Wataru Sako

1.8k total citations
64 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Wataru Sako is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Wataru Sako has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Neurology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Wataru Sako's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (39 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (38 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (15 papers). Wataru Sako is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (39 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (38 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (15 papers). Wataru Sako collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Wataru Sako's co-authors include Ryuji Kaji, Yuishin Izumi, Nagahisa Murakami, David Eidelberg, Satoshi Goto, Shinji Nagahiro, An Vo, Masafumi Harada, Vijay Dhawan and Koji Fujita and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Wataru Sako

62 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wataru Sako Japan 20 915 373 195 168 139 64 1.2k
Maria Rosaria Monsurrò Italy 22 702 0.8× 164 0.4× 133 0.7× 159 0.9× 129 0.9× 38 991
Gaetano Barbagallo Italy 19 702 0.8× 330 0.9× 272 1.4× 123 0.7× 123 0.9× 37 931
Sook Keun Song South Korea 13 412 0.5× 159 0.4× 74 0.4× 83 0.5× 115 0.8× 27 661
Qin Chen China 17 407 0.4× 164 0.4× 257 1.3× 283 1.7× 48 0.3× 39 757
Audrey Strongosky United States 21 1.0k 1.1× 435 1.2× 56 0.3× 83 0.5× 239 1.7× 43 1.3k
Victoria H. Lawson United States 13 255 0.3× 441 1.2× 68 0.3× 99 0.6× 266 1.9× 26 826
Yi‐Min Sun China 18 477 0.5× 225 0.6× 50 0.3× 62 0.4× 246 1.8× 73 919
Nataša Dragašević Serbia 19 690 0.8× 478 1.3× 49 0.3× 69 0.4× 229 1.6× 47 1.2k
Benjámin Bereznai Hungary 15 940 1.0× 584 1.6× 84 0.4× 37 0.2× 247 1.8× 28 1.2k
Chiara Pisciotta Italy 21 486 0.5× 719 1.9× 42 0.2× 65 0.4× 283 2.0× 51 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wataru Sako

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wataru Sako. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wataru Sako based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wataru Sako. Wataru Sako is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sako, Wataru, et al.. (2025). Magnetic Susceptibility and Area in the Subthalamic Nucleus Measured by QSM for Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12(10). 1602–1608.
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Oyama, Genko, Mai Shimizu, Haruka Takeshige‐Amano, et al.. (2025). Motor and Cognitive Outcome After Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Parkinson's Disease Harboring GBA1 Variant. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 1 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, et al.. (2024). Factors associated with a placebo effect in Parkinson’s disease in clinical trials: a meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology. 271(9). 5825–5837. 2 indexed citations
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Takeshige‐Amano, Haruka, Taku Hatano, Koji Kamagata, et al.. (2024). Free-water diffusion magnetic resonance imaging under selegiline treatment in Parkinson's disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 457. 122883–122883. 1 indexed citations
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Murakami, Nagahisa, Wataru Sako, Takahiro Furukawa, et al.. (2019). Potential Utility of 123I-MIBG Scintigraphy as a Predictor of Falls in Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 10. 376–376. 3 indexed citations
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Murakami, Nagahisa, Wataru Sako, Takahiro Furukawa, et al.. (2019). Differences in cerebellar perfusion between Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 409. 116627–116627. 9 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Takashi Abe, Yuishin Izumi, Masafumi Harada, & Ryuji Kaji. (2019). Deterministic-tractography-based approach for diagnosis and disease monitoring of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 181. 73–75. 3 indexed citations
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Fujita, Koji, Wataru Sako, An Vo, Susan Bressman, & David Eidelberg. (2017). Disruption of network for visual perception of natural motion in primary dystonia. Human Brain Mapping. 39(3). 1163–1174. 4 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Nagahisa Murakami, Yuishin Izumi, & Ryuji Kaji. (2017). Usefulness of the superior cerebellar peduncle for differential diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy: A meta-analysis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 378. 153–157. 6 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Takashi Abe, Yuishin Izumi, et al.. (2017). Spontaneous brain activity in the sensorimotor cortex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can be negatively regulated by corticospinal fiber integrity. Neurological Sciences. 38(5). 755–760. 8 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, et al.. (2017). The effect of istradefylline for Parkinson’s disease: A meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 18018–18018. 43 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Nagahisa Murakami, Yuishin Izumi, & Ryuji Kaji. (2016). The difference of apparent diffusion coefficient in the middle cerebellar peduncle among parkinsonian syndromes: Evidence from a meta-analysis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 363. 90–94. 9 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Takashi Abe, Yuishin Izumi, Masafumi Harada, & Ryuji Kaji. (2016). Fractional anisotropy in the supplementary motor area correlates with disease duration and severity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurological Sciences. 37(4). 573–577. 4 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Nagahisa Murakami, Takashi Abe, et al.. (2015). The effect of tremor onset on middle cerebellar peduncle of Parkinson's disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 358(1-2). 172–177. 8 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Koji Fujita, An Vo, et al.. (2015). The visual perception of natural motion: abnormal task-related neural activity in DYT1 dystonia. Brain. 138(12). 3598–3609. 14 indexed citations
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Vo, An, Wataru Sako, Martin Niethammer, et al.. (2014). Thalamocortical Connectivity Correlates with Phenotypic Variability in Dystonia. Cerebral Cortex. 25(9). 3086–3094. 36 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Ryoma Morigaki, Ryuji Kaji, et al.. (2011). Identification and localization of a neuron-specific isoform of TAF1 in rat brain: implications for neuropathology of DYT3 dystonia. Neuroscience. 189. 100–107. 21 indexed citations
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Morigaki, Ryoma, Wataru Sako, Shinya Okita, et al.. (2011). Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 with phosphorylation of tyrosine 15 residue is enriched in striatal matrix compartment in adult mice. Neuroscience. 189. 25–31. 9 indexed citations
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Sako, Wataru, Masami Nishio, Tomoyuki Maruo, et al.. (2009). Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for camptocormia associated with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 24(7). 1076–1079. 54 indexed citations

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