Mitsuru Takemoto

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

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Mitsuru Takemoto is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuru Takemoto has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Surgery, 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 39 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mitsuru Takemoto's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (38 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (37 papers). Mitsuru Takemoto is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (39 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (38 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (37 papers). Mitsuru Takemoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Spain. Mitsuru Takemoto's co-authors include Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Takashi Nakamura, Tadashi Kokubo, Masashi Neo, Tomiharu Matsushita, Bungo Otsuki, Shuichi Matsuda, Kiyoyuki Sasaki, Deepak K. Pattanayak and Jun Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuru Takemoto

107 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Effect of pore size on bone ingrowth into porous titanium implants fabricated by additive manufacturing: An in vivo experiment

2015 756 citations Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Mitsuru Takemoto et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsuru Takemoto Japan	31	2.8k	2.7k	1.1k	1.0k	839	111	4.8k
Shunsuke Fujibayashi Japan	44	5.0k 1.8×	4.5k 1.7×	2.3k 2.0×	1.6k 1.6×	923 1.1×	222	8.3k
Masashi Neo Japan	50	6.4k 2.3×	3.7k 1.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	460 0.5×	315	9.2k
Bungo Otsuki Japan	23	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	758 0.7×	368 0.4×	384 0.5×	112	2.8k
Robert M. Pilliar Canada	53	4.5k 1.6×	4.1k 1.5×	661 0.6×	976 1.0×	775 0.9×	158	8.9k
Sharon L. Hyzy United States	30	1.4k 0.5×	2.6k 1.0×	307 0.3×	551 0.5×	145 0.2×	80	3.9k
Tomiharu Matsushita Japan	31	1.7k 0.6×	2.9k 1.1×	172 0.2×	1.4k 1.4×	858 1.0×	77	4.0k
J Bobyn Canada	45	6.6k 2.3×	2.2k 0.8×	151 0.1×	801 0.8×	969 1.2×	77	7.8k
Duncan E. T. Shepherd United Kingdom	30	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	348 0.3×	169 0.2×	553 0.7×	152	3.3k
Christoph M. Sprecher Switzerland	28	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	166 0.1×	261 0.3×	307 0.4×	84	2.7k
Qiang Fu United States	33	1.6k 0.6×	4.6k 1.7×	182 0.2×	654 0.6×	274 0.3×	84	5.5k

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Matsukawa, M., Mitsuru Takemoto, Takumi Okamoto, et al.. (2025). Development of a versatile system for evaluating the target protein degradation activity of novel ubiquitin ligases utilizing existing PROTACs. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 749. 151370–151370. 1 indexed citations

Fujibayashi, Shunsuke, Takayoshi Shimizu, Seiji Yamaguchi, et al.. (2024). Strontium‐loaded 3D intramedullary nail titanium implant for critical‐sized femoral defect in rabbits. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 112(3). e35393–e35393. 4 indexed citations

Vergari, Claudio, Young‐Woo Kim, Mitsuru Takemoto, et al.. (2023). The relationship between spino-pelvic-hip mobility and quality of life before and after total hip arthroplasty. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 144(3). 1379–1387. 5 indexed citations

Fujibayashi, Shunsuke, Mitsuru Takemoto, Ken Ishii, et al.. (2022). Multicenter Prospective Study of Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusions Using Bioactive Porous Titanium Spacers without Bone Grafts. Asian Spine Journal. 16(6). 890–897. 3 indexed citations

Vergari, Claudio, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Hip Mobility on Lumbar and Pelvic Mobility before and after Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(1). 331–331. 18 indexed citations

Shimizu, Takayoshi, Ronald A. Lehman, John A. Sielatycki, et al.. (2019). Reciprocal change of sagittal profile in unfused spinal segments and lower extremities after complex adult spinal deformity surgery including spinopelvic fixation: a full-body X-ray analysis. The Spine Journal. 20(3). 380–390. 12 indexed citations

Takemoto, Mitsuru, Louis Boissière, Jean-Marc Vital, et al.. (2016). Sagittal malalignment has a significant association with postoperative leg pain in adult spinal deformity patients. European Spine Journal. 25(8). 2442–2451. 17 indexed citations

Shimizu, Takayoshi, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Seiji Yamaguchi, et al.. (2016). Bioactivity of sol–gel-derived TiO2 coating on polyetheretherketone: In vitro and in vivo studies. Acta Biomaterialia. 35. 305–317. 79 indexed citations

Takemoto, Mitsuru, Louis Boissière, Jean-Marc Vital, et al.. (2016). Are sagittal spinopelvic radiographic parameters significantly associated with quality of life of adult spinal deformity patients? Multivariate linear regression analyses for pre-operative and short-term post-operative health-related quality of life. European Spine Journal. 26(8). 2176–2186. 79 indexed citations

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Sumida, Tomoki, Kiyoyuki Sasaki, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, et al.. (2015). Custom-made titanium devices as membranes for bone augmentation in implant treatment: Clinical application and the comparison with conventional titanium mesh. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 43(10). 2183–2188. 92 indexed citations

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Kimura, Hiroaki, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Mitsuru Takemoto, Bungo Otsuki, & Shuichi Matsuda. (2014). Spontaneous Reduction in Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Thoracic Spine After Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Decompression. Spine. 39(6). E417–E419. 7 indexed citations

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Fujibayashi, Shunsuke, Mitsuru Takemoto, Masashi Neo, & Shuichi Matsuda. (2013). Strategy for salvage pedicle screw placement: A technical note. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 7(1). e67–e71. 9 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Masashi, Mitsuru Takemoto, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, et al.. (2013). Bone bonding ability of a chemically and thermally treated low elastic modulus Ti alloy: gum metal. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 25(3). 635–643. 28 indexed citations

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Neo, Masashi, et al.. (2013). The reinforcement of a C2 laminar screw by a C2 laminar hook as an anchor of occipito-C2 fusion. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 24(4). 635–639. 2 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Takeshi, Masashi Neo, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, et al.. (2011). Mechanical implant failure in posterior cervical spine fusion. European Spine Journal. 21(2). 328–334. 29 indexed citations

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Fujibayashi, Shunsuke, Mitsuru Takemoto, Masashi Neo, et al.. (2011). A novel synthetic material for spinal fusion: a prospective clinical trial of porous bioactive titanium metal for lumbar interbody fusion. European Spine Journal. 20(9). 1486–1495. 73 indexed citations

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Pattanayak, Deepak K., Tomiharu Matsushita, Mitsuru Takemoto, et al.. (2010). Bioactive Ti metal analogous to human cancellous bone: Fabrication by selective laser melting and chemical treatments. Acta Biomaterialia. 7(3). 1398–1406. 309 indexed citations

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Takemoto, Mitsuru, et al.. (2010). Difference between dogs and rats with regard to osteoclast‐like cells in calcium‐deficient hydroxyapatite‐induced osteoinduction. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 96A(2). 402–412. 29 indexed citations

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Takemoto, Mitsuru, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Masashi Neo, et al.. (2006). Bone‐bonding ability of a hydroxyapatite coated zirconia–alumina nanocomposite with a microporous surface. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 78A(4). 693–701. 21 indexed citations

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Takemoto, Mitsuru, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Masashi Neo, et al.. (2006). Osteoinductive porous titanium implants: Effect of sodium removal by dilute HCl treatment. Biomaterials. 27(13). 2682–2691. 168 indexed citations

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