Kentaro Murakami

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kentaro Murakami is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kentaro Murakami has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Surgery, 40 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kentaro Murakami's work include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (37 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (22 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (16 papers). Kentaro Murakami is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (37 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (22 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (16 papers). Kentaro Murakami collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Kentaro Murakami's co-authors include Hisahiro Matsubara, Yasunori Akutsu, Isamu Hoshino, Masayuki Kano, Takeshi Toyozumi, Yoichi Kawata, Osamu Miyatake, Tetsu Fujii, Haruhito Sakata and Akihiro Usui and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kentaro Murakami

92 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part I

2024 47 citations Shinji Mine, Koji Tanaka et al. Esophagus profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kentaro Murakami Japan	23	567	531	504	306	287	98	1.5k
Jinbo Zhao China	24	418 0.7×	569 1.1×	527 1.0×	424 1.4×	292 1.0×	98	1.7k
Tao Zhou China	20	429 0.8×	306 0.6×	438 0.9×	263 0.9×	236 0.8×	113	1.4k
Xiao‐Long Chen China	25	745 1.3×	389 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	590 1.9×	176 0.6×	100	1.9k
Xiaodong Yang China	23	308 0.5×	534 1.0×	760 1.5×	578 1.9×	398 1.4×	102	1.8k
Xuanzhang Huang China	28	598 1.1×	370 0.7×	503 1.0×	1.0k 3.4×	452 1.6×	57	1.8k
Xubao Liu China	19	587 1.0×	449 0.8×	313 0.6×	634 2.1×	350 1.2×	80	1.4k
A. Palleschi Italy	19	564 1.0×	355 0.7×	551 1.1×	137 0.4×	172 0.6×	118	1.4k
Ying Huang China	27	592 1.0×	259 0.5×	575 1.1×	632 2.1×	275 1.0×	101	2.0k
Masaomi Yamane Japan	19	784 1.4×	207 0.4×	569 1.1×	350 1.1×	144 0.5×	157	1.5k
Hyuk-Joon Lee South Korea	26	997 1.8×	618 1.2×	1.4k 2.8×	398 1.3×	532 1.9×	83	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kentaro Murakami

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kentaro Murakami. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kentaro Murakami 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 Kentaro Murakami. Kentaro Murakami is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Mine, Shinji, Koji Tanaka, Hiroshi Kawachi, et al.. (2024). Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part I. Esophagus. 21(3). 179–215. 47 indexed citations breakdown →

Matsumoto, Yasunori, Huan Wang, Kentaro Murakami, et al.. (2024). Hypoxia‑regulated exosomal miR‑185 inhibits esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression and predicts prognosis. Oncology Letters. 28(1). 334–334. 2 indexed citations

Suzuki, Takashi, Satoshi Yajima, Naoya Yoshida, et al.. (2024). Prognostic Impact of Serum SCC Antigen in the 566 Upfront Surgery Group of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Study of the Japan Esophageal Society. Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 30(1). n/a–n/a. 1 indexed citations

Doki, Yuichiro�, Koji Tanaka, Hiroshi Kawachi, et al.. (2024). Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part II. Esophagus. 21(3). 216–269. 29 indexed citations

Hamamoto, Yasuo, Kentaro Murakami, Ken Kato, & Yuko Kitagawa. (2022). Management of elderly patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 52(8). 816–824. 9 indexed citations

Otsuka, Ryota, Hideki Hayashi, Masaya Uesato, et al.. (2022). Comparison of estimated treatment effects between randomized controlled trials, case-matched, and cohort studies on laparoscopic versus open distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 407(4). 1381–1397. 4 indexed citations

Li, Qian, Kentaro Murakami, Takeshi Toyozumi, et al.. (2022). An anti-alcoholism drug, disulfiram and copper complex improves radio-resistance of tumor-initiating cells in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Esophagus. 20(1). 134–142. 4 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Yasunori, Masayuki Kano, Kentaro Murakami, et al.. (2020). Tumor‐derived exosomes influence the cell cycle and cell migration of human esophageal cancer cell lines. Cancer Science. 111(12). 4348–4358. 34 indexed citations

Sekino, Nobufumi, Masayuki Kano, Haruhito Sakata, et al.. (2019). Caspase recruitment domain family member 9 expression is a promising biomarker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 4(2). 135–141. 5 indexed citations

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Kano, Masayuki, Koichi Hayano, Hideki Hayashi, et al.. (2019). Survival Benefit of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with S-1 Plus Docetaxel for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 26(6). 1805–1813. 27 indexed citations

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Sekino, Nobufumi, Masayuki Kano, Yasunori Matsumoto, et al.. (2018). Antitumor effects of metformin are a result of inhibiting nuclear factor kappa B nuclear translocation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Science. 109(4). 1066–1074. 26 indexed citations

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Isozaki, Yuka, Shigeo Yasuda, Yasunori Akutsu, et al.. (2018). Salvage Carbon-ion Radiotherapy for Isolated Lymph Node Recurrence Following Curative Resection of Esophageal Cancer. Anticancer Research. 38(11). 6453–6458. 9 indexed citations

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Isozaki, Yuka, Isamu Hoshino, Yasunori Akutsu, et al.. (2014). Screening of Alternative Drugs to the Tumor Suppressor miR-375 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using the Connectivity Map. Oncology. 87(6). 351–363. 9 indexed citations

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Iwata, Hiroshi, Kentaro Murakami, Piero Ricchiuto, et al.. (2013). Abstract 16180: K-877, A Novel PPAR-alpha Selective Agonist, Suppresses Macrophage Activation and Arterial Lesion Formation. Circulation. 128. 5 indexed citations

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Usui, Akihiro, Isamu Hoshino, Yasunori Akutsu, et al.. (2011). The molecular role of Fra‐1 and its prognostic significance in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer. 118(13). 3387–3396. 33 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Tetsuro, et al.. (2011). A RESECTED CASE OF METASTASIS TO THE SMALL INTESTINE FROM ESOPHAGEAL BASALOID CELL CARCINOMA PRESENTED WITH SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 72(2). 333–338. 1 indexed citations

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Akutsu, Yasunori, Hisahiro Matsubara, Kiyohiko Shuto, et al.. (2009). Pre-operative dental brushing can reduce the risk of postoperative pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients. Surgery. 147(4). 497–502. 108 indexed citations

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Murakami, Kentaro, et al.. (2005). A Case of Metastatic Colon Cancer from Carcinosarcoma of the Uterus. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 38(5). 560–565. 1 indexed citations

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Goldstein, Irwin, et al.. (1985). Probing the topography of lectins with site-specific spin-labeled glycosides. Biochemistry. 24(4). 823–826. 1 indexed citations

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Miyatake, Osamu, Kentaro Murakami, Yoichi Kawata, & Tetsu Fujii. (1972). Fundamental Experiments of Flash Evaporation. 26(4). 189–198. 114 indexed citations

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