Wataru Shibata

6.4k citations

109 papers · 4.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 32

Molecular Biology top 5%
Oncology top 1%
Surgery top 2%
Cancer Research top 2%
Immunology top 5%

Co-authors: Timothy C. Wang Shin Maeda Sophie S.W. Wang Shigeo Takaishi Masao Omata Ayako Yanai Keiji Ogura Tomoyuki Okumura
Topics: Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (34 papers)NF-κB Signaling Pathways (11 papers)Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (10 papers)
Cited by: Oncology Cancer Research Immunology
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The Journal of Immunology Gastroenterology
Partner nations: Japan United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Wataru Shibata

103 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

Bone Marrow-Derived Myofibroblasts Contribute to the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Niche and Promote Tumor Growth

2011 840 citations Michael Quante, Shui Ping Tu et al. profile →
Identification of Gastric Cancer Stem Cells Using the Cell Surface Marker CD44

2009 826 citations Shigeo Takaishi, Tomoyuki Okumura et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Assessment of incidence and risk factors of COVID-19-associated candidemia using diagnosis procedure combination data 2025 ·Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Hiroki Namikawa,Wataru Shibata,Yukihiro Kaneko,Ayumi Shintani,Hiroshi Kakeya	0
2	Evaluating the Impact of Linezolid Metabolites: PNU‐142300 and PNU‐142586 on the Development of Linezolid‐Induced Thrombocytopenia in Adult Patients 2025 ·The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kazuhiro Kobayashi,(unknown),Wataru Shibata,Y. Nakamura,Hiroshi Kakeya	1
3	Characterization of Aspergillus spp. isolated from patients with coronavirus disease 2019 2023 ·Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy ·(unknown),Makoto Niki,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Wataru Shibata,Koichi Yamada,Hiroshi Kakeya	2
4	Body Mass Index of Elderly Patients with Normal Renal Function as a Determining Factor for Initial Vancomycin Regimen Designing 2022 ·Chemotherapy ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Wataru Shibata,Koichi Yamada,Yasutaka Nakamura,Hiroshi Kakeya	2
5	Incidental finding of neurosyphilis with intracranial hemorrhage and cerebral infarction: A case report 2020 ·Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy ·(unknown),(unknown),Koichi Yamada,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Wataru Shibata,Kazuhiro Oshima,Tetsuya Watanabe,Kazuhisa Asai,Yukihiro Kaneko,Tomoya Kawaguchi,Takeo Goto,Hiroshi Kakeya	8
6	Intestine-specific homeobox (ISX) induces intestinal metaplasia and cell proliferation to contribute to gastric carcinogenesis 2016 ·Journal of Gastroenterology ·Soichiro Sue,Wataru Shibata,(unknown),Takeshi Sato,(unknown),Hiroaki Kaneko,Haruo Miwa,Tomohiko Sasaki,Toshihide Tamura,Masaaki Kondo,Shin Maeda	13
7	Loss of liver E-cadherin induces sclerosing cholangitis and promotes carcinogenesis 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hayato Nakagawa,Yohko Hikiba,Yoshihiro Hirata,Joan Font-Burgada,Kei Sakamoto,Yoku Hayakawa,Koji Taniguchi,Atsushi Umemura,Hiroto Kinoshita,Kosuke Sakitani,Yuji Nishikawa,Kenji Hirano,Tsuneo Ikenoue,Hideaki Ijichi,Debanjan Dhar,Wataru Shibata,Masao Akanuma,Kazuhiko Koike,Michael Karin,Shin Maeda	95
8	Obesity accelerates Helicobacter felis -induced gastric carcinogenesis by enhancing immature myeloid cell trafficking and T _H 17 response 2013 ·Gut ·Russell Ericksen,Shannon E. Rose,C. Benedikt Westphalen,Wataru Shibata,Sureshkumar Muthupalani,Yagnesh Tailor,Richard A. Friedman,Weiping Han,James G. Fox,Anthony W. Ferrante,Timothy C. Wang	61
9	Stoma cell-derived factor-1 overexpression induces gastric dysplasia through expansion of stromal myofibroblasts and epithelial progenitors 2013 ·Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) ·Wataru Shibata,Hiroshi Ariyama,C. Benedikt Westphalen,Daniel L. Worthley,Sureshkumar Muthupalani,Samuel Asfaha,Zinaida A. Dubeykovskaya,Michael Quante,James G. Fox,Timothy C. Wang	59
