Masahiro Usuda

623 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 461 citations indexed

About

Masahiro Usuda is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro Usuda has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 461 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Hepatology and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Masahiro Usuda's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (11 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (9 papers) and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (5 papers). Masahiro Usuda is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (11 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (9 papers) and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (5 papers). Masahiro Usuda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masahiro Usuda's co-authors include Susumu Satomi, Nozomi Koyamada, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, Masahide Sato, Shigeki Tsukamoto, Takeshi Asakura, Pejman Kazempoor, Yoshihisa Furuya, Praveen Kumar and Fan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Science Advances and Nature Energy.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro Usuda

24 papers receiving 448 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.

Lowering the operating temperature of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells to <450 °C

2023 150 citations Fan Liu, Hao Deng et al. Nature Energy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masahiro Usuda Japan	10	242	190	157	84	82	29	461
S.K. Lee South Korea	15	211 0.9×	104 0.5×	29 0.2×	35 0.4×	76 0.9×	26	468
Fanjun Zeng China	11	72 0.3×	52 0.3×	20 0.1×	37 0.4×	52 0.6×	38	401
Chong Woo Chu South Korea	14	428 1.8×	320 1.7×	24 0.2×	8 0.1×	117 1.4×	44	647
Hiroshi Abe Japan	16	60 0.2×	472 2.5×	45 0.3×	10 0.1×	457 5.6×	63	725
Kwang-Min Park South Korea	7	283 1.2×	258 1.4×	31 0.2×	120 1.4×	64 0.8×	9	469
Martín Maraschio Argentina	8	155 0.6×	49 0.3×	9 0.1×	27 0.3×	39 0.5×	17	286
Seung Hwan South Korea	16	119 0.5×	441 2.3×	68 0.4×	175 2.1×	395 4.8×	23	810
Michio Ishibashi Japan	13	152 0.6×	16 0.1×	20 0.1×	5 0.1×	187 2.3×	33	713
Bo-Kyoung Kim South Korea	13	82 0.3×	24 0.1×	24 0.2×	24 0.3×	96 1.2×	29	462
Dipesh Trivedi India	7	145 0.6×	3 0.0×	88 0.6×	62 0.7×	61 0.7×	17	304

Countries citing papers authored by Masahiro Usuda

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro Usuda

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

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Liu, Fan, David R. Diercks, Praveen Kumar, et al.. (2025). Redesigning protonic ceramic electrochemical cells to lower the operating temperature. Science Advances. 11(2). eadq2507–eadq2507. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Fan, Hao Deng, David R. Diercks, et al.. (2023). Lowering the operating temperature of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells to <450 °C. Nature Energy. 8(10). 1145–1157. 150 indexed citations breakdown →

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Usuda, Masahiro, et al.. (2023). A Case of Retroperitoneal Metastasis of an Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 84(1). 29–34.

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Usuda, Masahiro, et al.. (2023). Cerebral infarction by paradoxical gas embolism detected after laparoscopic partial hepatectomy with an insufflation management system: a case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 34–34. 5 indexed citations

5.

Ozawa, Yohei, et al.. (2022). Temporary loop ileostomy versus transverse colostomy for laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a retrospective study. Surgery Today. 53(5). 621–627. 4 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Yohei, et al.. (2022). Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma occurring in bilateral inguinal canals metachronously: a case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 44–44. 3 indexed citations

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Usuda, Masahiro, et al.. (2017). A case of gastrointestinal bleeding due to right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm following total remnant pancreatectomy: A case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 41. 434–437. 7 indexed citations

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Usuda, Masahiro, et al.. (2007). A CASE OF UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA OF THE SMALL INTESTINE PRESENTING AS FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 68(10). 2543–2547. 6 indexed citations

9.

Ohkohchi, Nobuhiro, Masahiro Usuda, Shigehito Miyagi, et al.. (2006). Effect of Portocaval Shunt on Residual Extreme Small Liver after Extended Hepatectomy in Porcine. World Journal of Surgery. 30(11). 2014–2022. 27 indexed citations

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Usuda, Masahiro, Keisei Fujimori, Nozomi Koyamada, et al.. (2005). Serious intestinal bleeding from vascular ectasia secondary to portal thrombosis after living-related liver transplantation in a child. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 12(4). 317–320. 2 indexed citations

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Usuda, Masahiro, Shigehito Miyagi, Hiroo Masuoka, et al.. (2005). Excessive portal flow causes graft nonfunction in small size liver transplantation: An experimental study in pigs. Transplantation Proceedings. 37(1). 407–408. 10 indexed citations

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Sato, Akinori, Jun Takayama, Masahiro Usuda, et al.. (2005). Macrophage depletion prevents anti-graft antibody production and results in long-term survival in xenotransplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 37(1). 514–515. 11 indexed citations

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Usuda, Masahiro, Keisei Fujimori, Nozomi Koyamada, et al.. (2004). Successful Use of Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody (Rituximab) for ABO-Incompatible Living-Related Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 79(1). 12–16. 69 indexed citations

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Asakura, Takeshi, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, T Orii, et al.. (2003). Portal vein pressure is the key for successful liver transplantation of an extremely small graft in the pig model. Transplant International. 16(6). 376–382. 45 indexed citations

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Asakura, Takeshi, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, T Orii, et al.. (2003). Portal vein pressure is the key for successful liver transplantation of an extremely small graft in the pig model. Transplant International. 16(6). 376–382. 47 indexed citations

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Ohkohchi, Nobuhiro, et al.. (2002). Effect of reduction of portal vein pressure on the outcome of extreme small size liver transplants. Transplantation Proceedings. 34(7). 2782–2783. 2 indexed citations

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Takayama, Jun, N. Ogawa, Masahiro Usuda, et al.. (2001). Long-term survival in hamster-to-rat cardiac xenotransplantation using cyclosporine A alone. Transplantation Proceedings. 33(1-2). 749–750. 3 indexed citations

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Takayama, Jun, et al.. (2000). Macrophage depletion prevents accelerated rejection and results in long-term survival in hamster to rat cardiac xenotransplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 32(5). 1016–1016. 8 indexed citations

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Usuda, Masahiro, et al.. (1998). Gastric Necrosis Caused by Acute Gastric Dilatation after an Episode of Bulimia. A Case Report.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 31(12). 2346–2349. 7 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Hideaki, et al.. (1994). Aberrant CYP1A1 Induction: Discrepancy of CYP1A1 mRNA and Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylase Activity in Mutant Cells of Mouse Hepatoma Line, Hepa‐1. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 85(7). 710–717. 2 indexed citations

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