Kei Ito

13.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Kei Ito is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kei Ito has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 35 papers in Genetics and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kei Ito's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (60 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (31 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (20 papers). Kei Ito is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (60 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (31 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (20 papers). Kei Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Kei Ito's co-authors include Takeshi Awasaki, Nobuaki Tanaka, Hiromu Tanimoto, Azusa Kamikouchi, Hideo Otsuna, Ryuichi Okada, Takashi Shimada, Martin Heisenberg, Tzumin Lee and Keita Endo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kei Ito

108 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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 Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain
    2014 437 citations Kei Ito, Masayoshi Ito et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kei Ito Japan 45 6.3k 2.9k 2.1k 1.9k 998 115 7.8k
Scott Waddell United Kingdom 42 5.3k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 77 6.8k
Hiromu Tanimoto Japan 39 5.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 85 6.0k
Richard Benton Switzerland 50 6.7k 1.1× 3.8k 1.3× 1.8k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 3.4k 3.4× 119 9.9k
Jing W. Wang United States 29 4.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 56 5.3k
Thomas Préat France 41 4.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 869 0.9× 96 6.0k
Daisuke Yamamoto Japan 42 4.0k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 2.6k 1.4× 953 1.0× 204 7.0k
J. Douglas Armstrong United Kingdom 39 4.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 561 0.6× 116 6.6k
Paul Garrity United States 39 3.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 765 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 931 0.9× 55 6.1k
Ralph J. Greenspan United States 46 4.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 826 0.8× 101 7.6k
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis United Kingdom 36 4.4k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 873 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 64 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kei Ito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kei Ito

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kei Ito. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kei Ito 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 Kei Ito. Kei Ito is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kagami, Kazuki, Shunpei Horii, Kei Ito, et al.. (2023). Reactive Oxygen Species in the Aorta and Perivascular Adipose Tissue Precedes Endothelial Dysfunction in the Aorta of Mice with a High-Fat High-Sucrose Diet and Additional Factors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6486–6486. 4 indexed citations
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Honma, Masaru, Yasumasa Kanai, Kenta Murotani, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of brodalumab in improving itching and skin pain in Japanese patients with psoriasis: The ProLOGUE study. The Journal of Dermatology. 50(4). 453–461. 2 indexed citations
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Saeki, Hidehisa, Yasumasa Kanai, Kenta Murotani, et al.. (2022). Work productivity in real‐life employed patients with plaque psoriasis: Results from the ProLOGUE study. The Journal of Dermatology. 49(10). 970–978. 8 indexed citations
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Bockemühl, Till, et al.. (2020). Location and arrangement of campaniform sensilla in Drosophila melanogaster . The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 529(4). 905–925. 25 indexed citations
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Bogovic, John, Hideo Otsuna, Larissa Heinrich, et al.. (2020). An unbiased template of the Drosophila brain and ventral nerve cord. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0236495–e0236495. 59 indexed citations
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Flood, Thomas F., Shinya Iguchi, Michael Gorczyca, et al.. (2013). A single pair of interneurons commands the Drosophila feeding motor program. Nature. 499(7456). 83–87. 99 indexed citations
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Sato, Makoto, Eri Hasegawa, Yusuke Kitada, et al.. (2011). Concentric zones, cell migration and neuronal circuits in the Drosophila visual center. Neuroscience Research. 71. e331–e331. 6 indexed citations
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Fukunaga, Atsushi, Chikako Nishigori, Kei Ito, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Sunscreens for Photosensitive Disorders. The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology. 73(3). 271–277. 1 indexed citations
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Sakurai, Masao, Tomoko Aoki, Shingo Yoshikawa, et al.. (2009). Differentially Expressed Drl and Drl-2 Play Opposing Roles in Wnt5 Signaling duringDrosophilaOlfactory System Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(15). 4972–4980. 24 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Go, et al.. (2008). A case of pancreatic pseudocyst with thickened hard wall successfully treated by EUS-guided drainage. Suizo. 23(5). 615–621. 2 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Mitsuyo, Yoshiaki Yamaguchi, Yutaka Seino, et al.. (2008). Estrogen signaling ability in human endometrial cancer through the cancer-stromal interaction. Endocrine Related Cancer. 15(2). 451–463. 36 indexed citations
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Goto, Maki, Daisuke Sawamura, Kei Ito, et al.. (2006). Fibroblasts Show More Potential as Target Cells than Keratinocytes in COL7A1 Gene Therapy of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 126(4). 766–772. 57 indexed citations
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Awasaki, Takeshi, Ryoko Tatsumi, Kuniaki Takahashi, et al.. (2006). Essential Role of the Apoptotic Cell Engulfment Genes draper and ced-6 in Programmed Axon Pruning during Drosophila Metamorphosis. Neuron. 50(6). 855–867. 224 indexed citations
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Sawamura, Daisuke, Maki Goto, Kana Yasukawa, et al.. (2005). Genetic studies of 20 Japanese families of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Journal of Human Genetics. 50(10). 543–546. 30 indexed citations
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Awasaki, Takeshi & Kei Ito. (2004). Engulfing Action of Glial Cells Is Required for Programmed Axon Pruning during Drosophila Metamorphosis. Current Biology. 14(8). 668–677. 166 indexed citations
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Ito, Kei, et al.. (2002). A case of pedunculated malignant melanoma of the scrotum.. Skin Cancer. 17(2). 177–181. 1 indexed citations
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Ito, Kei, et al.. (2000). 3D Lip Expression Generation by using New Lip Parameters. 2000. 328. 6 indexed citations

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