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Kuniaki Takata

Kuniaki Takata

Gunma University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11612
World Ranking
11492
National Ranking
790

Kuniaki Takata publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kuniaki Takata sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 198 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kuniaki Takata D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kuniaki Takata sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kuniaki Takata is affiliated with Gunma University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, otorhinolaryngology, oncology, and speech and hearing.

The researcher's work centers on several main topics including:

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Tracheal and Airway Disorders
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • Ear and Head Tumors
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Takata cover various clinical issues and studies such as:

  • Differentiating Brown Tumor From Bone Metastasis in Parathyroid Cancer Using 18F-FDG PET and 99mTc-MIBI SPECT (2024, Clinical Nuclear Medicine)
  • Complications including dysphagia following transoral non-robotic surgery for pharyngeal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective multicenter study (2024, Auris Nasus Larynx)
  • Safety and efficacy of high tracheostomy with inferior retraction of the thyroid isthmus (2023, Auris Nasus Larynx)
  • A multicenter retrospective study on neck dissection and adjuvant radiotherapy with transoral surgery for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (2024, Auris Nasus Larynx)
  • Local recurrence and metachronous multiple cancers after transoral nonrobotic surgery for pharyngeal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective multicenter study (2023, Head & Neck)

The venues where Takata most frequently publishes include:

  • Auris Nasus Larynx
  • Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
  • Head & Neck
  • Nippon Jibiinkoka Tokeibugeka Gakkai Kaiho(Tokyo)
  • Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Collaborations are an important aspect of Takata's research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Tsuyoshi Kojima
  • Yusuke Okanoue
  • Shuya Otsuki
  • Yohei Kumabe
  • Koji Ushiro

Best Publications

  • A mutation in the insulin 2 gene induces diabetes with severe pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in the Mody mouse

    Jie Wang;Toshiyuki Takeuchi;Shigeyasu Tanaka;Suely-Kunimi Kubo

  • Aquaporins: water channel proteins of the cell membrane

    Kuniaki Takata;Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Yuki Tajika

  • DNA Staining for Fluorescence and Laser Confocal Microscopy

    Takeshi Suzuki;Keiko Fujikura;Tetsuya Higashiyama;Kuniaki Takata

  • Direct gene transfer into rat liver cells by in vivo electroporation

    Takeshi Suzuki;Bo-Chul Shin;Keiko Fujikura;Toshiyuki Matsuzaki

  • Immuno-localization of H+/peptide cotransporter in rat digestive tract.

    Hiroshi Ogihara;Hideyuki Saito;Bo Chul Shin;Tomohiro Terada

  • The Rab27a/granuphilin complex regulates the exocytosis of insulin-containing dense-core granules

    Zhaohong Yi;Hiromi Yokota;Seiji Torii;Takeo Aoki

  • Modulatory Role of Drebrin on the Cytoskeleton within Dendritic Spines in the Rat Cerebral Cortex

    Kensuke Hayashi;Ryoki Ishikawa;Li-Hong Ye;Xiao-Ling He

  • Disruption of Aquaporin-11 Produces Polycystic Kidneys following Vacuolization of the Proximal Tubule

    Yoshiyuki Morishita;Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Mariko Hara-chikuma;Ayaka Andoo

  • Aquaporin-5 (AQP5), a water channel protein, in the rat salivary and lacrimal glands: immunolocalization and effect of secretory stimulation.

    Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Takeshi Suzuki;Haruko Koyama;Shigeyasu Tanaka

  • Aquaporins in the digestive system

    Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Yuki Tajika;Abdushukur Ablimit;Takeo Aoki

  • Water Channel Protein AQP3 Is Present in Epithelia Exposed to the Environment of Possible Water Loss

    Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Takeshi Suzuki;Haruko Koyama;Shigeyasu Tanaka

  • Kir6.1: a possible subunit of ATP-sensitive K+ channels in mitochondria.

    Masakazu Suzuki;Kazumi Kotake;Keiko Fujikura;Nobuya Inagaki

  • p85α Gene Generates Three Isoforms of Regulatory Subunit for Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI 3-Kinase), p50α, p55α, and p85α, with Different PI 3-Kinase Activity Elevating Responses to Insulin

    Kouichi Inukai;Makoto Funaki;Takehide Ogihara;Hideki Katagiri

  • Actin filaments play a critical role in insulin-induced exocytotic recruitment but not in endocytosis of GLUT4 in isolated rat adipocytes.

    Waka Omata;Hiroshi Shibata;Lu Li;Kuniaki Takata

  • Peptide transporter in the rat small intestine: ultrastructural localization and the effect of starvation and administration of amino acids.

    Hiroshi Ogihara;Takeshi Suzuki;Yukio Nagamachi;Ken-ichi Inui

  • A Novel Protein Kinase B (PKB)/AKT-binding Protein Enhances PKB Kinase Activity and Regulates DNA Synthesis

    Motonobu Anai;Nobuhiro Shojima;Hideki Katagiri;Takehide Ogihara

  • Localization and trafficking of aquaporin 2 in the kidney.

    Kuniaki Takata;Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Yuki Tajika;Abduxukur Ablimit;Abduxukur Ablimit

  • Transport of Glucose across the Blood-Tissue Barriers

    Kuniaki Takata;Hiroshi Hirano;Michihiro Kasahara

  • Glucose transporters in the transepithelial transport of glucose

    Kuniaki Takata

  • Expression of aquaporin 3 (AQP3) in normal and neoplastic lung tissues

    Ya Lan Liu;Toshiyuki Matsuzaki;Tadao Nakazawa;Shin-ichi Murata

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomoichiro Asano
Tomoichiro Asano Hiroshima University
Motonobu Anai
Motonobu Anai University of Tokyo
Yoshitomo Oka
Yoshitomo Oka Tohoku University
Kenichi Ishibashi
Kenichi Ishibashi Meiji Pharmaceutical University
Hiroyuki Kuwano
Hiroyuki Kuwano Gunma University
Yoshio Yazaki
Yoshio Yazaki University of Tokyo
Sei Sasaki
Sei Sasaki Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Susumu Seino
Susumu Seino Kobe University
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Masatoshi Makuuchi University of Tokyo
Hisamitsu Ishihara
Hisamitsu Ishihara Nihon University

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