Junichiro Tanaka

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Junichiro Tanaka is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Junichiro Tanaka has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Oncology, 30 papers in Surgery and 18 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Junichiro Tanaka's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (17 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (17 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (14 papers). Junichiro Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (17 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (17 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (14 papers). Junichiro Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Junichiro Tanaka's co-authors include Toshiaki Watanabe, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kazushi Sugimoto, Katsuya Shiraki, Yoshiyuki Takei, Hirokazu Nagawa, Takamitsu Kanazawa, Masahiko Tameda, Hidekazu Inoue and Chika Kasai and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer, Cancer Research and Clinical Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Junichiro Tanaka

68 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Comparison of the gut microbiota composition between obese and non-obese individuals in a Japanese population, as analyzed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and next-generation sequencing

2015 448 citations Chika Kasai, Kazushi Sugimoto et al. BMC Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junichiro Tanaka Japan	22	828	796	445	308	264	70	1.9k
Takafumi Maekawa Japan	26	494 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	463 1.0×	283 0.9×	144 0.5×	96	2.3k
Junji Uchino Japan	25	1.2k 1.5×	526 0.7×	726 1.6×	457 1.5×	293 1.1×	170	2.9k
Yotaro Kudo Japan	21	473 0.6×	966 1.2×	265 0.6×	122 0.4×	435 1.6×	37	1.9k
Jarom Heijmans Netherlands	23	754 0.9×	768 1.0×	405 0.9×	165 0.5×	66 0.3×	54	2.6k
Fang‐Jung Yu Taiwan	23	486 0.6×	539 0.7×	714 1.6×	142 0.5×	150 0.6×	69	1.8k
Hiroshi Tamagawa Japan	23	781 0.9×	541 0.7×	766 1.7×	109 0.4×	156 0.6×	180	2.2k
Theodoros Karantanos United States	25	758 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	300 0.7×	109 0.4×	137 0.5×	78	2.7k
Kosuke Mima Japan	35	1.4k 1.7×	1.4k 1.7×	891 2.0×	351 1.1×	209 0.8×	131	3.3k
Ciro Romano Italy	22	740 0.9×	377 0.5×	231 0.5×	205 0.7×	85 0.3×	83	1.9k
Shu Dong XIAO China	27	367 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	869 2.0×	148 0.5×	101 0.4×	77	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junichiro Tanaka

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Moritani, Isao, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of and risk factors for long COVID following infection with the COVID‑19 omicron variant . PubMed. 5(2). 17–17. 1 indexed citations

Ishihara, Soichiro, Kensuke Otani, Koji Yasuda, et al.. (2016). Effect of nutrient starvation on proliferation and cytokine secretion of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Molecular and Clinical Oncology. 4(4). 607–610. 12 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Hironori, Joji Kitayama, Hironori Ishigami, et al.. (2016). A patient with gastric cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis treated with intraperitoneal chemotherapy who survived more than 5 years receiving repeated laparoscopic examinations: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 10(1). 14–14. 3 indexed citations

Kasai, Chika, Kazushi Sugimoto, Isao Moritani, et al.. (2016). Changes in plasma ghrelin and leptin levels in patients with peptic ulcer and gastritis following eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection. BMC Gastroenterology. 16(1). 119–119. 16 indexed citations

Kasai, Chika, Kazushi Sugimoto, Isao Moritani, et al.. (2015). Comparison of the gut microbiota composition between obese and non-obese individuals in a Japanese population, as analyzed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and next-generation sequencing. BMC Gastroenterology. 15(1). 100–100. 448 indexed citations breakdown →

Ozawa, Tsuyoshi, Soichiro Ishihara, Takeshi Nishikawa, et al.. (2015). The preoperative platelet to lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic marker in patients with stage II colorectal cancer. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 30(9). 1165–1171. 48 indexed citations

Ishihara, Soichiro, Tamuro Hayama, Hideki Yamada, et al.. (2014). Prognostic Impact of Primary Tumor Resection and Lymph Node Dissection in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer with Unresectable Metastasis: A Propensity Score Analysis in a Multicenter Retrospective Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 21(9). 2949–2955. 36 indexed citations

Nozawa, Hiroaki, Takeshi Nishikawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, et al.. (2014). ‘Deepness of Response' Is Associated with Overall Survival in Standard Systemic Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Chemotherapy. 60(5-6). 360–367. 3 indexed citations

Ishihara, Soichiro, Takeshi Nishikawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, et al.. (2014). Prognostic impact of tumor location in stage IV colon cancer: A propensity score analysis in a multicenter study. International Journal of Surgery. 12(9). 925–930. 27 indexed citations

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Kawai, Kazushige, Eiji Sunami, Takeshi Nishikawa, et al.. (2014). Delayed abdominal wall abscess after abdomino-perineal resection simulating local recurrence of rectal cancer. SpringerPlus. 3(1). 681–681. 2 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, Yuichiro, Kazushige Kawai, Shinsuke Kazama, et al.. (2014). A case of extraperitoneal stoma-associated internal hernia after abdominoperineal resection. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 12(1). 141–141. 6 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Tsuyoshi, Shinsuke Kazama, Takashi Akiyoshi, et al.. (2014). Nuclear Notch3 Expression is Associated with Tumor Recurrence in Patients with Stage II and III Colorectal Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 21(8). 2650–2658. 40 indexed citations

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Hongo, Kumiko, Junichiro Tanaka, Nelson H. Tsuno, et al.. (2011). CD133(−) Cells, Derived From a Single Human Colon Cancer Cell Line, Are More Resistant to 5-Fluorouracil (FU) Than CD133(+) Cells, Dependent on the β1-Integrin Signaling. Journal of Surgical Research. 175(2). 278–288. 23 indexed citations

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Sugimoto, Kazushi, Katsuya Shiraki, Junichiro Tanaka, et al.. (2010). Development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C more than 10 years after sustained virological response to interferon therapy. Oncology Letters. 1(3). 427–430. 13 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Junichiro, Toshiaki Watanabe, Takamitsu Kanazawa, et al.. (2009). Silencing of secreted frizzled-related protein genes in MSI colorectal carcinogenesis.. PubMed. 55(85). 1265–8. 9 indexed citations

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Yamada, Jun, Nelson H. Tsuno, Joji Kitayama, et al.. (2008). Anti-Angiogenic Property of Zoledronic Acid by Inhibition of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Differentiation. Journal of Surgical Research. 151(1). 115–120. 52 indexed citations

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Nishikawa, Takeshi, Nelson H. Tsuno, Takeshi Tsuchiya, et al.. (2008). Sulforaphane Stimulates Activation of Proapoptotic Protein Bax Leading to Apoptosis of Endothelial Progenitor Cells. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 16(2). 534–543. 18 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Toshiaki, Takashi Kobunai, Etsuko Toda, et al.. (2007). Gene Expression Signature and the Prediction of Ulcerative Colitis–Associated Colorectal Cancer by DNA Microarray. Clinical Cancer Research. 13(2). 415–420. 47 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Toshiaki, Takashi Kobunai, Etsuko Toda, et al.. (2006). Distal Colorectal Cancers with Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Display Distinct Gene Expression Profiles that Are Different from Proximal MSI Cancers. Cancer Research. 66(20). 9804–9808. 88 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Toshiaki, Yasuhiro Komuro, Tomomichi Kiyomatsu, et al.. (2006). Prediction of Sensitivity of Rectal Cancer Cells in Response to Preoperative Radiotherapy by DNA Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles. Cancer Research. 66(7). 3370–3374. 184 indexed citations

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