Masaya Watanabe

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 673 citations indexed

About

Masaya Watanabe is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaya Watanabe has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 673 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Surgery, 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 27 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Masaya Watanabe's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (24 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (17 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (15 papers). Masaya Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (24 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (17 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (15 papers). Masaya Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Netherlands and United States. Masaya Watanabe's co-authors include Hisashi Yokoshiki, Hirofumi Mitsuyama, Katja Zeppenfeld, Erina Nagai, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Shinsuke Sato, Ryunosuke Machida, Yusuke Taki, Olaf M. Dekkers and Nico A. Blom and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Masaya Watanabe

61 papers receiving 657 citations

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A randomized controlled phase III trial comparing two chemotherapy regimen and chemoradiotherapy regimen as neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer, JCOG1109 NExT study.

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Bathiya Ratnayake New Zealand

Masami Yuda Japan

Motonari Ri Japan

Tatsuto Nishigori Japan

Daeyoun David Won South Korea

Hirohito Fujikawa Japan

Kiyoaki Niimi Japan

Vicenç Artigas Spain

Paola Maietta Italy

Jun‐Young Yang South Korea

Bathiya Ratnayake New Zealand

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaya Watanabe

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Sato, Shinsuke, Eiji Nakatani, Hatoko Sasaki, et al.. (2025). High mean corpuscular volume as a predictor of esophageal cancer: A cohort study based on the Japanese Shizuoka Kokuho Database. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0318791–e0318791. 1 indexed citations

Kawasaki, Yuma, Masaya Watanabe, Masahiro Fukuda, et al.. (2025). Structural Changes in the Retinal Chromophore and Ion-Conducting Pathway of an Anion Channelrhodopsin GtACR1. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(24). 6234–6241.

Miyatake, T, et al.. (2025). Spontaneous Resolution of a Pseudoaneurysm at the Anastomosis Site of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: A Case Report. Cureus. 17(1). e77878–e77878. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Masaya, Takuya Koizumi, Yuta Kobayashi, et al.. (2023). Fragmented QRS on 12-lead electrocardiogram predicts long-term prognosis in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. Heart and Vessels. 38(6). 803–816. 4 indexed citations

Sato, Shinsuke, et al.. (2023). 147. CHARACTERISTICS AND PREDICTORS OF EARLY POSTOPERATIVE RECURRENCE OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER. Diseases of the Esophagus. 36(Supplement_2).

Fujieda, Yuichiro, Masaya Watanabe, Shirô Watanabe, et al.. (2023). Accumulation of Technetium-99m Tetrofosmin on Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in a Patient With Immunoglobulin G4-Related Coronary Periarteritis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 40(3). 450–451. 1 indexed citations

Makuuchi, Rie, Masanori Terashima, Junki Mizusawa, et al.. (2023). Randomized controlled phase III trial to investigate superiority of robot-assisted gastrectomy over laparoscopic gastrectomy for clinical stage T1-4aN0-3 gastric cancer patients (JCOG1907, MONA LISA study): a study protocol. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 987–987. 19 indexed citations

Sato, Shinsuke, Eiji Nakatani, Erina Nagai, et al.. (2022). The impact of the American Society of Anesthesiology-Physical Status classification system on the treatment and prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(8). 1289–1299. 6 indexed citations

Watanabe, Masaya, et al.. (2021). Hybrid epicardial ventricular tachycardia ablation with lateral thoracotomy in a patient with a history of left ventricular reconstruction surgery. Journal of Cardiology Cases. 25(1). 37–41. 2 indexed citations

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Nagai, Erina, et al.. (2021). Serum carnitine as a biomarker of sarcopenia and nutritional status in preoperative gastrointestinal cancer patients. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 13(1). 287–295. 29 indexed citations

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Sato, Shinsuke, Erina Nagai, Yusuke Taki, et al.. (2021). Esophageal inflammatory pseudotumor with low-dose corticosteroid therapy after surgery. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(2). 427–433. 2 indexed citations

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Tokunaga, Masanori, Yukinori Kurokawa, Ryunosuke Machida, et al.. (2020). Impact of postoperative complications on survival outcomes in patients with gastric cancer: exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled JCOG1001 trial. Gastric Cancer. 24(1). 214–223. 56 indexed citations

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Sato, Shinsuke, Eiji Nakatani, Erina Nagai, et al.. (2020). Size of the thoracic inlet predicts cervical anastomotic leak after retrosternal reconstruction after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Surgery. 168(3). 558–566. 14 indexed citations

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Kamada, Rui, Takuya Koizumi, Atsushi Tada, et al.. (2020). Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device Successfully Treated With Stellate Ganglion Phototherapy. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36(12). 1977.e1–1977.e3. 4 indexed citations

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Nakajima, Kentaro, Masafumi Inomata, Tsuyoshi Etoh, et al.. (2014). Quality Control by Photo Documentation for Evaluation of Laparoscopic and Open Colectomy with D3 Resection for Stage II/III Colorectal Cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study JCOG 0404. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 44(9). 799–806. 27 indexed citations

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Sato, Shinsuke, et al.. (2013). A Case of Omental Lymphangioma Resected Laparoscopically in an Adult. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 74(11). 3210–3214.

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Matsumoto, Tomohiro, Masakazu Takagi, Masaya Watanabe, et al.. (2013). Intractable Hepatic Lymphorrhea after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 46(3). 189–195.

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Yokoshiki, Hisashi, Hirofumi Mitsuyama, Masaya Watanabe, & Hiroyuki Tsutsui. (2011). Swallowing-induced multifocal atrial tachycardia originating from right pulmonary veins. Journal of Electrocardiology. 44(3). 395.e1–395.e5. 18 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Takamasa, Kanji Miyata, Masaya Watanabe, et al.. (2010). Impact of Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 43(1). 10–19. 1 indexed citations

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Yokoshiki, Hisashi, Hirofumi Mitsuyama, Masaya Watanabe, & Hiroyuki Tsutsui. (2010). Roof-dependent atrial flutter after catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in dextrocardia with situs inversus. Heart Rhythm. 8(5). 797–797. 2 indexed citations

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