Kunio Takaoka

16.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
341 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Kunio Takaoka is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunio Takaoka has authored 341 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Surgery, 81 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 72 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kunio Takaoka's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (82 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (71 papers) and Bone health and treatments (61 papers). Kunio Takaoka is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (82 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (71 papers) and Bone health and treatments (61 papers). Kunio Takaoka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Kunio Takaoka's co-authors include Kenji Ohzono, Naoto Saito, Keiro Ono, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Nobuhiko Sugano, Sohei Ebara, Katsuhiko Ono, Akio Kobayashi, Yuuki Imai and Shimpei Miyamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kunio Takaoka

333 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss via Estrogen Receptor α and Induction of Fas Ligand in Osteoclasts

2007 777 citations Yuuki Imai, Kunio Takaoka et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kunio Takaoka	6.7k	3.2k	3.1k	3.1k	1.9k	341	13.4k
Julie Glowacki	5.5k 0.8×	3.6k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.4×	2.6k 1.3×	198	14.3k
Anita Ignatius	5.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	3.8k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	896 0.5×	391	14.2k
Per Aspenberg	7.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.7×	5.5k 1.8×	2.6k 1.4×	301	12.4k
Minghao Zheng	4.5k 0.7×	5.0k 1.5×	1.7k 0.5×	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	351	14.2k
Louis C. Gerstenfeld	3.2k 0.5×	6.1k 1.9×	2.6k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	149	14.0k
Masahiro Kurosaka	12.9k 1.9×	2.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	4.9k 1.6×	793 0.4×	699	20.5k
Gianluca Giavaresi	4.1k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	4.6k 1.5×	1.8k 0.6×	768 0.4×	383	11.5k
Regis J. O’Keefe	5.2k 0.8×	8.5k 2.6×	1.8k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.6×	326	19.0k
Joseph D. Mosca	6.6k 1.0×	6.7k 2.1×	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	2.1k 1.1×	28	20.0k
Jérôme Guicheux	2.4k 0.4×	2.5k 0.8×	3.5k 1.1×	949 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	261	10.5k

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Takaoka, Kunio, et al.. (2021). The posterior tibial slope does not influence the flexion angle in posterior-stabilized mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty. Arthroplasty. 3(1). 28–28. 5 indexed citations

Yano, Koichi, Takashi Namikawa, Takuya Uemura, et al.. (2012). Regenerative repair of bone defects with osteoinductive hydroxyapatite fabricated to match the defect and implanted with combined use of computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, and computer-assisted surgery systems: a feasibility study in a canine model. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 17(4). 484–489. 9 indexed citations

Hoshino, Masatoshi, Hiroaki Nakamura, Hidetomi Terai, et al.. (2009). Factors affecting neurological deficits and intractable back pain in patients with insufficient bone union following osteoporotic vertebral fracture. European Spine Journal. 18(9). 1279–1286. 52 indexed citations

Imai, Yuuki & Kunio Takaoka. (2008). [The state and perspective in bone regeneration].. PubMed. 18(12). 1693–700. 5 indexed citations

Takaoka, Kunio, et al.. (2007). [Hepatic CYP3A activity in association with development of osteonecrosis of the femoral head].. PubMed. 17(6). 902–9. 4 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Seneki, Masataka Shiraki, & Kunio Takaoka. (2007). [Concurrent treatment of osteoporosis including vitamin K].. PubMed. 17(11). 1731–7.

Zhao, Baohong, Takenobu Katagiri, Hiromitsu Toyoda, et al.. (2006). Heparin Potentiates the in Vivo Ectopic Bone Formation Induced by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(32). 23246–23253. 243 indexed citations

Nakamura, Hiroaki & Kunio Takaoka. (2006). [Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture].. PubMed. 16(1). 153–8. 1 indexed citations

Imai, Yuuki & Kunio Takaoka. (2005). [BMP (bone morphogenetic protein)].. PubMed. 63 Suppl 8. 815–7. 1 indexed citations

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Sasaoka, Ryuichi, et al.. (2005). Objective assessment of reduced invasiveness in MED. European Spine Journal. 15(5). 577–582. 73 indexed citations

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Tamai, Noriyuki, Akira Myoui, Makoto Hirao, et al.. (2005). A new biotechnology for articular cartilage repair: subchondral implantation of a composite of interconnected porous hydroxyapatite, synthetic polymer (PLA-PEG), and bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 13(5). 405–417. 119 indexed citations

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Saito, Naoto, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Seneki Kobayashi, Masashi Nawata, & Kunio Takaoka. (2004). Continuous local cooling for pain relief following total hip arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 19(3). 334–337. 44 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Seneki, Naoto Saito, Masashi Nawata, et al.. (2004). Total Hip Arthroplasty with Bulk Femoral Head Autograft for Acetabular Reconstruction in DDH. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 86. 11–17. 12 indexed citations

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Minoda, Yukihide, et al.. (2003). . Spine. 28(11). 1123–1127. 4 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Seneki, Naoto Saito, Masashi Nawata, et al.. (2003). TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH BULK FEMORAL HEAD AUTOGRAFT FOR ACETABULAR RECONSTRUCTION IN DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA OF THE HIP. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 85(4). 615–621. 72 indexed citations

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Minoda, Yukihide, Hiroaki Nakamura, Sadahiko Konishi, et al.. (2003). Palsy of the C5 Nerve Root After Midsagittal-Splitting Laminoplasty of the Cervical Spine. Spine. 28(11). 1123–1127. 54 indexed citations

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Saito, Naoto, Takao Okada, Hiroshi Horiuchi, et al.. (2001). Biodegradable Poly-D,L-Lactic Acid-Polyethylene Glycol Block Copolymers as a BMP Delivery System for Inducing Bone. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 83(Pt 2). S1–92. 58 indexed citations

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Hata, Yukihiko, Satoru Saitoh, Narumichi Murakami, et al.. (2001). Shrinkage in the inferior pouch of the scapulohumeral joint is related to postoperative pain after rotator cuff repair: Radiographic and arthrographic comparison between patients with postoperative pain and those without it. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 10(4). 333–339. 2 indexed citations

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Itoh, Hidehiro, Sohei Ebara, Mikio Kamimura, et al.. (1999). Experimental Spinal Fusion With Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2. Spine. 24(14). 1402–1402. 60 indexed citations

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Takaoka, Kunio, et al.. (1988). Experimental Evaluation on Bone Repairing Activation Effect of Lasers Based on Bone Morphologic Protain. Nippon Laser Igakkaishi. 9(3). 165–168. 2 indexed citations

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