Minoru Kitago

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
191 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Minoru Kitago is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minoru Kitago has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Oncology, 93 papers in Surgery and 48 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Minoru Kitago's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (71 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (34 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (29 papers). Minoru Kitago is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (71 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (34 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (29 papers). Minoru Kitago collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Minoru Kitago's co-authors include Yuko Kitagawa, Yuta Abe, Masahiro Shinoda, Dave S.�B. Hoon, Osamu Itano, Hiroshi Yagi, Michiie Sakamoto, Yohei Masugi, Hanako Tsujikawa and Hidenori Ojima and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Minoru Kitago

170 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Human Pancreatic Tumor Or... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2018 100 200 300 400
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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. Human Pancreatic Tumor Organoids Reveal Loss of Stem Cell Niche Factor Dependence during Disease Progression
    2018 452 citations Takao Itoi, Minoru Kitago et al. profile →
  2. Landscape of immune microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma and its additional impact on histological and molecular classification
    2018 333 citations Yutaka Kurebayashi, Hidenori Ojima et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Minoru Kitago 1.9k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 719 191 3.8k
Daniela Campani 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 906 0.9× 660 0.9× 176 4.8k
Hiromichi Kanehiro 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 712 0.7× 340 0.3× 432 0.6× 102 3.4k
Takehiro Noda 1.1k 0.6× 873 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 496 0.7× 207 3.3k
Chang Ohk Sung 1.8k 0.9× 749 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 850 0.8× 838 1.2× 142 4.0k
Rondell P. Graham 2.2k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 1.3k 1.3× 930 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 227 5.0k
Albrecht Neeße 3.8k 2.0× 957 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 1.3k 1.3× 607 0.8× 126 5.9k
Maximilian Bockhorn 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 844 0.8× 967 1.3× 150 4.0k
John Slavin 1.1k 0.6× 794 0.7× 997 0.9× 321 0.3× 831 1.2× 78 3.5k
Kosei Maemura 1.6k 0.9× 933 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 977 1.0× 832 1.2× 158 3.4k
Fabiana Tatangelo 1.7k 0.9× 653 0.6× 653 0.6× 464 0.5× 534 0.7× 129 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minoru Kitago

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All Works

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Khalil, Mujtaba, Giovanni Catalano, Irinel Popescu, et al.. (2025). Textbook outcome in liver surgery after staged versus simultaneous resection for synchronous colorectal liver metastases. HPB. 27(8). 1078–1086. 1 indexed citations
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Kawashima, Jun, Andrea Baldo, George A. Poultsides, et al.. (2025). Time-varying hazards of recurrence patterns among patients with colorectal liver metastases undergoing liver resection and the role of the modified tumor burden score. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(12). 110527–110527.
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Akabane, Miho, Jun Kawashima, Selamawit Woldesenbet, et al.. (2025). Preoperative diagnostic failure in gallbladder cancer: Influence of tumor location and size on imaging precision. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(7). 109979–109979.
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Catalano, Giovanni, Laura Alaimo, Andrea Ruzzenente, et al.. (2025). Predicting the complexity of minimally invasive liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma using machine learning. HPB. 27(6). 807–815.
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Yagi, Hiroshi, Kohei Kuroda, Masafumi Watanabe, et al.. (2024). Novel approach for reconstruction of the three-dimensional biliary system in decellularized liver scaffold using hepatocyte progenitors. PLoS ONE. 19(2). e0297285–e0297285. 1 indexed citations
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Endo, Yutaka, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Muhammad Musaab Munir, et al.. (2024). Machine learning models including preoperative and postoperative albumin-bilirubin score: short-term outcomes among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. HPB. 26(11). 1369–1378. 5 indexed citations
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Tsilimigras, Diamantis I., Giovanni Catalano, Luca Aldrighetti, et al.. (2024). Preoperative platelet count as an independent predictor of long‐term outcomes among patients undergoing resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 130(5). 1042–1050. 1 indexed citations
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Kurebayashi, Yutaka, Katsutoshi Sugimoto, Hanako Tsujikawa, et al.. (2024). Spatial Dynamics of T- and B-Cell Responses Predicts Clinical Outcome of Resectable and Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 30(24). 5666–5680. 7 indexed citations
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Endo, Yutaka, Kazunari Sasaki, Zorays Moazzam, et al.. (2023). Liver transplantation access and outcomes: Impact of variations in liver-specific specialty care. Surgery. 175(3). 868–876. 6 indexed citations
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Endo, Yutaka, Taizo Hibi, Masahiro Shinoda, et al.. (2022). Reappraisal of liver transplantation for erythropoietic protoporphyria: A deadly combination of disease recurrence and biliary complication. Pediatric Transplantation. 26(4). e14261–e14261. 3 indexed citations
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Abe, Yuta, Hiroshi Yagi, Osamu Itano, et al.. (2022). Standardized upfront Glissonean approach and liver hanging maneuver reduces bile leakage from the hepatic hilum in living donors. Liver Transplantation. 29(1). 48–57. 1 indexed citations
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Tajima, Kazuki, Hiroshi Yagi, Hisanobu Higashi, et al.. (2022). An organ-derived extracellular matrix triggers in situ kidney regeneration in a preclinical model. npj Regenerative Medicine. 7(1). 18–18. 13 indexed citations
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Higashi, Hisanobu, Hiroshi Yagi, Kohei Kuroda, et al.. (2021). Transplantation of bioengineered liver capable of extended function in a preclinical liver failure model. American Journal of Transplantation. 22(3). 731–744. 13 indexed citations
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Kitago, Minoru, Sachiko Matsuda, Yasushi Sasaki, et al.. (2020). Combination of KRAS and SMAD4 mutations in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded tissues as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer. Cancer Science. 111(6). 2174–2182. 19 indexed citations
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Takeuchi, Masashi, Chiyo K. Imamura, Eisuke Booka, et al.. (2020). Prospective evaluation and refinement of an S‐1 dosage formula based on renal function for clinical application. Cancer Science. 112(2). 751–759. 3 indexed citations
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Hibi, Taizo, Masahiro Shinoda, Hideaki Obara, et al.. (2019). Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers are vulnerable to bloodstream infection after living donor liver transplantation. Clinical Transplantation. 33(12). e13753–e13753. 4 indexed citations
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Yagi, Hiroshi, Hisanobu Higashi, Kazuki Tajima, et al.. (2019). Decellularized liver scaffolds promote liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 12543–12543. 60 indexed citations
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Goto, Yasufumi, Takaaki Arigami, Minoru Kitago, et al.. (2008). Activation of toll-like receptors 2, 3, and 4 on human melanoma cells induces inflammatory factors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 7(11). 3642–3653. 93 indexed citations

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