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Akinobu Taketomi

Akinobu Taketomi

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
21576
World Ranking
17620
National Ranking
561

Akinobu Taketomi publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akinobu Taketomi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 949 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Akinobu Taketomi D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akinobu Taketomi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Akinobu Taketomi is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the fields of surgery and oncology. Their work spans a variety of subfields including hepatology, epidemiology, and molecular biology, reflecting a broad yet focused engagement with clinical and biomedical sciences.

Their research interests primarily cluster around key topics such as colorectal cancer surgical treatments, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer studies, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, and liver disease and transplantation.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery
  • Surgical Case Reports
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Surgery Today
  • Gastroenterology

The scientist's collaboration network includes coauthors with whom they have published most frequently, such as Toshiya Kamiyama, Tatsuya Orimo, Shigenori Homma, Nobuki Ichikawa, and Tatsuhiko Kakisaka. These partnerships suggest ongoing integrated research efforts within their specialized domains.

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • Randomized phase III study of gemcitabine, cisplatin plus S-1 versus gemcitabine, cisplatin for advanced biliary tract cancer (KHBO1401- MITSUBA), 2022, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
  • Diagnostic efficacy of circular RNAs as noninvasive, liquid biopsy biomarkers for early detection of gastric cancer, 2022, Molecular Cancer
  • The impact of COVID-19 on surgical procedures in Japan: analysis of data from the National Clinical Database, 2021, Surgery Today
  • A Circulating Panel of circRNA Biomarkers for the Noninvasive and Early Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, 2023, Gastroenterology
  • 2023 National Clinical Database Annual Report by the Japan Surgical Society, 2025, Surgery Today

The scientist's work is notable for addressing both clinical therapeutic approaches and diagnostic advancements. Their studies often include large-scale clinical data analysis, biomarker research, and evaluations of healthcare impacts, particularly evidenced by their investigation into surgical procedure trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

Akinobu Taketomi's broad publication record in medicine, with over 600 publications, emphasizes surgery as the most significant subfield followed by oncology and hepatology. This quantitative output underlines their sustained contribution to medical sciences, focusing on improving understanding and treatment within their research scope.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study identifies TNFSF15 and POU2AF1 as susceptibility loci for primary biliary cirrhosis in the Japanese population.

    Minoru Nakamura;Nao Nishida;Minae Kawashima;Yoshihiro Aiba

  • Long-term and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic versus open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with propensity score matching: a multi-institutional Japanese study.

    Takeshi Takahara;Go Wakabayashi;Toru Beppu;Arihiro Aihara

  • Interleukin-6/STAT3 signaling as a promising target to improve the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy.

    Hidemitsu Kitamura;Yosuke Ohno;Yujiro Toyoshima;Junya Ohtake

  • Variants in IL28B in liver recipients and donors correlate with response to peg-interferon and ribavirin therapy for recurrent hepatitis C.

    Takasuke Fukuhara;Akinobu Taketomi;Takashi Motomura;Shinji Okano

  • The predictors of microvascular invasion in candidates for liver transplantation with hepatocellular carcinoma-with special reference to the serum levels of des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin.

    Ken Shirabe;shinji itoh;Tomoharu Yoshizumi;Yuji Soejima

  • Trends in morbidity and mortality after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: an institute's experience with 625 patients.

    Akinobu Taketomi;Dai Kitagawa;Shinji Itoh;Norifumi Harimoto

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma with a Pseudocapsule on Gadolinium-enhanced MR Images: Correlation with Histopathologic Findings

    Kousei Ishigami;Kengo Yoshimitsu;Yunosuke Nishihara;Hiroyuki Irie

  • Generation and Elimination of 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-Triphosphate, a Mutagenic Substrate for DNA Synthesis, in Human Cells

    Hiroshi Hayakawa;Akinobu Taketomi;Kunihiko Sakumi;Michihiko Kuwano

  • Feasibility of Left Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation Between Adults: An 8‐Year, Single‐Center Experience of 107 Cases

    Yuji Soejima;Yuji Soejima;A. Taketomi;Tomoharu Yoshizumi;H. Uchiyama

  • Clinical Significance of Histone Deacetylase 1 Expression in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Tatsuya Rikimaru;Akinobu Taketomi;Yo Ichi Yamashita;Ken Shirabe

  • Impact of des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin and tumor size on the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after living donor liver transplantation.

    Akinobu Taketomi;Kensaku Sanefuji;Yuji Soejima;Tomoharu Yoshizumi

  • Surgical outcomes in gastroenterological surgery in Japan: Report of National Clinical database 2011-2016.

    Hiroshi Hasegawa;Arata Takahashi;Yoshihiro Kakeji;Hideki Ueno

  • Natural killer cell activity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a new prognostic indicator after hepatectomy.

    Akinobu Taketomi;Mitsuo Shimada;Ken Shirabe;Kiyoshi Kajiyama

  • The beneficial role of simultaneous splenectomy in living donor liver transplantation in patients with small-for-size graft

    Tomoharu Yoshizumi;Akinobu Taketomi;Yuji Soejima;Toru Ikegami

  • Extended indication for living donor liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Yuji Soejima;Akinobu Taketomi;Tomoharu Yoshizumi;Hideaki Uchiyama

  • Arterial Blood Supply of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Histologic Grading: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation

    Yoshiki Asayama;Kengo Yoshimitsu;Yunosuke Nishihara;Hiroyuki Irie

  • Role of tumor-associated macrophages in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

    Ken Shirabe;Yohei Mano;Jun Muto;Rumi Matono

  • Delayed-phase dynamic CT enhancement as a prognostic factor for mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

    Yoshiki Asayama;Kengo Yoshimitsu;Hiroyuki Irie;Tsuyoshi Tajima

  • Proposal of progression model for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: clinicopathologic differences between hilar type and peripheral type.

    Shinichi Aishima;Yousuke Kuroda;Yunosuke Nishihara;Tomohiro Iguchi

  • Longterm Favorable Results of Limited Hepatic Resections for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 20 Years of Experience

    Yo ichi Yamashita;Akinobu Taketomi;shinji itoh;Dai Kitagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihiko Maehara
Yoshihiko Maehara Kyushu University
Ken Shirabe
Ken Shirabe Gunma University
Mitsuo Shimada
Mitsuo Shimada University of Tokushima
Hiroshi Honda
Hiroshi Honda Kyushu University
Hideo Baba
Hideo Baba Kumamoto University
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi Kyushu University
Keizo Sugimachi
Keizo Sugimachi Kyushu University
Satoru Todo
Satoru Todo Hokkaido University
Yoshihiro Matsuno
Yoshihiro Matsuno Hokkaido University
Shinji Uemoto
Shinji Uemoto Kyoto University

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