Masaharu Noda

25.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
194 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Masaharu Noda is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaharu Noda has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Molecular Biology, 57 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 46 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Masaharu Noda's work include Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases (46 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (29 papers). Masaharu Noda is often cited by papers focused on Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases (46 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (29 papers). Masaharu Noda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Masaharu Noda's co-authors include Shosaku Numa, Hideo Takahashi, Seiichi Inayama, Tadaaki Hirose, Nobuaki Maeda, Harukazu Suzuki, Yasuji Furutani, Mitsuyoshi Toyosato, Tsutomu Tanabe and Takafumi Shintani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Masaharu Noda

191 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

Primary structure of Electrophorus electricus sodium chan... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1984 1989 1986 1986 1982 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Primary structure of Electrophorus electricus sodium channel deduced from cDNA sequence
    1984 1.0k citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  2. Structural parts involved in activation and inactivation of the sodium channel
    1989 942 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  3. Molecular distinction between fetal and adult forms of muscle acetylcholine receptor
    1986 791 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  4. Existence of distinct sodium channel messenger RNAs in rat brain
    1986 782 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  5. Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for bovine adrenal preproenkephalin
    1982 761 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  6. In vitro guidance of retinal ganglion cell axons by RAGS, a 25 kDa tectal protein related to ligands for Eph receptor tyrosine kinases
    1995 702 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  7. Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for porcine β-neo-endorphin/dynorphin precursor
    1982 634 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  8. Structural homology of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor subunits
    1983 621 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →
  9. Primary structure of α-subunit precursor of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor deduced from cDNA sequence
    1982 557 citations Masaharu Noda et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masaharu Noda Japan 68 14.3k 8.7k 2.8k 1.7k 1.2k 194 19.3k
Howard Schulman United States 78 15.0k 1.0× 9.7k 1.1× 2.8k 1.0× 2.5k 1.5× 1.7k 1.4× 158 20.7k
Thomas L. Schwarz United States 63 12.2k 0.8× 6.9k 0.8× 4.5k 1.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.9k 1.6× 120 17.1k
Thomas R. Soderling United States 75 13.2k 0.9× 8.0k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 668 0.4× 1.7k 1.4× 154 18.3k
Claus W. Heizmann Switzerland 78 13.2k 0.9× 6.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 820 0.5× 2.2k 1.8× 345 21.4k
Martin Poenie United States 30 15.7k 1.1× 8.2k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 3.6k 3.0× 43 25.2k
Jacopo Meldolesi Italy 81 15.6k 1.1× 6.8k 0.8× 4.8k 1.7× 725 0.4× 2.6k 2.2× 323 23.8k
Ricardo E. Dolmetsch United States 42 9.4k 0.7× 5.0k 0.6× 964 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 69 14.6k
Michael R. Hanley United Kingdom 46 8.2k 0.6× 4.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 823 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 127 13.0k
Hiroshi Takeshima Japan 69 14.2k 1.0× 8.0k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 4.4k 2.6× 2.6k 2.1× 286 18.3k
Harald Sontheimer United States 83 11.1k 0.8× 9.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 911 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 220 19.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaharu Noda

