Masaaki Iwatsuki

13.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
348 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Masaaki Iwatsuki is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaaki Iwatsuki has authored 348 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Surgery, 124 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 113 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Masaaki Iwatsuki's work include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (93 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (72 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (49 papers). Masaaki Iwatsuki is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (93 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (72 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (49 papers). Masaaki Iwatsuki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Singapore. Masaaki Iwatsuki's co-authors include Yoshifumi Baba, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Masayuki Watanabe, Naoya Yoshida, Hideo Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Shiro Iwagami, Junji Kurashige, Koshi Mimori and Yasuo Sakamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Masaaki Iwatsuki

318 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition in cancer development and its clinical significance

2009 636 citations Masaaki Iwatsuki, Koshi Mimori et al. profile →
Human Microbiome Fusobacterium Nucleatum in Esophageal Cancer Tissue Is Associated with Prognosis

2016 365 citations Kensuke Yamamura, Yoshifumi Baba et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →
Prognostic Nutritional Index, Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes, and Prognosis in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

2018 292 citations Yoshifumi Baba, Yuki Kiyozumi et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaaki Iwatsuki

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Radiomics-based Machine Learning Approach to Predict Chemotherapy Responses in Colorectal Liver Metastases 2025 ·Journal of the Anus Rectum and Colon ·Y. Miyamoto, Takeshi Nakaura, Mayuko Ohuchi, Katsuhiro Ogawa, Rikako Kato, (unknown), Kojiro Eto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, (unknown), Toshinori Hirai, Hideo Baba	0
2	Two-stage Hepatectomy Versus Liver Transplantation for Patients With Marginally Resectable Extensive Bilobar Colorectal Liver Metastases 2025 ·Annals of Surgery ·Yosuke Nakao, (unknown), (unknown), Katsunori Imai, Nicolas Golse, Daniel Pietrasz, Oriana Ciacio, Gabriella Pittau, (unknown), Masaaki Iwatsuki, Éric Vibert, António Sá Cunha, Françis Lévi, Michel Ducreux, Maximiliano Gelli, M. Lewin, (unknown), Daniel Cherqui, Daniel Azoulay, Marc‐Antoine Allard	0
3	Locally advanced rectal cancer in a young adult affected with dyskeratosis congenita (Zinsser–Cole–Engman syndrome): a case report 2024 ·Surgical Case Reports ·(unknown), Yukiharu Hiyoshi, (unknown), (unknown), Keisuke Kosumi, Kojiro Eto, Satoshi Ida, Masaaki Iwatsuki, (unknown), Yuji Miyamoto, Ikko Kajihara, (unknown), Yuko Miyasato, Hideo Baba	0
4	The colon inflammatory index score can predict the survival outcome after resection of colorectal cancer: a retrospective multicentre study 2023 ·Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology ·Takahiko Akiyama, Yuji Miyamoto, Akihisa Matsuda, Ryuma Tokunaga, Katsuhiro Ogawa, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Shiro Iwagami, Yoshifumi Baba, Naoya Yoshida, Hiromichi Sonoda, Takeshi Yamada, Hiroshi Yoshida, Hideo Baba	0
5	FBXW7 regulates the sensitivity of imatinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumors by targeting MCL1 2023 ·Gastric Cancer ·(unknown), Masaaki Iwatsuki, (unknown), Takuro Saito, Tsutomu Hayashi, (unknown), Yoshiharu Sakai, Naoto Gotohda, Eiji Tanaka, Toshirou Nishida, Hideo Baba	5
6	Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-positive Primary Adenocarcinoma in the Cervical Oesophagus: A Case Report 2021 ·In Vivo ·(unknown), Naoya Yoshida, Chihiro Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Hara, Tasuku Toihata, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yoshifumi Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Hideo Baba	0
7	PLOD2 as a potential regulator of peritoneal dissemination in gastric cancer 2018 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Yuki Kiyozumi, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Junji Kurashige, Yoko Ogata, Kohei Yamashita, (unknown), Tasuku Toihata, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Yoshifumi Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Naoya Yoshida, Kazuyoshi Yanagihara, Koshi Mimori, Hideo A. Baba	33
