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Yoshiro Okubo 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 Yoshiro Okubo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 262 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.

Yoshiro Okubo 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 Yoshiro Okubo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

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

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Overview

Yoshiro Okubo is affiliated with Nippon Medical School in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and health professions. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics within these disciplines, with a particular focus on physical therapy, sports therapy, rehabilitation, psychiatry, and mental health.

The primary research interests of Yoshiro Okubo include balance, gait, and falls prevention; cerebral palsy and movement disorders; musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation; stroke rehabilitation and recovery; muscle activation and electromyography studies; schizophrenia research and treatment; and treatment of major depression.

Okubo's work has been published repeatedly in several key venues, indicating a consistent engagement with the scientific community in related fields. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Gait & Posture
  • Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Their recent publications showcase a focus on the intersection of balance, falls prevention, and aging populations. Notable papers include:

  • "Perturbation-based balance training: Principles, mechanisms and implementation in clinical practice" (2022, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living)
  • "Stepping impairment and falls in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of volitional and reactive step tests" (2020, Ageing Research Reviews)
  • "Pain Is Associated With Poor Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" (2020, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
  • "People With Parkinson's Disease Exhibit Reduced Cognitive and Motor Cortical Activity When Undertaking Complex Stepping Tasks Requiring Inhibitory Control" (2020, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
  • "Low dopamine transporter binding in the nucleus accumbens in geriatric patients with severe depression" (2020, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences)

Within their collaborative network, Okubo has frequently worked with several co-authors, reflecting interdisciplinary cooperation. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Stephen R. Lord
  • Amane Tateno
  • Daina L. Sturnieks
  • Steven Phu
  • Takeshi Sakayori

Overall, Okubo's contributions emphasize clinical and rehabilitative approaches to movement disorders, balance impairments, and associated cognitive factors in aging and neurological populations. Their publication record demonstrates a sustained focus on empirical research and meta-analytic reviews that inform both clinical practices and scientific understanding in related medical and health fields.

Best Publications

  • Decreased prefrontal dopamine D1 receptors in schizophrenia revealed by PET

    Yoshiro Okubo;Yoshiro Okubo;Tetsuya Suhara;Kazutoshi Suzuki;Kaoru Kobayashi

  • When Your Gain Is My Pain and Your Pain Is My Gain: Neural Correlates of Envy and Schadenfreude

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Motoichiro Kato;Masato Matsuura;Dean Mobbs

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

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Noriaki Yahata;Michihiko Koeda;Tetsuya Matsuda

  • Decreased Dopamine D2 Receptor Binding in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Schizophrenia

    Tetsuya Suhara;Yoshiro Okubo;Fumihiko Yasuno;Yasuhiko Sudo

  • Dopamine D2 receptors in the insular cortex and the personality trait of novelty seeking.

    Tetsuya Suhara;Fumihiko Yasuno;Yasuhiko Sudo;Masahiro Yamamoto;Masahiro Yamamoto

  • An fMRI study of differential neural response to affective pictures in schizophrenia.

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Michihiko Koeda;Kenji Oda;Tetsuya Matsuda

  • No association between genotype of the promoter region of serotonin transporter gene and serotonin transporter binding in human brain measured by PET.

    Kunihiko Shioe;Tetsuya Ichimiya;Tetsuya Suhara;Akihiro Takano

  • Reduced volume of the cerebellar vermis in neuroleptic-naive schizophrenia.

    Tetsuya Ichimiya;Tetsuya Ichimiya;Yoshiro Okubo;Yoshiro Okubo;Tetsuya Suhara;Yasuhiko Sudo

  • Correlation between electroencephalography and heart rate variability during sleep.

    Mina Ako;Tokuhiro Kawara;Sunao Uchida;Shinichi Miyazaki

  • Differential Contributions of Prefrontal and Hippocampal Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors in Human Cognitive Functions

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Motoichiro Kato;Harumasa Takano;Ryosuke Arakawa

  • Serotonin transporter binding in patients with mood disorders: a PET study with [11C](+)McN5652

    Tetsuya Ichimiya;Tetsuya Suhara;Yasuhiko Sudo;Yoshiro Okubo;Yoshiro Okubo

  • Peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in patients with chronic schizophrenia: a PET study with [11C]DAA1106.

    Akihiro Takano;Ryosuke Arakawa;Hiroshi Ito;Amane Tateno

  • A cross-national EEG study of children with emotional and behavioral problems: A WHO collaborative study in the Western Pacific region

    Masato Matsuura;Yoshiro Okubo;Michio Toru;Takuya Kojima

  • 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

  • Inhibitory effect of hippocampal 5-HT1A receptors on human explicit memory.

    Fumihiko Yasuno;Tetsuya Suhara;Takashi Nakayama;Tetsuya Ichimiya

  • Age-related reduction of extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor measured by PET.

    Makoto Inoue;Makoto Inoue;Tetsuya Suhara;Yasuhiko Sudo;Yoshiro Okubo

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

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Masato Matsuura;Michihiko Koeda;Noriaki Yahata

  • High levels of Serotonin transporter Occupancy with low-dose clomipramine in comparative Occupancy study with fluvoxamine using positron emission tomography

    Tetsuya Suhara;Akihiro Takano;Yasuhiko Sudo;Tetsuya Ichimiya

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

    Hidehiko Takahashi;Masato Matsuura;Noriaki Yahata;Michihiko Koeda

  • Low dopamine d(2) receptor binding in subregions of the thalamus in schizophrenia.

    Fumihiko Yasuno;Tetsuya Suhara;Yoshiro Okubo;Yasuhiko Sudo

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuya Suhara
Tetsuya Suhara National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Hidehiko Takahashi
Hidehiko Takahashi Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hidenori Suzuki
Hidenori Suzuki Nippon Medical School
Hiroshi Ito
Hiroshi Ito Fukushima Medical University
Harumasa Takano
Harumasa Takano National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Motoichiro Kato
Motoichiro Kato Keio University
Noriaki Yahata
Noriaki Yahata National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Michio Toru
Michio Toru Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Christer Halldin
Christer Halldin Karolinska Institute
Lars Farde
Lars Farde Karolinska Institute

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