Mitsuru Yagi

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
210 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Mitsuru Yagi is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuru Yagi has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Surgery, 109 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 17 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Mitsuru Yagi's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (121 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (106 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (103 papers). Mitsuru Yagi is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (121 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (106 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (103 papers). Mitsuru Yagi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Mitsuru Yagi's co-authors include Oheneba Boachie–Adjei, Nobuyuki Fujita, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe, Ken Ninomiya, Naobumi Hosogane, Takashi Asazuma, Akilah King, Yoshiaki Toyama and Takeshi Miyamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuru Yagi

192 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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DC-STAMP is essential for cell–cell fusion in osteoclasts and foreign body giant cells

2005 717 citations Mitsuru Yagi, Takeshi Miyamoto et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsuru Yagi Japan	34	3.4k	2.5k	913	537	501	210	5.1k
Yasushi Oshima Japan	28	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	643 0.7×	326 0.6×	516 1.0×	182	3.0k
Naobumi Hosogane Japan	28	1.9k 0.5×	966 0.4×	737 0.8×	488 0.9×	146 0.3×	82	3.0k
Motoki Iwasaki Japan	42	4.8k 1.4×	4.2k 1.7×	448 0.5×	462 0.9×	820 1.6×	159	6.1k
Masahiko Kanamori Japan	27	1.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	441 0.5×	246 0.5×	759 1.5×	114	3.3k
Wenyuan Ding China	33	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	452 0.5×	93 0.2×	871 1.7×	265	4.2k
Yuji Kasukawa Japan	32	1.3k 0.4×	685 0.3×	821 0.9×	573 1.1×	214 0.4×	176	3.1k
Ernesto Di Cesare Italy	33	907 0.3×	479 0.2×	488 0.5×	377 0.7×	210 0.4×	194	3.0k
Seizo Yamamoto Japan	24	1.1k 0.3×	364 0.1×	722 0.8×	443 0.8×	579 1.2×	52	3.0k
Fengdong Zhao China	29	1.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	310 0.3×	63 0.1×	934 1.9×	132	2.6k
Benjamin D. Elder United States	29	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	521 0.6×	106 0.2×	130 0.3×	210	4.2k

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Yagi, Mitsuru, et al.. (2025). Trends in Rheumatoid Hand Surgery: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(2). 319–319.

Yagi, Mitsuru, et al.. (2025). Accelerated biological aging in patients with degenerative spine diseases: the impact of modifiable lifestyle factors on phenotypic age. The Spine Journal. 25(11). 2369–2381. 1 indexed citations

Takeda, Kazuki, Toshiki Okubo, Satoshi Suzuki, et al.. (2024). A Case of Early Onset Scoliosis with Trisomy 1q and Monosomy 21q. Spine Surgery and Related Research. 8(6). 654–658. 1 indexed citations

Nakayama, Masanori, et al.. (2024). Long-Term Outcome Over 15 Years of Prosthesis for Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis: A Case Series. Cureus. 16(11). e73480–e73480.

Yagi, Mitsuru, Yoshitake Yamada, Yoichi Yokoyama, et al.. (2024). Physiological rotation patterns of the thoracolumbar spine across different ages: A detailed analysis using upright CT. Gait & Posture. 114. 305–312.

Yagi, Mitsuru, Satoshi Suzuki, Yohei Takahashi, et al.. (2024). Dysregulation of Inflammatory Pathways in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Frailty. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(8). 2294–2294.

Ozaki, Masahiro, Satoshi Suzuki, Takehiro Michikawa, et al.. (2023). Impact of pleural effusion at an early period after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis on future pulmonary function and lung volume. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 16. 100289–100289. 1 indexed citations

Funao, Haruki, et al.. (2023). Clinical Results after Release of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Surgery for Neglected Congenital Muscular Torticollis—Unipolar vs. Bipolar Release Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(1). 131–131. 3 indexed citations

Matsunaga, Takuya, Kouhei Ohnishi, Morio Matsumoto, et al.. (2023). Validation of a surgical drill with a haptic interface in spine surgery. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 598–598. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Hong Jin, Lawrence G. Lenke, Javier Pizones, et al.. (2023). Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Is the Feasible Option of Minimally Invasive Surgery using Posterior Approach?. Asian Spine Journal. 18(2). 287–300. 12 indexed citations

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Takeda, Kazuki, Eijiro Okada, Yoshio Shinozaki, et al.. (2022). Risk factors for early-onset radiographical adjacent segment disease in patients with spondylolytic spondylolisthesis after single-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion. The Spine Journal. 22(7). 1112–1118. 13 indexed citations

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Nagoshi, Narihito, Osahiko Tsuji, Satoshi Suzuki, et al.. (2022). Clinical and Imaging Characteristics of Non-Neoplastic Spinal Lesions: A Comparative Study with Intramedullary Tumors. Diagnostics. 12(12). 2969–2969. 1 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kota, Satoshi Suzuki, Satoshi Nori, et al.. (2021). Gorham-Stout Disease Resulting in Spinal Deformity Treated by Fusion Surgery Combined With Everolimus Therapy. JBJS Case Connector. 11(1). 2 indexed citations

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Isogai, Norihiro, Mitsuru Yagi, Nao Otomo, et al.. (2021). Upper End Vertebra of Proximal Thoracic Curve At T1 is a Novel Risk Factor of Postoperative Shoulder Imbalance in Lenke Type 2 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Global Spine Journal. 13(5). 1223–1229. 4 indexed citations

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Yagi, Mitsuru, Satoshi Suzuki, Satoshi Nori, et al.. (2021). How Preoperative Motor Weakness Affects the Extent of Recovery After Elective Spine Surgery in Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 46(16). 1118–1127.

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Tsuji, Osahiko, Eijiro Okada, Yoshikane Izawa, et al.. (2021). Postoperative tongue deviation by hypoglossal nerve palsy and Tapia's syndrome after cervical laminoplasty: report of two cases. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 28(6). 1529–1535. 1 indexed citations

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Ninomiya, Ken, Junichi Yamane, Ryoma Aoyama, et al.. (2020). Clinical Effects of Anterior Cervical Spondylolisthesis on Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy After Posterior Decompression Surgery: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of 732 Cases. Global Spine Journal. 12(5). 820–828. 6 indexed citations

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Isogai, Norihiro, Mitsuru Yagi, Soraya Nishimura, et al.. (2020). Risk predictors of perioperative complications for the palliative surgical treatment of spinal metastasis. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 26(6). 1107–1112. 4 indexed citations

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Machida, Masafumi, Masakazu Takemitsu, Mitsuru Yagi, et al.. (2012). Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture. 66(12). 709–717. 1 indexed citations

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Yagi, Mitsuru, Takeshi Miyamoto, Katsuya Iwamoto, et al.. (2005). DC-STAMP is essential for cell–cell fusion in osteoclasts and foreign body giant cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 202(3). 345–351. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

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