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Toshiya Murai

Toshiya Murai

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Psychology
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
45
Citations
8042
World Ranking
6708
National Ranking
11

Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
8383
World Ranking
6683
National Ranking
223

Toshiya Murai 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 Toshiya Murai sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 282 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toshiya Murai 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 Toshiya Murai 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Toshiya Murai is a researcher affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan. Their work primarily focuses on engineering, with a specialization in electrical and electronic engineering. Throughout their career, they have contributed extensively to photonic and optical devices, as well as related subfields such as artificial intelligence and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.

Their research interests cover a range of topics including photonic and optical devices, neural networks and reservoir computing, magneto-optical properties and applications, optical network technologies, photonic crystals and applications, advanced fiber optic sensors, and advanced fiber laser technologies.

Murai has published in several reputable venues, reflecting a consistent focus on optics and photonics. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Optics Express
  • 2022 27th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and 2022 International Conference on Photonics in Switching and Computing (PSC)
  • Nature Photonics
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

The following list highlights some recent papers authored or coauthored by Murai, specifying the full title, year of publication, and venue:

  • Nonvolatile magneto-optical switches integrated with a magnet stripe array, 2020, Optics Express
  • Integrated non-reciprocal magneto-optics with ultra-high endurance for photonic in-memory computing, 2024, Nature Photonics
  • Compact magneto-optical isolator by µ-transfer printing of magneto-optical single-crystal film on silicon waveguides, 2023, Optics Express
  • Light-induced thermomagnetic recording of thin-film magnet CoFeB on silicon waveguide for on-chip magneto-optical memory, 2022, Optics Express
  • All-Optical Switch by Light-to-Heat Conversion in Metal Deposited Si Ring Resonator, 2020, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Collaborations have been a part of Murai's work, with frequent coauthors including Yuya Shoji, Tetsuya Mizumoto, Nobuhiko Nishiyama, Rai Kou, and Paolo Pintus. These collaborations span multiple projects and publications, contributing to the advancement of research in their fields of specialization.

Best Publications

  • Frontal midline theta rhythm is correlated with cardiac autonomic activities during the performance of an attention demanding meditation procedure.

    Yasutaka Kubota;Wataru Sato;Motomi Toichi;Toshiya Murai

  • A new method of assessing cardiac autonomic function and its comparison with spectral analysis and coefficient of variation of R-R interval.

    Motomi Toichi;Takeshi Sugiura;Toshiya Murai;Akira Sengoku

  • Functional activity related to risk anticipation during performance of the Iowa gambling task

    Hiroki Fukui;Toshiya Murai;Hidenao Fukuyama;Takuji Hayashi

  • Comparative Analyses of Copy-Number Variation in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia Reveal Etiological Overlap and Biological Insights

    Itaru Kushima;Branko Aleksic;Masahiro Nakatochi;Teppei Shimamura

  • Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of human genomic DNA encoding a novel membrane protein which exhibits a slowly activating potassium channel activity.

    Toshiya Murai;Akira Kakizuka;Toru Takumi;Hiroaki Ohkubo

  • Anterior and posterior cingulum abnormalities and their association with psychopathology in schizophrenia: a diffusion tensor imaging study

    Hironobu Fujiwara;Chihiro Namiki;Kazuyuki Hirao;Jun Miyata

  • The influence of psychotic states on the autonomic nervous system in schizophrenia.

    Motomi Toichi;Yasutaka Kubota;Toshiya Murai;Yoko Kamio

  • Can we predict burnout severity from empathy-related brain activity?

    S Tei;C Becker;R Kawada;J Fujino

  • Anterior cingulate pathology and social cognition in schizophrenia: a study of gray matter, white matter and sulcal morphometry.

    Hironobu Fujiwara;Kazuyuki Hirao;Chihiro Namiki;Makiko Yamada

  • The role of the uncinate fasciculus in memory and emotional recognition in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Saori Fujie;Chihiro Namiki;Hiroko Nishi;Makiko Yamada

  • Social cognition and frontal lobe pathology in schizophrenia: a voxel-based morphometric study.

    Makiko Yamada;Kazuyuki Hirao;Chihiro Namiki;Takashi Hanakawa

  • Seeing happy emotion in fearful and angry faces: qualitative analysis of facial expression recognition in a bilateral amygdala-damaged patient.

    Wataru Sato;Yasutaka Kubota;Takashi Okada;Toshiya Murai

  • Theory of mind and frontal lobe pathology in schizophrenia: A voxel-based morphometry study

    Kazuyuki Hirao;Jun Miyata;Hironobu Fujiwara;Makiko Yamada

  • Discrepancy between explicit judgement of agency and implicit feeling of agency: Implications for sense of agency and its disorders.

    Naho Saito;Keisuke Takahata;Toshiya Murai;Hidehiko Takahashi

  • Classification of Psychotic Symptoms in Dementia With Lewy Bodies

    Yasuhiro Nagahama;Tomoko Okina;Norio Suzuki;Minoru Matsuda

  • Converging models of schizophrenia--Network alterations of prefrontal cortex underlying cognitive impairments.

    Takeshi Sakurai;Nao J. Gamo;Takatoshi Hikida;Sun Hong Kim

  • Impaired facial emotion recognition and reduced amygdalar volume in schizophrenia

    Chihiro Namiki;Kazuyuki Hirao;Makiko Yamada;Takashi Hanakawa

  • The neural basis of social tactics: An fMRI study

    Hiroki Fukui;Toshiya Murai;Jun Shinozaki;Toshihiko Aso

  • Impaired empathic abilities and reduced white matter integrity in schizophrenia

    Junya Fujino;Hidehiko Takahashi;Jun Miyata;Genichi Sugihara

  • Thalamocortical disconnection in the orbitofrontal region associated with cortical thinning in schizophrenia.

    Manabu Kubota;Jun Miyata;Akihiko Sasamoto;Genichi Sugihara

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidehiko Takahashi
Hidehiko Takahashi Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hidenao Fukuyama
Hidenao Fukuyama Kyoto University
Nobukatsu Sawamoto
Nobukatsu Sawamoto Kyoto University
Kazuyuki Hirao
Kazuyuki Hirao Kyoto University
Motomi Toichi
Motomi Toichi Kyoto University
Masatoshi Hagiwara
Masatoshi Hagiwara Kyoto University
Wataru Sato
Wataru Sato Kyoto University
Takashi Hanakawa
Takashi Hanakawa Kyoto University
Noriaki Yahata
Noriaki Yahata National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Tetsuya Suhara
Tetsuya Suhara National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

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