Masaaki Kawai

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Masaaki Kawai is a scholar working on Oncology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaaki Kawai has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Oncology, 22 papers in Cancer Research and 20 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Masaaki Kawai's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (22 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (20 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (17 papers). Masaaki Kawai is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (22 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (20 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (17 papers). Masaaki Kawai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Switzerland. Masaaki Kawai's co-authors include Noriaki Ohuchi, Yoshikazu Nishino, Takanori Ishida, Hiromi Nakai, Yuko Minami, Yoichiro Kakugawa, Ichiro Tsuji, Akira Fukao, Shinichi Kuriyama and Akihiko Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Chemical Physics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Masaaki Kawai

85 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Sensitivity and specificity of mammography and adjunctive ultrasonography to screen for breast cancer in the Japan Strategic Anti-cancer Randomized Trial (J-START): a randomised controlled trial

2015 381 citations Noriaki Ohuchi, Akihiko Suzuki et al. The Lancet profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masaaki Kawai Japan	25	1.0k	546	423	328	325	88	2.0k
Arpana Naik United States	19	1.3k 1.3×	747 1.4×	241 0.6×	536 1.6×	231 0.7×	32	2.5k
Han Sung Kang South Korea	22	700 0.7×	313 0.6×	220 0.5×	185 0.6×	392 1.2×	52	1.7k
Jingping Yuan China	26	768 0.8×	788 1.4×	420 1.0×	121 0.4×	1.2k 3.7×	121	3.2k
Joseph A. Pinto Peru	18	703 0.7×	505 0.9×	405 1.0×	107 0.3×	622 1.9×	90	1.6k
Aleksandra Gentry‐Maharaj United Kingdom	27	550 0.5×	622 1.1×	179 0.4×	182 0.6×	1.1k 3.2×	86	2.5k
Zhenli Li China	25	382 0.4×	449 0.8×	274 0.6×	113 0.3×	584 1.8×	103	2.5k
Molly Brewer United States	34	565 0.6×	305 0.6×	328 0.8×	176 0.5×	849 2.6×	99	3.6k
Richard J. Edmondson United Kingdom	36	1.4k 1.3×	507 0.9×	269 0.6×	304 0.9×	1.3k 4.1×	128	3.6k
John R. Benson United Kingdom	27	832 0.8×	1.2k 2.2×	311 0.7×	806 2.5×	636 2.0×	119	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaaki Kawai

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Yamamoto, Yutaka, Chikako Yamauchi, Tatsuya Toyama, et al.. (2024). The Japanese Breast Cancer Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer, 2022 Edition: changes from the 2018 edition and general statements on breast cancer treatment. Breast Cancer. 31(3). 340–346. 2 indexed citations

Konta, Tsuneo, et al.. (2023). Learning curve of robotic rectal surgery using risk-adjusted cumulative summation: a 5-year institutional experience. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 408(1). 89–89. 6 indexed citations

Nomura, Tsunehisa, Masaaki Kawai, Shinji Ozaki, et al.. (2023). Alcohol consumption and breast cancer prognosis after breast cancer diagnosis: a systematic review and meta‑analysis of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society Clinical Practice Guideline, 2022 edition. Breast Cancer. 30(4). 519–530. 2 indexed citations

Kawai, Masaaki, Masahiro Takada, Takahiro Nakayama, et al.. (2022). Patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes of hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced breast cancer patients prescribed cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitors: large-scale data analysis using a Japanese claims database. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 197(2). 435–447. 9 indexed citations

Miyashita, Minoru, Miyuki Nomura, Hiroshi Shima, et al.. (2022). Bird’s eye view analysis of in situ cholesterol metabolic pathways in breast cancer patients and its clinicopathological significance in their subtypes. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 221. 106103–106103. 3 indexed citations

Oshima, Yukiko, et al.. (2021). Transanal total mesorectal excision and transabdominal robotic surgery for rectal cancer: A retrospective study. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 70. 102902–102902. 4 indexed citations

