Hirokazu Sakaguchi

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Hirokazu Sakaguchi is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirokazu Sakaguchi has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Ophthalmology, 81 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hirokazu Sakaguchi's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (68 papers), Retinal and Macular Surgery (51 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (38 papers). Hirokazu Sakaguchi is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (68 papers), Retinal and Macular Surgery (51 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (38 papers). Hirokazu Sakaguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hirokazu Sakaguchi's co-authors include Motohiro Kamei, Yusuke Oshima, Yasuo Tano, Fumi Gomi, Taku Wakabayashi, Kohji Nishida, Yasushi Ikuno, Joe G. Hollyfield, Shunji Kusaka and John W. Crabb and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hirokazu Sakaguchi

146 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Drusen proteome analysis: An approach to the etiology of age-related macular degeneration

2002 970 citations Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Motohiro Kamei et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hirokazu Sakaguchi Japan	34	3.4k	2.4k	1.2k	745	514	158	5.3k
Motohiro Kamei Japan	31	2.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	836 1.1×	567 1.1×	144	4.5k
Kei Shinoda Japan	33	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	491 0.7×	99 0.2×	219	3.8k
Hiroko Terasaki Japan	44	5.2k 1.5×	3.5k 1.5×	3.0k 2.4×	949 1.3×	90 0.2×	357	7.6k
Michele Melia United States	43	5.1k 1.5×	4.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	201 0.3×	91 0.2×	99	6.4k
Masaaki Saito Japan	34	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	1.8k 2.4×	63 0.1×	210	6.2k
Vivek J. Srinivasan United States	42	3.1k 0.9×	3.4k 1.4×	762 0.6×	274 0.4×	238 0.5×	152	7.1k
Akio Oishi Japan	43	4.4k 1.3×	3.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	181 0.2×	90 0.2×	200	5.1k
Victor Chong United Kingdom	39	5.6k 1.6×	4.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.2×	162 0.2×	42 0.1×	169	6.6k
Kenji Matsushita Japan	27	778 0.2×	612 0.3×	652 0.5×	428 0.6×	94 0.2×	78	2.0k
Neeru Gupta Canada	30	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	364 0.5×	17 0.0×	84	3.6k

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Yoneda, Tsuyoshi, Shunsuke Nakakura, Naoki Okada, et al.. (2025). Objective hyperemia and intraocular pressure changes following omidenepag isopropyl application. PLoS ONE. 20(7). e0326187–e0326187.

Sakimoto, Susumu, Yoshiya Hosokawa, Megu Y. Baden, et al.. (2024). Preoperative hemoglobin A1c is associated with postoperative bleeding after vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Endocrine Journal. 71(10). 965–971.

Nakakura, Shunsuke, et al.. (2023). Use of multifocal electroretinograms to determine stage of glaucoma. PLoS ONE. 18(1). e0278234–e0278234. 3 indexed citations

Mochizuki, Kiyofumi, et al.. (2023). Vitreous Humor Positive for DNA of Human Herpesvirus 7 in Eye With Ocular Toxoplasmosis. Cureus. 1 indexed citations

Sawabata, Noriyoshi, Kohei Morita, Tomomi Fujii, et al.. (2023). A Novel Filtration Membrane for Clustered Circulating Tumor Cell Extraction: A Prospective Feasibility Study. Anticancer Research. 43(10). 4683–4690. 2 indexed citations

Takahashi, S., Takeshi Morimoto, Susumu Sakimoto, et al.. (2022). Analysis of optic disc tilt angle in intrapapillary hemorrhage adjacent to peripapillary subretinal hemorrhage using swept-source optical coherence tomography. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 27. 101598–101598. 1 indexed citations

Sakaguchi, Hirokazu, et al.. (2022). Treatment of Descemet's membrane detachment after primary Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty during surgery using intraoperative optical coherence tomography. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 27. 101623–101623.

Sakimoto, Susumu, et al.. (2021). Association of disorganization of retinal inner layers with optical coherence tomography angiography features in branch retinal vein occlusion. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 259(10). 2897–2903. 3 indexed citations

Takahashi, S., et al.. (2021). Multimodal imaging of indapamide-induced bilateral choroidal effusion: a case report. BMC Ophthalmology. 21(1). 386–386. 4 indexed citations

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Wakabayashi, Taku, Noriyasu Hashida, Nobuhiko Shiraki, et al.. (2021). Acute endophthalmitis and hyphema mimicking pink hypopyon associated with ocular toxocariasis: A case report. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 23. 101188–101188. 2 indexed citations

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Shiraki, Nobuhiko, Taku Wakabayashi, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, & Kohji Nishida. (2019). Effect of Gas Tamponade on the Intraocular Lens Position and Refractive Error after Phacovitrectomy. Ophthalmology. 127(4). 511–515. 29 indexed citations

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Onishi, Akishi, Kazuyo Misaki, Shigenobu Yonemura, et al.. (2018). Neural retina-specific Aldh1a1 controls dorsal choroidal vascular development via Sox9 expression in retinal pigment epithelial cells. eLife. 7. 24 indexed citations

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Nishida, Kentaro, Kentaro Nishida, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, et al.. (2016). Simulation of Panretinal Laser Photocoagulation Using Geometric Methods for Calculating the Photocoagulation Index. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 27(2). 205–209. 5 indexed citations

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Fujikado, Takashi, Motohiro Kamei, Haruhiko Kishima, et al.. (2015). Testing of Chronically Implanted 49-Channel Retinal Prosthesis by Suprachoroidal-Transretinal Stimulation (STS) in Patients with Advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 3816–3816. 1 indexed citations

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Sakaguchi, Hirokazu, Motohiro Kamei, Kentaro Nishida, et al.. (2011). Surgical Approach for Semi-chronic Implantation of Retinal Prosthesis by Suprachoroidal-Transretinal Stimulation (STS) in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 4963–4963. 1 indexed citations

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Nishida, Kohji, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Takashi Fujikado, & Motohiro Kamei. (2010). Electrophysiological Evaluation of Rabbit Eyes Chronically Implanted With Electrode for Suprachoroidal Transretinal Stimulation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 3039–3039. 1 indexed citations

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Sakaguchi, Hirokazu, et al.. (2008). Artificial Vision by Direct Optic Nerve Electrode (AV-DONE) for a Blind Patient With Retinitis Pigmentosa. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 4044–4044. 2 indexed citations

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Gomi, Fumi, Masahito Ohji, Kaori Sayanagi, et al.. (2007). One-Year Outcomes of Photodynamic Therapy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Japanese Patients. Ophthalmology. 115(1). 141–146. 214 indexed citations

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Kamei, Motohiro, Takashi Fujikado, Hiroyuki Kanda, et al.. (2006). Suprachoroidal–Transretinal Stimulation (STS) Artificial Vision System for Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 1537–1537. 9 indexed citations

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Nakauchi, Kazuaki, Takashi Fujikado, Hiroyuki Kanda, et al.. (2003). Transretinal Electrical Stimulation by Intrascleral Multichannel Electrode in Rabbit Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 5061–5061. 2 indexed citations

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