Masazumi Harada

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Masazumi Harada is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Masazumi Harada has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Masazumi Harada's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (19 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (5 papers). Masazumi Harada is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (19 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (5 papers). Masazumi Harada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Brazil and United States. Masazumi Harada's co-authors include Toshihide Tsuda, Hirokatsu Akagi, Hideki Ohno, W.C. Pfeiffer, Hiroo Kato, Fernando J.P. Branches, Olaf Malm, Takashi Yorifuji, Soshi Takao and Takako Kizaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Science of The Total Environment and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

Masazumi Harada

26 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Minamata Disease: Methylmercury Poisoning in Japan Caused... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 400 800 1.2k
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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. Minamata Disease: Methylmercury Poisoning in Japan Caused by Environmental Pollution
    1995 1.5k citations Masazumi Harada Critical Reviews in Toxicology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masazumi Harada Japan 17 1.9k 400 330 282 252 26 2.6k
Fróði Debes Faroe Islands 24 3.5k 1.9× 257 0.6× 263 0.8× 199 0.7× 249 1.0× 42 4.4k
Rosa C. Rodríguez Martín-Doimeadios Spain 30 1.5k 0.8× 622 1.6× 186 0.6× 184 0.7× 146 0.6× 82 2.3k
Jairo Lisboa Rodrigues Brazil 26 959 0.5× 465 1.2× 141 0.4× 245 0.9× 196 0.8× 71 2.2k
Alan H. Stern United States 24 2.1k 1.1× 467 1.2× 76 0.2× 89 0.3× 249 1.0× 59 2.7k
Christy C. Bridges United States 27 1.5k 0.8× 303 0.8× 151 0.5× 117 0.4× 560 2.2× 70 3.3k
Michael R. Moore Australia 23 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 2.8× 109 0.3× 143 0.5× 320 1.3× 47 3.6k
Jiping Zhu Canada 34 3.5k 1.9× 576 1.4× 196 0.6× 117 0.4× 341 1.4× 121 4.7k
Mineshi Sakamoto Japan 37 3.6k 1.9× 578 1.4× 78 0.2× 81 0.3× 285 1.1× 118 4.8k
Èric Jover Spain 29 696 0.4× 556 1.4× 236 0.7× 120 0.4× 114 0.5× 56 2.1k
Young‐Seoub Hong South Korea 25 1.4k 0.7× 510 1.3× 55 0.2× 89 0.3× 395 1.6× 137 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masazumi Harada

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masazumi Harada. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masazumi Harada 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 Masazumi Harada. Masazumi Harada 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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Harada, Masazumi, et al.. (2023). Long-term eff ects of carbon monoxide poisoning at Miike coal mine: A 33-year follow-up study. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. 50(2). 111–143. 2 indexed citations
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Yorifuji, Takashi, Toshihide Tsuda, Sachiko Înoue, et al.. (2013). Critical Appraisal of the 1977 Diagnostic Criteria for Minamata Disease. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 68(1). 22–29. 13 indexed citations
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Yorifuji, Takashi, Toshihide Tsuda, Sachiko Înoue, Soshi Takao, & Masazumi Harada. (2011). Long-term exposure to methylmercury and psychiatric symptoms in residents of Minamata, Japan. Environment International. 37(5). 907–913. 52 indexed citations
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Yorifuji, Takashi, Toshihide Tsuda, Soshi Takao, Etsuji Suzuki, & Masazumi Harada. (2009). Total Mercury Content in Hair and Neurologic Signs. Epidemiology. 20(2). 188–193. 21 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi. (2009). The global lessons of Minamata Disease-a man's worth. PubMed. 78(1). 55–60. 1 indexed citations
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Yorifuji, Takashi, Toshihide Tsuda, Soshi Takao, & Masazumi Harada. (2008). Long-Term Exposure to Methylmercury and Neurologic Signs in Minamata and Neighboring Communities. Epidemiology. 19(1). 3–9. 42 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi. (2005). Minamata Disease and the Mercury Pollution of the Globe. Korean Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. 31(6). 451–456. 6 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi, et al.. (2001). Wide use of skin-lightening soap may cause mercury poisoning in Kenya. The Science of The Total Environment. 269(1-3). 183–187. 43 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi, Junko Nakanishi, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Pinheiro, et al.. (2001). Mercury pollution in the Tapajos River basin, Amazon. Environment International. 27(4). 285–290. 112 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi, Hirokatsu Akagi, Toshihide Tsuda, Takako Kizaki, & Hideki Ohno. (1999). Methylmercury level in umbilical cords from patients with congenital Minamata disease. The Science of The Total Environment. 234(1-3). 59–62. 59 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi, et al.. (1999). Monitoring of mercury pollution in Tanzania: relation between head hair mercury and health. The Science of The Total Environment. 227(2-3). 249–256. 80 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi. (1995). Minamata Disease: Methylmercury Poisoning in Japan Caused by Environmental Pollution. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 25(1). 1–24. 1490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Malm, Olaf, Fernando J.P. Branches, Hirokatsu Akagi, et al.. (1995). Mercury and methylmercury in fish and human hair from the Tapajós river basin, Brazil. The Science of The Total Environment. 175(2). 141–150. 230 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi. (1994). Environmental Contamination and Human Rights — Case of Minamata Disease. 8(2). 141–154. 10 indexed citations
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Tsuda, Toshihide, Akira Babazono, Takanori Ogawa, et al.. (1992). Inorganic arsenic: A dangerous enigma for mankind. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 6(4). 309–322. 27 indexed citations
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Doi, Rikuo, et al.. (1988). A study of the sources of external metal contamination of hair. The Science of The Total Environment. 77(2-3). 153–161. 11 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi, et al.. (1988). Methods of removing external metal contamination from hair samples for environmental monitoring. The Science of The Total Environment. 77(2-3). 141–151. 19 indexed citations
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Doi, Rikuo, Hideki Ohno, & Masazumi Harada. (1984). Mercury in feathers of wild birds from the mercury - polluted area along the shore of the Shiranui Sea, Japan. The Science of The Total Environment. 40(1). 155–167. 33 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Naoyuki, Masato Tanaka, Hideki Ohno, et al.. (1979). Determination of carbonic anhydrase C and β2-microglobulin by radioimmunoassay in urine of heavy-metal-exposed subjects and patients with renal tubular acidosis. Environmental Research. 20(1). 154–161. 21 indexed citations
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Harada, Masazumi. (1976). Epidemiological and Clinical Study and Historical Background of Mercury Pollution on Indian Reservations in Northwestern Ontario,Canada. 26(3). 169–184. 11 indexed citations

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