Takafumi Kato

10.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
221 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Takafumi Kato is a scholar working on Physiology, Complementary and Manual Therapy and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Takafumi Kato has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Physiology, 56 papers in Complementary and Manual Therapy and 51 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Takafumi Kato's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (63 papers), Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (56 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (45 papers). Takafumi Kato is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (63 papers), Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (56 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (45 papers). Takafumi Kato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Takafumi Kato's co-authors include Gilles Lavigne, Jacques Montplaisir, Barry J. Sessle, Frank Lobbezoo, Peter Svensson, Jari Ahlberg, Daniele Manfredini, Ephraim Winocur, Alan G. Glaros and Robert A. de Leeuw and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Takafumi Kato

218 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus

2012 883 citations Frank Lobbezoo, Jari Ahlberg et al. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation profile →
International consensus on the assessment of bruxism: Report of a work in progress

2018 847 citations Frank Lobbezoo, Jari Ahlberg et al. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation profile →
Updating the Bruxism Definitions: Report of an International Consensus Meeting

2025 13 citations Merel C. Verhoeff, Frank Lobbezoo et al. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takafumi Kato Japan	38	4.0k	3.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	221	6.9k
James P. Lund Canada	60	3.3k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	766 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	145	10.1k
Jari Ahlberg Finland	34	4.3k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	352 0.3×	667 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	98	5.5k
M. Naeije Netherlands	44	4.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	386 0.3×	467 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	156	6.0k
Ephraim Winocur Israel	34	4.9k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	335 0.3×	655 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	83	5.9k
Daniele Manfredini Italy	60	11.4k 2.8×	4.3k 1.4×	542 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	3.7k 3.6×	316	13.5k
Joel D. Greenspan United States	53	3.2k 0.8×	5.1k 1.7×	1.9k 1.7×	134 0.1×	2.0k 2.0×	151	9.5k
Frank Lobbezoo Netherlands	65	12.6k 3.1×	6.9k 2.2×	1.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.9×	3.8k 3.7×	533	18.1k
Takashi Ono Japan	35	752 0.2×	1.9k 0.6×	831 0.7×	516 0.5×	208 0.2×	330	5.5k
Andries van der Bilt Netherlands	49	3.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	215 0.2×	1.2k 1.1×	750 0.7×	149	7.5k
John D. Rugh United States	37	2.5k 0.6×	993 0.3×	222 0.2×	297 0.3×	735 0.7×	114	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takafumi Kato

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Verhoeff, Merel C., Frank Lobbezoo, Jari Ahlberg, et al.. (2025). Updating the Bruxism Definitions: Report of an International Consensus Meeting. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 52(9). 1335–1342. 13 indexed citations breakdown →

Matsuyama, Kiyoshi, et al.. (2024). PdRu Bimetallic Nanoparticles/Metal–Organic Framework Composite through Supercritical CO₂–Assisted Immobilization. ACS Omega. 9(18). 20437–20443. 9 indexed citations

Kato, Takafumi, et al.. (2023). Understanding the pathophysiology of sleep bruxism based on human and animal studies: A narrative review. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 65(2). 156–162. 9 indexed citations

Katagiri, Ayano, Masaharu Yamada, Makoto Higashiyama, et al.. (2023). Sleep architecture as a candidate for phenotyping sleep bruxism: A narrative physiological review. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 51(1). 87–102. 9 indexed citations

Katagiri, Ayano, et al.. (2023). Effect of chronic intermittent hypoxia on ocular and intraoral mechanical allodynia mediated via the calcitonin gene-related peptide in a rat. SLEEP. 47(3). 1 indexed citations

Katagiri, Ayano, et al.. (2023). Reciprocal first night effect on rhythmic and non‐rhythmic oromotor episodes in moderate to severe primary sleep bruxism: A retrospective physiological study. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 51(1). 131–142. 3 indexed citations

Sasaki, Yumi, et al.. (2022). Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years. Children. 9(2). 141–141. 5 indexed citations

Fabbro, Cibele Dal, Takafumi Kato, Mônica L. Andersen, et al.. (2022). The influence of age on the frequency of rhythmic masticatory muscle activity during sleep in general population differs from that in clinical research samples. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 50(1). 54–61. 4 indexed citations

Lavigne, Gilles, Takafumi Kato, Alberto Herrero Babiloni, et al.. (2021). Research routes on improved sleep bruxism metrics: Toward a standardised approach. Journal of Sleep Research. 30(5). e13320–e13320. 43 indexed citations

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Masuda, Yuji, et al.. (2021). Age-related differences in maximum voluntary lip-closing force and ability to control lip-closing force. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 63(2). 210–216. 2 indexed citations

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Lobbezoo, Frank, Gilles Lavigne, Takafumi Kato, Fernanda R. Almeida, & Ghizlane Aarab. (2020). The face of Dental Sleep Medicine in the 21st century. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 47(12). 1579–1589. 28 indexed citations

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Tokunaga, Shinichi, Shota Itô, Takafumi Kato, et al.. (2020). Microencapsulation of drug with enteric polymer Eudragit L100 for controlled release using the particles from gas saturated solutions (PGSS) process. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 167. 105044–105044. 20 indexed citations

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Mohri, Ikuko, Tomoka Yamamoto, Emi Murata, et al.. (2020). An Interactive Smartphone App, Nenne Navi, for Improving Children’s Sleep: Pilot Usability Study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 3(2). e22102–e22102. 14 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, Takeshi, et al.. (2019). Ability to control directional lip‐closing force during voluntary lip pursing in healthy young adults. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 46(6). 526–532. 6 indexed citations

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Kato, Takafumi, et al.. (2017). Personal Sleep Pattern Visualization via Clustering on Sound Data.. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 1 indexed citations

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Abe, Susumu, Jean‐François Gagnon, Jacques Montplaisir, et al.. (2013). Sleep bruxism and oromandibular myoclonus in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a preliminary report. Sleep Medicine. 14(10). 1024–1030. 32 indexed citations

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Kato, Takafumi, et al.. (2011). Age is associated with self-reported sleep bruxism, independently of tooth loss. Sleep And Breathing. 16(4). 1159–1165. 56 indexed citations

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Adachi, Tomonori, et al.. (2011). Asymmetric lip-closing forces in children with repaired unilateral cleft lip and/or palate. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 38(12). 921–928. 8 indexed citations

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Muroyama, Katsuhiko, et al.. (2004). Hydrodynamics and Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics in a Gas-Slurry-Solid Fluidized Bed. 2004. 39–39. 1 indexed citations

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Goto, Y., et al.. (1986). Reaction of Methyl 1-Oxido-2-pyridyl Ketone Oxime with Acetic Anhydride : Formation of a 3-Methylisoxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine Derivative(Organic,Chemical). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 34(12). 4984–4991. 4 indexed citations

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