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Nobuyuki Takei

Nobuyuki Takei

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Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
7602
World Ranking
6722
National Ranking
224

Nobuyuki Takei 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 Nobuyuki Takei sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 140 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nobuyuki Takei 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 Nobuyuki Takei sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nobuyuki Takei is a researcher affiliated with Niigata University in Japan. Their work spans several fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. The scientist's research interests and expertise are reflected across multiple subfields such as molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, atomic and molecular physics and optics, genetics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics covered in their publications include glioma diagnosis and treatment, brain metastases and treatment, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, pancreatic function and diabetes, neuroscience and neural engineering, pluripotent stem cells research, and retinal development and disorders.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nobuyuki Takei include Takeyoshi Eda, Yukihiko Fujii, Manabu Natsumeda, Masayasu Okada, and Ryosuke Ogura, indicating a consistent network of research partnerships.

They have contributed to several scientific journals with recurring publications in Neurochemical Research and arXiv (Cornell University), as well as singular papers in Molecular Brain, Cell Reports, and Cancers.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Nobuyuki Takei include:

  • "Postsynaptic structure formation of human iPS cell-derived neurons takes longer than presynaptic formation during neural differentiation in vitro" (2021, Molecular Brain)
  • "Axonal mRNA binding of hnRNP A/B is crucial for axon targeting and maturation of olfactory sensory neurons" (2023, Cell Reports)
  • "Novel Repositioning Therapy for Drug-Resistant Glioblastoma: In Vivo Validation Study of Clindamycin Treatment Targeting the mTOR Pathway and Combination Therapy with Temozolomide" (2022, Cancers)
  • "EGF Downregulates Presynaptic Maturation and Suppresses Synapse Formation In Vitro and In Vivo" (2022, Neurochemical Research)
  • "Epidermal Growth Factor Suppresses the Development of GABAergic Neurons Via the Modulation of Perineuronal Net Formation in the Neocortex of Developing Rodent Brains" (2024, Neurochemical Research)

Best Publications

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Induces Mammalian Target of Rapamycin-Dependent Local Activation of Translation Machinery and Protein Synthesis in Neuronal Dendrites

    Nobuyuki Takei;Naoko Inamura;Mihoko Kawamura;Hisaaki Namba

  • Interleukin-6 improves the survival of mesencephalic catecholaminergic and septal cholinergic neurons from postnatal, two-week-old rats in cultures

    T. Hama;Y. Kushima;M. Miyamoto;M. Kubota

  • Lithium induces brain-derived neurotrophic factor and activates TrkB in rodent cortical neurons: an essential step for neuroprotection against glutamate excitotoxicity.

    Ryota Hashimoto;Nobuyuki Takei;Kazuhiro Shimazu;Lori Christ

  • mTOR signaling and its roles in normal and abnormal brain development

    Nobuyuki Takei;Hiroyuki Nawa

  • Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in early retinal neuropathy of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats: therapeutic potential of brain-derived neurotrophic factor for dopaminergic amacrine cells.

    Masaaki Seki;Takayuki Tanaka;Hiroyuki Nawa;Tomoaki Usui

  • Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Enhances Neuronal Translation by Activating Multiple Initiation Processes COMPARISON WITH THE EFFECTS OF INSULIN

    Nobuyuki Takei;Mihoko Kawamura;Kenta Hara;Kazuyoshi Yonezawa

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase: a molecule mediating BDNF-dependent spatial memory formation.

    M Mizuno;K Yamada;N Takei;M H Tran

  • Somatic Mutations in the MTOR gene cause focal cortical dysplasia type IIb

    Mitsuko Nakashima;Hirotomo Saitsu;Nobuyuki Takei;Jun Tohyama

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor increases the stimulation-evoked release of glutamate and the levels of exocytosis-associated proteins in cultured cortical neurons from embryonic rats.

    Nobuyuki Takei;Kumi Sasaoka;Ko Inoue;Masami Takahashi

  • Microglial conditioned medium promotes survival and development of cultured mesencephalic neurons from embryonic rat brain.

    K. Nagata;N. Takei;K. Nakajima;H. Saito

  • Production of basic fibroblast growth factor in cultured rat brain microglia.

    Masato Shimojo;Kazuyuki Nakajima;Nobuyuki Takei;Makoto Hamanoue

  • Biological characterization and optical imaging of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-green fluorescent protein suggest an activity-dependent local release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in neurites of cultured hippocampal neurons.

    Masami Kojima;Nobuyuki Takei;Tadahiro Numakawa;Yasuyuki Ishikawa

  • Influences of dopaminergic lesion on epidermal growth factor‐ErbB signals in Parkinson's disease and its model: neurotrophic implication in nigrostriatal neurons

    Yuriko Iwakura;Ying-shan Piao;Makoto Mizuno;Nobuyuki Takei

  • BDNF is upregulated by postnatal development and visual experience: quantitative and immunohistochemical analyses of BDNF in the rat retina.

    Masaaki Seki;Hiroyuki Nawa;Takeo Fukuchi;Haruki Abe

  • Neuronal survival factor from bovine brain is identical to neuron-specific enolase.

    Nobuyuki Takei;Jun Kondo;Kazuhiro Nagaike;Keiko Ohsawa

  • Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Regulates Surface Expression of α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazoleproprionic Acid Receptors by Enhancing the N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive Factor/GluR2 Interaction in Developing Neocortical Neurons

    Mako Narisawa-Saito;Yuriko Iwakura;Meiko Kawamura;Kazuaki Araki

  • Neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (pACAP) on mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons

    Nobuyuki Takei;Ylva Skoglösa;Dan Lindholm

  • Müller Cells as a source of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the retina: noradrenaline upregulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in cultured rat Müller cells.

    Masaaki Seki;Takayuki Tanaka;Yasuhiro Sakai;Takeo Fukuchi

  • Neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects of neuron-specific enolase on cultured neurons from embryonic rat brain.

    Tatsuya Hattori;Nobuyuki Takei;Yoshikuni Mizuno;Kanefusa Kato

  • Regulation of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide and its receptor type 1 after traumatic brain injury: comparison with brain-derived neurotrophic factor and the induction of neuronal cell death.

    Y Skoglösa;A Lewén;N Takei;L Hillered

  • Enhancement of translation elongation in neurons by brain-derived neurotrophic factor: implications for mammalian target of rapamycin signaling.

    Naoko Inamura;Hiroyuki Nawa;Nobuyuki Takei

  • Production of basic fibroblast growth factor in cultured rat brain microglia

    Masato Chimojo;Kazuyuki Nakajima;Nobuyuki Takei;Makoto Hamanoue

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Nawa
Hiroyuki Nawa Wakayama Medical University
Hiroshi Hatanaka
Hiroshi Hatanaka Osaka University
Shinichi Kohsaka
Shinichi Kohsaka Keio University
Akiyoshi Kakita
Akiyoshi Kakita Niigata University
Shigeki Higashiyama
Shigeki Higashiyama Ehime University
Hitoshi Takahashi
Hitoshi Takahashi Niigata University
Masami Takahashi
Masami Takahashi Kitasato University
Kazuyoshi Yonezawa
Kazuyoshi Yonezawa Kobe University
Kanefusa Kato
Kanefusa Kato Nagoya University
Tomoaki Shirao
Tomoaki Shirao Gunma University

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