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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 61 3618 3307 314 293 123 17565

Kei Ito publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kei Ito between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kei Ito published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2010. 21 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2010. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 11 publications
1992 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kei Ito: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 3
1998 3
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 1
2004 4
2005 3
2006 5
2007 8
2008 7
2009 18
2010 19
2011 10
2012 7
2013 4
2014 6
2015 4
2016 5
2017 7
2018 8
2019 7
2020 16
2021 14
2022 8
2023 7
2024 10
2025 11
Total 204
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Kei Ito publications per year - data summary

  • Kei Ito, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Cologne, has 204 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2010, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 2001 and 2003, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 1996 and 1999).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.8 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 50 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 16 publications (1.3 per year); 2004-2015: 95 publications (7.9 per year); 2016-2025: 93 publications (9.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kei Ito 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 Kei Ito 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, 118–127 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: 123 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
118–127 522 123
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
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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Kei Ito 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.
  • Kei Ito, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Cologne, records 123 publications - the 29th percentile of the discipline.
  • 29% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Kei Ito, and about 71% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Kei Ito ranks below 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).

Kei Ito 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 Kei Ito 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 61
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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Kei Ito 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.
  • Kei Ito, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Cologne, records 61 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Kei Ito, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Kei Ito ranks above 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

Kei Ito is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and has contributed extensively to medical research, especially within the field of medicine and its subfields such as surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, and radiation.

Their research delves into several key areas, including:

  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Spine and intervertebral disc pathology
  • Spinal fractures and fixation techniques
  • Advanced radiotherapy techniques
  • Cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Esophageal and gastrointestinal pathology
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Kei Ito has published in a variety of outlets, with frequent contributions to these major venues:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Annals of Oncology
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Ito's research activity:

  • "Risk of Pancreatitis Following Biliary Stenting With/Without Endoscopic Sphincterotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial," 2021, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • "Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Separation Surgery Followed by Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression," 2021, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • "Suprapapillary placement of plastic versus metal stents for malignant biliary hilar obstructions: a multicenter, randomized trial," 2023, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • "Pain Response Rates After Conventional Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases Assessed Using International Consensus Pain Response Endpoints: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Initial Radiation Therapy and Reirradiation," 2023, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • "Postradiotherapy persistent lymphopenia as a poor prognostic factor in patients with cervical cancer receiving radiotherapy: a single-center, retrospective study," 2020, International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Y. Nakajima
  • Hiroaki Ogawa
  • Katsuyuki Karasawa
  • Tetsuo Saito
  • Sota Nagai

Best Publications

  • A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain

    Louis K Scheffer;C Shan Xu;Michal Januszewski;Zhiyuan Lu;Zhiyuan Lu

  • The Drosophila mushroom body is a quadruple structure of clonal units each of which contains a virtually identical set of neurones and glial cells

    Kei Ito;Wakae Awano;Kazumi Suzuki;Yasushi Hiromi

  • Evolution, Discovery, and Interpretations of Arthropod Mushroom Bodies

    Nicholas J. Strausfeld;Lars Hansen;Yongsheng Li;Robert S. Gomez

  • Author response: A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain

    Louis K Scheffer;C Shan Xu;Michal Januszewski;Zhiyuan Lu;Zhiyuan Lu

  • A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain

    Kei Ito;Kazunori Shinomiya;Masayoshi Ito;J. Douglas Armstrong

  • Proliferation pattern of postembryonic neuroblasts in the brain of Drosophila melanogaster

    Kei Ito;Yoshiki Hotta

  • Neuronal assemblies of the Drosophila mushroom body.

    Nobuaki K. Tanaka;Hiromu Tanimoto;Kei Ito

  • Distinct memory traces for two visual features in the Drosophila brain

    Gang Liu;Holger Seiler;Ai Wen;Troy Zars

  • The neural basis of Drosophila gravity-sensing and hearing

    Azusa Kamikouchi;Hidehiko K. Inagaki;Hidehiko K. Inagaki;Thomas Effertz;Thomas Effertz;Oliver Hendrich;Oliver Hendrich

  • The homeobox gene repo is required for the differentiation and maintenance of glia function in the embryonic nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster.

    D.A. Halter;J. Urban;C. Rickert;S.S. Ner

  • Organization and Postembryonic Development of Glial Cells in the Adult Central Brain of Drosophila

    Takeshi Awasaki;Sen-Lin Lai;Kei Ito;Tzumin Lee

  • The Organization of Extrinsic Neurons and Their Implications in the Functional Roles of the Mushroom Bodies in Drosophila melanogaster Meigen

    Kei Ito;Kazumi Suzuki;Kazumi Suzuki;Patricia Estes;Mani Ramaswami

  • Distribution, classification, and development ofDrosophila glial cells in the late embryonic and early larval ventral nerve cord.

    Kei Ito;Joachim Urban;Gerhard Martin Technau

  • Specific dopaminergic neurons for the formation of labile aversive memory.

    Yoshinori Aso;Igor Siwanowicz;Lasse Bräcker;Kei Ito

  • GETDB, a database compiling expression patterns and molecular locations of a collection of gal4 enhancer traps

    Shigeo Hayashi;Kei Ito;Yukiko Sado;Misako Taniguchi

  • Three dopamine pathways induce aversive odor memories with different stability.

    Yoshinori Aso;Andrea Herb;Maite Ogueta;Igor Siwanowicz

  • Identification of a dopamine pathway that regulates sleep and arousal in Drosophila

    Taro Ueno;Jun Tomita;Hiromu Tanimoto;Keita Endo

  • Systematic analysis of the visual projection neurons of Drosophila melanogaster. I. Lobula-specific pathways.

    Hideo Otsuna;Kei Ito;Kei Ito

  • Integration of chemosensory pathways in the Drosophila second-order olfactory centers.

    Nobuaki K Tanaka;Takeshi Awasaki;Takeshi Awasaki;Takashi Shimada;Kei Ito

  • Essential Role of the Apoptotic Cell Engulfment Genes draper and ced-6 in Programmed Axon Pruning during Drosophila Metamorphosis

    Takeshi Awasaki;Ryoko Tatsumi;Kuniaki Takahashi;Kunizo Arai

  • Mushroom body efferent neurons responsible for aversive olfactory memory retrieval in Drosophila

    Julien Séjourné;Pierre-Yves Plaçais;Yoshinori Aso;Igor Siwanowicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiromu Tanimoto
Hiromu Tanimoto Tohoku University
Nicholas J. Strausfeld
Nicholas J. Strausfeld University of Arizona
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Yoshinori Aso
Yoshinori Aso Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Martin Heisenberg
Martin Heisenberg University of Würzburg
Cahir J. O'Kane
Cahir J. O'Kane University of Cambridge
Ryu Ueda
Ryu Ueda National Institute of Genetics
André Fiala
André Fiala University of Göttingen
Isao Shimoyama
Isao Shimoyama Toyama Prefectural University

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