Masakatsu Watanabe

17.7k total citations
65 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Masakatsu Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masakatsu Watanabe has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Masakatsu Watanabe's work include Connexins and lens biology (14 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (8 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Masakatsu Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (14 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (8 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Masakatsu Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Switzerland. Masakatsu Watanabe's co-authors include Shigeru Kondo, William P. Reinhardt, Norihiro Okada, Martin Karplus, Masaru Ishii, Yoshihisa Kurachi, Motoko Iwashita, David M. Parichy, Yohey Terai and Shinji Mizoiri and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masakatsu Watanabe

64 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masakatsu Watanabe Japan 27 1.3k 393 316 275 258 65 2.3k
William C. Lemon United States 19 798 0.6× 226 0.6× 233 0.7× 645 2.3× 225 0.9× 33 2.3k
Álvaro H. Crevenna Germany 19 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 3.3× 416 1.3× 289 1.1× 197 0.8× 36 3.0k
Marten Postma Netherlands 26 1.5k 1.1× 627 1.6× 267 0.8× 457 1.7× 184 0.7× 61 2.9k
Takashi Matsuo Japan 29 924 0.7× 306 0.8× 625 2.0× 839 3.1× 104 0.4× 161 3.2k
Benjamin D. Engel Germany 35 2.9k 2.2× 872 2.2× 656 2.1× 284 1.0× 180 0.7× 55 3.9k
Justin S. Bois United States 15 2.0k 1.5× 789 2.0× 184 0.6× 135 0.5× 216 0.8× 24 3.1k
Susanne Bechstedt Canada 15 789 0.6× 517 1.3× 184 0.6× 350 1.3× 71 0.3× 25 1.8k
Kevin Leonard Germany 47 3.8k 2.9× 731 1.9× 427 1.4× 545 2.0× 467 1.8× 136 5.9k
Hiroyuki Ide Japan 35 2.6k 2.0× 701 1.8× 586 1.9× 328 1.2× 68 0.3× 145 4.2k
Emmanuel Laplantine France 20 2.1k 1.6× 887 2.3× 323 1.0× 196 0.7× 123 0.5× 29 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Masakatsu Watanabe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masakatsu Watanabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masakatsu Watanabe

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

All Works

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Watanabe, Masakatsu, et al.. (2024). A hyperpolarizing neuron recruits undocked innexin hemichannels to transmit neural information in Caenorhabditis elegans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(21). e2406565121–e2406565121. 2 indexed citations
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Inubushi, Toshihiro, Masakatsu Watanabe, Yusuke Takahashi, et al.. (2023). On-demand chlorine dioxide solution enhances odontoblast differentiation through desulfation of cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan and subsequent activation of canonical Wnt signaling. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1271455–1271455. 1 indexed citations
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Hayashida, Kenichi, Masakatsu Watanabe, Kazumi Kobayashi, et al.. (2022). Structures of human pannexin-1 in nanodiscs reveal gating mediated by dynamic movement of the N terminus and phospholipids. Science Signaling. 15(720). eabg6941–eabg6941. 38 indexed citations
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Kondo, Shigeru, Masakatsu Watanabe, & Seita Miyazawa. (2021). Studies of Turing pattern formation in zebrafish skin. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 379(2213). 41 indexed citations
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Kurita, Daisuke, et al.. (2021). A stalled-ribosome rescue factor Pth3 is required for mitochondrial translation against antibiotics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Communications Biology. 4(1). 300–300. 4 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Motoki, Kei Kanie, Masakatsu Watanabe, et al.. (2020). Performance of a Biodegradable Composite with Hydroxyapatite as a Scaffold in Pulp Tissue Repair. Polymers. 12(4). 937–937. 18 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masakatsu, et al.. (2020). Cryo-EM structures of undocked innexin-6 hemichannels in phospholipids. Science Advances. 6(7). eaax3157–eaax3157. 41 indexed citations
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Aramaki, Toshihiro, et al.. (2019). The minimal gap-junction network among melanophores and xanthophores required for stripe-pattern formation in zebrafish. Development. 146(22). 16 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Motoki, Masakatsu Watanabe, Yuki Ito, et al.. (2019). Surface Pre-Reacted Glass Filler Contributes to Tertiary Dentin Formation through a Mechanism Different Than That of Hydraulic Calcium-Silicate Cement. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(9). 1440–1440. 14 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Motoki, et al.. (2019). Effect of tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease 1 on human pulp cells in vitro and rat pulp tissue in vivo. International Endodontic Journal. 52(7). 1051–1062. 11 indexed citations
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Kondo, Shigeru, et al.. (2018). Melanophore multinucleation pathways in zebrafish. Development Growth & Differentiation. 60(7). 454–459. 6 indexed citations
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Chanson, Marc, et al.. (2018). Connexin Communication Compartments and Wound Repair in Epithelial Tissue. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(5). 1354–1354. 22 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masakatsu, et al.. (2014). Involvement of Delta/Notch signaling in zebrafish adult pigment stripe patterning. Development. 141(6). 1418–1418. 9 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masakatsu, et al.. (2013). Involvement of Delta/Notch signaling in zebrafish adult pigment stripe patterning. Development. 141(2). 318–324. 106 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masakatsu, Daisuke Watanabe, & Shigeru Kondo. (2012). Polyamine sensitivity of gap junctions is required for skin pattern formation in zebrafish. Scientific Reports. 2(1). 473–473. 23 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Naoki, Masakatsu Watanabe, Tokumasa Horiike, Yuji Kohara, & Norihiro Okada. (2008). Extensive analysis of EST sequences reveals that all cichlid species in Lake Victoria share almost identical transcript sets. Gene. 441(1-2). 187–191. 13 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masakatsu, Motoko Iwashita, Masaru Ishii, et al.. (2006). Spot pattern of leopard Danio is caused by mutation in the zebrafish connexin41.8 gene. EMBO Reports. 7(9). 893–897. 148 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Masakatsu & William P. Reinhardt. (1990). Direct dynamical calculation of entropy and free energy by adiabatic switching. Physical Review Letters. 65(26). 3301–3304. 166 indexed citations

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