Akira Saitō

11.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
253 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Akira Saitō is a scholar working on Nephrology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Saitō has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Nephrology, 52 papers in Surgery and 34 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Akira Saitō's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (80 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (23 papers) and Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (17 papers). Akira Saitō is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (80 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (23 papers) and Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment (17 papers). Akira Saitō collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Akira Saitō's co-authors include Friedrich K. Port, Eric W. Young, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Takashi Akiba, Shunichi Fukuhara, David A. Goodkin, Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham, Hugh C. Rayner, Ronald L. Pisoni and Tadao Akizawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Akira Saitō

228 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

2003 655 citations Shunichi Fukuhara, Kiyoshi Kurokawa et al. Kidney International profile →
Association of Comorbid Conditions and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients in Europe, Japan, and the United States

2003 580 citations Takashi Akiba, Akira Saitō et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Saitō Japan	44	4.8k	2.0k	1.5k	1.3k	811	253	8.6k
Raymond M. Hakim United States	63	7.3k 1.5×	2.7k 1.4×	2.8k 1.8×	2.1k 1.6×	744 0.9×	153	12.0k
Christian Combe France	53	4.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	729 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	338	10.3k
Ken Farrington United Kingdom	45	4.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	771 0.6×	482 0.6×	252	7.0k
Peter G. Kerr Australia	53	6.2k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	649 0.8×	256	10.4k
Carmel M. Hawley Australia	53	6.1k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	426	11.0k
Brian J.G. Pereira United States	59	5.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	716 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	2.1k 2.6×	223	11.1k
Roberto Pecoits‐Filho Brazil	52	7.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.2×	882 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	383	13.2k
Rajnish Mehrotra United States	59	8.5k 1.8×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	550 0.7×	233	12.2k
George A. Kaysen United States	61	9.9k 2.1×	3.5k 1.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	251	16.4k
Suetonia C. Palmer New Zealand	58	5.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	800 1.0×	215	10.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Saitō

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Kyuno, Daisuke, Akira Saitō, Yusuke Ono, et al.. (2025). Concordance of claudin-18.2 expression in biopsy, resection, and recurrent specimens: implications for zolbetuximab therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Tissue Barriers. 14(1). 2535047–2535047.

Higashi, Atsuko Y., Akira Saitō, Tomohito Higashi, et al.. (2024). Bicellular Localization of Tricellular Junctional Protein Angulin-3/ILDR2 Allows Detection of Podocyte Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 194(5). 673–683. 1 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka, et al.. (2020). Dynamic 3D-CT angiography during swallowing for diagnosing hyoid bone or thyroid cartilage compression-induced thromboembolism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(9). 1468–1472. 7 indexed citations

Otsuka, Koji, Masahiko Murakami, Satoru Goto, et al.. (2020). Minimally invasive esophagectomy and radical lymph node dissection without recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 34(6). 2749–2757. 23 indexed citations

Saitō, Akira, et al.. (2014). Revision bibliografica : Nuevos avances en el estudio de las reducciones toledanas. 39(1). 123–167. 1 indexed citations

Saitō, Akira, et al.. (2012). Current International Status of Home Hemodialysis. Contributions to nephrology. 177. 106–116. 4 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Yosuke, Yasuaki Hayashino, Shin Yamazaki, et al.. (2009). Depressive symptoms predict the future risk of severe pruritus in haemodialysis patients: Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. British Journal of Dermatology. 161(2). 384–389. 44 indexed citations

Vu, Duc, Haruchika Masuda, Satoshi Fujimura, et al.. (2009). CD133 ⁺ Endothelial Progenitor Cells as a Potential Cell Source for a Bioartificial Glomerulus. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(10). 3173–3182. 5 indexed citations

Suzuki, Masashi, Akira Saitō, Fumitake Gejyo, et al.. (2008). Baseline characteristics and anemia treatment for new hemodialysis patients. Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi. 41(4). 251–254. 4 indexed citations

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Saitō, Akira. (2007). Creation of Indian Republics in Spanish South America. 31(4). 443–477. 3 indexed citations

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Saitō, Akira, et al.. (2006). Art and Christian Conversion in the Jesuit Missions on the Spanish South American Frontier. 62. 171–201.

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Saitō, Akira. (2005). Las misiones y la administración del documento: El caso de Mojos, siglos XVIII-XX. Senri ethnological studies. 68(68). 27–72. 5 indexed citations

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Gejyo, Fumitake, Akira Saitō, Tadao Akizawa, et al.. (2004). 2004 Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Guidelines for Renal Anemia in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients*. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. 8(6). 443–459. 58 indexed citations

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Saitō, Akira. (2004). CDAMS Workshop（Program of Applied Research Unit）'Ian Macneil's Relational Contract Theory' Editorial Note. Kobe University Repository Kernel (Kobe University). 38(38). 97.

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Saitō, Akira, et al.. (2003). Discrimination of Bacillus subtilis natto "strain KA-145" Using Insersion Sequence, IS4Bsu1. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi. 50(10). 483–487. 3 indexed citations

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Jadoul, Michel, Yoshinari Yasuda, Akira Saitō, et al.. (1999). Influence of hemodialysis membrane type on pentosidine plasma level, a marker of “carbonyl stress”. Kidney International. 55(6). 2487–2492. 63 indexed citations

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Mizuta, T., et al.. (1990). The includence and clinical significance of cholelithiasis after gastrectomy.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 23(9). 2232–2237. 2 indexed citations

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Hoshi, Kazuto, Akira Saitō, Mitsuaki Suzuki, Keitaro Hayashi, & Ryuzo Yanagimachi. (1982). [Effects of agents used for removal of zona pellucida on human sperm penetration into zona-free hamster egg].. PubMed. 34(12). 2229–34. 7 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Yoshio, et al.. (1978). A new automated analytical method for gaunidino compounds and their cerebrospinal fluid levels in uremia.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 24. 61–8. 15 indexed citations

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Saitō, Akira. (1970). Host-Parasite Relationships in Typhoid and Paratyphoid Patients with Tachycardia, with Special Reference to their Biological Significance. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 43(10). 289–312.

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