Toru Akune
About
Toru Akune is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rheumatology.
According to data from OpenAlex, Toru Akune has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Surgery, 41 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 39 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Toru Akune's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (35 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (34 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers). Toru Akune is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (35 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (34 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (30 papers). Toru Akune collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Hong Kong and United States. Toru Akune's co-authors include Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Shigeyuki Muraki, Hiroyuki Oka, Kozo Nakamura, Noriko Yoshimura, Kentaro Nakamura, Sakae Tanaka, Ung‐il Chung, Munehito Yoshida and Yasuo Terauchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.
In The Last Decade
Toru Akune
128 papers receiving 8.2k citations
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| Name | h | Career | Trend | Papers | Cites | |||||
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| Toru Akune Japan | 47 | 3.3k | 2.4k | 2.2k | 1.9k | 1.8k | 135 | 8.4k | ||
| Noriko Yoshimura Japan | 51 | 3.8k 1.2× | 2.0k 0.8× | 2.4k 1.1× | 1.7k 0.9× | 1.3k 0.7× | 202 | 9.1k | ||
| Shigeyuki Muraki Japan | 42 | 2.9k 0.9× | 2.0k 0.8× | 1.8k 0.8× | 1.8k 0.9× | 375 0.2× | 132 | 6.1k | ||
| Östen Ljunggren Sweden | 52 | 1.6k 0.5× | 1.6k 0.7× | 788 0.4× | 719 0.4× | 3.6k 2.1× | 222 | 10.9k | ||
| Molly T. Vogt United States | 44 | 3.6k 1.1× | 1.3k 0.6× | 542 0.2× | 879 0.5× | 661 0.4× | 85 | 6.4k | ||
| Hirotaka Chikuda Japan | 35 | 2.4k 0.7× | 1.3k 0.6× | 1.3k 0.6× | 503 0.3× | 1.7k 0.9× | 260 | 6.5k | ||
| David Doyle United Kingdom | 37 | 1.7k 0.5× | 442 0.2× | 3.0k 1.3× | 859 0.4× | 792 0.4× | 94 | 5.6k | ||
| Munehito Yoshida Japan | 42 | 3.5k 1.1× | 3.0k 1.3× | 816 0.4× | 1.3k 0.7× | 340 0.2× | 194 | 5.6k | ||
| Jordan B. Renner United States | 42 | 2.7k 0.8× | 354 0.1× | 3.5k 1.6× | 1.3k 0.7× | 378 0.2× | 196 | 6.3k | ||
| Gwendolyn Sowa United States | 38 | 1.5k 0.4× | 3.7k 1.6× | 678 0.3× | 3.6k 1.9× | 826 0.5× | 152 | 6.1k | ||
| Sumihisa Orita Japan | 35 | 2.4k 0.7× | 2.3k 1.0× | 499 0.2× | 1.5k 0.8× | 287 0.2× | 288 | 4.6k |
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Fields of papers citing papers by Toru Akune
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toru Akune
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Toru Akune. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Toru Akune based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Toru Akune. Toru Akune is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
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Inoue, Izumi, Noriko Yoshimura, Toshiko Iidaka, et al.. (2025). Helicobacter pylori-Related Chronic Gastritis as a Risk Factor for Lower Bone Mineral Density. Calcified Tissue International. 116(1). 16–16.
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Iidaka, Toshiko, Chiaki Horii, Shigeyuki Muraki, et al.. (2024). Ten-Year Incidence of Sarcopenia in a Population-Based Cohort: Results from the Research on Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis Against Disability Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25(11). 105263–105263.
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Minamide, Akihito, Hiroshi Hashizume, Hiroyuki Oka, et al.. (2019). <p>Prevalence of Facet Effusion and Its Relationship with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis and Low Back Pain: The Wakayama Spine Study</p>. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 12. 3521–3528.
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Nakamura, Takashi, et al.. (2018). Kinetic differences between level walking and ramp descent in individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation using a prosthetic knee without a stance control mechanism. Gait & Posture. 63. 80–85.
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Muraki, Shigeyuki, Toru Akune, Masatoshi Teraguchi, et al.. (2015). Quadriceps muscle strength, radiographic knee osteoarthritis and knee pain: the ROAD study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 16(1). 305–305.
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Nagata, Keiji, Noriko Yoshimura, Hiroshi Hashizume, et al.. (2014). The prevalence of cervical myelopathy among subjects with narrow cervical spinal canal in a population-based magnetic resonance imaging study: the Wakayama Spine Study. The Spine Journal. 14(12). 2811–2817.
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Yoshimura, Noriko, Keiji Nagata, Shigeyuki Muraki, et al.. (2013). Prevalence and progression of radiographic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and associated factors in the Japanese population: a 3-year follow-up of the ROAD study. Osteoporosis International. 25(3). 1089–1098.
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Yoshimura, Noriko, Shigeyuki Muraki, Hiroyuki Oka, et al.. (2012). Accumulation of metabolic risk factors such as overweight, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and impaired glucose tolerance raises the risk of occurrence and progression of knee osteoarthritis: a 3-year follow-up of the ROAD study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 20(11). 1217–1226.
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Yoshimura, Noriko, Shigeyuki Muraki, Hiroyuki Oka, et al.. (2012). Does mild cognitive impairment affect the occurrence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis? A 3-year follow-up in the ROAD study. BMJ Open. 2(6). e001520–e001520.
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Muraki, Shigeyuki, Hiroyuki Oka, Toru Akune, et al.. (2011). Independent association of joint space narrowing and osteophyte formation at the knee with health-related quality of life in Japan: A cross-sectional study. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 63(12). 3859–3864.
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Oka, Hiroyuki, Shigeyuki Muraki, Toru Akune, et al.. (2010). Normal and threshold values of radiographic parameters for knee osteoarthritis using a computer-assisted measuring system (KOACAD): the ROAD study. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 15(6). 781–789.
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Oka, Hiroyuki, Toru Akune, Shigeyuki Muraki, et al.. (2009). Association of low dietary vitamin K intake with radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Japanese elderly population: dietary survey in a population-based cohort of the ROAD study. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 14(6). 687–692.
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Akune, Toru, Shinsuke Ohba, Satoru Kamekura, et al.. (2004). PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(6). 846–855.
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Akune, Toru, Shinsuke Ohba, Satoru Kamekura, et al.. (2004). PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(6). 846–855.
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Akune, Toru. (2004). [The role of insulin receptor substrates in bone metabolism].. PubMed. 14(2). 289–92.
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Seichi, Atsushi, Katsushi Takeshita, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, et al.. (2004). Postoperative Expansion of Intramedullary High-Intensity Areas on T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Cervical Laminoplasty. Spine. 29(13). 1478–1482.
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Seichi, Atsushi, Susumu Nakajima, Katsushi Takeshita, et al.. (2003). Image-guided resection for thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 99(1). 60–63.
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Akune, Toru, Naoshi Ogata, Atsushi Seichi, et al.. (2001). Insulin Secretory Response Is Positively Associated With the Extent of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Spine. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 83(10). 1537–1544.
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Seichi, Atsushi, Katsushi Takeshita, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, et al.. (2001). Long-Term Results of Double-Door Laminoplasty for Cervical Stenotic Myelopathy. Spine. 26(5). 479–487.
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Akune, Toru. (2001). Mice lacking insulin reseptor substrate-2 exhibit osteopenia with decreased bone formation and increased osteoblast-mediated osteoclastogenesis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 16(1).
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