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Noriaki Yahata 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 Noriaki Yahata sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 111 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Noriaki Yahata 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 Noriaki Yahata sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Noriaki Yahata is affiliated with the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on several domains within neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, emphasizing cognitive and experimental psychology, as well as radiology and nuclear medicine.

The main fields of study in Yahata's work include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their contributions extend into specialized subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Yahata has co-authored multiple studies with frequent collaborators such as Kiyoto Kasai, Naohiro Okada, Mitsuo Kawato, Naho Ichikawa, and Yasumasa Okamoto. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth of their research output.

Their work has been published across various venues, with several publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • NeuroImage
  • iScience
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Noriaki Yahata include:

  • A multi-site, multi-disorder resting-state magnetic resonance image database, 2021, Scientific Data
  • Generalizable brain network markers of major depressive disorder across multiple imaging sites, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • Primary functional brain connections associated with melancholic major depressive disorder and modulation by antidepressants, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Overlapping but Asymmetrical Relationships Between Schizophrenia and Autism Revealed by Brain Connectivity, 2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Chemogenetic activation of nigrostriatal dopamine neurons in freely moving common marmosets, 2021, iScience

Best Publications

  • Brain activation associated with evaluative processes of guilt and embarrassment: an fMRI study.

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Noriaki Yahata;Michihiko Koeda;Tetsuya Matsuda

  • Abnormal asymmetries in subcortical brain volume in schizophrenia.

    N Okada;M Fukunaga;F Yamashita;D Koshiyama

  • A NIRS–fMRI investigation of prefrontal cortex activity during a working memory task

    Hiroki Sato;Noriaki Yahata;Tsukasa Funane;Ryu Takizawa;Ryu Takizawa

  • A small number of abnormal brain connections predicts adult autism spectrum disorder

    Noriaki Yahata;Jun Morimoto;Ryuichiro Hashimoto;Giuseppe Lisi

  • Common functional networks in the mouse brain revealed by multi-centre resting-state fMRI analysis

    Joanes Grandjean;Carola Canella;Cynthia Anckaerts;Gülebru Ayrancı

  • Harmonization of resting-state functional MRI data across multiple imaging sites via the separation of site differences into sampling bias and measurement bias

    Ayumu Yamashita;Noriaki Yahata;Noriaki Yahata;Takashi Itahashi;Giuseppe Lisi

  • Oxytocin improves behavioural and neural deficits in inferring others’ social emotions in autism

    Yuta Aoki;Noriaki Yahata;Takamitsu Watanabe;Yosuke Takano

  • Mitigation of sociocommunicational deficits of autism through oxytocin-induced recovery of medial prefrontal activity: a randomized trial.

    Takamitsu Watanabe;Osamu Abe;Hitoshi Kuwabara;Noriaki Yahata

  • Low serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and epidermal growth factor in patients with chronic schizophrenia.

    Yumiko Ikeda;Noriaki Yahata;Itsuo Ito;Masatoshi Nagano

  • Brain activations during judgments of positive self-conscious emotion and positive basic emotion: pride and joy.

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Masato Matsuura;Michihiko Koeda;Noriaki Yahata

  • Men and women show distinct brain activations during imagery of sexual and emotional infidelity.

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Masato Matsuura;Noriaki Yahata;Michihiko Koeda

  • Effects of dopaminergic and serotonergic manipulation on emotional processing: a pharmacological fMRI study.

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Noriaki Yahata;Michihiko Koeda;Akihiro Takano

  • A multi-site, multi-disorder resting-state magnetic resonance image database

    Saori C Tanaka;Ayumu Yamashita;Noriaki Yahata;Takashi Itahashi

  • Computational neuroscience approach to biomarkers and treatments for mental disorders.

    Noriaki Yahata;Noriaki Yahata;Kiyoto Kasai;Mitsuo Kawato

  • Resting-State Functional Connectivity-Based Biomarkers and Functional MRI-Based Neurofeedback for Psychiatric Disorders: A Challenge for Developing Theranostic Biomarkers.

    Takashi Yamada;Ryu-Ichiro Hashimoto;Noriaki Yahata;Naho Ichikawa

  • Reduced Frontal Glutamate + Glutamine and N-Acetylaspartate Levels in Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia but not in Those at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis or With First-Episode Schizophrenia

    Tatsunobu Natsubori;Hideyuki Inoue;Osamu Abe;Yosuke Takano

  • Localized gray matter volume reductions in the pars triangularis of the inferior frontal gyrus in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis and first episode for schizophrenia.

    Norichika Iwashiro;Motomu Suga;Yosuke Takano;Hideyuki Inoue

  • Reduced gray matter volume of pars opercularis is associated with impaired social communication in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.

    Syudo Yamasaki;Hidenori Yamasue;Hidenori Yamasue;Osamu Abe;Motomu Suga

  • Oxytocin’s neurochemical effects in the medial prefrontal cortex underlie recovery of task-specific brain activity in autism: a randomized controlled trial

    Y Aoki;T Watanabe;O Abe;H Kuwabara

  • Auditory mismatch negativity and P3a in response to duration and frequency changes in the early stages of psychosis.

    Tatsuya Nagai;Mariko Tada;Kenji Kirihara;Noriaki Yahata

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiyoto Kasai
Kiyoto Kasai University of Tokyo
Hidehiko Takahashi
Hidehiko Takahashi Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Nobumasa Kato
Nobumasa Kato Showa University
Mitsuo Kawato
Mitsuo Kawato Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
Yoshiro Okubo
Yoshiro Okubo Neuroscience Research Australia
Yasumasa Okamoto
Yasumasa Okamoto Hiroshima University
Go Okada
Go Okada Hiroshima University
Hiroshi Imamizu
Hiroshi Imamizu University of Tokyo
Jun Morimoto
Jun Morimoto Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
Tetsuya Suhara
Tetsuya Suhara National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

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