Geicho Nakatsu

6.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
29 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Geicho Nakatsu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Geicho Nakatsu has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Geicho Nakatsu's work include Gut microbiota and health (19 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (7 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (7 papers). Geicho Nakatsu is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (19 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (7 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (7 papers). Geicho Nakatsu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Geicho Nakatsu's co-authors include Joseph J.�Y. Sung, Jun Yu, Sunny H. Wong, William Ka Kei Wu, Francis K.L. Chan, Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker, Siew C. Ng, Zigui Chen, Ho Tsoi and Liuyang Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Geicho Nakatsu

28 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Gut mucosal microbiome across stages of colorectal carcinogenesis

2015 510 citations Geicho Nakatsu, Xiangchun Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis

2017 491 citations Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker, Zhenwei Dai et al. Gut profile →
Gavage of Fecal Samples From Patients With Colorectal Cancer Promotes Intestinal Carcinogenesis in Germ-Free and Conventional Mice

2017 464 citations Sunny H. Wong, Liuyang Zhao et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Multi-cohort analysis of colorectal cancer metagenome identified altered bacteria across populations and universal bacterial markers

2018 360 citations Zhenwei Dai, Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker et al. Microbiome profile →
Enteric fungal microbiota dysbiosis and ecological alterations in colorectal cancer

2018 357 citations Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker, Geicho Nakatsu et al. Gut profile →
Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes

2018 266 citations Geicho Nakatsu, Haokui Zhou et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Lactobacillus gallinarum modulates the gut microbiota and produces anti-cancer metabolites to protect against colorectal tumourigenesis

2021 190 citations Naoki Sugimura, Qing Li et al. Gut profile →

Peers

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Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker Hong Kong

Annemarie Boleij Netherlands

Joshua M. Uronis United States

Renyuan Gao China

Marcus Mühlbauer United States

Harry Cheuk-Hay Lau Hong Kong

Huanlong Qin China

Zachary M. Earley United States

Fachao Zhi China

Yuk Man Lei United States

Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker Hong Kong

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Countries citing papers authored by Geicho Nakatsu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Geicho Nakatsu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geicho Nakatsu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Geicho Nakatsu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Geicho Nakatsu 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 Geicho Nakatsu. Geicho Nakatsu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Otani, Koji, Geicho Nakatsu, Kosuke Fujimoto, et al.. (2025). Development of gastric mucosa-associated microbiota in autoimmune gastritis with neuroendocrine tumors. Journal of Gastroenterology. 60(12). 1481–1495.

Nakatsu, Geicho, Monia Michaud, Eric A. Franzosa, et al.. (2025). Virulence factor discovery identifies associations between the Fic gene family and Fap2 ⁺ fusobacteria in colorectal cancer microbiomes. mBio. 16(2). e0373224–e0373224. 7 indexed citations

Nakatsu, Geicho, et al.. (2024). Interactions between diet and gut microbiota in cancer. Nature Microbiology. 9(7). 1644–1654. 22 indexed citations

Sugimura, Naoki, Qing Li, Eagle S.H. Chu, et al.. (2021). Lactobacillus gallinarum modulates the gut microbiota and produces anti-cancer metabolites to protect against colorectal tumourigenesis. Gut. 71(10). 2011–2021. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

Brennan, Caitlin A., Geicho Nakatsu, David A. Drew, et al.. (2021). Aspirin Modulation of the Colorectal Cancer-Associated Microbe Fusobacterium nucleatum. mBio. 12(2). 56 indexed citations

Wu, William Ka Kei, Sunny H. Wong, Dabin Liu, et al.. (2020). Bacteria pathogens drive host colonic epithelial cell promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes in colorectal cancer. Microbiome. 8(1). 108–108. 100 indexed citations

Watanabe, Toshio, Yuji Nadatani, Wataru Suda, et al.. (2020). Long-term persistence of gastric dysbiosis after eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer. 24(3). 710–720. 25 indexed citations

Zhao, Risheng, Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker, Jian‐Lin Wu, et al.. (2020). Aspirin Reduces Colorectal Tumor Development in Mice and Gut Microbes Reduce its Bioavailability and Chemopreventive Effects. Gastroenterology. 159(3). 969–983.e4. 115 indexed citations

Liang, Qiaoyi, Tong Li, Geicho Nakatsu, et al.. (2019). A novel faecalLachnoclostridiummarker for the non-invasive diagnosis of colorectal adenoma and cancer. Gut. 69(7). 1248–1257. 231 indexed citations

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Coker, Olabisi Oluwabukola, Geicho Nakatsu, William Ka Kei Wu, et al.. (2018). Enteric fungal microbiota dysbiosis and ecological alterations in colorectal cancer. Gut. 68(4). 654–662. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Higashimori, Akihiro, Yujuan Dong, Yanquan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Forkhead Box F2 Suppresses Gastric Cancer through a Novel FOXF2–IRF2BPL–β-Catenin Signaling Axis. Cancer Research. 78(7). 1643–1656. 52 indexed citations

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Li, Weilin, Chi Chun Wong, Xiaoming Zhang, et al.. (2018). CAB39L elicited an anti-Warburg effect via a LKB1-AMPK-PGC1α axis to inhibit gastric tumorigenesis. Oncogene. 37(50). 6383–6398. 52 indexed citations

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Nakatsu, Geicho, Haokui Zhou, William Ka Kei Wu, et al.. (2018). Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes. Gastroenterology. 155(2). 529–541.e5. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Lei, Shiyan Wang, Yanquan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Zinc-finger protein 471 suppresses gastric cancer through transcriptionally repressing downstream oncogenic PLS3 and TFAP2A. Oncogene. 37(26). 3601–3616. 48 indexed citations

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Coker, Olabisi Oluwabukola, Zhenwei Dai, Yongzhan Nie, et al.. (2017). Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis. Gut. 67(6). 1024–1032. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tsoi, Ho, Eagle SH Chu, Xiang Zhang, et al.. (2017). Peptostreptococcus anaerobius Induces Intracellular Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Colon Cells to Induce Proliferation and Causes Dysplasia in Mice. Gastroenterology. 152(6). 1419–1433.e5. 310 indexed citations

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Wong, Sunny H., Liuyang Zhao, Xiang Zhang, et al.. (2017). Gavage of Fecal Samples From Patients With Colorectal Cancer Promotes Intestinal Carcinogenesis in Germ-Free and Conventional Mice. Gastroenterology. 153(6). 1621–1633.e6. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xiao, Xue, Geicho Nakatsu, Ye Jin, et al.. (2017). Gut Microbiota Mediates Protection Against Enteropathy Induced by Indomethacin. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40317–40317. 43 indexed citations

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Nakatsu, Geicho, Xiangchun Li, Haokui Zhou, et al.. (2015). Gut mucosal microbiome across stages of colorectal carcinogenesis. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8727–8727. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Ruonan, Geicho Nakatsu, Xiang Zhang, & Jun Yu. (2015). Pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic potentials of macrophages in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 20(5). 615–626. 23 indexed citations

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