Michio Yoshimura

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
110 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Michio Yoshimura is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Michio Yoshimura has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 34 papers in Oncology and 32 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Michio Yoshimura's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (26 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (17 papers) and Head and Neck Cancer Studies (14 papers). Michio Yoshimura is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (26 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (17 papers) and Head and Neck Cancer Studies (14 papers). Michio Yoshimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and China. Michio Yoshimura's co-authors include Masahiro Hiraoka, Hiroshi Harada, Satoshi Itasaka, Akiyo Morinibu, Kazumi Shinomiya, Ruth J. Muschel, W. Gillies McKenna, Kiichi Hirota, Guangfei Ou and Shinji Nishiwaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Michio Yoshimura

100 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Correction: Corrigendum: Cancer cells that survive radiation therapy acquire HIF-1 activity and translocate toward tumour blood vessels

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michio Yoshimura Japan	21	905	643	480	343	264	110	2.5k
Naoki Hayashi Japan	27	418 0.5×	265 0.4×	459 1.0×	366 1.1×	116 0.4×	175	2.3k
Christian Braun Germany	28	1.6k 1.7×	742 1.2×	388 0.8×	496 1.4×	229 0.9×	95	3.5k
Toshiaki Kawai Japan	28	717 0.8×	267 0.4×	363 0.8×	738 2.2×	365 1.4×	167	2.6k
Xinjiang Wang China	32	1.2k 1.4×	356 0.6×	1.0k 2.1×	227 0.7×	211 0.8×	74	4.0k
Frank Berger Germany	26	921 1.0×	233 0.4×	711 1.5×	245 0.7×	250 0.9×	134	2.6k
Youngho Seo United States	36	1.3k 1.4×	752 1.2×	573 1.2×	567 1.7×	826 3.1×	254	5.6k
Rick Cote United States	34	2.6k 2.9×	645 1.0×	1.2k 2.5×	663 1.9×	545 2.1×	117	7.5k
Toru Shibata Japan	29	631 0.7×	566 0.9×	285 0.6×	403 1.2×	259 1.0×	126	2.6k
Michael Oertel Germany	27	724 0.8×	171 0.3×	304 0.6×	202 0.6×	123 0.5×	135	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michio Yoshimura

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Anazawa, Takayuki, Kazuyuki Nagai, Yosuke Kasai, et al.. (2025). Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Using Moderately Hypofractionated Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 32(5). 3603–3613. 1 indexed citations

Anazawa, Takayuki, Kazuyuki Nagai, Asahi Sato, et al.. (2025). Proposing oligo-recurrence criteria in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A stratified analysis of locoregional treatment benefits. Pancreatology. 25(6). 889–897.

Yoshimura, Michio, Masahiro Hiraoka, Takashi Sakamoto, et al.. (2025). Multi‐Institutional Phase II Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Dynamic Tumor‐Tracking, Moderately Hypofractionated Intensity‐Modulated Radiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Medicine. 14(3). e70648–e70648.

Ogita, Mami, Michio Yoshimura, Chikako Yamauchi, et al.. (2025). Postmastectomy radiation therapy for implant-based breast reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the 2022 Japanese Breast Cancer Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Breast Cancer. 32(6). 1169–1179.

Nakamura, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2024). Delta-Radiomics Approach Using Contrast-Enhanced and Noncontrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Images for Predicting Distant Metastasis in Patients With Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Carcinoma. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 10(1). 101669–101669.

Yamamoto, Yutaka, Chikako Yamauchi, Tatsuya Toyama, et al.. (2024). The Japanese Breast Cancer Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer, 2022 Edition: changes from the 2018 edition and general statements on breast cancer treatment. Breast Cancer. 31(3). 340–346. 2 indexed citations

Nakajima, Aya, et al.. (2024). Preserving Laryngo‐Esophageal Function in Patients With Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy: Predictive Factors and Long‐Term Outcomes. Cancer Medicine. 13(21). e70374–e70374.

Mitsuyoshi, Takamasa, Yuka Ono, Takahiro Kishi, et al.. (2024). Acute adverse events of ultra-hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery for early breast cancer in Japan: an interim analysis of the multi-institutional phase II UPBEAT study. Breast Cancer. 31(4). 643–648. 2 indexed citations

Kondo, Tomohiro, Masashi Kanai, Junichi Matsubara, et al.. (2023). Association between homologous recombination gene variants and efficacy of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in advanced pancreatic cancer: prospective multicenter observational study. Medical Oncology. 40(5). 144–144. 1 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Makoto, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Ryo Ashida, et al.. (2023). Assessing target localization accuracy across different soft-tissue matching protocols using end-exhalation breath-hold cone-beam computed tomography in patients with pancreatic cancer. Journal of Radiation Research. 64(4). 711–719. 1 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Tsubasa, et al.. (2022). The mutual relationship between the host immune system and radiotherapy: stimulating the action of immune cells by irradiation. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(2). 201–208. 6 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Masahiro, Takayuki Nakagawa, Masahiro Tanji, et al.. (2022). Long-term survival outcomes and recurrence patterns of olfactory neuroblastoma: A 13-year experience at a single institution. Auris Nasus Larynx. 50(4). 550–557.

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Sasaki, Makoto, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Tomohiro Ono, et al.. (2020). Positional repeatability and variation in internal and external markers during volumetric-modulated arc therapy under end-exhalation breath-hold conditions for pancreatic cancer patients. Journal of Radiation Research. 61(5). 755–765. 7 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Chikako, Kenji Sekiguchi, Akihito Nishioka, et al.. (2016). The Japanese Breast Cancer Society Clinical Practice Guideline for radiation treatment of breast cancer, 2015 edition. Breast Cancer. 23(3). 378–390. 10 indexed citations

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Hirata, Kimiko, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Michio Yoshimura, et al.. (2015). Dosimetric evaluation of the Acuros XB algorithm for a 4 MV photon beam in head and neck intensity‐modulated radiation therapy. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 16(4). 52–64. 15 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Akira, Yen‐Wei Chen, Shuzo Kanasaki, et al.. (2012). MR imaging in gastrointestinal tracts: Static and dynamic assessment. 444–448. 4 indexed citations

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Higgins, Geoff S., Remko Prevo, Yin-Fai Lee, et al.. (2010). A Small Interfering RNA Screen of Genes Involved in DNA Repair Identifies Tumor-Specific Radiosensitization by POLQ Knockdown. Cancer Research. 70(7). 2984–2993. 100 indexed citations

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Koizumi, Koji, et al.. (2003). Comparison of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) between Different MRI Scanners : Report on the ECR2003(European Congress of Radiology). Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 59(7). 825–826. 2 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, Minoru, Shuntaro Nagai, Akihiro Nakajima, et al.. (2001). Inhibition of Lung Natural Killer Cell Activity by Smoking: The Role of Alveolar Macrophages. Respiration. 68(3). 262–267. 17 indexed citations

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Yoshimura, Michio, et al.. (1987). Operations scheduling for work transportation by industrial robots in automated manufacturing systems. Elsevier eBooks. 131–139. 1 indexed citations

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