Akio Minami

17.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
391 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Akio Minami is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Minami has authored 391 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 311 papers in Surgery, 83 papers in Rehabilitation and 66 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Akio Minami's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (113 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (80 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (51 papers). Akio Minami is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (113 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (80 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (51 papers). Akio Minami collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Akio Minami's co-authors include Norimasa Iwasaki, Tokifumi Majima, Shin‐Ichiro Nishimura, Tatsuya Masuko, Yuan C. Lee, Kuniyoshi Abumi, Manabu Ito, Naoki Suenaga, Yoshihisa Kotani and Kiyoshi Kaneda and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Akio Minami

379 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Carbohydrate analysis by ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Carbohydrate analysis by a phenol–sulfuric acid method in microplate format
    2004 1.8k citations Tatsuya Masuko, Akio Minami et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akio Minami Japan 56 8.5k 2.2k 2.0k 2.0k 1.6k 391 13.3k
Norimasa Iwasaki Japan 47 4.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 552 10.4k
Changqing Zhang China 70 6.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.9k 1.4× 795 0.4× 2.5k 1.6× 619 22.3k
Per Aspenberg Sweden 59 7.6k 0.9× 784 0.4× 5.5k 2.7× 493 0.2× 884 0.5× 301 12.4k
Carsten Perka Germany 61 10.0k 1.2× 299 0.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 580 13.9k
Anita Ignatius Germany 63 5.3k 0.6× 383 0.2× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 391 14.2k
Ruud A. Bank Netherlands 61 2.7k 0.3× 427 0.2× 1.5k 0.7× 829 0.4× 3.3k 2.1× 168 11.2k
Ling Qin Hong Kong 77 6.6k 0.8× 876 0.4× 5.6k 2.7× 996 0.5× 2.5k 1.5× 679 23.6k
Dana T. Graves United States 78 2.0k 0.2× 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 500 0.2× 1.8k 1.1× 239 20.7k
Mary Murphy Ireland 53 4.6k 0.5× 532 0.2× 864 0.4× 360 0.2× 3.6k 2.2× 176 15.0k
Martijn van Griensven Germany 56 4.6k 0.5× 506 0.2× 1.3k 0.6× 328 0.2× 778 0.5× 343 11.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akio Minami

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akio Minami

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Akio Minami. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Akio Minami based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Akio Minami. Akio Minami is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tsuji, Osahiko, Kota Suda, Takehiro Michikawa, et al.. (2022). Risk factors of AIS C incomplete cervical spinal cord injury for poor prognosis—The significance of anorectal evaluation. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 28(6). 1227–1233.
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Ohnishi, Takashi, Yuki Ogawa, Kota Suda, et al.. (2021). Molecular Targeted Therapy for the Bone Loss Secondary to Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Using Medications for Osteoporosis: A Literature Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4453–4453. 1 indexed citations
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Iwasaki, Norimasa, et al.. (2011). Repair of Rabbit Osteochondral Defects by an Acellular Technique with an Ultrapurified Alginate Gel Containing Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1. Tissue Engineering Part A. 18(9-10). 934–945. 51 indexed citations
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Amano, Maho, Yasuhiro Takegawa, Tadashi Yamashita, et al.. (2009). Threshold in Stage-specific Embryonic Glycotypes Uncovered by a Full Portrait of Dynamic N-Glycan Expression during Cell Differentiation. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 9(3). 523–537. 50 indexed citations
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Iwasaki, Norimasa, Tokifumi Majima, Tadanao Funakoshi, et al.. (2009). Local Upregulation of Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1 After Ligament Injuries Enhances Homing Rate of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in Rats. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(8). 2277–2284. 17 indexed citations
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Ito, Manabu, et al.. (2009). Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Tuberculous Spondylodiscitis. min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery. 52(05/06). 250–253. 16 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Takuya, Masumi Tsuda, Yoshinori Makino, et al.. (2006). Adaptor Molecule Crk Is Required for Sustained Phosphorylation of Grb2-Associated Binder 1 and Hepatocyte Growth Factor–Induced Cell Motility of Human Synovial Sarcoma Cell Lines. Molecular Cancer Research. 4(7). 499–510. 53 indexed citations
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Ito, Hiroshi, Takeo Matsuno, & Akio Minami. (2006). Fixation with Poly-L-lactide Screws in Hip Osteotomies. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 444. 169–175. 3 indexed citations
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Onodera, Shin, Tokifumi Majima, Yuichiro Abe, et al.. (2005). Transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: relation between radiographic features and secondary collapse. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 10(4). 367–373. 16 indexed citations
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Funakoshi, Tadanao, Tokifumi Majima, Norimasa Iwasaki, et al.. (2005). Novel chitosan‐based hyaluronan hybrid polymer fibers as a scaffold in ligament tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 74A(3). 338–346. 74 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Hisashi, Manabu Ito, Kuniyoshi Abumi, et al.. (2004). A Retrospective Radiographic Analysis of Subaxial Sagittal Alignment After Posterior C1–C2 Fusion. Spine. 29(2). 175–181. 89 indexed citations
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Oda, Itaru, et al.. (2003). . Spine. 28(14). 1573–1580. 1 indexed citations
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Takahata, Masahiko, Yoshihisa Kotani, Kuniyoshi Abumi, et al.. (2003). Bone Ingrowth Fixation of Artificial Intervertebral Disc Consisting of Bioceramic-Coated Three-dimensional Fabric. Spine. 28(7). 637–644. 22 indexed citations
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Oda, Itaru, Kuniyoshi Abumi, Bin-Sheng Yu, Hideki Sudo, & Akio Minami. (2003). Types of Spinal Instability That Require Interbody Support in Posterior Lumbar Reconstruction. Spine. 28(14). 1573–1580. 30 indexed citations
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Yasuda, Kazunori, Eiji Kondo, Hiroki Ichiyama, et al.. (2003). Anatomical Reconstruction Procedure for the Anteromedial and Posterolateral Bundles of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. 28(1). 17–23. 10 indexed citations
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Kato, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2002). Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Associated with Medial Elbow Ganglia and Osteoarthritis of the Elbow. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 84(8). 1413–1419. 58 indexed citations
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Kondo, Makoto, et al.. (1998). New Method in the Treatment of Mallet Fracture. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. 2(3). 206–209. 3 indexed citations
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Minami, Akio, et al.. (1993). Fracture Through United Vascularized Bone Grafts. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 9(3). 227–232. 27 indexed citations

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