Takashi Nonaka

14.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
170 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Takashi Nonaka is a scholar working on Neurology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takashi Nonaka has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Neurology, 49 papers in Physiology and 48 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Takashi Nonaka's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (48 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (42 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (34 papers). Takashi Nonaka is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (48 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (42 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (34 papers). Takashi Nonaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Takashi Nonaka's co-authors include Masato Hasegawa, Haruhiko Akiyama, Tetsuaki Arai, David Mann, Mari Yoshida, Kuniaki Tsuchiya, Tatsuro Oda, Yoshio Hashizume, Masami Masuda‐Suzukake and Kenji Ikeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Takashi Nonaka

162 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

TDP-43 is a component of ubiquitin-positive tau-negative inclusions in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2006 2.1k citations Tetsuaki Arai, Masato Hasegawa et al. profile →
Prion-like spreading of pathological α-synuclein in brain

2013 639 citations Masami Masuda‐Suzukake, Takashi Nonaka et al. Brain profile →
Phosphorylated TDP‐43 in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2008 592 citations Masato Hasegawa, Tetsuaki Arai et al. profile →
Prion-like Properties of Pathological TDP-43 Aggregates from Diseased Brains

2013 389 citations Takashi Nonaka, Masami Masuda‐Suzukake et al. profile →
Tunnelling nanotubes between neuronal and microglial cells allow bi-directional transfer of α-Synuclein and mitochondria

2023 83 citations Takashi Nonaka, Masato Hasegawa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takashi Nonaka Japan	51	6.3k	4.1k	3.3k	1.8k	1.7k	170	10.2k
Kurt J. De Vos United Kingdom	31	1.9k 0.3×	3.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	749 0.4×	605 0.4×	45	6.0k
Rubén Vidal United States	45	1.3k 0.2×	3.9k 1.0×	3.9k 1.2×	242 0.1×	1.5k 0.9×	134	7.3k
Haining Zhu United States	44	1.7k 0.3×	3.4k 0.8×	816 0.2×	751 0.4×	429 0.3×	128	5.7k
Nicholas T. Seyfried United States	54	948 0.1×	5.2k 1.3×	3.0k 0.9×	260 0.1×	1.4k 0.8×	216	9.1k
Jack van Horssen Netherlands	58	1.2k 0.2×	4.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.5×	232 0.1×	3.4k 2.0×	116	10.2k
Kaoru Saijo Japan	33	674 0.1×	3.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	542 0.3×	2.5k 1.4×	76	9.1k
R. Lee Mosley United States	52	2.5k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	176 0.1×	3.1k 1.8×	143	8.7k
Konstanze F. Winklhofer Germany	43	2.4k 0.4×	4.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.5×	123 0.1×	1.3k 0.8×	108	7.1k
Brian Spencer United States	43	2.8k 0.4×	3.0k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	93 0.1×	1.4k 0.8×	77	7.8k
Derek P. Narendra United States	21	3.4k 0.5×	8.1k 2.0×	2.2k 0.7×	140 0.1×	726 0.4×	37	12.9k

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Nonaka, Takashi, Edwige Belotti, Elisabeth Errazuriz-Cerda, et al.. (2025). Enhanced secretion of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS-associated misfolded TDP-43 mediated by the ER-ubiquitin specific peptidase USP19. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 82(1). 76–76. 1 indexed citations

Masuda‐Suzukake, Masami, et al.. (2025). Animal models of tau propagation in Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience Research. 220. 104960–104960.

