Shinichi Kohsaka

24.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
251 papers, 20.1k citations indexed

About

Shinichi Kohsaka is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Shinichi Kohsaka has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 20.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 111 papers in Neurology and 102 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Shinichi Kohsaka's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (105 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (38 papers). Shinichi Kohsaka is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (105 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (38 papers). Shinichi Kohsaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Shinichi Kohsaka's co-authors include Keiko Ohsawa, Yoshinori Imai, Kazuyuki Nakajima, Kazuhide Inoue, Daisuke Ito, Schuichi Koizumi, Yo Sasaki, Makoto Tsuda, Yukari Shigemoto‐Mogami and Junichi Nabekura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Shinichi Kohsaka

251 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Resting Microglia Directly Monitor the Functional State of SynapsesIn Vivoand Determine the Fate of Ischemic Terminals

2009 1.3k citations Hiroaki Wake, Andrew J. Moorhouse et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
P2X4 receptors induced in spinal microglia gate tactile allodynia after nerve injury

2003 1.3k citations Shinichi Kohsaka et al. profile →
Microglia-specific localisation of a novel calcium binding protein, Iba1

1998 1.2k citations Yoshinori Imai, Keiko Ohsawa et al. profile →
A Novel Geneiba1in the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class III Region Encoding an EF Hand Protein Expressed in a Monocytic Lineage

1996 744 citations Yoshinori Imai, Keiko Ohsawa et al. profile →
UDP acting at P2Y6 receptors is a mediator of microglial phagocytosis

2007 653 citations Keiko Ohsawa, Shinichi Kohsaka et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shinichi Kohsaka Japan	69	9.8k	6.0k	5.8k	4.3k	3.7k	251	20.1k
Frank Kirchhoff Germany	58	8.2k 0.8×	7.0k 1.2×	6.4k 1.1×	2.3k 0.5×	2.4k 0.7×	162	18.3k
Uwe‐Karsten Hanisch Germany	46	9.0k 0.9×	3.3k 0.6×	4.1k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	4.5k 1.2×	98	15.7k
Georg W. Kreutzberg Germany	57	6.8k 0.7×	6.0k 1.0×	4.1k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	3.4k 0.9×	141	15.2k
Kazuhide Inoue Japan	69	6.4k 0.7×	6.9k 1.1×	4.8k 0.8×	8.5k 2.0×	2.0k 0.5×	290	19.7k
Annamaria Vezzani Italy	87	6.5k 0.7×	13.7k 2.3×	8.2k 1.4×	2.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	248	27.8k
Wolfgang J. Streit United States	62	10.2k 1.0×	4.3k 0.7×	3.4k 0.6×	4.0k 0.9×	4.0k 1.1×	144	16.3k
Baljit S. Khakh United States	64	5.4k 0.6×	7.4k 1.2×	5.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	929 0.3×	130	16.1k
Marina A. Lynch Ireland	73	7.1k 0.7×	5.8k 1.0×	5.1k 0.9×	3.8k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	235	17.1k
Michael W. Salter Canada	74	4.7k 0.5×	12.3k 2.0×	9.4k 1.6×	11.0k 2.6×	1.1k 0.3×	180	25.1k
Eleonora Aronica Netherlands	90	4.7k 0.5×	9.3k 1.5×	9.9k 1.7×	4.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.4×	503	27.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shinichi Kohsaka

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Hattori, Kotaro, Miho Ota, Daimei Sasayama, et al.. (2015). Increased cerebrospinal fluid fibrinogen in major depressive disorder. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11412–11412. 46 indexed citations

Nakajima, Kazuyuki, et al.. (2015). Up-regulation of glutamine synthesis in microglia activated with endotoxin. Neuroscience Letters. 591. 99–104. 18 indexed citations

Hefendehl, Jasmin K., et al.. (2013). Homeostatic and injury‐induced microglia behavior in the aging brain. Aging Cell. 13(1). 60–69. 235 indexed citations

Andrews, William D., Hidenori Tabata, Takashi Namba, et al.. (2012). Robo1 Regulates the Migration and Laminar Distribution of Upper-Layer Pyramidal Neurons of the Cerebral Cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 23(6). 1495–1508. 37 indexed citations

