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Kozo Nakamura

Kozo Nakamura

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
116
Citations
47442
World Ranking
4368
National Ranking
91

Kozo Nakamura 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 Kozo Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 711 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kozo Nakamura 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 Kozo Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kozo Nakamura is affiliated with Shinshu University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work emphasizes geochemistry and petrology, geophysics, and atmospheric science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within these fields.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics related to geological and geochemical analysis, rare-earth elements (REEs), and paleoenvironmental studies. Notable papers include:

  • Chemostratigraphy of deep-sea sediments in the western North Pacific Ocean: Implications for genesis of mud highly enriched in rare-earth elements and yttrium (2020, Ore Geology Reviews)
  • Fish proliferation and rare-earth deposition by topographically induced upwelling at the late Eocene cooling event (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Geochemical features of Fe-Mn micronodules in deep-sea sediments of the western North Pacific Ocean: Potential for co-product metal extraction from REY-rich mud (2020, Ore Geology Reviews)
  • Zinc isotopic evidence for recycled carbonate in the deep mantle (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Geological features and resource potential of deep-sea mud highly enriched in rare-earth elements in the Central Pacific Basin and the Penrhyn Basin (2021, Ore Geology Reviews)

Research topics addressed in their studies encompass:

  • Geochemistry and elemental analysis
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Geochemistry and geologic mapping
  • Paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Yasuhiro Kato
  • Kazutaka Yasukawa
  • Junichiro Ohta
  • Koichiro Fujinaga
  • Kazuhide Mimura

Kozo Nakamura has published regularly in venues such as Minerals, Ore Geology Reviews, Scientific Reports, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • T-cell-mediated regulation of osteoclastogenesis by signalling cross-talk between RANKL and IFN-gamma.

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Kouetsu Ogasawara;Shigeaki Hida;Tomoki Chiba

  • PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors

    Toru Akune;Shinsuke Ohba;Satoru Kamekura;Masayuki Yamaguchi

  • Prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, lumbar spondylosis, and osteoporosis in Japanese men and women: the research on osteoarthritis/osteoporosis against disability study.

    Noriko Yoshimura;Shigeyuki Muraki;Hiroyuki Oka;Akihiko Mabuchi

  • Involvement of receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand/osteoclast differentiation factor in osteoclastogenesis from synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Hideharu Iizuka;Takuo Juji;Takumi Nakagawa

  • RANKL maintains bone homeostasis through c-Fos-dependent induction of interferon - β

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Sunhwa Kim;Koichi Matsuo;Hiroshi Suzuki

  • Surface grafting of artificial joints with a biocompatible polymer for preventing periprosthetic osteolysis

    Toru Moro;Yoshio Takatori;Kazuhiko Ishihara;Tomohiro Konno

  • An aspartic acid repeat polymorphism in asporin inhibits chondrogenesis and increases susceptibility to osteoarthritis.

    Hideki Kizawa;Ikuyo Kou;Aritoshi Iida;Akihiro Sudo

  • Osteoarthritis development in novel experimental mouse models induced by knee joint instability.

    S. Kamekura;K. Hoshi;T. Shimoaka;U. Chung

  • Transcriptional regulation of endochondral ossification by HIF-2α during skeletal growth and osteoarthritis development

    Taku Saito;Atsushi Fukai;Akihiko Mabuchi;Toshiyuki Ikeda

  • Long-term results of double-door laminoplasty for cervical stenotic myelopathy.

    Atsushi Seichi;Katsushi Takeshita;Isao Ohishi;Hiroshi Kawaguchi

  • Prevalence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis and its association with knee pain in the elderly of Japanese population-based cohorts: The ROAD study

    S. Muraki;H. Oka;T. Akune;A. Mabuchi

  • Prevalence and distribution of intervertebral disc degeneration over the entire spine in a population-based cohort: the Wakayama Spine Study

    M. Teraguchi;N. Yoshimura;H. Hashizume;S. Muraki

  • Trunk muscle weakness as a risk factor for low back pain: A 5-year prospective study

    Joon-Hee Lee;Yuichi Hoshino;Kozo Nakamura;Yusei Kariya

  • Reciprocal Role of ERK and Nf-κb Pathways in Survival and Activation of Osteoclasts

    Tsuyoshi Miyazaki;Hideki Katagiri;Yumi Kanegae;Hiroshi Takayanagi

  • The combination of SOX5, SOX6, and SOX9 (the SOX trio) provides signals sufficient for induction of permanent cartilage

    Toshiyuki Ikeda;Satoru Kamekura;Akihiko Mabuchi;Ikuyo Kou

  • Role of RANKL in physiological and pathological bone resorption and therapeutics targeting the RANKL–RANK signaling system

    Sakae Tanaka;Kozo Nakamura;Naoyuki Takahasi;Tatsuo Suda

  • A "super-aged" society and the "locomotive syndrome"

    Kozo Nakamura

  • Insulin receptor substrate-1 in osteoblast is indispensable for maintaining bone turnover.

    Naoshi Ogata;Daichi Chikazu;Naoto Kubota;Yasuo Terauchi

  • 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.

    N. Yoshimura;S. Muraki;H. Oka;S. Tanaka

  • Regulation of bone formation by adiponectin through autocrine/paracrine and endocrine pathways.

    Yusuke Shinoda;Masayuki Yamaguchi;Naoshi Ogata;Toru Akune

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi University of Tokyo
Sakae Tanaka
Sakae Tanaka University of Tokyo
Ung-il Chung
Ung-il Chung University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko Ishihara
Kazuhiko Ishihara University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Takayanagi
Hiroshi Takayanagi University of Tokyo
Tomohiro Konno
Tomohiro Konno Tohoku University
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Keiji Itaka
Keiji Itaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital

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