So Kato

3.1k total citations
121 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

So Kato is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, So Kato has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Surgery, 73 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 9 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in So Kato's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (72 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (58 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (50 papers). So Kato is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (72 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (58 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (50 papers). So Kato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. So Kato's co-authors include Michael G. Fehlings, Katsushi Takeshita, Sakae Tanaka, Yasushi Oshima, Hirotaka Chikuda, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, Aria Nouri, Nobuhiro Hara, Yuki Taniguchi and Juichi Tonosu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

So Kato

108 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
So Kato Japan	25	1.5k	1.2k	332	86	83	121	2.0k
Go Yoshida Japan	24	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	205 0.6×	144 1.7×	97 1.2×	161	2.3k
Jae‐Young Hong South Korea	24	1.1k 0.7×	514 0.4×	157 0.5×	134 1.6×	64 0.8×	101	1.6k
Jakub Godzik United States	23	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	270 0.8×	272 3.2×	48 0.6×	113	1.7k
Brian J. Neuman United States	27	1.7k 1.1×	999 0.8×	396 1.2×	136 1.6×	122 1.5×	139	2.2k
Marc A. Huntoon United States	20	1.2k 0.8×	886 0.7×	420 1.3×	26 0.3×	99 1.2×	39	1.5k
Michael P. Grevitt United Kingdom	26	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	574 1.7×	96 1.1×	24 0.3×	74	2.0k
Hari K. Parvataneni United States	21	1.4k 0.9×	625 0.5×	263 0.8×	165 1.9×	45 0.5×	69	1.9k
Marinus de Kleuver Netherlands	30	2.5k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	644 1.9×	214 2.5×	32 0.4×	113	3.0k
Masaaki Machino Japan	28	2.5k 1.6×	1.9k 1.6×	208 0.6×	204 2.4×	335 4.0×	200	3.1k
Victor Chang United States	21	918 0.6×	599 0.5×	179 0.5×	145 1.7×	78 0.9×	92	1.4k

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Taniguchi, Yuki, Hideki Nakamoto, So Kato, et al.. (2025). Impact of Preoperative Malnutrition on Postoperative Quality of Life in Older Adults Undergoing Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Nutrients. 17(18). 2912–2912.

Ambrosio, Luca, Gianluca Vadalà, Javad Tavakoli, et al.. (2024). Surgeon Preference Regarding Wound Dressing Management in Lumbar Fusion Surgery: An AO Spine Global Cross-Sectional Study. Neurospine. 21(1). 204–211.

Nakamoto, Hideki, So Kato, Yuki Taniguchi, et al.. (2024). Comparison between microendoscopic laminectomy and open posterior decompression surgery for two-level lumbar spinal stenosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 25(1). 955–955.

Oshima, Yasushi, Tôru Doi, Yusuke Ito, et al.. (2024). Patients with a large ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament have a higher incidence of arteriosclerosis in the carotid artery. European Spine Journal. 33(2). 379–385.

Theologis, Alekos A., Daniel D. Cummins, So Kato, et al.. (2023). Activity and sports resumption after long segment fusions to the pelvis for adult spinal deformity: survey results of AO Spine members. Spine Deformity. 11(6). 1485–1493. 1 indexed citations

Yoshida, Yuichi, Tôru Doi, Hiroyuki Oka, et al.. (2023). Reduced volume and altered composition of paraspinal muscles in Marfan syndrome: A retrospective cohort study. Medicine. 102(39). e35382–e35382. 1 indexed citations

Doi, Tôru, Satoru Ohashi, Yuichi Yoshida, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of bone strength using finite-element analysis in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The Spine Journal. 22(8). 1399–1407. 4 indexed citations

Doi, Tôru, Koji Nakajima, Hideki Nakamoto, et al.. (2022). Does Surgical Treatment Affect the Degree of Anxiety or Depression in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy?. Global Spine Journal. 13(8). 2479–2487. 3 indexed citations

Rodrigues‐Pinto, Ricardo, Benjamin M. Davies, So Kato, et al.. (2022). Optimizing the Application of Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 10]. Global Spine Journal. 12(1_suppl). 147S–158S. 23 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Yuki, Norifumi Takeda, Ryo Inuzuka, et al.. (2021). Impact of pathogenicFBN1variant types on the development of severe scoliosis in patients with Marfan syndrome. Journal of Medical Genetics. 60(1). 74–80. 7 indexed citations

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Kato, So, Naohiro Kawamura, Akiro Higashikawa, et al.. (2021). Minimal clinically important difference in patients who underwent decompression alone for lumbar degenerative disease. The Spine Journal. 22(4). 549–560. 11 indexed citations

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Doi, Tôru, Koji Nakajima, Naoki Okamoto, et al.. (2021). Association Between Deep Posterior Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Morphology and Clinical Features in Patients With Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. Global Spine Journal. 13(1). 8–16. 11 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Naoki, So Kato, Tôru Doi, et al.. (2021). Influence of Perioperative Antithrombic Agent Discontinuation in Elective Posterior Spinal Surgery: A Propensity-Score-Matched Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 158. e362–e368. 4 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Yuki, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, So Kato, et al.. (2021). Tracheal stenosis due to cervicothoracic hyperlordosis in patients with cerebral palsy treated with posterior spinal fusion: a report of the first two cases. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22(1). 217–217. 4 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Naoki, So Kato, Tôru Doi, et al.. (2021). Relative Risks and Benefits of Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction During Multilevel Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Multicenter Cohort. World Neurosurgery. 153. e265–e274. 4 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Takeyuki, Chiaki Horii, Hideki Nakamoto, et al.. (2021). Effect of Spinal Alignment Changes on Lower Back Pain in Patients Treated with Total Hip Arthroplasty for Hip Osteoarthritis. Medicina. 57(11). 1219–1219. 6 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Yuki, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, So Kato, et al.. (2019). Preoperative Assessment of the Feasibility of Pedicle Screw Insertion at the Proximal Thoracic Curve in Lenke Type 2 Idiopathic Scoliosis. Global Spine Journal. 10(3). 261–265. 2 indexed citations

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Kato, So, Aria Nouri, Dongjin Wu, et al.. (2017). Impact of Cervical Spine Deformity on Preoperative Disease Severity and Postoperative Outcomes Following Fusion Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Spine. 43(4). 248–254. 20 indexed citations

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Kato, So, Hirotaka Chikuda, Junichi Ohya, et al.. (2015). Risk of infectious complications associated with blood transfusion in elective spinal surgery—a propensity score matched analysis. The Spine Journal. 16(1). 55–60. 66 indexed citations

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Kato, So, Hirotaka Chikuda, Atsushi Seichi, et al.. (2012). Radiographical Risk Factors for Major Intraoperative Blood Loss During Laminoplasty in Patients With Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. Spine. 37(25). E1588–E1593. 14 indexed citations

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