Koichiro Haruwaka

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 997 citations indexed

About

Koichiro Haruwaka is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Koichiro Haruwaka has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 997 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Neurology, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Koichiro Haruwaka's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (2 papers). Koichiro Haruwaka is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (2 papers). Koichiro Haruwaka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Koichiro Haruwaka's co-authors include Hiroaki Wake, Ako Ikegami, Daisuke Kato, Andrew J. Moorhouse, Junichi Nabekura, Yoshihisa Tachibana, Akari Hashimoto, Nobuhiko Ohno, Hiroyuki Konishi and Mami Matsumoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Koichiro Haruwaka

9 papers receiving 991 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.

  1. Dual microglia effects on blood brain barrier permeability induced by systemic inflammation
    2019 655 citations Koichiro Haruwaka, Ako Ikegami et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Koichiro Haruwaka United States 8 709 231 178 165 135 10 997
Ako Ikegami Japan 5 652 0.9× 214 0.9× 150 0.8× 159 1.0× 129 1.0× 6 927
Walid Jalabi United States 10 700 1.0× 242 1.0× 245 1.4× 202 1.2× 140 1.0× 13 1.0k
Isabelle Arnoux France 14 683 1.0× 340 1.5× 226 1.3× 151 0.9× 109 0.8× 24 1.1k
Nathalie Vernoux Canada 13 414 0.6× 151 0.7× 206 1.2× 243 1.5× 99 0.7× 21 933
Akari Hashimoto Japan 4 510 0.7× 173 0.7× 81 0.5× 136 0.8× 105 0.8× 9 764
Francesca Romana Rizzo Italy 19 310 0.4× 143 0.6× 225 1.3× 253 1.5× 114 0.8× 35 1.0k
Megan M. Muccigrosso United States 7 420 0.6× 133 0.6× 93 0.5× 173 1.0× 97 0.7× 8 731
Reza Khorooshi Denmark 20 744 1.0× 563 2.4× 146 0.8× 275 1.7× 92 0.7× 45 1.4k
Liying Zhang China 17 452 0.6× 281 1.2× 122 0.7× 263 1.6× 59 0.4× 36 1.2k
Eszter Császár Hungary 8 465 0.7× 226 1.0× 101 0.6× 116 0.7× 45 0.3× 9 661

Countries citing papers authored by Koichiro Haruwaka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Koichiro Haruwaka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koichiro Haruwaka

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Sotani, Noriyuki, Sentaro Kusuhara, Hisashi Kuno, et al.. (2025). Transpupillary in vivo two-photon imaging reveals enhanced surveillance of retinal microglia in diabetic mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(41). e2426241122–e2426241122.
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Bosco, Dale B., Václav Křemen, Koichiro Haruwaka, et al.. (2024). Microglial TREM2 promotes phagocytic clearance of damaged neurons after status epilepticus. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 123. 540–555. 7 indexed citations
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Haruwaka, Koichiro, Yanlu Ying, Yue Liang, et al.. (2024). Microglia enhance post-anesthesia neuronal activity by shielding inhibitory synapses. Nature Neuroscience. 27(3). 449–461. 29 indexed citations
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Dheer, Aastha, Dale B. Bosco, Jiaying Zheng, et al.. (2023). Chemogenetic approaches reveal dual functions of microglia in seizures. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 115. 406–418. 10 indexed citations
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Umpierre, Anthony D., Koichiro Haruwaka, & Long‐Jun Wu. (2022). Getting a Sense of ATP in Real Time. Neuroscience Bulletin. 38(7). 834–836. 1 indexed citations
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Eyo, Ukpong B., Koichiro Haruwaka, Mingshu Mo, et al.. (2021). Microglia provide structural resolution to injured dendrites after severe seizures. Cell Reports. 35(5). 109080–109080. 30 indexed citations
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Kato, Daisuke, Ako Ikegami, Akari Hashimoto, et al.. (2020). Maternal immune activation induces sustained changes in fetal microglia motility. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 21378–21378. 80 indexed citations
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Haruwaka, Koichiro, Ako Ikegami, Yoshihisa Tachibana, et al.. (2019). Dual microglia effects on blood brain barrier permeability induced by systemic inflammation. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5816–5816. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ikegami, Ako, Koichiro Haruwaka, & Hiroaki Wake. (2019). Microglia: Lifelong modulator of neural circuits. Neuropathology. 39(3). 173–180. 35 indexed citations
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Wake, Hiroaki, Daisuke Kato, Hiroshi Horiuchi, et al.. (2018). Microglia Enhance Synapse Activity to Promote Local Network Synchronization. eNeuro. 5(5). ENEURO.0088–18.2018. 150 indexed citations

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