Takeshi Sano

20.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
307 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Takeshi Sano is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Takeshi Sano has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 280 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 136 papers in Gastroenterology and 134 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Takeshi Sano's work include Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (271 papers), Metastasis and carcinoma case studies (169 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (135 papers). Takeshi Sano is often cited by papers focused on Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (271 papers), Metastasis and carcinoma case studies (169 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (135 papers). Takeshi Sano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Takeshi Sano's co-authors include Mitsuru Sasako, Hitoshi Katai, Souya Nunobe, Naoki Hiki, Taira Kinoshitá, Toshiharu Yamaguchi, Atsushi Nashimoto, Takeo Fukagawa, Seiichiro Yamamoto and Koshi Kumagai and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Takeshi Sano

298 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

D2 Lymphadenectomy Alone or with Para-aortic Nodal Dissec... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2008 2004 2013 2016 2019 200 400 600
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  1. D2 Lymphadenectomy Alone or with Para-aortic Nodal Dissection for Gastric Cancer
    2008 747 citations Mitsuru Sasako, Takeshi Sano et al. profile →
  2. Gastric Cancer Surgery: Morbidity and Mortality Results From a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing D2 and Extended Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy—Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study 9501
    2004 532 citations Takeshi Sano, Mitsuru Sasako et al. profile →
  3. Management of gastric cancer in Asia: resource-stratified guidelines
    2013 384 citations Takeshi Sano et al. profile →
  4. Proposal of a new stage grouping of gastric cancer for TNM classification: International Gastric Cancer Association staging project
    2016 326 citations Takeshi Sano et al. profile →
  5. Addition of Docetaxel to Oral Fluoropyrimidine Improves Efficacy in Patients With Stage III Gastric Cancer: Interim Analysis of JACCRO GC-07, a Randomized Controlled Trial
    2019 263 citations Wataru Ichikawa, Takeshi Sano et al. profile →
  6. Validation of the 8th Edition of the AJCC TNM Staging System for Gastric Cancer using the National Cancer Database
    2017 253 citations Takeshi Sano 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
Takeshi Sano Japan 61 11.9k 6.4k 6.0k 2.7k 740 307 13.7k
Hitoshi Katai Japan 59 9.0k 0.8× 4.9k 0.8× 4.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 1.5k 2.0× 277 11.8k
Atsushi Nashimoto Japan 35 7.6k 0.6× 4.0k 0.6× 3.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 753 1.0× 130 9.2k
Toshiharu Yamaguchi Japan 54 8.6k 0.7× 6.4k 1.0× 4.0k 0.7× 4.7k 1.8× 1.0k 1.4× 368 13.1k
Do Joong Park South Korea 44 5.8k 0.5× 3.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 678 0.9× 289 8.1k
Masanori Terashima Japan 54 6.8k 0.6× 3.8k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 1.5k 2.0× 397 9.7k
Narikazu Boku Japan 61 10.0k 0.8× 6.3k 1.0× 3.1k 0.5× 8.1k 3.1× 1.8k 2.4× 541 15.3k
Giovanni De Manzoni Italy 47 4.6k 0.4× 3.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 613 0.8× 227 6.7k
J. R. Siewert Germany 50 6.0k 0.5× 6.2k 1.0× 2.2k 0.4× 2.3k 0.9× 991 1.3× 146 9.4k
Daniele Marrelli Italy 48 4.5k 0.4× 3.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.3× 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 259 7.4k
Franco Roviello Italy 50 4.8k 0.4× 3.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.9× 289 8.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takeshi Sano

