Eiko Saito

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Eiko Saito is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Eiko Saito has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Oncology, 26 papers in Epidemiology and 22 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Eiko Saito's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (16 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (16 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (11 papers). Eiko Saito is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (16 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (16 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (11 papers). Eiko Saito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Eiko Saito's co-authors include Kenji Shibuya, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane, Md Mizanur Rahman, Kota Katanoda, Stuart Gilmour, Norie Sawada, Taichi Shimazu, Sarah Krull Abe and Hiroyasu Iso and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Eiko Saito

122 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

What has made the population of Japan healthy?

2011 333 citations Eiko Saito, Manami Inoue et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eiko Saito Japan	25	488	448	371	328	300	138	2.4k
Jing Wu China	24	576 1.2×	244 0.5×	225 0.6×	509 1.6×	234 0.8×	137	2.7k
John Grove United States	10	473 1.0×	503 1.1×	161 0.4×	386 1.2×	123 0.4×	15	2.2k
Richard Biritwum Ghana	27	356 0.7×	479 1.1×	189 0.5×	472 1.4×	79 0.3×	58	2.3k
Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam Iran	22	343 0.7×	243 0.5×	340 0.9×	432 1.3×	223 0.7×	133	1.9k
Longde Wang China	28	520 1.1×	495 1.1×	152 0.4×	868 2.6×	192 0.6×	80	3.6k
Abbas Rezaianzadeh Iran	23	227 0.5×	170 0.4×	331 0.9×	344 1.0×	232 0.8×	154	1.8k
Farid Najafi Iran	28	472 1.0×	228 0.5×	236 0.6×	474 1.4×	230 0.8×	217	2.6k
David D. Kim United States	26	551 1.1×	464 1.0×	225 0.6×	257 0.8×	287 1.0×	82	2.3k
Karen Yeates Canada	32	542 1.1×	540 1.2×	337 0.9×	545 1.7×	312 1.0×	90	2.9k
Hamid Reza Baradaran Iran	33	646 1.3×	591 1.3×	88 0.2×	559 1.7×	276 0.9×	216	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Eiko Saito

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eiko Saito

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eiko Saito

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eiko Saito. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eiko Saito based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Eiko Saito. Eiko Saito is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Yamaji, Noyuri, Obaidur Rahman, Katharina da Silva Lopes, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of the Internet of Things for Improving Pregnancy and Postpartum Women’s Health in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Healthcare. 13(17). 2103–2103.

Suzuki, Toshiki, et al.. (2025). Association Between Income and Well-Being Among Working Women in Japan. Healthcare. 13(3). 240–240.

Sigel, Byron, Eiko Saito, Daisuke Yoneoka, Tomohiro Matsuda, & Kota Katanoda. (2025). Forecasting age-standardized incidence rates of gastric cancer from 1990–2050 in Japan according to H. pylori prevalence and eradication scenarios. Journal of Gastroenterology. 60(11). 1372–1383.

Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan, et al.. (2024). Impact of access to coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention on in-hospital and five-year mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a propensity-matched cohort study in Thailand. Global Health Research and Policy. 9(1). 48–48.

Saito, Eiko, et al.. (2024). From risk to reward: Japan’s potential for health and economic improvements. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1).

Mori, Nobuyoshi, et al.. (2024). Cost-effectiveness analysis of CTZ/TAZ for the treatment of ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia in Japan. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 389–389. 2 indexed citations

Yamaji, Noyuri, Erika Ota, Hisateru Tachimori, et al.. (2024). Current Use and Discrepancies in the Adoption of Health-Related Internet of Things and Apps Among Working Women in Japan: Large-Scale, Internet-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10. e51537–e51537. 2 indexed citations

Saito, Junko, Maiko Fujimori, Aya Kuchiba, et al.. (2023). Interactive assistance via eHealth for small- and medium-sized enterprises’ employer and health care manager teams on tobacco control (eSMART-TC): protocol for a cluster randomized hybrid type II trial (N-EQUITY2101/J-SUPPORT2102). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 61–61. 1 indexed citations

Takahashi, Yuki, et al.. (2023). Use of the Newborn Behavioral Observations System as an early intervention for infants and their parents: A scoping review. Early Human Development. 183. 105811–105811. 4 indexed citations

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Yamaji, Noyuri, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of the Internet of Things for Improving Working-Aged Women’s Health in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e45178–e45178. 2 indexed citations

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Saito, Eiko, Michihiro Mutoh, Hideki Ishikawa, et al.. (2023). Cost‐effectiveness of preventive aspirin use and intensive downstaging polypectomy in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: A microsimulation modeling study. Cancer Medicine. 12(18). 19137–19148. 1 indexed citations

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Goto, Atsushi, Kosuke Inoue, Masataka Taguri, et al.. (2022). Association between diabetes and adjuvant chemotherapy implementation in patients with stage III colorectal cancer. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 13(10). 1771–1778. 1 indexed citations

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Abe, Sarah Krull, Saki Narita, Eiko Saito, et al.. (2021). Body Mass Index, Height, Weight Change, and Subsequent Lung Cancer Risk: The Japan Public Health Center–Based Prospective Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 30(9). 1708–1716. 6 indexed citations

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Svensson, Thomas, Manami Inoue, Eiko Saito, et al.. (2020). The Association Between Habitual Sleep Duration and Mortality According to Sex and Age: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. Journal of Epidemiology. 31(2). 109–118. 12 indexed citations

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Saito, Eiko, Norie Sawada, Junko Ishihara, et al.. (2020). Fermented and nonfermented soy foods and the risk of breast cancer in a Japanese population‐based cohort study. Cancer Medicine. 10(2). 757–771. 17 indexed citations

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Inoue, Manami, Norie Sawada, Eiko Saito, et al.. (2020). Impact of alcohol drinking on cancer risk with consideration of flushing response: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study Cohort (JPHC study). Preventive Medicine. 133. 106026–106026. 3 indexed citations

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Song, Huan, Eiko Saito, Norie Sawada, et al.. (2017). Perceived stress level and risk of cancer incidence in a Japanese population: the Japan Public Health Center (JPHC)-based Prospective Study. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12964–12964. 35 indexed citations

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Fujii, Toshimitsu, Makoto Naganuma, Yoshio Kitazume, et al.. (2014). Advancing Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Crohn's Disease. Digestion. 89(1). 24–30. 24 indexed citations

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Saito, Eiko, et al.. (1999). [Incidence proportion estimation, prevalence and effective visiting nurse care of pressure ulcers].. PubMed. 46(12). 1084–93. 1 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Simone, et al.. (1988). [The study on salivary clearance in children. 1. The diffusion of potassium chloride from artificial plaque].. PubMed. 26(4). 775–81. 1 indexed citations

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