Arseni, Diana, Takashi Nonaka, Max Jacobsen, et al.. (2024). Heteromeric amyloid filaments of ANXA11 and TDP-43 in FTLD-TDP type C. Nature. 634(8034). 662–668. 38 indexed citations

Watanabe, Ryohei, Shinji Higashi, Takashi Nonaka, et al.. (2020). Intracellular dynamics of Ataxin-2 in the human brains with normal and frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 8(1). 176–176. 16 indexed citations

Vargas, Jessica, Frida Loría, Gonzalo Córdova, et al.. (2019). The Wnt/Ca ²⁺ pathway is involved in interneuronal communication mediated by tunneling nanotubes. The EMBO Journal. 38(23). e101230–e101230. 68 indexed citations

Sakamoto, Yasunari, Yusuke Sekino, Takashi Nonaka, et al.. (2019). Low-dose ramosetron accelerates gastric emptying in the early phase: A crossover study in healthy volunteers using a continuous real-time 13C breath test (BreathID System). The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. 26(2). 123–127.

Nonaka, Takashi, Masahiko Inamori, Akiko Fuyuki, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of endoscopic findings for discriminating between early carcinomas and low-grade adenomas in superficial elevated gastric lesions. The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. 27(2). 108–114. 2 indexed citations

Nonaka, Takashi, Masahiko Inamori, Yasushi Honda, et al.. (2016). Can magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging discriminate between carcinomas and low grade adenomas in gastric superficial elevated lesions?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(11). E1203–E1210. 7 indexed citations

Kamohara, Yukio, Takanori Hirayama, Takashi Nonaka, et al.. (2013). A Case of Hemorrhagic Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 74(11). 3156–3159.

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Nonaka, Takashi, et al.. (2012). Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Constituents of Red Propolis from Shandong, China. Food Science and Technology Research. 18(4). 577–584. 27 indexed citations

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Isomoto, Hajime, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Naoki Inoue, et al.. (2010). Effects of photodynamic therapy for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in vivo and in vitro. Oncology Letters. 1(5). 877–882. 9 indexed citations

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Nonaka, Takashi, et al.. (2008). Pharmacological properties and clinical effects of the inhaled corticosteroid ciclesonide (Alvesco® inhaler) for treatment of asthma. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 132(4). 237–243. 1 indexed citations

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Nonaka, Takashi, et al.. (2008). Laparoscopic Surgery for Neurofibroma of the Colon: Report of a Case. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 41(3). 341–345. 1 indexed citations

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Hasegawa, Mayumi, Takaomi Arai, Hisako Akiyama, et al.. (2007). TDP-43 is deposited in the Guam parkinsonism-dementia complex brains. Brain. 130(5). 1386–1394. 194 indexed citations

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Wingertzahn, Mark A., et al.. (2005). Comparison of nasal tissue concentrations in rabbits following administration of hypotonic and isotonic ciclesonide suspensions. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 115(2). S126–S126. 9 indexed citations

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Hasegawa, Masato, Hideo Fujiwara, Takashi Nonaka, et al.. (2002). Phosphorylated α-Synuclein Is Ubiquitinated in α-Synucleinopathy Lesions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(50). 49071–49076. 348 indexed citations

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Tamano, Koichi, Shin-Ichi Aizawa, Eisaku Katayama, et al.. (2000). Supramolecular structure of the Shigella type III secretion machinery: the needle part is changeable in length and essential for delivery of effectors. The EMBO Journal. 19(15). 3876–3887. 196 indexed citations

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Nonaka, Takashi, Asaomi Kuwae, Chihiro Sasakawa, & Shinobu Imajoh‐Ohmi. (1999). Shigella flexneriYSH6000 induces two types of cell death, apoptosis and oncosis, in the differentiated human monoblastic cell line U937. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 174(1). 89–95. 23 indexed citations

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Mitsuhashi, Hiroaki, et al.. (1996). Administration of Truncated Secretory Leukoprotease Inhibitor Ameliorates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Hamsters. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 153(1). 369–374. 47 indexed citations

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Nonaka, Takashi, et al.. (1993). Hepatitis C virus plus‐ and minus‐ strand RNA in hepatocellular carcinoma and adjoining nontumorous liver. Journal of Medical Virology. 41(4). 312–315. 23 indexed citations

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