Kei Eto

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kei Eto is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kei Eto has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 15 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kei Eto's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers). Kei Eto is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers). Kei Eto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and United States. Kei Eto's co-authors include Junichi Nabekura, Hiroaki Wake, Andrew J. Moorhouse, Akiko Miyamoto, Schuichi Koizumi, Hideji Murakoshi, Keisuke Shibata, Yumiko Yoshimura, Ayako Ishikawa and Hitoshi Ishibashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Kei Eto

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Microglia contact induces synapse formation in developing somatosensory cortex

2016 498 citations Akiko Miyamoto, Hiroaki Wake et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kei Eto Japan	17	694	542	369	336	219	37	1.4k
Melinda Peters United States	15	574 0.8×	387 0.7×	538 1.5×	371 1.1×	227 1.0×	19	1.7k
Louis‐Philippe Bernier Canada	20	734 1.1×	385 0.7×	519 1.4×	293 0.9×	273 1.2×	28	1.5k
Ukpong B. Eyo United States	25	1.9k 2.8×	826 1.5×	457 1.2×	563 1.7×	649 3.0×	44	2.8k
Malin Wennström Sweden	23	708 1.0×	357 0.7×	279 0.8×	535 1.6×	51 0.2×	46	1.8k
Xiaoping Tong China	17	896 1.3×	1.2k 2.3×	725 2.0×	304 0.9×	96 0.4×	25	2.2k
Amanda Smith United States	21	283 0.4×	642 1.2×	389 1.1×	228 0.7×	110 0.5×	32	1.6k
Takatoshi Ueki Japan	21	416 0.6×	454 0.8×	468 1.3×	230 0.7×	68 0.3×	48	1.3k
Ulrike Pannasch France	18	831 1.2×	1.2k 2.2×	765 2.1×	281 0.8×	126 0.6×	22	2.1k
Byeong Keun Ha United States	7	610 0.9×	604 1.1×	279 0.8×	206 0.6×	141 0.6×	7	1.2k
Ditte Lovatt United States	12	718 1.0×	1.2k 2.3×	1.1k 3.0×	392 1.2×	80 0.4×	13	2.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Eto, Kei, et al.. (2024). Ketogenic Diet Alleviates Mechanical Allodynia in the Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain in Male Mice. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 47(3). 629–634. 1 indexed citations

Takeda, Ikuko, Kohei Yoshihara, Masakazu Agetsuma, et al.. (2022). Controlled activation of cortical astrocytes modulates neuropathic pain-like behaviour. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4100–4100. 35 indexed citations

Sato, Aya, et al.. (2022). The KCNQ channel inhibitor XE991 suppresses nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated responses in rat intracardiac ganglion neurons. Pharmacological Reports. 74(4). 745–751. 1 indexed citations

Shibata, Akihiro, Hiromi Ueda, Kei Eto, et al.. (2021). Photoactivatable CaMKII induces synaptic plasticity in single synapses. Nature Communications. 12(1). 751–751. 48 indexed citations

Nakamura, Kayo, et al.. (2019). Overexpression of neuronal K+–Cl− co-transporter enhances dendritic spine plasticity and motor learning. The Journal of Physiological Sciences. 69(3). 453–463. 12 indexed citations

Takeda, Akiko, Youichi Shinozaki, Kenji Kashiwagi, et al.. (2018). Microglia mediate non‐cell‐autonomous cell death of retinal ganglion cells. Glia. 66(11). 2366–2384. 64 indexed citations

Nakahata, Yoshihisa, Kei Eto, Hideji Murakoshi, et al.. (2017). Activation-Dependent Rapid Postsynaptic Clustering of Glycine Receptors in Mature Spinal Cord Neurons. eNeuro. 4(1). ENEURO.0194–16.2017. 7 indexed citations

Eto, Kei, Sun Kwang Kim, Ikuko Takeda, & Junichi Nabekura. (2017). The roles of cortical astrocytes in chronic pain and other brain pathologies. Neuroscience Research. 126. 3–8. 22 indexed citations

Kato, Go, Hiroyuki Inada, Hiroaki Wake, et al.. (2016). Microglial Contact Prevents Excess Depolarization and Rescues Neurons from Excitotoxicity. eNeuro. 3(3). ENEURO.0004–16.2016. 97 indexed citations

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Takihara, Yuji, Masaru Inatani, Kei Eto, et al.. (2015). In vivo imaging of axonal transport of mitochondria in the diseased and aged mammalian CNS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(33). 10515–10520. 130 indexed citations

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Ieda, Naoya, Kei Eto, Mitsuyasu Kawaguchi, et al.. (2015). A double bond-conjugated dimethylnitrobenzene-type photolabile nitric oxide donor with improved two-photon cross section. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(16). 3172–3175. 9 indexed citations

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Takihara, Yuji, Masaru Inatani, Kei Eto, et al.. (2013). In vivo imaging of mitochondrial axonal transport in the diseased and aged mammalian CNS. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 756–756. 1 indexed citations

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Takatsuru, Yusuke, Kei Eto, Ryosuke Kaneko, et al.. (2013). Critical Role of the Astrocyte for Functional Remodeling in Contralateral Hemisphere of Somatosensory Cortex after Stroke. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(11). 4683–4692. 50 indexed citations

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Eto, Kei, Hitoshi Ishibashi, Takeshi Yoshimura, et al.. (2012). Enhanced GABAergic Activity in the Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex Is Insufficient to Alleviate Chronic Pain Behavior with Reduced Expression of Neuronal Potassium–Chloride Cotransporter. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(47). 16552–16559. 41 indexed citations

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Eto, Kei, Hiroaki Wake, Miho Watanabe, et al.. (2011). Inter-regional Contribution of Enhanced Activity of the Primary Somatosensory Cortex to the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Accelerates Chronic Pain Behavior. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(21). 7631–7636. 103 indexed citations

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Eto, Kei, Sun Kwang Kim, Junichi Nabekura, & Hitoshi Ishibashi. (2011). Taltirelin, a thyrotropin-releasing hormone analog, alleviates mechanical allodynia through activation of descending monoaminergic neurons in persistent inflammatory pain. Brain Research. 1414. 50–57. 6 indexed citations

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Nabekura, Junichi & Kei Eto. (2010). In vivo imaging of the brain by two-photon laser microscopy. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 135(3). 104–108. 2 indexed citations

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Takatsuru, Yusuke, et al.. (2009). Maternal separation decreases the stability of mushroom spines in adult mice somatosensory cortex. Brain Research. 1294. 45–51. 32 indexed citations

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Eto, Kei, et al.. (2007). The effect of zinc on glycinergic inhibitory postsynaptic currents in rat spinal dorsal horn neurons. Brain Research. 1161. 11–20. 7 indexed citations

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Ishibashi, Hitoshi, et al.. (2004). Facilitation of spontaneous glutamate release by antidepressant drugs in rat locus coeruleus. Neuroscience Letters. 374(2). 152–156. 11 indexed citations

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