Junko Kikuta

1.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 656 citations indexed

About

Junko Kikuta is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Junko Kikuta has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 656 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Junko Kikuta's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (12 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (6 papers). Junko Kikuta is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (12 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (6 papers). Junko Kikuta collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Junko Kikuta's co-authors include Shigeki Aoki, Koji Kamagata, Shinji Naganawa, Toshiaki Taoka, Akihiko Wada, Kaito Takabayashi, Christina Andica, Hisashi Kawai, Takashi Abe and Rei Nakamichi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Junko Kikuta

21 papers receiving 649 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Association of MRI Indices of Glymphatic System With Amyloid Deposition and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease

2022 195 citations Koji Kamagata, Christina Andica et al. Neurology profile →
Reproducibility of diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) for evaluating interstitial fluid diffusivity and glymphatic function: CHanges in Alps index on Multiple conditiON acquIsition eXperiment (CHAMONIX) study

2021 179 citations Toshiaki Taoka, Rintaro Ito et al. Japanese Journal of Radiology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Contralateral neurofluid dynamics predict survival in IDH wild-type glioblastoma: A DTI-ALPS and free water imaging study 2025 ·Neuro-Oncology ·Akifumi Hagiwara, (unknown), Takuya Ozawa, Kaito Takabayashi, (unknown), Benjamin M. Ellingson, Christina Andica, Junko Kikuta, Toshiaki Akashi, Akihiko Wada, Kanako K. Kumamaru, (unknown), Osamu Akiyama, Akihide Kondo, Shigeki Aoki	0
2	Association between frontal pole atrophy and glymphatic dysfunction in patients with bipolar disorder 2025 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Junko Kikuta, (unknown), Koji Kamagata, Hongkai Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Wataru Uchida, (unknown), (unknown), Kaito Takabayashi, Akifumi Hagiwara, Akihiko Wada, Toshiaki Taoka, Tadafumi Kato, Shigeki Aoki	2
3	Contribution of white matter microstructure to diffusion tensor image analysis along perivascular space in obstructive sleep apnea 2025 ·Japanese Journal of Radiology ·Toshiaki Taoka, Kunihiro Iwamoto, Seiko Miyata, Rintaro Ito, Koji Kamagata, Rei Nakamichi, Toshiki Nakane, Mami Iima, Hiroshige Fujishiro, Masashi Ikeda, Kazushige Ichikawa, (unknown), (unknown), Junko Kikuta, Shigeki Aoki, Shinji Naganawa	2
4	MR Imaging Indices for Brain Interstitial Fluid Dynamics and the Effects of Orexin Antagonists on Sleep 2025 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences ·Toshiaki Taoka, Kunihiro Iwamoto, Seiko Miyata, Rintaro Ito, Rei Nakamichi, Toshiki Nakane, (unknown), Kazushige Ichikawa, Hirohito Kan, Koji Kamagata, Junko Kikuta, Shigeki Aoki, Akihiro Fujimoto, (unknown), (unknown), Shinji Naganawa, Norio Ozaki	1
5	Retrieval-augmented generation elevates local LLM quality in radiology contrast media consultation 2025 ·npj Digital Medicine ·Akihiko Wada, Yuya Tanaka, Mitsuo Nishizawa, Akira Yamamoto, Toshiaki Akashi, Akifumi Hagiwara, (unknown), Junko Kikuta, Keigo Shimoji, Katsuhiro Sano, Koji Kamagata, Atsushi Nakanishi, Shigeki Aoki	3
6	Optimizing GPT-4 Turbo Diagnostic Accuracy in Neuroradiology through Prompt Engineering and Confidence Thresholds 2024 ·Diagnostics ·Akihiko Wada, Toshiaki Akashi, George Shih, Akifumi Hagiwara, Mitsuo Nishizawa, (unknown), Junko Kikuta, Keigo Shimoji, Katsuhiro Sano, Koji Kamagata, Atsushi Nakanishi, Shigeki Aoki	13
7	Decreased Water Diffusivity Along the Perivascular Space in Older Adults With Poor Sleep Quality 2024 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Junko Kikuta, Koji Kamagata, Kaito Takabayashi, (unknown), Toshiaki Taoka, Yuya Saito, Wataru Uchida, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Akihiko Wada, Hideyoshi Kaga, Yoshifumi Tamura, Ryuzo Kawamori, Hirotaka Watada, Shigeki Aoki	3
8	Decoding Brain Development and Aging 2024 ·Investigative Radiology ·Akifumi Hagiwara, Satoru Kamio, Junko Kikuta, Moto Nakaya, Wataru Uchida, Shohei Fujita, (unknown), (unknown), Akihiko Wada, Koji Kamagata, Shigeki Aoki	5
