2026 Shigeyoshi Itohara: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	105	649	584	8	7	352	43188
Biology and Biochemistry	105	1190	1060	68	60	354	43359

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Japan Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Shigeyoshi Itohara is affiliated with the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan and has a significant body of work primarily in the field of neuroscience. Their research spans several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, and behavioral neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications address diverse topics in neuroscience and related disciplines. Notable papers include:

CRISPR/dCas9-based Scn1a gene activation in inhibitory neurons ameliorates epileptic and behavioral phenotypes of Dravet syndrome model mice, 2020, Neurobiology of Disease
Calcitonin receptor signaling in the medial preoptic area enables risk-taking maternal care, 2021, Cell Reports
Transient Astrocytic Gq Signaling Underlies Remote Memory Enhancement, 2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Amylin-Calcitonin receptor signaling in the medial preoptic area mediates affiliative social behaviors in female mice, 2022, Nature Communications
Netrin-G1 Regulates Microglial Accumulation along Axons and Supports the Survival of Layer V Neurons in the Postnatal Mouse Brain, 2020, Cell Reports

Shigeyoshi Itohara frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Mika Tanaka, Masahiko Watanabe, Kenji Sakimura, Tetsushi Yamagata, and Tetsuya Tatsukawa.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in a few key venues, indicating focus areas within the research community. The primary publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cell Reports
Molecular Brain
eLife
iScience

The main fields of study Shigeyoshi Itohara has contributed to are:

Neuroscience

More specialized subfields within this area reflect the specific aspects addressed in their research:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Neurology
Behavioral Neuroscience

The major themes of Shigeyoshi Itohara's research topics include:

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Stress Responses and Cortisol
Neural dynamics and brain function
Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Nerve injury and regeneration

Best Publications

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 triggers the angiogenic switch during carcinogenesis

Gabriele Bergers;Rolf Brekken;Gerald McMahon;Thiennu H. Vu

3540
Citations
Causal Relationship between the Loss of RUNX3 Expression and Gastric Cancer

Qing Lin Li;Kosei Ito;Chohei Sakakura;Hiroshi Fukamachi

1474
Citations
Single App knock-in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

Takashi Saito;Yukio Matsuba;Naomi Mihira;Jiro Takano

1368
Citations
Mutations in T-cell antigen receptor genes α and β block thymocyte development at different stages

Peter Mombaerts;Alan R. Clarke;Michael A. Rudnicki;John Iacomini

1339
Citations
Roles of continuous neurogenesis in the structural and functional integrity of the adult forebrain

Itaru Imayoshi;Masayuki Sakamoto;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Keizo Takao;Keizo Takao

1256
Citations
Reduced angiogenesis and tumor progression in gelatinase A-deficient mice.

Takeshi Itoh;Masatoshi Tanioka;Hiroshi Yoshida;Takayuki Yoshioka

1103
Citations
Nav1.1 Localizes to Axons of Parvalbumin-Positive Inhibitory Interneurons: A Circuit Basis for Epileptic Seizures in Mice Carrying an Scn1a Gene Mutation

Ikuo Ogiwara;Hiroyuki Miyamoto;Noriyuki Morita;Nafiseh Atapour

981
Citations
The membrane-anchored MMP inhibitor RECK is a key regulator of extracellular matrix integrity and angiogenesis.

Junseo Oh;Rei Takahashi;Shunya Kondo;Akira Mizoguchi

917
Citations
Innate versus learned odour processing in the mouse olfactory bulb

Ko Kobayakawa;Reiko Kobayakawa;Hideyuki Matsumoto;Yuichiro Oka

779
Citations
Ventral CA1 neurons store social memory

Teruhiro Okuyama;Takashi Kitamura;Dheeraj S. Roy;Shigeyoshi Itohara

663
Citations
Homing of a γδ thymocyte subset with homogeneous T-cell receptors to mucosal epithelia

Shigeyoshi Itohara;Shigeyoshi Itohara;Shigeyoshi Itohara;Andrew G. Farr;Andrew G. Farr;Andrew G. Farr;Juan J. Lafaille;Juan J. Lafaille;Juan J. Lafaille;Marc Bonneville;Marc Bonneville;Marc Bonneville

624
Citations
T cell receptor δ gene mutant mice : independent generation of αβ T cells and programmed rearrangements of γδ TCR genes

Shigeyoshi Itohara;Peter Mombaerts;Juan Lafaille;John Iacomini

618
Citations
Cortex-restricted disruption of NMDAR1 impairs neuronal patterns in the barrel cortex

Takuji Iwasato;Akash Datwani;Alexander M. Wolf;Hiroshi Nishiyama

567
Citations
Prions prevent neuronal cell-line death.

Chieko Kuwahara;Alice M. Takeuchi;Takuya Nishimura;Keiko Haraguchi

558
Citations
Cortical 5-HT2A Receptor Signaling Modulates Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Mice

Noelia V. Weisstaub;Mingming Zhou;Alena Lira;Evelyn Lambe;Evelyn Lambe

540
Citations
Deficient Cerebellar Long-Term Depression, Impaired Eyeblink Conditioning, and Normal Motor Coordination in GFAP Mutant Mice

Katsuei Shibuki;Hiroshi Gomi;Lu Chen;Shaowen Bao

487
Citations
Antagonistic negative and positive neurons of the basolateral amygdala

Joshua Kim;Michele Pignatelli;Sangyu Xu;Shigeyoshi Itohara

462
Citations
Mutant mice and neuroscience: Recommendations concerning genetic background

Alcino J. Silva;Elizabeth M. Simpson;Joseph S. Takahashi;Hans Peter Lipp

455
Citations
Homeostatic regulation of intestinal epithelia by intraepithelial gamma delta T cells

H Komano;Y Fujiura;M Kawaguchi;S Matsumoto

453
Citations
The Rho-GTPase cdc42 regulates neural progenitor fate at the apical surface

Silvia Cappello;Alessio Attardo;Xunwei Wu;Takuji Iwasato

431
Citations
Unaltered secretion of beta-amyloid precursor protein in gelatinase A (matrix metalloproteinase 2)-deficient mice.

Takeshi Itoh;Toshio Ikeda;Hiroshi Gomi;Shinobu Nakao

416
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Onodera University of Tokyo

Susumu Tonegawa MIT

Kazuhiro Yamakawa Nagoya City University

Katsuhiko Mikoshiba ShanghaiTech University

Toshiharu Suzuki Hokkaido University

Ryosuke Takahashi Kyoto University

Hajime Hirase University of Copenhagen

Kenji Sakimura Niigata University

Takao K. Hensch Harvard University

Thomas J. McHugh RIKEN Center for Brain Science

External Links

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