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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 38 8524 7877 304 284 233 6517

Etsuro Ito publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Etsuro Ito between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Etsuro Ito published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2008. 14 of the 343 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2008. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 8 publications
1985 2025

343 publications in total across all disciplines

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Etsuro Ito: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 3
1991 6
1992 4
1993 3
1994 5
1995 0
1996 2
1997 3
1998 14
1999 16
2000 19
2001 8
2002 7
2003 10
2004 12
2005 5
2006 15
2007 11
2008 21
2009 9
2010 8
2011 11
2012 11
2013 13
2014 6
2015 13
2016 5
2017 8
2018 4
2019 9
2020 15
2021 12
2022 20
2023 16
2024 6
2025 8
Total 343
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Etsuro Ito publications per year - data summary

  • Etsuro Ito, a Neuroscience scholar from Waseda University, has 343 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1987, with 1 publication.
  • 3 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1989 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.0 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 62 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 45 publications (3.2 per year); 1999-2012: 163 publications (11.6 per year); 2013-2025: 135 publications (10.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Etsuro Ito publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Etsuro Ito sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 228–237 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 233 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220 233
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Etsuro Ito publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Etsuro Ito, a Neuroscience scholar from Waseda University, records 233 publications - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Etsuro Ito, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Etsuro Ito ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Etsuro Ito D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Etsuro Ito sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38–39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459 38
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Etsuro Ito D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Etsuro Ito, a Neuroscience scholar from Waseda University, records 38 D-Index - the 12th percentile of the discipline.
  • 12% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Etsuro Ito, and about 88% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Etsuro Ito ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Etsuro Ito is affiliated with Waseda University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, infectious diseases, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and biomedical engineering.

Their research covers a variety of topics such as:

  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Biosensors and analytical detection
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Adrenal and paraganglionic tumors
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments

Among the recent publications associated with Etsuro Ito are:

  • Early diagnosis with ultrasensitive ELISA, 2020, Advances in Clinical Chemistry
  • Identifying the Therapeutic Significance of Mesenchymal Stem Cells, 2020, Cells
  • Proposal of De Novo Antigen Test for COVID-19: Ultrasensitive Detection of Spike Proteins of SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Diagnostics
  • Modified ELISA for Ultrasensitive Diagnosis, 2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • A novel, rapid (within hours) culture-free diagnostic method for detecting live Mycobacterium tuberculosis with high sensitivity, 2020, EBioMedicine

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Teruki Yoshimura
  • Dai Hatakeyama
  • Satoshi Watabe
  • Yuki Totani
  • Junko Nakai

Etsuro Ito has published numerous articles in notable venues, such as:

  • Biophysics and Physicobiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Biology
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Internal Ca2+ mobilization is altered in fibroblasts from patients with Alzheimer disease.

    Etsuro Ito;Kotaro Oka;René Etcheberrigaray;Thomas J. Nelson

  • Elasticity mapping of living fibroblasts by AFM and immunofluorescence observation of the cytoskeleton.

    Hisashi Haga;Shigeo Sasaki;Kazushige Kawabata;Etsuro Ito

  • Soluble β-amyloid induction of Alzheimer's phenotype for human fibroblast K+ channels

    René Etcheberrigaray;Etsuro Ito;Etsuro Ito;Christopher S. Kim;Daniel L. Alkon

  • Potassium channel dysfunction in fibroblasts identifies patients with Alzheimer disease

    Rene Etcheberrigaray;Etsuro Ito;Kotaro Oka;Beth Tofel-Grehl

  • Intracellular Ca2+ concentration change of T24 cell under irradiation in the presence of TiO2 ultrafine particles

    Hideki Sakai;Etsuro Ito;Ru Xiong Cai;Toru Yoshioka

  • Identifying the Therapeutic Significance of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Vineet Kumar Mishra;Hui Hsuan Shih;Farzana Parveen;David Lenzen

  • Optical detection of synaptically induced glutamate transport in hippocampal slices

    Satoshi Kojima;Takeshi Nakamura;Takahisa Nidaira;Kyoko Nakamura

  • Long-term transformation of an inhibitory into an excitatory GABAergic synaptic response

    Daniel L. Alkon;Juan-Vincente Sanchez-Andres;Etsuro Ito;Kotaro Oka

  • CREB in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis: cloning, gene expression, and function in identifiable neurons of the central nervous system

    Hisayo Sadamoto;Hanae Sato;Suguru Kobayashi;Suguru Kobayashi;Jun Murakami

  • Enhancement of an inhibitory input to the feeding central pattern generator in Lymnaea stagnalis during conditioned taste-aversion learning

    Satoshi Kojima;Hiroshi Nanakamura;Shin Nagayama;Yutaka Fujito

  • Differential neuroethological effects of aversive and appetitive reinforcing stimuli on associative learning in Lymnaea stagnalis

    Satoshi Kojima;Mari Yamanaka;Yutaka Fujito;Etsuro Ito

  • Quantitative analyses of topography and elasticity of living and fixed astrocytes.

    Yukako Yamane;Hatsuki Shiga;Hisashi Haga;Kazushige Kawabata

  • Involvement of Insulin-Like Peptide in Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity and Long-Term Memory of the Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis

    Jun Murakami;Ryuichi Okada;Hisayo Sadamoto;Suguru Kobayashi

  • Hsc70 ATPase: An insight into water dissociation and joint catalytic role of K+ and Mg2+ metal cations in the hydrolysis reaction

    Mauro Boero;Takashi Ikeda;Etsuro Ito;Etsuro Ito;Kiyoyuki Terakura;Kiyoyuki Terakura

  • Associative Learning in the Pond Snail, Lymnaea stagnalis

    Etsuro Ito;Suguru Kobayashi;Satoshi Kojima;Hisayo Sadamoto

  • Dual Role of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase in Neuritogenesis and Synaptogenesis during Neuronal Differentiation

    Takuro Tojima;Suguru Kobayashi;Etsuro Ito

  • Determination of the exact copy numbers of particular mRNAs in a single cell by quantitative real-time RT-PCR

    Akiko Wagatsuma;Hisayo Sadamoto;Hisayo Sadamoto;Takashi Kitahashi;Ken Lukowiak

  • Time-lapse viscoelastic imaging of living fibroblasts using force modulation mode in AFM.

    Hisashi Haga;Masafumi Nagayama;Kazushige Kawabata;Etsuro Ito

  • Altered gene activity correlated with long-term memory formation of conditioned taste aversion in Lymnaea.

    Sachiyo Azami;Akiko Wagatsuma;Hisayo Sadamoto;Dai Hatakeyama

  • Nitric oxide generation around buccal ganglia accompanying feeding behavior in the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis.

    Suguru Kobayashi;Hisayo Sadamoto;Hiroto Ogawa;Yoshiichiro Kitamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Lukowiak
Ken Lukowiak University of Calgary
Daniel L. Alkon
Daniel L. Alkon West Virginia University
Gary E. Gibson
Gary E. Gibson Cornell University
Hiroshi Takagi
Hiroshi Takagi Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Kiyoyuki Terakura
Kiyoyuki Terakura National Institute for Materials Science
Masato Umeda
Masato Umeda Kyoto University
Keizo Inoue
Keizo Inoue University of Tokyo
Bernard G. Schreurs
Bernard G. Schreurs West Virginia University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Tatsuo Shioda
Tatsuo Shioda Osaka University

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