Masahiro Ono

15.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
167 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Masahiro Ono is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro Ono has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Immunology, 41 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Masahiro Ono's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (32 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (28 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (13 papers). Masahiro Ono is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (32 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (28 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (13 papers). Masahiro Ono collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Masahiro Ono's co-authors include Shimon Sakaguchi, Takashi Nomura, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Jun Shimizu, Takeshi Takahashi, Haruhiko Yagi, Shohei Hori, Zoltán Fehérvári, Ruka Setoguchi and Hiroko Ushikubo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro Ono

155 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Regulatory T Cells and Immune Tolerance

2008 4.0k citations Shimon Sakaguchi, Takashi Nomura et al. profile →
Functional Delineation and Differentiation Dynamics of Human CD4+ T Cells Expressing the FoxP3 Transcription Factor

2009 1.8k citations Takashi Nomura, Masahiro Ono et al. profile →
Foxp3⁺CD25⁺CD4⁺ natural regulatory T cells in dominant self‐tolerance and autoimmune disease

2006 1.3k citations Shimon Sakaguchi, Masahiro Ono et al. profile →
Foxp3 controls regulatory T-cell function by interacting with AML1/Runx1

2007 533 citations Masahiro Ono, Hiroko Yaguchi et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Masahiro Ono

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Akira Yamada Japan

Dieter Kabelitz Germany

Di Yu Australia

Anna Huttenlocher United States

Stephan Grabbe Germany

Graham J. Lieschke Australia

Ken‐ichi Arai Japan

Susumu Ikehara Japan

Chang H. Kim United States

Carlo Laudanna Italy

Akira Yamada Japan

Masahiro Ono

4.6k ×0.6

IMMUN

3.0k ×1.2

2.5k ×1.2

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519 ×0.4

GENET

1.5k ×1.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Masahiro Ono

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masahiro Ono

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro Ono

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masahiro Ono. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masahiro Ono 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 Masahiro Ono. Masahiro Ono 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

Alexandre, Yannick O., A Poch, Susan N. Christo, et al.. (2025). Splenic fibroblastic reticular cells orchestrate dendritic cell maturation and facilitate CD8 ⁺ T cell priming and protective memory. Science Advances. 11(23). eadt5939–eadt5939.

Stadinski, Brian D., Eric H. Mills, Kosaku Murakami, et al.. (2025). Age-dependent Zap70 expression in thymocytes regulates selection of the neonatal regulatory T cell repertoire. Nature Immunology. 26(12). 2256–2269.

Hak, Charleen Chan Wah, Emmanuel C. Patin, Annalisa Nicastri, et al.. (2025). Xevinapant plus Chemoradiotherapy Negatively Sculpts the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment in Head and Neck Cancer. Cancer Research Communications. 5(11). 2079–2091.

Ono, Masahiro. (2025). TockyPrep: data preprocessing methods for flow cytometric fluorescent timer analysis. BMC Bioinformatics. 26(1). 44–44. 1 indexed citations

Ono, Masahiro, Atsushi Suzuki, A Yoshida, et al.. (2024). Prognostic role of right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling assessed by TAPSE/PASP ratio in patients with heart failure and mildly reduced ejection fraction. European Heart Journal. 45(Supplement_1).

Foo, Shane, Pablo Nenclares, Martin McLaughlin, et al.. (2024). Combination of oncolytic Maraba virus with immune checkpoint blockade overcomes therapy resistance in an immunologically cold model of advanced melanoma with dysfunctional T-cell receptor signalling. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 12(7). e009443–e009443. 5 indexed citations

Monde, Kazuaki, Kenji Sugata, Benjy J.Y. Tan, et al.. (2024). HIV-Tocky system to visualize proviral expression dynamics. Communications Biology. 7(1). 344–344. 4 indexed citations

Abe, Hajime, Yohei Tanada, Shigemiki Omiya, et al.. (2021). NF-κB activation in cardiac fibroblasts results in the recruitment of inflammatory Ly6C ^hi monocytes in pressure-overloaded hearts. Science Signaling. 14(704). eabe4932–eabe4932. 19 indexed citations

Bending, David, et al.. (2018). A temporally dynamic Foxp3 autoregulatory transcriptional circuit controls the effector Treg programme. The EMBO Journal. 37(16). 34 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2015). Optimal Sensor Placement Determination Method for Jet Engines Based on Fisher Information. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 51(9). 634–644. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Takashi, et al.. (2014). Regular Breakup of Liquid Jet from Oblong Orifice and Production of Uniform-sized Droplets. Jikken rikigaku. 14(4). 271–278. 1 indexed citations

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Ono, Masahiro, et al.. (2012). CO2 Capture Technology by Using Semi-clathrate Hydrates. 2 indexed citations

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Yokomizo, Akira, Yoshiakira Kanai, J Matsubara, et al.. (2011). UP-01.179 Use of Quantitative Shotgun Proteomics to Identify Fibronectin 1 as a Novel Plasma Biomarker for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Urology. 78(3). S247–S247. 1 indexed citations

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Ono, Masahiro, Hiroko Yaguchi, Naganari Ohkura, et al.. (2007). Foxp3 controls regulatory T-cell function by interacting with AML1/Runx1. Nature. 446(7136). 685–689. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ono, Masahiro, Jun Shimizu, Yoshiki Miyachi, & Shimon Sakaguchi. (2006). Control of Autoimmune Myocarditis and Multiorgan Inflammation by Glucocorticoid-Induced TNF Receptor Family-Related Proteinhigh, Foxp3-Expressing CD25+ and CD25− Regulatory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 176(8). 4748–4756. 133 indexed citations

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Ono, Masahiro, et al.. (2003). Immunodiagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis using Monoclonal Antibodies. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 4758–4758. 1 indexed citations

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Akizawa, Hiromichi, Yasushi Arano, Masaki Mifune, et al.. (2001). Effect of molecular charges on renal uptake of 111 In-DTPA-conjugated peptides. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 28(7). 761–768. 84 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Rina, et al.. (2000). Structure, expression, and conserved physical linkage of mouse testicular cell adhesion molecule-1 (TCAM-1) gene. Genome. 43(6). 957–962. 6 indexed citations

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TOYOSHIMA, Hidechika, Masahiro Ono, Hiroshi Okadome, et al.. (1999). Relationship between Producing Conditions and Qualities of "Quick Cooking Rice".. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi. 46(4). 197–204. 3 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, Naoaki, Ken Maeda, Yukinobu Tohya, et al.. (1996). Pathogenicity and vaccine efficacy of a thymidine kinase-deficient mutant of feline herpesvirus type 1 in cats. Archives of Virology. 141(3-4). 481–494. 30 indexed citations

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