Masatoshi Watanabe

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
262 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Masatoshi Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masatoshi Watanabe has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Molecular Biology, 78 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 59 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Masatoshi Watanabe's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (46 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (18 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (16 papers). Masatoshi Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (46 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (18 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (16 papers). Masatoshi Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masatoshi Watanabe's co-authors include Taizo Shiraishi, Ryuichi Yatani, Hitoshi Nakagama, Haruo Itô, Yoshifumi Hirokawa, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Nakayama, Takashi Sügimura, Daisuke Kurioka and R Yatani and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masatoshi Watanabe

240 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Circulating Exosomal microRNAs as Biomarkers of Colon Cancer 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Circulating Exosomal microRNAs as Biomarkers of Colon Cancer
    2014 672 citations Masatoshi Watanabe, Hitoshi Nakagama et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers

Masatoshi Watanabe
Xiaohong Li China
Hiroto Izumi Japan
John A. Copland United States
Xiang Wang China
Mitsuhiro Tada Japan
Billy G. Hudson United States
Ling Cai United States
John C. S. Chang United States
Jeffrey I. Everitt United States
Lei Huo United States
Xiaohong Li China
Masatoshi Watanabe
Citations per year, relative to Masatoshi Watanabe Masatoshi Watanabe (= 1×) peers Xiaohong Li

Countries citing papers authored by Masatoshi Watanabe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masatoshi Watanabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Masatoshi Watanabe. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Masatoshi Watanabe. The network helps show where Masatoshi Watanabe may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masatoshi Watanabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masatoshi Watanabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masatoshi Watanabe 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 Masatoshi Watanabe. Masatoshi Watanabe 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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Eguchi, Akiko, Motoh Iwasa, Teruo Miyazaki, et al.. (2025). Conjugated bile acids in serum reflect disease severity and predict survival in chronic liver disease of humans and rats. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 32911–32911.
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Kanayama, Kazuki, et al.. (2025). Extrachromosomal DNA Dynamics Contribute to Intratumoral Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Genetic Heterogeneity and Drug Resistance in Gastric Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 23(6). 503–514. 3 indexed citations
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Ishii, Kenichiro, et al.. (2024). Application of Original Prostate Cancer Progression Model Interacting with Fibroblasts in Preclinical Research. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(24). 7837–7837.
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Ikeda, Tomoaki, et al.. (2024). The development of early human lymphatic vessels as characterized by lymphatic endothelial markers. The EMBO Journal. 43(5). 868–885. 5 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Norihiko, Akiko Eguchi, Yoshifumi Hirokawa, et al.. (2020). Expression Pattern of Plexin Domain Containing 2 in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy. 39(2). 57–60. 6 indexed citations
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Kanayama, Kazuki, et al.. (2018). Association of HER2 gene amplification and tumor progression in early gastric cancer. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 473(5). 559–565. 18 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Osamu, et al.. (2015). [Clinical Study on Cerebellar Contusion:A Report on 9 Cases and Literature Review].. PubMed. 43(10). 901–6. 2 indexed citations
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Fujisawa, Toshio, Hideki Endo, Ayako Tomimoto, et al.. (2008). Adiponectin suppresses colorectal carcinogenesis under the high-fat diet condition. Gut. 57(11). 1531–1538. 151 indexed citations
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Nozaki, Tadashige, Masatoshi Watanabe, Mitsuko Shinohara, et al.. (2004). In vitro Osteogenic Differentiation Potential of Dental Pulp Stem Cells. 2(1). 25–30. 10 indexed citations
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Hoshino, Yutaka, Tohru Tezuka, Kazuya Ise, et al.. (1997). A Young Boy with Multiple Colorectal Cancers Exhibiting Various Histologies.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 30(7). 1799–1803.
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Watanabe, Masatoshi, Hiroshi Imai, Tadashi Shiraishi, et al.. (1995). Microsatellite instability in human prostate cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 72(3). 562–564. 41 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masatoshi, et al.. (1988). Gastroenterological surgery for six patients with leukemia.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 21(9). 2347–2350. 1 indexed citations
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Niki, Yoshihito, Osamu Moriya, Shigenobu Umeki, et al.. (1988). BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES ON CS-807. 36(1). 529–534. 1 indexed citations
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Abe, Tadashi, et al.. (1987). EFFECTS OF FAMOTIDINE ON GASTRIC MUCOSAL BLOOD FLOW IN NORMAL SUBJECTS. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 29(9). 2016–2021. 1 indexed citations
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Sakata, Yasuhiko, et al.. (1986). [Antiemetic efficacy of high-dose hydrocortisone in patients receiving cisplatin therapy].. PubMed. 32(12). 1799–812. 1 indexed citations
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Niki, Yoshihito, et al.. (1984). Bacteriological and clinical studies on at-2266. Chemotherapy. 32(3). 554–561. 1 indexed citations
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Nomura, Koji, Kiyoshi Fujita, Yoshihito Uchida, et al.. (1983). EXPERIMENTAL STUDY INTRALUMINAL MUCOSAL BLOOD FLOW AS THE ETIOLOGICAL FACTOR OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 25(4). 2 indexed citations
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Sakaki, Nobuhiro, et al.. (1977). ENDOSCOPIC METHYLENE BLUE STAINING METHOD FOR THE GASTRIC CANCER. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 19(6). 1 indexed citations

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