Toshiaki Taoka

8.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
212 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Toshiaki Taoka is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshiaki Taoka has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 78 papers in Neurology and 69 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Toshiaki Taoka's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (59 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (57 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (29 papers). Toshiaki Taoka is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (59 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (57 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (29 papers). Toshiaki Taoka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Toshiaki Taoka's co-authors include Shinji Naganawa, Hisashi Kawai, Toshiki Nakane, Kimihiko Kichikawa, Taishiro Kishimoto, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Yoshitaka Masutani, Fumihiko Yasuno, Kiwamu Matsuoka and Rintaro Ito and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Toshiaki Taoka

201 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Evaluation of glymphatic system activity with the diffusion MR technique: diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) in Alzheimer’s disease cases

2017 654 citations Toshiaki Taoka, Yoshitaka Masutani et al. Japanese Journal of Radiology profile →
Association of MRI Indices of Glymphatic System With Amyloid Deposition and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease

2022 195 citations Koji Kamagata, Christina Andica et al. profile →
Reproducibility of diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) for evaluating interstitial fluid diffusivity and glymphatic function: CHanges in Alps index on Multiple conditiON acquIsition eXperiment (CHAMONIX) study

2021 179 citations Toshiaki Taoka, Rintaro Ito et al. Japanese Journal of Radiology profile →
Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis ALong the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS): Revisiting the Meaning and Significance of the Method

2024 141 citations Toshiaki Taoka, Rintaro Ito et al. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toshiaki Taoka Japan	43	2.7k	2.3k	2.0k	1.2k	1.0k	212	6.1k
Eugen Boltshauser Switzerland	51	1.3k 0.5×	626 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	3.5k 2.8×	498 0.5×	356	9.4k
Takato Morioka Japan	33	1.3k 0.5×	761 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	682 0.6×	659 0.6×	290	4.6k
David D. Limbrick United States	43	3.6k 1.4×	650 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.9×	1.2k 1.2×	213	6.3k
G. Edward Vates United States	24	2.5k 0.9×	621 0.3×	2.2k 1.1×	782 0.6×	550 0.5×	67	6.4k
Frederick A. Boop United States	43	2.0k 0.7×	514 0.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	258	7.4k
James A. Brunberg United States	44	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	464 0.4×	250 0.2×	104	7.2k
Kaoru Kurisu Japan	43	990 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	2.6k 1.3×	577 0.5×	279 0.3×	474	8.7k
Noriko Salamon United States	44	1.1k 0.4×	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	263 0.3×	270	7.0k
Cesare Colosimo Italy	40	549 0.2×	920 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	401 0.3×	327 0.3×	291	5.8k
W.K. Chong United Kingdom	50	388 0.1×	960 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	292 0.3×	140	6.4k

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Mitsunobu, Hitoshi, et al.. (2025). Development of a highly efficient base editing system for Lactobacilli to improve probiotics and dissect essential functions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 109(1). 96–96. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Rintaro, Keita Kato, Hiroshi Ogawa, et al.. (2025). Assessing large language models for Lugano classification of malignant lymphoma in Japanese FDG-PET reports. PubMed. 9(1). 8–8. 1 indexed citations

Naganawa, Shinji, Rintaro Ito, Mariko Kawamura, et al.. (2025). Ocular Solute Movement Direction and Intracranial Clearance via Vitreous Gadolinium-based Contrast Agent MR Imaging: Potential as a Novel Biomarker for Glymphatic Dysfunction. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences. 25(1). n/a–n/a.

