Makoto Fujii

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
224 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Makoto Fujii is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Fujii has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Surgery and 39 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Makoto Fujii's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (12 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (11 papers). Makoto Fujii is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (12 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (11 papers). Makoto Fujii collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Makoto Fujii's co-authors include De‐Xing Hou, Takuhiro Uto, Shigang Lin, Shunsuke Tanigawa, Norihiko Terahara, Xuhui Tong, Makoto Yoshimoto, Hirotsugu Imaeda, Atsushi Nishida and Akira Andoh and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Fujii

197 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Reduced Abundance of Butyrate-Producing Bacteria Species in the Fecal Microbial Community in Crohn's Disease

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Makoto Fujii Japan	35	1.9k	584	508	434	402	224	4.0k
Masaki Kobayashi Japan	35	1.6k 0.8×	439 0.8×	390 0.8×	444 1.0×	972 2.4×	276	5.0k
Liping Jiang China	45	2.6k 1.4×	251 0.4×	728 1.4×	417 1.0×	300 0.7×	247	6.7k
Shoei‐Sheng Lee Taiwan	42	2.5k 1.3×	349 0.6×	1.1k 2.2×	638 1.5×	343 0.9×	370	7.7k
Hiroshi Kurihara China	41	2.1k 1.1×	663 1.1×	717 1.4×	152 0.4×	280 0.7×	267	5.7k
Ken Ng Australia	39	1.1k 0.6×	719 1.2×	820 1.6×	417 1.0×	159 0.4×	118	4.5k
Thomas Szekeres Austria	37	2.2k 1.2×	397 0.7×	249 0.5×	376 0.9×	865 2.2×	198	5.4k
Yoshinori Fujimura Japan	36	1.5k 0.8×	530 0.9×	162 0.3×	406 0.9×	249 0.6×	157	4.1k
C. George Priya Doss India	41	3.8k 2.0×	257 0.4×	547 1.1×	267 0.6×	462 1.1×	331	6.7k
Amr Amin United Arab Emirates	47	1.9k 1.0×	311 0.5×	837 1.6×	208 0.5×	774 1.9×	159	5.3k
SubbaRao V. Madhunapantula India	33	1.9k 1.0×	272 0.5×	317 0.6×	142 0.3×	612 1.5×	142	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makoto Fujii

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

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Fujii, Makoto, et al.. (2025). Why work in another country? Japanese nurses' experience and their reasons for staying in Australia. Japan Journal of Nursing Science. 22(1). e12651–e12651. 1 indexed citations

Fujii, Makoto, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Shiro Fukuda, et al.. (2025). Steatotic Liver Disease: A Key Related Risk Factor in the Emergence of Metabolic Syndrome‐Related Disorders. Hepatology Research. 1 indexed citations

Takahashi, Hidekazu, Tsukasa Tanida, Takamichi Komori, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of lymph node dissection around the inferior mesenteric artery with preservation of the left colic artery for rectal cancer. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 9(2). 298–308.

Shimbo, Takashi, Tatsuo Masuda, Makoto Fujii, et al.. (2023). High-mobility group box-1 peptide ameliorates bronchopulmonary dysplasia by suppressing inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 671. 357–365. 3 indexed citations

Ishikawa, Tetsuo, Makoto Fujii, Kei Hirai, et al.. (2023). Explainable Machine Learning Classification to Identify Vulnerable Groups Among Parenting Mothers: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study. JMIR Formative Research. 8. e47372–e47372. 1 indexed citations

Fujii, Makoto, Yuko Ohno, Kayo Godai, et al.. (2023). Effect of the Diabetic Nephropathy Aggravation Prevention Program on medical visit behavior in individuals under the municipal national health insurance. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 14(6). 782–791. 1 indexed citations

Fujii, Makoto, et al.. (2023). Cause of Death among Long-Term Cancer Survivors: The NANDE Study. Healthcare. 11(6). 835–835. 4 indexed citations

Endo, Masayuki, Makoto Fujii, Tatsuo Masuda, et al.. (2021). Optimal timing of delivery for pregnancies with prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a propensity-score analysis using the inverse probability of treatment weighting. Journal of Perinatology. 41(8). 1893–1900. 2 indexed citations

Takahashi, Hidekazu, Makoto Fujii, Tsuyoshi Hata, et al.. (2021). Radical lymphadenectomy of a para-aorta lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer prolongs relapse-free survival. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 36(7). 1551–1560. 6 indexed citations

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Ishii, Kaori, et al.. (2013). Allergy-suppressing Activity of Oligosaccharides in Sweet Potato-Shochu Distillery By-product. Food Science and Technology Research. 19(2). 287–293. 2 indexed citations

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Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki, et al.. (2012). Enhancement of NK cell activity and Th1 immunity in healthy subjects by orally administered fucoidan mix. (162.35). The Journal of Immunology. 188(1_Supplement). 162.35–162.35. 2 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Yoshikazu, et al.. (2012). Pancreaticoduodenectomy for three patients with pancreatic head cancer associated with simultaneous other organ cancer. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 73(2). 448–453.

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Kato, Takeshi, Naoki Nagata, Makoto Fujii, et al.. (2011). Multi-center phase II study of FLOX for advanced colorectal cancer patients in Japan: SWIFT 3 study.. PubMed. 31(12). 4657–64. 2 indexed citations

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Beppu, Naohito, et al.. (2009). TORSION OF THE GALLBLADDER IN A CHILD TREATED WITH LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY-A CASE REPORT-. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 70(12). 3634–3639. 2 indexed citations

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Mitsunobu, Fumihiro, Yasuhiro Hosaki, Kozo Ashida, et al.. (2004). Improvement of Hyperinflation of the Lungs by Spa Therapy in Patients with Asthma. 67(4). 195–201.

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Mitsunobu, Fumihiro, Yasuhiro Hosaki, Kozo Ashida, et al.. (2004). Five-year Observation of the Effects of Spa Therapy for Patients with Pulmonary Emphysema, Evaluated by %Low Attenuation Area (%LAA) of the Lungs on High-resolution CT, %DLco and %Residual Volume (RV). 67(3). 148–154. 5 indexed citations

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Lin, Shigang, Makoto Fujii, & De‐Xing Hou. (2003). Rhein induces apoptosis in HL-60 cells via reactive oxygen species-independent mitochondrial death pathway. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 418(2). 99–107. 109 indexed citations

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Okada, Masashi, Makoto Fujii, Masaki Yamaga, et al.. (2002). Carboxyl‐terminal basic amino acids in the X domain are essential for the nuclear import of phospholipase C δ₁. Genes to Cells. 7(9). 985–996. 21 indexed citations

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Tezuka, Tadashi, et al.. (2002). Laser Treatments of the Pigmented Macules on the Palms and Soles. 1(1). 47–52. 1 indexed citations

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Ueda, Masatoshi, et al.. (1975). Hyperamylasemia of Unknown Origin. 72(4). 407–413. 5 indexed citations

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