Masami Akai

4.4k total citations
121 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Masami Akai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Masami Akai has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 32 papers in Surgery and 29 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Masami Akai's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (33 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (22 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (18 papers). Masami Akai is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (33 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (22 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (18 papers). Masami Akai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Masami Akai's co-authors include Kimitaka Nakazawa, Tsutomu Iwaya, Tokuhide Doi, Noritaka Kawashima, Yuichi Hoshino, Atsushi Seichi, Yoshiko Tobimatsu, Wataru Kakihana, Kunihiko Hayashi and Tasuku MIYOSHI and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Masami Akai

120 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Immediate effect of mechanical lumbar traction in patients with chronic low back pain: A crossover, repeated measures, randomized controlled trial 2021 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Science ·Hideki Tanabe, Masami Akai, Tokuhide Doi, Sadao Arai, Keiji Fujino, Kunihiko Hayashi	8
2	Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy for Patients with Severe Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Report of 38 Cases 2020 ·Shozo Yasuoka, Shunichiro Kubota, Atsuro Chiba, Masami Akai	1
3	Relationship between X-ray findings of lumbar spondylosis and knee pain 2019 ·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·Kosuke Uehara, Masami Akai, Tokuhide Doi, Hiroyuki Oka, Tsutomu Iwaya	4
4	The effect of balneotherapy on pain relief, stiffness, and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a meta-analysis 2017 ·Clinical Rheumatology ·Hiromi Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hagino, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yuki Ideno, Takashi Wada, Toru Ogata, Masami Akai, Atsushi Seichi, Tsutomu Iwaya	30
5	Relationship between three-dimensional kinematics of knee and trunk motion during shuttle run cutting 2011 ·Journal of Sports Sciences ·Yasuharu Nagano, Hirofumi Ida, Masami Akai, Toru Fukubayashi	24
6	Association between in vivo knee kinematics during gait and the severity of knee osteoarthritis 2011 ·The Knee ·Yasuharu Nagano, (unknown), (unknown), Suguru Torii, Toru Ogata, Kimitaka Nakazawa, Masami Akai, Toru Fukubayashi	54
7	Hes1 functions downstream of growth factors to maintain oligodendrocyte lineage cells in the early progenitor stage 2010 ·Neuroscience ·Toru Ogata, Takaaki Ueno, Shinya Hoshikawa, (unknown), Ryuji Okazaki, Koji Hayakawa, Kazuhito Morioka, Shin Yamamoto, Kentaro Nakamura, Sakae Tanaka, Masami Akai	22
8	Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Home-Based Exercise on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain 2010 ·Spine ·Osamu Shirado, Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai, Yuichi Hoshino, Keiji Fujino, Kunihiko Hayashi, Eiji Marui, Tsutomu Iwaya	57
9	Hyperphosphorylated neurofilament NF-H as a biomarker of the efficacy of minocycline therapy for spinal cord injury 2010 ·Spinal Cord ·Takaaki Ueno, (unknown), (unknown), Shinya Hoshikawa, (unknown), Kentaro Nakamura, Sakae Tanaka, Masami Akai, Yoshiko Tobimatsu, Toru Ogata	26
10	Effect of Home Exercise of Quadriceps on Knee Osteoarthritis Compared with Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs 2008 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Tokuhide Doi, Masami Akai, Keiji Fujino, Tsutomu Iwaya, Hisashi Kurosawa, Kunihiko Hayashi, Eiji Marui	73
11	Effect of different preparatory states on the reflex responses of ankle flexor and extensor muscles to a sudden drop of support surface during standing in humans 2008 ·Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology ·Kimitaka Nakazawa, Noritaka Kawashima, Masami Akai	6
12	Load‐related modulation of cutaneous reflexes in the tibialis anterior muscle during passive walking in humans 2008 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Tsuyoshi Nakajima, Kiyotaka Kamibayashi, Makoto Takahashi, Tomoyoshi Komiyama, Masami Akai, Kimitaka Nakazawa	33
13	Pressor response to passive walking-like exercise in spinal cord-injured humans 2008 ·Clinical Autonomic Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Toru Ogata, Shinya Hoshikawa, Masami Akai, Kimitaka Nakazawa	8
14	Development of new disease-specific QOL measure for patients with chronic low back pain: Japan Low back pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JLEQ) 2007 ·(unknown), (unknown), Masami Akai, (unknown), Yuichi Hoshino, Tsutomu Iwaya	3
15	Inconsistent Knee Varus Moment Reduction Caused by a Lateral Wedge in Knee Osteoarthritis 2007 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Wataru Kakihana, Masami Akai, Kimitaka Nakazawa, (unknown), Suguru Torii	58
16	Measurement of in vivo motion of the knee: Assessment and application of the point cluster technique 2005 ·Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan ·Hirofumi Ida, Yasuharu Nagano, Toru Fukubayashi, Masami Akai	2
17	Functional roles of lower-limb joint moments while walking in water 2004 ·Clinical Biomechanics ·Tasuku MIYOSHI, (unknown), (unknown), Kimitaka Nakazawa, Masami Akai	45
18	Case report 685 1991 ·Skeletal Radiology ·Masami Akai, (unknown), Tohgo Ohno, Hideya Kimura, Isamu Sugano, Kōichi Nagao	21
19	Epidural Abscess Following Septic Arthritis in a Rheumatoid Patient A Case Report 1990 ·Spine ·Masami Akai, Tohgo Ohno, (unknown), (unknown), Osamu Matsuzaki	2
20	Ultrastructural Study of a Perineurioma 1988 ·Ultrastructural Pathology ·(unknown), Pyoyun Park, Masami Akai, (unknown), (unknown), Hideya Kimura, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Isamu Sugano	31

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