Hiroyuki Tomita

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
250 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Hiroyuki Tomita is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroyuki Tomita has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Oncology, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hiroyuki Tomita's work include Theoretical and Computational Physics (24 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (17 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (17 papers). Hiroyuki Tomita is often cited by papers focused on Theoretical and Computational Physics (24 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (17 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (17 papers). Hiroyuki Tomita collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Hiroyuki Tomita's co-authors include Akira Hara, Kazuhisa Tomita, Takuji Tanaka, Kaori Tanaka, Yuichiro Hatano, Timothy C. Wang, Wataru Shibata, Akihiro Hirata, Richard A. Friedman and Kelly S. Betz and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hiroyuki Tomita

231 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Bone Marrow-Derived Myofibroblasts Contribute to the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Niche and Promote Tumor Growth

2011 840 citations Hiroyuki Tomita et al. profile →
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 in stem cells and cancer

2016 452 citations Hiroyuki Tomita, Akira Hara et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroyuki Tomita Japan	40	1.8k	1.8k	897	874	748	250	6.4k
Иван Тодоров United States	49	2.9k 1.6×	811 0.4×	738 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	228	7.8k
Gyan Bhanot United States	43	2.8k 1.5×	883 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	511 0.6×	162 0.2×	162	7.5k
Paolo Provero Italy	44	6.2k 3.3×	1.5k 0.8×	3.7k 4.1×	630 0.7×	334 0.4×	157	9.3k
David Park United States	35	2.4k 1.3×	348 0.2×	440 0.5×	316 0.4×	469 0.6×	197	7.9k
Mikio Namiki Japan	53	2.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	984 1.1×	431 0.5×	1.7k 2.2×	555	10.7k
Takashi Okamura Japan	37	1.4k 0.7×	952 0.5×	254 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	432 0.6×	294	6.1k
Gérard Friedlander France	56	3.5k 1.9×	749 0.4×	424 0.5×	464 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	271	11.8k
Stefan C. Müller Germany	67	5.2k 2.8×	1000 0.5×	2.2k 2.5×	541 0.6×	2.2k 2.9×	440	13.5k
Alfred Zippelius Switzerland	58	2.8k 1.5×	5.2k 2.8×	1.1k 1.3×	5.0k 5.7×	374 0.5×	281	13.3k
G. E. Brown United Kingdom	65	2.4k 1.3×	806 0.4×	263 0.3×	1.5k 1.7×	211 0.3×	388	16.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Hiroyuki Tomita

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroyuki Tomita

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Komura, Shingo, Koki Kato, Akihiro Hirakawa, et al.. (2025). PI3K-Akt signalling regulates Scx-lineage tenocytes and Tppp3-lineage paratenon sheath cells in neonatal tendon regeneration. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3734–3734. 2 indexed citations

Kawaguchi, Masaya, Hiroki Kato, Tomohiro Kanayama, et al.. (2025). Imaging findings for differentiating and predicting prognosis in undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and myxofibrosarcoma. European Journal of Radiology. 193. 112449–112449.

Kuno, M., Hiroyuki Tomita, K Mori, et al.. (2024). Evaluating glycocalyx morphology and composition in frozen and formalin-fixed liver tumor sections. Pathology - Research and Practice. 263. 155660–155660.

Kuroda, Takahiro, Akio Suzuki, Hideshi Okada, et al.. (2024). Endothelial Glycocalyx in the Peripheral Capillaries is Injured Under Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathy. Journal of Pain. 25(6). 104462–104462. 2 indexed citations

Shirakami, Yohei, Takao Miwa, Masaya Kubota, et al.. (2024). Glyburide Suppresses Inflammation-Related Colorectal Tumorigenesis Through Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(21). 11640–11640. 3 indexed citations

Elhelaly, Abdelazim Elsayed, Fuminori Hyodo, Ryota Iwasaki, et al.. (2023). Deuterium Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Deuterated Water-Induced 2H-Tissue Labeling Allows Monitoring Cancer Treatment at Clinical Field Strength. Clinical Cancer Research. 29(24). 5173–5182. 7 indexed citations

Tomita, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2023). Peritumoral Edema in Gliomas: A Review of Mechanisms and Management. Biomedicines. 11(10). 2731–2731. 15 indexed citations

Kinoshita, Takamasa, Hiroyuki Tomita, Hideshi Okada, et al.. (2023). Prevention of vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx shedding. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 691. 149286–149286. 1 indexed citations

Suzuki, Akio, Hiroyuki Tomita, & Hideshi Okada. (2022). Form follows function: The endothelial glycocalyx. Translational research. 247. 158–167. 44 indexed citations

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Hara, Akira, Masayuki Niwa, Tomohiro Kanayama, et al.. (2020). Galectin-3: A Potential Prognostic and Diagnostic Marker for Heart Disease and Detection of Early Stage Pathology. Biomolecules. 10(9). 1277–1277. 64 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Mikiko, Yuichiro Hatano, Takahiro Kuroda, et al.. (2020). Metastatic colon cancer of the small intestine diagnosed using genetic analysis: a case report. Diagnostic Pathology. 15(1). 106–106. 1 indexed citations

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Hirata, Akihiro, Yuichiro Hatano, Masayuki Niwa, Akira Hara, & Hiroyuki Tomita. (2019). Heterogeneity in Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Prevention Research. 12(7). 413–420. 23 indexed citations

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Ushikoshi, Hiroaki, Hideshi Okada, Kentaro Morishita, et al.. (2015). An autopsy report of acute myocardial infarction with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy–like heart. Cardiovascular Pathology. 24(6). 405–407. 3 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Kazuhiro, Manabu Takamatsu, Yuichiro Hatano, et al.. (2012). Galectin-3 in preneoplastic lesions of glioma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 111(2). 123–132. 25 indexed citations

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Tomita, Hiroyuki, Akihiro Hirata, Yasuhiro Yamada, et al.. (2010). Suppressive effect of global DNA hypomethylation on gastric carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis. 31(9). 1627–1633. 14 indexed citations

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Tomita, Hiroyuki, Yasuhiro Yamada, Takeru Oyama, et al.. (2007). Development of Gastric Tumors in Apc Min/+ Mice by the Activation of the β-Catenin/Tcf Signaling Pathway. Cancer Research. 67(9). 4079–4087. 73 indexed citations

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Imai, Hisashi, Masanao Saio, Kenichi Nonaka, et al.. (2007). Depletion of CD4⁺CD25⁺ regulatory T cells enhances interleukin‐2‐induced antitumor immunity in a mouse model of colon adenocarcinoma. Cancer Science. 98(3). 416–423. 66 indexed citations

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Tomita, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2006). Delayed Recurrence of Postoperative Intra-Abdominal Abscess: An Unusual Case and Review of the Literature. Surgical Infections. 7(6). 551–554. 3 indexed citations

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Mutoh, Nobuyoshi, et al.. (2000). PWM control methods suitable for high speed induction motor drives. IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications. 120(3). 430–439. 2 indexed citations

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Tomita, Hiroyuki. (1991). Preservation of Isotropy at the Mesoscopic Stage of Phase Separation Processes. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 85(1). 47–56. 3 indexed citations

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