Takefumi Kikusui

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
234 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Takefumi Kikusui is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Genetics and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Takefumi Kikusui has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Social Psychology, 92 papers in Genetics and 49 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Takefumi Kikusui's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (127 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (81 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (49 papers). Takefumi Kikusui is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (127 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (81 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (49 papers). Takefumi Kikusui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Singapore. Takefumi Kikusui's co-authors include Yuji Mori, Miho Nagasawa, Kazutaka Mogi, Yukari Takeuchi, James Winslow, Mitsuaki Ohta, Tatsushi Onaka, Yasushi Kiyokawa, Shota Okabe and Y. Mori and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Takefumi Kikusui

226 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

  1. Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds
    2015 479 citations Miho Nagasawa, Kazutaka Mogi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takefumi Kikusui Japan 47 3.7k 2.4k 1.4k 1.4k 1.2k 234 7.8k
E.B. Keverne United Kingdom 61 5.3k 1.4× 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 2.9k 2.2× 2.3k 1.8× 135 10.5k
Markus Wöhr Germany 44 3.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 1.9k 1.3× 521 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 124 6.6k
Yuji Mori Japan 41 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 774 0.6× 754 0.6× 206 5.7k
Martin Kavaliers Canada 60 3.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 2.1k 1.5× 989 0.7× 3.6k 2.8× 334 12.1k
Yukari Takeuchi Japan 36 1.9k 0.5× 981 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 613 0.5× 479 0.4× 200 4.2k
Alison S. Fleming Canada 58 6.5k 1.8× 543 0.2× 3.1k 2.1× 491 0.4× 725 0.6× 170 9.7k
Enrico Alleva Italy 60 2.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 2.6k 1.8× 311 0.2× 2.8k 2.3× 303 11.0k
Elena Choleris Canada 46 2.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 530 0.4× 918 0.7× 131 6.3k
Jay S. Rosenblatt United States 46 4.9k 1.3× 605 0.3× 2.1k 1.5× 511 0.4× 967 0.8× 130 6.7k
Myron A. Hofer United States 54 4.7k 1.3× 448 0.2× 2.4k 1.6× 481 0.4× 953 0.8× 165 8.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Takefumi Kikusui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Takefumi Kikusui

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takefumi Kikusui

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nomoto, Kensaku, et al.. (2024). Visual and olfactory signals of conspecifics induce emotional contagion in mice. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2036). 20241815–20241815. 1 indexed citations
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Nagasawa, Miho, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis based on shared amplicon sequence variants reveals that cohabitation influences gut microbiota sharing between humans and dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1417461–1417461. 2 indexed citations
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Hiramoto, Takeshi, Akira Sumiyoshi, Takahira Yamauchi, et al.. (2024). Highly demarcated structural alterations in the brain and impaired social incentive learning in Tbx1 heterozygous mice. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(5). 1876–1886. 5 indexed citations
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Kikusui, Takefumi, et al.. (2024). Beacon-based sleep-wake monitoring in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 86(6). 631–635.
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Takagi, Saho, et al.. (2024). Rapid formation of picture-word association in cats. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 23091–23091.
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Takeuchi, Mariko, Satoshi Watanabe, Aya Takeda, et al.. (2024). Intestinal microbiome and maternal mental health: preventing parental stress and enhancing resilience in mothers. Communications Biology. 7(1). 235–235. 7 indexed citations
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Kikusui, Takefumi, et al.. (2023). Ownership of dogs and cats leads to higher levels of well-being and general trust through family involvement in late adolescence. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1220265–1220265. 4 indexed citations
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Nagasawa, Miho, et al.. (2023). Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not. The Journal of Physiological Sciences. 73(1). 9–9. 2 indexed citations
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Takagi, Saho, et al.. (2023). Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Behavioural Tendencies of Cats and Dogs in Japan. Animals. 13(13). 2217–2217. 6 indexed citations
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Kotemori, Ayaka, Junpei Yamamoto, Miho Nagasawa, et al.. (2020). Association between Pet Ownership and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(10). 3498–3498. 11 indexed citations
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Eguchi, Ryo, et al.. (2018). げっ歯類における種内および種間涙液蛋白質シグナルの同定【JST・京大機械翻訳】. Current Biology. 28(8). 1213–1223. 6 indexed citations
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Hamada, Ryunosuke, Kazunori Ohno, Miho Nagasawa, et al.. (2017). Development of Real-Time Emotion Estimation System for Canines. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2017(0). 2A1–Q02. 2 indexed citations
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Kubo, Takatomi, et al.. (2016). Assessing Canine Emotional States Using an Accelerometer. 61(5266). 2 indexed citations
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Kikusui, Takefumi, et al.. (2016). Early weaning impairs a social contagion of pain‐related stretching behavior in mice. Developmental Psychobiology. 58(8). 1101–1107. 8 indexed citations
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Inoue‐Murayama, Miho, et al.. (2015). The Frequency Variations of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms among Dog Breeds. 27. 11–18. 3 indexed citations
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Nagasawa, Miho, et al.. (2013). The behavioral and endocrinological development of stress response in dogs. Developmental Psychobiology. 56(4). 726–733. 17 indexed citations
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Momozawa, Yukihide, Yukari Takeuchi, Ryo KUSUNOSE, Takefumi Kikusui, & Yuji Mori. (2005). Association between equine temperament and polymorphisms in dopamine D4 receptor gene. Mammalian Genome. 16(7). 538–544. 60 indexed citations
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Momozawa, Yukihide, Y. Takeuchi, Teruaki Tozaki, et al.. (2005). Sequence, detection of polymorphisms and radiation hybrid mapping of the equine catechol‐o‐methyltransferase gene. Animal Genetics. 36(2). 190–190. 6 indexed citations
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Kikusui, Takefumi, et al.. (2002). Alleviating effects of plant-derived fragrances on stress-induced hyperthermia in rats. Physiology & Behavior. 75(3). 355–360. 49 indexed citations
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Yamauchi, Kiyoshi, Shin-ichiro Hamasaki, Kôji Miyazaki, et al.. (2000). Sex Determination Based on Fecal DNA Analysis of the Amelogenin Gene in Sika Deer (Cervus nippon).. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 62(6). 669–671. 41 indexed citations

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