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 Hitoshi Okamoto sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 167 publications — 50th percentile
50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hitoshi Okamoto sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Hitoshi Okamoto is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and has produced extensive research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience.
Their research focuses broadly on several key areas including Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Neural dynamics and brain function, Congenital heart defects research, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, and Turtle Biology and Conservation.
They have contributed to numerous scientific publications with frequent appearances in these venues:
Their published research includes work in molecular and cellular biology, as evidenced by their involvement in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.
Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Okamoto include:
Okamoto has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, including Makio Torigoe, Hisaya Kakinuma, Yuki Tanimoto, Toshiyuki Shiraki, and Hideaki Shimazaki. Their joint efforts demonstrate a consistent focus on neurobiological mechanisms and behavioral studies.
Shin-ichi Higashijima;Yoshiki Hotta;Hitoshi Okamoto
Shin-ichi Higashijima;Hitoshi Okamoto;Naoto Ueno;Yoshiki Hotta
Hideki Ando;Toshiaki Furuta;Roger Y. Tsien;Hitoshi Okamoto
Masakazu Agetsuma;Hidenori Aizawa;Tazu Aoki;Ryoko Nakayama
Hidenori Aizawa;Megumi Kobayashi;Sayaka Tanaka;Tomoki Fukai
Ichiro Masai;Zsolt Lele;Masahiro Yamaguchi;Atsuko Komori
Nobuhiko Miyasaka;Kozo Morimoto;Tatsuya Tsubokawa;Shin-ichi Higashijima
Akihiro Inoue;Mika Takahashi;Kohei Hatta;Yoshiki Hotta;Yoshiki Hotta
Ryunosuke Amo;Hidenori Aizawa;Mikako Takahoko;Megumi Kobayashi
Michihiro Mieda;Daisuke Ono;Emi Hasegawa;Hitoshi Okamoto
Yu Hisano;Tetsushi Sakuma;Shota Nakade;Rie Ohga
Masahiro Yamaguchi;Noriko Tonou-Fujimori;Atsuko Komori;Ryu Maeda
Ryunosuke Amo;Ryunosuke Amo;Felipe Fredes;Masae Kinoshita;Ryo Aoki;Ryo Aoki
Mayu Sugiyama;Asako Sakaue-Sawano;Tadahiro Iimura;Kiyoko Fukami
Hidenori Aizawa;Isaac H. Bianco;Takanori Hamaoka;Toshio Miyashita
Ichiro Masai;Derek L Stemple;Hitoshi Okamoto;Stephen W Wilson
Ming-Yi Chou;Ryunosuke Amo;Masae Kinoshita;Bor-Wei Cherng
Ana Sofia Rocha;Ana Sofia Rocha;Ana Sofia Rocha;Valerie P I Vidal;Valerie P I Vidal;Valerie P I Vidal;Marjolijn Mertz;Marjolijn Mertz;Timothy Kendall
Motoko Aoki;Michihiro Mieda;Toshio Ikeda;Yoshio Hamada
Osamu Uemura;Yohei Okada;Yohei Okada;Hideki Ando;Mickael Guedj
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