Yasuo Sekine

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
197 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Yasuo Sekine is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuo Sekine has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 49 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yasuo Sekine's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (67 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (35 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (22 papers). Yasuo Sekine is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (67 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (35 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (22 papers). Yasuo Sekine collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Yasuo Sekine's co-authors include Takehiko Fujisawa, Kiyoshi Shibuya, Toshihiko Iizasa, Kenzo Hiroshima, Masako Chiyo, Takahiro Nakajima, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Shaf Keshavjee, Akira Iyoda and Marc de Perrot and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Yasuo Sekine

188 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Real-time Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Nodes

2004 500 citations Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Masako Chiyo et al. CHEST Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasuo Sekine Japan	46	4.4k	2.0k	971	703	701	197	7.0k
Maurice Stephan Michel Germany	42	3.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	573 0.6×	529 0.8×	972 1.4×	285	6.2k
Peter Goldstraw United Kingdom	36	3.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	698 0.7×	515 0.7×	532 0.8×	73	5.0k
Steven N. Hochwald United States	47	2.7k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	3.2k 3.3×	1.1k 1.6×	1.3k 1.9×	210	7.4k
Sam S. Chang United States	49	3.1k 0.7×	4.5k 2.3×	1.2k 1.2×	321 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	187	7.5k
Masaru Murai Japan	44	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	320 0.5×	2.4k 3.4×	234	6.5k
Michael Burt United States	59	5.6k 1.3×	2.7k 1.4×	2.7k 2.8×	700 1.0×	963 1.4×	181	9.7k
Manfred P. Wirth Germany	48	4.9k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	375 0.5×	2.2k 3.2×	442	9.3k
Shinichiro Miyoshi Japan	41	2.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	607 0.9×	1.7k 2.4×	290	6.3k
Arnaud Méjean France	43	3.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	485 0.7×	2.6k 3.7×	226	7.1k
Michael Lanuti United States	41	3.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.7×	448 0.6×	677 1.0×	187	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuo Sekine

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Kawakami, Norito, Akihito Shimazu, Hisashi Eguchi, et al.. (2025). Demographic and work-related correlates of general and workplace loneliness among employees in Japan: a large-scale descriptive cross-sectional study. Journal of Occupational Health. 67(1).

Sekine, Yasuo, et al.. (2018). P2.16-39 The Application of 3D Medical Image Analyzer and a Fluorescence Guided Surgery for Pulmonary Sublobar Resection. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 13(10). S847–S847. 1 indexed citations

Yamada, Yoshito, Yasuo Sekine, Shigetoshi Yoshida, et al.. (2009). Type V Collagen-Induced Oral Tolerance Plus Low-Dose Cyclosporine Prevents Rejection of MHC Class I and II Incompatible Lung Allografts. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 237–245. 32 indexed citations

Sekine, Yasuo, et al.. (2009). PROSTHETIC RECONSTRUCTION OF SUPERIOR VENA CAVA FOR MALIGNANT DISEASES: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND OUTCOMES. CHEST Journal. 136(4). 13S–13S. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Lei, Makoto Suzuki, Takahiro Nakajima, et al.. (2008). Clinical significance of aberrant methylation of prostaglandin E receptor 2 (PTGER2) in nonsmall cell lung cancer. Cancer. 113(6). 1396–1403. 20 indexed citations

Nakajima, Takahiro, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Taiki Fujiwara, et al.. (2008). Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for the Diagnosis of Intrapulmonary Lesions. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 3(9). 985–988. 85 indexed citations

Yasufuku, Kazuhiro, Takahiro Nakajima, Masako Chiyo, et al.. (2007). Endobronchial Ultrasonography: Current Status and Future Directions. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2(10). 970–979. 71 indexed citations

Yasufuku, Kazuhiro, Takahiro Nakajima, Taiki Fujiwara, et al.. (2007). UTILITY OF ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND-GUIDED TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MEDIASTINAL MASSES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. CHEST Journal. 132(4). 465A–465A. 1 indexed citations

Iyoda, Akira, Masaya Baba, Kiyoshi Shibuya, et al.. (2006). Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspiration Cytological Examination: A Useful Tool for Diagnosing Primary Lung Cancer. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 54(2). 117–119. 9 indexed citations

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Yasufuku, Kazuhiro, Masako Chiyo, Eitetsu Koh, et al.. (2005). Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration for staging of lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 50(3). 347–354. 349 indexed citations

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Yasufuku, Kazuhiro, Masako Chiyo, Takekazu Iwata, et al.. (2004). Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Biopsy in Respiratory Disease-Real-time Endobronchial Ultrasound GuidedTransbronchial Needle Aspiration. 26(8). 704–710. 1 indexed citations

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Sekine, Yasuo, Yukio Saitoh, Takehiko Fujisawa, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of Tumor Invasion to the Bronchial Wall and Nodal Metastasis by Endobronchial Ultrasonography. 24(4). 283–287. 1 indexed citations

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Iizasa, Toshihiko, Takashi Anayama, Masayuki Baba, et al.. (2002). A Clinical Investigation of Multiple Carcinomas in Resected Cases of Lung Carcinoma.. Nihon Kikan Shokudoka Gakkai Kaiho. 53(2). 77–82. 1 indexed citations

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Perrot, Marc de, Yasuo Sekine, Stefan Fischer, et al.. (2002). Interleukin-8 Release during Early Reperfusion Predicts Graft Function in Human Lung Transplantation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 165(2). 211–215. 209 indexed citations

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Fischer, Stefan, Andrea Matte-Martyn, Marc de Perrot, et al.. (2001). Low-potassium dextran preservation solution improves lung function after human lung transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 121(3). 594–596. 102 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Masato, et al.. (1999). Antiulcer Effect of Lafutidine on Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Antral Ulcers in Refed Rats. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 80(3). 229–236. 22 indexed citations

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Sekine, Yasuo, et al.. (1998). A Novel Histamine 2(H2) Receptor Antagonist with Gastroprotective Activity. I. Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of N-Phenoxypropylacetamide Derivatives with Thioether Function.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 46(4). 610–615. 4 indexed citations

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Fujisawa, Takehiko, Yutaka Yamaguchi, Yukio Saitoh, et al.. (1996). Endoscopic Nd:YAG Laser Treatment as a Curative Modality for Benign Neoplasms of the Tracheobronchus. Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2(6). 411–416. 2 indexed citations

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Fujisawa, Takehiko, Yukio Saitoh, Tsunehiro Takeda, et al.. (1993). Dose study of the immunosuppression of FK 506 in canine lung allo-transplantation. Surgery Today. 23(4). 338–343. 11 indexed citations

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Sekine, Yasuo, et al.. (1965). STUDIES ON THE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF SHELL-FISH PROTEINS. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 31(8). 634–637. 2 indexed citations

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