Hiroto Obata

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Hiroto Obata is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroto Obata has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ophthalmology, 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Hiroto Obata's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (9 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (7 papers) and Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatments (4 papers). Hiroto Obata is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (9 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (7 papers) and Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatments (4 papers). Hiroto Obata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and Germany. Hiroto Obata's co-authors include T. J. Millar, David A. Sullivan, Nadja Knop, Erich Knop, Tadahiko Tsuru, Yoko Ogawa, Nobuhiro Ibaraki, Shigeru Nakamura, Murat Doğru and Kazuo Tsubota and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Hiroto Obata

23 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Meibomian Gland

2011 812 citations Erich Knop, Nadja Knop et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroto Obata Japan	12	1.1k	586	483	365	184	25	1.4k
Kathleen L. Krenzer United States	14	1.2k 1.1×	598 1.0×	401 0.8×	344 0.9×	246 1.3×	21	1.4k
F. Schirra Germany	22	1.1k 1.0×	636 1.1×	460 1.0×	338 0.9×	164 0.9×	54	1.4k
Hiroko Yamagami United States	19	783 0.7×	434 0.7×	363 0.8×	243 0.7×	137 0.7×	34	1.2k
Seika Den Japan	14	1.1k 1.0×	669 1.1×	743 1.5×	304 0.8×	192 1.0×	27	1.4k
Yoji Takano Japan	22	1.1k 1.0×	539 0.9×	897 1.9×	178 0.5×	251 1.4×	47	1.6k
Eugene A. Volpe United States	18	770 0.7×	206 0.4×	361 0.7×	187 0.5×	156 0.8×	27	1.1k
Ulrike Hampel Germany	17	613 0.5×	233 0.4×	297 0.6×	167 0.5×	124 0.7×	34	869
Ömür Ö. Uçakhan Türkiye	18	1.1k 1.0×	954 1.6×	1.2k 2.4×	137 0.4×	146 0.8×	59	1.7k
Mohammad H. Dastjerdi United States	19	1.0k 0.9×	688 1.2×	1.1k 2.2×	98 0.3×	64 0.3×	47	1.6k
Gysbert van Setten Sweden	12	697 0.6×	310 0.5×	404 0.8×	130 0.4×	199 1.1×	23	902

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroto Obata

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Oya, Soichi, Akira Saito, Satoshi Iihoshi, et al.. (2025). Comparative Effects of Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting on Visual Recovery in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis. Neurosurgery. 97(2). 472–480.

Yamasaki, A., et al.. (2024). Methotrexate-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder with Intraocular Involvement Improved with Intravitreal Methotrexate and Chemotherapy: A Case Report. Case Reports in Ophthalmology. 15(1). 807–814.

Yoshida, Shinsuke, Soichi Oya, Hiroto Obata, et al.. (2020). Carotid endarterectomy restores decreased vision due to chronic ocular ischemia. Acta Neurochirurgica. 163(6). 1767–1775. 2 indexed citations

Makino, Shinji, Hironobu Tampo, Yusuke Arai, & Hiroto Obata. (2014). Correlations between choroidal abnormalities, Lisch nodules, and age in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1. Clinical ophthalmology. 8. 165–165. 19 indexed citations

Kojima, Takashi, Tais Hitomi Wakamatsu, Murat Doğru, et al.. (2012). Age-Related Dysfunction of the Lacrimal Gland and Oxidative Stress. American Journal Of Pathology. 180(5). 1879–1896. 113 indexed citations

Kamoi, Mizuka, Yoko Ogawa, Shigeru Nakamura, et al.. (2012). Accumulation of Secretory Vesicles in the Lacrimal Gland Epithelia Is Related to Non-Sjögren's Type Dry Eye in Visual Display Terminal Users. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e43688–e43688. 24 indexed citations

Knop, Erich, Nadja Knop, T. J. Millar, Hiroto Obata, & David A. Sullivan. (2011). The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Meibomian Gland. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(4). 1938–1938. 812 indexed citations breakdown →

Mimura, Tatsuya, Mikiro Mori, Hiroto Obata, et al.. (2011). Conjunctivochalasis: associations with pinguecula in a hospital‐based study. Acta Ophthalmologica. 90(8). 773–782. 11 indexed citations

Mimura, Tatsuya, Tomohiko Usui, Hiroto Obata, et al.. (2010). Severity and Determinants of Pinguecula in a Hospital-Based Population. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 37(1). 31–35. 16 indexed citations

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Mimura, Tatsuya, Tomohiko Usui, M Mori, et al.. (2010). Pinguecula and contact lenses. Eye. 24(11). 1685–1691. 15 indexed citations

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Hayakawa, Morisada, Naoki Takezako, Hiroto Obata, et al.. (2009). ST2 gene expression is proliferation-dependent and its ligand, IL-33, induces inflammatory reaction in endothelial cells. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 335(1-2). 75–81. 66 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto & Tadahiko Tsuru. (2007). Corneal Wound Healing from the Perspective of Keratoplasty Specimens With Special Reference to the Function of the Bowman Layer and Descemet Membrane. Cornea. 26(Supplement 1). S82–S89. 31 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto & Takeshi Go Tsuru. (2006). Age–Related Change of Myoepithelial Cells in Human Lacrimal Gland. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 1946–1946. 2 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto. (2006). Anatomy and Histopathology of the Human Lacrimal Gland. Cornea. 25(Supplement 1). S82–S89. 92 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto, et al.. (2006). Identification of Oxytalan Fibers in Salzmann's Nodular Degeneration. Cornea. 25(5). 586–589. 6 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto, Nobuhiro Ibaraki, & Tadahiko Tsuru. (2006). A Technique for Preventing Spontaneous Loss of Lacrimal Punctal Plugs. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 141(3). 567–569. 6 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto, et al.. (2005). [Incidence of benign and malignant lesions of eyelid and conjunctival tumors].. PubMed. 109(9). 573–9. 33 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto & Takeshi Go Tsuru. (2004). Conjunctival Goblet Cell Loss in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 1489–1489. 1 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto. (2003). A Case of Acute Dacryoadenitis Associated with Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 47(1). 107–109. 10 indexed citations

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Obata, Hiroto. (2002). Anatomy and Histopathology of Human Meibomian Gland. Cornea. 21(Supplement 2). S70–S74. 123 indexed citations

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