Ichiro Masai

2.9k total citations
50 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ichiro Masai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ichiro Masai has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ichiro Masai's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (20 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (15 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (14 papers). Ichiro Masai is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (20 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (15 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (14 papers). Ichiro Masai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Ichiro Masai's co-authors include Hitoshi Okamoto, Stephen W. Wilson, Toshihiko Hosoya, Yasuhiro Nojima, Atsuko Komori, Derek L. Stemple, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hironori Wada, Hideomi Tanaka and Yasushi Hotta and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Ichiro Masai

47 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ichiro Masai Japan 23 1.9k 854 633 252 207 50 2.3k
James M. Fadool United States 26 1.8k 0.9× 863 1.0× 553 0.9× 109 0.4× 187 0.9× 40 2.2k
Philippe Vernier France 26 1.1k 0.6× 362 0.4× 692 1.1× 114 0.5× 151 0.7× 55 2.0k
Thomas S. Vihtelic United States 22 1.5k 0.8× 748 0.9× 389 0.6× 147 0.6× 171 0.8× 34 1.8k
Giselbert Hauptmann Sweden 26 1.5k 0.8× 828 1.0× 269 0.4× 225 0.9× 264 1.3× 33 2.1k
Oren Schuldiner Israel 22 2.0k 1.0× 793 0.9× 1.4k 2.2× 195 0.8× 277 1.3× 38 3.7k
Matthias Gesemann Switzerland 25 1.4k 0.7× 673 0.8× 826 1.3× 112 0.4× 204 1.0× 49 1.9k
Mark A. Seeger United States 22 1.9k 1.0× 807 0.9× 1.5k 2.3× 439 1.7× 286 1.4× 37 2.9k
Michael J. Jurynec United States 16 1.1k 0.6× 464 0.5× 399 0.6× 195 0.8× 185 0.9× 31 1.7k
Grant S. Mastick United States 23 1.4k 0.7× 298 0.3× 773 1.2× 641 2.5× 277 1.3× 47 2.0k
Angela Giangrande France 28 1.8k 0.9× 534 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 198 0.8× 429 2.1× 93 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ichiro Masai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ichiro Masai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ichiro Masai 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 Ichiro Masai. Ichiro Masai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Masai, Ichiro, et al.. (2024). Concave-to-convex curve conversion of fiber cells correlates with Y-shaped suture formation at the poles of the rodent lens. Experimental Eye Research. 248. 110066–110066.
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Reed, Daniel A., David Herrmann, Frank J. Lovicu, et al.. (2024). Fibroblast growth factor-induced lens fiber cell elongation is driven by the stepwise activity of Rho and Rac. Development. 151(3). 4 indexed citations
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Masai, Ichiro, et al.. (2021). Mechanisms underlying microglial colonization of developing neural retina in zebrafish. eLife. 10. 19 indexed citations
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Kinoshita-Kawada, Mariko, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Tsunaki Hongu, et al.. (2019). A crucial role for Arf6 in the response of commissural axons to Slit. Development. 146(3). 22 indexed citations
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Iribarne, María, David R. Hyde, & Ichiro Masai. (2019). TNFα Induces Müller Glia to Transition From Non-proliferative Gliosis to a Regenerative Response in Mutant Zebrafish Presenting Chronic Photoreceptor Degeneration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 7. 296–296. 31 indexed citations
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Iribarne, María & Ichiro Masai. (2018). Do cGMP Levels Drive the Speed of Photoreceptor Degeneration?. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1074. 327–333. 7 indexed citations
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Iribarne, María, et al.. (2017). Aipl1 is required for cone photoreceptor function and survival through the stability of Pde6c and Gc3 in zebrafish. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 45962–45962. 14 indexed citations
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Imai, Fumiyasu, et al.. (2014). Stem-loop binding protein is required for retinal cell proliferation, neurogenesis, and intraretinal axon pathfinding in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 394(1). 94–109. 10 indexed citations
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Nishiwaki, Yuko, Yutaka Kojima, Shohei Suzuki, et al.. (2013). The BH3-Only SNARE BNip1 Mediates Photoreceptor Apoptosis in Response to Vesicular Fusion Defects. Developmental Cell. 25(4). 374–387. 22 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Emiko, Ichiro Masai, & Hiroko Inoue. (2012). Phosphoinositide Metabolism inDrosophilaPhototransduction: A Coffee Break Discussion Leads to 30 Years of History. Journal of Neurogenetics. 26(1). 34–42. 3 indexed citations
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Ohata, Shinya, Ryo Aoki, Shigeharu Kinoshita, et al.. (2011). Dual Roles of Notch in Regulation of Apically Restricted Mitosis and Apicobasal Polarity of Neuroepithelial Cells. Neuron. 69(2). 215–230. 77 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Fumiyasu Imai, Noriko Tonou‐Fujimori, & Ichiro Masai. (2010). Mutations in N-cadherin and a Stardust homolog, Nagie oko, affect cell-cycle exit in zebrafish retina. Mechanisms of Development. 127(5-6). 247–264. 24 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hideomi, Ryu Maeda, Wataru Shoji, et al.. (2007). Novel mutations affecting axon guidance in zebrafish and a role for plexin signalling in the guidance of trigeminal and facial nerve axons. Development. 134(18). 3259–3269. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Qin, Komei Shirabe, Christine Thisse, et al.. (2005). Chemokine Signaling Guides Axons within the Retina in Zebrafish. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(7). 1711–1717. 62 indexed citations
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Kawakami, Atsushi, Yasuhiro Nojima, Atsushi Toyoda, et al.. (2005). The Zebrafish-Secreted Matrix Protein You/Scube2 Is Implicated in Long-Range Regulation of Hedgehog Signaling. Current Biology. 15(5). 480–488. 102 indexed citations
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Kawakami, Atsushi, Yasuhiro Nojima, Atsushi Toyoda, et al.. (2005). The Zebrafish-Secreted Matrix Protein You/Scube2 Is Implicated in Long-Range Regulation of Hedgehog Signaling. Current Biology. 15(14). 1337–1337. 5 indexed citations
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Sasamura, Takeshi, Tetsuo Kobayashi, Hiroshi Qadota, et al.. (1997). Molecular cloning and characterization of Drosophila genes encoding small GTPases of the rab and rho families. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 254(5). 486–494. 28 indexed citations
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Takeshima, Hiroshi, Miyuki Nishi, Naoyuki Iwabe, et al.. (1994). Isolation and characterization of a gene for a ryanodine receptor/calcium release channel in Drosophila melanogaster. FEBS Letters. 337(1). 81–87. 137 indexed citations

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