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Kohichi Tanaka 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 Kohichi Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 208 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kohichi Tanaka 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 Kohichi Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kohichi Tanaka is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan, focusing primarily on research in neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work spans a variety of interconnected fields, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, immunology, physiology, and genetics.

The scientist's research topics have explored diverse areas such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, adenosine and purinergic signaling, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and receptor mechanisms and signaling.

Publications by Kohichi Tanaka include papers published in reputable journals and conference proceedings. Notable recent papers include:

  • Preservation of vision after CaMKII-mediated protection of retinal ganglion cells, 2021, Cell
  • ARHGAP10, which encodes Rho GTPase-activating protein 10, is a novel gene for schizophrenia risk, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Dopaminergic Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens Modulates Stress-Coping Strategies during Inescapable Stress, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Synaptic pruning through glial synapse engulfment upon motor learning, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • Immunoglobulin A-specific deficiency induces spontaneous inflammation specifically in the ileum, 2021, Gut

Kohichi Tanaka collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Kento Igarashi, Kazuo Tomita, Tomoaki Sato, Nobue Kitanaka, and Junichi Kitanaka. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications across various venues.

Frequent publication venues reflect a broad engagement with the scientific community, notably:

  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Glia
  • Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Cell

Best Publications

  • Epilepsy and Exacerbation of Brain Injury in Mice Lacking the Glutamate Transporter GLT-1

    Kohichi Tanaka;Kei Watase;Toshiya Manabe;Keiko Yamada

  • Structure and functional expression of the cloned rat neurotensin receptor

    Kohichi Tanaka;Masayuki Masu;Shigetada Nakanishi

  • Molecular characterization of a functional cDNA for rat substance P receptor.

    Y Yokota;Y Sasai;K Tanaka;T Fujiwara

  • Microglia–Müller Glia Cell Interactions Control Neurotrophic Factor Production during Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration

    Takayuki Harada;Chikako Harada;Shinichi Kohsaka;Etsuko Wada

  • Glutamate Transporter GLAST Is Expressed in the Radial Glia–Astrocyte Lineage of Developing Mouse Spinal Cord

    Takashi Shibata;Keiko Yamada;Masahiko Watanabe;Kazuhiro Ikenaka

  • Motor discoordination and increased susceptibility to cerebellar injury in GLAST mutant mice.

    Kei Watase;Kouichi Hashimoto;Masanobu Kano;Keiko Yamada

  • Inducible gene deletion in astroglia and radial glia- : A valuable tool for functional and lineage analysis

    Tetsuji Mori;Kohichi Tanaka;Annalisa Buffo;Wolfgang Wurst

  • The potential role of glutamate transporters in the pathogenesis of normal tension glaucoma

    Takayuki Harada;Chikako Harada;Kazuaki Nakamura;Hun-Meng A. Quah

  • Glial Glutamate Transporters Mediate a Functional Metabolic Crosstalk between Neurons and Astrocytes in the Mouse Developing Cortex

    Brigitte Voutsinos-Porche;Gilles Bonvento;Kohichi Tanaka;Pascal Steiner

  • The dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus as a putative food-entrainable circadian pacemaker

    Michihiro Mieda;S. Clay Williams;James A. Richardson;Kohichi Tanaka

  • Cloning-free CRISPR/Cas system facilitates functional cassette knock-in in mice

    Tomomi Aida;Keiho Chiyo;Takako Usami;Harumi Ishikubo

  • Functions of the two glutamate transporters GLAST and GLT-1 in the retina

    Takayuki Harada;Chikako Harada;Masahiko Watanabe;Yoshiro Inoue

  • The Glutamate Transporter GLT1a Is Expressed in Excitatory Axon Terminals of Mature Hippocampal Neurons

    Weizhi Chen;Veeravan Mahadomrongkul;Urs V. Berger;Merav Bassan

  • Functional Changes of Glial Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 during Ischemia: An In Vivo Study in the Hippocampal CA1 of Normal Mice and Mutant Mice Lacking GLT-1

    Akira Mitani;Kohichi Tanaka

  • Astrocyte glutamate transporters regulate metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated excitation of hippocampal interneurons.

    Yanhua H. Huang;Saurabh R. Sinha;Kohichi Tanaka;Jeffrey D. Rothstein

  • Dynamic transformation of Bergmann glial fibers proceeds in correlation with dendritic outgrowth and synapse formation of cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    Keiko Yamada;Masahiro Fukaya;Takashi Shibata;Hideo Kurihara

  • Exacerbation of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice Lacking the Glutamate Transporter GLAST

    Nobuhiro Hakuba;Kenichiro Koga;Kiyofumi Gyo;Shin-ichi Usami

  • Assessment of glutamate transporter GLAST (EAAT1)-deficient mice for phenotypes relevant to the negative and executive/cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia.

    Rose-Marie Karlsson;Kohichi Tanaka;Lisa M Saksida;Lisa M Saksida;Timothy J Bussey;Timothy J Bussey

  • Requirement of appropriate glutamate concentrations in the synaptic cleft for hippocampal LTP induction

    Hiroyuki Katagiri;Kohichi Tanaka;Toshiya Manabe;Toshiya Manabe

  • A new neuromodulatory pathway with a glial contribution mediated via A2a adenosine receptors

    T. Nishizaki;K. Nagai;T. Nomura;H. Tada

Frequent Co-Authors

Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Keiji Wada
Keiji Wada Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Yoshiro Inoue
Yoshiro Inoue Hokkaido University
Hideshi Kawakami
Hideshi Kawakami Hiroshima University
Kouichi Hashimoto
Kouichi Hashimoto Hiroshima University
Shigeaki Ohno
Shigeaki Ohno Hokkaido University
Kenji F. Tanaka
Kenji F. Tanaka Keio University
Gilles Bonvento
Gilles Bonvento University of Paris-Saclay
Jeffrey D. Rothstein
Jeffrey D. Rothstein Johns Hopkins University
Masanobu Kano
Masanobu Kano University of Tokyo

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