Yasuhiro Ito

27.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
505 papers, 19.0k citations indexed

About

Yasuhiro Ito is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhiro Ito has authored 505 papers receiving a total of 19.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 274 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 182 papers in Surgery and 92 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yasuhiro Ito's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (267 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (131 papers) and Head and Neck Anomalies (64 papers). Yasuhiro Ito is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (267 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (131 papers) and Head and Neck Anomalies (64 papers). Yasuhiro Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Yasuhiro Ito's co-authors include Akira Miyauchi, Akihiro Miya, Kaoru Kobayashi, Yuuki Takamura, Minoru Kihara, Takuya Higashiyama, Fumio Matsuzuka, Kanji Kuma, Chisato Tomoda and Takashi Uruno and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhiro Ito

477 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Definitions for a Common Standard for 2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: Consensus Document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to Standardize Deformation Imaging
    2015 1.2k citations Yasuhiro Ito et al. profile →
  2. An Observation Trial Without Surgical Treatment in Patients with Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid
    2003 639 citations Yasuhiro Ito, Akihiro Miya et al. Thyroid profile →
  3. Patient Age Is Significantly Related to the Progression of Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid Under Observation
    2013 585 citations Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi et al. Thyroid profile →
  4. An Observational Trial for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Japanese Patients
    2009 557 citations Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi et al. World Journal of Surgery profile →
  5. Indications and Strategy for Active Surveillance of Adult Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Consensus Statements from the Japan Association of Endocrine Surgery Task Force on Management for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
    2020 248 citations Iwao Sugitani, Yasuhiro Ito et al. Thyroid profile →
  6. Long-Term Outcomes of Active Surveillance and Immediate Surgery for Adult Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: 30-Year Experience
    2023 61 citations Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito et al. Thyroid profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yasuhiro Ito 11.8k 8.2k 3.3k 2.8k 2.0k 505 19.0k
Johannes W. A. Smit 12.5k 1.1× 5.1k 0.6× 3.9k 1.2× 2.1k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 493 22.1k
Ernest L. Mazzaferri 18.2k 1.6× 12.0k 1.5× 2.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 303 23.1k
Leonard Wartofsky 17.1k 1.5× 7.4k 0.9× 2.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 2.8k 1.4× 282 20.6k
Henning Dralle 15.9k 1.4× 13.8k 1.7× 4.0k 1.2× 4.7k 1.7× 1.4k 0.7× 585 26.8k
Paul W. Ladenson 10.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 176 13.7k
David L. Steward 19.6k 1.7× 13.0k 1.6× 2.2k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 3.2k 1.6× 132 25.6k
Aldo Pinchera 20.2k 1.7× 6.1k 0.8× 4.8k 1.5× 3.0k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 578 28.7k
Shereen Ezzat 11.1k 0.9× 4.4k 0.5× 4.2k 1.3× 2.5k 0.9× 644 0.3× 317 16.4k
Akira Miyauchi 16.5k 1.4× 11.7k 1.4× 3.9k 1.2× 3.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 772 24.8k
Sébastiano Filetti 10.0k 0.9× 3.5k 0.4× 4.0k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 268 13.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuhiro Ito

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All Works

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Sugitani, Iwao, Naomi Kiyota, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2025). The 2024 revised clinical guidelines on the management of thyroid tumors by the Japan Association of Endocrine Surgery. Endocrine Journal. 72(5). 545–635. 5 indexed citations
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Ito, Yasuhiro, Akira Miyauchi, & Makoto Fujishima. (2025). Active surveillance for small papillary thyroid carcinoma. Endocrine Related Cancer. 32(11).
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Onoda, Naoyoshi, Yasuhiro Ito, Akihiro Miya, Minoru Kihara, & Akira Miyauchi. (2024). Predictors of distant metastatic recurrence in intermediate‐risk papillary thyroid carcinoma. World Journal of Surgery. 49(1). 117–123.
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Ito, Yasuhiro & Akira Miyauchi. (2024). Prognostic factors of papillary and follicular carcinomas based on pre-, intra-, and post-operative findings. European Thyroid Journal. 13(5). 3 indexed citations
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Ito, Yasuhiro & Takashi Akamizu. (2023). TERT Promoter Mutation as a Prognostic Marker in Encapsulated Angioinvasive and Widely Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinomas. Clinical Thyroidology. 35(5). 202–204. 1 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Masashi, Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2023). Tumor volume-doubling rate is negatively associated with patient age in papillary thyroid microcarcinomas under active surveillance. Surgery. 175(4). 1089–1094. 3 indexed citations
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Miyauchi, Akira, Yasuhiro Ito, Makoto Fujishima, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Outcomes of Active Surveillance and Immediate Surgery for Adult Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: 30-Year Experience. Thyroid. 33(7). 817–825. 61 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yamamoto, Masashi, Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2023). Active Surveillance Outcomes of Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma According to Levothyroxine Treatment Status. Thyroid. 33(10). 1182–1189. 17 indexed citations
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Ito, Yasuhiro & Akira Miyauchi. (2023). Active Surveillance May Be the Best Initial Management for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 7(7). bvad063–bvad063. 7 indexed citations
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Ito, Yasuhiro & Takashi Akamizu. (2022). The Degree of Vascular Invasion Significantly Affects the Prognosis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma. Clinical Thyroidology. 34(9). 405–407.
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Ito, Yasuhiro & Akira Miyauchi. (2020). CA19-9 May Be a Prognostic Factor for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Clinical Thyroidology. 32(1). 24–26. 1 indexed citations
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Ito, Yasuhiro, Takeo Abumiya, Teruyuki Komatsu, et al.. (2020). Neuroprotective effects of combination therapy of regional cold perfusion and hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier administration on rat transient cerebral ischemia. Brain Research. 1746. 147012–147012. 3 indexed citations
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Kasahara, Toshihiko, Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2020). Tumor Volume Kinetic Analyses Might Explain Excellent Prognoses in Young Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Journal of Thyroid Research. 2020. 1–6. 5 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Chiaki, Naomi Kiyota, Yoshinori Imamura, et al.. (2018). Exploratory Analysis of Prognostic and Predictive Factors of Lenvatinib for Radioiodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 100(5). 1386–1387. 1 indexed citations
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Iida, Tadayuki, Ken Inoue, Yasuhiro Ito, et al.. (2011). Association of STAI and SDS Scores With 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine and Serotonin Levels in Young Women With Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Neuropsychiatry. 23(1). E10–E10. 1 indexed citations
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Ito, Yasuhiro, Akira Miyauchi, Yasushi Nakamura, et al.. (2007). Clinicopathologic Significance of Intrathyroidal Epithelial Thymoma/Carcinoma Showing Thymus-like Differentiation. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 127(2). 230–236. 86 indexed citations
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