Kazuo Yonenobu

12.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
209 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

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Kazuo Yonenobu is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuo Yonenobu has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Surgery, 90 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kazuo Yonenobu's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (84 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (63 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (53 papers). Kazuo Yonenobu is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (84 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (63 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (53 papers). Kazuo Yonenobu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Belgium. Kazuo Yonenobu's co-authors include Keiro Ono, Noboru Hosono, Motoki Iwasaki, Takahiro Ochi, Keiju Fujiwara, Eiji Wada, Takeshi Fuji, Sohei Ebara, Shimpei Miyamoto and Kozo Okada and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Kazuo Yonenobu

202 papers receiving 9.3k citations

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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.

Activating Transcription Factor 3 (ATF3) Induction by Axotomy in Sensory and Motoneurons: A Novel Neuronal Marker of Nerve Injury

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kazuo Yonenobu Japan	52	7.3k	6.1k	1.1k	857	609	209	9.6k
Shiro Imagama Japan	48	5.6k 0.8×	3.6k 0.6×	880 0.8×	521 0.6×	537 0.9×	525	9.0k
Hisatoshi Baba Japan	42	3.6k 0.5×	3.1k 0.5×	524 0.5×	724 0.8×	383 0.6×	165	5.6k
Hideshige Moriya Japan	55	4.2k 0.6×	3.6k 0.6×	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 1.3×	656 1.1×	262	9.5k
Li‐Yang Dai China	44	3.6k 0.5×	3.4k 0.6×	843 0.8×	421 0.5×	482 0.8×	104	5.2k
Sumihisa Orita Japan	35	2.4k 0.3×	2.3k 0.4×	1.5k 1.4×	499 0.6×	473 0.8×	288	4.6k
Haruo Tsuji Japan	41	3.4k 0.5×	3.8k 0.6×	2.0k 1.9×	534 0.6×	733 1.2×	127	5.7k
Kenzo Uchida Japan	38	2.4k 0.3×	2.3k 0.4×	416 0.4×	510 0.6×	272 0.4×	128	4.3k
Ken Ishii Japan	39	3.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.4×	431 0.4×	410 0.5×	468 0.8×	225	5.6k
Kazuhisa Takahashi Japan	57	6.6k 0.9×	6.4k 1.0×	3.9k 3.6×	1.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.7×	425	12.4k
Daisuke Sakai Japan	49	3.5k 0.5×	6.1k 1.0×	3.8k 3.5×	1.0k 1.2×	1.3k 2.1×	221	8.5k

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Yonenobu, Kazuo, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of Indoor Walking Support Device with Upper Rotation mechanism and Viscosity-changeable Break System. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2018(0). 2P2–H03. 2 indexed citations

Tamura, Satoru, Hidenobu Miki, K Tsuda, et al.. (2014). Hip range of motion during daily activities in patients with posterior pelvic tilt from supine to standing position. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 33(4). 542–547. 13 indexed citations

Oda, Takenori, Kazuo Yonenobu, Yoshikazu Fujimura, et al.. (2009). Diagnostic Validity of Space Available for the Spinal Cord at C1 Level for Cervical Myelopathy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Spine. 34(13). 1395–1398. 12 indexed citations

Fukui, Mitsuru, Kazuhiro Chiba, Mamoru Kawakami, et al.. (2007). Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire. Part 2. Verification of its reliability. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 12(6). 526–532. 111 indexed citations

Fukui, Mitsuru, Kazuhiro Chiba, Mamoru Kawakami, et al.. (2007). Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ): Part 2. Endorsement of the alternative item. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 12(3). 241–248. 40 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Hideo, Yoshiharu Sato, Toshihiko Sasama, et al.. (2004). Theoretical analysis of available range in alignment procedure for linear surgical tools using projection of intersecting two laser planes and accuracy validation (Medical Imaging). IEICE technical report. Speech. 103(597). 1–6.

Okada, Toshiyuki, Yoko Watanabe, Yoshikazu Nakajima, et al.. (2004). Preoperative Planning of Femur Fracture Reduction Based on Contralateral Bone Using 3-D CT Data and Its Accuracy Validation. IEICE technical report. Speech. 103(597). 13–18. 1 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Etsuko, Takao Koyama, Yuichi Tamura, et al.. (2004). Forces Exerted During Robotic Needle Insertion Into Human Vertebra. 5(4). 435–440. 1 indexed citations

Otake, Yoshito, Asaki Hattori, Hidenobu Miki, et al.. (2004). Motion Analysis System after Total Hip Arthroplasty by using the Patient-Specific 4-dimensional Musculoskeletal Model. 6(1). 13–21.

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Yonenobu, Kazuo, et al.. (2003). Standard format for recording 4-D surgical information. 5(3). 277–278. 1 indexed citations

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Okuda, Shinya, Akira Myoui, Kenta Ariga, et al.. (2001). Mechanisms of Age-Related Decline in Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Dependent Proteoglycan Synthesis in Rat Intervertebral Disc Cells. Spine. 26(22). 2421–2426. 79 indexed citations

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Wada, Eiji, et al.. (2001). Subtotal Corpectomy Versus Laminoplasty For Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Spine. 26(13). 1443–1447. 255 indexed citations

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Ariga, Kenta, Shimpei Miyamoto, Shinya Okuda, et al.. (2001). Distribution of genes for bone morphogenetic protein—4, —6, growth differentiation factor—5, and bone morphogenetic protein receptors in the process of experimental spondylosis in mice. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 94(1). 68–75. 20 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Keiju, Hajime Owaki, Masahiro Fujimoto, Kazuo Yonenobu, & Takahiro Ochi. (2000). A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Cervical Lesions in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 13(6). 519–526. 48 indexed citations

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Wada, Eiji, et al.. (1999). Can Intramedullary Signal Change on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predict Surgical Outcome in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy?. Spine. 24(5). 455–461. 158 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Keiju, Masahiro Fujimoto, Hajime Owaki, et al.. (1998). Cervical Lesions Related to the Systemic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Spine. 23(19). 2052–2056. 55 indexed citations

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Hosono, Noboru, Kazuo Yonenobu, & Keiro Ono. (1996). Neck and Shoulder Pain After Laminoplasty. Spine. 21(17). 1969–1973. 328 indexed citations

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Iwasaki, Motoki, Sohei Ebara, Shimpei Miyamoto, Eiji Wada, & Kazuo Yonenobu. (1996). Expansive Laminoplasty for Cervical Radiculomyelopathy due to Soft Disc Herniation. Spine. 21(1). 32–38. 38 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, Shimpei, et al.. (1991). Experimental Cervical Spondylosis in the Mouse. Spine. 16(10 Suppl). S495–S500. 65 indexed citations

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Ebara, Sohei, Kazuo Yonenobu, Keiju Fujiwara, K Yamashita, & Katsuhiko Ono. (1988). Myelopathy Hand Characterized by Muscle Wasting. Spine. 13(7). 785–791. 63 indexed citations

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