Akira Furuta

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Akira Furuta is a scholar working on Urology, Rheumatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Furuta has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Urology, 26 papers in Rheumatology and 23 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Akira Furuta's work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (31 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (25 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (20 papers). Akira Furuta is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (31 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (25 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (20 papers). Akira Furuta collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Akira Furuta's co-authors include Naoki Yoshimura, Shin Egawa, Michael B. Chancellor, Yukihiko Oishi, Takashi Hatano, Kojiro Tashiro, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Satoshi Ogawa, Yuji Itabashi and Keiichi Fukuda and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation Research, The Journal of Urology and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Akira Furuta

64 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Clinical guidelines for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Furuta Japan	17	453	412	296	288	199	71	1.2k
Kazumasa Nakao Japan	16	121 0.3×	191 0.5×	158 0.5×	92 0.3×	111 0.6×	54	1.1k
Yoshitomo Saita Japan	24	209 0.5×	640 1.6×	375 1.3×	129 0.4×	42 0.2×	73	1.7k
Eyal Ron United States	11	252 0.6×	264 0.6×	91 0.3×	132 0.5×	26 0.1×	17	955
Chian‐Her Lee Taiwan	18	112 0.2×	544 1.3×	331 1.1×	239 0.8×	27 0.1×	38	1.1k
Yancheng Song China	15	60 0.1×	195 0.5×	118 0.4×	181 0.6×	79 0.4×	53	933
Tiago Lazzaretti Fernandes Brazil	19	129 0.3×	335 0.8×	298 1.0×	62 0.2×	24 0.1×	66	1.4k
Lian Feng China	19	129 0.3×	285 0.7×	56 0.2×	103 0.4×	79 0.4×	47	963
J.H. Holstein Germany	23	118 0.3×	938 2.3×	80 0.3×	416 1.4×	31 0.2×	57	1.6k
Makoto Nakashima Japan	13	164 0.4×	330 0.8×	79 0.3×	192 0.7×	87 0.4×	39	1.1k

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Urabe, Fumihiko, Wataru Fukuokaya, Kosuke Iwatani, et al.. (2024). Site-Specific Differences of Eligibility for Adjuvant Immunotherapy Among Urothelial Carcinoma Patients Treated With Radical Surgery: Results From a Multicenter Cohort Study. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 22(3). 102082–102082.

Matsuoka, Kanako, Akira Furuta, Yasuyuki Suzuki, et al.. (2024). Effects of oral administration of nonselective Trk inhibitor on bladder overactivity in rodent models of prostatic inflammation. The Prostate. 84(11). 1016–1024. 1 indexed citations

Urabe, Fumihiko, Kenta Miki, Hirotaka Suzuki, et al.. (2023). Effect of Adequate Local Radiation Dose on Oncological Outcomes in Localized Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Low-dose-rate Brachytherapy. Anticancer Research. 43(7). 3159–3166. 1 indexed citations

Furuta, Akira, Shigekatsu Maekawa, Renpei Kato, et al.. (2023). Two cases of pelvic hematoma after prostatic urethral lift surgery. IJU Case Reports. 7(1). 26–29. 1 indexed citations

Urabe, Fumihiko, et al.. (2022). Urinary extracellular vesicle microRNA profiling for detection in patients with interstitial cystitis. Translational Andrology and Urology. 11(7). 1063–1066. 3 indexed citations

Furuta, Akira, Tokunori Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Suzuki, et al.. (2018). Comparison of inflammatory urine markers in patients with interstitial cystitis and overactive bladder. International Urogynecology Journal. 29(7). 961–966. 23 indexed citations

Furuta, Akira, Nicolas Lellouche, Gauthier Mouillet, et al.. (2016). Prognostic value of new onset atrial fibrillation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A FRANCE 2 registry substudy. International Journal of Cardiology. 210. 72–79. 17 indexed citations

Hayashi, Norihiro, Masato Matsushima, Akira Furuta, et al.. (2014). BMI is associated with larger index tumors and worse outcome after radical prostatectomy. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 17(3). 233–237. 9 indexed citations

Eltchaninoff, Hélène, Éric Durand, Bogdan Borz, et al.. (2013). Balloon aortic valvuloplasty in the era of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Acute and long-term outcomes. American Heart Journal. 167(2). 235–240. 74 indexed citations

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Furuta, Akira, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Mariko Honda, et al.. (2011). Time‐dependent changes in bladder function and plantar sensitivity in a rat model of fibromyalgia syndrome induced by hydrochloric acid injection into the gluteus. British Journal of Urology. 109(2). 306–310. 6 indexed citations

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Furuta, Akira, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Koji Asano, et al.. (2011). Urethral compensatory mechanisms to maintain urinary continence after pudendal nerve injury in female rats. International Urogynecology Journal. 22(8). 963–970. 6 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Yoshihiro, Minoru Miyazato, Akira Furuta, et al.. (2010). Differential Roles of M2 and M3 Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes in Modulation of Bladder Afferent Activity in Rats. Urology. 75(4). 862–867. 34 indexed citations

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Furuta, Akira, et al.. (2010). Best of the AUA Annual Meeting: Highlights From the 2010 American Urological Association Meeting, May 29-June 3, 2010, San Francisco, CA.. PubMed. 12(2-3). e134–46. 5 indexed citations

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Hamdi, Hadhami, Akira Furuta, Valérie Bellamy, et al.. (2009). Cell Delivery: Intramyocardial Injections or Epicardial Deposition? A Head-to-Head Comparison. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 87(4). 1196–1203. 84 indexed citations

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Furuta, Akira, et al.. (2007). State of the art of where we are at using stem cells for stress urinary incontinence. International braz j urol. 33(6). 2 indexed citations

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Ikemoto, Isao, Akira Furuta, Tatsuya Shimomura, et al.. (2007). A COMPARATIVE STUDY ASSESSING CLINICAL EFFECTS OF NAFTOPIDIL AND TAMSULOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE ON BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER. The Japanese Journal of Urology. 98(5). 691–699. 1 indexed citations

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Furuta, Akira, Shunichiro Miyoshi, Yuji Itabashi, et al.. (2006). Pulsatile Cardiac Tissue Grafts Using a Novel Three-Dimensional Cell Sheet Manipulation Technique Functionally Integrates With the Host Heart, In Vivo. Circulation Research. 98(5). 705–712. 111 indexed citations

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Furuta, Akira, et al.. (2003). MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE. The Japanese Journal of Urology. 94(5). 570–573. 4 indexed citations

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Furuta, Akira, et al.. (1997). FORESKIN RETRACTION FOR PHIMOSIS OF THE NEWBORN. The Japanese Journal of Urology. 88(1). 35–39. 6 indexed citations

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Ezaki, Takahiro, Yasunori Yoshida, Masaya Kitamura, et al.. (1994). A Small Polypoid Lesion in the Lower Common Bile Duct: a Case Study. Endoscopy. 26(2). 271–271. 1 indexed citations

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