Makoto Tsuda

20.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
281 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Makoto Tsuda is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Tsuda has authored 281 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Physiology, 101 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 72 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Makoto Tsuda's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (117 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (72 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (46 papers). Makoto Tsuda is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (117 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (72 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (46 papers). Makoto Tsuda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Makoto Tsuda's co-authors include Kazuhide Inoue, Hidetoshi Tozaki‐Saitoh, Michael W. Salter, Schuichi Koizumi, Yukari Shigemoto‐Mogami, Shinichi Kohsaka, Takahiro Masuda, Melvin T. Tyree, Simon Beggs and Claude Gravel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Tsuda

270 papers receiving 15.5k 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.

BDNF from microglia causes the shift in neuronal anion gradient underlying neuropathic pain

2005 1.5k citations Makoto Tsuda, Kazuhide Inoue et al. Nature profile →
P2X4 receptors induced in spinal microglia gate tactile allodynia after nerve injury

2003 1.3k citations Makoto Tsuda, Schuichi Koizumi et al. Nature profile →
Neuropathic pain and spinal microglia: a big problem from molecules in ‘small’ glia

2004 669 citations Makoto Tsuda, Kazuhide Inoue et al. profile →
UDP acting at P2Y6 receptors is a mediator of microglial phagocytosis

2007 653 citations Schuichi Koizumi, Makoto Tsuda et al. Nature profile →
Microglia in neuropathic pain: cellular and molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

2018 626 citations Kazuhide Inoue, Makoto Tsuda profile →
A spinal microglia population involved in remitting and relapsing neuropathic pain

2022 147 citations Keita Kohno, Kohei Yoshihara et al. Science profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makoto Tsuda

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Makoto Tsuda. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Makoto Tsuda 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 Makoto Tsuda. Makoto Tsuda 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	Spinal dorsal horn neurons involved in the alleviating effects of cannabinoid receptor agonists on neuropathic allodynia-like behaviors in rats 2025 ·Journal of Pharmacological Sciences ·(unknown), Eriko Ito, (unknown), Makoto Tsuda	0
2	Fibroblast-derived CSF1 maintains colonization of gut mucosal macrophage to resist bacterial infection 2025 ·Mucosal Immunology ·(unknown), S Yoshida, Kenta Nakano, Xiaojun Li, Tadashi Okamura, Eiji Umemoto, Taisho Yamada, (unknown), Shozo Jinno, Minako Ito, Makoto Tsuda, (unknown), Jean X. Jiang, (unknown), Shinichiro Sawa	2
3	The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory 2025 ·Nature ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Atsuko Komori, (unknown), Atsushi Kasai, Henrik Skibbe, Norio Takata, Tatsushi Yokoyama, Makoto Tsuda, Genri Numata, (unknown), Eiki Takimoto, Masayuki Sakamoto, Minako Ito, Takahiro Masuda, Jun Nagai	0
4	Interleukin-4 induces CD11c+ microglia leading to amelioration of neuropathic pain in mice 2025 ·eLife ·Keita Kohno, (unknown), K Hirose, Takahiro Masuda, Makoto Tsuda	0
5	Astrocytic GPR37L1: A new guardian against the onset and chronicity of neuropathic pain 2025 ·Neuron ·Yuta Kohro, Makoto Tsuda	0
6	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A mediates mouse line- and fate-dependent cellular responses in Cx3cr1-Cre genetic tools 2025 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), Haruo Shintaku, Akihito Harada, Kazumitsu Maehara, Kaori Tanaka, (unknown), Minako Ito, Hiroyuki Konishi, Makoto Tsuda, Marco Prinz, Yusuke Kishi, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, (unknown), Takahiro Masuda	0
7	IRF8 and MAFB drive distinct transcriptional machineries in different resident macrophages of the central nervous system 2024 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Kaori Tanaka, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Makoto Tsuda, Takahiro Masuda	8
8	Voltage-gated calcium channel subunit α2δ-1 in spinal dorsal horn neurons contributes to aberrant excitatory synaptic transmission and mechanical hypersensitivity after peripheral nerve injury 2023 ·Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience ·K. Koga, Kenta Kobayashi, Makoto Tsuda, Kazufumi Kubota, Yutaka Kitano, Hidemasa Furue	13
9	A spinal microglia population involved in remitting and relapsing neuropathic pain breakdown → 2022 ·Science ·Keita Kohno, (unknown), Kohei Yoshihara, (unknown), Kaori Tanaka, Keiko Takanami, Kazuhide Inoue, Hirotaka Sakamoto, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Takahiro Masuda, Makoto Tsuda	147
10	Controlled activation of cortical astrocytes modulates neuropathic pain-like behaviour 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Ikuko Takeda, Kohei Yoshihara, (unknown), (unknown), Masakazu Agetsuma, Makoto Tsuda, Kei Eto, Schuichi Koizumi, Hiroaki Wake, Andrew J. Moorhouse, Junichi Nabekura	35
11	Astrocytic phagocytosis is a compensatory mechanism for microglial dysfunction 2020 ·The EMBO Journal ·Hiroyuki Konishi, Takayuki Okamoto, Yuichiro Hara, Okiru Komine, Hiromi Tamada, Mitsuyo Maeda, (unknown), Masaaki Kobayashi, Akira Nishiyama, Yosky Kataoka, Toshiyuki Takai, Nobuyuki Udagawa, Steffen Jung, Keiko Ozato, Tomohiko Tamura, Makoto Tsuda, Koji Yamanaka, Tomoo Ogi, Katsuaki Sato, Hiroshi Kiyama	131
12	Hyperactivation of proprioceptors induces microglia-mediated long-lasting pain in a rat model of chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 ·Journal of Neuroinflammation ·Masaya Yasui, (unknown), Kyohei Tokizane, (unknown), Makoto Tsuda, Kazuhide Inoue, Hiroshi Kiyama	21
13	[Mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain revealing by the role of glial cells]. 2015 ·PubMed ·Makoto Tsuda	7
14	MgB 2 およびYBCO導体を用いたSMES磁石巻線の最適形態比較 2013 ·IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ·(unknown), (unknown), Makoto Tsuda	1
15	Effect of shading on xylem vulnerability to dysfunction at the nursery stage in cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) 2004 ·Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou ·(unknown), Makoto Tsuda, (unknown)	0
16	Relationships between Xylem Hydraulic Properties and Panicle Characters in Paddy and Upland Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes 2004 ·Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou ·Makoto Tsuda, (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	Plant hydraulic conductance measured by the high pressure flow meter in crop plants 2000 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Makoto Tsuda, Melvin T. Tyree	20
18	Effect of Salinity on the Growth and Development of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties 1999 ·Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou ·Daigo Makihara, Makoto Tsuda, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	20
19	Vessel Length Distribution in Crop Plants : Corn, Soybean and Tomato 1997 ·Japanese Journal of Crop Science ·Makoto Tsuda	2
20	24-Hour Blood Pressure Profiles of Essential Hypertensives Receiving Various Beta-Blocker Therapies. 1993 ·Rinsho yakuri/Japanese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ·(unknown), Hiroshi Hayashi, (unknown), (unknown), Makoto Tsuda, (unknown), Hidehiko Saito	1

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