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Masao Tanaka

Masao Tanaka

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 114 4668 4380 100 96 1295 56504

Masao Tanaka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Masao Tanaka between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Masao Tanaka published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 21.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 86 publications in 2013. 14 of the 1,420 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 86. Peak 86 publications in 2013. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 6 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 25 publications 1995: 28 publications 1996: 47 publications 1997: 37 publications 1998: 61 publications 1999: 41 publications 2000: 51 publications 2001: 62 publications 2002: 60 publications 2003: 55 publications 2004: 42 publications 2005: 60 publications 2006: 47 publications 2007: 55 publications 2008: 59 publications 2009: 57 publications 2010: 81 publications 2011: 51 publications 2012: 70 publications 2013: 86 publications 2014: 75 publications 2015: 53 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 2 publications
1960 2025

1,420 publications in total across all disciplines

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Masao Tanaka: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 1
1962 0
1963 0
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 2
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 5
1982 3
1983 3
1984 1
1985 4
1986 1
1987 6
1988 10
1989 9
1990 11
1991 13
1992 13
1993 11
1994 25
1995 28
1996 47
1997 37
1998 61
1999 41
2000 51
2001 62
2002 60
2003 55
2004 42
2005 60
2006 47
2007 55
2008 59
2009 57
2010 81
2011 51
2012 70
2013 86
2014 75
2015 53
2016 26
2017 15
2018 7
2019 8
2020 4
2021 7
2022 18
2023 20
2024 12
2025 2
Total 1,420
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Masao Tanaka 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 Masao Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,281–1,300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,295 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.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32 1,295
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Masao Tanaka 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 Masao Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 114–115 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393 114
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masao Tanaka is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a specialization in Rheumatology, Oncology, Surgery, Immunology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Tanaka has frequently published in several scientific venues, including:

  • Modern Rheumatology
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • PLoS ONE
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lara D. Veeken

Collaborations play a significant role in Tanaka's research, with regular co-authorship alongside:

  • Kosaku Murakami
  • Motomu Hashimoto
  • Akio Morinobu
  • Koichi Murata
  • Hiromu Ito

Some recent notable publications include:

  • "JNETS clinical practice guidelines for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up: a synopsis," 2021, Journal of Gastroenterology
  • "Erlotinib plus bevacizumab vs erlotinib monotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer: Survival follow-up results of the randomized JO25567 study," 2020, Lung Cancer
  • "Management of the pancreatic transection plane after left (distal) pancreatectomy: Expert consensus guidelines by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS)," 2020, Surgery
  • "Prevalence and predictive factors of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis: the KURAMA cohort," 2021, Immunological Medicine
  • "Role of Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 in Metabolically Integrating Osteoclast Differentiation and Inflammatory Bone Resorption Through Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α and E2F1," 2022, Arthritis & Rheumatology

Best Publications

  • International consensus guidelines 2012 for the management of IPMN and MCN of the pancreas

    Masao Tanaka;Carlos Fernández-Del Castillo;Volkan Adsay;Suresh Chari

  • International consensus guidelines for management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms and mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.

    Masao Tanaka;Suresh Chari;Volkan Adsay;Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo

  • Revisions of international consensus Fukuoka guidelines for the management of IPMN of the pancreas.

    Masao Tanaka;Carlos Fernández-del Castillo;Terumi Kamisawa;Jin Young Jang

  • Randomized Phase III Study of Gemcitabine Plus S-1, S-1 Alone, or Gemcitabine Alone in Patients With Locally Advanced and Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer in Japan and Taiwan: GEST Study

    Hideki Ueno;Tatsuya Ioka;Masafumi Ikeda;Shinichi Ohkawa

  • Modulation of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses by Tofacitinib (CP-690,550)

    Kamran Ghoreschi;Michael I. Jesson;Xiong Li;Jamie L. Lee

  • Epidemiological study of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in Japan

    Tetsuhide Ito;Hironobu Sasano;Masao Tanaka;R. Yoshiyuki Osamura

  • Radiation to Stromal Fibroblasts Increases Invasiveness of Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Tumor-Stromal Interactions

    Kenoki Ohuchida;Kazuhiro Mizumoto;Mitsuhiko Murakami;Li Wu Qian

  • A randomised phase III trial comparing gemcitabine with surgery-only in patients with resected pancreatic cancer: Japanese Study Group of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

    H Ueno;T Kosuge;Y Matsuyama;J Yamamoto

  • Expression profile of class I histone deacetylases in human cancer tissues

    Masamune Nakagawa;Yoshinao Oda;Takashi Eguchi;Shin Ichi Aishima

  • Epidemiological trends of pancreatic and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors in Japan: a nationwide survey analysis

    Tetsuhide Ito;Hisato Igarashi;Kazuhiko Nakamura;Hironobu Sasano

  • Japan Pancreatic Cancer Registry; 30th year anniversary: Japan Pancreas Society.

    Shinichi Egawa;Hiroki Toma;Hiroaki Ohigashi;Takuji Okusaka

  • MicroRNA-21 modulates biological functions of pancreatic cancer cells including their proliferation, invasion, and chemoresistance.

    Taiki Moriyama;Kenoki Ohuchida;Kazuhiro Mizumoto;Jun Yu

  • Purification, Characterization and Biological Significance of Tumor-derived Exosomes

    Kenichiro Koga;Kotaro Matsumoto;Takashi Akiyoshi;Makoto Kubo

  • Nuclear factor-kappaB p65 (RelA) transcription factor is constitutively activated in human gastric carcinoma tissue.

    Nobuhiko Sasaki;Takashi Morisaki;Kentaro Hashizume;Takashi Yao

  • HGF/NK4 is a specific antagonist for pleiotrophic actions of hepatocyte growth factor.

    Kazuhiko Date;Kunio Matsumoto;Hideo Shimura;Masao Tanaka

  • Clinicopathological features and prognosis of mucinous cystic neoplasm with ovarian-type stroma: a multi-institutional study of the Japan pancreas society.

    Kenji Yamao;Akio Yanagisawa;Kuniyuki Takahashi;Wataru Kimura

  • Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Tumor of the Pancreas Concomitant with Ductal Carcinoma of the Pancreas

    Koji Yamaguchi;Jiro Ohuchida;Takao Ohtsuka;Kenji Nakano

  • HGF/NK4, a four-kringle antagonist of hepatocyte growth factor, is an angiogenesis inhibitor that suppresses tumor growth and metastasis in mice

    Keiji Kuba;Kunio Matsumoto;Kazuhiko Date;Hideo Shimura

  • Japanese consensus guidelines for management of autoimmune pancreatitis: III. Treatment and prognosis of AIP.

    Terumi Kamisawa;Kazuichi Okazaki;Shigeyuki Kawa;Tooru Shimosegawa

  • Natural history of branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: a multicenter study in Japan.

    Hiroyuki Maguchi;Satoshi Tanno;Nobumasa Mizuno;Keiji Hanada

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshinao Oda
Yoshinao Oda Kyushu University
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi Kyushu University
Yoshihiko Maehara
Yoshihiko Maehara Kyushu University
Jun-ichi Yoshida
Jun-ichi Yoshida Kyoto University
Kunio Matsumoto
Kunio Matsumoto Kanazawa University
Toshikazu Nakamura
Toshikazu Nakamura Osaka University
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hajime Nawata
Hajime Nawata Kyushu University
Takuji Okusaka
Takuji Okusaka National Cancer Centre
Eiji Tanaka
Eiji Tanaka Shinshu University

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