Masakazu Toda

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
6 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Masakazu Toda is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masakazu Toda has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masakazu Toda's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (1 paper). Masakazu Toda is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (1 paper). Masakazu Toda collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Masakazu Toda's co-authors include Masahiko Hara, Shigenobu Hayashi, Atsushi Takagaki, Junko N. Kondo, Kazunari Domen, Takashi Tatsumi, Riichirǒ Chûjô, Yoshio Inoue, Kôgorô Maeda and Isao Ando and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis Today.

In The Last Decade

Masakazu Toda

6 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Biodiesel made with sugar catalyst 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2006 200 400 600
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. Biodiesel made with sugar catalyst
    2005 700 citations Masakazu Toda, Atsushi Takagaki et al. Nature profile →
  2. Acid-Catalyzed Reactions on Flexible Polycyclic Aromatic Carbon in Amorphous Carbon
    2006 503 citations Atsushi Takagaki, Masakazu Toda et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masakazu Toda Japan 4 1.0k 636 385 310 203 6 1.5k
J GOODWINJR United States 12 970 1.0× 791 1.2× 565 1.5× 221 0.7× 232 1.1× 12 1.5k
Evert van der Heide Netherlands 9 1.2k 1.2× 485 0.8× 232 0.6× 232 0.7× 160 0.8× 13 1.4k
Filip de Clippel Belgium 15 1.1k 1.1× 492 0.8× 638 1.7× 253 0.8× 181 0.9× 19 1.6k
Reetta Karinen Finland 18 913 0.9× 507 0.8× 430 1.1× 188 0.6× 116 0.6× 49 1.3k
Md. Imteyaz Alam India 18 1.2k 1.2× 456 0.7× 385 1.0× 286 0.9× 125 0.6× 29 1.5k
Daizo Yamaguchi Japan 7 1.2k 1.2× 401 0.6× 290 0.8× 289 0.9× 127 0.6× 12 1.5k
Pravin P. Upare South Korea 19 1.3k 1.2× 557 0.9× 438 1.1× 329 1.1× 123 0.6× 30 1.6k
Christian M. Osmundsen Denmark 10 1.2k 1.1× 430 0.7× 440 1.1× 222 0.7× 194 1.0× 12 1.6k
Canan Sener United States 14 940 0.9× 322 0.5× 517 1.3× 211 0.7× 158 0.8× 20 1.4k
J. Kijeński Poland 17 594 0.6× 516 0.8× 655 1.7× 354 1.1× 81 0.4× 88 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Masakazu Toda

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masakazu Toda

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Masakazu Toda. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Masakazu Toda. The network helps show where Masakazu Toda may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masakazu Toda

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

All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Takagaki, Atsushi, Masakazu Toda, Junko N. Kondo, et al.. (2006). Acid-Catalyzed Reactions on Flexible Polycyclic Aromatic Carbon in Amorphous Carbon. Chemistry of Materials. 18(13). 3039–3045. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Takagaki, Atsushi, Masakazu Toda, Junko N. Kondo, et al.. (2006). Esterification of higher fatty acids by a novel strong solid acid. Catalysis Today. 116(2). 157–161. 249 indexed citations
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Toda, Masakazu, Atsushi Takagaki, Junko N. Kondo, et al.. (2005). Biodiesel made with sugar catalyst. Nature. 438(7065). 178–178. 700 indexed citations breakdown →
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Inoue, Yoshio, et al.. (1982). Proton and Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of the Effects of Retinal on the Dynamic Structure and Stability of Lipid Bilayer. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 55(2). 540–545. 2 indexed citations
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Toda, Masakazu, et al.. (1980). The Temperature Dependence of Carbon-13 Chemical Shifts of Retinal Isomers and Their Related Compounds. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 53(1). 239–242. 8 indexed citations
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Maeda, Kôgorô, Hideo Ihara, Riichirǒ Chûjô, et al.. (1978). X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of Retinals. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 17(S2). 298–298. 1 indexed citations

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