Minoru Tanaka

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Minoru Tanaka is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minoru Tanaka has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Surgery, 29 papers in Hepatology and 24 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Minoru Tanaka's work include Liver physiology and pathology (27 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (13 papers) and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (12 papers). Minoru Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (27 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (13 papers) and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (12 papers). Minoru Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Minoru Tanaka's co-authors include Atsushi Miyajima, Tohru Itoh, Yoshihiro Morikawa, Masaki Takeuchi, Naohiko Umesaki, Sawako Minami, Kaori Suzuki, Koji Nakamura, Shinya Tsurusaki and Shigeru Saito and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Minoru Tanaka

101 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Stem/Progenitor Cells in Liver Development, Homeostasis, Regeneration, and Reprogramming

2014 413 citations Atsushi Miyajima, Minoru Tanaka et al. profile →
Hepatic ferroptosis plays an important role as the trigger for initiating inflammation in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

2019 399 citations Shinya Tsurusaki, Yuichi Tsuchiya et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

Peers

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David M. Rose United States

Ming Zhao United States

Atsushi Suzuki Japan

Márcio F. Chedid Brazil

Gary Reynolds United Kingdom

Shelia M. Violette United States

Margarete Odenthal Germany

Osamu Ikeda Japan

Satoshi Baba Japan

Kenneth E. Lipson United States

David M. Rose United States

Minoru Tanaka

971 ×0.7

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1.9k ×1.4

560 ×0.6

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1.2k ×1.3

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725 ×0.8

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Citations per year, relative to Minoru Tanaka Minoru Tanaka (= 1×) peers David M. Rose

Countries citing papers authored by Minoru Tanaka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Minoru Tanaka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minoru Tanaka

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Minoru Tanaka. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Minoru Tanaka 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 Minoru Tanaka. Minoru Tanaka is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Koui, Yuta, Minoru Tanaka, & Taketomo Kido. (2025). Human PSC-derived liver cells and their applications for disease models and drug discovery. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 274. 108907–108907.

Iwata, Ayaka J., Akira Nishiyama, Tomohiko Tamura, et al.. (2024). Egr2 drives the differentiation of Ly6Chi monocytes into fibrosis-promoting macrophages in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in mice. Communications Biology. 7(1). 681–681. 8 indexed citations

Nakanishi, Ryosuke, Minoru Tanaka, Takumi Hirabayashi, et al.. (2023). Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposure Enhances Peripheral Circulatory Natural Killer Cells in Healthy Young Women. Life. 13(2). 408–408. 5 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Shingo, et al.. (2022). A Case Report of the Gastrojejunostomy for Delayed Gastric Conduit Emptying after Esophagectomy. Nihon Gekakei Rengo Gakkaishi (Journal of Japanese College of Surgeons). 47(6). 715–719.

Tsurusaki, Shinya, Yuichi Tsuchiya, Tomoko Koumura, et al.. (2019). Hepatic ferroptosis plays an important role as the trigger for initiating inflammation in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Cell Death and Disease. 10(6). 449–449. 399 indexed citations breakdown →

Miyamura, Norio, Shoji Hata, Tohru Itoh, et al.. (2017). YAP determines the cell fate of injured mouse hepatocytes in vivo. Nature Communications. 8(1). 16017–16017. 39 indexed citations

Kurokawa, Daisuke, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Ishikawa, et al.. (2017). Differences in humeral retroversion in dominant and nondominant sides of young baseball players. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 26(6). 1083–1087. 17 indexed citations

Hatta, Taku, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Hirotaka Sano, et al.. (2015). Association between acromioclavicular joint pain and capsular bulging in adolescent baseball players. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 24(12). 3750–3755. 1 indexed citations

Komori, Tadasuke, Minoru Tanaka, Emiko Senba, Atsushi Miyajima, & Yoshihiro Morikawa. (2014). Deficiency of Oncostatin M Receptor β (OSMRβ) Exacerbates High-fat Diet-induced Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders in Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(20). 13821–13837. 37 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Hiroyasu, et al.. (2014). Autoimmune Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Induced by Anti-Apolipoprotein C-II Antibody. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 99(5). 1525–1530. 16 indexed citations

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Nagamoto, Hideaki, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Daisuke Kurokawa, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of the thickness of the medial ulnar collateral ligament in junior high and high school baseball players. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 42(3). 395–400. 8 indexed citations

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Kurokawa, Daisuke, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Hideaki Nagamoto, et al.. (2013). The prevalence of a large Hill-Sachs lesion that needs to be treated. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 22(9). 1285–1289. 102 indexed citations

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Ito, Takahiro, et al.. (2011). A RECURRENT CASE OF DELAYED TRAUMATIC DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA PRESENTED WITH STRANGULATION ILEUS. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 72(2). 323–327. 1 indexed citations

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Tsukahara, Yuko, Minoru Tanaka, & Atsushi Miyajima. (2011). TROP2 Expressed in the Trunk of the Ureteric Duct Regulates Branching Morphogenesis during Kidney Development. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28607–e28607. 20 indexed citations

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Ishizawa, Takeaki, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Nelson H. Tsuno, et al.. (2009). Predeposit Autologous Plasma Donation in Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Toward Allogenic Blood-Free Operations. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 209(2). 206–214. 8 indexed citations

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Kato, Hiroyuki, Yusuke Izawa, Masato Kitagawa, et al.. (2007). A Case of Collision of Tubular Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas and Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of Middle and Lower Bile Duct. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 40(9). 1611–1616. 2 indexed citations

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Choi, Man‐Yeon, Minoru Tanaka, Hiroshi Kataoka, Kyung Saeng Boo, & Sadahiro Tatsuki. (1998). Isolation and identification of the cDNA encoding the pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide and additional neuropeptides in the oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)1The cDNA sequence of this paper has been deposited in the GenBank data base (Accession No. U96761).1. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 28(10). 759–766. 59 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Minoru, et al.. (1998). Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Skull: a Case Report. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(10). 626–630. 26 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Minoru, et al.. (1984). [A case of ileo-ileal intussusception caused by ileal neurofibroma].. PubMed. 81(4). 1066–9. 1 indexed citations

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Wada, Hiroshi, et al.. (1979). Studies on the Relationship of Hemolytic Streptococcus Isolated from Scarlet Fever Patients and their Families. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 53(10). 564–574. 1 indexed citations

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