Kaoru Sano

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kaoru Sano is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaoru Sano has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Hepatology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kaoru Sano's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (16 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (8 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (8 papers). Kaoru Sano is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (16 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (8 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (8 papers). Kaoru Sano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Kaoru Sano's co-authors include Eugene Roberts, Shinji Üemoto, Kōichi Tanaka, Kazue Ozawa, Joseph P. Vacanti, Yukihiko Tokunaga, David Mooney, Peter M. Kaufmann, Shiro Fujita and Yoshio Yamaoka and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Annals of Surgery and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kaoru Sano

50 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Surgical Techniques and Innovations in Living Related Liv... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Surgical Techniques and Innovations in Living Related Liver Transplantation
    1993 466 citations Kōichi Tanaka, Shinji Üemoto et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kaoru Sano Japan 17 1.0k 782 293 257 211 56 1.6k
F. Bittinger Germany 20 410 0.4× 64 0.1× 25 0.1× 217 0.8× 140 0.7× 50 1.3k
Toshiko Yoshida Japan 23 569 0.6× 56 0.1× 111 0.4× 122 0.5× 128 0.6× 78 1.8k
J. Gerlach Germany 19 681 0.7× 612 0.8× 18 0.1× 205 0.8× 56 0.3× 65 974
Michael Jen Jie Chu New Zealand 12 258 0.3× 210 0.3× 34 0.1× 38 0.1× 32 0.2× 68 628
A. Sáenz Spain 21 570 0.6× 24 0.0× 40 0.1× 63 0.2× 458 2.2× 57 1.5k
Toru Murakami Japan 21 376 0.4× 34 0.0× 82 0.3× 121 0.5× 15 0.1× 59 1.3k
Sang Hoon Han South Korea 14 477 0.5× 364 0.5× 172 0.6× 41 0.2× 58 0.3× 65 1.0k
Najma Latif United Kingdom 28 630 0.6× 18 0.0× 65 0.2× 411 1.6× 275 1.3× 73 2.5k
Gianluca Carnevale Italy 27 448 0.4× 56 0.1× 18 0.1× 311 1.2× 158 0.7× 82 1.9k
Aurélie Edwards United States 16 376 0.4× 31 0.0× 190 0.6× 544 2.1× 379 1.8× 24 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kaoru Sano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kaoru Sano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaoru Sano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kaoru Sano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kaoru Sano based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kaoru Sano. Kaoru Sano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sano, Kaoru. (2024). Arithmetic Problems in Dynamical Systems. NTT technical review. 22(9). 26–29. 1 indexed citations
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Sano, Kaoru, Hiroyasu Miyazaki, & Masato Wakayama. (2024). A Mathematical World Woven by Number Theory, Algebraic Geometry, and Representation Theory. NTT technical review. 22(9). 16–25. 1 indexed citations
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Sano, Kaoru, et al.. (2023). Northcott numbers for the weighted Weil heights. Rendiconti Lincei Matematica e Applicazioni. 34(1). 127–144. 1 indexed citations
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Kawamoto, Kazuyuki, et al.. (2011). CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH 13 CASES OF PRIMARY SMALL BOWEL CANCER. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 72(9). 2199–2203. 1 indexed citations
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Fukada, Ippei, Kazuyuki Kawamoto, Michio Okabe, et al.. (2009). A Case of Rectal Perforation with Sigmoid Colon Evisceration Through the Anus. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 42(5). 589–593. 1 indexed citations
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Iwasaki, Minoru, Taisuke Morimoto, Kaoru Sano, et al.. (2005). A case of pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach. Pediatrics International. 47(1). 102–104. 6 indexed citations
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Sano, Kaoru, Shiro Uyama, Christopher K. Breuer, et al.. (1999). Evaluation of methods of hepatotrophic stimulation in rat heterotopic hepatocyte transplantation using polymers. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 34(7). 1118–1123. 11 indexed citations
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Mooney, David, Kaoru Sano, Peter M. Kaufmann, et al.. (1997). Long-term engraftment of hepatocytes transplanted on biodegradable polymer sponges. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 37(3). 413–420. 184 indexed citations
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Üemoto, Shinji, Yukihiro Inomata, Hiroto Egawa, et al.. (1997). EFFECTS OF HYPOXEMIA ON EARLY POSTOPERATIVE COURSE OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH INTRAPULMONARY SHUNTING1. Transplantation. 63(3). 407–414. 37 indexed citations
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Cusick, Robert A., Hanmin Lee, Kaoru Sano, et al.. (1997). The effect of donor and recipient age on engraftment of tissue-engineered liver. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 32(2). 357–360. 23 indexed citations
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Kiuchi, Tetsuya, Kazuo Tanaka, Yukihiro Inomata, et al.. (1996). Experience of tacrolimus-based immunosuppression in living-related liver transplantation complicated with graft tuberculosis: interaction with rifampicin and side effects.. PubMed. 28(6). 3171–2. 14 indexed citations
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Iwata, Shingo, Akira Tanaka, Toshiro Inubushi, et al.. (1994). Biochemical and biophysical alterations of lipoprotein after liver transplantation from a living related donor. Research in Experimental Medicine. 194(1). 313–320. 3 indexed citations
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Egawa, Hiroto, et al.. (1993). Relief of hepatic vein stenosis by balloon angioplasty after living‐related donor liver transplantation. Clinical Transplantation. 7(4pt1). 306–311. 56 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Kōichi, Shinji Üemoto, Yukihiko Tokunaga, et al.. (1993). Surgical Techniques and Innovations in Living Related Liver Transplantation. Annals of Surgery. 217(1). 82–91. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sano, Kaoru, Koichi Tanaka, Kazuo Honda, et al.. (1993). Short-Term changes in lipid and protein metabolism in liver transplants from living-related donors. The American Journal of Surgery. 166(1). 32–38. 11 indexed citations
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Uyama, Shiro, et al.. (1993). The Role of Hepatotrophic Stimulation in Heterotopic Hepatocyte Transplantation. MRS Proceedings. 331. 1 indexed citations
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Sano, Kaoru, et al.. (1990). A case of gallbladder cancer producing granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor. Gastroenterologia Japonica. 25(6). 762–767. 27 indexed citations
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Sano, Kaoru. (1959). Studies on the metabolism and the determination of catechol amines. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 55(1). 188–197. 2 indexed citations
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Sano, Kaoru, et al.. (1959). Studies on the metabolism and determination of catechol amines. Folia Endocrinologica Japonica. 35(1). 86–93,15. 1 indexed citations

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