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 Motokazu Uchigashima sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 73 publications — 5th percentile
5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Motokazu Uchigashima sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile
7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Motokazu Uchigashima is affiliated with Niigata University in Japan and specializes primarily in neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research contributions span cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and materials chemistry, with additional involvement in neurology and genetics.
The main topics addressed in their work include neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, retinal development and disorders, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and receptor mechanisms and signaling.
Uchigashima has published several papers in respected scientific journals. Some recent publications include:
The frequent publication venues for Uchigashima's work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include Takayasu Mikuni, Kensuke Futai, Amy Cheung, Masahiko Watanabe, and Takuya Watanabe.
Masanobu Kano;Takako Ohno-Shosaku;Yuki Hashimotodani;Motokazu Uchigashima
Asami Tanimura;Maya Yamazaki;Yuki Hashimotodani;Motokazu Uchigashima
Takayuki Yoshida;Masahiro Fukaya;Motokazu Uchigashima;Eriko Miura
Motokazu Uchigashima;Madoka Narushima;Masahiro Fukaya;Istvan Katona
Satoshi Nonomura;Kayo Nishizawa;Yutaka Sakai;Yasuo Kawaguchi
Takehiro Kudo;Motokazu Uchigashima;Taisuke Miyazaki;Kohtarou Konno
Keiko Matsuda;Timotheus Budisantoso;Nikolaos Mitakidis;Yuki Sugaya
Madoka Narushima;Motokazu Uchigashima;Masahiro Fukaya;Minoru Matsui
Naofumi Uesaka;Motokazu Uchigashima;Takayasu Mikuni;Takanobu Nakazawa
Motokazu Uchigashima;Toshihisa Ohtsuka;Kazuto Kobayashi;Masahiko Watanabe
Takayuki Yoshida;Motokazu Uchigashima;Miwako Yamasaki;Istvan Katona
Akiyo Natsubori;Akiyo Natsubori;Iku Tsutsui-Kimura;Hiroshi Nishida;Youcef Bouchekioua
Madoka Narushima;Madoka Narushima;Motokazu Uchigashima;Kouichi Hashimoto;Masahiko Watanabe
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Motokazu Uchigashima;Maya Yamazaki;Miwako Yamasaki;Asami Tanimura
César Quiroz;Rafael Luján;Motokazu Uchigashima;Ana Patrícia Simoes
Chihiro Takasaki;Miwako Yamasaki;Motokazu Uchigashima;Kohtarou Konno
Taku Nagai;Taku Nagai;Shinichi Nakamuta;Shinichi Nakamuta;Keisuke Kuroda;Keisuke Kuroda;Sakura Nakauchi;Sakura Nakauchi
Ryoichi Ichikawa;Kouichi Hashimoto;Taisuke Miyazaki;Motokazu Uchigashima
Shigeki Kato;Masahito Kuramochi;Kenta Kobayashi;Ryoji Fukabori
Yuki Sugaya;Maya Yamazaki;Motokazu Uchigashima;Kenta Kobayashi
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