Harada‐Shoji, Narumi, Akiko Ebata, Tomoyoshi Soga, et al.. (2021). Targeting Amino Acid Metabolic Reprogramming via L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) for Endocrine-Resistant Breast Cancer. Cancers. 13(17). 4375–4375. 22 indexed citations

Minami, Yuko, Yoshikazu Nishino, Masaaki Kawai, et al.. (2019). Reproductive history and breast cancer survival: a prospective patient cohort study in Japan. Breast Cancer. 26(6). 687–702. 8 indexed citations

Miyashita, Minoru, Hiroshi Tada, Akihiko Suzuki, et al.. (2017). Minimal impact of postmastectomy radiation therapy on locoregional recurrence for breast cancer patients with 1 to 3 positive lymph nodes in the modern treatment era. Surgical Oncology. 26(2). 163–170. 17 indexed citations

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Sekiguchi, Atsushi, Chiho Sato, Yuka Kotozaki, et al.. (2016). Postoperative hormonal therapy prevents recovery of neurological damage after surgery in patients with breast cancer. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34671–34671. 3 indexed citations

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Ohuchi, Noriaki, Akihiko Suzuki, Tomotaka Sobue, et al.. (2015). Sensitivity and specificity of mammography and adjunctive ultrasonography to screen for breast cancer in the Japan Strategic Anti-cancer Randomized Trial (J-START): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 387(10016). 341–348. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sato, Chiho, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Masaaki Kawai, et al.. (2015). Postoperative Structural Brain Changes and Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Breast Cancer. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0140655–e0140655. 29 indexed citations

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Niikura, Naoki, Ai Tomotaki, Hiroaki Miyata, et al.. (2015). Changes in tumor expression of HER2 and hormone receptors status after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in 21 755 patients from the Japanese breast cancer registry. Annals of Oncology. 27(3). 480–487. 131 indexed citations

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Kawai, Masaaki, Kathleen E. Malone, Mei‐Tzu C. Tang, & Christopher I. Li. (2014). Height, body mass index (BMI), BMI change, and the risk of estrogen receptor‐positive, HER2‐positive, and triple‐negative breast cancer among women ages 20 to 44 years. Cancer. 120(10). 1548–1556. 39 indexed citations

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Kawai, Masaaki, Kathleen E. Malone, Mei‐Tzu C. Tang, & Christopher I. Li. (2014). Active smoking and the risk of estrogen receptor‐positive and triple‐negative breast cancer among women ages 20 to 44 years. Cancer. 120(7). 1026–1034. 40 indexed citations

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Nishino, Yoshikazu, Fumiya Tanji, Makoto Maemondo, et al.. (2013). Cigarette smoking and lung cancer risk according to histologic type in Japanese men and women. Cancer Science. 104(11). 1515–1522. 30 indexed citations

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Kawai, Masaaki, Shinichi Kuriyama, Akihiko Suzuki, et al.. (2009). Effect of screening mammography on breast cancer survival in comparison to other detection methods: A retrospective cohort study. Cancer Science. 100(8). 1479–1484. 15 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Noriyuki, Tamio Suzuki, Katsuhiko Inagaki, et al.. (2005). Mutation Analysis of the ADAR1 Gene in Dyschromatosis Symmetrica Hereditaria and Genetic Differentiation from both Dyschromatosis Universalis Hereditaria and Acropigmentatio Reticularis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 124(6). 1186–1192. 58 indexed citations

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Kawai, Masaaki, et al.. (2004). A Case of Ileus due to Colon Cancer Associated with Portal Venous Gas, Obstructive Colitis and Perforating Peritonitis. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 37(12). 1924–1929. 1 indexed citations

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Kawai, Masaaki, et al.. (2002). A Case of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis with Paralytic Ileus. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 35(12). 1831–1834. 1 indexed citations

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