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weinmann‐Menke, Julia, Yasunori Iwata, Myriam Meineck, et al.. (2025). Ptprz Signaling, Tubule-Mediated and Macrophage-Mediated Kidney Injury, and Subsequent CKD. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 36(7). 1295–1309. 2 indexed citations
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Matsuda, Takashi, Kenta Kobayashi, Kazuto Kobayashi, & Masaharu Noda. (2023). Two parabrachial Cck neurons involved in the feedback control of thirst or salt appetite. Cell Reports. 43(1). 113619–113619. 6 indexed citations
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Baek, Jea-Hyun, Julia Weinmann‐Menke, Amrendra K. Ajay, et al.. (2022). IL-34 and protein-tyrosine phosphatase receptor type-zeta-dependent mechanisms limit arthritis in mice. Laboratory Investigation. 102(8). 846–858. 6 indexed citations
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Matsuda, Takashi, Takeshi Y. Hiyama, Kenta Kobayashi, Kazuto Kobayashi, & Masaharu Noda. (2020). Distinct CCK-positive SFO neurons are involved in persistent or transient suppression of water intake. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5692–5692. 20 indexed citations
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Williams, Ruth M., Rachel Lyne, Tatjana Sauka‐Spengler, et al.. (2020). Insights into olfactory ensheathing cell development from a laser‐microdissection and transcriptome‐profiling approach. Glia. 68(12). 2550–2584. 15 indexed citations
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Sakuta, Hiraki, Chia-Hao Lin, Takeshi Y. Hiyama, et al.. (2020). SLC9A4 in the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis is a [Na+] sensor for the control of water intake. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 472(5). 609–624. 16 indexed citations
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Winkelman, Beerend H. J., Marcus H. C. Howlett, Hiraki Sakuta, et al.. (2019). Nystagmus in patients with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) originates from synchronously firing retinal ganglion cells. PLoS Biology. 17(9). e3000174–e3000174. 20 indexed citations
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Fujikawa, Akihiro, Yukihiro Noda, Hideko Yamamoto, et al.. (2019). Mice deficient in protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type Z (PTPRZ) show reduced responsivity to methamphetamine despite an enhanced response to novelty. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0221205–e0221205. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Yang, Takafumi Shintani, Yasushi Takéuchi, Takuji Shirasawa, & Masaharu Noda. (2018). Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Type J (PTPRJ) Regulates Retinal Axonal Projections by Inhibiting Eph and Abl Kinases in Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(39). 8345–8363. 13 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Kei, Yo Shinoda, Maya Yamazaki, et al.. (2017). RNG105/caprin1, an RNA granule protein for dendritic mRNA localization, is essential for long-term memory formation. eLife. 6. 43 indexed citations
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Hiyama, Takeshi Y., Masahito Matsumoto, Akihiro Fujikawa, et al.. (2016). Adipsic hypernatremia without hypothalamic lesions accompanied by autoantibodies to subfornical organ. Brain Pathology. 27(3). 323–331. 23 indexed citations
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Kuboyama, Kazuya, Akihiro Fujikawa, Ryoko Suzuki, & Masaharu Noda. (2015). Inactivation of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Type Z by Pleiotrophin Promotes Remyelination through Activation of Differentiation of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(35). 12162–12171. 47 indexed citations
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Noda, Masaharu & Takeshi Y. Hiyama. (2014). Sodium sensing in the brain. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 467(3). 465–474. 50 indexed citations
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Hiyama, Takeshi Y., et al.. (2010). Nax-deficient mice show normal vasopressin response to dehydration. Neuroscience Letters. 472(3). 161–165. 16 indexed citations
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Shintani, Takafumi, et al.. (2009). APC2 Plays an Essential Role in Axonal Projections through the Regulation of Microtubule Stability. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(37). 11628–11640. 34 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Masaaki, Miyuki Kimura, Akihiro Wada, et al.. (2004). Helicobacter pylori VacA Activates the p38/Activating Transcription Factor 2-mediated Signal Pathway in AZ-521 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(8). 7024–7028. 74 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Hiroo, Takafumi Shintani, Hiraki Sakuta, & Masaharu Noda. (2003). CBF1 controls the retinotectal topographical map along the anteroposterior axis through multiple mechanisms. Development. 130(21). 5203–5215. 48 indexed citations
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Ohyama, Kyoji, et al.. (2003). Receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase ζ/RPTP β is expressed on tangentially aligned neurons in early mouse neocortex. Developmental Brain Research. 148(1). 121–127. 10 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Eiji, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yasunobu Yasoshima, et al.. (2000). Nav2/NaG Channel Is Involved in Control of Salt-Intake Behavior in the CNS. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(20). 7743–7751. 134 indexed citations
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Noda, Masaharu, Richard M. Harland, & Akira Nifuji. (1997). Noggin modulates BMP actions during the development of somite.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 12. 321. 1 indexed citations

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