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Yuko Sassa

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
7384
World Ranking
6494
National Ranking
215

Yuko Sassa 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 Yuko Sassa sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 156 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuko Sassa 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 Yuko Sassa sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yuko Sassa is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, with a research focus primarily in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, experimental and cognitive psychology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as sociology and political science.

Their recent research covers a variety of topics such as advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, and the impact of technology on adolescents. Additional research interests include neuroscience and music perception, mind wandering and attention, creativity in education and neuroscience, and the intersection of neuroscience, education, and cognitive function.

Key recent publications authored or co-authored by Yuko Sassa include:

  • "Lead exposure is associated with functional and microstructural changes in the healthy human brain" (2021), Communications Biology
  • "Originality of divergent thinking is associated with working memory-related brain activity: Evidence from a large sample study" (2020), NeuroImage
  • "Childhood socioeconomic status is associated with psychometric intelligence and microstructural brain development" (2021), Communications Biology
  • "Brain structures and activity during a working memory task associated with internet addiction tendency in young adults: A large sample study" (2021), PLoS ONE
  • "Mercury levels in hair are associated with reduced neurobehavioral performance and altered brain structures in young adults" (2022), Communications Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Hikaru Takeuchi, Yasuyuki Taki, Ryuta Kawashima, Rui Nouchi, and Yuka Kotozaki. Collaboration counts indicate multiple joint publications, showing ongoing partnerships in their research activities.

Their work has been published predominantly in Communications Biology, NeuroImage, and PLoS ONE, with additional contributions to Brain Connectivity and Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Failing to deactivate: the association between brain activity during a working memory task and creativity.

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Hiroshi Hashizume;Yuko Sassa

  • Regional gray matter volume of dopaminergic system associate with creativity: evidence from voxel-based morphometry.

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Yuko Sassa;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • The Association between Resting Functional Connectivity and Creativity

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Hiroshi Hashizume;Yuko Sassa

  • White matter structures associated with creativity: evidence from diffusion tensor imaging.

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Yuko Sassa;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • Topological organization of functional brain networks in healthy children: differences in relation to age, sex, and intelligence.

    Kai Wu;Kai Wu;Yasuyuki Taki;Kazunori Sato;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • Working memory training using mental calculation impacts regional gray matter of the frontal and parietal regions

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Yuko Sassa;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • Effects of working memory training on functional connectivity and cerebral blood flow during rest.

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Rui Nouchi;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • Effects of Training of Processing Speed on Neural Systems

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Hiroshi Hashizume;Yuko Sassa

  • The Impact of Television Viewing on Brain Structures: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Hiroshi Hashizume;Kohei Asano

  • Regional gray matter density associated with emotional intelligence: Evidence from voxel‐based morphometry

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Yuko Sassa;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • The neural basis of agency: an fMRI study

    Yukihito Yomogida;Motoaki Sugiura;Yuko Sassa;Keisuke Wakusawa

  • Multiple brain networks for visual self-recognition with different sensitivity for motion and body part

    Motoaki Sugiura;Yuko Sassa;Hyeonjeong Jeong;Naoki Miura

  • Cortical activation in the processing of passive sentences in L1 and L2: an fMRI study.

    Satoru Yokoyama;Hideyuki Okamoto;Tadao Miyamoto;Kei Yoshimoto

  • Brain structures associated with executive functions during everyday events in a non-clinical sample

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Yuko Sassa;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • Sleep duration during weekdays affects hippocampal gray matter volume in healthy children

    Yasuyuki Taki;Hiroshi Hashizume;Benjamin Thyreau;Yuko Sassa

  • Face-specific and domain-general characteristics of cortical responses during self-recognition.

    Motoaki Sugiura;Yuko Sassa;Hyeonjeong Jeong;Hyeonjeong Jeong;Kaoru Horie

  • Breakfast Staple Types Affect Brain Gray Matter Volume and Cognitive Function in Healthy Children

    Yasuyuki Taki;Hiroshi Hashizume;Yuko Sassa;Hikaru Takeuchi

  • Comprehension of implicit meanings in social situations involving irony: a functional MRI study.

    Keisuke Wakusawa;Motoaki Sugiura;Yuko Sassa;Hyeonjeong Jeong

  • Regional gray and white matter volume associated with Stroop interference: evidence from voxel-based morphometry.

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Yuko Sassa;Hiroshi Hashizume

  • Correlation between gray matter density-adjusted brain perfusion and age using brain MR images of 202 healthy children.

    Yasuyuki Taki;Hiroshi Hashizume;Yuko Sassa;Hikaru Takeuchi

  • Regional gray matter density is associated with achievement motivation: evidence from voxel-based morphometry.

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Rui Nouchi;Rui Nouchi;Atsushi Sekiguchi

  • Impact of frequency of internet use on development of brain structures and verbal intelligence: Longitudinal analyses.

    Hikaru Takeuchi;Yasuyuki Taki;Kohei Asano;Michiko Asano

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryuta Kawashima
Ryuta Kawashima Tohoku University
Yasuyuki Taki
Yasuyuki Taki Tohoku University
Hikaru Takeuchi
Hikaru Takeuchi Tohoku University
Rui Nouchi
Rui Nouchi University of Human Environments
Hiroshi Hashizume
Hiroshi Hashizume Tohoku University
Motoaki Sugiura
Motoaki Sugiura Tohoku University
Hiroshi Fukuda
Hiroshi Fukuda Tohoku University
Yong He
Yong He Beijing Normal University
Shigeo Kure
Shigeo Kure Tohoku University
Alan C. Evans
Alan C. Evans McGill University

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