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Hideki Yoshikawa

Hideki Yoshikawa

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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
119
Citations
51268
World Ranking
3905
National Ranking
78

Hideki Yoshikawa 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 Hideki Yoshikawa sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,164 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hideki Yoshikawa 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 Hideki Yoshikawa sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hideki Yoshikawa is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their scholarly contributions primarily focus on Medicine, with specific work in Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology, Oncology, and Molecular Biology. The research topics extensively cover areas related to Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Bone and Joint Diseases, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Bone health and treatments, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Yoshikawa has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to the Journal of Orthopaedic Science, Scientific Reports, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, Bone, and Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. Some of the recent papers include:

  • In vivo dynamic analysis of BMP-2-induced ectopic bone formation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Utility of Distal Forearm DXA as a Screening Tool for Primary Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures of the Distal Radius, 2020, JBJS Open Access
  • Resting-state Amplitude of Low-frequency Fluctuation is a Potentially Useful Prognostic Functional Biomarker in Cervical Myelopathy, 2020, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
  • Different effects of the lateral meniscus complete radial tear on the load distribution and transmission functions depending on the tear site, 2020, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • Comparison of Short-Term Radiographical and Clinical Outcomes After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With a 3D Porous Titanium Alloy Cage and a Titanium-Coated PEEK Cage, 2020, Global Spine Journal

Frequent collaborators in Yoshikawa's publications include Kosuke Ebina, Ken Nakata, Makoto Hirao, Masafumi Kashii, and Hidetatsu Outani. These collaborations reflect multidisciplinary approaches within orthopaedics and related medical fields.

The research topics indicate a focus on conditions affecting bone structure, joint function, and orthopedic surgical outcomes. Studies involving bone morphogenetic proteins, osteoporosis screening techniques, and spinal surgery outcomes suggest an interest in both clinical applications and basic scientific mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Chronic polyarthritis caused by mammalian DNA that escapes from degradation in macrophages

    Kohki Kawane;Mayumi Ohtani;Keiko Miwa;Takuji Kizawa

  • Novel hydroxyapatite ceramics with an interconnective porous structure exhibit superior osteoconduction in vivo.

    Noriyuki Tamai;Akira Myoui;Tetsuya Tomita;Takanobu Nakase

  • Adiponectin increases bone mass by suppressing osteoclast and activating osteoblast

    K. Oshima;A. Nampei;M. Matsuda;M. Iwaki

  • C5 Palsy after Decompression Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy : Review of the Literature

    Hironobu Sakaura;Noboru Hosono;Yoshihiro Mukai;Takahiro Ishii

  • Bone tissue engineering with porous hydroxyapatite ceramics.

    Hideki Yoshikawa;Akira Myoui

  • Transient and localized expression of bone morphogenetic protein 4 messenger RNA during fracture healing

    Takanobu Nakase;Shintaro Nomura;Hideki Yoshikawa;Jun Hashimoto

  • Lymphoid Chemokine B Cell-Attracting Chemokine-1 (CXCL13) Is Expressed in Germinal Center of Ectopic Lymphoid Follicles Within the Synovium of Chronic Arthritis Patients

    Kenrin Shi;Kenji Hayashida;Motoharu Kaneko;Jun Hashimoto

  • Circulating bone marrow-derived osteoblast progenitor cells are recruited to the bone-forming site by the CXCR4/stromal cell-derived factor-1 pathway.

    Satoru Otsuru;Katsuto Tamai;Takehiko Yamazaki;Hideki Yoshikawa

  • Angiotensin II accelerates osteoporosis by activating osteoclasts

    Hideo Shimizu;Hironori Nakagami;Mariana Kiomy Osako;Rie Hanayama

  • Contribution of injured and uninjured dorsal root ganglion neurons to pain behavior and the changes in gene expression following chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve in rats.

    Koichi Obata;Hiroki Yamanaka;Tetsuo Fukuoka;Dai Yi

  • A clinical comparative study of the direct anterior with mini-posterior approach: two consecutive series.

    Katsuya Nakata;Masataka Nishikawa;Koji Yamamoto;Shigeaki Hirota

  • Differential Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinase in Primary Afferent Neurons Regulates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression after Peripheral Inflammation and Nerve Injury

    Koichi Obata;Hiroki Yamanaka;Yi Dai;Toshiya Tachibana

  • Ectopic bone induction on and in porous hydroxyapatite combined with collagen and bone morphogenetic protein.

    Kunio Takaoka;Haruhiko Nakahara;Hideki Yoshikawa;Kensaku Masuhara

  • Surgical strategy for cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Part 2: Advantages of anterior decompression and fusion over laminoplasty.

    Motoki Iwasaki;Shin'ya Okuda;Akira Miyauchi;Hironobu Sakaura

  • Randomized Teriparatide [Human Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) 1–34] Once-Weekly Efficacy Research (TOWER) Trial for Examining the Reduction in New Vertebral Fractures in Subjects with Primary Osteoporosis and High Fracture Risk

    Toshitaka Nakamura;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Tetsuo Nakano;Hideaki Kishimoto

  • Single- versus two-femoral socket anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique: Biomechanical analysis using a robotic simulator.

    Tatsuo Mae;Konsei Shino;Takahide Miyama;Hirotaka Shinjo

  • Three-dimensional corrective osteotomy of malunited fractures of the upper extremity with use of a computer simulation system.

    Tsuyoshi Murase;Kunihiro Oka;Hisao Moritomo;Akira Goto

  • Surgical strategy for cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Part 1: Clinical results and limitations of laminoplasty.

    Motoki Iwasaki;Shin'ya Okuda;Akira Miyauchi;Hironobu Sakaura

  • Measurements of pelvic flexion angle using three-dimensional computed tomography.

    Shunsaku Nishihara;Nobuhiko Sugano;Takashi Nishii;Kenji Ohzono

  • Preservation of the bone mineral density of the femur after surface replacement of the hip

    Y. Kishida;N. Sugano;T. Nishii;H. Miki

Frequent Co-Authors

Takahiro Ochi
Takahiro Ochi Osaka University
Yoshinobu Sato
Yoshinobu Sato Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kunio Takaoka
Kunio Takaoka Osaka Metropolitan University
Motoki Iwasaki
Motoki Iwasaki National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Keisuke Kobayashi
Keisuke Kobayashi Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Takayoshi Nakano
Takayoshi Nakano Osaka University
Katsuyuki Aozasa
Katsuyuki Aozasa Osaka University
Ryuichi Morishita
Ryuichi Morishita Osaka University

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