Wataru Ukai

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wataru Ukai is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Wataru Ukai has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Wataru Ukai's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (15 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (8 papers). Wataru Ukai is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (15 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (8 papers). Wataru Ukai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Wataru Ukai's co-authors include Toshikazu Saito, Eri Hashimoto, Masaru Tateno, Takahiro A. Kato, Junichiro Kanazawa, Alan R. Teo, Hiroaki Kubo, Ryoko Katsuki, Hiroshi Ikeda and Takao Ishii and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Genome Research and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Wataru Ukai

49 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Internet Addiction, Smartphone Addiction, and Hikikomori Trait in Japanese Young Adult: Social Isolation and Social Network

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wataru Ukai Japan	19	422	285	183	165	146	49	1.3k
Frank Désarnaud United States	15	346 0.8×	250 0.9×	124 0.7×	96 0.6×	249 1.7×	20	1.7k
Adam J. Funk United States	13	623 1.5×	312 1.1×	52 0.3×	82 0.5×	271 1.9×	17	1.4k
Dominique Maciejewski Netherlands	20	304 0.7×	264 0.9×	121 0.7×	124 0.8×	55 0.4×	51	2.4k
Volodymyr Yerko Canada	14	836 2.0×	136 0.5×	83 0.5×	156 0.9×	264 1.8×	20	1.7k
Michael Flory United States	25	412 1.0×	125 0.4×	55 0.3×	104 0.6×	190 1.3×	60	1.6k
Myoung‐Sun Roh South Korea	17	667 1.6×	442 1.6×	124 0.7×	61 0.4×	30 0.2×	25	1.7k
Bernd Lenz Germany	28	1.1k 2.6×	387 1.4×	89 0.5×	70 0.4×	327 2.2×	124	2.5k
Nadia Cattane Italy	20	398 0.9×	156 0.5×	32 0.2×	124 0.8×	189 1.3×	47	1.4k
Akitoyo Hishimoto Japan	25	704 1.7×	450 1.6×	61 0.3×	94 0.6×	117 0.8×	118	2.1k
Teruyuki Hobara Japan	13	546 1.3×	221 0.8×	32 0.2×	133 0.8×	103 0.7×	17	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wataru Ukai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wataru Ukai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wataru Ukai 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 Ukai. Wataru Ukai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Watanabe, Risa, Yutaka Nakachi, Junko Ueda, et al.. (2023). Identification of epigenetically active L1 promoters in the human brain and their relationship with psychiatric disorders. Neuroscience Research. 195. 37–51. 2 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Seiju, Kumiko Utsumi, Masaru Tateno, et al.. (2019). Longitudinal observation of ten family members with idiopathic basal ganglia calcification: A case report. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 7(12). 1483–1491. 1 indexed citations

Nishioka, M., Miki Bundo, Junko Ueda, et al.. (2017). Identification of somatic mutations in postmortem human brains by whole genome sequencing and their implications for psychiatric disorders. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 72(4). 280–294. 9 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Eri, et al.. (2014). Stem cell therapy: a new approach to the treatment of refractory depression. Journal of Neural Transmission. 121(10). 1221–1232. 9 indexed citations

Yamada, Misa, Misa Yamada, Takashi Iwai, et al.. (2013). Plasticity‐related gene 1 is important for survival of neurons derived from rat neural stem cells. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 91(11). 1402–1407. 4 indexed citations

Tateno, Masaru, et al.. (2012). The Study of Cognitive Characteristics in Asperger’s Disorder by Using a Modified Prisoner’s Dilemma Game with a Variable Payoff Matrix. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48794–e48794. 8 indexed citations

Iwai, Takashi, Akiyoshi Saitoh, Misa Yamada, et al.. (2012). Rhotekin modulates differentiation of cultured neural stem cells to neurons. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 90(7). 1359–1366. 9 indexed citations

Iwamoto, Kazuya, Miki Bundo, Junko Ueda, et al.. (2011). Neurons show distinctive DNA methylation profile and higher interindividual variations compared with non-neurons. Genome Research. 21(5). 688–696. 144 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Eri, Wataru Ukai, Takao Ishii, et al.. (2010). Effect of antidepressants on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) release from platelets in the rats. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 34(8). 1450–1454. 43 indexed citations

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Ukai, Wataru, Takao Ishii, Eri Hashimoto, et al.. (2009). The common aspects of pathophysiolgy of alcoholism and depression.. PubMed. 44(6). 704–11. 6 indexed citations

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Ishii, Takao, Eri Hashimoto, Wataru Ukai, et al.. (2008). [Epigenetic regulation in alcohol-related brain damage].. PubMed. 43(5). 705–13. 10 indexed citations

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Ukai, Wataru, Eri Hashimoto, Takao Ishii, et al.. (2008). [Neural network abnormalities caused by alcohol: approach for repair using neural stem cells].. PubMed. 28(2). 69–73. 1 indexed citations

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Ishii, Takao, Eri Hashimoto, Wataru Ukai, et al.. (2008). Lithium-induced suppression of transcription repressor NRSF/REST: Effects on the dysfunction of neuronal differentiation by ethanol. European Journal of Pharmacology. 593(1-3). 36–43. 22 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Eri, et al.. (2007). Neural stem cell transplantation in a model of fetal alcohol effects. PubMed. 331–337. 16 indexed citations

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Tateno, Masaru, Wataru Ukai, Hiroki Ozawa, et al.. (2004). Ethanol Inhibition of Neural Stem Cell Differentiation Is Reduced by Neurotrophic Factors. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 28(Supplement). 134S–138S. 36 indexed citations

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Ukai, Wataru, Hitoshi Sohma, Eri Hashimoto, et al.. (2004). Attenuation of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) by ethanol and cytoprotective effect of exogenous BDNF against ethanol damage in neuronal cells. Journal of Neural Transmission. 112(8). 1005–1013. 43 indexed citations

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Ukai, Wataru, Hiroki Ozawa, Masaru Tateno, Eri Hashimoto, & Toshikazu Saito. (2004). Neurotoxic potential of haloperidol in comparison with risperidone: implication of Akt-mediated signal changes by haloperidol. Journal of Neural Transmission. 111(6). 667–681. 95 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Nobuyuki, Masayoshi Takeuchi, Taku Yoshida, et al.. (2004). Glyceraldehyde-derived advanced glycation end products in Alzheimer?s disease. Acta Neuropathologica. 108(3). 189–93. 74 indexed citations

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Sohma, Hitoshi, et al.. (2003). Augmentation of Ethanol‐Induced Cell Damage and Activation of Nuclear Factor‐κB by Annexin IV in Cultured Cells. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(s1). 64S–67S. 4 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Hiroki, Wataru Ukai, Johannes Kornhuber, et al.. (1999). Postnatal ontogeny of GTP binding protein in the human frontal cortex. Life Sciences. 65(22). 2315–2323. 3 indexed citations

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