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Tadashi Kokubo

Tadashi Kokubo

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Materials Science
Japan
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
126
Citations
78074
World Ranking
389
National Ranking
13

Tadashi Kokubo publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tadashi Kokubo sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 627 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Tadashi Kokubo D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tadashi Kokubo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 97th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • Novel bioactive materials with different mechanical properties.

    Tadashi Kokubo;Hyun Min Kim;Masakazu Kawashita

  • Bioactive glass ceramics: properties and applications.

    Tadashi Kokubo

  • Preparation and assessment of revised simulated body fluids

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

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

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

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

    Chikara Ohtsuki;Tadashi Kokubo;Takao Yamamuro

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

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

  • Spontaneous Formation of Bonelike Apatite Layer on Chemically Treated Titanium Metals

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

  • Surface chemistry of bioactive glass-ceramics

    Tadashi Kokubo

  • Preparation of bioactive titanium metal via anodic oxidation treatment

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Apatite Formation Induced by Silica Gel in a Simulated Body Fluid

    Panjian Li;Chikara Ohtsuki;Tadashi Kokubo;Kazuki Nakanishi

  • 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

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

    Tadashi Kokubo

  • Osteoinduction of porous bioactive titanium metal.

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

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

    M Kawashita;S Tsuneyama;F Miyaji;T Kokubo

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Nakamura
Takashi Nakamura Kyoto University
Hyun-Min Kim
Hyun-Min Kim Yonsei University
Chikara Ohtsuki
Chikara Ohtsuki Nagoya University
Sumio Sakka
Sumio Sakka Kyoto University
Kazuki Nakanishi
Kazuki Nakanishi Nagoya University
Masahiro Hiraoka
Masahiro Hiraoka Kyoto University
Naohiro Soga
Naohiro Soga Kyoto University
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho
William Bonfield
William Bonfield University of Cambridge
Atsuo Ito
Atsuo Ito National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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