Masaki Ihara

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Masaki Ihara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaki Ihara has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Masaki Ihara's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (32 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (20 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (15 papers). Masaki Ihara is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (32 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (20 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (15 papers). Masaki Ihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Masaki Ihara's co-authors include Mitsuo Yano, Takahiro Fukuroda, Toshihiko Saeki, Takehiro Fukami, Masaru Nishikibe, Kazuhito Noguchi, Kiyofumi Ishikawa, Sonoko Tsuchida, Akio Kanatani and Hiroshi Ueda and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Masaki Ihara

88 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Biological profiles of highly potent novel endothelin antagonists selective for the ETA receptor

1992 774 citations Masaki Ihara, Kazuhito Noguchi et al. Life Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masaki Ihara Japan	35	2.2k	2.0k	998	832	830	89	4.3k
Doris Koesling Germany	52	4.9k 2.3×	4.3k 2.1×	1.8k 1.8×	1.0k 1.2×	586 0.7×	149	8.2k
Ken‐ichiro Katsura Japan	33	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	169 0.2×	1.1k 1.4×	259 0.3×	100	5.4k
Wolfgang F. Graier Austria	54	2.8k 1.3×	5.2k 2.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	248 0.3×	241	9.5k
Eycke Böhme Germany	31	3.3k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	716 0.9×	459 0.6×	52	4.8k
Shaorui Chen China	44	2.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	625 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	276 0.3×	153	5.5k
Arturo J. Cardounel United States	39	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	286 0.3×	156 0.2×	83	4.6k
Ingeborg Hanbauer United States	33	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	283 0.3×	1.8k 2.1×	502 0.6×	97	4.1k
Ikuroh Ohsawa Japan	36	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	78 0.1×	345 0.4×	310 0.4×	95	6.7k
E. Noack Germany	24	2.3k 1.1×	911 0.5×	945 0.9×	332 0.4×	287 0.3×	70	3.4k
Cecilia Hidalgo Chile	50	1.5k 0.7×	4.5k 2.2×	1.0k 1.0×	1.8k 2.1×	76 0.1×	145	6.4k

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Shigemori, Suguru, Takafumi Watanabe, Masaki Ihara, et al.. (2015). Oral delivery of Lactococcus lactis that secretes bioactive heme oxygenase-1 alleviates development of acute colitis in mice. Microbial Cell Factories. 14(1). 189–189. 64 indexed citations

Kawano, Yusuke, et al.. (2013). Identification and characterization of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in cyanobacteria Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 117(5). 531–538. 5 indexed citations

Ihara, Masaki, et al.. (2011). Direct Construction of an Open-Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay for One-Step Noncompetitive Detection of Thyroid Hormone T4. Analytical Chemistry. 83(3). 1008–1014. 34 indexed citations

Tsumoto, Kouhei, et al.. (2010). Expression of antibody variable region-human alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins in mammalian cells. Journal of Immunological Methods. 361(1-2). 57–63. 11 indexed citations

Mashiko, Satoshi, Akane Ishihara, Hisashi Iwaasa, et al.. (2003). Characterization of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y5 Receptor-Mediated Obesity in Mice: Chronic Intracerebroventricular Infusion ofd-Trp³⁴NPY. Endocrinology. 144(5). 1793–1801. 51 indexed citations

Niiyama, Kenji, Satoshi Ozaki, Masaki Ihara, et al.. (2002). Structure–Activity relationships of 2-substituted 5,7-Diarylcyclopenteno[1,2-b]pyridine-6-carboxylic acids as a novel class of endothelin receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(21). 3041–3045. 7 indexed citations

Niiyama, Kenji, Toshiaki Mase, Akira Naya, et al.. (2002). 6-Carboxy-5,7-diarylcyclopenteno[1,2-b]pyridine derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 10(8). 2461–2470. 10 indexed citations

Kanatani, Akio, Akane Ishihara, Hisashi Iwaasa, et al.. (2000). L-152,804: Orally Active and Selective Neuropeptide Y Y5 Receptor Antagonist. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 272(1). 169–173. 110 indexed citations

Shibahara, Megumi, Takeshi Sakurai, Tadahiro Nambu, et al.. (1999). Structure, tissue distribution, and pharmacological characterization of Xenopus orexins. Peptides. 20(10). 1169–1176. 86 indexed citations

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Kanatani, Akio, Tetsuya Kanno, Akane Ishihara, et al.. (1999). The Novel Neuropeptide Y Y1 Receptor Antagonist J-104870: A Potent Feeding Suppressant with Oral Bioavailability. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 266(1). 88–91. 72 indexed citations

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Itadani, Hiraku, Takao Nakamura, Hisashi Iwaasa, et al.. (1998). Cloning and Characterization of a New Subtype of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 250(1). 68–71. 82 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Kiyofumi, Takehiro Fukami, Toshiaki Mase, et al.. (1995). Endothelin Receptor Antagonists with Various Subtype-Specificity: Their Discovery and Use as Pharmacological Tools. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 30. 371s–383s. 3 indexed citations

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Ihara, Masaki, Kenji Ohwaki, Satoshi Ozaki, et al.. (1995). [3H]BQ-123, a highly specific and reversible radioligand for the endothelin ETA receptor subtype. European Journal of Pharmacology. 274(1-3). 1–6. 32 indexed citations

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Noguchi, Kazuhito, Yukiko Noguchi, Hiroyasu Hirose, et al.. (1993). Role of endothelin ETB receptors in bronchoconstrictor and vasoconstrictor responses in guinea pigs. European Journal of Pharmacology. 233(1). 47–51. 27 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Masahiko, Masaki Ihara, Noriko Sato, et al.. (1993). A novel ligand, [125I]BQ-3020, reveals the localization of endothelin ETB receptors. European Journal of Pharmacology. 235(1). 95–100. 14 indexed citations

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Kurihara, Takeshi, Katsuko Yamashita, Izumi Yokoyama, et al.. (1992). ET-3 sensitive reduction of tissue blood flow in rat liver. Life Sciences. 51(10). PL101–PL106. 16 indexed citations

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Ihara, Masaki, et al.. (1992). Different distribution of endothelin receptor subtypes in pulmonary tissues revealed by the novel selective ligands BQ-123 and [Ala1,3,11,15]ET-1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 182(1). 144–150. 85 indexed citations

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Ihara, Masaki, et al.. (1992). A novel radioligand [125I]BQ-3020 selective for endothelin (ETB) receptors. Life Sciences. 51(6). PL47–PL52. 96 indexed citations

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Ihara, Masaki, Takahiro Fukuroda, Toshihiko Saeki, et al.. (1991). An endothelin receptor (ETA) antagonist isolated from Streptomyces misakiensis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 178(1). 132–137. 165 indexed citations

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Ihara, Masaki, et al.. (1990). Hydrolysis and Acyl Migration of a Catechol Monoester of l-Dopa: l-3-(3-Hydroxy-4-pivaloyloxyphenyl)alanine. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 79(8). 703–708. 19 indexed citations

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