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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

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  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Eiji Tanaka is affiliated with Shinshu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on epidemiology, hepatology, surgery, oncology, and molecular biology. Their research spans various topics related to liver diseases, viral infections, and oncology. Tanaka's work demonstrates a concentration on hepatitis B and C viruses, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, as well as colorectal, anal, and gastric cancers.

Tanaka's recent publications reflect a wide range of interests within these subjects. Notable papers include:

  • Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen to Indicate High Viral Load: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 10,397 Individual Participants, 2020, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Outcomes of Pediatric Liver Transplantation in Japan: A Report from the Registry of the Japanese Liver Transplantation Society, 2021, Transplantation
  • Ultra-high sensitivity HBsAg assay can diagnose HBV reactivation following rituximab-based therapy in patients with lymphoma, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • Correlation of clinicopathological features and LGR5 expression in colon adenocarcinoma, 2020, Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
  • Effectiveness of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir for Hepatitis C: Real-World Experience and Clinical Features of Retreatment Cases, 2020, Biomedicines

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tanaka include:

  • Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Yasuhito Tanaka
  • Masaru Enomoto
  • Shuhei Nishiguchi
  • Masanori Atsukawa

The dissemination of Tanaka's research appears predominantly in journals such as:

  • Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
  • Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Transplantation
  • Journal of Hepatology

Tanaka's work addresses key topics, including:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association of IL28B with response to pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C.

    Yasuhito Tanaka;Nao Nishida;Masaya Sugiyama;Masayuki Kurosaki

  • Risk factors contributing to early and late phase intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy

    Hiroshi Imamura;Yutaka Matsuyama;Eiji Tanaka;Takao Ohkubo

  • Interrelationship of blood transfusion, non‐A, non‐B hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis by detection of antibody to hepatitis C virus

    Kendo Kiyosawa;Takeshi Sodeyama;Eiji Tanaka;Yukio Gibo

  • Degenerative Disorders of the Temporomandibular Joint: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    E. Tanaka;M.S. Detamore;L.G. Mercuri

  • Geographic distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype in patients with chronic HBV infection in Japan

    Etsuro Orito;Takafumi Ichida;Hiroshi Sakugawa;Michio Sata

  • Hepatitis C in hospital employees with needlestick injuries.

    Kendo Kiyosawa;Takeshi Sodeyama;Eiji Tanaka;Yoshiyuki Nakano

  • Plant-Symbiotic Fungi as Chemical Engineers: Multi-Genome Analysis of the Clavicipitaceae Reveals Dynamics of Alkaloid Loci

    Christopher L. Schardl;Carolyn A. Young;Uljana Hesse;Stefan G. Amyotte

  • A high prevalence of antibody to the hepatitis C virus in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan.

    Kusuya Nishioka;Junnosuke Watanabe;Seiichi Furuta;Eiji Tanaka

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma: Recent trends in Japan

    Kendo Kiyosawa;Takeji Umemura;Tetsuya Ichijo;Akihiro Matsumoto

  • Highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid treatment improves nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

    Naoki Tanaka;Kenji Sano;Akira Horiuchi;Eiji Tanaka

  • Biomechanical Behavior of the Temporomandibular Joint Disc

    Eiji Tanaka;Theo van Eijden

  • Influence of genotypes and precore mutations on fulminant or chronic outcome of acute hepatitis B virus infection.

    Atsushi Ozasa;Yasuhito Tanaka;Etsuro Orito;Masaya Sugiyama

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha protects against alcohol-induced liver damage.

    Tamie Nakajima;Yuji Kamijo;Naoki Tanaka;Eiko Sugiyama

  • Eosinophilic inflammation in cough variant asthma

    A Niimi;R Amitani;K Suzuki;E Tanaka

  • Sensitive Enzyme Immunoassay for Hepatitis B Virus Core-Related Antigens and Their Correlation to Virus Load

    Tatsuji Kimura;Akinori Rokuhara;Yoko Sakamoto;Shintaro Yagi

  • Development of a Simple and Highly Sensitive Enzyme Immunoassay for Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen

    Katsumi Aoyagi;Chiharu Ohue;Kumiko Iida;Tatsuji Kimura

  • The natural course of chronic hepatitis C: A comparison between patients with genotypes 1 and 2 hepatitis C viruses

    M Kobayashi;E Tanaka;T Sodeyama;A Urushihara

  • Observation of charge stripes in cupric oxide

    X. G. Zheng;C. N. Xu;Y. Tomokiyo;E. Tanaka

  • A pilot study of low-dose erythromycin in bronchiectasis.

    K.W.t. Tsang;P.‐I. Ho;K.‐n Chan;M.S.m. Ip

  • Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan

    Takeji Umemura;Tetsuya Ichijo;Kaname Yoshizawa;Eiji Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Kendo Kiyosawa
Kendo Kiyosawa Shinshu University
Masao Ota
Masao Ota Shinshu University
Yoshiharu Sakai
Yoshiharu Sakai Kyoto University
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Namiki Izumi
Namiki Izumi Musashino Red Cross Hospital
Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Yoshihiko Katsuyama
Yoshihiko Katsuyama Shinshu University
Takashi Takata
Takashi Takata Hiroshima University
Shigeyuki Kawa
Shigeyuki Kawa Matsumoto Dental University
Hiromitsu Kumada
Hiromitsu Kumada Fukuoka University

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