Isao Matsuo

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Isao Matsuo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Isao Matsuo has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Isao Matsuo's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (22 papers), Liver Diseases and Immunity (10 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (9 papers). Isao Matsuo is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (22 papers), Liver Diseases and Immunity (10 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (9 papers). Isao Matsuo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Isao Matsuo's co-authors include Shinichi Aizawa, Shigeru Kuratani, Chiharu Kimura-Yoshida, Michio Yoshida, C. Kimura, Naoya Takeda, Yoko Suda, Norimasa Miyamoto, Takahisa Furukawa and Naoki Takeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Isao Matsuo

68 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mouse Otx2 functions in the formation and patterning of rostral head.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Isao Matsuo Japan	39	4.0k	1.2k	842	590	335	70	5.2k
Philippe Brûlet France	39	4.2k 1.0×	996 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	719 1.2×	385 1.1×	64	5.7k
Enrique Amaya United Kingdom	39	4.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	755 0.9×	1.1k 1.9×	212 0.6×	86	6.0k
Nancy Papalopulu United Kingdom	41	5.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	626 0.7×	972 1.6×	536 1.6×	85	5.7k
Sylvie Schneider‐Maunoury France	33	3.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.8×	938 1.6×	780 2.3×	72	5.8k
Patrick Lemaire France	44	6.3k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	872 1.0×	913 1.5×	143 0.4×	116	7.8k
Masanori Taira Japan	42	5.0k 1.2×	957 0.8×	368 0.4×	728 1.2×	212 0.6×	133	6.0k
A. Paula Monaghan United States	30	4.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	484 0.6×	352 0.6×	291 0.9×	42	5.4k
Filippo M. Rijli France	46	5.1k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	612 1.0×	598 1.8×	99	6.6k
Zbyněk Kozmík Czechia	39	3.7k 0.9×	922 0.8×	614 0.7×	332 0.6×	238 0.7×	114	5.0k
Ruth Ashery‐Padan Israel	44	4.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	905 1.1×	781 1.3×	782 2.3×	80	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Isao Matsuo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isao Matsuo

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Ueda, Yôko, Chiharu Kimura-Yoshida, Kyoko Mochida, et al.. (2020). Intrauterine Pressures Adjusted by Reichert’s Membrane Are Crucial for Early Mouse Morphogenesis. Cell Reports. 31(7). 107637–107637. 22 indexed citations

Kimura-Yoshida, Chiharu, Kyoko Mochida, Masa‐aki Nakaya, Takeomi Mizutani, & Isao Matsuo. (2018). Cytoplasmic localization of GRHL3 upon epidermal differentiation triggers cell shape change for epithelial morphogenesis. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4059–4059. 18 indexed citations

Matsuo, Isao & Chiharu Kimura-Yoshida. (2013). Extracellular modulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor signaling through heparan sulfate proteoglycans in mammalian development. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 23(4). 399–407. 79 indexed citations

Iwafuchi, Makiko, Kazuhiro Murakami, Hitoshi Niwa, et al.. (2012). Transcriptional regulatory networks in epiblast cells and during anterior neural plate development as modeled in epiblast stem cells. Development. 139(21). 3926–3937. 69 indexed citations

Kimura-Yoshida, Chiharu, N. Nagai, Kazumi Matsubara, et al.. (2011). Cell Surface Heparan Sulfate Chains Regulate Local Reception of FGF Signaling in the Mouse Embryo. Developmental Cell. 21(2). 257–272. 88 indexed citations

Kimura-Yoshida, Chiharu, Erjie Tian, Hiroshi Nakano, et al.. (2007). Crucial roles of Foxa2 in mouse anterior–posterior axis polarization via regulation of anterior visceral endoderm-specific genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(14). 5919–5924. 43 indexed citations

Sato, Shigeru, Tatsuya Inoue, Koji Terada, et al.. (2007). Dkk3‐Cre BAC transgenic mouse line: a tool for highly efficient gene deletion in retinal progenitor cells. genesis. 45(8). 502–507. 75 indexed citations

Oda‐Ishii, Izumi, et al.. (2005). Making very similar embryos with divergent genomes: conservation of regulatory mechanisms of Otx between the ascidians Halocynthia roretzi and Ciona intestinalis. Development. 132(7). 1663–1674. 70 indexed citations

Kimura-Yoshida, Chiharu, Hiroshi Nakano, Daiji Okamura, et al.. (2005). Canonical Wnt Signaling and Its Antagonist Regulate Anterior-Posterior Axis Polarization by Guiding Cell Migration in Mouse Visceral Endoderm. Developmental Cell. 9(5). 639–650. 154 indexed citations

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Tian, Erjie, Chiharu Kimura, Naoki Takeda, Shinichi Aizawa, & Isao Matsuo. (2002). Otx2 Is Required to Respond to Signals from Anterior Neural Ridge for Forebrain Specification. Developmental Biology. 242(2). 204–223. 52 indexed citations

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Furushima, Kenryo, Takuya Murata, Isao Matsuo, & Shinichi Aizawa. (2000). A new murine zinc finger gene, Opr. Mechanisms of Development. 98(1-2). 161–164. 30 indexed citations

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Kimura, Chiharu, Kazuya Yoshinaga, Erjie Tian, et al.. (2000). Visceral Endoderm Mediates Forebrain Development by Suppressing Posteriorizing Signals. Developmental Biology. 225(2). 304–321. 183 indexed citations

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Ohba, Kazuo, Katsumi Omagari, Takashi Nakamura, et al.. (1998). Abscopal regression of hepatocellular carcinoma after radiotherapy for bone metastasis. Gut. 43(4). 575–577. 223 indexed citations

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Oka, Mikio, Akira Sakamoto, Minoru Fukuda, et al.. (1997). P‐Glycoprotein Is Positively Correlated with p53 Protein Accumulation in Human Colorectal Cancers. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 88(8). 738–742. 16 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Isao, Yoko Suda, Michio Yoshida, et al.. (1997). Otx and Emx functions in patterning of the vertebrate rostral head.. PubMed. 62. 545–53. 8 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Isao, et al.. (1997). Mouse homeobox-containing gene, Otx2, maps to mouse Chromosome 14. Mammalian Genome. 8(4). 292–293. 3 indexed citations

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Kuratani, Shigeru, Isao Matsuo, & Shinichi Aizawa. (1997). Developmental patterning and evolution of the mammalian viscerocranium: Genetic insights into comparative morphology. Developmental Dynamics. 209(2). 139–155. 88 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Isao, et al.. (1996). Multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) gene expression in human lung cancer.. PubMed. 16(4A). 2079–82. 46 indexed citations

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Oka, Mikio, Minoru Fukuda, Hiroshi Takatani, et al.. (1996). The Multidrug Resistance‐associated Protein Gene Confers Drug Resistance in Human Gastric and Colon Cancers. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 87(12). 1263–1270. 38 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Isao & Kunio Yasuda. (1992). The cooperative interaction between two motifis of an enhancer element of the chicken αA-crystallin gene, αCE1 and αCE2, confers lens-specific expression. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(14). 3701–3712. 51 indexed citations

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