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Masashi Fukayama

Masashi Fukayama

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
49253
World Ranking
5124
National Ranking
108

Masashi Fukayama 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 Masashi Fukayama sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 791 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masashi Fukayama 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 Masashi Fukayama sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

Masashi Fukayama is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their primary research contributions span the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on oncology, molecular biology, and surgery.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics including viral-associated cancers and disorders, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, gastric cancer management and outcomes, cancer-related gene regulation, epigenetics and DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling and cancer, and pancreatic and hepatic oncology research.

Recent publications by Masashi Fukayama include:

  • Versatile whole-organ/body staining and imaging based on electrolyte-gel properties of biological tissues, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Molecular classification and diagnostics of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, 2021, Cancer Cell
  • Helicobacter pylori CagA elicits BRCAness to induce genome instability that may underlie bacterial gastric carcinogenesis, 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
  • DNA Methylation and Genetic Aberrations in Gastric Cancer, 2020, Digestion
  • Cross-species chromatin interactions drive transcriptional rewiring in Epstein-Barr virus-positive gastric adenocarcinoma, 2020, Nature Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fukayama include:

  • Tetsuo Ushiku
  • Hiroyuki Abé
  • Yasuyuki Seto
  • Atsushi Kaneda
  • Keisuke Matsusaka

Their research has been published extensively in the following venues:

  • Cancer Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Pathology International
  • The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery

Masashi Fukayama's work integrates clinical and molecular approaches aimed at understanding the mechanisms of cancer, especially gastrointestinal and viral-associated cancers. Their studies involve topics such as gene regulation, epigenetic modifications, and chromatin dynamics related to cancer pathogenesis and diagnostics.

The professional focus includes significant contributions to the understanding of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric carcinogenesis and the molecular classification of urothelial carcinomas, supported by collaborations with multiple co-authors in related medical and biological disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • In vivo transfer of the human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene to the airway epithelium

    Melissa A. Rosenfeld;Kunihiko Yoshimura;Bruce C. Trapnell;Koichi Yoneyama

  • Integrated molecular analysis of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.

    Yusuke Sato;Tetsuichi Yoshizato;Yuichi Shiraishi;Shigekatsu Maekawa

  • Adiponectin and AdipoR1 regulate PGC-1alpha and mitochondria by Ca(2+) and AMPK/SIRT1.

    Masato Iwabu;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Miki Okada-Iwabu;Koji Sato

  • Real-time identification of liver cancers by using indocyanine green fluorescent imaging

    Takeaki Ishizawa;Noriyoshi Fukushima;Junji Shibahara;Koichi Masuda

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Trans-ancestry mutational landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma genomes

    Yasushi Totoki;Kenji Tatsuno;Kyle R. Covington;Hiroki Ueda

  • Characteristics of Somatic Mutation of the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Gene in Colorectal Tumors

    M Miyaki;M Konishi;R Kikuchi-Yanoshita;M Enomoto

  • Periostin is essential for cardiac healing after acute myocardial infarction

    Masashi Shimazaki;Kazuto Nakamura;Isao Kii;Takeshi Kashima

  • Recurrent gain-of-function mutations of RHOA in diffuse-type gastric carcinoma

    Miwako Kakiuchi;Takashi Nishizawa;Hiroki Ueda;Kengo Gotoh

  • Global Gene Expression Analysis of Gastric Cancer by Oligonucleotide Microarrays

    Yoshitaka Hippo;Hirokazu Taniguchi;Shuichi Tsutsumi;Naoko Machida

  • Activation of DNA Methyltransferase 1 by EBV Latent Membrane Protein 2A Leads to Promoter Hypermethylation of PTEN Gene in Gastric Carcinoma

    Rumi Hino;Hiroshi Uozaki;Noriko Murakami;Tetsuo Ushiku

  • The glypican 3 oncofetal protein is a promising diagnostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Naoko Yamauchi;Akira Watanabe;Michiyo Hishinuma;Ken-ichi Ohashi

  • Fusion between CIC and DUX4 up-regulates PEA3 family genes in Ewing-like sarcomas with t(4;19)(q35;q13) translocation

    Miho Kawamura-Saito;Yukari Yamazaki;Keiko Kaneko;Noriyoshi Kawaguchi

  • Inhibition of RXR and PPARγ ameliorates diet-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Hironori Waki;Junji Kamon;Koji Murakami

  • Comprehensive histologic analysis of ALK-rearranged lung carcinomas.

    Akihiko Yoshida;Koji Tsuta;Harumi Nakamura;Takashi Kohno

  • Overexpression of the Aldo-Keto Reductase Family Protein AKR1B10 Is Highly Correlated with Smokers' Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinomas

    Shin-ichi Fukumoto;Naoko Yamauchi;Hisashi Moriguchi;Yoshitaka Hippo

  • Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma and Epstein-Barr virus infection of the stomach.

    Fukayama M;Hayashi Y;Iwasaki Y;Chong J

  • Classification of Epstein–Barr Virus–Positive Gastric Cancers by Definition of DNA Methylation Epigenotypes

    Keisuke Matsusaka;Atsushi Kaneda;Genta Nagae;Tetsuo Ushiku

  • Update on Epstein-Barr virus and gastric cancer (review).

    Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku;Akiko Kunita;Masashi Fukayama

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Aburatani
Hiroyuki Aburatani University of Tokyo
Mineo Kurokawa
Mineo Kurokawa University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko Koike
Kazuhiko Koike University of Tokyo
Norihiro Kokudo
Norihiro Kokudo National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Kiyoshi Hasegawa University of Tokyo
Kuni Ohtomo
Kuni Ohtomo University of Tokyo
Yutaka Yatomi
Yutaka Yatomi University of Tokyo
Toshiaki Watanabe
Toshiaki Watanabe University of Tokyo
Mitsuhiro Fujishiro
Mitsuhiro Fujishiro University of Tokyo
Tatsuhiro Shibata
Tatsuhiro Shibata University of Tokyo

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