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545

Akio Minami publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akio Minami sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 475 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Akio Minami D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akio Minami sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Akio Minami is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on surgery and spinal cord injury research. Their work includes research on pathology, forensic medicine, public health, rehabilitation, and medical imaging related to spinal conditions.

Their research topics are centered around spinal cord injury, spinal fractures and fixation techniques, cervical and thoracic myelopathy, nerve injury and rehabilitation, spinal dysraphism and malformations, orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation, and spine and intervertebral disc pathology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Akio Minami include Norimasa Iwasaki, Kota Suda, Miki Komatsu, Satoko Matsumoto Harmon, and Masahiko Takahata.

Common venues where Akio Minami's work has been published are:

  • Spine Surgery and Related Research
  • European Spine Journal
  • Spinal Cord
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Science
  • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Significant recent papers by Akio Minami include:

  • Efficacy of a machine learning-based approach in predicting neurological prognosis of cervical spinal cord injury patients following urgent surgery within 24 h after injury, 2022, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
  • Two case reports of 'locked spondyloptosis': the most severe traumatic cervical spondyloptosis with locked spinous process and vertebral arch into the spinal canal, 2020, Spinal Cord Series and Cases
  • Predictive factors for irreversible motor paralysis following cervical spinal cord injury, 2020, Spinal Cord
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy for the Bone Loss Secondary to Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Using Medications for Osteoporosis: A Literature Review, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Serum C-reactive protein is an early, simple and inexpensive prognostic marker for the progression of intramedullary lesion on magnetic resonance imaging from acute to subacute stage in patients with spinal cord injury, 2021, Spinal Cord

Best Publications

  • Carbohydrate analysis by a phenol-sulfuric acid method in microplate format.

    Tatsuya Masuko;Akio Minami;Norimasa Iwasaki;Tokifumi Majima

  • Anatomic reconstruction of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament using hamstring tendon grafts

    Kazunori Yasuda;Eiji Kondo;Hiroki Ichiyama;Nobuto Kitamura

  • Feasibility of chitosan-based hyaluronic acid hybrid biomaterial for a novel scaffold in cartilage tissue engineering.

    Shintaro Yamane;Norimasa Iwasaki;Tokifumi Majima;Tadanao Funakoshi

  • Improved accuracy of computer-assisted cervical pedicle screw insertion

    Yoshihisa Kotani;Kuniyoshi Abumi;Manabu Ito;Akio Minami

  • Feasibility of polysaccharide hybrid materials for scaffolds in cartilage tissue engineering: evaluation of chondrocyte adhesion to polyion complex fibers prepared from alginate and chitosan.

    Norimasa Iwasaki;Shin-Tarou Yamane;Tokifumi Majima;Yasuhiko Kasahara

  • Long term outcome of osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum.

    Masatoshi Takahara;Toshihiko Ogino;Isao Sasaki;Hiroyuki Kato

  • Vascularised fibular grafts: AN EXPERIENCE OF 102 PATIENTS

    A Minami;T Kasashima;N Iwasaki;H Kato

  • Macrophage migration inhibitory factor up-regulates matrix metalloproteinase-9 and -13 in rat osteoblasts. Relevance to intracellular signaling pathways.

    Shin Onodera;Jun Nishihira;Kazuya Iwabuchi;Yoshikazu Koyama

  • Application of Tissue Engineering Techniques for Rotator Cuff Regeneration Using a Chitosan-Based Hyaluronan Hybrid Fiber Scaffold

    Tadanao Funakoshi;Tokifumi Majima;Norimasa Iwasaki;Naoki Suenaga

  • Analysis of transforming activity of human synovial sarcoma-associated chimeric protein SYT-SSX1 bound to chromatin remodeling factor hBRM/hSNF2α

    Makoto Nagai;Shinya Tanaka;Masumi Tsuda;Shuichi Endo

  • Alginate and chitosan polyion complex hybrid fibers for scaffolds in ligament and tendon tissue engineering

    Tokifumi Majima;Tadanao Funakosi;Norimasa Iwasaki;Shin-Tarou Yamane

  • Ulnar shortening for triangular fibrocartilage complex tears associated with ulnar positive variance

    Akio Minami;Hiroyuki Kato

  • Clinical results of treatment of triangular fibrocartilage complex tears by arthroscopic debridement

    Akio Minami;Jun-ichi Ishikawa;Naoki Suenaga;Toshihiko Kasashima

  • Long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes after open reduction for missed Monteggia fracture-dislocations in children.

    Koichi Nakamura;Kazuhiko Hirachi;Shigeharu Uchiyama;Masatoshi Takahara

  • The Effect of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 on Intraosseous Healing of Flexor Tendon Autograft Replacement of Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Dogs

    Shuji Yamazaki;Kazunori Yasuda;Fumihisa Tomita;Harukazu Tohyama

  • Cubital tunnel syndrome associated with medial elbow ganglia and osteoarthritis of the elbow

    Hiroyuki Kato;Takuya Hirayama;Akio Minami;Norimasa Iwasaki

  • Novel chitosan-based hyaluronan hybrid polymer fibers as a scaffold in ligament tissue engineering.

    Tadanao Funakoshi;Tokifumi Majima;Norimasa Iwasaki;Shintaro Yamane

  • Does alendronate disturb the healing process of posterior lumbar interbody fusion? A prospective randomized trial

    Ken Nagahama;Masahiro Kanayama;Daisuke Togawa;Tomoyuki Hashimoto

  • Autologous Osteochondral Mosaicplasty for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow in Teenage Athletes

    Norimasa Iwasaki;Hiroyuki Kato;Jyunichi Ishikawa;Tatsuya Masuko

  • Effect of pore size on in vitro cartilage formation using chitosan-based hyaluronic acid hybrid polymer fibers.

    Shintaro Yamane;Norimasa Iwasaki;Yasuhiko Kasahara;Kazuo Harada

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Kato
Hiroyuki Kato Massachusetts General Hospital
Kiyoshi Kaneda
Kiyoshi Kaneda Hokkaido University
Kazunori Yasuda
Kazunori Yasuda Hokkaido University
Shin-Ichiro Nishimura
Shin-Ichiro Nishimura Hokkaido University
Jun Nishihira
Jun Nishihira Hokkaido University
Shinya Tanaka
Shinya Tanaka Hokkaido University
Toshimitsu Uede
Toshimitsu Uede Hokkaido University
Toshimitsu Uede
Toshimitsu Uede Hokkaido University
Hirofumi Sawa
Hirofumi Sawa Hokkaido University
Kazuo Nagashima
Kazuo Nagashima Hokkaido University

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