Akira Ikegami

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Akira Ikegami is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Ikegami has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Akira Ikegami's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (30 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers). Akira Ikegami is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (30 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers). Akira Ikegami collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Taiwan. Akira Ikegami's co-authors include Kazuhiko Kinosita, Suguru Kawato, Tsutomu Kouyama, Yoshiaki Kimura, Nobuhisa Imai, Walther Stoeckenius, Shigeki Mitaku, Christopher D. Stubbs, Ikuo Ashikawa and Yasuyoshi Ouchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Akira Ikegami

132 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

A theory of fluorescence ... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A theory of fluorescence polarization decay in membranes
    1977 788 citations Kazuhiko Kinosita, Suguru Kawato et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akira Ikegami Japan 36 2.9k 1.1k 879 592 584 132 5.1k
Franklyn G. Prendergast United States 42 4.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.0× 689 0.8× 811 1.4× 531 0.9× 121 7.2k
H. Ti Tien United States 35 4.2k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 846 1.0× 353 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 206 6.1k
Gábor Szabó United States 35 3.8k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 492 0.6× 455 0.8× 440 0.8× 126 5.4k
John E. T. Corrie United Kingdom 45 3.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 576 0.7× 390 0.7× 555 1.0× 157 6.7k
O. Hayes Griffith United States 45 3.5k 1.2× 438 0.4× 959 1.1× 585 1.0× 271 0.5× 183 6.2k
Israel Pecht Israel 50 5.3k 1.8× 871 0.8× 923 1.1× 406 0.7× 622 1.1× 368 10.6k
Régis Pomès Canada 45 3.7k 1.3× 931 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 488 0.8× 620 1.1× 107 5.5k
David M. Jameson United States 44 3.8k 1.3× 507 0.5× 548 0.6× 538 0.9× 675 1.2× 160 6.2k
Philip L. Yèagle United States 44 5.8k 2.0× 935 0.8× 658 0.7× 609 1.0× 292 0.5× 141 7.3k
Thomas Heimburg Denmark 42 3.8k 1.3× 755 0.7× 1.5k 1.7× 269 0.5× 819 1.4× 98 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akira Ikegami

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Ikegami

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sato, Wataru, et al.. (2025). Dynamic concordance between subjective and facial EMG hedonic responses during the consumption of gel-type food. Current Research in Food Science. 10. 101107–101107. 1 indexed citations
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Goto, Chieko, Akira Ikegami, Tatsuaki Goh, et al.. (2023). Genetic Interaction between Arabidopsis SUR2/CYP83B1 and GNOM Indicates the Importance of Stabilizing Local Auxin Accumulation in Lateral Root Initiation. Plant and Cell Physiology. 64(10). 1178–1188. 7 indexed citations
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Ikegami, Akira, et al.. (2023). Long-term Survival after Femoral Anterior Rotational Osteotomy for Late-onset Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease: A Case Report with 27-year Follow-up ?. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 13(7). 14–19. 1 indexed citations
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Saito, Masazumi, Keiichiro Ueshima, Masashi Ishida, et al.. (2015). Alcohol-associated osteonecrosis of the femoral head with subsequent development in the contralateral hip: A report of two cases. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 21(6). 870–874. 4 indexed citations
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Sasabe, Hiroyuki, et al.. (1998). Imaging two-dimensional arrays of soluble proteins by atomic force microscopy in contact mode using a sharp supertip. Ultramicroscopy. 70(3). 125–131. 19 indexed citations
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Hoshino, Shotaro, Satoshi Inoue, Takayuki Hosoi, et al.. (1995). Demonstration of isoforms of the estrogen receptor in the bone tissues and in osteoblastic cells. Calcified Tissue International. 57(6). 466–468. 18 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Norio, et al.. (1992). Hemorheological effect of KB-2796, a new Ca2+ antagonist.. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 100(2). 109–116. 2 indexed citations
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Ikegami, Akira, et al.. (1988). City Gas Leak Alarming with Pattern Recognition Algorithm Using a Thick Film Integrated Sensor and a Microprocessor. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 24(8). 779–786. 1 indexed citations
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Kinosita, Kazuhiko, Ikuo Ashikawa, Hideaki� Yoshimura, et al.. (1988). Electroporation of cell membrane visualized under a pulsed-laser fluorescence microscope. Biophysical Journal. 53(6). 1015–1019. 203 indexed citations
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Ikegami, Akira, et al.. (1987). Smell Identification Using a Integrated Sensor and Pattern Recognition. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 23(10). 1030–1037. 2 indexed citations
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Otomo, Jun, et al.. (1986). Surface Charge Movements of Purple Membrane During Light-Dark Adaptation. Biophysical Journal. 50(2). 205–211. 12 indexed citations
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Yoshimura, Hideyuki, et al.. (1984). Torsional motion of eosin-labeled F-actin as detected in the time-resolved anisotropy decay of the probe in the sub-millisecond time range. Journal of Molecular Biology. 179(3). 453–467. 61 indexed citations
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Mihashi, Koshin, et al.. (1983). Internal Motion of F-Actin in 10−6–10−3s Time Range Studied by Transient Absorption Anisotropy: Detection of Torsional Motion. The Journal of Biochemistry. 93(6). 1705–1707. 16 indexed citations
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Ashikawa, Ikuo, Kazuhiko Kinosita, Akira Ikegami, et al.. (1983). Internal motion of deoxyribonucleic acid in chromatin. Nanosecond fluorescence studies of intercalated ethidium. Biochemistry. 22(25). 6018–6026. 32 indexed citations
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Ikegami, Akira, et al.. (1983). Small-angle X-ray scattering study of adenosine triphosphatase from thermophilic bacterium PS3. Journal of Molecular Biology. 170(1). 137–153. 20 indexed citations
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Kinosita, Kazuhiko, Akira Ikegami, Masasuke Yoshida, & Yasuo Kagawa. (1982). Nanosecond Fluorometric Investigation of Hydrodynamic Properties of Adenosine Triphosphatase from Thermophilic Bacterium PS31. The Journal of Biochemistry. 92(6). 2043–2046. 10 indexed citations
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Kouyama, Tsutomu, Yoshiaki Kimura, Kazuhiko Kinosita, & Akira Ikegami. (1981). Location and orientation of the chromophore in bacteriorhodopsin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 153(2). 337–359. 29 indexed citations
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