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Yutaka Matsuoka

Yutaka Matsuoka

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
45
Citations
7323
World Ranking
3923
National Ranking
10

Yutaka Matsuoka publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yutaka Matsuoka sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Yutaka Matsuoka D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yutaka Matsuoka sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yutaka Matsuoka is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology, clinical psychology, physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their research covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Childhood cancer survivors' quality of life
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Lymphatic system and diseases
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder research
  • Fatty acid research and health
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Matsuoka are:

  • Data Validation and Verification Using Blockchain in a Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer: Regulatory Sandbox (2020), Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Cardiorespiratory fitness in breast cancer survivors: a randomised controlled trial of home-based smartphone supported high intensity interval training (2021), BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories within the first year following emergency department admissions: pooled results from the International Consortium to predict PTSD (2020), Psychological Medicine
  • The association between melatonin and episodic migraine: A pilot network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to compare the prophylactic effects with exogenous melatonin supplementation and pharmacotherapy (2020), Journal of Pineal Research
  • Do beta-adrenergic blocking agents increase asthma exacerbation? A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2021), Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators of Matsuoka include Eisuke Ochi, Katsunori Tsuji, Kuan-Pin Su, Yoichi Shimizu, and Naomi Sakurai.

The scientist has published multiple articles in notable venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
  • Research Square
  • Scientific Reports

Matsuoka's research is primarily anchored in medicine, with 104 publications, while subfields such as oncology have 25 published works, clinical psychology 16, and physiology 15. The interdisciplinary scope also includes pulmonary and respiratory medicine and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Best Publications

  • Nutritional medicine as mainstream in psychiatry.

    Jerome Sarris;Jerome Sarris;Alan C Logan;Tasnime N Akbaraly;Tasnime N Akbaraly;G. Paul Amminger

  • Smaller regional volumes of brain gray and white matter demonstrated in breast cancer survivors exposed to adjuvant chemotherapy.

    Masatoshi Inagaki;Eisho Yoshikawa;Yutaka Matsuoka;Yuriko Sugawara

  • A systematic review of predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for adult road traffic crash survivors

    Michelle Heron-Delaney;Justin Kenardy;Erin Charlton;Yutaka Matsuoka

  • Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Resilience Scale and its short version.

    Daisuke Nishi;Ritei Uehara;Maki Kondo;Yutaka Matsuoka

  • Estimating the risk of PTSD in recent trauma survivors : results of the International Consortium to Predict PTSD ( ICPP )

    Arieh Y Shalev;Martin Gevonden;Andrew Ratanatharathorn;Eugene Laska

  • Posttraumatic growth, posttraumatic stress disorder and resilience of motor vehicle accident survivors

    Daisuke Nishi;Yutaka Matsuoka;Yoshiharu Kim

  • International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research Practice Guidelines for Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.

    Ta Wei Guu;David Mischoulon;Jerome Sarris;Jerome Sarris;Joseph Hibbeln

  • Are omega-3 fatty acids antidepressants or just mood-improving agents? The effect depends upon diagnosis, supplement preparation, and severity of depression.

    Pao-Yen Lin;David Mischoulon;Marlene P. Freeman;Yutaka Matsuoka

  • Association of Use of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids With Changes in Severity of Anxiety Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Kuan-Pin Su;Ping-Tao Tseng;Pao-Yen Lin;Pao-Yen Lin;Ryo Okubo

  • International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research consensus position statement: nutritional medicine in modern psychiatry.

    Jerome Sarris;Alan C. Logan;Tasnime N. Akbaraly;G. Paul Amminger

  • Association of Delirium Response and Safety of Pharmacological Interventions for the Management and Prevention of Delirium: A Network Meta-analysis.

    Yi-Cheng Wu;Ping-Tao Tseng;Yu-Kang Tu;Chung-Yao Hsu

  • Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Prevention of Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

    Kuan-Pin Su;Yutaka Matsuoka;Chi-Un Pae

  • Effect of bifidobacterium breve A-1 on anxiety and depressive symptoms in schizophrenia: A proof-of-concept study.

    Ryo Okubo;Minori Koga;Noriko Katsumata;Toshitaka Odamaki

  • A volumetric study of amygdala in cancer survivors with intrusive recollections

    Yutaka Matsuoka;Shigeto Yamawaki;Masatoshi Inagaki;Tatsuo Akechi

  • Peritraumatic Distress Inventory as a predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder after a severe motor vehicle accident.

    Diasuke Nishi;Yutaka Matsuoka;Nakajima Yonemoto;Hiroko Noguchi

  • Association between adjuvant regional radiotherapy and cognitive function in breast cancer patients treated with conservation therapy.

    Osamu Shibayama;Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi;Masatoshi Inagaki;Yutaka Matsuoka

  • Relationship Between Distressing Cancer-Related Recollections and Hippocampal Volume in Cancer Survivors

    Tomohito Nakano;Marcus Wenner;Masatoshi Inagaki;Akira Kugaya

  • Structure of orbitofrontal cortex and its longitudinal course in cancer-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Yuko Hakamata;Yutaka Matsuoka;Masatoshi Inagaki;Mitsue Nagamine

  • Peritraumatic distress, watching television, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among rescue workers after the Great East Japan earthquake.

    Daisuke Nishi;Yuichi Koido;Naoki Nakaya;Toshimasa Sone

  • Dietary fish, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid consumption, and depression risk in Japan: a population-based prospective cohort study.

    Y. J. Matsuoka;N. Sawada;Masaru Mimura;R. Shikimoto

  • Concern over radiation exposure and psychological distress among rescue workers following the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Yutaka Matsuoka;Daisuke Nishi;Naoki Nakaya;Toshimasa Sone

Frequent Co-Authors

Daisuke Nishi
Daisuke Nishi University of Tokyo
Yoshiharu Kim
Yoshiharu Kim National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Tatsuo Akechi
Tatsuo Akechi Nagoya City University
Yosuke Uchitomi
Yosuke Uchitomi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Kenji Hashimoto
Kenji Hashimoto Chiba University
Naohiro Yonemoto
Naohiro Yonemoto University of Toyama
Ulrich Schnyder
Ulrich Schnyder University of Zurich
Richard A. Bryant
Richard A. Bryant University of New South Wales
Karestan C. Koenen
Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University

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