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Katsuya Nagai

Katsuya Nagai

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Neuroscience

D-Index
55
Citations
10208
World Ranking
4744
National Ranking
145

Overview

Katsuya Nagai is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, with research spanning engineering and neuroscience disciplines. Their work primarily focuses on electrical and electronic engineering and the neuroendocrine regulation of behavior, with contributions also touching on plant science, surgery, and cognitive psychology.

Their published research includes investigations into ferroelectric devices, neural computing, endocrine systems, and circadian rhythms. Key topics covered in their work are:

  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Sesame and Sesamin Research
  • Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research
  • Sleep and Related Disorders
  • Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior

Nagai's frequent publication venues highlight a diverse scientific portfolio, including

  • Physiological Research
  • Communications Biology
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • Neuroscience Letters
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

Important recent papers authored or co-authored by Nagai are:

  • "A Simple Approach to Growth Mode of InN and InGaN Thin Films on GaN(0001) Substrate," 2020, ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • "Development of a High-Endurance Ferroelectric Capacitor for FeRAM in Automotive and Industrial Applications," 2024, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

While Nagai is not the first author in many of the top-cited works linked to their network, collaborations with researchers across a range of topics are evident. Frequent co-authors include Yuko Horii, Yoshiko Misonou, Wensheng Wang, Kazuaki Takai, and Takashi Eshita, each having co-published multiple papers with Nagai.

The body of research involving sympathetic nerve activity, blood flow modulation, phase advance of circadian rhythm, and the effects of various biochemical agents on neural and physiological systems indicates a multidisciplinary approach linking engineering principles with biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Transmembrane phosphoprotein Cbp regulates the activities of Src-family tyrosine kinases.

    Masahiro Kawabuchi;Yoshinori Satomi;Toshifumi Takao;Yasutsugu Shimonishi

  • The suprachiasmatic nucleus balances sympathetic and parasympathetic output to peripheral organs through separate preautonomic neurons.

    Ruud M. Buijs;Susanne E. la Fleur;Joke Wortel;Caroline van Heyningen

  • Parasympathetic and sympathetic control of the pancreas: A role for the suprachiasmatic nucleus and other hypothalamic centers that are involved in the regulation of food intake

    Ruud M. Buijs;Soo Jin Chun;Akira Niijima;Herms J. Romijn

  • CKIε/δ-dependent phosphorylation is a temperature-insensitive, period-determining process in the mammalian circadian clock

    Yasushi Isojima;Masato Nakajima;Hideki Ukai;Hiroshi Fujishima

  • Effect of bilateral lesions of the suprachiasmatic nuclei on the circadian rhythm of food-intake.

    Katsuya Nagai;Takashi Nishio;Hachiro Nakagawa;Shoji Nakamura

  • SCN output drives the autonomic nervous system: with special reference to the autonomic function related to the regulation of glucose metabolism.

    K Nagai;N Nagai;K Shimizu;S Chun

  • Effects of intraduodenal injection of Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 on renal sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in urethane-anesthetized rats

    Mamoru Tanida;Toshihiko Yamano;Keiko Maeda;Nobuaki Okumura

  • Olfactory stimulation with scent of grapefruit oil affects autonomic nerves, lipolysis and appetite in rats.

    Jiao Shen;Akira Niijima;Mamoru Tanida;Yuko Horii

  • CK2alpha phosphorylates BMAL1 to regulate the mammalian clock.

    Teruya Tamaru;Jun Hirayama;Jun Hirayama;Yasushi Isojima;Katsuya Nagai

  • A missense variation in human Casein kinase I Epsilon gene that induces functional alteration and shows an inverse association with circadian rhythm sleep disorders

    Atsuko Takano;Makoto Uchiyama;Naofumi Kajimura;Kazuo Mishima

  • Possible role of L-carnosine in the regulation of blood glucose through controlling autonomic nerves.

    Katsuya Nagai;Akira Niijima;Toshihiko Yamano;Hiroto Otani

  • Olfactory stimulation with scent of lavender oil affects autonomic neurotransmission and blood pressure in rats.

    Mamoru Tanida;Akira Niijima;Jiao Shen;Takuo Nakamura

  • Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Shc Is Mediated through Lyn and Syk in B Cell Receptor Signaling (

    Katsuya Nagai;Minoru Takata;Hirohei Yamamura;Tomohiro Kurosaki

  • Ultraweak biochemiluminescence detected from rat hippocampal slices.

    Yasushi Isojima;Takashi Isoshima;Katsuya Nagai;Kazuro Kikuchi

  • High-fat diet-induced obesity is attenuated by probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei ST11 (NCC2461) in rats

    Mamoru Tanida;Mamoru Tanida;Jiao Shen;Keiko Maeda;Yuko Horii

  • Effects of Adiponectin on the Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Blood Pressure in Rats

    Mamoru Tanida;Jiao Shen;Yuko Horii;Morihiro Matsuda

  • Effects of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus johnsonii strain La1 on autonomic nerves and blood glucose in rats

    Toshihiko Yamano;Mamoru Tanida;Akira Niijima;Keiko Maeda

  • Effects of light stimulation on the activity of the autonomic nerves in anesthetized rats.

    Akira Niijima;Katsuya Nagai;Nobuo Nagai;Hachiro Akagawa

  • Role of SCN in daily rhythms of plasma glucose, FFA, insulin and glucagon.

    Hideki Yamamoto;Katsuya Nagai;Hachiro Nakagawa

  • Suprachiasmatic nucleus circadian oscillatory protein, a novel binding partner of K-Ras in the membrane rafts, negatively regulates MAPK pathway.

    Kimiko Shimizu;Masato Okada;Katsuya Nagai;Yoshitaka Fukada

  • Olfactory stimulation with scent of essential oil of grapefruit affects autonomic neurotransmission and blood pressure.

    Mamoru Tanida;Akira Niijima;Jiao Shen;Takuo Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Hashimoto
Hitoshi Hashimoto Osaka University
Yutaka Fukuda
Yutaka Fukuda Osaka University
Kazuro Kikuchi
Kazuro Kikuchi National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education
Takanobu Nakazawa
Takanobu Nakazawa Osaka University
Joseph S. Takahashi
Joseph S. Takahashi The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kazuhiro Takuma
Kazuhiro Takuma Osaka University
Tatsunori Seki
Tatsunori Seki Tokyo Medical University
Ruud M. Buijs
Ruud M. Buijs National Autonomous University of Mexico
Kazuhiko Katayama
Kazuhiko Katayama Kitasato University

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