R Yatani

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

R Yatani is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R Yatani has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 15 papers in Oncology and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R Yatani's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (12 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (6 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (6 papers). R Yatani is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (12 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (6 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (6 papers). R Yatani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Chile. R Yatani's co-authors include Grant N. Stemmermann, Leslie Bernstein, Henderson Be, RK Ross, TM Mack, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Tadashi Shiraishi, Masatoshi Watanabe, Takuji Hayashi and Jun Shimazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Gastroenterology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

R Yatani

48 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Cancers of the prostate and breast among Japanese and whi... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 200 400 600
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.

  1. Cancers of the prostate and breast among Japanese and white immigrants in Los Angeles County
    1991 653 citations Hiroyuki Shimizu, RK Ross et al. British Journal of Cancer profile →

Peers

R Yatani
Carmen Rodríguez United States
Andrea Gsur Austria
Steven E. Benner United States
Y Morishita Japan
Gustavo C. Rodriguez United States
Maosheng Huang United States
Takuji Hayashi Japan
Yasuhiro Udagawa Japan
Patrice Berthézène France
Thomas J. McGarrity United States
Carmen Rodríguez United States
R Yatani
Citations per year, relative to R Yatani R Yatani (= 1×) peers Carmen Rodríguez

Countries citing papers authored by R Yatani

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Fields of papers citing papers by R Yatani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R Yatani. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R Yatani. The network helps show where R Yatani may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R Yatani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R Yatani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R Yatani 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 R Yatani. R Yatani 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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Murata, Mariko, Tadashi Shiraishi, Kazuo Fukutome, et al.. (1998). Cytochrome P4501A1 and Glutathione S-Transferase M1 Genotypes as Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer in Japan. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(11). 657–660. 66 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masatoshi, Toshikazu Ushijima, Tadashi Shiraishi, et al.. (1997). Genetic Alterations of Androgen Receptor Gene in Japanese Human Prostate Cancer. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(6). 389–393. 39 indexed citations
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Ohki, Takamasa, et al.. (1996). Changes in Histologic Grade and Argyrophilic Nucleolar Organizer Regions during Progression of Prostate Cancer. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26(2). 82–87. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masatoshi, H Kakiuchi, H Kato, et al.. (1996). APC Gene Mutations in Human Prostate Cancer. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26(2). 77–81. 39 indexed citations
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Matsuura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1996). Interphase cytogenetics of prostate cancer: fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) analysis of Japanese cases. British Journal of Cancer. 74(11). 1699–1704. 10 indexed citations
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Murata, Tomohiro, et al.. (1996). Primary Non-Hodgkin Malignant Lymphoma of the Male Breast. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26(4). 243–247. 12 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masatoshi, Hiroshi Imai, Tadashi Shiraishi, et al.. (1995). Microsatellite instability in human prostate cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 72(3). 562–564. 41 indexed citations
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Shiraishi, Tadashi, H Kato, S. Komada, et al.. (1994). Tenascin expression and postnatal development of the human prostate. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 38(2). 391–395. 10 indexed citations
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Kusano, Itsuo, et al.. (1994). Essential Role of Polyamines in Restoration of DNA Synthesis After UV Radiation and Expression of UV-Resistance in Cockayne Syndrome Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 205(2). 1018–1024. 1 indexed citations
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Matsuoka, Yoichiro, Masakatsu Nishikawa, Hideki Toyoda, et al.. (1994). Mediation of the Physiological Response of Platelets by Interactions of Spectrin and Protein 4.1 with the Cytoskeleton. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 198(1). 111–119. 4 indexed citations
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Murata, Tetsuya, et al.. (1994). Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the urinary tract. Pathology International. 44(2). 138–144. 10 indexed citations
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Kawai, Katsuyuki, Itsuo Kusano, Masaru Ido, et al.. (1994). Identification of a P-Glycoprotein-Related Protein (Mini-P-Glycoprotein) Which Is Overexpressed in Multidrug Resistant Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 198(2). 804–810. 14 indexed citations
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Numata, Kazushi, Naoya Ikeda, Tomihiro Katayama, et al.. (1993). Vitreous biopsy led to diagnosis in a case of primary ocular malignant lymphoma. 47(4). 701–704.
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Roa, Iván, Juan Carlos Araya, Tadashi Shiraishi, et al.. (1993). DNA content in gallbladder carcinoma: a flow cytometric study of 96 cases. Histopathology. 23(5). 459–464. 7 indexed citations
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Roa, I., et al.. (1993). Proliferating cell nuclear antigen in gallbladder carcinoma. Histopathology. 23(2). 179–183. 3 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Jin, Midori OGAWARA, Shoji Ando, et al.. (1993). Phosphorylation of a 62-kd Porcine α-Internexin, a Newly Identified Intermediate Filament Protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 196(1). 115–123. 20 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Hiroyuki, RK Ross, Leslie Bernstein, et al.. (1991). Cancers of the prostate and breast among Japanese and white immigrants in Los Angeles County. British Journal of Cancer. 63(6). 963–966. 653 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oike, Y, Hisaaki Kawakatsu, Toshikazu Suzuki, et al.. (1990). Isolation and characterization of human fibroblast tenascin. An extracellular matrix glycoprotein of interest for developmental studies. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 34(2). 309–317. 47 indexed citations
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Yatani, R, Tadashi Shiraishi, K Nakakuki, et al.. (1988). Trends in Frequency of Latent Prostate Carcinoma in Japan from 1965-1979 to 1982-1986. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 80(9). 683–687. 96 indexed citations
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TAGAWA, Toshirou, et al.. (1981). Primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity. Case report and establishment of melanoma cell line.. PubMed. 10(Suppl 1). 16–20. 8 indexed citations

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