Masami Minagawa

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Masami Minagawa is a scholar working on Hepatology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masami Minagawa has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Hepatology, 19 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Masami Minagawa's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (20 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (13 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (7 papers). Masami Minagawa is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (20 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (13 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (7 papers). Masami Minagawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Italy and United Kingdom. Masami Minagawa's co-authors include Masatoshi Makuuchi, Tadatoshi Takayama, Hiroshi Imamura, Yutaka Matsuyama, Norihiro Kokudo, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Seiji Kawasaki, Takao Ohkubo and Eiji Tanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Masami Minagawa

28 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Risk factors contributing to early and late phase intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy

2003 1.2k citations Hiroshi Imamura, Yutaka Matsuyama et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
Prognostic Impact of Anatomic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2005 516 citations Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
Extension of the Frontiers of Surgical Indications in the Treatment of Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer

2000 513 citations Masami Minagawa, Masatoshi Makuuchi et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masami Minagawa Japan	18	3.5k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	644	30	4.2k
Susumu Yamasaki Japan	31	2.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	497 0.8×	66	4.7k
T Kosuge Japan	31	2.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	2.7k 2.0×	582 0.9×	60	5.5k
Andrea Muratore Italy	31	2.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	767 0.5×	2.8k 2.1×	423 0.7×	62	4.5k
Shuntaro Obi Japan	28	3.5k 1.0×	987 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	619 0.5×	572 0.9×	81	4.3k
Sadahisa Ogasawara Japan	26	3.0k 0.9×	665 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	547 0.8×	137	4.1k
Yuji Kaneoka Japan	29	1.1k 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	574 0.9×	167	3.3k
Ryoko Kuromatsu Japan	27	2.0k 0.6×	633 0.4×	888 0.6×	606 0.5×	485 0.8×	88	2.6k
Mohamed Bouattour France	22	1.9k 0.5×	570 0.3×	718 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	456 0.7×	109	3.2k
H Yukaya Japan	29	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	459 0.4×	364 0.6×	68	2.8k
В. В. Бредер Russia	20	2.5k 0.7×	522 0.3×	872 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	544 0.8×	108	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masami Minagawa

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Minagawa, Masami, et al.. (2014). A Case of Acute Appendicitis with Intestinal Malrotation Diagnosed as Infectious Enterocolitis. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 75(5). 1324–1329.

Wakui, Noritaka, et al.. (2013). A case of branch duct type intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct treated by open surgery after 11 years of follow-up. Molecular and Clinical Oncology. 1(6). 965–969. 5 indexed citations

Wakui, Noritaka, et al.. (2013). Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix in which contrast-enhanced ultrasonography was useful for assessing blood flow in a focal nodular lesion in the tumor cavity: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 6(1). 3–8. 5 indexed citations

Minagawa, Masami. (2007). Simplified Staging System for Predicting the Prognosis of Patients With Resectable Liver Metastasis. Archives of Surgery. 142(3). 269–269. 60 indexed citations

Minagawa, Masami, Iwao Ikai, Yutaka Matsuyama, Yoshio Yamaoka, & Masatoshi Makuuchi. (2007). Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Annals of Surgery. 245(6). 909–922. 271 indexed citations

Minagawa, Masami. (2006). Selection Criteria for Simultaneous Resection in Patients With Synchronous Liver Metastasis. Archives of Surgery. 141(10). 1006–1006. 91 indexed citations

Minagawa, Masami. (2006). Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma accompanied by portal vein tumor thrombus. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 12(47). 7561–7561. 240 indexed citations

Hasegawa, Kiyoshi, Norihiro Kokudo, Hiroshi Imamura, et al.. (2005). Prognostic Impact of Anatomic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Annals of Surgery. 242(2). 252–259. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

Minagawa, Masami, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Tadatoshi Takayama, & Norihiro Kokudo. (2004). Surgical approach to liver metastasis with hepatic hilar invasion.. PubMed. 51(59). 1467–9. 2 indexed citations

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Minagawa, Masami, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Keiichi Kubota, & Yuji Kondo. (2004). Intraoperative three-dimensional visualization of liver vasculature by ultrasonography.. PubMed. 51(59). 1448–50. 4 indexed citations

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Imamura, Hiroshi, Yasuji Seyama, N. Kokudo, et al.. (2004). Single and multiple resections of multiple hepatic metastases of colorectal origin. Surgery. 135(5). 508–517. 42 indexed citations

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Aoki, Taku, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Hiroshi Imamura, et al.. (2004). Hepatic resection with reconstruction of the inferior vena cava or hepatic venous confluence for metastatic liver tumor from colorectal cancer1. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 198(3). 366–372. 47 indexed citations

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Minagawa, Masami, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Tadatoshi Takayama, & Norihiro Kokudo. (2003). Selection Criteria for Repeat Hepatectomy in Patients With Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Annals of Surgery. 238(5). 703–710. 352 indexed citations

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Imamura, Hiroshi, Yutaka Matsuyama, Eiji Tanaka, et al.. (2003). Risk factors contributing to early and late phase intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy. Journal of Hepatology. 38(2). 200–207. 1245 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Wei, Kenji Miki, Norihiro Kokudo, et al.. (2003). Des-γ-carboxy prothrombin in cancer and non-cancer liver tissue of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. International Journal of Oncology. 22(5). 969–75. 28 indexed citations

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Imamura, Hiroshi, Keiji Sano, Yasushi Harihara, et al.. (2003). Complete remission of disease for 5 years following initial and repeat resection of the liver for the removal of 22 metastases of colorectal origin. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 10(4). 321–324. 7 indexed citations

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Minagawa, Masami, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Tadatoshi Takayama, & Kuni Ohtomo. (2001). Selection Criteria for Hepatectomy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus. Annals of Surgery. 233(3). 379–384. 159 indexed citations

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Minagawa, Masami, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Guido Torzilli, et al.. (2000). Extension of the Frontiers of Surgical Indications in the Treatment of Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer. Annals of Surgery. 231(4). 487–499. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abe, Hideki, Keiichi Kubota, Masaya Mori, et al.. (1998). Serous cystadenoma of the pancreas with invasive growth: benign or malignant?. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 93(10). 1963–1966. 82 indexed citations

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Kokudo, Norihiro, et al.. (1996). Management of new hepatic nodules detected by intraoperative ultrasonography during hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Surgery. 119(6). 634–640. 51 indexed citations

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