Minoru Kihara

12.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
248 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Minoru Kihara is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Minoru Kihara has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 104 papers in Surgery and 38 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Minoru Kihara's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (119 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (71 papers) and Head and Neck Anomalies (29 papers). Minoru Kihara is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (119 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (71 papers) and Head and Neck Anomalies (29 papers). Minoru Kihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Minoru Kihara's co-authors include Akira Miyauchi, Akihiro Miya, Yasuhiro Ito, Kaoru Kobayashi, Takuya Higashiyama, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Yuuki Takamura, Takao Kubo, Hiroo Masuoka and Satoshi Umemura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Minoru Kihara

243 papers receiving 9.1k citations

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Patient Age Is Significantly Related to the Progression of Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid Under Observation

2013 585 citations Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi et al. Thyroid profile →
An Observational Trial for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Japanese Patients

2009 557 citations Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi et al. World Journal of Surgery profile →
Mechanical stress activates angiotensin II type 1 receptor without the involvement of angiotensin II

2004 509 citations Minoru Kihara et al. profile →
Long-Term Outcomes of Active Surveillance and Immediate Surgery for Adult Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: 30-Year Experience

2023 61 citations Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito et al. Thyroid profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Minoru Kihara Japan	49	5.6k	3.8k	1.5k	1.5k	911	248	9.3k
Mansoor Husain Canada	48	4.8k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	4.3k 2.9×	2.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.5×	158	10.9k
Xavier Bertagna France	64	8.6k 1.5×	7.6k 2.0×	2.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	464 0.5×	262	14.5k
Felix Beuschlein Germany	64	9.0k 1.6×	7.7k 2.0×	2.4k 1.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	428	13.5k
Alberto M. Pereira Netherlands	66	11.6k 2.1×	4.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	712 0.5×	786 0.9×	342	14.2k
Mitsuhide Naruse Japan	46	5.1k 0.9×	4.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	261	9.1k
Philippe Chanson France	72	11.9k 2.1×	5.3k 1.4×	2.7k 1.8×	626 0.4×	887 1.0×	396	16.7k
John H. Krege United States	45	1.9k 0.3×	1.3k 0.3×	3.0k 2.0×	2.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	110	9.5k
Benjamin Gläser Israel	57	4.5k 0.8×	4.8k 1.3×	4.4k 2.9×	364 0.3×	687 0.8×	219	11.0k
Ettore C. degli Uberti Italy	46	3.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	527 0.4×	365 0.4×	224	7.0k
Monica C. Skarulis United States	52	3.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	301 0.2×	1.7k 1.8×	134	8.7k

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Ito, Yasuhiro, Akira Miyauchi, Masashi Yamamoto, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Risk Assessment Using Unstimulated Serum Thyroglobulin Level and Thyroglobulin Doubling Rate after Total Thyroidectomy for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid. 35(10). 1153–1161.

Uriu, Keiya, Yu Kaku, Minoru Kihara, & Kei Sato. (2025). Antiviral humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 omicron JN.1 subvariants induced by JN.1 recombinant protein vaccine. Vaccine. 54. 127129–127129. 1 indexed citations

Onoda, Naoyoshi, Yasuhiro Ito, Akihiro Miya, Minoru Kihara, & Akira Miyauchi. (2024). Predictors of distant metastatic recurrence in intermediate‐risk papillary thyroid carcinoma. World Journal of Surgery. 49(1). 117–123.

Miyauchi, Akira, Makoto Fujishima, Hiroo Masuoka, et al.. (2024). Ansa Cervicalis External Branch Anastomosis to Restore High Tone Voice in Thyroid Surgery. The Laryngoscope. 134(8). 3868–3873. 2 indexed citations

Kihara, Minoru, Akira Miyauchi, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Ayana Suzuki, & Takashi Akamizu. (2024). Availability of Serum Levels of Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) as a Surrogate Tumor Marker for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. JMA Journal. 7(2). 250–257. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Yasuhiro, Makoto Kawakami, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, et al.. (2024). Management of thyroid tumors diagnosed cytologically as follicular neoplasms in a high-volume center: utility of a scoring system using serum thyroglobulin level, tumor size, ultrasound testing, and cytological diagnosis. Endocrine Journal. 72(2). 161–170.

Miyauchi, Akira, Yasuhiro Ito, Makoto Fujishima, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Outcomes of Active Surveillance and Immediate Surgery for Adult Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: 30-Year Experience. Thyroid. 33(7). 817–825. 61 indexed citations breakdown →

Ito, Yasuhiro, Naoyoshi Onoda, Takumi Kudo, et al.. (2021). Sorafenib and Lenvatinib Treatment for Metastasis/Recurrence of Radioactive Iodine-refractory Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. In Vivo. 35(2). 1057–1064. 11 indexed citations

Kasahara, Toshihiko, Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2020). Tumor Volume Kinetic Analyses Might Explain Excellent Prognoses in Young Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Journal of Thyroid Research. 2020. 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Takahiro, Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2020). Marked Decrease Over Time in Conversion Surgery After Active Surveillance of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma. Thyroid. 31(2). 217–223. 20 indexed citations

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Ito, Yasuhiro, Akira Miyauchi, Takumi Kudo, et al.. (2019). Kinetic Analysis of Growth Activity in Enlarging Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas. Thyroid. 29(12). 1765–1773. 41 indexed citations

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Kasahara, Toshihiko, Akira Miyauchi, Takumi Kudo, et al.. (2018). Spontaneous Slowing and Regressing of Tumor Growth in Childhood/Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas Suggested by the Postoperative Thyroglobulin-Doubling Time. Journal of Thyroid Research. 2018. 1–6. 6 indexed citations

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Shindo, Hisakazu, Nobuyuki Amino, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2014). Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Might Progress During Pregnancy. Thyroid. 24(5). 840–844. 59 indexed citations

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Miyauchi, Akira, Takumi Kudo, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, et al.. (2013). Ki-67 Labeling Index Is a Predictor of Postoperative Persistent Disease and Cancer Growth and a Prognostic Indicator in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. European Thyroid Journal. 2(1). 57–64. 37 indexed citations

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Miyauchi, Akira, Takumi Kudo, Akihiro Miya, et al.. (2011). Prognostic Impact of Serum Thyroglobulin Doubling-Time Under Thyrotropin Suppression in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Who Underwent Total Thyroidectomy. Thyroid. 21(7). 707–716. 191 indexed citations

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Bai, Yanhua, Kennichi Kakudo, Yaqiong Li, et al.. (2008). Subclassification of non‐solid‐type papillary thyroid carcinoma identification of high‐risk group in common type. Cancer Science. 99(10). 1908–1915. 48 indexed citations

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Kouzaki, Hideaki, Hiroya Kitano, Mikio Suzuki, et al.. (2004). Publishers Note. Auris Nasus Larynx. 31(3). 332–333. 1 indexed citations

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Kihara, Minoru, et al.. (1999). A Case of Adenocarcinoma Arising in Multiple Duplication of the Alimentary Tract.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 32(7). 2030–2034. 6 indexed citations

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Kubo, Takao & Minoru Kihara. (1988). N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors mediate tonic vasodepressor control in the caudal ventrolateral medulla of the rat. Brain Research. 451(1-2). 366–370. 40 indexed citations

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Kubo, T. & Minoru Kihara. (1987). Studies on GABAergic mechanisms responsible for cardiovascular regulation in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat.. PubMed. 285(2). 277–87. 29 indexed citations

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