Takao K. Hensch

24.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
119 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Takao K. Hensch is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takao K. Hensch has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 48 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 42 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Takao K. Hensch's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (61 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (17 papers). Takao K. Hensch is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (61 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (17 papers). Takao K. Hensch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Takao K. Hensch's co-authors include Michela Fagiolini, Anne E. Takesian, Janet F. Werker, Hirofumi Morishita, Nobuko Mataga, Michael P. Stryker, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Kim Q., Nadine Gogolla and Shera Kash and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Takao K. Hensch

117 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

Critical period plasticity in local cortical circuits 1998 2026 2007 2016 2005 2004 1998 2007 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Critical period plasticity in local cortical circuits
    2005 1.7k citations Takao K. Hensch profile →
  2. CRITICAL PERIOD REGULATION
    2004 945 citations Takao K. Hensch profile →
  3. Local GABA Circuit Control of Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Developing Visual Cortex
    1998 722 citations Takao K. Hensch, Michela Fagiolini et al. Science profile →
  4. Nav1.1 Localizes to Axons of Parvalbumin-Positive Inhibitory Interneurons: A Circuit Basis for Epileptic Seizures in Mice Carrying anScn1aGene Mutation
    2007 655 citations Ikuo Ogiwara, Hiroyuki Miyamoto et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  5. Common circuit defect of excitatory-inhibitory balance in mouse models of autism
    2009 467 citations Michela Fagiolini, Takao K. Hensch et al. profile →
  6. Balancing Plasticity/Stability Across Brain Development
    2013 434 citations Takao K. Hensch et al. profile →
  7. Critical Periods in Speech Perception: New Directions
    2014 403 citations Takao K. Hensch et al. profile →
  8. Perineuronal nets protect fast-spiking interneurons against oxidative stress
    2013 395 citations Takao K. Hensch et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Critical period regulation across multiple timescales
    2020 281 citations Charles A. Nelson, Takao K. Hensch et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takao K. Hensch United States 58 7.7k 5.5k 4.7k 1.7k 1.5k 119 14.5k
Yuchio Yanagawa Japan 64 8.3k 1.1× 4.3k 0.8× 5.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 321 14.6k
Ted Abel United States 75 9.2k 1.2× 7.6k 1.4× 7.7k 1.7× 2.6k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 236 20.0k
Lamberto Maffei Italy 62 8.4k 1.1× 5.3k 1.0× 4.8k 1.0× 893 0.5× 2.6k 1.7× 146 15.1k
Tommaso Pizzorusso Italy 49 6.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.5× 4.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 141 11.8k
Guoping Feng United States 79 12.2k 1.6× 7.5k 1.4× 9.0k 1.9× 3.5k 2.0× 2.3k 1.5× 190 23.0k
Leszek Kaczmarek Poland 65 5.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 7.1k 1.5× 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 295 15.3k
Menahem Segal Israel 81 13.0k 1.7× 5.2k 0.9× 7.5k 1.6× 1.4k 0.8× 2.8k 1.8× 286 19.9k
Teresa A. Milner United States 75 9.2k 1.2× 2.4k 0.4× 6.3k 1.4× 2.9k 1.7× 2.1k 1.3× 270 19.6k
Anthony J. Hannan Australia 55 5.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.3× 5.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 266 12.6k
Patrícia Gaspar France 56 7.0k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 3.8k 0.8× 696 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 126 11.2k

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All Works

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Makino, Yuichi, Nathaniel Hodgson, Pietro Artoni, et al.. (2024). Sleep-sensitive dopamine receptor expression in male mice underlies attention deficits after a critical period of early adversity. Science Translational Medicine. 16(768). eadh9763–eadh9763. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Carolyn, et al.. (2023). Durable recovery from amblyopia with donepezil. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 10161–10161. 6 indexed citations
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Kalish, Brian T., et al.. (2020). Single-nucleus RNA sequencing of mouse auditory cortex reveals critical period triggers and brakes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(21). 11744–11752. 41 indexed citations
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Roossien, Douglas H., Yan Yan, Cristina Mazuski, et al.. (2019). Multispectral tracing in densely labeled mouse brain with nTracer. Bioinformatics. 35(18). 3544–3546. 14 indexed citations
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Ogiwara, Ikuo, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Tetsuya Tatsukawa, et al.. (2018). Nav1.2 haplodeficiency in excitatory neurons causes absence-like seizures in mice. Communications Biology. 1(1). 96–96. 65 indexed citations
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Mierau, Susanna B., Annarita Patrizi, Takao K. Hensch, & Michela Fagiolini. (2015). Cell-Specific Regulation of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Maturation by Mecp2 in Cortical Circuits. Biological Psychiatry. 79(9). 746–754. 43 indexed citations
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Lennartsson, Andreas, Peter Arner, Michela Fagiolini, et al.. (2015). Remodeling of retrotransposon elements during epigenetic induction of adult visual cortical plasticity by HDAC inhibitors. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 8(1). 55–55. 26 indexed citations
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Takei, Yosuke, Yayoi S. Kikkawa, Nafiseh Atapour, Takao K. Hensch, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (2015). Defects in Synaptic Plasticity, Reduced NMDA-Receptor Transport, and Instability of Postsynaptic Density Proteins in Mice Lacking Microtubule-Associated Protein 1A. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(47). 15539–15554. 33 indexed citations
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Ogiwara, Ikuo, Takuji Iwasato, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, et al.. (2013). Nav1.1 haploinsufficiency in excitatory neurons ameliorates seizure-associated sudden death in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(23). 4784–4804. 126 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Mut, José V., Ester Aso, Nicolas Panayotis, et al.. (2013). DNA methylation map of mouse and human brain identifies target genes in Alzheimer’s disease. Brain. 136(10). 3018–3027. 113 indexed citations
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Yang, Eun Jin, Eric W. Lin, & Takao K. Hensch. (2012). Critical period for acoustic preference in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(supplement_2). 17213–17220. 75 indexed citations
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Beurdeley, Marine, Julien Spatazza, Henry H.C. Lee, et al.. (2012). Otx2 Binding to Perineuronal Nets Persistently Regulates Plasticity in the Mature Visual Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(27). 9429–9437. 307 indexed citations
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Sugiyama, Sayaka, Alain Prochiantz, & Takao K. Hensch. (2009). From brain formation to plasticity: Insights on Otx2 homeoprotein. Development Growth & Differentiation. 51(3). 369–377. 51 indexed citations
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Iwai, Youichi, Henry A. Lester, & Takao K. Hensch. (2006). GABA uptake determines critical period onset in mouse visual cortex. 34–34. 1 indexed citations
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Hensch, Takao K.. (2005). Critical Period Mechanisms in Developing Visual Cortex. Current topics in developmental biology. 69. 215–237. 164 indexed citations
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Fagiolini, Michela, Jean‐Marc Fritschy, Karin Löw, et al.. (2004). Specific GABA A Circuits for Visual Cortical Plasticity. Science. 303(5664). 1681–1683. 374 indexed citations
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Hensch, Takao K. & Michela Fagiolini. (2004). Excitatory-inhibitory balance : synapses, circuits, systems. 19 indexed citations
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Fagiolini, Michela, Hiroyuki Katagiri, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, et al.. (2003). Separable features of visual cortical plasticity revealed by N -methyl- d -aspartate receptor 2A signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(5). 2854–2859. 143 indexed citations
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Ajima, Ayako, Takao K. Hensch, Raymond T. Kado, & Masao Ito. (1991). Differential blocking action of Joro spider toxin analog on parallel fiber and climbing fiber synapses in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Neuroscience Research. 12(1). 281–286. 23 indexed citations

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