Hiroaki Matsunami

14.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
138 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Hiroaki Matsunami is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroaki Matsunami has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Sensory Systems, 90 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 77 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hiroaki Matsunami's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (115 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (90 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (76 papers). Hiroaki Matsunami is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (115 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (90 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (76 papers). Hiroaki Matsunami collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Hiroaki Matsunami's co-authors include Linda B. Buck, Hanyi Zhuang, Qiuyi Chi, Masatoshi Takeichi, Jean‐Pierre Montmayeur, Joel D. Mainland, Harumi Saito, Yoshiro Ishimaru, Andreas Keller and Richard W. Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hiroaki Matsunami

131 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Developmental Defects in Mouse Embryos Lacking N-Cadherin

1997 586 citations Glenn L. Radice, Helen Rayburn et al. Developmental Biology profile →
A Multigene Family Encoding a Diverse Array of Putative Pheromone Receptors in Mammals

1997 560 citations Hiroaki Matsunami, Linda B. Buck Cell profile →
A family of candidate taste receptors in human and mouse

2000 538 citations Hiroaki Matsunami, Jean‐Pierre Montmayeur et al. Nature profile →
A candidate taste receptor gene near a sweet taste locus

2001 347 citations Jean‐Pierre Montmayeur, Hiroaki Matsunami et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Structural basis of odorant recognition by a human odorant receptor

2023 103 citations Christian B. Billesbølle, Claire A. de March et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroaki Matsunami

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroaki Matsunami. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroaki Matsunami based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hiroaki Matsunami. Hiroaki Matsunami is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Detecting Partial Sample Forgery in DNA Forensics Using Molecular Barcoding on Digital Microfluidic Biochips 2025 ·(unknown), (unknown), Tatjana Abaffy, Hiroaki Matsunami, Krishnendu Chakrabarty	0
2	Engineered odorant receptors illuminate the basis of odour discrimination 2024 ·Nature ·Claire A. de March, Ning Ma, Christian B. Billesbølle, (unknown), Claudia Llinás del Torrent, Wijnand J. C. van der Velden, (unknown), (unknown), Bryan Faust, (unknown), Nagarajan Vaidehi, Aashish Manglik, Hiroaki Matsunami	9
3	The Olfactory System 2023 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Bradley J. Goldstein, Hiroaki Matsunami	0
4	Structural basis of odorant recognition by a human odorant receptor breakdown → 2023 ·Nature ·Christian B. Billesbølle, Claire A. de March, Wijnand J. C. van der Velden, Ning Ma, (unknown), Claudia Llinás del Torrent, (unknown), Bryan Faust, Nagarajan Vaidehi, Hiroaki Matsunami, Aashish Manglik	103
5	Genetic and functional odorant receptor variation in the Homo lineage 2022 ·iScience ·Claire A. de March, Hiroaki Matsunami, (unknown), Matthew Cobb, Kara C. Hoover	6
6	Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Claire A. de March, Hiroaki Matsunami, Shoba Ranganathan	11
7	Structural instability and divergence from conserved residues underlie intracellular retention of mammalian odorant receptors 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kentaro Ikegami, Claire A. de March, (unknown), Soumadwip Ghosh, (unknown), Ruchira Sharma, (unknown), (unknown), Yosuke Fukutani, Nagarajan Vaidehi, Masafumi Yohda, Hiroaki Matsunami	34
8	Concentration-Dependent Recruitment of Mammalian Odorant Receptors 2020 ·eNeuro ·Xiaoyang Hu, Kentaro Ikegami, (unknown), Kevin Zhu, (unknown), Claire A. de March, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Cheryl B. Bock, Yue Jiang, Masafumi Yohda, Hiroaki Matsunami	12
9	Semiochemical responsive olfactory sensory neurons are sexually dimorphic and plastic 2020 ·eLife ·(unknown), Xiaoyang Hu, Sivaji Gundala, Sachiko Koyama, Eric Block, Hiroaki Matsunami	20
10	Single-cell analysis of olfactory neurogenesis and differentiation in adult humans 2020 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Michael Durante, Stefan Kurtenbach, Zoukaa Sargi, J. William Harbour, Rhea Choi, Sarah Kurtenbach, Garrett M. Goss, Hiroaki Matsunami, Bradley J. Goldstein	147
11	Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Pheromone Receptor Class 1 Family (V1R) Reveals Extreme Complexity in Mouse Lemurs (Genus, Microcebus) and a Chromosomal Hotspot across Mammals 2019 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Kelsie E. Hunnicutt, George P. Tiley, Rachel C. Williams, Peter A. Larsen, Marina B. Blanco, Rodin M. Rasoloarison, C. Ryan Campbell, Kevin Zhu, David W. Weisrock, Hiroaki Matsunami, Anne D. Yoder	7
12	Implausibility of the vibrational theory of olfaction 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Eric Block, Seogjoo Jang, Hiroaki Matsunami, Sivakumar Sekharan, (unknown), Mehmed Z. Ertem, Sivaji Gundala, Yi Pan, (unknown), Zhen Li, (unknown), Mehmet Özbil, (unknown), (unknown), Víctor S. Batista, Hanyi Zhuang	69
13	Cyclic Regulation of Sensory Perception by a Female Hormone Alters Behavior 2015 ·Cell ·Sandeepa Dey, Pablo Chamero, James K. Pru, Ming‐Shan Chien, Ximena Ibarra-Soria, (unknown), Darren W. Logan, Hiroaki Matsunami, John J. Peluso, Lisa Stowers	140
14	Crucial role of copper in detection of metal-coordinating odorants 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Eric Block, Zhen Li, Timothy Connelly, Jian Zhang, Zhimin Huang, (unknown), Yi Pan, Lifang Wu, Qiuyi Chi, (unknown), Shaozhong Zhang, Minghong Ma, Hiroaki Matsunami, Guoqiang Chen, Hanyi Zhuang	85
15	Sour Taste Responses in Mice Lacking PKD Channels 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Nao Horio, Ryusuke Yoshida, Keiko Yasumatsu, Yuchio Yanagawa, Yoshiro Ishimaru, Hiroaki Matsunami, Yuzo Ninomiya	100
16	Taste Perception: How Sweet It Is (To Be Transcribed by You) 2009 ·Current Biology ·Joel D. Mainland, Hiroaki Matsunami	15
17	Synergism of Accessory Factors in Functional Expression of Mammalian Odorant Receptors 2007 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Hanyi Zhuang, Hiroaki Matsunami	147
18	Transient receptor potential family members PKD1L3 and PKD2L1 form a candidate sour taste receptor 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yoshiro Ishimaru, Hitoshi Inada, (unknown), Hanyi Zhuang, Makoto Tominaga, Hiroaki Matsunami	349
19	A family of candidate taste receptors in human and mouse breakdown → 2000 ·Nature ·Hiroaki Matsunami, Jean‐Pierre Montmayeur, Linda B. Buck	538
20	Developmental Defects in Mouse Embryos Lacking N-Cadherin breakdown → 1997 ·Developmental Biology ·Glenn L. Radice, Helen Rayburn, Hiroaki Matsunami, Karen A. Knudsen, Masatoshi Takeichi, Richard O. Hynes	586

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