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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 38 8488 7844 302 282 170 7660

Kaoru Takakusaki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kaoru Takakusaki between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kaoru Takakusaki published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2022. 7 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2022. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kaoru Takakusaki: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 4
1987 2
1988 3
1989 3
1990 3
1991 3
1992 4
1993 4
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 4
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 6
2004 6
2005 7
2006 2
2007 5
2008 6
2009 5
2010 3
2011 3
2012 4
2013 8
2014 5
2015 10
2016 9
2017 10
2018 7
2019 7
2020 5
2021 8
2022 12
2023 5
2024 8
2025 6
2026 1
Total 189
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Kaoru Takakusaki publications per year - data summary

  • Kaoru Takakusaki, a Neuroscience scholar from Asahikawa Medical University, has 189 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 12 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 42 years in the span carries no publications at all (1999).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.6 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 32 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 38 publications (2.7 per year); 1999-2012: 50 publications (3.6 per year); 2013-2026: 101 publications (7.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kaoru Takakusaki 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 Kaoru Takakusaki 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, 168–177 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: 170 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
168–177 383 170
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
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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Kaoru Takakusaki 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.
  • Kaoru Takakusaki, a Neuroscience scholar from Asahikawa Medical University, records 170 publications - the 51st percentile of the discipline.
  • 51% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Kaoru Takakusaki, and about 49% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Kaoru Takakusaki 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).

Kaoru Takakusaki 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 Kaoru Takakusaki 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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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Kaoru Takakusaki 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.
  • Kaoru Takakusaki, a Neuroscience scholar from Asahikawa Medical University, records 38 D-Index - the 12th percentile of the discipline.
  • 12% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Kaoru Takakusaki, and about 88% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Kaoru Takakusaki 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

Kaoru Takakusaki is affiliated with Asahikawa Medical University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine and neuroscience, with significant contributions in various subfields such as neurology, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and gastroenterology.

The scientist has produced numerous scholarly papers, working extensively in topics related to balance, gait, and falls prevention, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, gastrointestinal motility and disorders, as well as Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments. Additional research interests include motor control and adaptation, neurological disorders and treatments, and stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Takakusaki's recent publications include:

  • Discussion of Research Priorities for Gait Disorders in Parkinson's Disease, 2021, Movement Disorders
  • Neurophysiological mechanisms of gait disturbance in advanced Parkinson's disease patients, 2022, Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
  • Increase in muscle tone promotes the use of ankle strategies during perturbed stance, 2021, Gait & Posture
  • Phlorizin attenuates visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability in a rat model of irritable bowel syndrome, 2021, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Activation of central adenosine A2B receptors mediate brain ghrelin-induced improvement of intestinal barrier function through the vagus nerve in rats, 2021, Experimental Neurology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Takakusaki are:

  • Ryosuke Chiba
  • Toshikatsu Okumura
  • Kohei Kaminishi
  • Jun Ota
  • Saori Miyagishi

The scientist publishes regularly in a number of venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Movement Disorders
  • Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
  • Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Best Publications

  • Functional Neuroanatomy for Posture and Gait Control

    Kaoru Takakusaki

  • Basal ganglia efferents to the brainstem centers controlling postural muscle tone and locomotion: a new concept for understanding motor disorders in basal ganglia dysfunction.

    K. Takakusaki;T. Habaguchi;J. Ohtinata-Sugimoto;K. Saitoh

  • Neurophysiology of gait: From the spinal cord to the frontal lobe

    Kaoru Takakusaki

  • Role of basal ganglia – brainstem pathways in the control of motor behaviors

    K. Takakusaki;K. Saitoh;H. Harada;M. Kashiwayanagi

  • Glutamatergic and cholinergic inputs from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus to dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta

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  • Brainstem control of locomotion and muscle tone with special reference to the role of the mesopontine tegmentum and medullary reticulospinal systems

    Kaoru Takakusaki;Ryosuke Chiba;Tsukasa Nozu;Toshikatsu Okumura

  • Human upright posture control models based on multisensory inputs; in fast and slow dynamics.

    Ryosuke Chiba;Kaoru Takakusaki;Jun Ota;Arito Yozu

  • Substrates for normal gait and pathophysiology of gait disturbances with respect to the basal ganglia dysfunction.

    Kaoru Takakusaki;Nozomi Tomita;Masafumi Yano

  • Physiology of freezing of gait.

    Anke H. Snijders;Kaoru Takakusaki;Bettina Debu;Andres M. Lozano

  • Site-specific postural and locomotor changes evoked in awake, freely moving intact cats by stimulating the brainstem

    S. Mori;T. Sakamoto;Y. Ohta;K. Takakusaki

  • Role of basal ganglia–brainstem systems in the control of postural muscle tone and locomotion

    Kaoru Takakusaki;Junko Oohinata-Sugimoto;Kazuya Saitoh;Tatsuya Habaguchi

  • Forebrain control of locomotor behaviors.

    Kaoru Takakusaki

  • Cholinergic and noncholinergic tegmental pedunculopontine projection neurons in rats revealed by intracellular labeling

    Unknown

  • Orexinergic projections to the cat midbrain mediate alternation of emotional behavioural states from locomotion to cataplexy

    Kaoru Takakusaki;Kazumi Takahashi;Kazuya Saitoh;Hirofumi Harada

  • Medullary reticulospinal tract mediating the generalized motor inhibition in cats: parallel inhibitory mechanisms acting on motoneurons and on interneuronal transmission in reflex pathways.

    K Takakusaki;J Kohyama;K Matsuyama;S Mori

  • Multi-segmental innervation of single pontine reticulospinal axons in the cervico-thoracic region of the cat: anterograde PHA-L tracing study.

    Kiyoji Matsuyama;Kaoru Takakusaki;Katsumi Nakajima;Shigemi Mori

  • Electrical and chemical stimulations of the pontine micturition center.

    Kimio Sugaya;Kiyoji Matsuyama;Kaoru Takakusaki;Shigemi Mori

  • Single medullary reticulospinal neurons exert postsynaptic inhibitory effects via inhibitory interneurons upon alpha-motoneurons innervating cat hindlimb muscles

    K. Takakusaki;Y. Ohta;S. Mori

  • Evidence for a role of basal ganglia in the regulation of rapid eye movement sleep by electrical and chemical stimulation for the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus and the substantia nigra pars reticulata in decerebrate cats.

    K Takakusaki;K Saitoh;H Harada;T Okumura

  • Discharge properties of medullary reticulospinal neurons during postural changes induced by intrapontine injections of carbachol, atropine and serotonin, and their functional linkages to hindlimb motoneurons in cats.

    Kaoru Takakusaki;Naotake Shimoda;Kiyoji Matsuyama;Shigemi Mori

  • Changes in the excitability of hindlimb motoneurons during muscular atonia induced by stimulating the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in cats.

    K Takakusaki;T Habaguchi;K Saitoh;J Kohyama

  • Role of Basal Ganglia-Brainstem Systems in the Control of Postural Muscle Tone and Locomotion

    K. Takakusaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigemi Mori
Shigemi Mori National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Hajime Asama
Hajime Asama University of Tokyo
Motoichiro Kato
Motoichiro Kato Keio University
Keiji Nagatani
Keiji Nagatani Tohoku University
Tadashi Isa
Tadashi Isa Kyoto University
Mark Hallett
Mark Hallett National Institutes of Health
Alfonso Fasano
Alfonso Fasano University Health Network
Tipu Z. Aziz
Tipu Z. Aziz University of Oxford
Stewart A. Factor
Stewart A. Factor Emory University
Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto

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