Shuji Isaji

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
247 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Shuji Isaji is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shuji Isaji has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Surgery, 118 papers in Oncology and 80 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Shuji Isaji's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (101 papers), Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (62 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (55 papers). Shuji Isaji is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (101 papers), Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (62 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (55 papers). Shuji Isaji collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Shuji Isaji's co-authors include Yoshifumi Kawarada, Shugo Mizuno, Masami Tabata, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Masanobu Usui, Masashi Kishiwada, Shinji Üemoto, Kazunori Takeda, Hiroyuki Kato and Seiki Matsuno and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Shuji Isaji

234 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

International consensus on definition and criteria of borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 2017

2017 471 citations Shuji Isaji, Shugo Mizuno et al. Pancreatology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shuji Isaji Japan	38	3.9k	3.2k	1.6k	1.6k	1.2k	247	5.8k
Jae Bock Chung South Korea	37	3.2k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	816 0.7×	275	5.9k
Georgios C. Sotiropoulos Germany	38	2.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.8×	221	5.4k
Simon R. Bramhall United Kingdom	36	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	883 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	126	5.1k
Jai Young Cho South Korea	40	3.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	3.2k 2.7×	284	5.4k
Alice C. Wei United States	32	1.9k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	2.5k 2.1×	203	4.9k
Jean‐Robert Delpéro France	55	5.0k 1.3×	6.1k 1.9×	3.4k 2.2×	1.6k 1.1×	794 0.7×	296	8.6k
David Fuks France	41	4.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.7×	811 0.5×	2.2k 1.8×	261	5.8k
Alan W. Hemming United States	42	3.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	2.8k 2.4×	146	5.6k
Brian K. P. Goh Singapore	50	4.1k 1.1×	3.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	310	7.5k
Charles M. Vollmer United States	53	5.5k 1.4×	6.7k 2.1×	3.8k 2.4×	1.0k 0.7×	640 0.5×	194	8.6k

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Hayasaki, Aoi, Shugo Mizuno, Motonori Nagata, et al.. (2023). Extrapancreatic extension is a better adverse prognostic factor than tumor size in patients with localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy – comparison of T category between the American Joint Committee on Cancer and Japan Pancreas Society. HPB. 25(10). 1268–1277. 3 indexed citations

Takada, Tadahiro, Shuji Isaji, Toshihiko Mayumi, et al.. (2022). JPNclinical practice guidelines 2021 with easy‐to‐understand explanations for the management of acute pancreatitis. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 29(10). 1057–1083. 35 indexed citations

Yamada, Reiko, Shuji Isaji, Takehiro Fujii, et al.. (2021). Improving the Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer Through Early Detection: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(10). e26898–e26898. 3 indexed citations

Esposito, Iréne, Ralph H. Hruban, Caroline S. Verbeke, et al.. (2020). Guidelines on the histopathology of chronic pancreatitis. Recommendations from the working group for the international consensus guidelines for chronic pancreatitis in collaboration with the International Association of Pancreatology, the American Pancreatic Association, the Japan Pancreas Society, and the European Pancreatic Club. Pancreatology. 20(4). 586–593. 38 indexed citations

Kato, Hiroyuki, Aoi Hayasaki, Takehiro Fujii, et al.. (2019). The clinical impact of portal venous patency ratio on prognosis of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma undergoing pancreatectomy with combined resection of portal vein following preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Pancreatology. 19(2). 307–315. 6 indexed citations

Endo, Mayumi, Kan Katayama, Hiroshi Matsuo, et al.. (2019). Role of Liver Transplantation in Tolvaptan-Associated Acute Liver Failure. Kidney International Reports. 4(11). 1653–1657. 11 indexed citations

Hayasaki, Aoi, Yasuhiro Murata, Masanobu Usui, et al.. (2019). Clinical Significance of Plasma Apolipoprotein-AII Isoforms as a Marker of Pancreatic Exocrine Disorder for Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy, Paying Attention to Pancreatic Morphological Changes. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–12. 12 indexed citations

Kempeneers, Marinus A., Yama Issa, Usama Ahmed Ali, et al.. (2019). International consensus guidelines for surgery and the timing of intervention in chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 20(2). 149–157. 53 indexed citations

Hayasaki, Aoi, Shuji Isaji, Masashi Kishiwada, et al.. (2018). Survival Analysis in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery According to the International Consensus on the 2017 Definition of Borderline Resectable Cancer. Cancers. 10(3). 65–65. 37 indexed citations

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Kato, Hiroyuki, Yusuke Iizawa, Kei Nakamura, et al.. (2018). The Critical Role of Biliary Candidiasis in Development of Surgical Site Infections after Pancreatoduodenectomy: Results of Prospective Study Using a Selective Culture Medium for Candida Species. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–8. 10 indexed citations

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Iizawa, Yusuke, Hiroyuki Kato, Masashi Kishiwada, et al.. (2017). Long-term outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy using pair-watch suturing technique: Different roles of pancreatic duct dilatation and remnant pancreatic volume for the development of pancreatic endocrine and exocrine dysfunction. Pancreatology. 17(5). 814–821. 15 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Shugo, Yasuhiro Murata, Akihiro Tanemura, et al.. (2014). Clinicopathological Factors Affecting Survival and Recurrence after Initial Hepatectomy in Non-B Non-C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Comparison to Hepatitis B or C Virus. BioMed Research International. 2014. 1–9. 11 indexed citations

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Inagaki, Yuji, Kazushi Sugimoto, Katsuya Shiraki, et al.. (2013). The long-term effects of splenectomy and subsequent interferon therapy in patients with HCV-related liver cirrhosis. Molecular Medicine Reports. 9(2). 487–492. 12 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Shugo, Yuichi Muraki, Kaname Nakatani, et al.. (2013). Immunological Aspects in Late Phase of Living Donor Liver Transplant Patients: Usefulness of Monitoring Peripheral Blood CD4+ Adenosine Triphosphate Activity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2013. 1–8. 9 indexed citations

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Yagi, Shintaro, Tomohide Hori, Taku Iida, et al.. (2008). Significance of Portal Venous VEGF During Liver Regeneration After Hepatectomy. Journal of Surgical Research. 159(2). e37–e43. 27 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Ikuo, Shuji Isaji, Kentaro Yamagiwa, Takashi Hamada, & Shinji Üemoto. (2007). Timing of ischaemia/reperfusion before hepatectomy without inflow occlusion determines liver damage in rats: role of heat shock protein 70. Liver International. 27(10). 1323–1332. 2 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Shugo, Taku Iida, Shintaro Yagi, et al.. (2006). Impact of venous drainage on regeneration of the anterior segment of right living‐related liver grafts. Clinical Transplantation. 20(4). 509–516. 28 indexed citations

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Takeda, Kazunori, Tadahiro Takada, Yoshifumi Kawarada, et al.. (2006). JPN Guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis: medical management of acute pancreatitis. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 13(1). 42–47. 87 indexed citations

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Hirota, Masahiko, Tadahiro Takada, Yoshifumi Kawarada, et al.. (2006). JPN Guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis: severity assessment of acute pancreatitis. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 13(1). 33–41. 64 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Yutaka, Yutaka Atomi, Masanori Sugiyama, et al.. (2004). Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas. Pancreas. 28(3). 241–246. 196 indexed citations

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