Masahiko Taniguchi

20.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
504 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Masahiko Taniguchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiko Taniguchi has authored 504 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Molecular Biology, 106 papers in Materials Chemistry and 67 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Masahiko Taniguchi's work include Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (93 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (49 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (43 papers). Masahiko Taniguchi is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (93 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (49 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (43 papers). Masahiko Taniguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Masahiko Taniguchi's co-authors include Jonathan S. Lindsey, Kimiye Baba, Takeshi Yagi, Hajime Fujisawa, David F. Bocian, Dewey Holten, J Dixon, Marcin Ptaszek, James R. Diers and Satoru Todo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Masahiko Taniguchi

466 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

4 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.

Neuropilin–Semaphorin III/D-Mediated Chemorepulsive Signals Play a Crucial Role in Peripheral Nerve Projection in Mice

1997 558 citations Masahiko Taniguchi et al. profile →
Sensory Nerves Determine the Pattern of Arterial Differentiation and Blood Vessel Branching in the Skin

2002 522 citations Masahiko Taniguchi et al. profile →
Osteoprotection by semaphorin 3A

2012 487 citations Masahiko Taniguchi et al. profile →
Database of Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra of >300 Common Compounds for use in PhotochemCAD

2017 340 citations Masahiko Taniguchi, Jonathan S. Lindsey Photochemistry and Photobiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masahiko Taniguchi Japan	63	6.1k	4.0k	3.2k	1.9k	1.6k	504	15.7k
Jay L. Zweíer United States	98	15.3k 2.5×	1.3k 0.3×	4.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.4×	554	42.5k
David Schubert United States	73	11.0k 1.8×	3.3k 0.8×	947 0.3×	659 0.3×	679 0.4×	196	20.4k
Klaas Nicolay Netherlands	79	6.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	899 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	395	20.5k
Brian D. Ross United States	80	6.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	462	26.6k
Boris Zhivotovsky Sweden	85	19.5k 3.2×	2.2k 0.6×	858 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	344	30.5k
A. S. Verkman United States	78	9.6k 1.6×	2.2k 0.5×	543 0.2×	6.0k 3.1×	916 0.6×	258	21.6k
Bernd Mayer Austria	82	7.3k 1.2×	3.3k 0.8×	576 0.2×	727 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	514	24.0k
David F. Wilson United States	68	7.5k 1.2×	2.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	880 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	416	16.6k
Robert S. Balaban United States	78	10.3k 1.7×	1.4k 0.3×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	291	25.2k
Willem H. Koppenol Switzerland	63	7.4k 1.2×	668 0.2×	1.7k 0.5×	871 0.5×	692 0.4×	213	21.3k

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Niedzwiedzki, Dariusz M., Masahiko Taniguchi, & Jonathan S. Lindsey. (2025). Database of low‐temperature absorption and fluorescence spectra of native photosynthetic tetrapyrrole macrocycles. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 102(2). 457–469.

Taniguchi, Masahiko & Jonathan S. Lindsey. (2024). Acquisition of absorption and fluorescence spectral data using chatbots. Digital Discovery. 4(1). 21–34. 1 indexed citations

Kimura, Yoshiyuki, et al.. (2023). Acertannin prevents azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium-induced colon cancer growth by inhibiting the colonic expression of interleukin-1β, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, cyclooxygenase-2, and thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box proteins (TOX)/TOX2 in C57BL/6J mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 947. 175680–175680. 1 indexed citations

Taniguchi, Masahiko & Jonathan S. Lindsey. (2023). Absorption and fluorescence spectra of open-chain tetrapyrrole pigments–bilirubins, biliverdins, phycobilins, and synthetic analogues. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews. 55. 100585–100585. 21 indexed citations

Liu, Qihui, Masahiko Taniguchi, Shreya Goel, & Jonathan S. Lindsey. (2023). Rapid screening of dyes for self-aggregation, adsorption and metabolic integrity – Quantitative metrics as a prelude to biological studies. Dyes and Pigments. 223. 111914–111914. 9 indexed citations

Ogata, Toshiro, et al.. (2023). The five-item modified frailty index predicts long-term outcomes in elderly patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 21(1). 268–268. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Pengzhi, et al.. (2023). Four Routes to 3-(3-Methoxy-1,3-dioxopropyl)pyrrole, a Core Motif of Rings C and E in Photosynthetic Tetrapyrroles. Molecules. 28(3). 1323–1323. 4 indexed citations

Kato, Kazuya, Kazuya Kato, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, et al.. (2016). Totally implantable venous access port via the femoral vein in a femoral port position with CT‐venography. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 114(8). 1024–1028. 8 indexed citations

Kato, Kazuya, Kazuya Kato, Kazuhiko Onodera, et al.. (2015). Pravastatin-induced rhabdomyolysis and purpura fulminans in a patient with chronic renal failure. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 8(C). 84–87. 5 indexed citations

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Kato, Kazuya, Kazuya Kato, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, et al.. (2014). Primary colon cancer with a high serum PIVKA-II level. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 6(C). 95–99. 6 indexed citations

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Masuda, Tomoyuki, et al.. (2014). Attractive and permissive activities of semaphorin 5A toward dorsal root ganglion axons in higher vertebrate embryos. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 8(6). 603–606. 4 indexed citations

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Harris, Michelle A., Jianbing Jiang, Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki, et al.. (2014). Versatile design of biohybrid light-harvesting architectures to tune location, density, and spectral coverage of attached synthetic chromophores for enhanced energy capture. Photosynthesis Research. 121(1). 35–48. 30 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Masahiko, et al.. (2014). The shape of the dust-likeness locus of self-similar sets. 1(3). 335–347. 1 indexed citations

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Soares, Ana R. M., et al.. (2012). Primordial Oil Slick and the Formation of Hydrophobic Tetrapyrrole Macrocycles. Astrobiology. 12(11). 1055–1068. 17 indexed citations

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Murata, Kazuya, Masahiko Taniguchi, Makio Shibano, et al.. (2009). Fibrinolytic activity of ligustilide and pharmaceutical comparison of Angelica acutiloba roots before and after processing in hot water.. 26(5). 210–218. 6 indexed citations

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Xia, Victor W., Masahiko Taniguchi, & Randolph H. Steadman. (2008). The changing face of patients presenting for liver transplantation. Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 13(3). 280–284. 66 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Masahiko, Tomoyuki Masuda, Masahiro Fukaya, et al.. (2005). Identification and characterization of a novel member of murine semaphorin family. Genes to Cells. 10(8). 785–792. 54 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Masahiko, et al.. (2001). NON-TRIVIAL DEFORMATION OF AN ENTIRE FUNCTION abz +ebz + c. Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics. 5(3). 641–646. 3 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Masahiko, T Suzuki, Takeshi Shimamura, et al.. (2001). Effect of dipyridamole on ischemia and reperfusion injury of canine liver. Transplantation Proceedings. 33(1-2). 933–933. 1 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Masahiko, et al.. (1999). Three Chalcones from Angelica keiskei. Natural medicines = 生薬學雜誌. 53(6). 329–332. 13 indexed citations

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