9	Deep Learning‐Driven Transformation: A Novel Approach for Mitigating Batch Effects in Diffusion MRI Beyond Traditional Harmonization 2023 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Akihiko Wada, Toshiaki Akashi, Akifumi Hagiwara, Mitsuo Nishizawa, Keigo Shimoji, Junko Kikuta, Tomoko Maekawa, Katsuhiro Sano, Koji Kamagata, Atsushi Nakanishi, Shigeki Aoki	3
10	Feasibility of Quantitative MRI Using 3D‐QALAS for Discriminating Immunohistochemical Status in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast 2023 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Maki Amano, Shohei Fujita, Naoyuki Takei, Katsuhiro Sano, Akihiko Wada, (unknown), Junko Kikuta, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shigeki Aoki	1
11	Neuroimaging findings related to glymphatic system alterations in older adults with metabolic syndrome 2023 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Christina Andica, Koji Kamagata, Kaito Takabayashi, Junko Kikuta, Hideyoshi Kaga, Yuki Someya, Yoshifumi Tamura, Ryuzo Kawamori, Hirotaka Watada, Toshiaki Taoka, Shinji Naganawa, Shigeki Aoki	61
12	Glymphatic System Activity May Be Disrupted in Moyamoya Disease : The Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis Along the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) Study [Presidential Award Proceedings] 2023 ·Shoko Hara, Junko Kikuta, Kaito Takabayashi, Koji Kamagata, (unknown), Motoki Inaji, Yoji Tanaka, Masaaki Hori, Kenji Ishii, Tadashi Nariai, Toshiaki Taoka, Shinji Naganawa, Shigeki Aoki, Taketoshi Maehara	0
13	Effects of Arterial Stiffness on Cerebral WM Integrity in Older Adults: A Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging and Magnetization Transfer Saturation Imaging Study 2022 ·American Journal of Neuroradiology ·Junko Kikuta, Koji Kamagata, Masahiro Abe, Christina Andica, Yuya Saito, Kaito Takabayashi, (unknown), Hitoshi Naito, Hiroki Tabata, Akihiko Wada, Yoshifumi Tamura, Ryuzo Kawamori, Hirotaka Watada, Shigeki Aoki	2
14	Water Diffusivity Changes Along the Perivascular Space After Lumboperitoneal Shunt Surgery in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 2022 ·Frontiers in Neurology ·Junko Kikuta, Koji Kamagata, Toshiaki Taoka, Kaito Takabayashi, Wataru Uchida, Yuya Saito, Christina Andica, Akihiko Wada, Kaito Kawamura, Chihiro Akiba, Madoka Nakajima, Masakazu Miyajima, Shinji Naganawa, Shigeki Aoki	27
15	Association of MRI Indices of Glymphatic System With Amyloid Deposition and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease breakdown → 2022 ·Neurology ·Koji Kamagata, Christina Andica, Kaito Takabayashi, Yuya Saito, Toshiaki Taoka, (unknown), Junko Kikuta, Shohei Fujita, Akifumi Hagiwara, Kouhei Kamiya, Akihiko Wada, Toshiaki Akashi, Katsuhiro Sano, Mitsuo Nishizawa, Masaaki Hori, Shinji Naganawa, Shigeki Aoki, (unknown)	195
16	Reproducibility of diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) for evaluating interstitial fluid diffusivity and glymphatic function: CHanges in Alps index on Multiple conditiON acquIsition eXperiment (CHAMONIX) study breakdown → 2021 ·Japanese Journal of Radiology ·Toshiaki Taoka, Rintaro Ito, Rei Nakamichi, Koji Kamagata, (unknown), Hisashi Kawai, Toshiki Nakane, Takashi Abe, Kazushige Ichikawa, Junko Kikuta, Shigeki Aoki, Shinji Naganawa	179
17	Treatment of rapidly progressive anti-GBM antibody-type glomerulonephritis with combination therapy involving simple plasma exchange and selective plasma exchange: a case report 2018 ·Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Junko Kikuta, Hideki Fujii, Shinichi Nishi	1
18	Altered structural connectivity of pain-related brain network in burning mouth syndrome—investigation by graph analysis of probabilistic tractography 2017 ·Neuroradiology ·Akihiko Wada, (unknown), Junko Kikuta, Haruyasu Yamada, Yusuke Watanabe, Yoshiki Imamura, Takahiro Shinozaki, (unknown), Hiroki Haradome, Osamu Abe	33
19	Efficacy of Distortion Correction on Diffusion Imaging: Comparison of FSL Eddy and Eddy_Correct Using 30 and 60 Directions Diffusion Encoding 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Haruyasu Yamada, Osamu Abe, (unknown), Junko Kikuta, Takahiro Shinozaki, (unknown), (unknown), Masayuki Matsuda, Hiroki Haradome, Yoshiki Imamura	37
20	Data Management Solution for Large-Volume Computed Tomography in an Existing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) 2009 ·Journal of Digital Imaging ·(unknown), Katsumi Abe, Yasuo Sasaki, (unknown), (unknown), Motoichiro Takahashi, Satoru Furuhashi, (unknown), (unknown), Takuya Aizawa, Toshiya Maebayashi, Masakuni Sakaguchi, Yoshitaka Okuhata, Junko Kikuta, Naoya Ishibashi	6

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