Koh Furuta

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
100 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Koh Furuta is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Koh Furuta has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 39 papers in Oncology and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Koh Furuta's work include Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (30 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (16 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (10 papers). Koh Furuta is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (30 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (16 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (10 papers). Koh Furuta collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Koh Furuta's co-authors include Koji Tsuta, Takashi Kohno, Hisao Asamura, Tatsuhiro Shibata, Hitoshi Tsuda, Akihiko Yoshida, Yasuhide Yamada, Ikuo Sekine, Hikaru Sonoda and Hideki Ohta and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Koh Furuta

99 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Circulating Exosomal microRNAs as Biomarkers of Colon Cancer

2014 672 citations Yasuhide Yamada, Koh Furuta et al. profile →
Ultra-sensitive liquid biopsy of circulating extracellular vesicles using ExoScreen

2014 475 citations Yusuke Yoshioka, Nobuyoshi Kosaka et al. Nature Communications profile →
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 tyrosine kinase fusions define a unique molecular subtype of cholangiocarcinoma

2013 400 citations Koh Furuta, Tomoo Kosuge et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Koh Furuta Japan	40	2.6k	2.3k	2.2k	1.8k	887	100	6.0k
Sylvie Lantuéjoul France	45	2.1k 0.8×	3.7k 1.6×	3.2k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	662 0.7×	154	6.9k
Ferry A.L.M. Eskens Netherlands	43	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	592 0.7×	161	6.4k
Tae‐You Kim South Korea	48	2.0k 0.8×	2.5k 1.1×	4.3k 2.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	189	7.6k
Yuan Ji China	41	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	871 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	244	5.9k
Jean‐Frédéric Blanc France	41	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	164	6.8k
Daniele Generali Italy	42	2.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	3.1k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	429 0.5×	232	6.2k
Maurizio Martini Italy	44	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	281	6.5k
Shinichi Yachida Japan	38	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	4.6k 2.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.8×	141	6.9k
Yoon‐La Choi South Korea	51	2.8k 1.1×	4.0k 1.7×	3.9k 1.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	288	8.3k
Yukitoshi Satoh Japan	34	2.2k 0.8×	3.5k 1.5×	2.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	514 0.6×	187	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koh Furuta

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Kitajima, Masaaki, Hirohisa Abe, Ryo Honda, et al.. (2025). Biobanking: Possibilities for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 23(5). 387–395.

Yadav, Birendra Kumar, Wayne Ng, Jajah Fachiroh, et al.. (2022). Improving Public Trust in Biobanking: Roundtable Discussions from the 2021 ISBER Annual Meeting. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 21(3). 308–312. 2 indexed citations

Shirakashi, Ryo, Zisis Kozlakidis, Birendra Kumar Yadav, et al.. (2022). Decarbonization in Biobanking: A Potential New Scientific Area. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 20(5). 446–450. 3 indexed citations

Bledsoe, Marianna J., Monique Albert, Sergey V. Anisimov, et al.. (2020). Biobanking in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Part 1. How Early Experiences Can Translate into Actionable Wisdom. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 18(6). 533–546. 14 indexed citations

Furuta, Koh, et al.. (2018). Standardization and Innovation in Paving a Path to a Better Future: An Update of Activities in ISO/TC276/WG2 Biobanks and Bioresources. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 16(1). 23–27. 30 indexed citations

Bledsoe, Marianna J., et al.. (2017). ISO/TC276/WG2 Biobanks and Bioresources : Draft International Standard Is Now Available for Comment. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 15(4). 399–401. 7 indexed citations

Matsushita, Kazuyuki, et al.. (2015). [Alternative Splicing Detection as Biomarker Candidates for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment with Establishment of Clinical Biobank in Chiba University].. PubMed. 63(3). 347–60. 2 indexed citations

Yoshida, Akihiko, Kouya Shiraishi, Koh Furuta, et al.. (2015). Mucinous micropapillary pattern in lung adenocarcinomas: a unique histology with genetic correlates. Histopathology. 68(3). 356–366. 12 indexed citations

Furuta, Koh & Brent Schacter. (2015). Report on Status of ISO276/WG2 on Biobanks and Bioresources: International Standards for Biobanking. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 13(6). 452–453. 7 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Mikiko, Kouya Shiraishi, Akihiko Yoshida, et al.. (2014). HER2 gene mutations in non-small cell lung carcinomas: Concurrence with her2 gene amplification and her2 protein expression and phosphorylation. Lung Cancer. 87(1). 14–22. 58 indexed citations

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Tsuta, Koji, Mitsumasa Kawago, Akihiko Yoshida, et al.. (2014). Primary lung adenocarcinoma with morule-like components: A unique histologic hallmark of aggressive behavior and EGFR mutation. Lung Cancer. 85(1). 12–18. 8 indexed citations

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Yoshioka, Yusuke, Nobuyoshi Kosaka, Yuki Konishi, et al.. (2014). Ultra-sensitive liquid biopsy of circulating extracellular vesicles using ExoScreen. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3591–3591. 475 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oike, Takahiro, Hideaki Ogiwara, Yuichi Tominaga, et al.. (2013). A Synthetic Lethality–Based Strategy to Treat Cancers Harboring a Genetic Deficiency in the Chromatin Remodeling Factor BRG1. Cancer Research. 73(17). 5508–5518. 204 indexed citations

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Nakajima, Takako Eguchi, Yasuhide Yamada, Tetsutaro Hamano, et al.. (2009). Adipocytokines and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 136(2). 261–266. 41 indexed citations

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Furuta, Koh, et al.. (2009). Bio-repository of Post-clinical Test Samples at the National Cancer Center Hospital (NCCH) in Tokyo. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 39(8). 534–539. 1 indexed citations

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Kabuta, Tomohiro, Akiko Furuta, Shunsuke Aoki, Koh Furuta, & Keiji Wada. (2008). Aberrant Interaction between Parkinson Disease-associated Mutant UCH-L1 and the Lysosomal Receptor for Chaperone-mediated Autophagy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(35). 23731–23738. 181 indexed citations

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Sugita, Shintaro, Kunihiko Seki, Naobumi Tochigi, et al.. (2008). Analysis of CHOP rearrangement in pleomorphic liposarcomas using fluorescence in situ hybridization. Cancer Science. 100(1). 82–87. 7 indexed citations

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Shien, Tadahiko, Takashi Tashiro, Koh Furuta, et al.. (2005). Frequent overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in mammary high grade ductal carcinomas with myoepithelial differentiation. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 58(12). 1299–1304. 20 indexed citations

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Fujita, Hideaki, et al.. (2001). Evidence for Distinct Membrane Traffic Pathways to Melanosomes and Lysosomes in Melanocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings. 6(1). 19–24. 12 indexed citations

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Furuta, Koh, Hidenobu Watanabe, & Seiyo Ikeda. (1992). Differences between solid and duct-ectatic types of pancreatic ductal carcinomas. Cancer. 69(6). 1327–1333. 66 indexed citations

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