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Yoshihiko Maehara

Yoshihiko Maehara

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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 122 3429 3199 64 60 2121 66747

Yoshihiko Maehara publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yoshihiko Maehara between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yoshihiko Maehara published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 46.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 162 publications in 2013. 2 of the 2,129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 162. Peak 162 publications in 2013. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 21 publications 1992: 33 publications 1993: 26 publications 1994: 28 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 33 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 64 publications 2005: 65 publications 2006: 62 publications 2007: 77 publications 2008: 90 publications 2009: 79 publications 2010: 107 publications 2011: 123 publications 2012: 111 publications 2013: 162 publications 2014: 136 publications 2015: 159 publications 2016: 143 publications 2017: 147 publications 2018: 111 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1980 2025

2,129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yoshihiko Maehara: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 3
1985 4
1986 3
1987 10
1988 13
1989 14
1990 20
1991 21
1992 33
1993 26
1994 28
1995 20
1996 21
1997 22
1998 13
1999 18
2000 23
2001 19
2002 33
2003 34
2004 64
2005 65
2006 62
2007 77
2008 90
2009 79
2010 107
2011 123
2012 111
2013 162
2014 136
2015 159
2016 143
2017 147
2018 111
2019 55
2020 21
2021 23
2022 3
2023 7
2024 1
2025 1
Total 2,129
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Yoshihiko Maehara 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 Yoshihiko Maehara 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, 1,796+ 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: 2,121 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
1,301–1,320 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 2,121
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Yoshihiko Maehara 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 Yoshihiko Maehara 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, 122–123 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: 122 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255 122
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

Yoshihiko Maehara is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology. Their research portfolio spans 95 publications related to medicine, with significant emphasis on subfields including oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, molecular biology, and hepatology.

Their research interests cover various topics, notably:

  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Yoshihiko Maehara has published papers in several frequent venues, including:

  • International Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Annals of Oncology
  • ESMO Open
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Molecular Cancer Research

Among the recent papers associated with their research are:

  • "Oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy duration (3 versus 6 months) for high-risk stage II colon cancer: the randomized phase III ACHIEVE-2 trial" (2020, Annals of Oncology)
  • "Gut microbiota diversity and specific composition during immunotherapy in responders with non-small cell lung cancer" (2022, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences)
  • "Direct reprogramming of human umbilical vein- and peripheral blood-derived endothelial cells into hepatic progenitor cells" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab as a first-line treatment for elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (KSCC1602): A multicenter phase II trial" (2020, Cancer Medicine)
  • "First Observation of Electron Scattering from Online-Produced Radioactive Target" (2023, Physical Review Letters)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Eiji Oki
  • Koji Ando
  • Masaki Mori
  • Hiroyuki Kitao
  • Akitaka Makiyama

Best Publications

  • A gp130-Src-YAP Module Links Inflammation to Epithelial Regeneration

    Koji Taniguchi;Koji Taniguchi;Koji Taniguchi;Li Wha Wu;Li Wha Wu;Sergei I. Grivennikov;Sergei I. Grivennikov;Petrus R. De Jong

  • Sarcopenia as a predictor of prognosis in patients following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

    N. Harimoto;K. Shirabe;Y. I. Yamashita;Toru Ikegami

  • Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio reflects hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation via inflammatory microenvironment

    Takashi Motomura;Ken Shirabe;Yohei Mano;Jun Muto

  • Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective analysis.

    Yohei Mano;Ken Shirabe;Yo Ichi Yamashita;Norifumi Harimoto

  • Dysregulation of PRMT1 and PRMT6, Type I arginine methyltransferases, is involved in various types of human cancers

    Masanori Yoshimatsu;Gouji Toyokawa;Shinya Hayami;Motoko Unoki

  • Clinical significance of occult micrometastasis in lymph nodes from patients with early gastric cancer who died of recurrence

    Yoshihiko Maehara;Tatsuo Oshiro;Kazuya Endo;Hideo Baba

  • Sarcopenia is a prognostic factor in living donor liver transplantation

    Toshiro Masuda;Ken Shirabe;Toru Ikegami;Norifumi Harimoto

  • Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in an epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant lung cancer cell line with acquired resistance to erlotinib.

    Kenichi Suda;Kenji Tomizawa;Makiko Fujii;Hideki Murakami

  • Identification of a bona fide microRNA biomarker in serum exosomes that predicts hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation

    K Sugimachi;T Matsumura;H Hirata;R Uchi

  • Colorectal cancer screening with odour material by canine scent detection

    Hideto Sonoda;Shunji Kohnoe;Shunji Kohnoe;Tetsuro Yamazato;Yuji Satoh

  • Genome-wide association study identifies TNFSF15 and POU2AF1 as susceptibility loci for primary biliary cirrhosis in the Japanese population.

    Minoru Nakamura;Nao Nishida;Minae Kawashima;Yoshihiro Aiba

  • Reciprocal and Complementary Role of MET Amplification and EGFR T790M Mutation in Acquired Resistance to Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Cancer

    Kenichi Suda;Isao Murakami;Tatsuya Katayama;Kenji Tomizawa

  • Deregulation of the Akt pathway in human cancer.

    Eriko Tokunaga;Eiji Oki;Akinori Egashira;Noriaki Sadanaga

  • Long-term and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic versus open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with propensity score matching: a multi-institutional Japanese study.

    Takeshi Takahara;Go Wakabayashi;Toru Beppu;Arihiro Aihara

  • Complications and diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum in 776 patients.

    Hiroki Kusumoto;Motofumi Yoshida;Ikuo Takahashi;Hideaki Anai

  • Lymph-node metastases: efficacy for detection with helical CT in patients with gastric cancer.

    Tatsuro Fukuya;Hiroshi Honda;Takamoto Hayashi;Kuniyuki Kaneko

  • Deletion of the SOCS3 gene in liver parenchymal cells promotes hepatitis-induced hepatocarcinogenesis.

    Hisanobu Ogata;Takashi Kobayashi;Takatoshi Chinen;Hiromi Takaki

  • Vascular invasion and potential for tumor angiogenesis and metastasis in gastric carcinoma.

    Yoshihiko Maehara;Akira Kabashima;Tadashi Koga;Eriko Tokunaga

  • Variants in IL28B in liver recipients and donors correlate with response to peg-interferon and ribavirin therapy for recurrent hepatitis C.

    Takasuke Fukuhara;Akinobu Taketomi;Takashi Motomura;Shinji Okano

  • Overexpression of the MTA1 gene in gastrointestinal carcinomas: Correlation with invasion and metastasis

    Yasushi Toh;Eiji Oki;Shinya Oda;Eriko Tokunaga

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Shirabe
Ken Shirabe Gunma University
Akinobu Taketomi
Akinobu Taketomi Hokkaido University
Keizo Sugimachi
Keizo Sugimachi Kyushu University
Hideo Baba
Hideo Baba Kumamoto University
Yoshinao Oda
Yoshinao Oda Kyushu University
Mitsuo Shimada
Mitsuo Shimada University of Tokushima
Masaki Mori
Masaki Mori Kyushu University
Koshi Mimori
Koshi Mimori Kyushu University
Shoji Natsugoe
Shoji Natsugoe Kagoshima University
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi Kyushu University

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