8	Prophylaxis of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Using Enoxaparin After Esophagectomy: A Prospective Observational Study of Effectiveness and Safety 2018 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·Naoya Yoshida, Yoshifumi Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Yu Imamura, Masayuki Watanabe, Hideo Baba	9
9	Human Microbiome Fusobacterium Nucleatum in Esophageal Cancer Tissue Is Associated with Prognosis breakdown → 2016 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Kensuke Yamamura, Yoshifumi Baba, Shigeki Nakagawa, Kosuke Mima, Keisuke Miyake, Kenichi Nakamura, Hiroshi Sawayama, Koichi Kinoshita, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yasuo Sakamoto, Yo‐ichi Yamashita, Naoya Yoshida, Masayuki Watanabe, Hideo Baba	365
10	LINE-1 Hypomethylation, DNA Copy Number Alterations, and CDK6 Amplification in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2014 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Yoshifumi Baba, Masayuki Watanabe, Asuka Murata, Hironobu Shigaki, Keisuke Miyake, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Shiro Iwagami, Naoya Yoshida, Eiji Oki, Kentaro Sakamaki, Mitsuyoshi Nakao, Hideo Baba	61
11	PIK3CA Mutation Is Associated with a Favorable Prognosis among Patients with Curatively Resected Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2013 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Hironobu Shigaki, Yoshifumi Baba, Masayuki Watanabe, Asuka Murata, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Shiro Iwagami, Katsuhiko Nosho, Hideo Baba	77
12	Small Molecule Agonists of PPAR-γ Exert Therapeutic Effects in Esophageal Cancer 2013 ·Cancer Research ·Hiroshi Sawayama, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Masayuki Watanabe, Naoya Yoshida, Hidetaka Sugihara, Junji Kurashige, Kotaro Hirashima, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yoshifumi Baba, Eiji Oki, Masaru Morita, Yoshinobu Shiose, Hideo Baba	51
13	Frequency of HER2 expression of circulating tumour cells in patients with metastatic or recurrent gastrointestinal cancer 2013 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Masaaki Iwatsuki, K Toyoshima, Masayuki Watanabe, Naoki Hayashi, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Kojiro Eto, Shiro Iwagami, Yoshifumi Baba, Naoya Yoshida, Ayato Hayashi, Y Ohta, Hideo Baba	21
14	RPN2 expression predicts response to docetaxel in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma 2012 ·British Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Masayuki Watanabe, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Koichi Kinoshita, Seiya Saito, Yuzo Nagai, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Yoshifumi Baba, Koshi Mimori, Hideo Baba	27
15	Overexpression of microRNA-223 regulates the ubiquitin ligase FBXW7 in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma 2011 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Junji Kurashige, Masao Watanabe, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Kouichi Kinoshita, Seiya Saito, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, (unknown), Yoshifumi Baba, Koshi Mimori, Hideo A. Baba	117
16	Serum Matrix-Metalloproteinase-1 is a Bona Fide Prognostic Marker for Colorectal Cancer 2010 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·Kouichirou Tahara, Koshi Mimori, Hisae Iinuma, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Takehiko Yokobori, Hideshi Ishii, Hideaki Anai, Seigo Kitano, Masaki Mori	19
17	p53 -Altered FBXW7 Expression Determines Poor Prognosis in Gastric Cancer Cases 2009 ·Cancer Research ·Takehiko Yokobori, Koshi Mimori, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Hideshi Ishii, Ichiro Onoyama, Takeo Fukagawa, Hiroyuki Kuwano, Keiichi I. Nakayama, Masaki Mori	126
18	A Case Report of Primary Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Vermiform Appendix 2006 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Masaaki Iwatsuki, (unknown), Yoshio Haga, Shinichi Yamashita, (unknown), (unknown), Satoshi Ikei, Hideo Baba	2
19	Chemical treatment and characterization of airborne particulates 1985 ·Journal of Japan Society of Air Pollution ·Tsutomu Fukasawa, Masaaki Iwatsuki	1
20	Analysis of β-Eucryptite Solid Solution in Glass-Ceramics by Lattice Constant Method 1974 ·NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI ·Masaaki Iwatsuki, Masao Tanaka, Tsutomu Fukasawa	2

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