Makoto Ihara

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Makoto Ihara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Ihara has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Insect Science and 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Makoto Ihara's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (50 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (23 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (19 papers). Makoto Ihara is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (50 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (23 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (19 papers). Makoto Ihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Makoto Ihara's co-authors include Kazuhiko Matsuda, David B. Sattelle, Osamu Nikaido, Tsukasa Matsunaga, Masaru Shimomura, Miki Akamatsu, Toshio Mori, Steven D. Buckingham, Susumu Nishimura and Laurence A. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Ihara

98 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Molecular Targets, Resistance, and Toxicity

2020 222 citations Kazuhiko Matsuda, Makoto Ihara et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Makoto Ihara Japan	30	1.8k	1.7k	692	556	499	102	3.3k
Ji-Hwan Ryu South Korea	32	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	247 0.4×	168 0.3×	377 0.8×	56	5.8k
Robert M. Hollingworth United States	33	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	229 0.4×	236 0.5×	76	3.3k
Jianxu Li China	33	255 0.1×	2.0k 1.2×	404 0.6×	105 0.2×	227 0.5×	77	3.3k
Dominique Michaud Canada	38	1.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.9×	1.9k 2.8×	200 0.4×	317 0.6×	109	4.5k
Saburo Tamura Japan	28	727 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	347 0.6×	270 0.5×	403	4.4k
Herschel K. Mitchell United States	41	742 0.4×	3.6k 2.1×	519 0.8×	206 0.4×	535 1.1×	107	5.1k
Elias Eliopoulos Greece	30	305 0.2×	2.0k 1.2×	353 0.5×	54 0.1×	306 0.6×	148	3.7k
T. Suzuki Japan	24	991 0.6×	590 0.4×	596 0.9×	572 1.0×	248 0.5×	124	2.0k
Gerald R. Reeck United States	35	1.0k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.8×	137 0.2×	266 0.5×	102	3.6k

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Ihara, Makoto, et al.. (2025). Binding site loops D and G make a stronger contribution than loop C to the actions of neonicotinoids on the NACHO-assisted, robustly expressed Drosophila melanogaster Dα1/Dβ1 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 209. 106325–106325. 2 indexed citations

Ihara, Makoto, et al.. (2025). The functional impact of mutations in orthosteric binding site of the Drosophila melanogaster Dα2-containing nicotinic receptors points to a greater contribution to neonicotinoid selectivity of an arginine in loop D of Dβ1 than an introduced serine in loop C of Dα2. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 183. 104380–104380.

Kamiya, Masaki, Rei Matsumoto, Makoto Ihara, et al.. (2024). Unravelling nicotinic receptor and ligand features underlying neonicotinoid knockdown actions on the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Open Biology. 14(7). 240057–240057. 3 indexed citations

Okamoto, Naoki, Masaki Kamiya, Wataru Koizumi, et al.. (2023). Functional impact of subunit composition and compensation on Drosophila melanogaster nicotinic receptors–targets of neonicotinoids. PLoS Genetics. 19(2). e1010522–e1010522. 15 indexed citations

Ito, Ryo, et al.. (2022). Effects of cofactors RIC-3, TMX3 and UNC-50, together with distinct subunit ratios on the agonist actions of imidacloprid on Drosophila melanogaster Dα1/Dβ1 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 187. 105177–105177. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Qiang, Peng Xu, Felipe Andreazza, et al.. (2021). Identification of multiple odorant receptors essential for pyrethrum repellency in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genetics. 17(7). e1009677–e1009677. 17 indexed citations

Ihara, Makoto, Shogo Furutani, Masaki Kamiya, et al.. (2020). Cofactor-enabled functional expression of fruit fly, honeybee, and bumblebee nicotinic receptors reveals picomolar neonicotinoid actions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(28). 16283–16291. 73 indexed citations

Yamano, Yuko, et al.. (2020). STAT3 inhibitory activity of naphthoquinones isolated from Tabebuia avellanedae. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 28(6). 115347–115347. 19 indexed citations

Ihara, Makoto, et al.. (2018). Combined effects of mutations in loop C and the loop D-E-G triangle on neonicotinoid interactions with Drosophila Dα1/chicken β2 hybrid nAChRs. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 151. 47–52. 14 indexed citations

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Ono, Naoaki, Makoto Ihara, Hideyuki Suzuki, et al.. (2016). Selective regulation of pyrethrin biosynthesis by the specific blend of wound induced volatiles inTanacetum cinerariifolium. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 11(4). e1149675–e1149675. 6 indexed citations

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Ihara, Makoto, et al.. (2014). Studies on an Acetylcholine Binding Protein Identify a Basic Residue in Loop G on the β1 Strand as a New Structural Determinant of Neonicotinoid Actions. Molecular Pharmacology. 86(6). 736–746. 42 indexed citations

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Ashikawa, Yuji, et al.. (2011). GFP‐based evaluation system of recombinant expression through the secretory pathway in insect cells and its application to the extracellular domains of class C GPCRs. Protein Science. 20(10). 1720–1734. 16 indexed citations

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Fujimoto, Kenzo, Yoshinaga Yoshimura, Makoto Ihara, et al.. (2008). Cy3-3-acylcholine: A fluorescent analogue of acetylcholine for single molecule detection. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 18(3). 1106–1109. 5 indexed citations

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Brown, Laurence A., Makoto Ihara, Steven D. Buckingham, Kazuhiko Matsuda, & David B. Sattelle. (2006). Neonicotinoid insecticides display partial and super agonist actions on native insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 99(2). 608–615. 124 indexed citations

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Ihara, Makoto, Kazuhiko Matsuda, Masaru Shimomura, David B. Sattelle, & Koichiro Komai. (2004). Super Agonist Actions of Clothianidin and Related Compounds on the SADβ2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Expressed inXenopus laevisOocytes. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(3). 761–763. 52 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Kazuhiko, Masaru Shimomura, Makoto Ihara, et al.. (2000). Role of loop D of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in its interaction with the insecticide imidacloprid and related neonicotinoids. British Journal of Pharmacology. 130(5). 981–986. 64 indexed citations

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Okaichi, Kumio, et al.. (1995). UNIQUE DNA REPAIR PROPERTY OF AN ULTRAVIOLET‐SENSITIVE (radC MUTANT OF Dictyostelium discoideum. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 61(3). 281–284. 5 indexed citations

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Ohnishi, Takeo, et al.. (1993). Increase of wtp53 pool size in specific organs of mice by low doses of X-ray.. Journal of Radiation Research. 34(4). 364. 1 indexed citations

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Mori, Toshio, et al.. (1991). SIMULTANEOUS ESTABLISHMENT OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR EITHER CYCLOBUTANE PYRIMIDINE DIMER OR (6‐4)PHOTOPRODUCT FROM THE SAME MOUSE IMMUNIZED WITH ULTRAVIOLET‐IRRADIATED DNA. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 54(2). 225–232. 373 indexed citations

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Ihara, Makoto, Kazuo Yamamoto, & Takeo Ohnishi. (1987). Induction of phr gene expression by irradiation of ultraviolet light in Escherichia coli. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 209(1). 200–202. 14 indexed citations

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