Masako Okamoto

5.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
68 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Masako Okamoto is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Sensory Systems and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Masako Okamoto has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Sensory Systems and 15 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Masako Okamoto's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (18 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (14 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (9 papers). Masako Okamoto is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (18 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (14 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (9 papers). Masako Okamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Pakistan and United States. Masako Okamoto's co-authors include Ippeita Dan, Haruka Dan, Archana Singh, Valer Jurcak, Daisuke Tsuzuki, Kaoru Kohyama, Tateo Suzuki, Seiichiro Isobe, Kōji Shimizu and Ichiro Oda and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Masako Okamoto

61 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Three-dimensional probabilistic anatomical cranio-cerebral correlation via the international 10–20 system oriented for transcranial functional brain mapping

2003 1.1k citations Masako Okamoto, Haruka Dan et al. NeuroImage profile →
Spatial registration of multichannel multi-subject fNIRS data to MNI space without MRI

2005 579 citations Archana Singh, Masako Okamoto et al. NeuroImage profile →
Virtual spatial registration of stand-alone fNIRS data to MNI space

2007 507 citations Daisuke Tsuzuki, Valer Jurcak et al. NeuroImage profile →
Acute moderate exercise elicits increased dorsolateral prefrontal activation and improves cognitive performance with Stroop test

2009 461 citations Hiroki Yanagisawa, Ippeita Dan et al. NeuroImage profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masako Okamoto Japan	25	2.1k	1.5k	882	761	395	68	4.4k
Daisuke Tsuzuki Japan	26	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	714 0.8×	657 0.9×	348 0.9×	65	4.0k
Ryu Takizawa Japan	28	1.1k 0.5×	981 0.7×	698 0.8×	270 0.4×	235 0.6×	53	2.8k
Thomas Dresler Germany	37	1.9k 0.9×	706 0.5×	426 0.5×	224 0.3×	818 2.1×	141	4.1k
Annette Horstmann Germany	35	1.7k 0.8×	576 0.4×	329 0.4×	131 0.2×	447 1.1×	112	4.2k
Simon P. Kelly Ireland	46	5.1k 2.5×	816 0.5×	195 0.2×	185 0.2×	833 2.1×	138	8.1k
Jussi Hirvonen Finland	46	1.4k 0.7×	695 0.5×	288 0.3×	104 0.1×	469 1.2×	187	6.0k
Fredrik Åhs Sweden	23	1.5k 0.7×	175 0.1×	1.4k 1.6×	250 0.3×	1.3k 3.3×	66	3.9k
Lilianne R. Mujica‐Parodi United States	32	1.6k 0.7×	293 0.2×	276 0.3×	163 0.2×	908 2.3×	82	3.1k
Wissam El‐Hage France	31	1.3k 0.6×	335 0.2×	135 0.2×	257 0.3×	752 1.9×	225	5.6k
Marcus A. Gray Australia	35	2.1k 1.0×	241 0.2×	1.3k 1.5×	120 0.2×	1.2k 3.1×	67	5.3k

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Yamamoto, Masahiko, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive analysis of gene expressions in ileal mucosa of chickens fed paddy rice and their IgA response to oral vaccination. Poultry Science. 104(2). 104823–104823.

Kumazaki, Hirokazu, Masako Okamoto, Sho Kanzaki, et al.. (2018). Approaches for Assessing Olfaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Methods in molecular biology. 1820. 221–228. 4 indexed citations

Suka, Machi, Takeshi Odajima, Masako Okamoto, et al.. (2015). Relationship between health literacy, health information access, health behavior, and health status in Japanese people. Patient Education and Counseling. 98(5). 660–668. 154 indexed citations

Maeda, Eri, Hiroki Sugimori, Fumiaki Nakamura, et al.. (2015). A cross sectional study on fertility knowledge in Japan, measured with the Japanese version of Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale (CFKS-J). Reproductive Health. 12(1). 10–10. 59 indexed citations

Sumitani, Masahiko, Machi Suka, Hirono Ishikawa, et al.. (2014). Validity and Reliability of the Japanese Version of the Newest Vital Sign: A Preliminary Study. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94582–e94582. 32 indexed citations

Okamoto, Masako & Ippeita Dan. (2012). Extrinsic information influences taste and flavor perception: A review from psychological and neuroimaging perspectives. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 24(3). 247–255. 52 indexed citations

Nemoto, Kiyotaka, Ippeita Dan, Chris Rorden, et al.. (2011). Lin4Neuro: a customized Linux distribution ready for neuroimaging analysis. BMC Medical Imaging. 11(1). 3–3. 28 indexed citations

Monden, Yukifumi, Haruka Dan, Masako Nagashima, et al.. (2011). Clinically-oriented monitoring of acute effects of methylphenidate on cerebral hemodynamics in ADHD children using fNIRS. Clinical Neurophysiology. 123(6). 1147–1157. 55 indexed citations

Okamoto, Masako, Hirotatsu Kojima, Nae Saito, et al.. (2011). Virtual screening and further development of novel ALK inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19(10). 3086–3095. 12 indexed citations

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Sakatani, Kaoru, Takahiro Igarashi, Tatsuya Hoshino, et al.. (2011). Progress in Optical Imaging of Brain Function. 70(3). 145–149.

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Kimura, Atsushi, Yuji Wada, Tomohiro Masuda, et al.. (2010). Interactive effects of carbon footprint information and its accessibility on value and subjective qualities of food products. Appetite. 55(2). 271–278. 41 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Masako, Nae Saito, Hirotatsu Kojima, et al.. (2010). Identification of novel ASK1 inhibitors using virtual screening. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19(1). 486–489. 21 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Masako, et al.. (2009). Structural atlas-based spatial registration for functional near-infrared spectroscopy enabling inter-study data integration. Clinical Neurophysiology. 120(7). 1320–1328. 42 indexed citations

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Yanagisawa, Hiroki, Ippeita Dan, Daisuke Tsuzuki, et al.. (2009). Acute moderate exercise elicits increased dorsolateral prefrontal activation and improves cognitive performance with Stroop test. NeuroImage. 50(4). 1702–1710. 461 indexed citations breakdown →

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Okamoto, Masako, et al.. (2008). Activation in ventro-lateral prefrontal cortex during the act of tasting: An fNIRS study. Neuroscience Letters. 451(2). 129–133. 21 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Masako & Ippeita Dan. (2007). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy for human brain mapping of taste-related cognitive functions. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 103(3). 207–215. 19 indexed citations

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Dan, Haruka, Masako Okamoto, Yuji Wada, Ippeita Dan, & Kaoru Kohyama. (2007). First bite for hardness judgment as haptic exploratory procedure. Physiology & Behavior. 92(4). 601–610. 15 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Masako, et al.. (2006). Prefrontal activity during taste encoding: An fNIRS study. NeuroImage. 31(2). 796–806. 65 indexed citations

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Jurcak, Valer, Masako Okamoto, Archana Singh, & Ippeita Dan. (2005). Virtual 10–20 measurement on MR images for inter-modal linking of transcranial and tomographic neuroimaging methods. NeuroImage. 26(4). 1184–1192. 60 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Masako & Ippeita Dan. (2005). Automated cortical projection of head-surface locations for transcranial functional brain mapping. NeuroImage. 26(1). 18–28. 210 indexed citations

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