Kwan, Wanda, Anna Magnusson, Austin Chou, et al.. (2012). Bone Marrow Transplantation Confers Modest Benefits in Mouse Models of Huntington's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(1). 133–142. 60 indexed citations

Namba, Takashi, Guo‐li Ming, Hongjun Song, et al.. (2011). NMDA receptor regulates migration of newly generated neurons in the adult hippocampus via Disrupted‐In‐Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1). Journal of Neurochemistry. 118(1). 34–44. 61 indexed citations

Yuasa, Shigeki, et al.. (2010). Stereotaxic Atlas of the Marmoset Brain. BMC Infectious Diseases. 13. 142–142. 14 indexed citations

Wake, Hiroaki, Andrew J. Moorhouse, Shozo Jinno, Shinichi Kohsaka, & Junichi Nabekura. (2009). Resting Microglia Directly Monitor the Functional State of SynapsesIn Vivoand Determine the Fate of Ischemic Terminals. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(13). 3974–3980. 1274 indexed citations breakdown →

Hattori, Kotaro, Shigeo Uchino, Tomoko Isosaka, et al.. (2006). Fyn Is Required for Haloperidol-induced Catalepsy in Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(11). 7129–7135. 45 indexed citations

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Nakajima, Kazuyuki, et al.. (2006). Nonparticipation of nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) in the signaling cascade of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)- and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK)-dependent tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) induction in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated microglia. Brain Research. 1073-1074. 48–59. 35 indexed citations

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Hirasawa, Takae, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of NMDA receptors induces delayed neuronal maturation and sustained proliferation of progenitor cells during neocortical development. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 74(5). 676–687. 53 indexed citations

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Harada, Takayuki, Chikako Harada, Shinichi Kohsaka, et al.. (2002). Microglia–Müller Glia Cell Interactions Control Neurotrophic Factor Production during Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(21). 9228–9236. 344 indexed citations

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Kazuta, Yuji, Ryuichi Tsujita, Shigeo Uchino, et al.. (2002). Synthesis of derivatives of (1S,2R)-1-phenyl-2-[(S)-1-aminopropyl]-N,N-diethylcyclopropanecarboxamide (PPDC) modified at the 1-aromatic moiety as novel NMDA receptor antagonists: the aromatic group is essential for the activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 10(12). 3829–3848. 18 indexed citations

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Kawahara, Kohichi, Tomomi Gotoh, Seiichi Oyadomari, et al.. (2001). Nitric oxide inhibits the proliferation of murine microglial MG5 cells by a mechanism involving p21 but independent of p53 and cyclic guanosine monophosphate. Neuroscience Letters. 310(2-3). 89–92. 9 indexed citations

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Kalla, R., Zhaoqian Liu, Y. Imai, et al.. (2001). Microglia and the early phase of immune surveillance in the axotomized facial motor nucleus: impaired microglial activation and lymphocyte recruitment but no effect on neuronal survival or axonal regeneration in macrophage-colony stimulating factor-deficient mice.. PubMed. 436(2). 182–201. 102 indexed citations

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Maekawa, Midori, Shaowei Li, Akihiro Iwamatsu, et al.. (1994). A Novel Mammalian Ras GTPase-Activating Protein Which Has Phospholipid-Binding and Btk Homology Regions. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(10). 6879–6885. 21 indexed citations

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Takei, Nobuyuki, Jun Kondo, Kazuhiro Nagaike, et al.. (1991). Neuronal Survival Factor from Bovine Brain Is Identical to Neuron‐Specific Enolase. Journal of Neurochemistry. 57(4). 1178–1184. 90 indexed citations

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Takei, Kohtaro, et al.. (1990). Chapter 13 Immunological rejection of grafted tissue in xenogeneic neural transplantation. Progress in brain research. 82. 103–109. 14 indexed citations

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Azuma, Noriyuki, Masaru Kawamura, & Shinichi Kohsaka. (1989). [Morphological and immunohistochemical studies on degenerative changes of the retina and the optic nerve in neonatal rats injected with monosodium-L-glutamate].. PubMed. 93(1). 72–9. 15 indexed citations

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Kohsaka, Shinichi, et al.. (1987). Neurochemical studies on the neuronal survival factors in rat hippocampus. Journal of Neurochemistry. 48. 43. 1 indexed citations

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