Masaji Kasai

1.4k total citations
64 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Masaji Kasai is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Toxicology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaji Kasai has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Organic Chemistry, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Toxicology. Recurrent topics in Masaji Kasai's work include Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (30 papers), Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (19 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Activity (15 papers). Masaji Kasai is often cited by papers focused on Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (30 papers), Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (19 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Activity (15 papers). Masaji Kasai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Singapore and United States. Masaji Kasai's co-authors include Herman Ziffer, Kunikatsu Shirahata, Motomichi Kono, Hitoshi Arai, Katsushige Gomi, David Ross, Makoto Morimoto, David Siegel, Howard D. Beall and Neil W. Gibson and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masaji Kasai

64 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masaji Kasai Japan 18 621 569 263 243 106 64 1.1k
Juan C. Estévez Spain 20 1.0k 1.7× 537 0.9× 153 0.6× 124 0.5× 56 0.5× 113 1.2k
Gyula Schneider Hungary 26 1.3k 2.1× 956 1.7× 135 0.5× 146 0.6× 57 0.5× 145 1.9k
Adriano Guiotto Italy 23 865 1.4× 572 1.0× 163 0.6× 367 1.5× 77 0.7× 59 1.5k
Raymond Houssin France 22 976 1.6× 782 1.4× 146 0.6× 208 0.9× 41 0.4× 103 1.5k
Carmen Avendaño Spain 24 1.8k 2.9× 740 1.3× 205 0.8× 291 1.2× 272 2.6× 163 2.3k
Chung‐gi Shin Japan 21 1.3k 2.1× 890 1.6× 66 0.3× 393 1.6× 66 0.6× 154 1.6k
János Wölfling Hungary 26 1.5k 2.5× 1.1k 1.9× 143 0.5× 161 0.7× 65 0.6× 156 2.2k
Jean‐Charles Lancelot France 23 1.4k 2.2× 621 1.1× 128 0.5× 118 0.5× 37 0.3× 137 1.7k
Emmanuel N. Pitsinos Greece 23 1.1k 1.7× 487 0.9× 109 0.4× 351 1.4× 70 0.7× 51 1.6k
André Guingant France 19 1.0k 1.7× 280 0.5× 79 0.3× 101 0.4× 52 0.5× 66 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaji Kasai

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

All Works

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Takashima, Hajime, et al.. (2021). Visualized and Quantitative Conformational Analysis of Peptidomimetics. ACS Omega. 6(40). 26601–26612. 4 indexed citations
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Fujino, Kenji, et al.. (2001). Development of a Practical Synthetic Route of a PDE V Inhibitor KF31327. Organic Process Research & Development. 5(4). 426–433. 11 indexed citations
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Arai, Hitoshi, et al.. (1999). Development of Large-scale Synthetic Process for Antitumor Agent EO9.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 57(5). 401–406. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Nobuyuki, et al.. (1997). Facile and Efficient Synthesis of 7,10-Dihydroxy-6H-pyrazolo[4,5,1-de]acridin-6-one via Hypervalent Iodine Oxidation. Synthesis. 1997(6). 625–627. 13 indexed citations
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Akama, Tsutomu, et al.. (1996). Novel 5-Aminoflavone Derivatives as Specific Antitumor Agents in Breast Cancer. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 39(18). 3461–3469. 74 indexed citations
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Ashizawa, Tadashi, Akihiko Okamoto, Masami Okabe, et al.. (1995). Characteristics of the antitumor activity of M-16 and M-18, major metabolites of a new mitomycin C derivative KW-2149, in mice. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 6(6). 763–770. 5 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Eiji, Masami Okabe, Motomichi Kono, et al.. (1993). Comparison of uptake of mitomycin C and KW-2149 by murine P388 leukemia cells sensitive or resistant to mitomycin C. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 32(1). 20–24. 19 indexed citations
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Arai, Hitoshi & Masaji Kasai. (1993). Facile nucleophilic cleavage of selenide with dimedone. Synthesis of novel 6-demethylmitomycins. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 58(15). 4151–4152. 6 indexed citations
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Kono, Motomichi, Yutaka Saitoh, Masaji Kasai, et al.. (1993). Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of new dimeric mitomycin derivatives; 7-N,7'-N'bis(.OMEGA.-thioalkyl)dimitomycins.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 46(9). 1428–1438. 8 indexed citations
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Kanda, Yutaka, Hitoshi Arai, Tadashi Ashizawa, Makoto Morimoto, & Masaji Kasai. (1992). New potent mitomycin derivatives: synthesis and antitumor activity of 7,7-(ethylenedioxy)mitomycins. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(15). 2781–2786. 5 indexed citations
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Siegel, David, Howard D. Beall, Masaji Kasai, et al.. (1992). Bioreductive activation of mitomycin C by DT-diaphorase. Biochemistry. 31(34). 7879–7885. 137 indexed citations
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Kasai, Masaji, Motomichi Kono, Shun‐ichi Ikeda, Nobuyuki Yoda, & Noriaki Hirayama. (1992). An efficient chemical conversion of mitomycin A to isomitomycin A. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 57(26). 7296–7299. 8 indexed citations
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Kasai, Masaji, Motomichi Kono, & Kunikatsu Shirahata. (1991). The derivation of a novel mitomycin skeleton: 3.ALPHA.-Alkoxymitomycin.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 44(3). 301–308. 1 indexed citations
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Kono, Motomichi, Masaji Kasai, Kunikatsu Shirahata, & N. Hirayama. (1991). The configuration of mitiromycin and its derivation from mitomycin B.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 44(3). 309–312. 4 indexed citations
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Saito, Hiromitsu, Tadashi Hirata, Masaji Kasai, et al.. (1991). Synthesis and biological evaluation of quinocarcin derivatives: thioalkyl-substituted quinones and hydroquinones. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(7). 1959–1966. 17 indexed citations
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Kono, Motomichi, Masaji Kasai, & Kunikatsu Shirahata. (1989). Improved Synthesis of Mitomycin G. Synthetic Communications. 19(11-12). 2041–2047. 5 indexed citations
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Tamaoki, Tatsuya, Masaji Kasai, Kunikatsu Shirahata, & Fusao Tomita. (1982). Tetrocarcins E1,E2,F and F-1, new antibiotics. Fermentation, isolation and characterization.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 35(8). 979–984. 42 indexed citations
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Kasai, Masaji, et al.. (1977). Synthesis and properties of 4,4′-bi(cyclopentene)-3,3′,5,5′-tetraone. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 1660–1661. 5 indexed citations

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