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Kazuo Tsubota

Kazuo Tsubota

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
139
Citations
81812
World Ranking
1740
National Ranking
34

Kazuo Tsubota 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 Kazuo Tsubota sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,907 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kazuo Tsubota 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 Kazuo Tsubota sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 139 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

Kazuo Tsubota is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on ophthalmology. Their research spans several subfields, including ophthalmology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work primarily covers topics related to ocular health and vision. Key subjects include:

  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders
  • Corneal Surgery and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Kazuo Tsubota has published numerous papers, contributing knowledge to both specialized and broad audiences. Some of the recent works include:

  • Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian aging, 2023, Cell
  • A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide, 2020, BMC Ophthalmology
  • Defining Dry Eye from a Clinical Perspective, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of dry eye, 2020, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • Efficacy and safety of 0.01% atropine for prevention of childhood myopia in a 2-year randomized placebo-controlled study, 2021, Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Frequently publishing in notable venues, Tsubota's works appear primarily in:

  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Ocular Surface
  • PLoS ONE

Collaboration is a significant aspect of this scientist's research output. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Kazuno Negishi
  • Toshihide Kurihara
  • Hidemasa Torii
  • Motoko Kawashima
  • Kiwako Mori

Best Publications

  • TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report

    Jennifer P. Craig;Kelly K. Nichols;Esen K. Akpek;Barbara Caffery

  • The international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction: Executive summary

    Kelly K. Nichols;Gary N. Foulks;Anthony J. Bron;Ben J. Glasgow

  • A novel clinical entity, IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD): general concept and details

    Hisanori Umehara;Kazuichi Okazaki;Yasufumi Masaki;Mitsuhiro Kawano

  • Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Ocular Surface Reconstruction in Patients with Chemical and Thermal Burns

    Jun Shimazaki;Hao-Yung Yang;Kazuo Tsubota

  • Proposal for a new clinical entity, IgG4-positive multiorgan lymphoproliferative syndrome: analysis of 64 cases of IgG4-related disorders

    Yasufumi Masaki;Lingli Dong;Lingli Dong;Nozomu Kurose;Kazuko Kitagawa

  • The international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction: report of the subcommittee on management and treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction.

    Gerd Geerling;Joseph Tauber;Christophe Baudouin;Eiki Goto

  • Treatment of dry eye by autologous serum application in Sjögren's syndrome

    Kazuo Tsubota;Eiki Goto;Hiromi Fujita;Masafumi Ono;Masafumi Ono

  • Surgical reconstruction of the ocular surface in advanced ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

    Kazuo Tsubota;Kazuo Tsubota;Yoshiyuki Satake;Mitsuko Ohyama;Ikuko Toda;Ikuko Toda

  • Transplantation of amniotic membrane and limbal autograft for patients with recurrent pterygium associated with symblepharon

    Jun Shimazaki;Naoshi Shinozaki;Kazuo Tsubota

  • Effects of Blue Light on the Circadian System and Eye Physiology

    Gianluca Tosini;Ian Ferguson;Kazuo Tsubota

  • Treatment of severe ocular-surface disorders with corneal epithelial stem-cell transplantation.

    Kazuo Tsubota;Yoshiyuki Satake;Minako Kaido;Naoshi Shinozaki

  • Impaired functional visual acuity of dry eye patients

    Eiki Goto;Yukiko Yagi;Yukihiro Matsumoto;Kazuo Tsubota

  • Ocular Surface Changes and Discomfort in Patients With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

    Jun Shimazaki;Miki Sakata;Miki Sakata;Kazuo Tsubota

  • Treatment of persistent corneal epithelial defect by autologous serum application.

    Kazuo Tsubota;Kazuo Tsubota;Eiki Goto;Eiki Goto;Shigeto Shimmura;Shigeto Shimmura;Jun Shimazaki

  • Dry Eyes and Video Display Terminals

    Kazuo Tsubota;Katsu Nakamori

  • New Perspectives on Dry Eye Definition and Diagnosis: A Consensus Report by the Asia Dry Eye Society

    Kazuo Tsubota;Norihiko Yokoi;Jun Shimazaki;Hitoshi Watanabe

  • Drusen, choroidal neovascularization, and retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction in SOD1-deficient mice: a model of age-related macular degeneration.

    Yutaka Imamura;Setsuko Noda;Kouhei Hashizume;Kei Shinoda

  • Prevalence of dry eye disease among Japanese visual display terminal users.

    Miki Uchino;Debra A. Schaumberg;Murat Dogru;Yuichi Uchino

  • Tear dynamics and dry eye

    Kazuo Tsubota

  • Prevalence of dry eye disease and its risk factors in visual display terminal users: the Osaka study.

    Miki Uchino;Norihiko Yokoi;Yuichi Uchino;Murat Dogru

Frequent Co-Authors

Murat Dogru
Murat Dogru Keio University
Jun Shimazaki
Jun Shimazaki Tokyo Dental College
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University
Yutaka Kawakami
Yutaka Kawakami International University Of Health And Welfare Atami Hospital
Tsutomu Takeuchi
Tsutomu Takeuchi Keio University
Yuichi Oike
Yuichi Oike Kumamoto University
Shigeru Kinoshita
Shigeru Kinoshita Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Masaru Mimura
Masaru Mimura Keio University
Hirohisa Saito
Hirohisa Saito Juntendo University
Yumi Matsuzaki
Yumi Matsuzaki Shimane University

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