2026 Masaki Fukunaga: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	54	4851	4459	147	140	158	14995

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Overview

Masaki Fukunaga is affiliated with the National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Japan. Their research spans neuroscience and medicine, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and advanced neuroimaging techniques.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Neuroscience
Medicine

Their subfields of study cover:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Psychiatry and Mental health
Molecular Biology
Neurology

The topics frequently addressed in their research comprise:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Neural dynamics and brain function
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Schizophrenia research and treatment
Motor Control and Adaptation

Masaki Fukunaga has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex, 2020, Science
Large-scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries in schizophrenia via the ENIGMA consortium, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Brain/MINDS beyond human brain MRI project: A protocol for multi-level harmonization across brain disorders throughout the lifespan, 2021, NeuroImage Clinical
Association between the superior longitudinal fasciculus and perceptual organization and working memory: A diffusion tensor imaging study, 2020, Neuroscience Letters
Toward next-generation primate neuroscience: A collaboration-based strategic plan for integrative neuroimaging, 2021, Neuron

They frequently publish in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cerebral Cortex
Neuroscience Letters
Molecular Psychiatry
Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Masaki Fukunaga include:

Ryota Hashimoto
Norihiro Sadato
Junya Matsumoto
Kenichiro Miura
Naohiro Okada

Best Publications

Cortical Brain Abnormalities in 4474 Individuals With Schizophrenia and 5098 Control Subjects via the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics Through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium

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1124
Citations
Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

933
Citations
The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

838
Citations
Decoupling of the brain's default mode network during deep sleep

Silvina G. Horovitz;Allen R. Braun;Walter S. Carr;Dante Picchioni

782
Citations
High-field MRI of brain cortical substructure based on signal phase

Jeff H. Duyn;Peter van Gelderen;Tie-Qiang Li;Jacco A. de Zwart

762
Citations
Widespread white matter microstructural differences in schizophrenia across 4322 individuals : results from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia DTI Working Group

S. Kelly;S. Kelly;N. Jahanshad;A. Zalesky;P. Kochunov

707
Citations
Low frequency BOLD fluctuations during resting wakefulness and light sleep: a simultaneous EEG-fMRI study.

Silvina G. Horovitz;Masaki Fukunaga;Jacco A. de Zwart;Peter van Gelderen

668
Citations
Low Frequency Fluctuations in the Cardiac Rate as a Source of Variance in the Resting-State fMRI BOLD Signal

Karin Shmueli;Peter van Gelderen;Jacco A. de Zwart;Silvina G. Horovitz

644
Citations
Layer-specific variation of iron content in cerebral cortex as a source of MRI contrast

Masaki Fukunaga;Tie-Qiang Li;Peter van Gelderen;Jacco A. de Zwart

487
Citations
Large-amplitude, spatially correlated fluctuations in BOLD fMRI signals during extended rest and early sleep stages.

Masaki Fukunaga;Silvina G. Horovitz;Peter van Gelderen;Jacco A. de Zwart

443
Citations
Abnormal asymmetries in subcortical brain volume in schizophrenia.

N Okada;M Fukunaga;F Yamashita;D Koshiyama

393
Citations
Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

342
Citations
Sensitivity of MRI resonance frequency to the orientation of brain tissue microstructure

Jongho Lee;Karin Shmueli;Masaki Fukunaga;Peter van Gelderen

308
Citations
Sources of functional magnetic resonance imaging signal fluctuations in the human brain at rest: a 7 T study ☆

Marta Bianciardi;Masaki Fukunaga;Peter van Gelderen;Silvina G. Horovitz

285
Citations
White matter microstructural alterations across four major psychiatric disorders: mega-analysis study in 2937 individuals

Daisuke Koshiyama;Masaki Fukunaga;Naohiro Okada;Kentaro Morita

271
Citations
Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

Hieab H H Adams;Derrek P. Hibar;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein

262
Citations
The contribution of myelin to magnetic susceptibility-weighted contrasts in high-field MRI of the brain.

Jongho Lee;Karin Shmueli;Byeong-Teck Kang;Byeong-Teck Kang;Bing Yao

231
Citations
Human subcortical brain asymmetries in 15,847 people worldwide reveal effects of age and sex

Tulio Guadalupe;Samuel R. Mathias;Theo G.M. vanErp;Christopher D. Whelan;Christopher D. Whelan

227
Citations
Activations in Visual and Attention-Related Areas Predict and Correlate with the Degree of Perceptual Learning

Ikuko Mukai;David Kim;Masaki Fukunaga;Shruti Japee

214
Citations
Modulation of spontaneous fMRI activity in human visual cortex by behavioral state

Marta Bianciardi;Masaki Fukunaga;Peter van Gelderen;Silvina G. Horovitz

194
Citations
Large-scale spontaneous fluctuations and correlations in brain electrical activity observed with magnetoencephalography.

Zhongming Liu;Masaki Fukunaga;Jacco A. de Zwart;Jeff H. Duyn

184
Citations