Takeshi Imai

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Takeshi Imai is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takeshi Imai has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 21 papers in Sensory Systems and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Takeshi Imai's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (21 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (19 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (11 papers). Takeshi Imai is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (21 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (19 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (11 papers). Takeshi Imai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Takeshi Imai's co-authors include Satoshi Fujimoto, Hitoshi Sakano, Misao Suzuki, Reiko Kobayakawa, Ko Kobayakawa, Hitoshi Sakano, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Hiroki R. Ueda, Yohei Sasagawa and Itoshi Nikaido and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Takeshi Imai

71 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

  1. SeeDB: a simple and morphology-preserving optical clearing agent for neuronal circuit reconstruction
    2013 668 citations Satoshi Fujimoto, Takeshi Imai 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
Takeshi Imai Japan 23 1.4k 1.2k 903 818 576 75 3.2k
Detlev Schild Germany 36 1.8k 1.3× 1.6k 1.3× 767 0.8× 876 1.1× 171 0.3× 103 3.3k
Stavros Lomvardas United States 36 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 3.9k 4.3× 836 1.0× 76 0.1× 53 6.2k
William E. Allen United States 23 1.2k 0.9× 296 0.2× 1.6k 1.8× 234 0.3× 379 0.7× 51 3.8k
Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz United States 43 1.4k 1.1× 215 0.2× 2.3k 2.6× 256 0.3× 158 0.3× 94 5.0k
Sreekanth H. Chalasani United States 23 1.9k 1.4× 276 0.2× 1.1k 1.2× 128 0.2× 296 0.5× 45 4.2k
Nicolas Renier France 23 1.2k 0.9× 185 0.2× 1.4k 1.6× 107 0.1× 777 1.3× 35 3.8k
Manuela Schmidt Germany 27 2.0k 1.5× 981 0.8× 3.4k 3.8× 126 0.2× 337 0.6× 51 6.6k
Caiying Guo United States 32 1.2k 0.9× 263 0.2× 1.9k 2.1× 159 0.2× 204 0.4× 41 3.9k
Miriam B. Goodman United States 47 1.6k 1.2× 641 0.5× 2.4k 2.6× 115 0.1× 179 0.3× 119 6.4k
Corné J. Kros United Kingdom 43 744 0.5× 4.9k 4.2× 2.3k 2.5× 677 0.8× 82 0.1× 73 6.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takeshi Imai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Imai, Takeshi. (2025). Activity-dependent synaptic competition and dendrite pruning in developing mitral cells. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 19. 1541926–1541926. 1 indexed citations
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Fujimoto, Satoshi, et al.. (2024). Automated neuronal reconstruction with super-multicolour Tetbow labelling and threshold-based clustering of colour hues. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5279–5279. 5 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Takahiro, Takeshi Imai, Yosuke Kawai, et al.. (2023). Cost-Effective Cas9-Mediated Targeted Sequencing of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Repeat Expansions. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 26(2). 85–95. 3 indexed citations
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Imai, Takeshi, Minoru Nakayama, Hidetoshi Minami, et al.. (2023). Study of device characteristics of intrinsic Josephson junction terahertz emitters related to annealing conditions of the crystals. Journal of Applied Physics. 133(16). 4 indexed citations
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Fujimoto, Satoshi, Yuko Muroyama, Reiko Kobayakawa, et al.. (2023). Activity-dependent local protection and lateral inhibition control synaptic competition in developing mitral cells in mice. Developmental Cell. 58(14). 1221–1236.e7. 17 indexed citations
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Imai, Takeshi. (2022). Mechanisms of odor mixture responses in the olfactory system. Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society. 95(0). 3–S29.
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Imai, Takeshi, et al.. (2019). The relationship between inflammasomes and the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in the injured spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters. 705. 54–59. 23 indexed citations
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Imai, Takeshi, et al.. (2018). Bright multicolor labeling of neuronal circuits with fluorescent proteins and chemical tags. eLife. 7. 46 indexed citations
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Imai, Takeshi, et al.. (2018). Amiloride Promotes Oligodendrocyte Survival and Remyelination after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 7(3). 46–46. 17 indexed citations
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Iwata, R., Hiroshi Kiyonari, & Takeshi Imai. (2017). Mechanosensory-Based Phase Coding of Odor Identity in the Olfactory Bulb. Neuron. 96(5). 1139–1152.e7. 52 indexed citations
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Imai, Takeshi, et al.. (2014). Effects of Edaravone, a Free Radical Scavenger, on Circulating Levels of MMP-9 and Hemorrhagic Transformation in Patients with Intravenous Thrombolysis Using Low-dose Alteplase. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 23(10). 2894–2899. 15 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masahiko, Hiroyuki Katoh, Kaori Suyama, et al.. (2014). Effect of amiloride on endoplasmic reticulum stress response in the injured spinal cord of rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 40(7). 3120–3127. 15 indexed citations
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Takaba, Hiroyuki, Takeshi Imai, M. Shoji, et al.. (2013). A major allogenic leukocyte antigen in the agnathan hagfish. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1716–1716. 22 indexed citations
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Nakashima, Ai, Haruki Takeuchi, Takeshi Imai, et al.. (2013). Agonist-Independent GPCR Activity Regulates Anterior-Posterior Targeting of Olfactory Sensory Neurons. Cell. 154(6). 1314–1325. 106 indexed citations
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Muramatsu, Hisashi, Takeshi Imai, Yuji Matsui, et al.. (2010). Discovery and characterization of d-phenylserine deaminase from Arthrobacter sp. TKS1. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 90(1). 159–172. 1 indexed citations
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Imai, Takeshi, T. Yamazaki, Reiko Kobayakawa, et al.. (2009). Pre-Target Axon Sorting Establishes the Neural Map Topography. Science. 325(5940). 585–590. 167 indexed citations
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Imai, Takeshi, Misao Suzuki, & Hitoshi Sakano. (2006). Odorant ReceptorDerived cAMP Signals Direct Axonal Targeting. Science. 314(5799). 657–661. 251 indexed citations
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Tsuboi, Akio, T. Miyazaki, Takeshi Imai, & Hitoshi Sakano. (2006). Olfactory sensory neurons expressing class I odorant receptors converge their axons on an antero‐dorsal domain of the olfactory bulb in the mouse. European Journal of Neuroscience. 23(6). 1436–1444. 69 indexed citations
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Kubo, K., Scott D. Anderson, Masafumi Fukuda, et al.. (2004). 試験加速器施設(Accelerator Test Facility)ダンピングリングにおける超低エミッタンスビームの達成. Physical Review Letters. 92(5). 1–54802. 57 indexed citations
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Fukuoka, Kohei, Satoru Morikawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, et al.. (1989). [A case of multiple small pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas with chronic hepatitis and abdominal vessel abnormalities].. PubMed. 27(11). 1362–6. 1 indexed citations

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