Edward J. Masoro

11.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
152 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Edward J. Masoro is a scholar working on Physiology, Aging and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward J. Masoro has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Physiology, 53 papers in Aging and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Edward J. Masoro's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (53 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (50 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (25 papers). Edward J. Masoro is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (53 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (50 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (25 papers). Edward J. Masoro collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. Edward J. Masoro's co-authors include C. Alex McMahan, Bo Yu, Roger McCarter, H. A. Bertrand, C. A. Gleiser, Michael Katz, Helen M. Korchak, Keisuke Iwasaki, Bilian Yu and Isao Shimokawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Edward J. Masoro

150 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Overview of caloric restriction and ageing

2005 777 citations Edward J. Masoro profile →
Nutritional Influences on Aging of Fischer 344 Rats: I. Physical, Metabolic, and Longevity Characteristics

1985 492 citations Bo Yu, Edward J. Masoro et al. Journal of Gerontology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward J. Masoro United States	42	4.1k	2.9k	2.1k	942	807	152	7.6k
George S. Roth United States	49	4.2k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	472 0.6×	172	9.4k
Gustavo Barja Spain	63	4.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.1×	5.8k 2.7×	690 0.7×	687 0.9×	162	11.6k
Randy Strong United States	50	5.1k 1.2×	4.1k 1.4×	5.9k 2.8×	1.4k 1.5×	517 0.6×	130	13.8k
Gordon J. Lithgow United States	47	3.3k 0.8×	5.4k 1.9×	4.3k 2.0×	1.6k 1.6×	437 0.5×	109	10.7k
Siegfried Hekimi Canada	49	2.6k 0.6×	5.5k 1.9×	6.7k 3.2×	1.6k 1.7×	480 0.6×	114	11.9k
Christy S. Carter United States	36	3.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	2.8k 1.4×	631 0.7×	258 0.3×	99	7.4k
Jaime Miquel United States	41	1.6k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	2.6k 1.2×	336 0.4×	175 0.2×	132	6.1k
Wenbo Qi United States	42	2.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	3.1k 1.5×	2.4k 2.5×	452 0.6×	97	8.1k
Patrick C. Even France	35	2.5k 0.6×	926 0.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	316 0.4×	126	5.3k
Adam B. Salmon United States	36	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	482 0.5×	272 0.3×	91	5.3k

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Masoro, Edward J.. (2013). Caloric Restriction: A Key to Understanding and Modulating Aging. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 94(5). 943–52. 13 indexed citations

Masoro, Edward J.. (2006). Dietary restriction-induced life extension: a broadly based biological phenomenon. Biogerontology. 7(3). 153–155. 63 indexed citations

Masoro, Edward J.. (2003). Subfield History: Caloric Restriction, Slowing Aging, and Extending Life. Science of Aging Knowledge Environment. 2003(8). 116 indexed citations

Masoro, Edward J.. (2001). Dietary restriction: Current status. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 13(4). 261–262. 21 indexed citations

Masoro, Edward J.. (1995). Antiaging Action of Caloric Restriction: Endocrine and Metabolic Aspects. Obesity Research. 3(S2). 241s–247s. 28 indexed citations

Masoro, Edward J.. (1995). McCay's hypothesis: undernutrition and longevity. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 54(3). 657–664. 8 indexed citations

Higami, Yoshikazu, Bo Yu, Isao Shimokawa, Edward J. Masoro, & Takayoshi Ikeda. (1994). Duration of Dietary Restriction: An Important Determinant for the Incidence and Age of Onset of Leukemia in Male F344 Rats. Journal of Gerontology. 49(5). B239–B244. 11 indexed citations

Masoro, Edward J., C. Alex McMahan, Isao Shimokawa, Yoshikazu Higami, & Bingran Yu. (1994). Longitudinal study of the hematocrit of ad libitum fed and dietary restricted male F344 rats. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 6(4). 287–292. 1 indexed citations

Shimokawa, Isao, et al.. (1993). Dietary Restriction Retards Onset But Not Progression of Leukemia in Male F344 Rats. Journal of Gerontology. 48(2). B68–B73. 18 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J., Isao Shimokawa, & Bo Yu. (1991). Retardation of the Aging Processes in Rats by Food Restriction. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 621(1). 337–352. 96 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J., Keisuke Iwasaki, C. A. Gleiser, et al.. (1989). Dietary modulation of the progression of nephropathy in aging rats: an evaluation of the importance of protein. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 49(6). 1217–1227. 122 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J., Michael Katz, & C. Alex McMahan. (1989). Evidence for the Glycation Hypothesis of Aging From the Food-Restricted Rodent Model. Journal of Gerontology. 44(1). B20–B22. 113 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J.. (1987). Nutrition and Aging. Journal of Nutrition. 117(10). 1805–1805. 3 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J., et al.. (1983). Temporal and Compositional Dietary Restrictions Modulate Age-Related Changes in Serum Lipids. Journal of Nutrition. 113(4). 880–892. 58 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J.. (1981). CRC handbook of physiology in aging. CRC Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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Lewis, Douglas S., Edward J. Masoro, & Bo Yu. (1981). Quantitative changes in adipocyte plasma membrane in response to nutritional manipulations.. Journal of Lipid Research. 22(7). 1094–1101. 2 indexed citations

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Yu, Byung P., Edward J. Masoro, & H. A. Bertrand. (1974). Functioning of histidine residues of sarcoplasmic reticulum in calcium(2+) ion transport and related activities. Biochemistry. 13(25). 5083–5087. 25 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J.. (1968). Physiological chemistry of lipids in mammals. Saunders eBooks. 68 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J., et al.. (1966). Skeletal Muscle Lipids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 241(11). 2626–2634. 47 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J., James M. Felts, & Edith Porter. (1959). A Biochemical Mechanism for the Depression in Hepatic Acetate Oxidation in Fasted, Cold-Exposed Rats. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234(1). 198–200. 7 indexed citations

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