2026 Tadashi Kokubo: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	126	389	372	13	13	627	78074

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Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Tadashi Kokubo is affiliated with Chubu University in Japan and has contributed to the fields of Medicine and Engineering, focusing particularly on Biomedical Engineering and materials chemistry related to bone tissue engineering and wound healing.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics including bone implant materials, wound treatment methods, and glass-ceramics for dental use. Notable papers include:

Hydrocolloid dressing improves wound healing by increasing M2 macrophage polarization in mice with diabetes, 2020, PubMed
Osteoconductivity of bioactive Ti-6Al-4V implants with lattice-shaped interconnected large pores fabricated by electron beam melting, 2020, Journal of Biomaterials Applications
CaO-B2O3-SiO2 glass fibers for wound healing, 2022, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine
Stand-Alone Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Using an Additive Manufactured Individualized Bioactive Porous Titanium Implant without Bone Graft: Results of a Prospective Clinical Trial, 2020, Asian Spine Journal
Development of novel glass-ceramics for dental applications by the Höland group, 2021, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Their frequent coauthors include Seiji Yamaguchi, Tamaki Takeuchi, Morihiro Ito, Tomiharu Matsushita, and Saki Watanabe.

Publications have appeared in venues such as:

PubMed
Journal of Biomaterials Applications
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine
Asian Spine Journal
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Research topics that they have contributed to include:

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Wound Healing and Treatments
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Main fields of study for this scientist are Medicine with a focus on Rehabilitation and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, alongside Engineering specializing in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry.

Best Publications

How useful is SBF in predicting in vivo bone bioactivity

Tadashi Kokubo;Hiroaki Takadama

14128
Citations
Solutions able to reproduce in vivo surface-structure changes in bioactive glass-ceramic A-W.

Tadashi Kokubo;H. Kushitani;Sumio Sakka;Toshiaki Kitsugi

5795
Citations
Novel bioactive materials with different mechanical properties.

Tadashi Kokubo;Hyun Min Kim;Masakazu Kawashita

2430
Citations
Bioactive glass ceramics: properties and applications.

Tadashi Kokubo

1607
Citations
Preparation and assessment of revised simulated body fluids

Ayako Oyane;Hyun-Min Kim;Takuo Furuya;Tadashi Kokubo

1476
Citations
Preparation of bioactive Ti and its alloys via simple chemical surface treatment.

Hyun-Min Kim;Fumiaki Miyaji;Tadashi Kokubo;Takashi Nakamura

1473
Citations
Mechanism of apatite formation on CaOSiO2P2O5 glasses in a simulated body fluid

Chikara Ohtsuki;Tadashi Kokubo;Takao Yamamuro

1276
Citations
Ca, P‐rich layer formed on high‐strength bioactive glass‐ceramic A‐W

T. Kokubo;S. Ito;Z. T. Huang;T. Hayashi

1157
Citations
Spontaneous Formation of Bonelike Apatite Layer on Chemically Treated Titanium Metals

Tadashi Kokubo;Fumiaki Miyaji;Hyun-Min Kim;Takashi Nakamura

1012
Citations
Surface chemistry of bioactive glass-ceramics

Tadashi Kokubo

972
Citations
Preparation of bioactive titanium metal via anodic oxidation treatment

Bangcheng Yang;Masaiki Uchida;Hyun-Min Kim;Xingdong Zhang

961
Citations
Effect of pore size on bone ingrowth into porous titanium implants fabricated by additive manufacturing: An in vivo experiment.

Naoya Taniguchi;Shunsuke Fujibayashi;Mitsuru Takemoto;Kiyoyuki Sasaki

957
Citations
The role of hydrated silica, titania, and alumina in inducing apatite on implants.

Panjian Li;C. Ohtsuki;T. Kokubo;K. Nakanishi

911
Citations
Apatite Formation Induced by Silica Gel in a Simulated Body Fluid

Panjian Li;Chikara Ohtsuki;Tadashi Kokubo;Kazuki Nakanishi

685
Citations
Pore throat size and connectivity determine bone and tissue ingrowth into porous implants : Three-dimensional micro-CT based structural analyses of porous bioactive titanium implants

Bungo Otsuki;Mitsuru Takemoto;Shunsuke Fujibayashi;Masashi Neo

671
Citations
Apatite formation on surfaces of ceramics, metals and polymers in body environment

Tadashi Kokubo

663
Citations
Osteoinduction of porous bioactive titanium metal.

Shunsuke Fujibayashi;Masashi Neo;Hyun-Min Kim;Tadashi Kokubo

660
Citations
Antibacterial silver-containing silica glass prepared by sol-gel method.

M Kawashita;S Tsuneyama;F Miyaji;T Kokubo

627
Citations
Dependence of apatite formation on silica gel on its structure : effect of heat treatment

Sung-Baek Cho;Kazuki Nakanishi;Tadashi Kokubo;Naohiro Soga

603
Citations
Effect of heat treatment on apatite-forming ability of Ti metal induced by alkali treatment

H. M Kim;F Miyaji;T Kokubo;T Nakamura

589
Citations