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Yasuni Nakanuma

Yasuni Nakanuma

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
128
Citations
66969
World Ranking
2691
National Ranking
50

Yasuni Nakanuma 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 Yasuni Nakanuma sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 971 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasuni Nakanuma 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 Yasuni Nakanuma 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: 128 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

Yasuni Nakanuma is affiliated with Kanazawa University in Japan and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine with a focus on Surgery, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Hepatology. Their research contributions primarily address critical topics related to cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic and hepatic oncology, and various hepatobiliary diseases.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Throughout their career, Yasuni Nakanuma has contributed to the publication of numerous papers in several key journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Human Pathology
  • Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
  • Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
  • Histopathology
  • Cancers

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Nakanuma demonstrate focal points in intraductal papillary neoplasms, hepatocellular adenomas, and biliary tract neoplasms. Notable publications include:

  • "Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of Bile Duct: Updated Clinicopathological Characteristics and Molecular and Genetic Alterations," 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Clinicopathological characteristics of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: a Japan-Korea collaborative study," 2020, Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
  • "ASS1 Overexpression: A Hallmark of Sonic Hedgehog Hepatocellular Adenomas; Recommendations for Clinical Practice," 2020, Hepatology Communications
  • "Diversity in cell differentiation, histology, phenotype and vasculature of mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas," 2021, Histopathology
  • "Pathological characterization of intracholecystic papillary neoplasm: A recently proposed preinvasive neoplasm of gallbladder," 2021, Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Yasuni Nakanuma has collaborated frequently with several researchers over the course of their work. Key co-authors with multiple joint publications include:

  • Yasunori Sato
  • Yuko Kakuda
  • Takashi Sugino
  • Takuro Terada
  • Motoko Sasaki

Best Publications

  • International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group Report: review of criteria for diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis

    F. Alvarez;P. A. Berg;F. B. Bianchi;L. Bianchi

  • Consensus statement on the pathology of IgG4-related disease

    Vikram Deshpande;Yoh Zen;John Kc Chan;Eunhee E Yi

  • Prospective Cohort Study of Transarterial Chemoembolization for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 8510 Patients

    Kenichi Takayasu;Shigeki Arii;Iwao Ikai;Masao Omata

  • Th2 and regulatory immune reactions are increased in immunoglobin G4-related sclerosing pancreatitis and cholangitis.

    Yoh Zen;Takahiko Fujii;Kenichi Harada;Mitsuhiro Kawano

  • Nomenclature of the finer branches of the biliary tree: canals, ductules, and ductular reactions in human livers.

    Tania A. Roskams;Neil D. Theise;Charles Balabaud;Govind Bhagat

  • Benign and malignant nodules in cirrhotic livers: distinction based on blood supply.

    O Matsui;M Kadoya;T Kameyama;J Yoshikawa

  • IgG4-related disease: a cross-sectional study of 114 cases.

    Yoh Zen;Yasuni Nakanuma

  • IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis with and without hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor, and sclerosing pancreatitis-associated sclerosing cholangitis : Do they belong to a spectrum of sclerosing pancreatitis?

    Yoh Zen;Kenichi Harada;Motoko Sasaki;Yasunori Sato

  • Reevaluation of prognostic factors for survival after liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a Japanese nationwide survey.

    Iwao Ikai;Shigeki Arii;Masamichi Kojiro;Takafumi Ichida

  • Lipid-induced oxidative stress causes steatohepatitis in mice fed an atherogenic diet

    Naoto Matsuzawa;Toshinari Takamura;Seiichiro Kurita;Hirofumi Misu

  • Report of the 17th Nationwide Follow-up Survey of Primary Liver Cancer in Japan.

    Iwao Ikai;Shigeki Arii;Masatoshi Okazaki;Kiwamu Okita

  • Biliary papillary tumors share pathological features with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas

    Yoh Zen;Takahiko Fujii;Keita Itatsu;Koichi Nakamura

  • Correlation between the blood supply and grade of malignancy of hepatocellular nodules associated with liver cirrhosis: evaluation by CT during intraarterial injection of contrast medium.

    M Hayashi;O Matsui;K Ueda;Y Kawamori

  • Abundant IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration characterizes chronic sclerosing sialadenitis (Küttner's tumor).

    Satoshi Kitagawa;Yoh Zen;Kenichi Harada;Motoko Sasaki

  • Hepatic angiomyolipoma: A clinicopathologic study of 30 cases and delineation of unusual morphologic variants

    Wilson M. S. Tsui;Romano Colombari;Bernard C. Portmann;F. Bonetti

  • Comparison of the outcomes between an anatomical subsegmentectomy and a non-anatomical minor hepatectomy for single hepatocellular carcinomas based on a Japanese nationwide survey

    Susumu Eguchi;Takashi Kanematsu;Shigeki Arii;Masatoshi Okazaki

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Signal Intensity at Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced MR Imaging—Correlation with Molecular Transporters and Histopathologic Features

    Azusa Kitao;Yoh Zen;Osamu Matsui;Toshifumi Gabata

  • IgG4-related lung and pleural disease: a clinicopathologic study of 21 cases.

    Yoh Zen;Dai Inoue;Azusa Kitao;Manabu Onodera

  • IgG4-positive plasma cells in inflammatory pseudotumor (plasma cell granuloma) of the lung

    Yoh Zen;Satoshi Kitagawa;Hiroshi Minato;Hiroshi Kurumaya

  • Clinical diagnostic criteria of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis 2012.

    Hirotaka Ohara;Kazuichi Okazaki;Hirohito Tsubouchi;Kazuo Inui

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoh Zen
Yoh Zen King's College London
Osamu Matsui
Osamu Matsui Kanazawa University
Shuichi Kaneko
Shuichi Kaneko Kanazawa University
Koichi Tsuneyama
Koichi Tsuneyama University of Tokushima
M. Eric Gershwin
M. Eric Gershwin University of California, Davis
Shinji Shimoda
Shinji Shimoda Kyushu University
Yuji Nimura
Yuji Nimura Nagoya University
Hiromi Ishibashi
Hiromi Ishibashi Nagasaki University
Shinji Masuda
Shinji Masuda Life Science Institute
Masao Honda
Masao Honda Kanazawa University

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