Junji Iwasa

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Junji Iwasa is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Junji Iwasa has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Rheumatology and 10 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Junji Iwasa's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (25 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (13 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (8 papers). Junji Iwasa is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (25 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (13 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (8 papers). Junji Iwasa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Norway and United States. Junji Iwasa's co-authors include Mitsuo Ochi, Yuji Uchio, Nobuo Adachi, Kenzo Kawasaki, Yosuke Shima, Lars Engebretsen, Atsuo Nakamae, Roald Bahr, Tron Krosshaug and Grethe Myklebust and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Junji Iwasa

33 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Mechanisms for Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junji Iwasa Japan	23	2.2k	1.4k	770	719	336	34	2.8k
Karola Messner Sweden	30	2.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	564 0.8×	271 0.8×	81	3.2k
Masataka Deie Japan	31	2.8k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	616 0.8×	638 0.9×	201 0.6×	145	3.6k
Hiromichi Fujie Japan	23	1.7k 0.8×	768 0.6×	521 0.7×	504 0.7×	253 0.8×	99	2.3k
Ashvin Thambyah New Zealand	29	1.7k 0.8×	809 0.6×	805 1.0×	761 1.1×	183 0.5×	92	2.7k
Shuji Horibe Japan	42	4.4k 2.0×	3.0k 2.2×	812 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	324 1.0×	144	5.4k
Michael Jagodzinski Germany	36	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	311 0.4×	762 1.1×	204 0.6×	119	3.2k
Tomoyuki Mochizuki Japan	32	2.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	386 0.5×	582 1.7×	64	3.6k
Alberto Gobbi United States	33	3.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	2.3k 3.0×	766 1.1×	1.1k 3.2×	91	4.3k
F. L. Harwood United States	28	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	721 0.9×	220 0.3×	263 0.8×	42	2.5k
Harukazu Tohyama Japan	35	3.3k 1.5×	2.7k 2.0×	309 0.4×	814 1.1×	201 0.6×	186	4.3k

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Uchio, Yuji, et al.. (2016). Delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage and T2 mapping for evaluation of reparative cartilage-like tissue after autologous chondrocyte implantation associated with Atelocollagen-based scaffold in the knee. Skeletal Radiology. 45(10). 1357–1363. 11 indexed citations

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Adachi, Nobuo, Masataka Deie, Goki Kamei, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging and clinical outcome after tissue-engineered cartilage implantation: prospective 6-year follow-up study. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 17(4). 413–424. 34 indexed citations

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Shimizu, Miho, Junji Iwasa, A. Baba, et al.. (2012). Preventive effects of branched-chain amino acid supplementation on the spontaneous development of hepatic preneoplastic lesions in C57BL/KsJ-db/db obese mice. Carcinogenesis. 33(12). 2499–2506. 46 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Seiji, et al.. (2010). Acute Osteomyelitis of the Acetabulum Induced by Staphylococcus Capitis in a Young Athlete. Pediatric Reports. 2(1). e2–e2. 9 indexed citations

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Tohyama, Harukazu, Kazunori Yasuda, Akio Minami, et al.. (2009). Atelocollagen-associated autologous chondrocyte implantation for the repair of chondral defects of the knee: a prospective multicenter clinical trial in Japan. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 14(5). 579–588. 76 indexed citations

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Kumahashi, Nobuyuki, Yuji Uchio, Junji Iwasa, et al.. (2007). Bone union of painful bipartite patella after treatment with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound: Report of two cases. The Knee. 15(1). 50–53. 10 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Junji, Mitsuo Ochi, Yuji Uchio, et al.. (2003). Effects of Cell Density on Proliferation and Matrix Synthesis of Chondrocytes Embedded in Atelocollagen Gel. Artificial Organs. 27(3). 249–255. 84 indexed citations

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Uchio, Yuji, Mitsuo Ochi, Nobuo Adachi, Kenzo Kawasaki, & Junji Iwasa. (2003). Results of rasping of meniscal tears with and without anterior cruciate ligament injury as evaluated by second-look arthroscopy. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 19(5). 463–469. 69 indexed citations

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Ochi, Mitsuo, Yuji Uchio, Kenzo Kawasaki, Shigeyuki Wakitani, & Junji Iwasa. (2002). Transplantation of cartilage-like tissue made by tissue engineering in the treatment of cartilage defects of the knee. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 84-B(4). 571–578. 83 indexed citations

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Adachi, Nobuo, Mitsuo Ochi, Yuji Uchio, et al.. (2002). Mechanoreceptors in the anterior cruciate ligament contribute to the joint position sense. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 73(3). 330–334. 216 indexed citations

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Kawasaki, Kenzo, Yuji Uchio, Nobuo Adachi, Junji Iwasa, & Mitsuo Ochi. (2002). Drilling from the intercondylar area for treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee joint. The Knee. 10(3). 257–263. 32 indexed citations

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Ochi, Mitsuo, Yuji Uchio, Kenzo Kawasaki, Shigeyuki Wakitani, & Junji Iwasa. (2002). Transplantation of cartilage-like tissue made by tissue engineering in the treatment of cartilage defects of the knee. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 84(4). 571–578. 288 indexed citations

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Ochi, Mitsuo, Junji Iwasa, Yuji Uchio, Nobuo Adachi, & Kenzo Kawasaki. (2002). Induction of somatosensory evoked potentials by mechanical stimulation in reconstructed anterior cruciate ligaments. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 84(5). 761–766. 51 indexed citations

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Tobita, Masatoshi, Mitsuo Ochi, Yuji Uchio, et al.. (2002). Treatment of growth plate injury with autogenous chondrocytes. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 73(3). 352–358. 34 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Junji & Mitsuo Ochi. (2001). Proprioception after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. 21(3). 176. 1 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Junji, Mitsuo Ochi, Nobuo Adachi, et al.. (2000). Proprioceptive Improvement in Knees With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 381(381). 168–176. 64 indexed citations

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Katsube, Ken‐ichi, Mitsuo Ochi, Yuji Uchio, et al.. (2000). Repair of articular cartilage defects with cultured chondrocytes in Atelocollagen gel. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 120(3-4). 121–127. 97 indexed citations

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Ochi, Mitsuo, Junji Iwasa, Yuji Uchio, Nobuo Adachi, & Yoshio Sumen. (1999). The regeneration of sensory neurones in the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 81(5). 902–906. 106 indexed citations

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Ochi, Mitsuo, Junji Iwasa, Yuji Uchio, Nobuo Adachi, & Yoshio Sumen. (1999). The regeneration of sensory neurones in the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 81-B(5). 902–906. 150 indexed citations

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Ochi, Mitsuo, Nobuo Adachi, Yoshio Sumen, Yuji Uchio, & Junji Iwasa. (1998). A new guide system for posteromedial portal in arthroscopic knee surgery. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 118(1-2). 25–28. 8 indexed citations

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