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Irino, Tomoyuki, Manabu Ohashi, Masaru Hayami, et al.. (2025). Updated Review of Proximal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer or Cancer of the Gastroesophageal Junction. Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association. 25(1). 228–228. 1 indexed citations
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Matsui, Ryota, Manabu Ohashi, Motonari Ri, et al.. (2025). Worse oncological impact of preoperative anemia in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer after curative gastrectomy: A retrospective cohort study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(7). 109762–109762. 1 indexed citations
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Matsui, Ryota, Manabu Ohashi, Motonari Ri, et al.. (2025). Prognostic impact of postoperative fixed‐point inflammation in patients with gastric cancer after curative gastrectomy: A validation cohort study. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 9(4). 698–710.
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Ri, Motonari, Masaru Hayami, Manabu Ohashi, et al.. (2024). Possibly more favorable short‐term outcomes with minimally invasive surgery than with open surgery in total gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer: A single high‐volume center study. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 9(3). 439–447. 1 indexed citations
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Ri, Motonari, Manabu Ohashi, Rie Makuuchi, et al.. (2024). Clinical Impact of Polyglycolic Acid Mesh to Reduce Pancreas-Related Complications After Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis. Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association. 24(2). 220–220. 4 indexed citations
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Sato, Reo, Masanori Tokunaga, Junki Mizusawa, et al.. (2023). Clinical impact of skeletal muscle mass change during the neoadjuvant chemotherapy period in patients with gastric cancer: An ancillary study of JCOG1002. World Journal of Surgery. 48(1). 163–174. 3 indexed citations
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Ohashi, Manabu, Satoshi Ida, Masaru Hayami, et al.. (2023). Advantages of Function-Preserving Gastrectomy for Older Patients With Upper-Third Early Gastric Cancer: Maintenance of Nutritional Status and Favorable Survival. Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association. 23(2). 303–303. 3 indexed citations
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Matsuoka, Takashi, Takayuki Sumiyoshi, Yuki Kita, et al.. (2023). Analysis of trifecta outcomes in a single center with robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy for T1b renal tumors. Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery. 16(3). 441–446.
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Terashima, Masanori, Junki Mizusawa, Yuya Sato, et al.. (2022). Recurrence patterns after curative gastrectomy for pStage II/III gastric cancer: Exploratory analysis of the randomized controlled JCOG1001 trial. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 49(4). 838–844. 6 indexed citations
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Ri, Motonari, Souya Nunobe, Satoshi Ida, et al.. (2021). Postprandial Asymptomatic Glycemic Fluctuations after Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring Device. Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association. 21(4). 325–325. 5 indexed citations
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Terashima, Masanori, Takaki Yoshikawa, Narikazu Boku, et al.. (2020). Current status of perioperative chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer and JCOG perspectives. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 50(5). 528–534. 19 indexed citations
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Sato, Yuya, Junki Mizusawa, Hiroshi Katayama, et al.. (2020). Diagnosis of invasion depth in resectable advanced gastric cancer for neoadjuvant chemotherapy: An exploratory analysis of Japan clinical oncology group study: JCOG1302A. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 46(6). 1074–1079. 11 indexed citations
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Hayami, Masaru, Manabu Ohashi, Satoshi Ida, et al.. (2020). A “Just Enough” Gross Proximal Margin Length Ensuring Pathologically Complete Resection in Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). e026–e026. 11 indexed citations
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Okumura, Yasuhiro, Manabu Takamatsu, Manabu Ohashi, et al.. (2018). Gastric Adenocarcinoma of Fundic Gland Type with Aggressive Transformation and Lymph Node Metastasis: a Case Report. Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association. 18(4). 409–409. 16 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Akira, Masayuki Watanabe, Hironobu Shigaki, et al.. (2015). Intussusception causing postoperative intestinal obstruction following free jejunum transfer in adults: two case reports and review of the literature. Surgical Case Reports. 1(1). 28–28. 2 indexed citations
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Terashima, Masanori, Koji Kitada, Atsushi Ochiai, et al.. (2012). Impact of Expression of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors EGFR and ERBB2 on Survival in Stage II/III Gastric Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(21). 5992–6000. 185 indexed citations
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Nunobe, Souya, Naoki Hiki, Shigekazu Ohyama, et al.. (2010). Outcome of surgical treatment for patients with locoregional recurrence of gastric cancer. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 396(2). 161–166. 13 indexed citations
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Katai, Hitoshi, Takeshi Sano, Mitsuru Sasako, Takeo Fukagawa, & Makoto Saka. (2004). Update on Surgery of Gastric Cancer: New Procedures versus Standard Technique. Digestive Diseases. 22(4). 338–344. 2 indexed citations
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Katai, Hitoshi, Keiichi Maruyama, Takeshi Sano, Mitsuru Sasako, & Kiyoshi Miwa. (1995). TREATMENT RESULTS OF GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS : AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONWIDE DATABASE. 43. 47–56. 3 indexed citations

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