Masao Tago

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Masao Tago is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Masao Tago has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 30 papers in Neurology and 22 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Masao Tago's work include Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (25 papers), Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (20 papers) and Brain Metastases and Treatment (18 papers). Masao Tago is often cited by papers focused on Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (25 papers), Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (20 papers) and Brain Metastases and Treatment (18 papers). Masao Tago collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Belgium. Masao Tago's co-authors include Hidefumi Aoyama, Hiroki Shirato, Keiichi Nakagawa, Masahiro Shin, T Inomata, Gén Kobashi, Etsuo Kunieda, Saeko Hirota, Tatsuya Toyoda and Kazushige Hayakawa and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Masao Tago

94 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Stereotactic Radiosurgery Plus Whole-Brain Radiation Ther... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Stereotactic Radiosurgery Plus Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy vs Stereotactic Radiosurgery Alone for Treatment of Brain Metastases
    2006 1.6k citations Hidefumi Aoyama, Masao Tago et al. profile →
  2. Phase 3 Trials of Stereotactic Radiosurgery With or Without Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for 1 to 4 Brain Metastases: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
    2015 295 citations Hidefumi Aoyama, Masao Tago et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

Peers

Masao Tago
Veronica Chiang United States
Laura Fariselli Italy
Jonathan Knisely United States
Alexander Muacevic Germany
Lilyana Angelov United States
Riccardo Maurizi Enrici Italy
Scott G. Soltys United States
Chu H. Chang United States
Samuel T. Chao United States
Vinai Gondi United States
Veronica Chiang United States
Masao Tago
Citations per year, relative to Masao Tago Masao Tago (= 1×) peers Veronica Chiang

Countries citing papers authored by Masao Tago

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masao Tago

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masao Tago

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hayashi, Takaki, et al.. (2025). A case of Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome with neuroradiological abnormalities. Radiology Case Reports. 20(10). 5078–5080.
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Nambu, Atsushi, et al.. (2023). The influence of image reconstruction methods on the diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema with convolutional neural network. Radiological Physics and Technology. 16(4). 488–496. 1 indexed citations
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Kubota, Hikaru, Naoki Nakamura, Naoto Shikama, et al.. (2020). Practice patterns for postoperative radiation therapy in patients with metastases to the long bones: a survey of the Japanese Radiation Oncology Study Group. Journal of Radiation Research. 62(2). 356–363. 2 indexed citations
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Numasaki, Hodaka, Teruki Teshima, Yukio Ando, et al.. (2019). Japanese structure survey of radiation oncology in 2012. Journal of Radiation Research. 61(1). 146–160. 5 indexed citations
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Nambu, Atsushi, Satoshi Kato, Masashi Kawamoto, et al.. (2012). Well differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung in a 38-year-old woman: dynamic computed tomography findings. Japanese Journal of Radiology. 31(2). 143–147. 7 indexed citations
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Teshima, Takanori, Hodaka Numasaki, Makoto Nishio, et al.. (2012). Japanese structure survey of radiation oncology in 2009 based on institutional stratification of the Patterns of Care Study. Journal of Radiation Research. 53(5). 710–721. 22 indexed citations
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Numasaki, Hodaka, Hitoshi Shibuya, Masamichi Nishio, et al.. (2011). National Medical Care System May Impede Fostering of True Specialization of Radiation Oncologists: Study Based on Structure Survey in Japan. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 82(1). e111–e117. 11 indexed citations
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Numasaki, Hodaka, Teruki Teshima, Hitoshi Shibuya, et al.. (2009). National structure of radiation oncology in Japan with special reference to designated cancer care hospitals. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 14(3). 237–244. 10 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Keiichi, Hideomi Yamashita, Naoki Nakamura, et al.. (2008). Preoperative Radiation Response Evaluated by 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Survival in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 51(7). 1055–1060. 9 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Hideomi, Koji Izutsu, Naoki Nakamura, et al.. (2006). Treatment results of chemoradiation therapy for localized aggressive lymphomas: a retrospective 20-year study. Annals of Hematology. 85(8). 523–529. 2 indexed citations
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Shiraishi, Kenshiro, et al.. (2006). Treatment planning and dosimetry of a multi-axis dynamic arc technique for prostate cancer: A comparison with IMRT. Radiation Medicine. 24(1). 17–22. 5 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Hideomi, Keiichi Nakagawa, Masao Tago, et al.. (2006). Treatment results of preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery for stage III or IV esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Radiation Medicine. 24(1). 65–71. 3 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Hideomi, Keiichi Nakagawa, Masao Tago, et al.. (2005). Salvage radiotherapy for postoperative loco-regional recurrence of esophageal cancer. Diseases of the Esophagus. 18(4). 215–220. 29 indexed citations
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Maruyama, Keisuke, Nobutaka Kawahara, Masahiro Shin, et al.. (2005). The Risk of Hemorrhage after Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations. New England Journal of Medicine. 352(2). 146–153. 244 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Minoru, Yasushi Ino, Keiichi Nakagawa, Masao Tago, & Tomoki Todo. (2005). High-dose conformal radiotherapy for supratentorial malignant glioma: a historical comparison. The Lancet Oncology. 6(12). 953–960. 66 indexed citations
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Shin, Masahiro, Keisuke Maruyama, Hiroki Kurita, et al.. (2004). Analysis of nidus obliteration rates after gamma knife surgery for arteriovenous malformations based on long-term follow-up data: the University of Tokyo experience. Journal of neurosurgery. 101(1). 18–24. 85 indexed citations
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Kurita, Hiroki, Masahiro Shin, Shunsuke Kawamoto, et al.. (2000). Headaches in patients with radiosurgically treated occipital arteriovenous malformations. Journal of neurosurgery. 93(2). 224–228. 21 indexed citations
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Kurita, Hiroki, Shunsuke Kawamoto, Ichirō Suzuki, et al.. (1998). Control of epilepsy associated with cerebral arteriovenous malformations after radiosurgery. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 65(5). 648–655. 56 indexed citations

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