Yasuo Kokubo

1.9k total citations
68 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yasuo Kokubo is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuo Kokubo has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 10 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Yasuo Kokubo's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (29 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (17 papers) and Spinal Hematomas and Complications (10 papers). Yasuo Kokubo is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (29 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (17 papers) and Spinal Hematomas and Complications (10 papers). Yasuo Kokubo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Uganda and United Kingdom. Yasuo Kokubo's co-authors include Hisatoshi Baba, Kenzo Uchida, Takafumi Yayama, Hideaki Nakajima, Shigeru Kobayashi, Ryuichiro Sato, Erisa Mwaka, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Kenichi Takeno and Yasuhisa Maezawa and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Yasuo Kokubo

66 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yasuo Kokubo Japan 25 1.0k 848 320 199 113 68 1.5k
Y. Edward Wen China 26 935 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 233 0.7× 205 1.0× 129 1.1× 66 1.8k
Ravi K. Ponnappan United States 18 828 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 354 1.1× 107 0.5× 55 0.5× 31 1.5k
Mitsuhiro Kamiya Japan 24 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 146 0.5× 128 0.6× 68 0.6× 66 1.7k
Lianshun Jia China 25 1.1k 1.1× 964 1.1× 154 0.5× 227 1.1× 106 0.9× 109 1.8k
Sinsuke Hukuda Japan 23 926 0.9× 902 1.1× 256 0.8× 494 2.5× 100 0.9× 71 1.7k
D. C. Jaffray United Kingdom 12 579 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 818 2.6× 225 1.1× 134 1.2× 17 1.4k
Takafumi Yayama Japan 28 1.6k 1.6× 1.3k 1.5× 294 0.9× 389 2.0× 137 1.2× 109 2.4k
Yasuo Mikami Japan 21 910 0.9× 940 1.1× 453 1.4× 188 0.9× 45 0.4× 83 1.7k
Masaomi Yamashita Japan 23 511 0.5× 624 0.7× 512 1.6× 172 0.9× 286 2.5× 46 1.3k
Shunji Kishida Japan 23 694 0.7× 544 0.6× 441 1.4× 160 0.8× 220 1.9× 68 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuo Kokubo

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All Works

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Yamamoto, Yusuke, Yasuo Kokubo, Hideaki Nakajima, et al.. (2021). Distribution and Polarization of Hematogenous Macrophages Associated with the Progression of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Spine. 47(4). E149–E158. 29 indexed citations
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Yamagishi, Atsushi, Hideaki Nakajima, Yasuo Kokubo, Yusuke Yamamoto, & Akihiko Matsumine. (2021). Polarization of infiltrating macrophages in the outer annulus fibrosus layer associated with the process of intervertebral disc degeneration and neural ingrowth in the human cervical spine. The Spine Journal. 22(5). 877–886. 29 indexed citations
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Sugita, Daisuke, Hideaki Nakajima, Yasuo Kokubo, et al.. (2020). Cyclic tensile strain facilitates ossification of the cervical posterior longitudinal ligament via increased Indian hedgehog signaling. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 7231–7231. 9 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Ai, et al.. (2020). Functional outcomes after the treatment of hip fracture. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0236652–e0236652. 24 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Takumi, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Shuji Watanabe, et al.. (2019). Intraarticular injection of processed lipoaspirate cells has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects but does not improve degenerative changes in murine monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 20(1). 335–335. 10 indexed citations
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Sugita, Daisuke, Takafumi Yayama, Kenzo Uchida, et al.. (2013). Indian Hedgehog Signaling Promotes Chondrocyte Differentiation in Enchondral Ossification in Human Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. Spine. 38(22). E1388–E1396. 34 indexed citations
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Uchida, Kenzo, et al.. (2011). Chronic expanding hematoma of the thigh. Joint Bone Spine. 79(2). 192–194. 28 indexed citations
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Kawahara, Hideo, Yasuo Kokubo, Takafumi Yayama, et al.. (2010). Metaphyseal‐Loading Anterolaterally‐Flared Femoral Stem in Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: Five‐ to Eleven‐Year Follow‐Up Evaluation. Artificial Organs. 34(5). 377–383. 7 indexed citations
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Yayama, Takafumi, Shigeru Kobayashi, Yoshitaka NAKANISHI, et al.. (2010). Effects of graded mechanical compression of rabbit sciatic nerve on nerve blood flow and electrophysiological properties. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 17(4). 501–505. 35 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Shigeru, Kenzo Uchida, Yasuo Kokubo, et al.. (2008). Synapse Involvement of the Dorsal Horn in Experimental Lumbar Nerve Root Compression. Spine. 33(7). 716–723. 19 indexed citations
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Uchida, Kenzo, Shigeru Kobayashi, Ryuichiro Sato, et al.. (2008). Anterior spinal artery syndrome complicating massive paravertebral abscess. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 13(1). 85–88. 2 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi, Yasuo Kokubo, Shigeru Kobayashi, et al.. (2007). Ochronotic Arthropathy Requiring Bilateral Hip and Knee Joint Arthroplasty: Case Study. 25(4). 489–496. 1 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Shigeru, K Uchida, Yasuo Kokubo, et al.. (2007). A Schwannoma of the S1 Dural Sleeve was Resected while the Intact Nerve Fibers were Preserved Using a Microscope. Report of a Case with Early MRI Findings. min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery. 50(2). 120–123. 8 indexed citations
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Yayama, Takafumi, Shigeru Kobayashi, Yasuo Kokubo, et al.. (2007). Motion analysis of the wrist joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Modern Rheumatology. 17(4). 322–326. 6 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Shigeru, et al.. (2005). [Blood circulation of cauda equina and nerve root].. PubMed. 15(3). 63–72. 9 indexed citations
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Uchida, Kenzo, Shigeru Kobayashi, Takafumi Yayama, et al.. (2004). Metabolic neuroimaging of the cervical spinal cord in patients with compressive myelopathy: a high-resolution positron emission tomography study. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 1(1). 72–79. 31 indexed citations
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Yayama, Takafumi, Kenzo Uchida, Yasuo Kokubo, & Hisatoshi Baba. (2003). Lumbar epidural abscess causing septic shock: case report. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 8(1). 109–111. 2 indexed citations
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Uchida, Kenzo, Hisatoshi Baba, Yasuhisa Maezawa, et al.. (2003). Increased expression of neurotrophins and their receptors in the mechanically compressed spinal cord of the spinal hyperostotic mouse (twy/twy). Acta Neuropathologica. 106(1). 29–36. 40 indexed citations

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