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Sakae Tanaka

Sakae Tanaka

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 91 11604 10912 342 324 878 37289

Sakae Tanaka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sakae Tanaka between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sakae Tanaka published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 17.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 160 publications in 2021. 150 of the 1,304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 160. Peak 160 publications in 2021. 1950: 2 publications 1951: 2 publications 1952: 1 publication 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 57 publications 2015: 60 publications 2016: 56 publications 2017: 88 publications 2018: 74 publications 2019: 121 publications 2020: 103 publications 2021: 160 publications 2022: 80 publications 2023: 80 publications 2024: 75 publications 2025: 75 publications
1950 2025

1,304 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sakae Tanaka: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 2
1951 2
1952 1
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 1
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 1
1967 1
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 2
1973 0
1974 1
1975 1
1976 2
1977 0
1978 2
1979 6
1980 5
1981 1
1982 2
1983 5
1984 2
1985 0
1986 4
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 3
1994 2
1995 5
1996 4
1997 7
1998 3
1999 4
2000 9
2001 2
2002 8
2003 7
2004 15
2005 14
2006 17
2007 14
2008 9
2009 22
2010 16
2011 16
2012 15
2013 35
2014 57
2015 60
2016 56
2017 88
2018 74
2019 121
2020 103
2021 160
2022 80
2023 80
2024 75
2025 75
Total 1,304
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Sakae Tanaka 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 Sakae Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 861–880 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 878 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155 878
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Sakae Tanaka 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 Sakae Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922 91
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Sakae Tanaka is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and primarily works in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology. Their research covers a broad range of topics related to musculoskeletal health and surgical outcomes.

The main research topics associated with Tanaka include:

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

Tanaka's recent notable publications span various aspects of bone and joint disorders as well as spinal pathologies. Some key papers include:

  • "Sclerostin: from bench to bedside," 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
  • "Pathomechanism of intervertebral disc degeneration," 2020, JOR Spine
  • "Role of interleukin-6 in bone destruction and bone repair in rheumatoid arthritis," 2021, Autoimmunity Reviews
  • "Effect of Early vs Delayed Surgical Treatment on Motor Recovery in Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury With Preexisting Cervical Stenosis," 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • "Runx2 and Runx3 differentially regulate articular chondrocytes during surgically induced osteoarthritis development," 2022, Nature Communications

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Shuji Taketomi, Hiroshi Inui, Ryota Yamagami, Yasushi Oshima, and Kohei Kawaguchi, indicating a consistent network of co-authors in related fields.

Tanaka's works are commonly published in several specific venues, with a substantial number of publications in:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Scientific Reports
  • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Th17 functions as an osteoclastogenic helper T cell subset that links T cell activation and bone destruction

    Kojiro Sato;Ayako Suematsu;Kazuo Okamoto;Akira Yamaguchi

  • Pathogenic conversion of Foxp3+ T cells into TH17 cells in autoimmune arthritis.

    Noriko Komatsu;Kazuo Okamoto;Shinichiro Sawa;Tomoki Nakashima

  • Soluble interleukin-6 receptor triggers osteoclast formation by interleukin 6.

    T Tamura;N Udagawa;N Takahashi;C Miyaura

  • 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

  • Severe osteopetrosis, defective interleukin-1 signalling and lymph node organogenesis in TRAF6-deficient mice.

    Asuka Naito;Sakura Azuma;Sakae Tanaka;Tsuyoshi Miyazaki

  • Macrophage colony-stimulating factor is indispensable for both proliferation and differentiation of osteoclast progenitors.

    S Tanaka;N Takahashi;N Udagawa;T Tamura

  • Critical roles of c-Jun signaling in regulation of NFAT family and RANKL-regulated osteoclast differentiation

    Fumiyo Ikeda;Riko Nishimura;Takuma Matsubara;Sakae Tanaka

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

    Tsuyoshi Miyazaki;Hideki Katagiri;Yumi Kanegae;Hiroshi Takayanagi

  • 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

  • Negative regulation of BMP/Smad signaling by Tob in osteoblasts.

    Yutaka Yoshida;Sakae Tanaka;Hisashi Umemori;Osamu Minowa

  • 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

  • Bcl-2 Lies Downstream of Parathyroid Hormone–related Peptide in a Signaling Pathway That Regulates Chondrocyte Maturation during Skeletal Development

    Michael Amling;Lynn Neff;Sakae Tanaka;Daisuke Inoue

  • Opposing Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase and Akt Pathways Control Schwann Cell Myelination

    Toru Ogata;Satoru Iijima;Satoru Iijima;Shinya Hoshikawa;Toshiki Miura

  • c-Cbl is downstream of c-Src in a signalling pathway necessary for bone resorption

    Sakae Tanaka;Michael Amling;Lynn Neff;Anusch Peyman

  • Src Kinase Activity Is Essential for Osteoclast Function

    Tsuyoshi Miyazaki;Archana Sanjay;Lynn Neff;Sakae Tanaka

  • Negative Regulation of Osteoclastogenesis by Ectodomain Shedding of Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand

    Atsuhiko Hikita;Ikuo Yana;Hidetoshi Wakeyama;Masaki Nakamura

  • Regulation of osteoclast apoptosis by ubiquitylation of proapoptotic BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim.

    Toru Akiyama;Phillippe Bouillet;Tsuyoshi Miyazaki;Yuho Kadono

  • A possible mechanism of the specific action of bisphosphonates on osteoclasts: Tiludronate preferentially affects polarized osteoclasts having ruffled borders

    H. Murakami;N. Takahashi;T. Sasaki;N. Udagawa

  • Akt1 in Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts Controls Bone Remodeling

    Naohiro Kawamura;Fumitaka Kugimiya;Yasushi Oshima;Shinsuke Ohba

  • Tissue-type plasminogen activator acts as a cytokine that triggers intracellular signal transduction and induces matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression.

    Kebin Hu;Junwei Yang;Sakae Tanaka;Steven L. Gonias

Frequent Co-Authors

Kozo Nakamura
Kozo Nakamura Shinshu University
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi University of Tokyo
Ung-il Chung
Ung-il Chung University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Takayanagi
Hiroshi Takayanagi University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko Ishihara
Kazuhiko Ishihara University of Tokyo
Yoshiya Tanaka
Yoshiya Tanaka University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Naoyuki Takahashi
Naoyuki Takahashi Matsumoto Dental University
Tsutomu Takeuchi
Tsutomu Takeuchi Keio University
Tatsuo Suda
Tatsuo Suda Saitama Medical University

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