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Noriko Osumi

Noriko Osumi

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 65 3175 2898 84 80 266 12461
Biology and Biochemistry 65 9347 8623 631 593 273 12297

Noriko Osumi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Noriko Osumi between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Noriko Osumi published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2011. 19 of the 306 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2011. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 13 publications
1988 2025

306 publications in total across all disciplines

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Noriko Osumi: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 3
1998 6
1999 6
2000 7
2001 10
2002 7
2003 6
2004 7
2005 12
2006 19
2007 13
2008 11
2009 17
2010 16
2011 22
2012 7
2013 11
2014 13
2015 11
2016 13
2017 10
2018 8
2019 11
2020 10
2021 13
2022 5
2023 10
2024 6
2025 13
Total 306
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Noriko Osumi 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 Noriko Osumi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 258–267 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 266 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176 266
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Noriko Osumi 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 Noriko Osumi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278 65
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Noriko Osumi is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a research focus primarily within the broad domain of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. This includes substantial work in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cancer Research.

The main topics addressed in their publications center around Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research. Additional research areas include MicroRNA in disease regulation, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and Renal and related cancers.

Recent papers by Noriko Osumi include the following:

  • Study Profile of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study, 2020, Journal of Epidemiology
  • Paternal age affects offspring via an epigenetic mechanism involving REST/NRSF, 2021, EMBO Reports
  • Sex differences in the effects of prenatal bisphenol A exposure on autism-related genes and their relationships with the hippocampus functions, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy promotes recovery from stroke by enhancing angio-neurogenesis in mice in vivo, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Synaptic pruning through glial synapse engulfment upon motor learning, 2022, Nature Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors in Noriko Osumi's collaborations include:

  • Takako Kikkawa (20 co-authored papers)
  • Hitoshi Inada (13 co-authored papers)
  • Misako Tatehana (6 co-authored papers)
  • Ryuichi Kimura (5 co-authored papers)
  • Shohei Ochi (5 co-authored papers)

Their research has been published repeatedly in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 5 publications
  • Scientific Reports with 4 publications
  • EMBO Reports with 3 publications
  • The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine with 3 publications
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology with 3 publications

Noriko Osumi was awarded the title of Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2012. Their work spans multiple aspects of molecular biology with an emphasis on neurodevelopmental and epigenetic mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Concise Review: Pax6 Transcription Factor Contributes to both Embryonic and Adult Neurogenesis as a Multifunctional Regulator

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  • Pax6 Is Required for Making Specific Subpopulations of Granule and Periglomerular Neurons in the Olfactory Bulb

    Minoree Kohwi;Noriko Osumi;John L. R. Rubenstein;Arturo Alvarez-Buylla

  • Cardiac neural crest cells contribute to the dormant multipotent stem cell in the mammalian heart

    Yuichi Tomita;Keisuke Matsumura;Yoshio Wakamatsu;Yumi Matsuzaki

  • The Tohoku Medical Megabank Project: Design and Mission

    Shinichi Kuriyama;Nobuo Yaegashi;Fuji Nagami;Tomohiko Arai

  • Mammalian ELAV-like neuronal RNA-binding proteins HuB and HuC promote neuronal development in both the central and the peripheral nervous systems

    Wado Akamatsu;Hirotaka J. Okano;Noriko Osumi;Takayoshi Inoue

  • Pax-6 is involved in the specification of hindbrain motor neuron subtype.

    Noriko Osumi;Arisa Hirota;Hideyo Ohuchi;Masato Nakafuku

  • Transcription factors Mash-1 and Prox-1 delineate early steps in differentiation of neural stem cells in the developing central nervous system

    Masa Aki Torii;Fumio Matsuzaki;Noriko Osumi;Kozo Kaibuchi

  • Human mesenchymal stem cells in rodent whole-embryo culture are reprogrammed to contribute to kidney tissues

    Takashi Yokoo;Toya Ohashi;Jin Song Shen;Ken Sakurai

  • Cooperative action of Sox9, Snail2 and PKA signaling in early neural crest development.

    Daisuke Sakai;Takashi Suzuki;Noriko Osumi;Yoshio Wakamatsu

  • Fabp7 Maps to a Quantitative Trait Locus for a Schizophrenia Endophenotype

    Akiko Watanabe;Tomoko Toyota;Yuji Owada;Takeshi Hayashi

  • Fate mapping of the mouse prosencephalic neural plate

    Takayoshi Inoue;Shun Nakamura;Noriko Osumi

  • Bimodal functions of Notch-mediated signaling are involved in neural crest formation during avian ectoderm development

    Yukinori Endo;Noriko Osumi;Yoshio Wakamatsu;Yoshio Wakamatsu

  • Role of Fabp7, a Downstream Gene of Pax6, in the Maintenance of Neuroepithelial Cells during Early Embryonic Development of the Rat Cortex

    Yoko Arai;Nobuo Funatsu;Keiko Numayama-Tsuruta;Tadashi Nomura

  • Pax6 is required for production and maintenance of progenitor cells in postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Motoko Maekawa;Noriko Takashima;Noriko Takashima;Yoko Arai;Tadashi Nomura

  • Cohort Profile: Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study (TMM BirThree Cohort Study): rationale, progress and perspective.

    Shinichi Kuriyama;Hirohito Metoki;Hirohito Metoki;Masahiro Kikuya;Masahiro Kikuya;Taku Obara

  • Role of cadherins in maintaining the compartment boundary between the cortex and striatum during development.

    Takayoshi Inoue;Taro Tanaka;Masatoshi Takeichi;Osamu Chisaka

  • Pax6 regulates specification of ventral neurone subtypes in the hindbrain by establishing progenitor domains

    Masanori Takahashi;Noriko Osumi

  • Multiple roles of Sox2, an HMG‐box transcription factor in avian neural crest development

    Yoshio Wakamatsu;Yoshio Wakamatsu;Yukinori Endo;Noriko Osumi;James A. Weston

  • Gene transfer into cultured mammalian embryos by electroporation.

    Noriko Osumi;Takayoshi Inoue

  • Genome-wide expression analysis detects eight genes with robust alterations specific to bipolar I disorder: relevance to neuronal network perturbation

    Noriaki Nakatani;Eiji Hattori;Tetsuo Ohnishi;Brian Dean

  • Study Profile of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study

    Atsushi Hozawa;Kozo Tanno;Naoki Nakaya;Naoki Nakaya;Tomohiro Nakamura

  • Ex vivo whole-embryo culture of caspase-8-deficient embryos normalize their aberrant phenotypes in the developing neural tube and heart

    K Sakamaki;T Inoue;M Asano;M Asano;K Sudo

  • Spatially- and temporally-restricted expression of meltrin alpha (ADAM12) and beta (ADAM19) in mouse embryo.

    Tomohiro Kurisaki;Aki Masuda;Noriko Osumi;Yo-ichi Nabeshima

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeo Yoshikawa
Takeo Yoshikawa RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Takashi Suzuki
Takashi Suzuki Tohoku University
Tomohiro Kono
Tomohiro Kono Tokyo University of Agriculture
Kaoru Inokuchi
Kaoru Inokuchi University of Toyama
Yasuhisa Matsui
Yasuhisa Matsui Tohoku University
Daisuke Sakai
Daisuke Sakai Tokai University
Kazuto Kobayashi
Kazuto Kobayashi Fukushima Medical University
Jun-ichi Miyazaki
Jun-ichi Miyazaki Osaka University
Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Matsuhiko Nishizawa
Matsuhiko Nishizawa Tohoku University

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