Tōru Murata

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Tōru Murata is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Tōru Murata has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Tōru Murata's work include Nuclear Physics and Applications (7 papers), Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (7 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (4 papers). Tōru Murata is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Physics and Applications (7 papers), Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (7 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (4 papers). Tōru Murata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Austria and Netherlands. Tōru Murata's co-authors include Hiroyuki Matsunobu, Tsuneo NAKAGAWA, Osamu Iwamoto, Keiichi SHIBATA, Atsushi ZUKERAN, Takaaki Ohsawa, Satoshi Chiba, Nobuyuki Iwamoto, K. Furutaka and Akira Ichihara and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Hepatology and Journal of Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Tōru Murata

29 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

JENDL-4.0: A New Library for Nuclear Science and Engineering 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. JENDL-4.0: A New Library for Nuclear Science and Engineering
    2011 1.5k citations Keiichi SHIBATA, Osamu Iwamoto et al. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tōru Murata Japan 13 1.4k 1.2k 868 352 236 34 2.1k
Hideo Harada Japan 26 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 432 0.5× 738 2.1× 223 0.9× 312 2.9k
Osamu Iwamoto Japan 25 2.1k 1.5× 2.0k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 1.0k 3.0× 281 1.2× 192 3.4k
S. Matsuyama Japan 19 217 0.2× 762 0.6× 182 0.2× 166 0.5× 204 0.9× 193 1.6k
Akifumi Fukumura Japan 22 255 0.2× 1.4k 1.2× 203 0.2× 213 0.6× 1.6k 6.8× 62 2.1k
Hubert Thierens Belgium 38 329 0.2× 1.5k 1.2× 172 0.2× 360 1.0× 1.5k 6.2× 152 4.2k
Takeshi Kai Japan 17 390 0.3× 972 0.8× 359 0.4× 172 0.5× 677 2.9× 69 1.8k
F. Vanhavere Belgium 31 214 0.2× 2.0k 1.6× 480 0.6× 72 0.2× 1.7k 7.2× 225 3.7k
A. Ottolenghi Italy 30 119 0.1× 1.1k 0.9× 203 0.2× 89 0.3× 1.8k 7.5× 143 3.1k
Takeji Sakae Japan 28 140 0.1× 1.6k 1.3× 244 0.3× 268 0.8× 1.4k 6.0× 237 3.0k
Nobuo Shinohara Japan 19 259 0.2× 367 0.3× 171 0.2× 324 0.9× 61 0.3× 105 999

Countries citing papers authored by Tōru Murata

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tōru Murata

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tōru Murata

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Murata, Tōru, et al.. (2019). [A Case of Advanced Gastric Cancer Treated Effectively with Combination Chemotherapy of Paclitaxel plus Ramucirumab].. PubMed. 46(8). 1299–1302.
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Katakami, Nobuyuki, Toshiyuki Harada, Tōru Murata, et al.. (2017). Randomized Phase III and Extension Studies of Naldemedine in Patients With Opioid-Induced Constipation and Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(34). 3859–3866. 100 indexed citations
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SHIBATA, Keiichi, Osamu Iwamoto, Tsuneo NAKAGAWA, et al.. (2011). JENDL-4.0: A New Library for Nuclear Science and Engineering. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 48(1). 1–30. 1503 indexed citations breakdown →
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SHIBATA, Keiichi, Osamu Iwamoto, Tsuneo NAKAGAWA, et al.. (2011). JENDL-4.0: A New Library for Nuclear Science and Engineering. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 48(1). 1–30. 66 indexed citations
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Murata, Tōru, et al.. (2011). [A case of spindle cell carcinoma of the breast, in which irinotecan was effective against respiratory failure due to pulmonary metastases].. PubMed. 38(3). 431–4. 2 indexed citations
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Fukami, Yasuyuki, et al.. (2009). Efficacy of preoperative dexamethasone in patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomized double-blind study. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 16(3). 367–371. 58 indexed citations
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Murata, Tōru, et al.. (2009). A case of anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas producing granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 2(2). 109–114. 9 indexed citations
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Fukami, Yasuyuki, et al.. (2007). A CASE OF RECTOSIGMOID CANCER ASSOCIATED WITH JAPANESE SCHISTOSOMIASIS. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 68(3). 632–634. 1 indexed citations
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Murata, Tōru, Shigeki Arii, Akira Mori, & Masayuki Imamura. (2003). Therapeutic significance of Y-27632, a Rho-kinase inhibitor, on the established liver fibrosis. Journal of Surgical Research. 114(1). 64–71. 32 indexed citations
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Arii, Shigeki, Toshimi Kaido, Akira Mori, et al.. (2002). Heparin accelerates liver regeneration following portal branch ligation in normal and cirrhotic rats with increased plasma hepatocyte growth factor levels. Journal of Hepatology. 37(1). 87–92. 12 indexed citations
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SHIBATA, Keiichi, Akira Hasegawa, Osamu Iwamoto, et al.. (2002). JENDL-3.2 Covariance File. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 39(sup2). 40–43. 16 indexed citations
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Kawano, Toshihiko, Hiroyuki Matsunobu, Tōru Murata, et al.. (2002). New Evaluations of Heavy Nuclide Data for JENDL-3.3. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 39(sup2). 108–111. 26 indexed citations
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Maeda, Atsuyuki, et al.. (2002). Pseudoaneurysm of the cystic artery with hemobilia treated by arterial embolization and elective cholecystectomy. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 9(6). 755–758. 70 indexed citations
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Murata, Tōru, Shigeki Arii, Toshio Nakamura, et al.. (2001). Inhibitory effect of Y-27632, a ROCK inhibitor, on progression of rat liver fibrosis in association with inactivation of hepatic stellate cells. Journal of Hepatology. 35(4). 474–481. 75 indexed citations
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Furumoto, Katsuyoshi, Akira Mori, Hiroaki Furuyama, et al.. (2001). Reck Gene Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Correlation With Invasion–Related Clinicopathological Factors and Its Clinical Significance. Hepatology. 33(1). 189–195. 82 indexed citations
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Murata, Tōru, et al.. (2001). A Case of Duodenal Crohn's Disease with a Difficult Preoperative Diagnosis.. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 62(12). 2943–2948. 2 indexed citations
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Kanda, Yukinori, Tōru Murata, Masayoshi Kawai, et al.. (1986). Simultaneous evaluation of fission and capture cross sections and their covariances for heavy nuclei. Radiation Effects. 96(1-4). 225–229. 6 indexed citations
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Hisatake, Kazuo, et al.. (1964). The 0+ excited state of Ce140 studied by the decay of Pr140. Nuclear Physics. 56. 625–635. 17 indexed citations
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Imai, Tetsuya, et al.. (1962). The Hemodynamic and Electrocardiographic Studies in the Incipient Left Heart Failure of the Hypertensive Patients. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 26(12). 993–994. 1 indexed citations

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