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38494
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9208
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895

Motoki Iwasaki 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 Motoki Iwasaki sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 673 publications — 79th percentile

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

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

Motoki Iwasaki 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 Motoki Iwasaki sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Motoki Iwasaki is affiliated with the National Cancer Research Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a concentration on surgery and related subfields such as pathology and forensic medicine, pharmacology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and general health professions.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research

Motoki Iwasaki has contributed to several papers, among which the following are notable:

  • Effect of Early vs Delayed Surgical Treatment on Motor Recovery in Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury With Preexisting Cervical Stenosis, 2021, published in JAMA Network Open
  • Effect of segmental lordosis on early-onset adjacent-segment disease after posterior lumbar interbody fusion, 2021, published in Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) clinical practice guidelines on the management of ossification of the spinal ligament, 2019, 2021, published in Journal of Orthopaedic Science
  • Risk factor analysis of surgery-related complications in primary cervical spine surgery for degenerative diseases using a surgeon-maintained database, 2020, published in The Bone & Joint Journal
  • Epidemiology of symptomatic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a nationwide registry survey, 2021, published in Journal of Spine Surgery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Motoki Iwasaki include:

  • Yukitaka Nagamoto
  • Shota Takenaka
  • Takashi Kaito
  • Tomiya Matsumoto
  • Masayuki Furuya

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in specific publication venues, such as:

  • Spine Surgery and Related Research
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Science
  • World Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Spine Surgery

Best Publications

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Metagenomic and metabolomic analyses reveal distinct stage-specific phenotypes of the gut microbiota in colorectal cancer

    Shinichi Yachida;Sayaka Mizutani;Hirotsugu Shiroma;Satoshi Shiba

  • Immune cell infiltration as an indicator of the immune microenvironment of pancreatic cancer.

    Y Ino;R Yamazaki-Itoh;K Shimada;M Iwasaki

  • Diabetes mellitus and the risk of cancer: results from a large-scale population-based cohort study in Japan.

    Manami Inoue;Motoki Iwasaki;Tetsuya Otani;Shizuka Sasazuki

  • Type and timing of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: individual participant meta-analysis of the worldwide epidemiological evidence

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases

    Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Masato Akiyama;Masahiro Kanai;Masahiro Kanai;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of EGFR, VEGF, and HER2 expression in cholangiocarcinoma

    D Yoshikawa;H Ojima;M Iwasaki;N Hiraoka

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 112 new loci for body mass index in the Japanese population

    Masato Akiyama;Yukinori Okada;Masahiro Kanai;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Long-term results of expansive laminoplasty for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine: more than 10 years follow up

    Motoki Iwasaki;Yoshiharu Kawaguchi;Tomoatsu Kimura;Kazuo Yonenobu

  • Green Tea Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk in Japanese Men: A Prospective Study

    Norie Kurahashi;Shizuka Sasazuki;Motoki Iwasaki;Manami Inoue

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Neurologic complications of surgery for cervical compression myelopathy.

    Kazuo Yonenobu;Noboru Hosono;Motoki Iwasaki;Masatoshi Asano

  • Risk factors for adjacent segment degeneration after PLIF.

    Shin’ya Okuda;Motoki Iwasaki;Akira Miyauchi;Hiroyuki Aono

  • Surgical complications of posterior lumbar interbody fusion with total facetectomy in 251 patients

    Shinya Okuda;Akira Miyauchi;Takenori Oda;Takamitsu Haku

  • Population-specific and trans-ancestry genome-wide analyses identify distinct and shared genetic risk loci for coronary artery disease.

    Satoshi Koyama;Kaoru Ito;Chikashi Terao;Masato Akiyama

  • Gastric cancer screening and subsequent risk of gastric cancer: a large-scale population-based cohort study, with a 13-year follow-up in Japan.

    Kyung-Jae Lee;Manami Inoue;Tetsuya Otani;Motoki Iwasaki

  • Soy product and isoflavone consumption in relation to prostate cancer in Japanese men.

    Norie Kurahashi;Motoki Iwasaki;Shizuka Sasazuki;Tetsuya Otani

  • Long-term follow-up results of laminectomy for cervical myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

    Yasuji Kato;Motoki Iwasaki;Takeshi Fuji;Kazuo Yonenobu

  • Consumption of n-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Reduces Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Norie Sawada;Manami Inoue;Motoki Iwasaki;Shizuka Sasazuki

  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Total Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study

    Ribeka Takachi;Manami Inoue;Junko Ishihara;Norie Kurahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shoichiro Tsugane
Shoichiro Tsugane International University of Health and Welfare
Manami Inoue
Manami Inoue National Cancer Centre
Shizuka Sasazuki
Shizuka Sasazuki National Cancer Centre
Hiroyasu Iso
Hiroyasu Iso Osaka University
Keitaro Matsuo
Keitaro Matsuo Nagoya University
Koichi Matsuda
Koichi Matsuda University of Tokyo
Kenji Wakai
Kenji Wakai Nagoya University
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chen-Yang Shen
Chen-Yang Shen Academia Sinica

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