Akihiko Okawa

4.1k citations
74 papers · 3.1k indexed · h-index 32
Topics
Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (28 papers)Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (26 papers)Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (23 papers)
Journals
Nature GeneticsSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE
Partner nations
JapanUnited StatesCanada

In The Last Decade

Akihiko Okawa

73 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Akihiko Okawa
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  • Surgery 1.7k
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1.6k
  • Molecular Biology 487
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 461
  • Genetics 404
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Outcome of posterior decompression surgery for cervical OPLL patients of the K-line (-) group: laminoplasty versus posterior decompression with instrumented fusion ([日本脊椎脊髄病学会 特集号]第39回日本脊椎脊髄病学会 英文抄録集)
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An analysis of factors causing poor surgical outcome in patients with cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
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About Akihiko Okawa

Akihiko Okawa is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Developmental Neuroscience and Genetics, having authored 74 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (28 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (26 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (1.6k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (231 citations) and Genetics (404 citations). Akihiko Okawa has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Masashi Yamazaki, Masao Koda, Hideshige Moriya, Takeo Furuya, Sumio Goto, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Isao Nakamura, Shiro Ikegawa, Takayuki Fujiyoshi and Yusuke Nakamura. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Genetics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

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