Shiroaki Shirato

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Shiroaki Shirato is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Shiroaki Shirato has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Ophthalmology, 41 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Shiroaki Shirato's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (82 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (34 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (32 papers). Shiroaki Shirato is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (82 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (34 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (32 papers). Shiroaki Shirato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Taiwan and United States. Shiroaki Shirato's co-authors include Makoto Araie, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Kitazawa, Goji Tomita, Aiko Iwase, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Hiromu K. Mishima, Yasuaki Kuwayama, Yasuyuki Suzuki and Yoichi Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Shiroaki Shirato

90 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma in Japanese

2004 748 citations Aiko Iwase, Makoto Araie et al. Ophthalmology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shiroaki Shirato Japan	29	3.2k	1.8k	545	501	289	94	3.3k
Jin Wook Jeoung South Korea	35	3.5k 1.1×	2.7k 1.5×	382 0.7×	252 0.5×	255 0.9×	220	3.8k
Günter K. Krieglstein Germany	20	2.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	266 0.5×	301 0.6×	354 1.2×	58	2.5k
Hae-Young Lopilly Park South Korea	32	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	255 0.5×	166 0.3×	394 1.4×	121	2.9k
Monisha E. Nongpiur Singapore	29	2.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	340 0.6×	376 0.8×	172 0.6×	131	2.8k
Harry A. Quigley United States	13	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	179 0.3×	197 0.4×	308 1.1×	16	2.1k
E. Balestrazzi Italy	26	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	194 0.4×	224 0.4×	363 1.3×	117	2.3k
Arthur J. Sit United States	27	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	369 0.7×	330 0.7×	261 0.9×	92	2.0k
Mansour F. Armaly United States	27	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	404 0.7×	436 0.9×	303 1.0×	60	2.7k
Vikás Chopra United States	25	2.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	208 0.4×	243 0.5×	116 0.4×	97	2.8k
Yoichi Inoue Japan	12	1.1k 0.4×	637 0.4×	459 0.8×	175 0.3×	171 0.6×	21	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shiroaki Shirato

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Sato, Masahiro, Rei Sakata, Hitomi Saito, et al.. (2025). Outcomes of PreserFlo MicroShunt in Japanese Glaucoma Patients With a History of Glaucoma Surgery. Journal of Glaucoma. 35(1). 49–56.

Shirato, Shiroaki, et al.. (2025). Comparison of Deep Optic Nerve Head Structures and Optic Disc Morphology in Unilateral Peripapillary Intrachoroidal Cavitation. Ophthalmology Science. 6(1). 100908–100908.

Shirato, Shiroaki, et al.. (2025). Visual Field of Eyes with Peripapillary Intrachoroidal Cavitation and Its Association with Deep Optic Nerve Head Structural Changes. Ophthalmology Glaucoma. 8(4). 414–423. 1 indexed citations

Sakata, Rei, et al.. (2025). Short-term efficacy and safety of PreserFlo MicroShunt in Japanese patients with medically treated primary open-angle glaucoma. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 69(2). 287–295. 3 indexed citations

Nakajima, Kosuke, Rei Sakata, Shiroaki Shirato, & Makoto Aihara. (2024). Effects of trabeculectomy on the postoperative central visual field as revealed by refraction values. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 69(1). 116–122. 1 indexed citations

Sakata, Rei, Makoto Aihara, & Shiroaki Shirato. (2024). Transient hyphema associated with PRESERFLO® MicroShunt surgery using a double-step knife in patients with glaucoma. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 28457–28457. 2 indexed citations

Saito, Hitomi, Shiroaki Shirato, Aiko Iwase, et al.. (2023). Structure Function Relationships of Vessel Density and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Early Glaucomatous Eyes With High Myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(4). 14–14. 6 indexed citations

Sakata, Rei, Takashi Fujishiro, Hitomi Saito, et al.. (2022). Prostaglandin-Associated Periorbitopathy Symptom Alleviation After Switching Prostaglandin F Receptor Agonist to EP2 Receptor Agonist in Patients with Glaucoma. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 39(1). 63–69. 2 indexed citations

Aihara, Makoto, Yasuaki Kuwayama, Kazunori Miyata, et al.. (2019). Twelve-month efficacy and safety of glaucoma filtration device for surgery in patients with normal-tension glaucoma. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 63(5). 402–409. 8 indexed citations

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Kitazawa, Yoshiaki, et al.. (2015). Q-Switched Nd-YAG Laser Goniotomy in Developmental Glaucoma. Developments in ophthalmology. 14. 177–183.

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Araie, Makoto, Shiroaki Shirato, Yoshio Yamazaki, et al.. (2012). Risk factors for progression of normal‐tension glaucoma under β‐blocker monotherapy. Acta Ophthalmologica. 90(5). e337–43. 49 indexed citations

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Aihara, Makoto, Shiroaki Shirato, & Rei Sakata. (2011). Incidence of deepening of the upper eyelid sulcus after switching from latanoprost to bimatoprost. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 55(6). 600–604. 66 indexed citations

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Kaburaki, Toshikatsu, Takeshi Koshino, Hidetoshi Kawashima, et al.. (2009). Initial trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in eyes with uveitic glaucoma with inactive uveitis. Eye. 23(7). 1509–1517. 54 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Katsuhiko & Shiroaki Shirato. (2006). Additive Effect of Dorzolamide or Carteolol to Latanoprost in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma. 15(4). 341–345. 17 indexed citations

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Shirato, Shiroaki, et al.. (2003). The relationship between visual disability and visual field in patients with glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 110(2). 332–339. 87 indexed citations

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Araie, Makoto, Yoshiaki Kitazawa, I Azuma, et al.. (2003). The Efficacy and Safety of Dose Escalation of Dorzolamide Used in Combination with Other Topical Antiglaucoma Agents. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 19(6). 517–525. 7 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Yasuo, et al.. (2000). Molecular cloning of the bovine MYOC and induction of its expression in trabecular meshwork cells.. PubMed. 41(8). 2070–5. 19 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Yoshiko, Yasuhiko Yamada, Kouichi Nakamura, et al.. (1997). Rational Use of Medicine and Its Practice. IV; Fact-finding Study and Analysis of the Problems Regarding the Usage of Ophthalmic Solutions.. Japanese Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 23(3). 248–255. 1 indexed citations

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Araie, Makoto, Taku Yamamoto, Shiroaki Shirato, & Y Kitazawa. (1984). Effects of laser trabeculoplasty on the human aqueous humor dynamics: a fluorophotometric study.. PubMed. 16(6). 540–2, 544. 1 indexed citations

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Shirato, Shiroaki, et al.. (1980). Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma as an Initial Sign of Harada′s Disease--Report of Two Cases. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 24(3). 260–266. 8 indexed citations

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