Masafumi Saito

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 765 citations indexed

About

Masafumi Saito is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masafumi Saito has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 765 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Masafumi Saito's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Masafumi Saito is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Masafumi Saito collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Egypt. Masafumi Saito's co-authors include Shigeaki Inoue, Joji Kotani, Toru Hifumi, Hideaki Sakuramoto, Junji Hatakeyama, Yusuke Kawai, Tatsuya Kawasaki, Kensuke Nakamura, Takeshi Unoki and Yuko Ono and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Masafumi Saito

34 papers receiving 750 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.

Post‐intensive care syndrome: its pathophysiology, prevention, and future directions

2019 327 citations Shigeaki Inoue, Masafumi Saito et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masafumi Saito Japan	12	276	149	132	111	104	38	765
Cristiane Damiani Tomasi Brazil	16	400 1.4×	31 0.2×	128 1.0×	87 0.8×	126 1.2×	53	876
Yeon Jin Jeong South Korea	10	220 0.8×	150 1.0×	78 0.6×	60 0.5×	35 0.3×	28	517
František Duška Czechia	16	288 1.0×	55 0.4×	157 1.2×	62 0.6×	79 0.8×	67	889
Kelly S. Lewis United States	10	135 0.5×	40 0.3×	69 0.5×	35 0.3×	28 0.3×	19	744
Robert T. Mankowski United States	22	219 0.8×	18 0.1×	424 3.2×	51 0.5×	341 3.3×	56	1.4k
T. E. A. Palmer United Kingdom	10	211 0.8×	20 0.1×	79 0.6×	72 0.6×	42 0.4×	19	927
Cornelius Barlascini Italy	16	79 0.3×	14 0.1×	129 1.0×	26 0.2×	120 1.2×	45	1.4k
Vincent Danel France	15	68 0.2×	10 0.1×	123 0.9×	36 0.3×	38 0.4×	56	654
Valery Rudick Israel	18	45 0.2×	7 0.0×	131 1.0×	34 0.3×	48 0.5×	33	925
Sunita Baxi United States	12	26 0.1×	16 0.1×	277 2.1×	26 0.2×	248 2.4×	18	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masafumi Saito

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20 of 20 papers shown

Saito, Masafumi, Hiroki Kawaguchi, Yasuyuki SHIMIZU, et al.. (2025). Post-radiation targeting of TIGIT and CD96 improved immunotherapy efficacy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Molecular Medicine. 32(1). 5–5.

Saito, Masafumi, et al.. (2025). A PILOT STUDY ON LONG-TERM OBSERVATION OF SEPTIC MICE: HISTORY OF SEVERE INFECTIONS MAY ACCELERATE HOST SENESCENCE EVEN 18 MONTHS LATER. Shock. 64(4). 450–452.

Park, Eun Jeong, Naoko Satoh‐Takayama, Atsushi Ito, et al.. (2024). Roles of programmed death‐1 and muscle innate lymphoid cell‐derived interleukin 13 in sepsis‐induced intensive care unit‐acquired weakness. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 15(5). 1999–2012. 1 indexed citations

Inoue, Shigeaki, Masami Inada, Nobuto Nakanishi, et al.. (2023). Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on the operational efficiency of emergency medical services and its association with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest survival rates: A population‐based cohort study in Kobe, Japan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). e00865–e00865. 3 indexed citations

Ono, Yuko, Masafumi Saito, K. Sakamoto, et al.. (2022). C188-9, a specific inhibitor of STAT3 signaling, prevents thermal burn-induced skeletal muscle wasting in mice. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 1031906–1031906. 13 indexed citations

Ono, Yuko, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with successful publication of research abstracts presented at the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists annual meetings 2015-2017: a bibliometric analysis. Signa Vitae. 1 indexed citations

Kawagoe, Izumi, et al.. (2021). Propofol decreases CD8+ T cells and sevoflurane increases regulatory T cells after lung cancer resection: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 13(9). 5430–5438. 6 indexed citations

Yamashita, Kimihiro, Akio Nakagawa, Akihiro Watanabe, et al.. (2021). Simple Cancer Stem Cell Markers Predict Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Resistance of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Anticancer Research. 41(8). 4117–4126. 3 indexed citations

Ono, Yuko, et al.. (2020). Skeletal muscle protein catabolism, protein anabolism, and myogenesis after various types of insults. 54(3). 139–142. 1 indexed citations

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Ono, Yuko, Yuko Maejima, Masafumi Saito, et al.. (2020). TAK-242, a specific inhibitor of Toll-like receptor 4 signalling, prevents endotoxemia-induced skeletal muscle wasting in mice. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 694–694. 111 indexed citations

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Saito, Aki, et al.. (2019). The frequency of cooking dinner at home and its association with nutrient intake adequacy among married young-to-middle-aged Japanese women: the POTATO Study. Journal of Nutritional Science. 8. e14–e14. 9 indexed citations

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Saito, Aki, et al.. (2018). The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study. Journal of Nutritional Science. 7. e16–e16. 6 indexed citations

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Inoue, Shigeaki, Masafumi Saito, & Joji Kotani. (2018). Immunosenescence in neurocritical care. Journal of Intensive Care. 6(1). 65–65. 5 indexed citations

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Tatewaki, Naoto, Tetsuya Konishi, Yuki Nakajima, et al.. (2016). Squalene Inhibits ATM-Dependent Signaling in γIR-Induced DNA Damage Response through Induction of Wip1 Phosphatase. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0147570–e0147570. 18 indexed citations

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Saito, Tetsuo, et al.. (2016). The fruit of Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Harms improves insulin resistance and hepatic lipid accumulation by modulation of liver adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase activity and lipogenic gene expression in high-fat diet–fed obese mice. Nutrition Research. 36(10). 1090–1097. 26 indexed citations

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Muneyuki, Toshitaka, Kaname Suwa, Tsukasa Yoshida, et al.. (2013). Design of the Saitama Cardiometabolic Disease and Organ Impairment Study (SCDOIS): A Multidisciplinary Observational Epidemiological Study. 3(2). 144–156. 16 indexed citations

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Nakajima, Kei, Toshitaka Muneyuki, Masafumi Saito, et al.. (2013). Independent association between low serum amylase and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in asymptomatic adults: a cross-sectional observational study. BMJ Open. 3(1). e002235–e002235. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Yulan, et al.. (2013). Prediabetes and impaired lung function in asymptomatic adults. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 100(2). e51–e54. 8 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Satoru, Hiromichi Sakai, Masafumi Saito, Sayaka Kado, & Fumio Sakane. (2012). Diacylglycerol kinase‐dependent formation of phosphatidic acid molecular species during interleukin‐2 activation in CTLL‐2 T‐lymphocytes. FEBS Open Bio. 2(1). 267–272. 22 indexed citations

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Saito, Masafumi, et al.. (2011). Coffee Consumption and Cystatin-C-Based Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rates in Healthy Young Adults: Results of a Clinical Trial. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2011. 1–7. 25 indexed citations

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