Kazuo Miyasaka

11.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
200 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Kazuo Miyasaka is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuo Miyasaka has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 56 papers in Surgery and 49 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Kazuo Miyasaka's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (39 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (29 papers) and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (22 papers). Kazuo Miyasaka is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (39 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (29 papers) and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (22 papers). Kazuo Miyasaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Kazuo Miyasaka's co-authors include Hiroki Shirato, Shinichi Shimizu, Kei Kitamura, Hidefumi Aoyama, Takeshi Nishioka, Marcel van Herk, Yvette Seppenwoolde, Rikiya Onimaru, Kenji Kagei and Joos V. Lebesque and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Kazuo Miyasaka

194 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Precise and real-time measurement of 3D tumor motion in lung due to breathing and heartbeat, measured during radiotherapy
    2002 1.1k citations Yvette Seppenwoolde, Hiroki Shirato et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
  2. Physical aspects of a real-time tumor-tracking system for gated radiotherapy
    2000 520 citations Hiroki Shirato, Shinichi Shimizu et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuo Miyasaka Japan 50 4.4k 4.1k 3.9k 1.6k 1.2k 200 8.8k
John E. Munzenrider United States 51 3.4k 0.8× 5.6k 1.4× 2.8k 0.7× 2.5k 1.6× 737 0.6× 141 10.8k
Nina A. Mayr United States 48 1.7k 0.4× 2.7k 0.7× 5.3k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 370 0.3× 224 9.7k
Ingmar Lax Sweden 39 3.9k 0.9× 3.9k 1.0× 2.5k 0.6× 756 0.5× 630 0.5× 100 6.4k
Steven A. Leibel United States 71 8.5k 2.0× 11.1k 2.7× 6.0k 1.5× 2.8k 1.7× 1.1k 0.9× 208 17.1k
Damien C. Weber Switzerland 50 4.0k 0.9× 5.9k 1.4× 2.5k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 353 11.3k
M. Wannenmacher Germany 41 1.5k 0.3× 2.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 1.6k 1.0× 952 0.8× 211 6.1k
Frank Lohr Germany 41 3.6k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 868 0.5× 231 0.2× 233 6.2k
Klaus Herfarth Germany 45 2.8k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 327 0.3× 275 6.9k
Luca Cozzi Italy 59 7.0k 1.6× 6.4k 1.6× 5.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 213 0.2× 283 10.5k
Kent E. Wallner United States 53 3.5k 0.8× 7.4k 1.8× 1.3k 0.3× 1.6k 1.0× 425 0.4× 301 9.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuo Miyasaka

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All Works

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Chen, George T.Y., Hiroki Shirato, Hidefumi Aoyama, et al.. (2004). Stereotactic irradiation for intracranial arteriovenous malformation using stereotactic radiosurgery or hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 60(3). 861–870. 52 indexed citations
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Narita, Takuhito, Kazutoshi Hida, Toshitaka Seki, et al.. (2004). Hemangiopericytoma with Cervical Metastasis:. Spinal Surgery. 18(2). 87–92. 1 indexed citations
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Shinagawa, Naofumi, Koichi Yamazaki, Yuya Onodera, et al.. (2004). CT-Guided Transbronchial Biopsy Using an Ultrathin Bronchoscope With Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation. CHEST Journal. 125(3). 1138–1143. 110 indexed citations
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Kodama, Yoshihisa, Tadashi Shimizu, Hideho Endo, Noriyuki Miyamoto, & Kazuo Miyasaka. (2002). Complications of Percutaneous Transhepatic Portal Vein Embolization. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 13(12). 1233–1237. 70 indexed citations
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Tateishi, Ukihide, Hiroshi Nishihara, Eriko Tsukamoto, et al.. (2002). Lung Tumors Evaluated With FDG-PET and Dynamic CT: The Relationship Between Vascular Density and Glucose Metabolism. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 26(2). 185–190. 81 indexed citations
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Harada, Toshiyuki, Hiroki Shirato, Shigeaki Ogura, et al.. (2002). Real‐time tumor‐tracking radiation therapy for lung carcinoma by the aid of insertion of a gold marker using bronchofiberscopy. Cancer. 95(8). 1720–1727. 114 indexed citations
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Tateishi, Ukihide, Hiroshi Nishihara, Toshiaki Morikawa, & Kazuo Miyasaka. (2002). Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: MR Appearance and Enhancement Pattern. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 26(2). 174–179. 60 indexed citations
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Seppenwoolde, Yvette, Hiroki Shirato, Kei Kitamura, et al.. (2002). Precise and real-time measurement of 3D tumor motion in lung due to breathing and heartbeat, measured during radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 53(4). 822–834. 1106 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ushikoshi, Satoshi, Kiyohiro Houkin, Satoshi Kuroda, et al.. (2002). Surgical treatment of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas. Surgical Neurology. 57(4). 253–261. 29 indexed citations
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Aoyama, Hidefumi, Hiroki Shirato, Takeshi Nishioka, et al.. (2001). Magnetic resonance imaging system for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and its impact on gross tumor volume delineation of central nervous system tumors. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 50(3). 821–827. 60 indexed citations
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Miyasaka, Kazuo. (2001). . NIPPON GOMU KYOKAISHI. 74(2). 64–69. 2 indexed citations
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Oka, Masaki, Satoshi Terae, Ryōji Kobayashi, et al.. (2001). Diffusion-weighted MR findings in a reversible case of acute Wernicke encephalopathy. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 104(3). 178–181. 20 indexed citations
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Murata, Yoshihiro, Yoichi Katayama, Hideki Oshima, et al.. (2000). Other Technique for CBF Measurement. The Keio Journal of Medicine. 49(supplement1). A61–A67. 5 indexed citations
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Nishioka, Takeshi, Hiroki Shirato, Kenji Kagei, et al.. (2000). Skull-base invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: magnetic resonance imaging findings and therapeutic implications. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 47(2). 395–400. 30 indexed citations
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Shirato, Hiroki, Shinichi Shimizu, Kei Kitamura, et al.. (2000). Four-dimensional treatment planning and fluoroscopic real-time tumor tracking radiotherapy for moving tumor. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 48(2). 435–442. 359 indexed citations
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Hida, Kazutoshi, Yoshinobu Iwasaki, Katsuya Goto, Kazuo Miyasaka, & Hiroshi Abe. (1999). Results of the surgical treatment of perimedullary arteriovenous fistulas with special reference to embolization. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 90(2). 198–205. 45 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Shinichi, Hiroki Shirato, Kenji Kagei, et al.. (1999). Three-dimensional movement of a liver tumor detected by high-speed magnetic resonance imaging. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 50(3). 367–370. 85 indexed citations
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Moriwaka, Fumio, et al.. (1991). Aseptic meningitis complicating iotrolan myelography.. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 12(1). 173–173. 5 indexed citations
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Kitaoka, Kenichi, et al.. (1982). Vertebral angiography of cerebellar astrocytoma. Tumor stain, tumor circulation, CT and angiography in diagnosis. 10(5). 501–509.

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