10	Hyperresponsivity to Low-Dose Endotoxin during Progression to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is Regulated by Leptin-Mediated Signaling 2012 ·Cell Metabolism ·Kento Imajo,Koji Fujita,Masato Yoneda,Yuichi Nozaki,Yuji Ogawa,Yoshiyasu Shinohara,Shingo Kato,Hironori Mawatari,Wataru Shibata,Hiroshi Kitani,Kenichi Ikejima,Hiroyuki Kirikoshi,Noriko Nakajima,Satoru Saito,Shiro Maeyama,Sumio Watanabe,Koichiro Wada,Atsushi Nakajima	283
11	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Exacerbates Concanavalin A-Induced Liver Injury via Suppressing the Translocation of NF-κB into the Nucleus 2012 ·PPAR Research ·Yuji Ogawa,Masato Yoneda,Wataru Tomeno,Kento Imajo,Yoshiyasu Shinohara,Koji Fujita,Wataru Shibata,Hiroyuki Kirikoshi,Satoru Saito,Koichiro Wada,Shin Maeda,Atsushi Nakajima	11
12	IFN-γ Inhibits Gastric Carcinogenesis by Inducing Epithelial Cell Autophagy and T-Cell Apoptosis 2011 ·Cancer Research ·Shui Ping Tu,Michael Quante,Govind Bhagat,Shigeo Takaishi,Guanglin Cui,Xiang Yang,(unknown),Wataru Shibata,James G. Fox,D. Mark Pritchard,Timothy C. Wang	100
13	K-ras Mutation Targeted to Gastric Tissue Progenitor Cells Results in Chronic Inflammation, an Altered Microenvironment, and Progression to Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2010 ·Cancer Research ·Tomoyuki Okumura,Russell Ericksen,Shigeo Takaishi,Sophie S.W. Wang,(unknown),Wataru Shibata,Kelly S. Betz,(unknown),Arlin B. Rogers,James G. Fox,Anil K. Rustgi,Timothy C. Wang	68
14	Constitutive NF-κB Activation in Colorectal Carcinoma Plays a Key Role in Angiogenesis, Promoting Tumor Growth 2009 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Kei Sakamoto,Shin Maeda,Yohko Hikiba,Hayato Nakagawa,Yoku Hayakawa,Wataru Shibata,Ayako Yanai,Keiji Ogura,Masao Omata	210
15	Conditional Deletion of IκB-Kinase-β Accelerates Helicobacter-Dependent Gastric Apoptosis, Proliferation, and Preneoplasia 2009 ·Gastroenterology ·Wataru Shibata,Shigeo Takaishi,Sureshkumar Muthupalani,D. Mark Pritchard,Mark T. Whary,Arlin B. Rogers,James G. Fox,Kelly S. Betz,Klaus H. Kaestner,Michael Karin,Timothy C. Wang	58
16	Conditional Deletion of IkappaB-Kinase-beta Accelerates Helicobacter-Dependent Gastric Apoptosis, Proliferation, and Preneoplasia 2009 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Wataru Shibata,Shigeo Takaishi,Sureshkumar Muthupalani,D. Mark Pritchard,Mark T. Whary,Arlin B. Rogers,James G. Fox,Kelly S. Betz,Klaus H. Kaestner,Michael Karin,Timothy C. Wang	32
17	c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase 1 Is a Critical Regulator for the Development of Gastric Cancer in Mice 2008 ·Cancer Research ·Wataru Shibata,Shin Maeda,Yohko Hikiba,Ayako Yanai,Kei Sakamoto,Hayato Nakagawa,Keiji Ogura,Michael Karin,Masao Omata	79
18	Cutting Edge: The IκB Kinase (IKK) Inhibitor, NEMO-Binding Domain Peptide, Blocks Inflammatory Injury in Murine Colitis 2007 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Wataru Shibata,Shin Maeda,Yohko Hikiba,Ayako Yanai,Tomoya Ohmae,Kei Sakamoto,Hayato Nakagawa,Keiji Ogura,Masao Omata	118
19	MyD88 and TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 Are Critical Signal Transducers in Helicobacter pylori -Infected Human Epithelial Cells 2006 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yoshihiro Hirata,Tomoya Ohmae,Wataru Shibata,Shin Maeda,Keiji Ogura,Haruhiko Yoshida,Takao Kawabe,Masao Omata	66
20	Helicobacter pylori Activates NF-κB via the Alternative Pathway in B Lymphocytes 2005 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Tomoya Ohmae,Yoshihiro Hirata,Shin Maeda,Wataru Shibata,Ayako Yanai,Keiji Ogura,Haruhiko Yoshida,Takao Kawabe,Masao Omata	38

About Wataru Shibata

Wataru Shibata is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Clinical Biochemistry and Endocrinology, having authored 109 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (34 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (11 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oncology (1.8k citations), Cancer Research (969 citations) and Immunology (906 citations). Wataru Shibata has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Timothy C. Wang, Shin Maeda, Sophie S.W. Wang, Shigeo Takaishi, Masao Omata, Ayako Yanai, Keiji Ogura, Tomoyuki Okumura, Yohko Hikiba and Yutaka Shimada. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

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