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Takehiko Yanagihara

Takehiko Yanagihara

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Neuroscience

D-Index
67
Citations
13068
World Ranking
2928
National Ranking
73

Takehiko Yanagihara 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 Takehiko Yanagihara sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 235 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takehiko Yanagihara 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 Takehiko Yanagihara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Takehiko Yanagihara is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and conducts research primarily within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Neurology, Immunology and Allergy, Cancer Research, Epidemiology, and Plant Science.

Their research concentrates on a set of main topics, reflecting a diverse and interdisciplinary approach to medical science:

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Yanagihara has contributed to several recent papers, which showcase a range of clinical and neurological topics:

  • "Functional recoveries of patients with branch atheromatous disease after rehabilitation: Comparison with other types of cerebral infarction and importance of stratification by clinical categories," 2021, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
  • "Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis under salazosulfapyridine treatment," 2021, Rinsho Shinkeigaku
  • "Missense Variants in COL4A1/2 Are Associated with Cerebral Aneurysms: A Case Report and Literature Review," 2024, Neurology International
  • "Missense Variants in COL4A1/2 Are Associated with Cerebral Aneurysms: A Case Report and Literature Review," 2023, Preprints.org
  • "Clinical characteristics of cerebral infarction and thromboembolism (Trousseau syndrome) associated with ovarian clear cell carcinoma," 2020, Nosotchu

The venues where Yanagihara has published reflect an engagement with both clinical and neurological research communities, including:

  • Nosotchu
  • Neurology International
  • Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
  • Rinsho Shinkeigaku
  • Preprints.org

Collaboration features prominently in Yanagihara's work, with frequent co-authors contributing to multiple projects. These individuals include:

  • Natsuki Tanaka
  • Fukuko Nishida
  • Yasuko Sugiyama
  • Masahiro Uemura
  • Shoichiro Ando

This profile reflects a research career engaged with complex neurological and systemic diseases, highlighting collaborative scientific investigation and a multifaceted approach to understanding medical conditions related to cerebrovascular health, immunology, and cancer.

Best Publications

  • Intracerebral hemorrhage after carotid endarterectomy

    David G. Piepgras;Michael K. Morgan;Thoralf M. Sundt;Takehiko Yanagihara

  • Contribution of Microglia/Macrophages to Expansion of Infarction and Response of Oligodendrocytes After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

    Takuma Mabuchi;Kazuo Kitagawa;Toshiho Ohtsuki;Keisuke Kuwabara

  • Phosphorylation of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein in Hippocampal Neurons as a Protective Response after Exposure to Glutamate In Vitro and Ischemia In Vivo

    Takuma Mabuchi;Kazuo Kitagawa;Keisuke Kuwabara;Kenichiro Takasawa

  • Cerebral Ischemia after Bilateral Carotid Artery Occlusion and Intraluminal Suture Occlusion in Mice: Evaluation of the Patency of the Posterior Communicating Artery:

    Kazuo Kitagawa;Masayasu Matsumoto;Gongming Yang;Takuma Mabuchi

  • C57BL/6 strain is most susceptible to cerebral ischemia following bilateral common carotid occlusion among seven mouse strains: selective neuronal death in the murine transient forebrain ischemia

    Gongming Yang;Kazuo Kitagawa;Kohji Matsushita;Takuma Mabuchi

  • Expression of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase in the central nervous system of mice correlates with the severity of actively induced experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.

    Yoshinobu Okuda;Yuji Nakatsuji;Harutoshi Fujimura;Hiroyasu Esumi

  • Experience with Arnold-Chiari malformation, 1960 to 1970

    Ruben J. Saez;Burton M. Onofrio;Takehiko Yanagihara

  • Transient global amnesia Clinical characteristics and prognosis

    J. W. Miller;R. C. Petersen;E. J. Metter;C. H. Millikan

  • Deficiency of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 attenuates microcirculatory disturbance and infarction size in focal cerebral ischemia.

    Kazuo Kitagawa;Masayasu Matsumoto;Takuma Mabuchi;Yoshiki Yagita

  • Cognitive function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Kazuo Abe;Harutoshi Fujimura;Keiko Toyooka;Saburo Sakoda

  • Internucleosomal DNA Cleavage Involved in Ischemia-Induced Neuronal Death

    M. Okamoto;M. Matsumoto;T. Ohtsuki;A. Taguchi

  • Repetitive involuntary movement associated with episodic cerebral ischemia.

    Takehiko Yanagihara;David G. Piepgras;Donald W. Klass

  • Amelioration of Hippocampal Neuronal Damage After Global Ischemia by Neuronal Overexpression of BCL-2 in Transgenic Mice

    Kazuo Kitagawa;Masayasu Matsumoto;Yoshihide Tsujimoto;Toshiho Ohtsuki

  • Elevated expression of messenger RNA for peripheral myelin protein 22 in biopsied peripheral nerves of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A.

    Hiroo Yoshikawa;Tomoya Nishimura;Yuji Nakatsuji;Harutoshi Fujimura

  • Decrease of the D3 dopamine receptor mRNA expression in lymphocytes from patients with Parkinson's disease

    Y. Nagai;S. Ueno;Y. Saeki;F. Soga

  • IL-6 plays a crucial role in the induction phase of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein 35–55 induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Yoshinobu Okuda;Saburo Sakoda;Harutoshi Fujimura;Yukihiko Saeki

  • Fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease

    Kazuo Abe;Mayako Takanashi;Takehiko Yanagihara

  • Incidence of migraine headache A population‐based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota

    P. E. Stang;P. E. Stang;P. E. Stang;T. Yanagihara;J. W. Swanson;C. M. Beard

  • Immunohistochemical Investigation of Cerebral Ischemia in Gerbils

    Takehiko Yanagihara;Toshiki Yoshimine;Kazuyoshi Morimoto;Kazumi Yamamoto

  • Nitric oxide via an inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase is a possible factor to eliminate inflammatory cells from the central nervous system of mice with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis

    Yoshinobu Okuda;Saburo Sakoda;Harutoshi Fujimura;Takehiko Yanagihara

  • Ischemic damage and subsequent proliferation of oligodendrocytes in focal cerebral ischemia.

    K Mandai;M Matsumoto;K Kitagawa;K Matsushita

Frequent Co-Authors

Masayasu Matsumoto
Masayasu Matsumoto Hiroshima University
Masatsugu Hori
Masatsugu Hori Osaka University
Hideki Yoshikawa
Hideki Yoshikawa Osaka University
Tadamitsu Kishimoto
Tadamitsu Kishimoto Osaka University
Koji Abe
Koji Abe Okayama University
Thoralf M. Sundt
Thoralf M. Sundt Harvard University
Takenobu Kamada
Takenobu Kamada Osaka University
Yoshitaka Nagai
Yoshitaka Nagai Osaka University
Donald W. Klass
Donald W. Klass Mayo Clinic

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