Yonson Ku

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
205 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Yonson Ku is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yonson Ku has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Surgery, 79 papers in Oncology and 71 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Yonson Ku's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (54 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (48 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (37 papers). Yonson Ku is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (54 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (48 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (37 papers). Yonson Ku collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Yonson Ku's co-authors include Takumi Fukumoto, Norihiro Kokudo, Masatoshi Kudo, Yutaka Matsuyama, Namiki Izumi, Michiie Sakamoto, Osamu Nakashima, Tetsuo Ajiki, Osamu Matsui and Takafumi Ichida and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yonson Ku

197 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Survival benefit of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma associated with portal vein invasion

2016 335 citations Takashi Kokudo, Kiyoshi Hasegawa et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yonson Ku Japan	36	2.3k	2.1k	1.7k	1.4k	1.0k	205	5.0k
Takashi Matsumata Japan	39	2.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	192	5.2k
Young Joo Lee South Korea	36	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	167	4.2k
Olivier Scatton France	39	3.0k 1.3×	3.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	975 0.9×	194	5.1k
Franc Hetzer Switzerland	22	2.6k 1.1×	885 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	853 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	65	5.2k
Andrea Ruzzenente Italy	33	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	181	4.1k
Hiromitsu Hayashi Japan	38	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	746 0.7×	329	4.6k
Evelyne M. Loyer United States	30	2.5k 1.1×	3.2k 1.5×	3.2k 1.8×	917 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	76	7.0k
A. Altendorf-Hofmann Germany	31	2.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	3.7k 2.1×	628 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	124	5.8k
Ken Takasaki Japan	35	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	180	4.4k
Felice Giuliante Italy	36	2.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	645 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	197	4.1k

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Gau, Shuo‐Yan, Chia‐Chi Chang, Wei-Ting Hsu, et al.. (2025). Risk of New-Onset Hidradenitis Suppurativa in People with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a large-scale propensity-score-matched cohort study. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 22(10). 2269–2276.

Ueda, Yuki, et al.. (2018). Prognosis of Patients with Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Pancreas According to the World Health Organization 2017 Classification. JOP, journal of the pancreas. 4 indexed citations

Takayasu, Kenichi, Shigeki Arii, Michiie Sakamoto, et al.. (2017). Impact of resection and ablation for single hypovascular hepatocellular carcinoma ≤2 cm analysed with propensity score weighting. Liver International. 38(3). 484–493. 30 indexed citations

Sakai, Yasuhiro, Seung‐Mo Hong, Soyeon An, et al.. (2016). CD133 expression in well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a potential predictor of progressive clinical courses. Human Pathology. 61. 148–157. 6 indexed citations

Tsugawa, Daisuke, Takumi Fukumoto, Masahiro Kido, et al.. (2015). The Predictive Power of Serum α-Fetoprotein and Des-γ-Carboxy Prothrombin for Survival Varies by Tumor Size in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.. PubMed. 61(5). E124–31. 4 indexed citations

Asari, Sadaki, Ippei Matsumoto, Tetsuo Ajiki, et al.. (2014). Perioperative management for pancreatoduodenectomy following severe acute pancreatitis in patients with periampullary cancer: our experience with six consecutive cases. Surgery Today. 45(2). 181–188. 8 indexed citations

Yano, Yoshihiko, Takumi Fukumoto, Atsushi Takebe, et al.. (2013). Quantification of Pregenomic RNA and Covalently Closed Circular DNA in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma. International Journal of Hepatology. 2013. 1–9. 25 indexed citations

Hasegawa, Kiyoshi, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Norihiro Kokudo, et al.. (2013). Impact of Histologically Confirmed Lymph Node Metastases on Patient Survival After Surgical Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Annals of Surgery. 259(1). 166–170. 48 indexed citations

Masuda, Atsuhiro, Yoshifumi Arisaka, Shigeo Hara, et al.. (2013). MUC2 expression and prevalence of high-grade dysplasia and invasive carcinoma in mixed-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas. Pancreatology. 13(6). 583–588. 13 indexed citations

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Gon, Hidetoshi, Katsumi Fumoto, Yonson Ku, Shinji Matsumoto, & Akira Kikuchi. (2013). Wnt5a signaling promotes apical and basolateral polarization of single epithelial cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(23). 3764–3774. 24 indexed citations

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Aoki, Taku, Norihiro Kokudo, Yutaka Matsuyama, et al.. (2013). Prognostic Impact of Spontaneous Tumor Rupture in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Annals of Surgery. 259(3). 532–542. 123 indexed citations

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Fukumoto, Takumi, Masahiro Kido, Masanori Takahashi, et al.. (2012). Novel Non-Trocar Technique for Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation. Digestive Diseases. 30(6). 588–591. 1 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Ippei, Makoto Shinzeki, Hirochika Toyama, et al.. (2011). Pancreas preservation for pancreas and islet transplantation. Suizo. 26(2). 142–152.

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Tanaka, Toshihiro, et al.. (2011). Hepatocellular carcinoma showing tumor stain disappearance with sorafenib treatment and reappearance after treatment reduction and interruption. Kanzo. 52(1). 50–55. 1 indexed citations

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Komatsu, Shohei, Takumi Fukumoto, Yuichi Hori, et al.. (2009). A Novel Two-Stage Treatment combining Surgical Spacer Placement and Proton Beam Radiotherapy for Unresectable Colonic Liver Metastases: Report of a Case. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 42(12). 1831–1836. 2 indexed citations

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Ueda, Takashi, Yoshifumi Takeyama, Takeo Yasuda, et al.. (2009). Utility of the new Japanese severity score and indications for special therapies in acute pancreatitis. Journal of Gastroenterology. 44(5). 453–459. 43 indexed citations

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Motoyama, Satoru, Yonson Ku, Jovelle B. Laoag‐Fernandez, et al.. (2004). Neoadjuvant high-dose intraarterial infusion chemotherapy under percutaneous pelvic perfusion with extracorporeal chemofiltration in patients with stages IIIa–IVa cervical cancer. Gynecologic Oncology. 95(3). 576–582. 11 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Shinichi, et al.. (1997). Thromboxane A2 synthesis inhibitor OKY046 ameliorates vascular endothelial injury of pancreas graft during preservation by the two-layer UW solution/perfluorochemical method at 20°C. Transplantation Proceedings. 29(1-2). 1359–1362. 10 indexed citations

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Kuroda, Yoshikazu, Tetsuya Sakai, Yasuyuki Suzuki, et al.. (1996). SMALL BOWEL PRESERVATION USING A CAVITARY TWO-LAYER (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SOLUTION/PERFLUOROCHEMICAL) COLD STORAGE METHOD. Transplantation. 61(3). 370–373. 16 indexed citations

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Ku, Yonson, et al.. (1995). EVIDENCE THAT PORTAL VEIN DECOMPRESSION IMPROVES SURVIVAL OF CANINE QUARTER ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation. 59(10). 1388–1392. 64 indexed citations

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