Yasuhiro Watanabe

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
161 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Yasuhiro Watanabe is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhiro Watanabe has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Surgery, 29 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 29 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yasuhiro Watanabe's work include Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (22 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (17 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (17 papers). Yasuhiro Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (22 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (17 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (17 papers). Yasuhiro Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Yasuhiro Watanabe's co-authors include Takuji Todani, Katsusuke Tabuchi, Akira Toki, Mitsuo Narusue, Kunio Okajima, Ichiro Tatsuno, Hideaki Fujita, Hirofumi Akagi, Naoto Urushihara and Atsuhito Saiki and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhiro Watanabe

152 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Bum‐Soo Kim South Korea

Hiroki Kato Japan

Toshiyuki Hata Japan

Wook Kim South Korea

Masafumi Noda Japan

Arjang Djamali United States

Junichi Akiyama Japan

Martin Funovics Austria

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Hajime Maeda Japan

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Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Shoko Nakamura, Takashi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2025). Effects of Pemafibrate on Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes or Ischemic Heart Disease: A 24-Week Observational Study. Vascular Health and Risk Management. Volume 21. 293–304.

Yamaguchi, Shintaro, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Kenji Kaneko, et al.. (2025). Vascular Endothelial NAMPT ‐Mediated NAD ⁺ Biosynthesis Regulates Angiogenesis and Cardiometabolic Functions in Male Mice. Aging Cell. 24(11). e70222–e70222. 1 indexed citations

Nagayama, Daiji, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Kohji Shirai, Masahiro Ohira, & Atsuhito Saiki. (2025). Modified Metabolic Syndrome Criteria Considering Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) and A Body Shape Index (ABSI): Implications for Kidney Risk. Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 26(3). 26583–26583. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Takashi Yamaguchi, Takeshi Naitoh, et al.. (2024). Effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on weight loss and metabolic improvement in subjects aged 65 years or older: a subanalysis of J-SMART study. Diabetology International. 16(1). 56–64. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2024). 15‐2: Invited Paper: Development of Novel Liquid Crystal on Silicon Microdisplays and Future Application. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 55(1). 165–168.

Nagayama, Daiji, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Kentaro Fujishiro, et al.. (2024). Relationship of Serum Uric Acid with Kidney Function Decline Mediated by Systemic Arterial Stiffness: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Japan. Diagnostics. 14(2). 195–195. 1 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Takashi, Satoshi Morimoto, Atsuhiro Ichihara, et al.. (2023). Soluble (Pro)Renin Receptor Level in Patients with Severe Obesity Is Associated with Visceral Adiposity and Is Involved with Insulin Resistance and Renal Injury. Obesity Facts. 16(4). 335–343. 1 indexed citations

Nagayama, Daiji, Kentaro Fujishiro, Keijiro Nakamura, et al.. (2022). Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index is Associated with Prevalence and New-Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation in Japanese Urban Residents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Cohort Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

Nagayama, Daiji, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Takashi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2022). Issue of Waist Circumference for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome Regarding Arterial Stiffness: Possible Utility of a Body Shape Index in Middle-Aged Nonobese Japanese Urban Residents Receiving Health Screening. Obesity Facts. 15(2). 160–169. 17 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Takashi Yamaguchi, Kazuki Abe, et al.. (2021). Effect of Conventional Medical Therapy or Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Urinary Albumin in Japanese Subjects with Severe Obesity: An Observational Study. Obesity Facts. 14(6). 613–621. 2 indexed citations

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Ohira, Masahiro, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Takashi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2021). The Relationship between Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Levels and Body Composition Changes after Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Facts. 14(6). 641–649. 3 indexed citations

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Ohira, Masahiro, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Takashi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2021). Decreased Triglyceride and Increased Serum Lipoprotein Lipase Levels Are Correlated to Increased High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Levels after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Facts. 14(6). 633–640. 1 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Takashi, Masahiro Ohira, Shoko Nakamura, et al.. (2021). High presepsin concentrations in bile and its marked elevation in biliary tract diseases: A retrospective analysis. Clinica Chimica Acta. 521. 278–284. 4 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yasuhiro & Ichiro Tatsuno. (2020). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids focusing on eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a review of the state-of-the-art. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology. 14(1). 79–93. 29 indexed citations

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Saiki, Atsuhito, Shoko Nakamura, Sho Tanaka, et al.. (2020). Impact of Mental Health Background and Nutrition Intake on Medium-Term Weight Loss in Japanese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Facts. 13(4). 371–383. 6 indexed citations

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Okada, Junpei, Patrick H.‐L. Sit, Ryo Ishikawa, et al.. (2020). Phase relation between supercooled liquid and amorphous silicon. Applied Physics Letters. 116(9). 2 indexed citations

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Sakurai, Kanako, et al.. (2005). Effectiveness of Medication Notebooks Distributed to Health Insurance Pharmacies in Yamagata prefecture. Iryo Yakugaku (Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences). 31(4). 290–294. 4 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Hideaki Fujita, & Hirofumi Akagi. (1997). Control Schemes and Transient Characteristics of a High Speed Phase Shifter for Power Flow Control in Power Transmission Systems. IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications. 117(11). 1327–1333. 2 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Hiromichi, et al.. (1995). Clinical characteristics of pontine infarction due to occlusion of the mouth of the paramedian branches.. Nosotchu. 17(1). 51–57. 3 indexed citations

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Koike, Yumi, Yasuhiro Watanabe, M Nozue, et al.. (1974). A Double-blind Controlled Trial of Carnaculin in the Cases with Meniere's Disease. Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 67(4). 391–406. 1 indexed citations

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