Hiroyuki Kamao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Hiroyuki Kamao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroyuki Kamao has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Ophthalmology and 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Hiroyuki Kamao's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (18 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (9 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers). Hiroyuki Kamao is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (18 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (9 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers). Hiroyuki Kamao collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Hiroyuki Kamao's co-authors include Masayo Takahashi, Michiko Mandai, Sunao Sugita, Noriko Sakai, Junichi Kiryu, Satoshi Okamoto, Akiko Suga, Shin Kawamata, Yasuhiko Hirami and Yasuo Kurimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hiroyuki Kamao

24 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Characterization of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Sheets Aiming for Clinical Application

2014 450 citations Hiroyuki Kamao, Michiko Mandai et al. Stem Cell Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroyuki Kamao Japan	12	942	286	262	206	114	26	1.1k
Valentina Franco-Cardenas United States	6	919 1.0×	338 1.2×	252 1.0×	252 1.2×	105 0.9×	14	1.1k
David E. Buchholz United States	10	1.2k 1.2×	277 1.0×	331 1.3×	196 1.0×	61 0.5×	10	1.3k
Eddy Anglade United States	11	1.1k 1.2×	517 1.8×	313 1.2×	258 1.3×	91 0.8×	17	1.4k
Joseph Collin United Kingdom	23	1.0k 1.1×	347 1.2×	305 1.2×	186 0.9×	65 0.6×	35	1.3k
Noriko Sakai Japan	9	721 0.8×	124 0.4×	132 0.5×	102 0.5×	134 1.2×	11	822
Matthew Smart United Kingdom	11	826 0.9×	270 0.9×	244 0.9×	194 0.9×	50 0.4×	15	939
Masatoshi Haruta Japan	13	878 0.9×	236 0.8×	370 1.4×	235 1.1×	53 0.5×	44	1.1k
Carla Mellough United Kingdom	17	914 1.0×	252 0.9×	397 1.5×	173 0.8×	107 0.9×	26	1.1k
Yasuhiko Hirami Japan	22	1.5k 1.5×	953 3.3×	429 1.6×	602 2.9×	158 1.4×	60	2.2k
Anastasios Georgiadis United Kingdom	18	1.3k 1.3×	289 1.0×	461 1.8×	182 0.9×	77 0.7×	32	1.5k

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Kamao, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2025). Punctate Hyperfluorescence as a Favorable Predictive Factor for Treatment Response Following a Switch to Brolucizumab for Patients with Aflibercept-Refractory Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(14). 5141–5141.

Kamao, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2025). Treatment Outcomes of Simple and Complex Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(5). 1458–1458.

Kamao, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2024). Clinical Characteristics of Unilateral Macular Neovascularization Patients with Pachydrusen in the Fellow Eye. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(13). 3757–3757. 3 indexed citations

Ishida, Masaaki, Tomohiro Masuda, Noriko Sakai, et al.. (2024). Graft survival of major histocompatibility complex deficient stem cell-derived retinal cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 187–187. 7 indexed citations

Kamao, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2024). Clinical Characteristics of Punctate Hyperfluorescence Spots in the Fellow Eye of Patients with Unilateral Macular Neovascularization with No Drusen. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(18). 5394–5394. 3 indexed citations

Kamao, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2024). The Effect of a Loading Dose Regimen in the Switch to Brolucizumab for Patients with Aflibercept-Resistant nAMD. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Sugita, Sunao, Michiko Mandai, Hiroyuki Kamao, & Masayo Takahashi. (2021). Immunological aspects of RPE cell transplantation. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 84. 100950–100950. 44 indexed citations

Kamao, Hiroyuki, Atsushi Miki, & Junichi Kiryu. (2019). Evaluation of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Using Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019. 1–10. 3 indexed citations

Kamao, Hiroyuki, Atsushi Miki, & Junichi Kiryu. (2019). ROCK Inhibitor-Induced Promotion of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Motility during Wound Healing. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019. 1–10. 6 indexed citations

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Kamao, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2018). Effects of Smoking on Outcomes of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Smoking and Anti-VEGF Therapy in nAMD. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018. 1–7. 8 indexed citations

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Sugita, Sunao, Kenichi Makabe, Yuko Iwasaki, et al.. (2017). Detection of Retinal Pigment Epithelium-Specific Antibody in iPSC-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Transplantation Models. Stem Cell Reports. 9(5). 1501–1515. 30 indexed citations

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Kamao, Hiroyuki, Michiko Mandai, Yasuhiko Hirami, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of the Surgical Device and Procedure for Extracellular Matrix–Scaffold–Supported Human iPSC–Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Sheet Transplantation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(1). 211–211. 64 indexed citations

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Sugita, Sunao, Yuko Iwasaki, Kenichi Makabe, et al.. (2016). Successful Transplantation of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells from MHC Homozygote iPSCs in MHC-Matched Models. Stem Cell Reports. 7(4). 635–648. 118 indexed citations

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Sugita, Sunao, Hiroyuki Kamao, Satoshi Okamoto, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of T-Cell Activation by Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Derived From Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(2). 1051–1062. 55 indexed citations

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Kamao, Hiroyuki, Michiko Mandai, Satoshi Okamoto, et al.. (2014). Characterization of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Sheets Aiming for Clinical Application. Stem Cell Reports. 2(2). 205–218. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kamao, Hiroyuki, Michiko Mandai, Junko Ishida, et al.. (2014). Objective Evaluation of the Degree of Pigmentation in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived RPE. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(12). 8309–8318. 19 indexed citations

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Go, Masahiro J., Masayuki Shikamura, Naoki Nishishita, et al.. (2014). Tumorigenicity Studies of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e85336–e85336. 135 indexed citations

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Nojima, Satoshi, Toshihiko Toyofuku, Hiroyuki Kamao, et al.. (2013). A point mutation in Semaphorin 4A associates with defective endosomal sorting and causes retinal degeneration. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1406–1406. 17 indexed citations

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Go, Masahiro J., Naoki Nishishita, Noriko Sakai, et al.. (2013). Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Secreted from Retinal Pigment Epithelium Facilitates Apoptotic Cell Death of iPSC. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2334–2334. 29 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Ichiro, et al.. (2011). [Evaluation of recovery process of photoreceptor outer segment after retinal detachment repair].. PubMed. 115(4). 374–81. 5 indexed citations

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