Gentaro Taga

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Gentaro Taga is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Gentaro Taga has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Gentaro Taga's work include Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (25 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (18 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers). Gentaro Taga is often cited by papers focused on Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (25 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (18 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers). Gentaro Taga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Gentaro Taga's co-authors include Hama Watanabe, Fumitaka Homae, Yoko Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Tamami Nakano, Yukuo Konishi, Kayo Asakawa, Marco Ferrari, Clare E. Elwell and David A. Boas and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gentaro Taga

81 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Self-organized control of bipedal locomotion by neural oscillators in unpredictable environment

1991 763 citations Gentaro Taga et al. Biological Cybernetics profile →
Twenty years of functional near-infrared spectroscopy: introduction for the special issue

2013 412 citations Gentaro Taga et al. NeuroImage profile →

Peers

Gentaro Taga

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Dick F. Stegeman Netherlands

Guy Chéron Belgium

Domenico Formica Italy

James C. Houk United States

Jean‐Louis Thonnard Belgium

Akio Ikeda Japan

Daniel M. Corcos United States

Atsushi Maki Japan

Vincent C. K. Cheung Hong Kong

Solomon Diamond United States

Dick F. Stegeman Netherlands

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4.6k ×1.9

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3.7k ×1.8

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459 ×0.3

RNMI

142 ×0.3

PPCH

73 ×0.2

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Citations per year, relative to Gentaro Taga Gentaro Taga (= 1×) peers Dick F. Stegeman

Countries citing papers authored by Gentaro Taga

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gentaro Taga

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gentaro Taga

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gentaro Taga. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gentaro Taga based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gentaro Taga. Gentaro Taga is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Taga, Gentaro, et al.. (2025). Dynamical systems model of embodied memory in early human infancy.. Psychological Review. 133(1). 41–65.

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Taga, Gentaro, et al.. (2023). Dynamical systems model of development of the action differentiation in early infancy: a requisite of physical agency. Biological Cybernetics. 117(1-2). 81–93. 2 indexed citations

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Fujii, Shinya, Hama Watanabe, & Gentaro Taga. (2020). Wearable strain sensor suit for infants to measure limb movements under interaction with caregiver. Infant Behavior and Development. 58. 101418–101418. 6 indexed citations

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Taga, Gentaro, Hama Watanabe, & Fumitaka Homae. (2018). Developmental changes in cortical sensory processing during wakefulness and sleep. NeuroImage. 178. 519–530. 31 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hama, et al.. (2018). Early motor signs of autism spectrum disorder in spontaneous position and movement of the head. Experimental Brain Research. 236(4). 1139–1148. 26 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Yoshio, Hama Watanabe, & Gentaro Taga. (2016). Movement patterns of limb coordination in infant rolling. Experimental Brain Research. 234(12). 3433–3445. 11 indexed citations

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Tsuzuki, Daisuke, Hama Watanabe, Ippeita Dan, & Gentaro Taga. (2016). MinR 10/20 system: Quantitative and reproducible cranial landmark setting method for MRI based on minimum initial reference points. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 264. 86–93. 23 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hama, et al.. (2013). Functional connectivity of the cortex of term and preterm infants and infants with Down's syndrome. NeuroImage. 85. 272–278. 52 indexed citations

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Taga, Gentaro, et al.. (2013). Development of a Serial Order in Speech Constrained by Articulatory Coordination. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e78600–e78600. 3 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hama, Fumitaka Homae, & Gentaro Taga. (2011). Developmental emergence of self-referential and inhibition mechanisms of body movements underling felicitous behaviors.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 37(4). 1157–1173. 17 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hama, et al.. (2011). Treadmill Experience Alters Treadmill Effects on Perceived Visual Motion. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e21642–e21642. 6 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hama, Fumitaka Homae, Tamami Nakano, et al.. (2011). Effect of auditory input on activations in infant diverse cortical regions during audiovisual processing. Human Brain Mapping. 34(3). 543–565. 34 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hama & Gentaro Taga. (2010). Initial-state dependency of learning in young infants. Human Movement Science. 30(1). 125–142. 23 indexed citations

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Hirashima, Masaya, et al.. (2010). Asymmetric Transfer of Visuomotor Learning between Discrete and Rhythmic Movements. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(12). 4515–4521. 51 indexed citations

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Homae, Fumitaka, Hama Watanabe, Tamami Nakano, & Gentaro Taga. (2007). Prosodic processing in the developing brain. Neuroscience Research. 59(1). 29–39. 115 indexed citations

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Rugy, Aymar de, Gentaro Taga, Gilles Montagne, Martinus Buekers, & M. Laurent. (2002). Perception-action coupling model for human locomotor pointing. Biological Cybernetics. 87(2). 141–150. 33 indexed citations

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Taga, Gentaro. (1995). A model of the neuro-musculo-skeletal system for human locomotion. Biological Cybernetics. 73(2). 97–111. 412 indexed citations

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Taga, Gentaro. (1995). A model of the neuro-musculo-skeletal system for human locomotion. Biological Cybernetics. 73(2). 113–121. 176 indexed citations

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Miyake, Yoshihiro, et al.. (1994). Mutual Entrainment Based Communication Field in Distributed Autonomous Robotic System.. 85–88. 6 indexed citations

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Taga, Gentaro. (1991). Self-organized control of bipedal locomotion in unpredictable environment. Biological Cybernetics. 65. 5 indexed citations

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