Masaki Ando

15.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
183 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Masaki Ando is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaki Ando has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 38 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 25 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masaki Ando's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (62 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (25 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (17 papers). Masaki Ando is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (62 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (25 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (17 papers). Masaki Ando collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Masaki Ando's co-authors include Yuta Michimura, Y. Aso, Daisuke Tatsumi, K. Somiya, T. Sekiguchi, O. Miyakawa, H. Yamamoto, H. Toraya, Takashi Ida and Atsushi Takeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, PLoS ONE and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Masaki Ando

173 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Interferometer design of the KAGRA gravitational wave det... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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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. Interferometer design of the KAGRA gravitational wave detector
    2013 675 citations Yuta Michimura, Masaki Ando et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masaki Ando Japan 31 1.3k 632 456 413 340 183 3.6k
Takeshi Sakai Japan 44 1.9k 1.5× 721 1.1× 380 0.8× 34 0.1× 1.4k 4.1× 438 7.2k
J. G. Williams United States 57 6.1k 4.7× 676 1.1× 367 0.8× 159 0.4× 676 2.0× 297 12.6k
Masahiko Nakamura Japan 33 408 0.3× 91 0.1× 168 0.4× 273 0.7× 25 0.1× 401 4.3k
Akio Inoue Japan 54 4.1k 3.2× 226 0.4× 326 0.7× 91 0.2× 21 0.1× 412 11.3k
William W. Anderson United States 34 204 0.2× 695 1.1× 889 1.9× 59 0.1× 804 2.4× 299 4.6k
Naoto Kobayashi Japan 34 1.7k 1.4× 791 1.3× 765 1.7× 17 0.0× 59 0.2× 378 4.9k
Katsumi Hattori Japan 41 364 0.3× 461 0.7× 882 1.9× 314 0.8× 3.6k 10.5× 257 5.4k
K. Sato Japan 48 3.8k 3.0× 739 1.2× 1.1k 2.4× 29 0.1× 308 0.9× 409 10.0k
Michio Yamada Japan 40 442 0.3× 456 0.7× 280 0.6× 42 0.1× 57 0.2× 264 5.5k
Paul A. Smith United Kingdom 43 241 0.2× 363 0.6× 346 0.8× 32 0.1× 121 0.4× 232 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masaki Ando

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaki Ando

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fukasawa, Keita, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Shun Takagi, et al.. (2025). Snapshot Japan 2023: the first camera trap dataset under a globally standardised protocol in Japan. Biodiversity Data Journal. 13. e141168–e141168. 1 indexed citations
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Ishikawa, Tomohiro, et al.. (2024). Significance of Fabry-Perot Cavities for Space Gravitational Wave Antenna DECIGO. Galaxies. 12(2). 13–13. 1 indexed citations
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Shimoda, Tomofumi, P. W. F. Forsyth, Mengdi Cao, et al.. (2024). TOrsion-Bar Antenna: A Ground-Based Detector for Low-Frequency Gravity Gradient Measurement. Galaxies. 12(6). 78–78.
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Ando, Masaki, Takashi IKEDA, & Hayato Iijima. (2023). Examination of the Appropriate Inference Procedure in a Model Structure for Harvest-Based Estimation of Sika Deer Abundance. Mammal Study. 48(2). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, et al.. (2022). Multifunctional terahertz microscopy for biochemical and chemical imaging and sensing. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 220. 114901–114901. 15 indexed citations
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Ando, Haruko, et al.. (2020). Methodological trends and perspectives of animal dietary studies by noninvasive fecal DNA metabarcoding. Environmental DNA. 2(4). 391–406. 121 indexed citations
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Cui, Yi‐Tao, Yoshihisa Harada, Hideharu Niwa, et al.. (2017). Wetting Induced Oxidation of Pt-based Nano Catalysts Revealed by In Situ High Energy Resolution X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 1482–1482. 21 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, Seiji Kawamura, Shuichi Sato, et al.. (2010). DECIGO: the Japanese Space Gravitational Wave Antenna. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 8(ists27). Po_4_1–Po_4_6. 1 indexed citations
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Takeda, Atsushi, et al.. (2009). Unique response of zinc in the hippocampus to behavioral stress and attenuation of subsequent mossy fiber long-term potentiation. NeuroToxicology. 30(4). 712–717. 23 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, et al.. (2008). Bark Stripping by Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) on Mt. Ohdaigahara in Terms of Selection of Tree Species, Distribution of Palatable Trees, and Frequency of Habitat Use.. Journal of the Japanese Forest Society. 90(3). 174–181. 1 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, et al.. (2008). Bark Stripping to Coniferous Trees by Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) on Mt. Ohdaigahara, Central Japan. Journal of the Japanese Forest Society. 90(6). 404–410. 2 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki & Ei’ichi Shibata. (2006). Why Do Cervids Strip the Tree Bark?. Journal of the Japanese Forest Society. 88(2). 131–136. 4 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of a novel sugar coating method for moisture protective tablets. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 336(2). 319–328. 25 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki. (2005). Current status of the TAMA300 gravitational-wave detector. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 22(18). S881–S889. 43 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, et al.. (2002). Multidrug Hybrid Therapy including an Angiotensin Receptor Antagonist to Prevent Restenosis after Coronary Stenting (Preliminary Report). 17(3). 259–262. 1 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, et al.. (2001). FRCM : A New Method of Object Recognition Using Correlations of Multi - dimensional Feature Rectangles. 2001(36). 25–32. 1 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, et al.. (1995). INFRARED VEHICLE DETECTOR (IRVD) SYSTEM DESIGN. 4 indexed citations
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Ando, Masaki, et al.. (1990). Sweet Disease with Aplastic Anemia. Skin research. 32(6). 749–753.
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Kobayashi, H., et al.. (1989). [Statistical studies on scabies at Division of Dermatology, Urakawa Red Cross Hospital].. PubMed. 64(2). 139–45. 3 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Yoichiro, et al.. (1987). A DBS receiving parabolic antenna using a backfire helical. 133–136. 2 indexed citations

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