Takafumi Sato

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Takafumi Sato is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Takafumi Sato has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Oncology, 60 papers in Surgery and 44 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Takafumi Sato's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (70 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (22 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (22 papers). Takafumi Sato is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (70 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (22 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (22 papers). Takafumi Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Sweden. Takafumi Sato's co-authors include Hiroki Takahashi, Hiromitsu Takeyama, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Takaya Nagasaki, Masayasu Hara, Yu Takahashi, Yosuke Inoue, Hiromichi Ito, Yoshihiro Ono and Atsushi Oba and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Takafumi Sato

95 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts: Their Characteristics and ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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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. Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts: Their Characteristics and Their Roles in Tumor Growth
    2015 609 citations Takafumi Sato et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takafumi Sato Japan 19 1.0k 490 405 363 323 112 1.6k
Naoki Iwata Japan 27 935 0.9× 730 1.5× 729 1.8× 520 1.4× 346 1.1× 67 1.9k
Masayasu Hara Japan 17 1.1k 1.1× 417 0.9× 279 0.7× 539 1.5× 397 1.2× 55 1.7k
Dalibor Antolovic Germany 22 782 0.8× 522 1.1× 278 0.7× 273 0.8× 217 0.7× 41 1.5k
Yoshiki Naito Japan 21 979 1.0× 623 1.3× 358 0.9× 436 1.2× 404 1.3× 147 1.7k
Hong Zhu China 18 437 0.4× 243 0.5× 324 0.8× 371 1.0× 169 0.5× 62 1.3k
Shengping Li China 24 680 0.7× 211 0.4× 193 0.5× 467 1.3× 315 1.0× 84 1.7k
Toshio Fujisawa Japan 21 722 0.7× 630 1.3× 400 1.0× 547 1.5× 253 0.8× 108 1.7k
Kewei Jiang China 27 605 0.6× 531 1.1× 459 1.1× 1.1k 2.9× 770 2.4× 156 2.2k
Toshiya Ochiai Japan 26 747 0.7× 733 1.5× 702 1.7× 868 2.4× 788 2.4× 154 2.3k
Ken‐ichi Mukaisho Japan 25 358 0.4× 760 1.6× 504 1.2× 583 1.6× 229 0.7× 130 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Takafumi Sato

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Fields of papers citing papers by Takafumi Sato

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takafumi Sato

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

All Works

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Hirose, Yuki, Atsushi Oba, Aya Maekawa, et al.. (2025). Arterial resection and divestment in pancreatic cancer surgery in the era of multidisciplinary treatment: decadal comparative study. BJS Open. 9(2). 2 indexed citations
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Inoue, Yosuke, Takafumi Sato, Kosuke Kobayashi, et al.. (2025). A left‐posterior approach to the superior mesenteric artery during robot‐assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences. 32(4). 317–326. 1 indexed citations
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Maekawa, Aya, Atsushi Oba, Yosuke Inoue, et al.. (2025). Clinical implications of disappearing pancreatic cancer liver metastases: Lessons from colorectal liver metastases. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(5). 109635–109635. 1 indexed citations
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Maekawa, Aya, Atsushi Oba, Yosuke Inoue, et al.. (2024). A proposal of ABCD metastasectomy criteria for synchronous/metachronous metastatic pancreatic cancer in the era of multidisciplinary treatment. British journal of surgery. 111(1). 8 indexed citations
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Inoue, Yosuke, Kosuke Kobayashi, Atsushi Oba, et al.. (2024). Robot-Assisted Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Hemicircumferential Dissection of Nerve Plexus Around the Superior Mesenteric Artery. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 31(10). 7064–7065. 3 indexed citations
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Inoue, Yosuke, et al.. (2023). Impact of sarcopenia on S1 adjuvant chemotherapy and prognosis in pancreatic cancer patients. BioScience Trends. 17(4). 310–317. 3 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Kosuke, Yosuke Inoue, Atsushi Oba, et al.. (2023). Diagnosis and management of postpancreatectomy hemorrhage: A single-center experience of consecutive 1,096 pancreatoduodenectomies. Pancreatology. 23(3). 235–244. 8 indexed citations
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Kitano, Yuki, Yoshihiro Ono, Kosuke Kobayashi, et al.. (2023). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for borderline resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases: a single-institution retrospective study. HPB. 26(2). 282–290. 4 indexed citations
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Ono, Yoshihiro, Yosuke Inoue, Kosuke Kobayashi, et al.. (2023). New approach of circumferential lymph node dissection around the superior mesenteric artery for pancreatic cancer during pancreaticoduodenectomy (with video). Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 408(1). 422–422. 2 indexed citations
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Ono, Yoshihiro, Takafumi Sato, Yosuke Inoue, et al.. (2023). Intraoperative paraaortic lymph node sampling during resection for pancreatic cancer: evolving role in the modern chemotherapy era. HPB. 25(10). 1169–1178. 3 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Yu, Takashi Sasaki, Naoki Sasahira, et al.. (2022). Safety and efficacy of inside-stent as bridging therapy for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: single-centre prospective study. British journal of surgery. 109(5). 468–469. 3 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Kosuke, Yosuke Inoue, Yuki Kitano, et al.. (2022). Optimizing the selection of technically unresectable colorectal liver metastases. Surgery. 173(2). 442–449. 7 indexed citations
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Ono, Yoshihiro, Takafumi Sato, Yosuke Inoue, et al.. (2022). Long‐Term Outcome of Patients with Postoperative Refractory Diarrhea After Tailored Nerve Plexus Dissection Around the Major Visceral Arteries During Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer. World Journal of Surgery. 46(5). 1172–1182. 21 indexed citations
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Sato, Takafumi, et al.. (2009). A comparison of diagnostic tools for Sjögren syndrome, with emphasis on sialography, histopathology, and ultrasonography. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 109(1). 129–134. 37 indexed citations
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Tokumura, Hiromi, et al.. (1996). A Case Report of Necrotizing Fasciitis in Right Thigh due to Perforation of the Small Intestine by Incarcerated Right Femoral Hernia.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 29(9). 1916–1920.
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Sato, Yasuhiko, et al.. (1990). Cell kinetic studies on the experimental liver cirrhosis induced by thioacetamide in the rat.. Kanzo. 31(3). 280–286. 4 indexed citations
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Abe, Yoshiaki, Tomohiko Matsuzawa, T. Fujiwara, et al.. (1985). Clinical Studies with 18F-5-Fluoro-Deoxyuridine in Lung Cancer. 1985. 191–195. 1 indexed citations

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