Masahiko Takada

18.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
436 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Masahiko Takada is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiko Takada has authored 436 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 94 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 82 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Masahiko Takada's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (97 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (65 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (54 papers). Masahiko Takada is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (97 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (65 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (54 papers). Masahiko Takada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Masahiko Takada's co-authors include Atsushi Nambu, Hironobu Tokuno, Noboru Mizuno, Masahiko Inase, T. Hattori, Shôzô Miyazaki, Ryuichi Shigemoto, Ken‐ichi Inoue, Yoshikazu Isomura and Sakashi Nomura and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Masahiko Takada

422 papers receiving 13.6k 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.

Differential Presynaptic Localization of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtypes in the Rat Hippocampus

1997 953 citations Masahiko Takada et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Functional significance of the cortico–subthalamo–pallidal ‘hyperdirect’ pathway

2002 924 citations Atsushi Nambu, Hironobu Tokuno et al. Neuroscience Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masahiko Takada Japan	59	6.7k	4.5k	3.3k	2.6k	1.6k	436	14.0k
Greg A. Gerhardt United States	72	11.3k 1.7×	3.9k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	4.5k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	356	17.5k
Matthew J. During United States	64	6.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	7.1k 2.7×	1.1k 0.7×	181	15.3k
Don M. Gash United States	54	6.4k 1.0×	2.0k 0.4×	3.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	910 0.6×	199	10.2k
Harry W.M. Steinbusch Netherlands	76	9.9k 1.5×	3.1k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	7.3k 2.8×	2.3k 1.5×	388	22.8k
Zhong Chen China	56	3.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	5.1k 1.9×	2.3k 1.5×	533	14.2k
Michael V. Johnston United States	73	5.9k 0.9×	2.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	5.0k 1.9×	1.4k 0.9×	301	17.7k
Marshall Devor Israel	69	7.1k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	3.5k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	223	17.6k
Hugh Bostock United Kingdom	56	5.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	4.4k 1.3×	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	199	10.9k
S. Thomas Carmichael United States	70	5.0k 0.7×	4.5k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	5.3k 3.4×	152	18.0k
Martin Koltzenburg United Kingdom	65	5.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.4×	1.9k 0.6×	3.6k 1.3×	685 0.4×	171	17.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiko Takada

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Amita, Hidetoshi, et al.. (2025). Fluorescence detection of dopamine signaling to the primate striatum in relation to stimulus–reward associations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(11). e2426861122–e2426861122.

Sakai, Yutaka, Kazuto Kobayashi, Shigeki Kato, et al.. (2025). Dorsomedial striatum monitors unreliability of current action policy and probes alternative one via the indirect pathway. Science Advances. 11(44). eadt4652–eadt4652.

Kosaka, Masaaki, Kosuke Fujita, Takayuki Matsuno, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the loading capacity and patterns of packaged DNA in AAV genomes of different sizes using long-read sequencing. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 33(2). 101474–101474. 1 indexed citations

Kaneko, Takaaki, Jumpei Matsumoto, Xincheng Zhao, et al.. (2024). Deciphering social traits and pathophysiological conditions from natural behaviors in common marmosets. Current Biology. 34(13). 2854–2867.e5. 4 indexed citations

Sawada, Masahiro, Kimika Yoshino‐Saito, Taihei Ninomiya, et al.. (2023). Reorganization of Corticospinal Projections after Prominent Recovery of Finger Dexterity from Partial Spinal Cord Injury in Macaque Monkeys. eNeuro. 10(8). ENEURO.0209–23.2023. 3 indexed citations

Kimura, Kei, Yuji Nagai, Maki Fujiwara, et al.. (2023). A mosaic adeno-associated virus vector as a versatile tool that exhibits high levels of transgene expression and neuron specificity in primate brain. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4762–4762. 18 indexed citations

Inoue, Ken‐ichi, et al.. (2022). Rapid processing of threatening faces in the amygdala of nonhuman primates: subcortical inputs and dual roles. Cerebral Cortex. 33(3). 895–915. 12 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Kenta, Kenta Kobayashi, Ken‐ichi Inoue, et al.. (2017). Pseudotyped Lentiviral Vectors for Retrograde Gene Delivery into Target Brain Regions. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 11. 65–65. 20 indexed citations

Miyachi, Shigehiro, Yoshihiro Hirata, Ken‐ichi Inoue, et al.. (2013). Multisynaptic projections from the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex to hand and mouth representations of the monkey primary motor cortex. Neuroscience Research. 76(3). 141–149. 4 indexed citations

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Hirata, Yoshihiro, Shigehiro Miyachi, Ken‐ichi Inoue, et al.. (2012). Dorsal Area 46 Is a Major Target of Disynaptic Projections From the Medial Temporal Lobe. Cerebral Cortex. 23(12). 2965–2975. 4 indexed citations

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Lu, Xiaofeng, Thomas R. Henry, Shigehiro Miyachi, et al.. (2011). A Neural Correlate of the Processing of Multi-Second Time Intervals in Primate Prefrontal Cortex. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e19168–e19168. 26 indexed citations

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Kato, Shigeki, Kenta Kobayashi, Ken‐ichi Inoue, et al.. (2010). A Lentiviral Strategy for Highly Efficient Retrograde Gene Transfer by Pseudotyping with Fusion Envelope Glycoprotein. Human Gene Therapy. 22(2). 197–206. 113 indexed citations

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Fujiwara‐Tsukamoto, Yoko, Yoshikazu Isomura, Michiko Imanishi, et al.. (2010). Prototypic Seizure Activity Driven by Mature Hippocampal Fast-Spiking Interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(41). 13679–13689. 76 indexed citations

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Tsubo, Yasuhiro, Masahiko Takada, Alex D. Reyes, & Tomoki Fukai. (2007). Layer and frequency dependencies of phase response properties of pyramidal neurons in rat motor cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(11). 3429–3441. 71 indexed citations

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Nambu, Atsushi, Hironobu Tokuno, & Masahiko Takada. (2002). Functional significance of the cortico–subthalamo–pallidal ‘hyperdirect’ pathway. Neuroscience Research. 43(2). 111–117. 924 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yagi, Naomi, et al.. (1999). Bioavailability and Diuretic Effect after Administration of Retarded Capsules of Bumetanide in Human Subjects.. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 22(3). 275–280. 3 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Yasuaki, Yoshikazu Katayama, Hisao Matsuda, et al.. (1991). Immunofluorescent Study on the Interaction between Collagen and Calcium Oxalate Crystals in the Renal Tubules. European Urology. 19(3). 249–252. 19 indexed citations

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Moriizumi, T., Masahiko Takada, & T. Hattori. (1991). Morphological changes of striatal dopaminergic presynaptic boutons following intrastriatal kainate injection. Neuropharmacology. 30(7). 813–817. 4 indexed citations

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Takada, Masahiko, et al.. (1991). Co-localization of tyrosine hydroxylase and glutamate decar☐ylase in a subpopulation of single nigrotectal projection neurons. Brain Research. 558(2). 239–244. 53 indexed citations

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Miyazaki, Shôzô, et al.. (1983). Controlled release of anticanecr agents through hydrophilic ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer membranes.. MEMBRANE. 8(4). 241–242. 2 indexed citations

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