Takehiro Nakagaki

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Takehiro Nakagaki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Takehiro Nakagaki has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Takehiro Nakagaki's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (32 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (11 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (9 papers). Takehiro Nakagaki is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (32 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (11 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (9 papers). Takehiro Nakagaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and United Kingdom. Takehiro Nakagaki's co-authors include Noriyuki Nishida, Daisuke Ishibashi, Ryuichiro Atarashi, Katsuya Satoh, Kazunori Sano, Takayuki Fuse, Naohiro Yamaguchi, Takehiro Matsubara, Genevieve M Klug and Hitoki Yamanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Takehiro Nakagaki

34 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Ultrasensitive human prion detection in cerebrospinal fluid by real-time quaking-induced conversion

2011 427 citations Ryuichiro Atarashi, Katsuya Satoh et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takehiro Nakagaki Japan	16	814	340	235	227	144	38	1.0k
Constanze Riemer Germany	17	822 1.0×	358 1.1×	288 1.2×	134 0.6×	252 1.8×	23	1.1k
Cristiana Valle Italy	24	624 0.8×	126 0.4×	211 0.9×	588 2.6×	128 0.9×	57	1.5k
Yasmine Aguib Egypt	10	351 0.4×	88 0.3×	139 0.6×	88 0.4×	41 0.3×	22	643
Andreas Heiseke Germany	4	306 0.4×	128 0.4×	157 0.7×	86 0.4×	54 0.4×	4	472
Gregory Hook United States	17	537 0.7×	146 0.4×	612 2.6×	66 0.3×	56 0.4×	21	1.2k
Genevieve M Klug Australia	13	777 1.0×	339 1.0×	276 1.2×	152 0.7×	193 1.3×	33	973
Katherine C. M. Chew Singapore	10	522 0.6×	94 0.3×	113 0.5×	333 1.5×	64 0.4×	12	928
Danielle Casanova France	12	782 1.0×	371 1.1×	126 0.5×	43 0.2×	336 2.3×	17	852
Richard Carp United States	10	512 0.6×	194 0.6×	102 0.4×	53 0.2×	254 1.8×	14	615
Kristen E. Funk United States	14	252 0.3×	297 0.9×	423 1.8×	144 0.6×	14 0.1×	26	839

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Homma, Takujiro, Takehiro Nakagaki, Ryuichiro Atarashi, et al.. (2025). Oligoadenylate synthetase 1a suppresses prion infection through binding to cellular prion protein. Brain. 148(11). 4045–4057.

Nakagaki, Takehiro, Takahito Hayashi, Miho Kaneko, et al.. (2025). Prion Positivity Detected by Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC) in the Cadaver of an Elderly Woman Subjected to Forensic Autopsy. Cureus. 17(1). e78199–e78199.

Masuda, Toshiro, Toru Beppu, Yasunori Nagayama, et al.. (2025). Splenic Angiosarcoma and Numerous Liver Metastases Presenting the Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon. Anticancer Research. 45(4). 1777–1784.

Nakagaki, Takehiro, Sakura Yoshida, Akira Toriba, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyethylamino- and Pyridyl-Substituted 2-Vinyl Chromone Derivatives for Detection of Cerebral Abnormal Prion Protein Deposits. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 70(3). 211–219. 1 indexed citations

Nakagaki, Takehiro, Noriyuki Nishida, & Katsuya Satoh. (2021). Development of α-Synuclein Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion as a Diagnostic Method for α-Synucleinopathies. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. 703984–703984. 14 indexed citations

Akagi, Akio, Takehiro Nakagaki, Ban Mihara, et al.. (2021). Formalin RT-QuIC assay detects prion-seeding activity in formalin-fixed brain samples from sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease patients. Neurobiology of Disease. 159. 105504–105504. 4 indexed citations

Matsubara, Takehiro, Katsuya Satoh, Takujiro Homma, et al.. (2020). Prion protein interacts with the metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 and regulates the organization of Ca2+ signaling. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 525(2). 447–454. 9 indexed citations

Ishibashi, Daisuke, Takeshi Ishikawa, Satoshi Mizuta, et al.. (2020). Novel Compounds Identified by Structure-Based Prion Disease Drug Discovery Using In Silico Screening Delay the Progression of an Illness in Prion-Infected Mice. Neurotherapeutics. 17(4). 1836–1849. 2 indexed citations

Fuchigami, Takeshi, Takehiro Nakagaki, Kazunori Sano, et al.. (2019). Development of Radioiodinated Benzofuran Derivatives for in Vivo Imaging of Prion Deposits in the Brain. ACS Infectious Diseases. 5(12). 2003–2013. 6 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Ken, Takeshi Ishikawa, Satoshi Mizuta, et al.. (2017). Structure-based drug discovery for combating influenza virus by targeting the PA–PB1 interaction. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9500–9500. 34 indexed citations

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Fuchigami, Takeshi, Takehiro Nakagaki, Kazunori Sano, et al.. (2016). Development of radioiodinated acridine derivatives for in vivo imaging of prion deposits in the brain. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 25(3). 1085–1093. 7 indexed citations

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Mori, Tsuyoshi, Ryuichiro Atarashi, Katsuya Satoh, et al.. (2016). A direct assessment of human prion adhered to steel wire using real-time quaking-induced conversion. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 24993–24993. 22 indexed citations

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Fuchigami, Takeshi, Yūki Yamashita, Mamoru Haratake, et al.. (2015). Characterisation of radioiodinated flavonoid derivatives for SPECT imaging of cerebral prion deposits. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18440–18440. 21 indexed citations

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Homma, Takujiro, Daisuke Ishibashi, Takehiro Nakagaki, et al.. (2015). Ubiquitin-specific protease 14 modulates degradation of cellular prion protein. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11028–11028. 44 indexed citations

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Homma, Takujiro, Daisuke Ishibashi, Takehiro Nakagaki, et al.. (2014). Persistent prion infection disturbs the function of Oct-1, resulting in the down-regulation of murine interferon regulatory factor-3. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6006–6006. 5 indexed citations

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Nakagaki, Takehiro, Katsuya Satoh, Daisuke Ishibashi, et al.. (2013). FK506 reduces abnormal prion protein through the activation of autolysosomal degradation and prolongs survival in prion-infected mice. Autophagy. 9(9). 1386–1394. 78 indexed citations

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Atarashi, Ryuichiro, Katsuya Satoh, Kazunori Sano, et al.. (2011). Ultrasensitive human prion detection in cerebrospinal fluid by real-time quaking-induced conversion. Nature Medicine. 17(2). 175–178. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Atarashi, Ryuichiro, Takayuki Fuse, Takehiro Nakagaki, et al.. (2009). Hyperefficient PrP^Sc amplification of mouse‐adapted BSE and scrapie strain by protein misfolding cyclic amplification technique. FEBS Journal. 276(10). 2841–2848. 23 indexed citations

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Shigematsu, Kazuto, Takehiro Nakagaki, Naohiro Yamaguchi, et al.. (2008). Analysis of mRNA expression for steroidogenic enzymes in the remaining adrenal cortices attached to adrenocortical adenomas.. European Journal of Endocrinology. 158(6). 867–878. 12 indexed citations

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Takakura, Yuka, Naohiro Yamaguchi, Takehiro Nakagaki, et al.. (2008). Bone marrow stroma cells are susceptible to prion infection. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 377(3). 957–961. 15 indexed citations

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