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Masashi Fukui

Masashi Fukui

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
18902
World Ranking
18871
National Ranking
605

Masashi Fukui 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 Fukui sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 541 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masashi Fukui 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 Fukui 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: 400 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: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masashi Fukui is a researcher affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focused contribution to several subfields including Molecular Biology, Hematology, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research covers a variety of topics, notably RNA modifications and cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, protein tyrosine phosphatases, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, congenital heart disease studies, tracheal and airway disorders, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Fukui has contributed to multiple recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Issue Information," 2021, published in Pediatrics International
  • "Issue Information," 2020, published in Pediatrics International
  • "Longitudinal multimodal MRI analysis of lecanemab treatment in mild cognitive impairment: a pilot study of structural, perfusion, and microstructural changes," 2025, published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Their frequent coauthors include Motohiro Kato, Kenichi Kashimada, Mamoru Ayusawa, Daisuke Tokyo, and Shunji Hasegawa. This collaboration network reflects a collective focus on pediatric medicine and neuroimaging research.

The most common venues for Fukui's publications are Pediatrics International and Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, indicative of an interest in pediatric health and neurological aging research.

Best Publications

  • Epidemiological features of Moyamoya disease in Japan: findings from a nationwide survey

    Kenji Wakai;Akiko Tamakoshi;Kiyonobu Ikezaki;Masashi Fukui

  • Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its possible relation with neovascularization in human brain tumors.

    Ken Samoto;Kiyonobu Ikezaki;Mayumi Ono;Tadahisa Shono

  • Macrophage infiltration and heme oxygenase-1 expression correlate with angiogenesis in human gliomas

    Akihiro Nishie;Mayumi Ono;Tadahisa Shono;Junichi Fukushi

  • VEGF and flt Expression Time Kinetics in Rat Brain Infarct

    Zsombor Kovács;Kiyonobu Ikezaki;Ken Samoto;Takanori Inamura

  • Linkage of Familial Moyamoya Disease (Spontaneous Occlusion of the Circle of Willis) to Chromosome 17q25

    Tohru Yamauchi;Mitsuhiro Tada;Kiyohiro Houkin;Toshihiro Tanaka

  • Surgical treatment of moyamoya disease in pediatric patients--comparison between the results of indirect and direct revascularization procedures.

    T. Matsushima;T. Inoue;Satoshi Suzuki;K. Fujii

  • Mapping of a familial moyamoya disease gene to chromosome 3p24.2-p26.

    Hidetoshi Ikeda;Toru Sasaki;Takashi Yoshimoto;Masashi Fukui

  • Linkage analysis of moyamoya disease on chromosome 6.

    Takuya K. Inoue;Kiyonobu Ikezaki;Takehiko Sasazuki;Toshio Matsushima

  • Current state of study on moyamoya disease in Japan.

    Masashi Fukui

  • A novel susceptibility locus for moyamoya disease on chromosome 8q23

    Kaoru Sakurai;Yasue Horiuchi;Hidetoshi Ikeda;Kiyonobu Ikezaki

  • Enhanced tumor uptake of carboplatin and survival in glioma-bearing rats by intracarotid infusion of bradykinin analog, RMP-7.

    Koichiro Matsukado;Takanori Inamura;Shin Nakano;Masashi Fukui

  • Cerebral circulation and oxygen metabolism in childhood moyamoya disease: a perioperative positron emission tomography study

    Kiyonobu Ikezaki;Toshio Matsushima;Yasuo Kuwabara;Satoshi O. Suzuki

  • Histopathological Aspects of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas in the Transverse-Sigmoid Sinus Region in Nine Patients

    Yasuhiro Hamada;Katsuya Goto;Tooru Inoue;Toru Iwaki

  • Cerebral neurocytoma. A new subset of benign neuronal tumors of the cerebrum.

    Shunji Nishio;Iwao Takeshita;Yoichi Kaneko;Masashi Fukui

  • Intrinsic epileptogenicity of focal cortical dysplasia as revealed by magnetoencephalography and electrocorticography.

    Takato Morioka;Shunji Nishio;Hideaki Ishibashi;Mitsuteru Muraishi

  • Intraventricular neurocytoma: clinicopathological features of six cases

    Shunji Nishio;Takatoshi Tashima;Iwao Takeshita;Masashi Fukui

  • A comparative study of thallium-201 SPET, carbon-11 methionine PET and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET for the differentiation of astrocytic tumours.

    Masayuki Sasaki;Yasuo Kuwabara;Tsuyoshi Yoshida;Makoto Nakagawa

  • Peritumoral brain edema in meningiomas--influence of vascular supply on its development.

    Takanori Inamura;Shunji Nishio;Iwao Takeshita;Shigeru Fujiwara

  • Radiation-induced brain tumours: potential late complications of radiation therapy for brain tumours.

    S. Nishio;T. Morioka;T. Inamura;I. Takeshita

  • MIB1 staining index and scoring of histologic features in meningioma. Indicators for the prediction of biologic potential and postoperative management

    Masaru Ohta;Tom Iwaki;Tetsuyuki Kitamoto;Iwao Takeshita

Frequent Co-Authors

Shozo Tobimatsu
Shozo Tobimatsu Kyushu University
Michihiko Kuwano
Michihiko Kuwano Kyushu University
Albert L. Rhoton
Albert L. Rhoton University of Florida
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi Kyushu University
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe Nagoya University
Mayumi Ono
Mayumi Ono Kyushu University
Takehiko Sasazuki
Takehiko Sasazuki Kyushu University
Toshihiro Tanaka
Toshihiro Tanaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tadao Arinami
Tadao Arinami University of Tsukuba
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

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