Yoichi Aota

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yoichi Aota is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoichi Aota has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 13 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Yoichi Aota's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (21 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (12 papers). Yoichi Aota is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (21 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (12 papers). Yoichi Aota collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Yoichi Aota's co-authors include Koichi Masuda, Howard S. An, Carol Muehleman, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, Yoshiyuki Imai, Masahiko Okuma, Eugene J-M.A. Thonar, Tomoyuki Saito, Tomoyuki Saito and Masaaki Uesugi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Yoichi Aota

47 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Novel Rabbit Model of Mild, Reproducible Disc Degenerat... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A Novel Rabbit Model of Mild, Reproducible Disc Degeneration by an Anulus Needle Puncture: Correlation Between the Degree of Disc Injury and Radiological and Histological Appearances of Disc Degeneration
    2005 599 citations Koichi Masuda, Yoichi Aota et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yoichi Aota Japan 21 1.0k 861 738 190 111 49 1.5k
Markus Kroeber Germany 19 655 0.6× 691 0.8× 465 0.6× 120 0.6× 87 0.8× 37 1.3k
Ravi K. Ponnappan United States 18 1.1k 1.1× 828 1.0× 354 0.5× 152 0.8× 35 0.3× 31 1.5k
Kaj S. Emanuel Netherlands 16 909 0.9× 462 0.5× 691 0.9× 280 1.5× 26 0.2× 46 1.3k
William Mark Erwin Canada 18 1.1k 1.0× 674 0.8× 496 0.7× 111 0.6× 20 0.2× 34 1.3k
D. C. Jaffray United Kingdom 12 1.1k 1.0× 579 0.7× 818 1.1× 141 0.7× 17 0.2× 17 1.4k
Pieter‐Paul A. Vergroesen Netherlands 16 950 0.9× 463 0.5× 744 1.0× 256 1.3× 17 0.2× 23 1.3k
Scott L. Blumenthal United States 25 2.4k 2.3× 2.1k 2.4× 1.5k 2.0× 541 2.8× 56 0.5× 90 2.8k
Johanna Virri Finland 18 978 0.9× 483 0.6× 774 1.0× 72 0.4× 19 0.2× 21 1.1k
John C. Y. Leong Hong Kong 14 985 0.9× 482 0.6× 800 1.1× 306 1.6× 13 0.1× 21 1.3k
Mitsunori Yoshimoto Japan 18 505 0.5× 429 0.5× 350 0.5× 174 0.9× 69 0.6× 71 817

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All Works

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Aota, Yoichi, Tomoyuki Saito, Ning Qu, et al.. (2017). Anatomical etiology of “pseudo-sciatica” from superior cluneal nerve entrapment: a laboratory investigation. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 10. 2539–2545. 19 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, et al.. (2017). A histomorphometric study of the cancellous spinal process bone in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. European Spine Journal. 26(6). 1600–1609. 9 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, et al.. (2016). Laminar screw fixation in the subaxial cervical spine: A report on three cases. World Journal of Orthopedics. 7(10). 695–695. 4 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi. (2016). Entrapment of middle cluneal nerves as an unknown cause of low back pain. World Journal of Orthopedics. 7(3). 167–167. 27 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, et al.. (2015). Accuracies in Measuring Spinopelvic Parameters in Full-Spine Lateral Standing Radiograph. Spine. 40(11). E640–E646. 36 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, et al.. (2014). Roentgenographic and computed tomographic findings in symptomatic lumbar foraminal stenosis. European Spine Journal. 24(2). 333–338. 15 indexed citations
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Inaba, Yutaka, et al.. (2014). Novel 2 Radiographical Measurements for Atlantoaxial Instability in Children With Down Syndrome. Spine. 39(26). E1566–E1574. 12 indexed citations
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Kawai, Takuya, Yoichi Aota, & Takayuki Yamashita. (2013). Analysis of Survival Prognostic Factors in Patients with Newly Detected Metastatic Spinal Tumors (Excellent papers of the 41th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research). 4(2). 136–142. 2 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, et al.. (2013). Lumbar foraminal stenosis causes leg pain at rest. European Spine Journal. 23(3). 504–507. 27 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, Hayato Terayama, Tomoyuki Saito, & Masahiro Itoh. (2013). Pinealectomy in a broiler chicken model impairs endochondral ossification and induces rapid cancellous bone loss. The Spine Journal. 13(11). 1607–1616. 18 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, et al.. (2009). Does the Fists-on-Clavicles Position Represent a Functional Standing Position?. Spine. 34(8). 808–812. 41 indexed citations
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Naito, Munekazu, Yasuki Sakamoto, Hayato Terayama, et al.. (2009). Effect of unilateral testicular rupture on histopathology and germ cell delayed-type hypersensitivity in C3H/He and A/J mice. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 81(1). 55–61. 8 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, et al.. (2008). Does fists-on-clavicles position represent a functional standing position?. 19(2). 447. 1 indexed citations
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Aota, Yoichi, Tetsu Niwa, Masaaki Uesugi, et al.. (2008). The Correlation of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Compression Myelopathy With Neurologic and Radiologic Severity. Spine. 33(7). 814–820. 23 indexed citations
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Masuda, Koichi, Yoichi Aota, Carol Muehleman, et al.. (2005). A Novel Rabbit Model of Mild, Reproducible Disc Degeneration by an Anulus Needle Puncture: Correlation Between the Degree of Disc Injury and Radiological and Histological Appearances of Disc Degeneration. Spine. 30(1). 5–14. 599 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fukunishi, Isao, et al.. (1995). Somatoform pain disorder in a case of Klinefelter's syndrome with multiply operated lower back. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 49(5-6). 267–271. 7 indexed citations

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