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Hiroyuki Kuwano

Hiroyuki Kuwano

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
44219
World Ranking
7294
National Ranking
175

Hiroyuki Kuwano 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 Hiroyuki Kuwano sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,274 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroyuki Kuwano 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 Hiroyuki Kuwano sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hiroyuki Kuwano is affiliated with Gunma University in Japan. Their primary research contributions lie in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on surgery, infectious diseases, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, and oncology.

Their research encompasses several critical topics, including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, esophageal and gastrointestinal pathology, esophageal cancer research and treatment, COVID-19 clinical research studies, gastric cancer management and outcomes, tracheal and airway disorders, and cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Relation of fever intensity and antipyretic use with specific antibody response after two doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine," 2022, Vaccine
  • "Mac-2-binding protein glycan isomer enhances the aggressiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma by activating mTOR signaling," 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Descending necrotizing mediastinitis and the proposal of a new classification," 2021, JTCVS Open
  • "CD36 Expression Is Associated with Cancer Aggressiveness and Energy Source in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma," 2020, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • "Cancer exosomal microRNAs from gefitinib-resistant lung cancer cells cause therapeutic resistance in gefitinib-sensitive cells," 2020, Surgery Today

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kuwano include Takehiko Yokobori, Makoto Sohda, Ken Shirabe, Makoto Sakai, and Hiroshi Saeki. These collaborations reflect an ongoing effort to address complex challenges in their fields of study.

Hiroyuki Kuwano has published extensively in several scientific journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Esophagus
  • Surgery Today
  • Vaccine
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Mutations of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene in Lung Cancer Biological and Clinical Implications

    Takayuki Kosaka;Yasushi Yatabe;Hideki Endoh;Hiroyuki Kuwano

  • Analysis of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutation in Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer and Acquired Resistance to Gefitinib

    Takayuki Kosaka;Yasushi Yatabe;Hideki Endoh;Kimihide Yoshida

  • Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2014 : Annual report by The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery.

    Munetaka Masuda;Meinoshin Okumura;Yuichiro Doki

  • Esophageal cancer practice guidelines 2017 edited by the Japan Esophageal Society: part 1.

    Yuko Kitagawa;Takashi Uno;Tsuneo Oyama;Ken Kato

  • Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus April 2012 edited by the Japan Esophageal Society

    Hiroyuki Kuwano;Yasumasa Nishimura;Tsuneo Oyama;Hiroyuki Kato

  • Esophageal cancer practice guidelines 2017 edited by the Japan esophageal society: part 2

    Yuko Kitagawa;Takashi Uno;Tsuneo Oyama;Ken Kato

  • Activation of MET by gene amplification or by splice mutations deleting the juxtamembrane domain in primary resected lung cancers.

    Ryoichi Onozato;Takayuki Kosaka;Hiroyuki Kuwano;Yoshitaka Sekido

  • TP53 Mutations in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

    Akira Mogi;Hiroyuki Kuwano

  • Comparison between positron emission tomography and computed tomography in the use of the assessment of esophageal carcinoma.

    Hiroyuki Kato M.D.;Hiroyuki Kuwano M.D.;Masanobu Nakajima;Tatsuya Miyazaki

  • Anticancer effects of gallic acid isolated from Indonesian herbal medicine, Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl, on human cancer cell lines.

    A. Faried;D. Kurnia;L. S. Faried;N. Usman

  • Inhibition of autophagy augments 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy in human colon cancer in vitro and in vivo model.

    Jie Li;Ni Hou;Ahmad Faried;Ahmad Faried;Soichi Tsutsumi

  • Inhibition of Autophagy by 3-MA Enhances the Effect of 5-FU-Induced Apoptosis in Colon Cancer Cells

    Jie Li;Ni Hou;Ahmad Faried;Soichi Tsutsumi

  • c-myc Is a Downstream Target of the Smad Pathway

    Ken Yagi;Masao Furuhashi;Hiromasa Aoki;Daisuke Goto

  • Prognostic implication of EGFR, KRAS, and TP53 gene mutations in a large cohort of Japanese patients with surgically treated lung adenocarcinoma.

    Takayuki Kosaka;Yasushi Yatabe;Ryoichi Onozato;Hiroyuki Kuwano

  • Evaluation of 18F-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography for gastric cancer.

    Erito Mochiki;Hiroyuki Kuwano;Hiroyuki Katoh;Takayuki Asao

  • Gum chewing enhances early recovery from postoperative ileus after laparoscopic colectomy.

    Takayuki Asao;Hiroyuki Kuwano;Jun-ichi Nakamura;Nobuhiro Morinaga

  • The diagnosis and treatment of adult intussusception.

    Kunio Takeuchi;Yasushi Tsuzuki;Tetsu Ando;Masao Sekihara

  • Irinotecan plus S-1 (IRIS) versus fluorouracil and folinic acid plus irinotecan (FOLFIRI) as second-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: a randomised phase 2/3 non-inferiority study (FIRIS study)

    Kei Muro;Narikazu Boku;Yasuhiro Shimada;Akihito Tsuji

  • The incremental effect of positron emission tomography on diagnostic accuracy in the initial staging of esophageal carcinoma

    Hiroyuki Kato M.D.;Tatsuya Miyazaki M.D.;Masanobu Nakajima M.D.;Junko Takita

  • Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma of the esophagus

    Hiroyuki Kuwano;Yasumasa Nishimura;Atsushi Ohtsu;Hiroyuki Kato

Frequent Co-Authors

Keizo Sugimachi
Keizo Sugimachi Kyushu University
Masaki Mori
Masaki Mori Kyushu University
Ken Shirabe
Ken Shirabe Gunma University
Hiroyuki Kato
Hiroyuki Kato Massachusetts General Hospital
Tetsuya Mitsudomi
Tetsuya Mitsudomi Kindai University
Yuichiro Doki
Yuichiro Doki Osaka University
Keigo Endo
Keigo Endo Gunma University
Yoshihiko Maehara
Yoshihiko Maehara Kyushu University
Koshi Mimori
Koshi Mimori Kyushu University
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Masatoshi Makuuchi University of Tokyo

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