including Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Nephrology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work concentrates on several major topics within cardiovascular health and treatment. These include Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics. Additional areas of research include Viral Infections and Immunology Research, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

Yoshihiko Saito has published frequently in certain medical journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • Circulation Journal
  • Circulation Reports
  • Heart and Vessels
  • ESC Heart Failure
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

A set of recent notable papers includes:

  • Optical coherence tomography in coronary atherosclerosis assessment and intervention (2022, Nature Reviews Cardiology)
  • JCS/JHFS 2021 Guideline Focused Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure (2021, Journal of Cardiac Failure)
  • Sacubitril-valsartan as a treatment for apparent resistant hypertension in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (2021, European Heart Journal)
  • Natriuretic peptides: role in the diagnosis and management of heart failure: a scientific statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America and Japanese Heart Failure Society (2023, European Journal of Heart Failure)
  • Natriuretic Peptides: Role in the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America and Japanese Heart Failure Society (2023, Journal of Cardiac Failure)

Frequent collaborators have included Kenji Onoue, Tomoya Ueda, Tsunenari Soeda, Makoto Watanabe, and Hisao Ogawa, indicating a sustained collaborative network within their research community.

Best Publications

  • Brain natriuretic peptide as a novel cardiac hormone in humans. Evidence for an exquisite dual natriuretic peptide system, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide.

    M Mukoyama;K Nakao;K Hosoda;S Suga

  • Hypoxia promotes fibrogenesis in vivo via HIF-1 stimulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

    Debra F. Higgins;Kuniko Kimura;Wanja M. Bernhardt;Nikita Shrimanker

  • Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Hisao Ogawa;Masafumi Nakayama;Takeshi Morimoto;Shiro Uemura

  • T−786→C Mutation in the 5′-Flanking Region of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Associated With Coronary Spasm

    Masafumi Nakayama;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Yukio Shimasaki

  • Receptor selectivity of natriuretic peptide family, atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, and C-type natriuretic peptide.

    S Suga;K Nakao;K Hosoda;M Mukoyama

  • Cardiac fibrosis in mice lacking brain natriuretic peptide

    Naohisa Tamura;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Hideki Chusho;Kenji Nakamura

  • Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Positively Associated With Essential Hypertension

    Yoshihiro Miyamoto;Yoshihiko Saito;Noboru Kajiyama;Michihiro Yoshimura

  • Superiority of brain natriuretic peptide as a hormonal marker of ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction and ventricular hypertrophy.

    Kazuhiro Yamamoto;John C. Burnett;Michihisa Jougasaki;Rick A. Nishimura

  • Hemodynamic, renal, and hormonal responses to brain natriuretic peptide infusion in patients with congestive heart failure

    Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Etsuo Morita;Naritsugu Sakaino

  • Plasma levels of adrenomedullin, a newly identified hypotensive peptide, in patients with hypertension and renal failure.

    T Ishimitsu;T Nishikimi;Y Saito;K Kitamura

  • 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

  • A missense Glu298Asp variant in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with coronary spasm in the Japanese

    Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Masafumi Nakayama;Yukio Shimasaki

  • Dwarfism and early death in mice lacking C-type natriuretic peptide.

    Hideki Chusho;Naohisa Tamura;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Akihiro Yasoda

  • Increased plasma endothelin level in patients with essential hypertension

    Y Saito;K Nakao;M Mukoyama;H Imura

  • 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

  • Association of the Missense Glu298Asp Variant of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene With Myocardial Infarction

    Yukio Shimasaki;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Masafumi Nakayama

  • Establishment of sandwich ELISA for soluble alpha-Klotho measurement: Age-dependent change of soluble alpha-Klotho levels in healthy subjects.

    Yuji Yamazaki;Akihiro Imura;Itaru Urakawa;Takashi Shimada

  • Cyclic AMP Potentiates Vascular Endothelial Cadherin-Mediated Cell-Cell Contact To Enhance Endothelial Barrier Function through an Epac-Rap1 Signaling Pathway

    Shigetomo Fukuhara;Atsuko Sakurai;Hideto Sano;Akiko Yamagishi

  • Aldosterone Production Is Activated in Failing Ventricle in Humans

    Yuji Mizuno;Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Tomohiro Sakamoto

  • Plasma endothelin concentrations in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart defects: Evidence for increased production of endothelin in pulmonary circulation

    M Yoshibayashi;K Nishioka;K Nakao;Y Saito

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Hisao Ogawa
Hisao Ogawa Kumamoto University
Hiroshi Itoh
Hiroshi Itoh Keio University
Hiroo Imura
Hiroo Imura Kyoto University
Hirofumi Yasue
Hirofumi Yasue Kumamoto University
Michihiro Yoshimura
Michihiro Yoshimura Jikei University School of Medicine
Wataru Shimizu
Wataru Shimizu Nippon Medical School
Yoshihiro Ogawa
Yoshihiro Ogawa Kyushu University
Kiminori Hosoda
Kiminori Hosoda Kyoto University
Takashi Morita
Takashi Morita Meiji Pharmaceutical University

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