Naganawa, Shinji, Rintaro Ito, Mariko Kawamura, et al.. (2025). The Endolymph Signal in Non-contrast Enhanced 3D-real IR Image Differs between the Ears with and without Significant Endolymphatic Hydrops. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences. 24(4). n/a–n/a. 2 indexed citations

Nakamichi, Rei, Toshiaki Taoka, Rintaro Ito, et al.. (2024). Imaging evaluation and volumetric measurement of the space surrounding the diploic veins. Japanese Journal of Radiology. 42(9). 953–961. 1 indexed citations

Miyata, Seiko, Kunihiro Iwamoto, Akihiro Fujimoto, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Real-World, Long-Term Impact of Lemborexant on Sleep Quality in a Home-Based Clinical Study. Nature and Science of Sleep. Volume 16. 291–303. 6 indexed citations

Naganawa, Shinji, Rintaro Ito, Mariko Kawamura, et al.. (2023). Association between the Putative Meningeal Lymphatics at the Posterior Wall of the Sigmoid Sinus and Delayed Contrast-agent Elimination from the Cerebrospinal Fluid. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences. 23(1). 80–91. 10 indexed citations

Saito, Yuya, Koji Kamagata, Christina Andica, et al.. (2023). Multisite harmonization of diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space using the COMBined Association Test. Japanese Journal of Radiology. 41(10). 1072–1083. 15 indexed citations

Hagiwara, Akifumi, Yuji Tomizawa, Kazumasa Yokoyama, et al.. (2023). Glymphatic System Dysfunction in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Immunoglobulin G Antibody–Associated Disorders: Association with Clinical Disability. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 45(1). 66–71. 10 indexed citations

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Rocca, Maria A., Monica Margoni, Marco Battaglini, et al.. (2023). Emerging Perspectives on MRI Application in Multiple Sclerosis: Moving from Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice. Radiology. 307(5). e221512–e221512. 17 indexed citations

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Ahn, Sung Jun, Toshiaki Taoka, Won‐Jin Moon, & Shinji Naganawa. (2022). Contrast‐Enhanced Fluid‐Attenuated Inversion Recovery in Neuroimaging: A Narrative Review on Clinical Applications and Technical Advances. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 56(2). 341–353. 17 indexed citations

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Taoka, Toshiaki. (2021). Neurofluid as Assessed by Diffusion-Weighted Imaging. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America. 29(2). 243–251. 8 indexed citations

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Taoka, Toshiaki, Noriko Aida, Yuta Fujii, et al.. (2020). White matter microstructural changes in tuberous sclerosis: Evaluation by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) and diffusion tensor images. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17 indexed citations

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Taoka, Toshiaki & Shinji Naganawa. (2020). Neurofluid Dynamics and the Glymphatic System: A Neuroimaging Perspective. Korean Journal of Radiology. 21(11). 1199–1199. 61 indexed citations

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Natsume, Jun, Hiroyuki Kidokoro, Masaharu Tanaka, et al.. (2020). Change of White Matter Integrity in Children With Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Pediatric Neurology. 111. 78–84. 3 indexed citations

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Muraoka, Shinsuke, Yoshio Araki, Toshiaki Taoka, et al.. (2018). Prediction of Intracranial Arterial Stenosis Progression in Patients with Moyamoya Vasculopathy: Contrast-Enhanced High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Vessel Wall Imaging. World Neurosurgery. 116. e1114–e1121. 24 indexed citations

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Taoka, Toshiaki, Yoshitaka Masutani, Hisashi Kawai, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of glymphatic system activity with the diffusion MR technique: diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) in Alzheimer’s disease cases. Japanese Journal of Radiology. 35(4). 172–178. 654 indexed citations breakdown →

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Escada, Pedro, et al.. (2017). Diffusion tensor tractography in the preoperative precise identification of the course of facial nerve in a meningioma of the cerebellopontine angle – Technical implications. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 9. 58–60. 2 indexed citations

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Fukushima, Hidetada, et al.. (2015). A case of meningococcal meningitis with multiple cerebellar microbleeds detected by susceptibility-weighted imaging. BMC Medical Imaging. 15(1). 45–45. 2 indexed citations

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Taoka, Toshiaki, Hidehiro Hirabayashi, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, et al.. (2006). Displacement of the facial nerve course by vestibular schwannoma: Preoperative visualization using diffusion tensor tractography. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 24(5). 1005–1010. 81 indexed citations

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