Makoto Seki

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
206 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Makoto Seki is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Seki has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Surgery, 46 papers in Oncology and 37 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Makoto Seki's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (30 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (25 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (23 papers). Makoto Seki is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (30 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (25 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (23 papers). Makoto Seki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Makoto Seki's co-authors include Tetsu Hayakawa, Norihiro Kokudo, Seishi Maeda, Katuya Zyo, Martin A. Taubman, Toshihisa Kawai, Toshiharu Yamaguchi, Tetsuichiro Muto, Kōichi Tanaka and Junji Yamamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as The EMBO Journal, Immunity and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Seki

192 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Operational overview of the first offshore production test of methane hydrates in the Eastern Nankai Trough

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Makoto Seki Japan	37	1.6k	1.5k	1.0k	830	783	206	5.4k
Hiroshi Nakamura Japan	55	900 0.6×	2.5k 1.6×	168 0.2×	1.8k 2.2×	629 0.8×	541	11.3k
Akira Matsui Japan	43	964 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	906 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	1.7k 2.2×	398	7.6k
Koji Ito Japan	40	424 0.3×	725 0.5×	420 0.4×	777 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	239	4.9k
Stephen M. Krane United States	73	3.4k 2.2×	1.4k 0.9×	345 0.3×	4.7k 5.7×	1.1k 1.3×	190	15.4k
Mark Griffiths United Kingdom	36	505 0.3×	842 0.6×	139 0.1×	1.9k 2.3×	2.9k 3.7×	154	7.1k
Paul A. Price United States	78	3.3k 2.1×	1.3k 0.9×	171 0.2×	6.7k 8.1×	893 1.1×	205	16.8k
Masaki Hata Japan	35	795 0.5×	640 0.4×	78 0.1×	2.7k 3.2×	489 0.6×	147	6.5k
Claude Bertrand France	43	855 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	305 0.3×	1.7k 2.0×	1.5k 2.0×	213	6.6k
G.B. Ryan Australia	33	706 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	127 0.1×	1.5k 1.8×	1.7k 2.2×	82	6.4k
Rolf K. Reed Norway	44	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	97 0.1×	2.0k 2.4×	910 1.2×	235	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Makoto Seki

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makoto Seki

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Liu, Juan, So Fujiyoshi, Fumito Maruyama, et al.. (2025). Suburban-urban differences in coarse and fine atmospheric particulate matter with key chemical compositions influencing bacterial communities in Toyama and Yokohama, Japan. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 501. 140678–140678.

Ito, Takashi, Makoto Seki, Hideki Agata, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of the TLR4/RAGE pathway by clearance of extracellular HMGB1 is a potential therapeutic target for radiation-damaged salivary glands. Regenerative Therapy. 30. 476–490.

Seki, Makoto, So Fujiyoshi, Fumito Maruyama, et al.. (2025). Size Distribution and Pathogenic Potential of Culturable Airborne <i>Clostridium</i> spp. in a Suburb of Toyama City, Japan. Microbes and Environments. 40(1). n/a–n/a. 2 indexed citations

Seki, Makoto, Yu Takahashi, Yosuke Inoue, et al.. (2023). Clinicopathological study of surgically treated non-neoplastic diseases of the pancreas with special reference to autoimmune pancreatitis. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 408(1). 223–223. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Takashi, Makoto Seki, Takunori Ogaeri, et al.. (2023). Immunomodulatory Macrophages Enable E-MNC Therapy for Radiation-Induced Salivary Gland Hypofunction. Cells. 12(10). 1417–1417. 5 indexed citations

Ito, Takashi, Yoshinori Sumita, Takako Yoshida, et al.. (2019). Anti-inflammatory and vasculogenic conditioning of peripheral blood mononuclear cells reinforces their therapeutic potential for radiation-injured salivary glands. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 10(1). 304–304. 21 indexed citations

Kishi, Yoji, Akio Saiura, Junji Yamamoto, et al.. (2011). Significance of anatomic resection for early and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 397(1). 85–92. 15 indexed citations

Ikeda, Masaki, Akio Yanagisawa, Makoto Seki, et al.. (2007). The early state of invasive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas: Characteristics of the Low papillary type and Flat type Intraductal Carcinoma. Suizo. 22(1). 85–87. 1 indexed citations

Okunishi, Katsuhide, Makoto Dohi, Keishi Fujio, et al.. (2007). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Significantly Suppresses Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 179(8). 5504–5513. 65 indexed citations

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Seki, Makoto, Satoshi Kashimoto, Osamu Nagata, et al.. (2005). Are the Incidences of Cardiac Events During Noncardiac Surgery in Japan the Same as in the United States and Europe?. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 100(5). 1236–1240. 9 indexed citations

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Seki, Makoto, Akio Yanagisawa, Hirotoshi Ohta, et al.. (2005). Clinicopathology of pancreaticobiliary maljunction: relationship between alterations in background biliary epithelium and neoplastic development. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 12(3). 254–262. 30 indexed citations

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Seki, Makoto, et al.. (2003). Pancreatic endocrine tumor : Pancreatographic features. Pancreas. 26(4). 400–401. 2 indexed citations

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Komura, Kazuhiro, Minoru Hasegawa, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, et al.. (2003). Ultraviolet Light Exposure Suppresses Contact Hypersensitivity by Abrogating Endothelial Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Up-Regulation at the Elicitation Site. The Journal of Immunology. 171(6). 2855–2862. 8 indexed citations

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Seki, Makoto, Keiko Shimizu, Yasuyuki Kato, et al.. (2001). Effects of NDF and Fat Rich By-Products on Performance of Early Lactating Cows. Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho. 72(9). 351–358. 4 indexed citations

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Kawai, Toshihisa, et al.. (2000). Requirement of B7 Costimulation for Th1-Mediated Inflammatory Bone Resorption in Experimental Periodontal Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 164(4). 2102–2109. 139 indexed citations

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Seki, Makoto, et al.. (1999). Effect of olprinone, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, on arterial wall distensibility: Differentiation between aorta and common carotid artery. Heart and Vessels. 14(5). 224–231. 4 indexed citations

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Yuasa, Norihiro, et al.. (1991). A case of mucin producing cancer of the pancreas with a calcified metastatic lesion.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 24(3). 915–919. 1 indexed citations

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Shimizu, Junichi, et al.. (1990). The effect of low power laser irradiation around the stellate ganglion. Nippon Laser Igakkaishi. 11(Supplement). 553–556. 2 indexed citations

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Hayakawa, Tetsu, et al.. (1978). Caudal projections of the habenular nuclei in cats: fibers from the lateral habenular nucleus.. PubMed. 28(3-4). 229–43. 7 indexed citations

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Murata, Kazuya, et al.. (1964). COMMITTEE REPORT. I. THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN JAPAN. II. THE EVALUATION OF ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.. PubMed. 5. 549–57. 1 indexed citations

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