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Itaru Imayoshi

Itaru Imayoshi

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
8389
World Ranking
8692
National Ranking
314

Itaru Imayoshi 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 Itaru Imayoshi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 83 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Itaru Imayoshi 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 Itaru Imayoshi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Itaru Imayoshi is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their scholarly output reflects a strong interdisciplinary approach, covering subfields such as molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, and plant science.

Their research topics include neuroscience and neuropharmacology, receptor mechanisms and signaling, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, the effects of light on plants, memory and neural mechanisms, pancreatic function and diabetes, and pluripotent stem cells research.

Imayoshi's recent publications illustrate the diversity of their work, including the following papers:

  • Jag1 Modulates an Oscillatory Dll1-Notch-Hes1 Signaling Module to Coordinate Growth and Fate of Pancreatic Progenitors, 2020, Developmental Cell
  • Cholecystokinin-Expressing Interneurons of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Mediate Working Memory Retrieval, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cell cycle arrest determines adult neural stem cell ontogeny by an embryonic Notch-nonoscillatory Hey1 module, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Light-mediated control of Gene expression in mammalian cells, 2020, Neuroscience Research
  • A multicolor suite for deciphering population coding of calcium and cAMP in vivo, 2024, Nature Methods

Their frequent co-authors include Mayumi Yamada, Ryoichiro Kageyama, Yusuke Suzuki, Shinji C. Nagasaki, and Marilyn Huang.

Imayoshi's work has been published across various venues, with multiple contributions in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and research papers appearing in Genes & Development, eLife, Developmental Cell, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Roles of continuous neurogenesis in the structural and functional integrity of the adult forebrain

    Itaru Imayoshi;Masayuki Sakamoto;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Keizo Takao;Keizo Takao

  • Essential Roles of Notch Signaling in Maintenance of Neural Stem Cells in Developing and Adult Brains

    Itaru Imayoshi;Masayuki Sakamoto;Masahiro Yamaguchi;Kensaku Mori

  • Oscillatory control of factors determining multipotency and fate in mouse neural progenitors.

    Itaru Imayoshi;Akihiro Isomura;Yukiko Harima;Kyogo Kawaguchi

  • Dynamic Notch signaling in neural progenitor cells and a revised view of lateral inhibition.

    Ryoichiro Kageyama;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Hiromi Shimojo;Itaru Imayoshi

  • bHLH Factors in Self-Renewal, Multipotency, and Fate Choice of Neural Progenitor Cells

    Itaru Imayoshi;Ryoichiro Kageyama

  • Slowly dividing neural progenitors are an embryonic origin of adult neural stem cells

    Shohei Furutachi;Hiroaki Miya;Tomoyuki Watanabe;Hiroki Kawai

  • The cyclic gene Hes1 contributes to diverse differentiation responses of embryonic stem cells

    Taeko Kobayashi;Hiroaki Mizuno;Itaru Imayoshi;Chikara Furusawa

  • Temporal regulation of Cre recombinase activity in neural stem cells

    Itaru Imayoshi;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Daniel Metzger;Pierre Chambon

  • Hes genes and neurogenin regulate non-neural versus neural fate specification in the dorsal telencephalic midline.

    Itaru Imayoshi;Tomomi Shimogori;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Ryoichiro Kageyama

  • Continuous neurogenesis in the adult forebrain is required for innate olfactory responses.

    Masayuki Sakamoto;Itaru Imayoshi;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Masahiro Yamaguchi

  • Dynamic regulation of Notch signaling in neural progenitor cells.

    Ryoichiro Kageyama;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Hiromi Shimojo;Itaru Imayoshi

  • High Levels of Cre Expression in Neuronal Progenitors Cause Defects in Brain Development Leading to Microencephaly and Hydrocephaly

    Paolo E. Forni;Claudio Scuoppo;Itaru Imayoshi;Riccardo Taulli

  • Prdm proto-oncogene transcription factor family expression and interaction with the Notch-Hes pathway in mouse neurogenesis.

    Emi Kinameri;Takashi Inoue;Jun Aruga;Itaru Imayoshi

  • The role of Hes genes in intestinal development, homeostasis and tumor formation.

    Taro Ueo;Itaru Imayoshi;Taeko Kobayashi;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka

  • High Hes1 expression and resultant Ascl1 suppression regulate quiescent vs. active neural stem cells in the adult mouse brain

    Risa Sueda;Itaru Imayoshi;Yukiko Harima;Ryoichiro Kageyama

  • Continuous Postnatal Neurogenesis Contributes to Formation of the Olfactory Bulb Neural Circuits and Flexible Olfactory Associative Learning

    Masayuki Sakamoto;Nao Ieki;Goichi Miyoshi;Daisuke Mochimaru

  • Cooperative functions of Hes / Hey genes in auditory hair cell and supporting cell development

    Tomoko Tateya;Itaru Imayoshi;Itaru Imayoshi;Ichiro Tateya;Juichi Ito

  • The role of Notch signaling in adult neurogenesis

    Itaru Imayoshi;Itaru Imayoshi;Ryoichiro Kageyama

  • Visualization of embryonic neural stem cells using Hes promoters in transgenic mice.

    Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Itaru Imayoshi;Hiromi Shimojo;Eiichiro Nishi

  • Hes1 and Hes5 control the progenitor pool, intermediate lobe specification, and posterior lobe formation in the pituitary development.

    Aya Kita;Itaru Imayoshi;Masato Hojo;Masashi Kitagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryoichiro Kageyama
Ryoichiro Kageyama Kyoto University
Akihiro Yamanaka
Akihiro Yamanaka Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kensaku Mori
Kensaku Mori University of Tokyo
Shigeyoshi Itohara
Shigeyoshi Itohara RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Nobuaki Tamamaki
Nobuaki Tamamaki Kumamoto University
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Palle Serup
Palle Serup University of Copenhagen
Raphael Kopan
Raphael Kopan Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Manabu Abe
Manabu Abe Niigata University
Haruhiko Bito
Haruhiko Bito University of Tokyo

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