Toru Furukawa

17.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
318 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Toru Furukawa is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toru Furukawa has authored 318 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Oncology, 110 papers in Surgery and 82 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Toru Furukawa's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (150 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (54 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (50 papers). Toru Furukawa is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (150 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (54 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (50 papers). Toru Furukawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Toru Furukawa's co-authors include Akira Horii, Makoto Sunamura, Stanley A. Plotkin, Masakazu Yamamoto, Daitoku Sakamuro, Tsutomu Takegami, Takashi Hatori, Fuyuhiko Motoi, Ming‐Sound Tsao and Ralph H. Hruban and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Toru Furukawa

307 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An Illustrated Consensus on the Classification of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms

2004 761 citations Ralph H. Hruban, Kyoichi Takaori et al. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology profile →
International evidence-based Kyoto guidelines for the management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas

2023 140 citations Toru Furukawa, Laura D. Wood et al. Pancreatology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toru Furukawa Japan	53	6.1k	3.7k	3.6k	2.2k	1.8k	318	10.5k
Hiroaki Nagano Japan	60	4.2k 0.7×	5.0k 1.3×	3.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.8×	451	13.1k
Boudewijn J.M. Braakhuis Netherlands	53	3.9k 0.6×	4.4k 1.2×	2.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	142	10.7k
Mengchao Wu China	59	3.7k 0.6×	4.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.0×	3.3k 1.5×	3.8k 2.1×	312	13.7k
Charles Balabaud France	55	2.4k 0.4×	4.7k 1.3×	3.4k 0.9×	3.5k 1.6×	2.5k 1.4×	238	12.5k
Masamichi Kojiro Japan	66	3.3k 0.5×	3.6k 1.0×	4.2k 1.2×	5.0k 2.3×	2.6k 1.4×	281	15.6k
Young Nyun Park South Korea	64	2.7k 0.4×	3.7k 1.0×	3.6k 1.0×	5.4k 2.5×	2.1k 1.2×	391	14.5k
Antonio Tito Fojo United States	48	8.4k 1.4×	6.9k 1.8×	2.1k 0.6×	800 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	137	13.6k
Daniel C. Chung United States	46	5.2k 0.8×	4.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	155	10.3k
Hiromitsu Saisho Japan	53	3.1k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	260	9.3k
Mary P. Bronner United States	53	3.4k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	3.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	173	10.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toru Furukawa

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Wood, Laura D., Volkan Adsay, Olca Baştürk, et al.. (2023). Systematic review of challenging issues in pathology of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. Pancreatology. 23(7). 878–891. 24 indexed citations

Ogawa, Takenori, Ayako Nakanome, Akira Ohkoshi, et al.. (2022). Investigation of the diversity of human papillomavirus 16 variants and L1 antigenic regions relevant for the prevention of human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer in Japan. Auris Nasus Larynx. 49(6). 1033–1041. 4 indexed citations

Hata, Tatsuo, Masamichi Mizuma, Fuyuhiko Motoi, et al.. (2021). Germline DNA damage repair gene mutations in pancreatic cancer patients with personal/family histories of pancreas/breast/ovarian/prostate cancer in a Japanese population. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 5(6). 853–864. 9 indexed citations

Izumo, Wataru, Ryota Higuchi, Toru Furukawa, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of preoperative prognostic factors in patients with resectable invasive intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma. Surgery. 168(6). 994–1002. 2 indexed citations

Shibayama, Yuki, Kazuo Takahashi, Hisateru Yamaguchi, et al.. (2020). Aberrant (pro)renin receptor expression induces genomic instability in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through upregulation of SMARCA5/SNF2H. Communications Biology. 3(1). 724–724. 6 indexed citations

Higuchi, Ryota, Takehisa Yazawa, Shuichiro Uemura, et al.. (2018). Surgical Outcomes for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma with Vascular Invasion. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 23(7). 1443–1453. 25 indexed citations

Higuchi, Ryota, et al.. (2018). ENBD is associated with decreased tumor dissemination compared to ptbd in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. HPB. 20. S184–S185. 1 indexed citations

Matsuda, Yoko, M. Tanaka, Motoji Sawabe, et al.. (2017). Relationship between pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas, and single nucleotide polymorphisms in autopsied elderly patients. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 57(1). 12–18. 6 indexed citations

Higuchi, Ryota, Takehisa Yazawa, Shuichiro Uemura, et al.. (2017). ENBD is Associated with Decreased Tumor Dissemination Compared to PTBD in Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 21(9). 1506–1514. 24 indexed citations

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Maeda, Jun, Matthew Genet, Kelly Mann, et al.. (2015). Validation of 64Cu-ATSM damaging DNA via high-LET Auger electron emission. 1 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Toru, Etsuko Tanji, Yuko Kuboki, et al.. (2012). Targeting of MAPK-associated molecules identifies SON as a prime target to attenuate the proliferation and tumorigenicity of pancreatic cancer cells. Molecular Cancer. 11(1). 88–88. 18 indexed citations

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Tanji, Etsuko, et al.. (2011). MicroRNAs Associated with Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Human Pancreatic Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 10(2). 259–269. 64 indexed citations

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Higuchi, Ryota, Takehiro Ota, Tatsuo Araida, et al.. (2010). Prognostic relevance of ductal margins in operative resection of bile duct cancer. Surgery. 148(1). 7–14. 34 indexed citations

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Ushikubo, Fernanda Yumi, et al.. (2008). A study of water containing micro and nano-bubbles and its possible effect on physiological activity.. 6 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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Hruban, Ralph H., Kyoichi Takaori, David S. Klimstra, et al.. (2004). An Illustrated Consensus on the Classification of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 28(8). 977–987. 761 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nakashima, Misako, Naoko Tanese, Masataka Ito, et al.. (2002). A novel gene, GliH1, with homology to the Gli zinc finger domain not required for mouse development. Mechanisms of Development. 119(1). 21–34. 29 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Toru, Hirokazu Tanino, Shoji Oura, et al.. (1997). Clinical application of histoculture drug response assay (HDRA) - Distribution pattern of inhibition index and predictability of clinical chemo-therapy effects -. 32(4). 400–409. 2 indexed citations

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Kubota, Tetsuro, Toru Furukawa, & Masaki Kitajima. (1993). [High clinical predictability of histoculture drug response assay (HDRA) for drug-sensitivity of cancer of the digestive organs].. PubMed. 20(4). 461–6. 3 indexed citations

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Endo, K, Harumi Sakahara, Tetsuo Nakashima, et al.. (1984). Tumor Imaging by Monoclonal Antibodies Labeled with Radioactive Metal Ions. The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 18(2). 77–85. 1 indexed citations

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