Yuki Oka

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Yuki Oka is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Sensory Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuki Oka has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 15 papers in Sensory Systems and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yuki Oka's work include Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (16 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (15 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers). Yuki Oka is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (16 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (15 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers). Yuki Oka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Yuki Oka's co-authors include Charles S. Zuker, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Kazushige Touhara, David A. Yarmolinsky, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Masayo Omura, Sayako Katada, Makiko Suwa, Edith Hümmler and Christina Kühn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yuki Oka

32 papers receiving 2.7k 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. The cells and peripheral representation of sodium taste in mice
    2010 494 citations Jayaram Chandrashekar, Christina Kühn et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuki Oka United States 20 1.5k 1.4k 771 754 537 33 2.8k
Kunio Torii Japan 31 1.7k 1.2× 987 0.7× 428 0.6× 619 0.8× 841 1.6× 142 3.2k
Minghong Ma United States 32 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 1.6k 2.1× 525 0.7× 192 0.4× 71 2.7k
Hisayuki Uneyama Japan 32 1.3k 0.9× 830 0.6× 518 0.7× 553 0.7× 510 0.9× 116 3.2k
Steven D. Munger United States 28 1.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 972 1.3× 729 1.0× 497 0.9× 52 2.9k
Timothy A. Gilbertson United States 30 2.0k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 747 1.0× 1.0k 1.4× 442 0.8× 66 3.2k
David A. Yarmolinsky United States 8 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 405 0.5× 589 0.8× 218 0.4× 11 1.8k
Daniel W. Wesson United States 30 919 0.6× 2.0k 1.4× 1.6k 2.1× 672 0.9× 213 0.4× 68 4.2k
Rui B. Chang United States 21 680 0.5× 894 0.6× 749 1.0× 283 0.4× 642 1.2× 37 3.2k
Christian H. Wetzel Germany 33 915 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 2.2× 346 0.5× 160 0.3× 86 4.0k
Hitoshi Inada Japan 22 533 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 616 0.8× 206 0.3× 542 1.0× 55 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuki Oka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuki Oka

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yuki Oka. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yuki Oka 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 Yuki Oka. Yuki Oka 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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Oka, Yuki, et al.. (2025). Body fluid regulation. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 92. 103017–103017. 1 indexed citations
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Jovanović, Predrag, et al.. (2023). A sex-specific thermogenic neurocircuit induced by predator smell recruiting cholecystokinin neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4937–4937. 7 indexed citations
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Pool, Allan‐Hermann, Tongtong Wang, Lu Liu, et al.. (2023). Parallel neural pathways control sodium consumption and taste valence. Cell. 186(26). 5751–5765.e16. 11 indexed citations
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Pool, Allan‐Hermann, et al.. (2023). Recovery of missing single-cell RNA-sequencing data with optimized transcriptomic references. Nature Methods. 20(10). 1506–1515. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Tongtong, Ann Kennedy, Allan‐Hermann Pool, et al.. (2022). Sensory representation and detection mechanisms of gut osmolality change. Nature. 602(7897). 468–474. 49 indexed citations
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Masai, Hiroshi, Yuki Oka, & Jun Terao. (2021). Precision synthesis of linear oligorotaxanes and polyrotaxanes achieving well-defined positions and numbers of cyclic components on the axle. Chemical Communications. 58(11). 1644–1660. 17 indexed citations
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Augustine, Vineet, Sangjun Lee, & Yuki Oka. (2020). Neural Control and Modulation of Thirst, Sodium Appetite, and Hunger. Cell. 180(1). 25–32. 81 indexed citations
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Sawada, Keisuke, T. Tanaka, Yuki Oka, et al.. (2020). Co-porphyrin functionalized CVD graphene ammonia sensor with high selectivity to disturbing gases: hydrogen and humidity. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 59(SG). SGGG09–SGGG09. 19 indexed citations
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Oka, Yuki, Hiroshi Masai, Wakana Matsuda, et al.. (2019). Two-step template method for synthesis of axis-length-controlled porphyrin-containing hollow structures. Chemical Communications. 55(47). 6755–6758. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Sangjun, Vineet Augustine, Yuan Zhao, et al.. (2019). Chemosensory modulation of neural circuits for sodium appetite. Nature. 568(7750). 93–97. 51 indexed citations
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Augustine, Vineet, et al.. (2019). Neural populations for maintaining body fluid balance. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 57. 134–140. 12 indexed citations
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Kim, Dong‐Wook, Zizhen Yao, Lucas T. Graybuck, et al.. (2019). Multimodal Analysis of Cell Types in a Hypothalamic Node Controlling Social Behavior. Cell. 179(3). 713–728.e17. 166 indexed citations
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Augustine, Vineet, Sertan Kutal Gökçe, & Yuki Oka. (2018). Peripheral and Central Nutrient Sensing Underlying Appetite Regulation. Trends in Neurosciences. 41(8). 526–539. 26 indexed citations
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Augustine, Vineet, Sertan Kutal Gökçe, Sangjun Lee, et al.. (2018). Hierarchical neural architecture underlying thirst regulation. Nature. 555(7695). 204–209. 116 indexed citations
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Chandrashekar, Jayaram, Christina Kühn, Yuki Oka, et al.. (2010). The cells and peripheral representation of sodium taste in mice. Nature. 464(7286). 297–301. 494 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chandrashekar, Jayaram, David A. Yarmolinsky, Yuki Oka, et al.. (2009). The Taste of Carbonation. Science. 326(5951). 443–445. 278 indexed citations
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Oka, Yuki, Yoshiki Takai, & Kazushige Touhara. (2009). Nasal Airflow Rate Affects the Sensitivity and Pattern of Glomerular Odorant Responses in the Mouse Olfactory Bulb. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(39). 12070–12078. 39 indexed citations
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Oka, Yuki, Sayako Katada, Masayo Omura, et al.. (2006). Odorant Receptor Map in the Mouse Olfactory Bulb: In Vivo Sensitivity and Specificity of Receptor-Defined Glomeruli. Neuron. 52(5). 857–869. 145 indexed citations
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Katada, Sayako, Takatsugu Hirokawa, Yuki Oka, Makiko Suwa, & Kazushige Touhara. (2005). Structural Basis for a Broad But Selective Ligand Spectrum of a Mouse Olfactory Receptor: Mapping the Odorant-Binding Site. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(7). 1806–1815. 245 indexed citations
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Tsukuda, Katsunori, M. Sakurada, Ichiro Niki, Yuki Oka, & M Kikuchi. (1998). Insulin Secretion from Isolated Rat Islets Induced by the Novel Hypoglycemic Agent A-4166, a Derivative of D-Phenylalanine. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 30(1). 42–49. 7 indexed citations

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