Junichi Nakai

Junichi Nakai publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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Junichi Nakai D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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Best Publications

• A high signal-to-noise Ca(2+) probe composed of a single green fluorescent protein.

  Junichi Nakai;Masamichi Ohkura;Keiji Imoto

  1984
  Citations

• PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION FROM COMPLEMENTARY DNA OF A BRAIN CALCIUM CHANNEL

  Yasuo Mori;Thomas Friedrich;Man Suk Kim;Atsushi Mikami

  1058
  Citations

• Rings of negatively charged amino acids determine the acetylcholine receptor channel conductance.

  Keiji Imoto;Christopher Busch;Bert Sakmann;Masayoshi Mishina

  930
  Citations

• Primary structure and distribution of a novel ryanodine receptor/calcium release channel from rabbit brain.

  Yasuhiro Hakamata;Junichi Nakai;Hiroshi Takeshima;Keiji Imoto

  585
  Citations

• Imaging cellular signals in the heart in vivo: Cardiac expression of the high-signal Ca2+ indicator GCaMP2

  Yvonne M. Tallini;Masamichi Ohkura;Bum Rak Choi;Guangju Ji

  544
  Citations

• Enhanced dihydropyridine receptor channel activity in the presence of ryanodine receptor.

  Junichi Nakai;Junichi Nakai;Robert T. Dirksen;Hanh T. Nguyen;Isaac N. Pessah

  525
  Citations

• Calcium imaging reveals glial involvement in transcranial direct current stimulation-induced plasticity in mouse brain.

  Hiromu Monai;Masamichi Ohkura;Mika Tanaka;Yuki Oe

  424
  Citations

• A Top-Down Cortical Circuit for Accurate Sensory Perception.

  Satoshi Manita;Takayuki Suzuki;Chihiro Homma;Takashi Matsumoto

  390
  Citations

• Multiple types of ryanodine receptor/Ca2+ release channels are differentially expressed in rabbit brain

  T Furuichi;D Furutama;Y Hakamata;J Nakai

  357
  Citations

• Rational design of a high-affinity, fast, red calcium indicator R-CaMP2

  Masatoshi Inoue;Atsuya Takeuchi;Shin Ichiro Horigane;Masamichi Ohkura

  303
  Citations

• Real-Time Visualization of Neuronal Activity during Perception

  Akira Muto;Masamichi Ohkura;Gembu Abe;Junichi Nakai

  298
  Citations

• Primary structure and functional expression of the ω-conotoxin-sensitive N-type calcium channel from rabbit brain

  Yoshihiko Fujita;Michelle Mynlieff;Robert T. Dirksen;Man Suk Kim

  280
  Citations

• Genetically Encoded Green Fluorescent Ca2+ Indicators with Improved Detectability for Neuronal Ca2+ Signals

  Masamichi Ohkura;Takuya Sasaki;Junko Sadakari;Keiko Gengyo-Ando

  277
  Citations

• In Vivo Performance of Genetically Encoded Indicators of Neural Activity in Flies

  Dierk F. Reiff;Alexandra Ihring;Giovanna Guerrero;Ehud Y. Isacoff

  244
  Citations

• Two regions of the ryanodine receptor involved in coupling with L-type Ca2+ channels.

  Junichi Nakai;Naomi Sekiguchi;Thomas A. Rando;Paul D. Allen

  239
  Citations

• Propagated Endothelial Ca2+ Waves and Arteriolar Dilation In Vivo: Measurements in Cx40BAC–GCaMP2 Transgenic Mice

  Yvonne N. Tallini;Johan Fredrik Brekke;Bo Shui;Robert Doran

  224
  Citations

• Genetic visualization with an improved GCaMP calcium indicator reveals spatiotemporal activation of the spinal motor neurons in zebrafish.

  Akira Muto;Masamichi Ohkura;Tomoya Kotani;Tomoya Kotani;Shin Ichi Higashijima

  217
  Citations

• Characterization and subcellular targeting of GCaMP-type genetically-encoded calcium indicators

  Tianyi Mao;Tianyi Mao;Daniel H. O'Connor;Daniel H. O'Connor;Volker Scheuss;Volker Scheuss;Volker Scheuss;Junichi Nakai

  217
  Citations

• Expanding the repertoire of optogenetically targeted cells with an enhanced gene expression system.

  Kenji F. Tanaka;Kenji F. Tanaka;Ko Matsui;Takuya Sasaki;Hiromi Sano

  204
  Citations

• Encoding Gender and Individual Information in the Mouse Vomeronasal Organ

  Jie He;Limei Ma;Sang Seong Kim;Junichi Nakai

  188
  Citations