Yutaka Saito

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
175 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Yutaka Saito is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yutaka Saito has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 84 papers in Surgery and 80 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yutaka Saito's work include Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (95 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (56 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (39 papers). Yutaka Saito is often cited by papers focused on Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (95 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (56 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (39 papers). Yutaka Saito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yutaka Saito's co-authors include Satoru Nonaka, Ichiro Oda, Taku Sakamoto, Shigetaka Yoshinaga, Takahisa Matsuda, Haruhiro Inoue, Daizo Saito, Hisao Tajiri, Hiroyuki Takamaru and Masayoshi Yamada and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Yutaka Saito

154 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Early Detection of Superficial Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Head and Neck Region and Esophagus by Narrow Band Imaging: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

2010 482 citations Yutaka Saito, Ichiro Oda et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yutaka Saito Japan	21	1.3k	1.1k	975	272	206	175	2.2k
Martin Dobritz Germany	25	626 0.5×	846 0.8×	668 0.7×	172 0.6×	90 0.4×	66	2.4k
M. Balducci Italy	25	993 0.7×	610 0.6×	828 0.8×	40 0.1×	150 0.7×	133	2.4k
Mitsuharu Miwa Japan	17	635 0.5×	727 0.7×	427 0.4×	88 0.3×	33 0.2×	39	1.8k
Yin‐Kai Chao Taiwan	26	1.6k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	340 0.3×	42 0.2×	49 0.2×	195	2.4k
Takeshi Kodaira Japan	29	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	807 0.8×	28 0.1×	636 3.1×	218	2.6k
Hilmar Kuehl Germany	30	1.3k 1.0×	604 0.6×	689 0.7×	160 0.6×	86 0.4×	57	3.1k
Kazuhisa Furutani Japan	20	432 0.3×	622 0.6×	370 0.4×	30 0.1×	347 1.7×	51	1.1k
F.P.R. Verbeek Netherlands	22	632 0.5×	610 0.6×	443 0.5×	31 0.1×	54 0.3×	32	1.8k
A. Robert Kagan United States	29	962 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	830 0.9×	38 0.1×	245 1.2×	153	2.6k
Boudewijn E. Schaafsma Netherlands	20	787 0.6×	731 0.7×	503 0.5×	24 0.1×	70 0.3×	27	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yutaka Saito

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Sekiguchi, Masau, Kensuke Shinmura, Kazuki Sumiyama, et al.. (2025). Protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the usefulness of computer-aided detection systems for colonoscopy in colorectal cancer screening in the Asia-Pacific region (project CAD/NCCH2217). Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 55(7). 837–840. 1 indexed citations

Toyoshima, Osamu, Toshihiro Nishizawa, Shuntaro Yoshida, et al.. (2025). Characteristics of Clinically Significant Hyperplastic Polyps: Distinctions Between Microvesicular and Goblet Cell‐Rich Types. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 40(5). 1182–1187.

Abe, Seiichiro, Satoru Nonaka, Haruhisa Suzuki, et al.. (2024). Long-term outcomes after non-curative endoscopic resection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma followed by additional chemoradiotherapy. Diseases of the Esophagus. 37(5). 2 indexed citations

Saito, Yutaka, et al.. (2024). Learning curve of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection of an endoscopist experienced hands‐on training in Japan. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 40(1). 226–234.

Toyoshima, Osamu, Toshihiro Nishizawa, Shuntaro Yoshida, et al.. (2024). Colorectal adenoma detection rate using texture and color enhancement imaging versus white light imaging with chromoendoscopy: a propensity score matching study. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 39(10). 2105–2111. 5 indexed citations

Abe, Seiichiro, Masau Sekiguchi, Naoya Toyoshima, et al.. (2024). ENDOSCOPIC HAND SUTURING USING A MODIFIED THROUGH-THE-SCOPE NEEDLE HOLDER FOR MUCOSAL CLOSURE AFTER COLORECTAL ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION: A PROSPECTIVE MULTI-CENTER STUDY. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 99(6). AB503–AB503.

Sakamoto, Yasunari, Taku Sakamoto, Akihiro Ohba, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of hemostasis by gastroduodenal covered metal stent placement for hemorrhagic duodenal stenosis due to pancreatobiliary cancer invasion: a retrospective study. Clinical Endoscopy. 57(5). 628–636.

Maruki, Yuta, Susumu Hijioka, Yoshikuni Nagashio, et al.. (2024). Sedative effects of propofol and risk factors for excessive sedation in the endoscopic treatment of biliary and pancreatic diseases. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). e417–e417. 3 indexed citations

Nakamura, Keiko, Masau Sekiguchi, Minori Matsumoto, et al.. (2024). Chronological Trend of Opportunistic Endoscopic Screening for Gastric Cancer and Atrophic Gastritis. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 25(4). 1247–1255.

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Toyoshima, Osamu, et al.. (2023). Hemorrhoids as a risk factor for colorectal adenomas on colonoscopy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(5). E497–E503. 4 indexed citations

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Albéniz, Eduardo, James E. East, Nayantara Coelho‐Prabhu, et al.. (2022). Endoscopic management of patients with high-risk colorectal colitis–associated neoplasia: a Delphi study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 97(4). 767–779.e6. 10 indexed citations

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Tsukamoto, Shunsuke, et al.. (2022). A metastatic G2 neuroendocrine tumor smaller than 5 mm. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 94(C). 107037–107037. 1 indexed citations

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Fujimoto, Ai, Yutaka Saito, Seiichiro Abe, et al.. (2021). Clinical usefulness of red dichromatic imaging in hemostatic treatment during endoscopic submucosal dissection: First report from a multicenter, open‐label, randomized controlled trial. Digestive Endoscopy. 34(2). 379–390. 20 indexed citations

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Abe, Seiichiro, Juntaro Matsuzaki, Kazuki Sudo, et al.. (2021). A novel combination of serum microRNAs for the detection of early gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer. 24(4). 835–843. 31 indexed citations

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Yamada, Masayoshi, Hiroki Kuwabara, Hiroyuki Takamaru, et al.. (2019). Newly-developed colonoscope (PCF-PQ260L) is useful for patients with difficult colons. The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. 30(7). 630–635.

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Hijioka, Susumu, Yasunari Sakamoto, Akihiro Ohba, et al.. (2018). Novel simultaneous endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticoduodenostomy and hepaticogastrostomy for recurrent hepatic hilar obstruction. Endoscopy. 50(11). E320–E322. 7 indexed citations

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Saito, Yutaka, Amit Bhatt, Takeshi Nakajima, et al.. (2016). Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) could reduce the need for surgery of colonic polyps in the West. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery. 1(5). 16–16. 2 indexed citations

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Uraoka, Toshio, Reiji Higashi, Yutaka Saito, Takahisa Matsuda, & Kazuhide Yamamoto. (2010). IMPACT OF NARROW‐BAND IMAGING IN SCREENING COLONOSCOPY. Digestive Endoscopy. 22(s1). S54–6. 12 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Haruhisa, Yutaka Saito, Hisatomo Ikehara, & Ichiro Oda. (2009). Evaluation of visualization of squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus and pharynx using an autofluorescence imaging videoendoscope system. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 24(12). 1834–1839. 14 indexed citations

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Uematsu, Keizo, Yusuke Moriyoshi, Yutaka Saito, & J. Nowotny. (1995). Interfaces of Ceramic Materials. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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