Takahiro Takano

20.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
82 papers, 15.4k citations indexed

About

Takahiro Takano is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takahiro Takano has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Takahiro Takano's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers). Takahiro Takano is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers). Takahiro Takano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Denmark. Takahiro Takano's co-authors include Maiken Nedergaard, Qiwu Xu, Xiaoning Han, Jane H.-C. Lin, Weiguo Peng, Michael Chen, Nanhong Lou, Guo-Feng Tian, Rashid Deane and Steven A. Goldman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Takahiro Takano

81 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain

2013 3.5k citations Lulu Xie, Hongyi Kang et al. Science profile →
Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytes

2009 1.0k citations Takahiro Takano, Xiaoning Han et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Astrocyte-mediated control of cerebral blood flow

2005 861 citations Takahiro Takano, Guo-Feng Tian et al. profile →
An astrocytic basis of epilepsy

2005 624 citations Guo-Feng Tian, Hooman Azmi et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncture

2010 614 citations Michael Chen, Takumi Fujita et al. profile →
Astrocytic Ca2+ signaling evoked by sensory stimulation in vivo

2006 516 citations Xiaohai Wang, Nanhong Lou et al. profile →
Forebrain Engraftment by Human Glial Progenitor Cells Enhances Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Adult Mice

2013 449 citations Xiaoning Han, Michael Chen et al. Cell stem cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takahiro Takano United States	43	6.6k	4.1k	4.0k	2.8k	2.4k	82	15.4k
Brian A. MacVicar Canada	70	7.7k 1.2×	6.3k 1.5×	4.3k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	157	15.5k
Mike Dragunow New Zealand	72	9.2k 1.4×	7.4k 1.8×	3.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.7k 1.2×	231	18.2k
Qiwu Xu United States	27	5.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	29	10.7k
Vladimir Parpura United States	60	9.3k 1.4×	5.9k 1.4×	5.3k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	2.7k 1.1×	210	16.6k
Baljit S. Khakh United States	64	7.4k 1.1×	5.4k 1.3×	5.4k 1.4×	1.8k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	130	16.1k
Luc Pellerin Switzerland	64	7.6k 1.1×	7.3k 1.8×	3.8k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	4.8k 2.0×	210	18.2k
Wen‐Biao Gan United States	44	6.4k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	5.2k 1.3×	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	90	13.9k
Diego Centonze Italy	81	10.2k 1.5×	6.4k 1.6×	4.6k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	487	23.3k
Philip G. Haydon United States	71	15.6k 2.3×	7.8k 1.9×	7.0k 1.8×	4.7k 1.7×	3.1k 1.3×	167	23.4k
R. Douglas Fields United States	54	5.4k 0.8×	3.6k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	145	13.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takahiro Takano

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Michelucci, Antonio, Laura Pietrangelo, Sundeep Malik, et al.. (2024). An Orai1 gain-of-function tubular aggregate myopathy mouse model phenocopies key features of the human disease. The EMBO Journal. 43(23). 5941–5971. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Kai‐Ting, Larry E. Wagner, Takahiro Takano, et al.. (2024). Dysregulated Ca2+ signaling, fluid secretion, and mitochondrial function in a mouse model of early Sjögren’s disease. eLife. 13. 5 indexed citations

Lin, Xi, Richard D. Bell, Takahiro Takano, et al.. (2023). Targeting Synovial Lymphatic Function as a Novel Therapeutic Intervention for Age‐Related Osteoarthritis in Mice. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 75(6). 923–936. 17 indexed citations

Takano, Takahiro, et al.. (2021). Highly localized intracellular Ca2+ signals promote optimal salivary gland fluid secretion. eLife. 10. 21 indexed citations

Fujita, Takumi, Changyong Feng, & Takahiro Takano. (2017). Presence of caffeine reversibly interferes with efficacy of acupuncture-induced analgesia. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 3397–3397. 14 indexed citations

Lundgaard, Iben, Baoman Li, Lulu Xie, et al.. (2015). Direct neuronal glucose uptake heralds activity-dependent increases in cerebral metabolism. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6807–6807. 268 indexed citations

McConnell, Evan, Helen Wei, Katherine M. Reitz, et al.. (2015). Cerebral microcirculatory failure after subarachnoid hemorrhage is reversed by hyaluronidase. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 36(9). 1537–1552. 27 indexed citations

Watanabe, Takahiro, Takahiro Takano, Yohei Narita, et al.. (2015). Roles of Epstein-Barr virus BGLF3.5 gene and two upstream open reading frames in lytic viral replication in HEK293 cells. Virology. 483. 44–53. 12 indexed citations

Fujita, Takumi, Michael Chen, Baoman Li, et al.. (2014). Neuronal Transgene Expression in Dominant-Negative SNARE Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(50). 16594–16604. 118 indexed citations

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Han, Xiaoning, Michael Chen, Fushun Wang, et al.. (2013). Forebrain Engraftment by Human Glial Progenitor Cells Enhances Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Adult Mice. Cell stem cell. 12(3). 342–353. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xie, Lulu, Hongyi Kang, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2013). Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain. Science. 342(6156). 373–377. 3453 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Fushun, Nathan Smith, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2013). Photolysis of Caged Ca²⁺But Not Receptor-Mediated Ca²⁺Signaling Triggers Astrocytic Glutamate Release. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(44). 17404–17412. 56 indexed citations

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Thrane, Alexander S., Takahiro Takano, Vinita Rangroo Thrane, et al.. (2013). In Vivo NADH Fluorescence Imaging Indicates Effect of Aquaporin-4 Deletion on Oxygen Microdistribution in Cortical Spreading Depression. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 33(7). 996–999. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Fushun, Nathan Smith, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2012). Astrocytes Modulate Neural Network Activity by Ca ²⁺ -Dependent Uptake of Extracellular K ⁺. Science Signaling. 5(218). ra26–ra26. 224 indexed citations

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Lovatt, Ditte, Qiwu Xu, Wei Liu, et al.. (2012). Neuronal adenosine release, and not astrocytic ATP release, mediates feedback inhibition of excitatory activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(16). 6265–6270. 229 indexed citations

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Fujita, Takumi, Erika K. Williams, Tina Kold Jensen, et al.. (2011). Cultured Astrocytes do not Release Adenosine during Hypoxic Conditions. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 32(1). e1–e7. 7 indexed citations

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Han, Xiaoning, et al.. (2008). Loss of Astrocytic Domain Organization in the Epileptic Brain. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(13). 3264–3276. 232 indexed citations

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Lin, Jane H.-C., Takahiro Takano, Gregory Arcuino, et al.. (2006). Purinergic signaling regulates neural progenitor cell expansion and neurogenesis. Developmental Biology. 302(1). 356–366. 148 indexed citations

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Tian, Guo-Feng, Hooman Azmi, Takahiro Takano, et al.. (2005). An astrocytic basis of epilepsy. Nature Medicine. 11(9). 973–981. 624 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nedergaard, Maiken, Takahiro Takano, & Anker Jón Hansen. (2002). Beyond the role of glutamate as a neurotransmitter. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 3(9). 748–755. 350 indexed citations

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