Masafumi Imamura

1.3k total citations
53 papers, 664 citations indexed

About

Masafumi Imamura is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Masafumi Imamura has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 664 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Oncology, 23 papers in Surgery and 20 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Masafumi Imamura's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (26 papers), Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (12 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (12 papers). Masafumi Imamura is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (26 papers), Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (12 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (12 papers). Masafumi Imamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Sweden. Masafumi Imamura's co-authors include Yasutoshi Kimura, Koichi Hirata, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Takashi Kojima, Norimasa Sawada, Takayuki Nobuoka, Minoru Nagayama, Masaki Murata, Daisuke Kyuno and Tatsuya Ito and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Masafumi Imamura

47 papers receiving 656 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masafumi Imamura Japan 15 351 267 199 189 172 53 664
Benjamin L. Green United States 12 161 0.5× 93 0.3× 24 0.1× 108 0.6× 107 0.6× 26 499
Masataka Amisaki Japan 14 243 0.7× 135 0.5× 10 0.1× 148 0.8× 157 0.9× 34 567
Masaomi Kuwada Japan 12 83 0.2× 85 0.3× 34 0.2× 131 0.7× 113 0.7× 20 350
Da Xu China 15 121 0.3× 188 0.7× 25 0.1× 191 1.0× 212 1.2× 24 599
Gaël S. Roth France 14 157 0.4× 80 0.3× 11 0.1× 98 0.5× 205 1.2× 46 524
M Morganti Italy 11 225 0.6× 50 0.2× 14 0.1× 68 0.4× 209 1.2× 19 511
Qingsong Xie China 13 141 0.4× 113 0.4× 10 0.1× 95 0.5× 282 1.6× 19 632
John R. Cottrell United States 11 163 0.5× 223 0.8× 10 0.1× 66 0.3× 215 1.3× 17 600
Le Ma China 12 67 0.2× 102 0.4× 14 0.1× 47 0.2× 149 0.9× 26 371
Xianbao Zhan China 13 415 1.2× 152 0.6× 12 0.1× 160 0.8× 227 1.3× 26 671

Countries citing papers authored by Masafumi Imamura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masafumi Imamura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masafumi Imamura

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

All Works

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Kyuno, Daisuke, Haruhiko Asano, Ryota Okumura, et al.. (2025). The Role of Claudin-1 in Enhancing Pancreatic Cancer Aggressiveness and Drug Resistance via Metabolic Pathway Modulation. Cancers. 17(9). 1469–1469. 1 indexed citations
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Imamura, Masafumi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Kazuharu Kukita, et al.. (2024). Powered stapler and polyglycolic acid sheet for pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 28(12). 2008–2014. 1 indexed citations
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Imamura, Masafumi, Minoru Nagayama, Daisuke Kyuno, et al.. (2021). Perioperative Predictors of Early Recurrence for Resectable and Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers. 13(10). 2285–2285. 26 indexed citations
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Noji, Takehiro, Minoru Nagayama, Koji Imai, et al.. (2020). Conversion surgery for initially unresectable biliary malignancies: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Surgery Today. 50(11). 1409–1417. 19 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hiroshi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Masafumi Imamura, et al.. (2020). <p>Effect of Rikkunshito, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine, on Delayed Gastric Emptying and Oral Dietary Intake After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Center, Open-Labeled Study</p>. Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology. Volume 13. 577–587. 3 indexed citations
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Kimura, Yasutoshi, Masafumi Imamura, Minoru Nagayama, et al.. (2020). Arteriovenous malformation in the pancreatic head initially mimicking a hypervascular mass treated with duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection: a case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 301–301. 4 indexed citations
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Kohno, Takayuki, Takumi Konno, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2020). Glucose-Dependent FOXM1 Promotes Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Via Cellular Metabolism and Targeting Snail in Human Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas. 49(2). 273–280. 11 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hiroshi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Minoru Nagayama, et al.. (2019). Central pancreatectomy in portal annular pancreas for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a case report. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 17(1). 76–76. 13 indexed citations
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Shima, Hiroaki, Goro Kutomi, Masafumi Imamura, et al.. (2018). Case report: Long-term survival of a pancreatic cancer patient immunized with an SVN-2B peptide vaccine. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 67(10). 1603–1609. 6 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hiroshi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Masafumi Imamura, et al.. (2017). Oncological Features and Outcomes of Curatively Resected Non- Functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: Single Institute Experiences. JOP, journal of the pancreas. 18(5). 2 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Miyuki, Yuya Murakami, Akihiro Yoneda, et al.. (2016). Involvement of Pancreatic Stellate Cells in Regeneration of Remnant Pancreas after Partial Pancreatectomy. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0165747–e0165747. 7 indexed citations
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Ishii, Masayuki, Yasutoshi Kimura, Shintaro Sugita, et al.. (2015). Surgical and oncological impact of main pancreatic duct spread in invasive ductal adenocarcinoma: A clinicopathological study of 184 resected cases. Pancreatology. 15(6). 681–687. 6 indexed citations
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Furuhata, Tomohisa, Koichi Hirata, Fumihiko Wakao, et al.. (2014). Questionnaire survey for the development and publication of cancer clinical practice guidelines in Japan. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(5). 771–778. 3 indexed citations
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Kyuno, Daisuke, Takashi Kojima, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2013). Protein kinase Cα inhibitor protects against downregulation of claudin-1 during epithelial–mesenchymal transition of pancreatic cancer. Carcinogenesis. 34(6). 1232–1243. 41 indexed citations
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Kyuno, Daisuke, Yasutoshi Kimura, Masafumi Imamura, et al.. (2013). Pancreaticoduodenectomy for biliary tract carcinoma with situs inversus totalis: difficulties and technical notes based on two cases. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 11(1). 312–312. 21 indexed citations
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Kimura, Yasutoshi, Minoru Nagayama, Masafumi Imamura, et al.. (2011). A case of pancreatic foreign-body granulation tissue showed stenosis of the main pancreatic duct. Suizo. 26(1). 91–98.
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Kojima, Takashi, Kenichi Takano, Toshinobu Yamamoto, et al.. (2007). Transforming growth factor‐β induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition by down‐regulation of claudin‐1 expression and the fence function in adult rat hepatocytes. Liver International. 28(4). 534–545. 66 indexed citations
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Imamura, Masafumi, Takashi Kojima, Masaki Murata, et al.. (2007). Oncostatin M induces upregulation of claudin-2 in rodent hepatocytes coinciding with changes in morphology and function of tight junctions. Experimental Cell Research. 313(9). 1951–1962. 13 indexed citations
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Imamura, Masafumi, Toshihito Seki, Katsuyuki Kunieda, et al.. (1995). ANTITUMOR EFFECTS OF DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE (DOX) AND BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE (BSO)-HYDROXYAPATITE (HAP) COMPLEX ON TRANSPLANTED TUMORS IN-VIVO. Oncology Reports. 2(4). 509–11. 2 indexed citations

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