Masaki Kamakura

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Masaki Kamakura is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaki Kamakura has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pharmacology, 18 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 16 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Masaki Kamakura's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (17 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (16 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (12 papers). Masaki Kamakura is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (17 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (16 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (12 papers). Masaki Kamakura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Iran. Masaki Kamakura's co-authors include Toshiyuki Sakaki, Miho Ohta, Shinichi Ikushiro, Makoto Fukushima, Kaori Yasuda, Kuniyo Inouye, Toshiyuki Fukuda, Raku Shinkyo, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Keiko Hayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masaki Kamakura

49 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Royalactin induces queen differentiation in honeybees

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masaki Kamakura Japan	23	677	444	398	393	374	49	1.8k
Manuel F. Balandrin United States	18	174 0.3×	127 0.3×	767 1.9×	148 0.4×	107 0.3×	38	2.1k
Kazutoshi Fujioka United States	19	402 0.6×	157 0.4×	239 0.6×	152 0.4×	25 0.1×	39	1.4k
Norsharina Ismail Malaysia	27	210 0.3×	65 0.1×	672 1.7×	67 0.2×	184 0.5×	58	1.9k
Feng Jin China	27	102 0.2×	113 0.3×	1.4k 3.5×	82 0.2×	182 0.5×	88	2.6k
Wei‐Jan Huang Taiwan	30	117 0.2×	57 0.1×	1.4k 3.5×	99 0.3×	113 0.3×	108	2.3k
Satoshi Mishima Japan	27	1.3k 2.0×	52 0.1×	474 1.2×	64 0.2×	93 0.2×	38	2.2k
Toshiyuki Fukuda Japan	16	211 0.3×	43 0.1×	446 1.1×	85 0.2×	108 0.3×	45	1.4k
M. A. Livrea Italy	30	253 0.4×	53 0.1×	592 1.5×	67 0.2×	87 0.2×	67	2.9k
Anne‐Marie Le Bon France	24	72 0.1×	53 0.1×	494 1.2×	149 0.4×	219 0.6×	45	1.7k
Eun Ju Jeong South Korea	26	57 0.1×	136 0.3×	935 2.3×	55 0.1×	225 0.6×	109	2.1k

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Kamakura, Masaki, et al.. (2023). Comparison of RNA-Seq analysis data between tracheal mite-infested and uninfested Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica). BMC Research Notes. 16(1). 122–122. 1 indexed citations

Fukasawa, Kazuya, et al.. (2023). Amelioration of Osteoarthritis Development by Daily Oral Supplementation of Royal Jelly. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 46(2). 348–353. 2 indexed citations

Tsuchiya, Yosuke, Mikihito Hayashi, T. Ono, et al.. (2020). The key royal jelly component 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid protects against bone loss by inhibiting NF-κB signaling downstream of FFAR4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(34). 12224–12232. 22 indexed citations

Sakamoto, T., Alexey Serov, Masaki Kamakura, et al.. (2017). Highly durable direct hydrazine hydrate anion exchange membrane fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources. 375. 291–299. 30 indexed citations

Yasuda, Kaori, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Hiroki Mano, et al.. (2017). Production of an active form of vitamin D 2 by genetically engineered CYP105A1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 486(2). 336–341. 14 indexed citations

Hayashi, Keiko, Kaori Yasuda, Teisuke Takita, et al.. (2016). Sequential hydroxylation of vitamin D 2 by a genetically engineered CYP105A1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 473(4). 853–858. 9 indexed citations

Yasuda, Kaori, et al.. (2013). UV-dependent production of 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 in the recombinant yeast cells expressing human CYP2R1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 434(2). 311–315. 15 indexed citations

Yasuda, Kaori, Shinichi Ikushiro, Masaki Kamakura, et al.. (2011). Sequential Metabolism of Sesamin by Cytochrome P450 and UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase in Human Liver. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 39(9). 1538–1545. 31 indexed citations

Munetsuna, Eiji, Kaori Yasuda, Miho Ohta, et al.. (2011). Mechanism of the anti-proliferative action of 25-hydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 in human prostate cells. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 47(2). 209–218. 18 indexed citations

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Sakaki, Toshiyuki, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Keiko Hayashi, et al.. (2010). Bioconversion of vitamin D to its active form by bacterial or mammalian cytochrome P450. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1814(1). 249–256. 32 indexed citations

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Yasuda, Kaori, Shinichi Ikushiro, Masaki Kamakura, Miho Ohta, & Toshiyuki Sakaki. (2010). Metabolism of Sesamin by Cytochrome P450 in Human Liver Microsomes. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 38(12). 2117–2123. 57 indexed citations

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Yasuda, Kaori, et al.. (2009). Metabolism of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 by human CYP24A1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 384(2). 144–148. 26 indexed citations

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Tamaki, Keisuke, Masaki Kamakura, Noritaka Nakamichi, Hideo Taniura, & Yukio Yoneda. (2008). Upregulation of Myo6 expression after traumatic stress in mouse hippocampus. Neuroscience Letters. 433(3). 183–187. 9 indexed citations

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Sawada, Natsumi, Keiko Yamamoto, Sachiko Yamada, et al.. (2007). Role of Gln 85 of human CYP27A1 in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-binding and protein folding. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 355(1). 211–216. 3 indexed citations

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Abe, Daisuke, Toshiyuki Sakaki, Tatsuya Kusudo, et al.. (2005). METABOLISM OF 2α-PROPOXY-1α,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D3 AND 2α-(3-HYDROXYPROPOXY)-1α,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D3 BY HUMAN CYP27A1 AND CYP24A1. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 33(6). 778–784. 20 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Keiko, Eriko Uchida, Toshiyuki Sakaki, et al.. (2005). Identification of the Amino Acid Residue of CYP27B1 Responsible for Binding of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Whose Mutation Causes Vitamin D-dependent Rickets Type 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(34). 30511–30516. 39 indexed citations

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Shinkyo, Raku, Toshiyuki Sakaki, Masaki Kamakura, Miho Ohta, & Kuniyo Inouye. (2004). Metabolism of vitamin D by human microsomal CYP2R1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 324(1). 451–457. 116 indexed citations

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Uchida, Eriko, Norio Kagawa, Toshiyuki Sakaki, et al.. (2004). Purification and characterization of mouse CYP27B1 overproduced by an Escherichia coli system coexpressing molecular chaperonins GroEL/ES. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 323(2). 505–511. 40 indexed citations

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Kamakura, Masaki, Toshiyuki Fukuda, Makoto Fukushima, & Masami Yonekura. (2001). Storage-dependent Degradation of 57-kDa Protein in Royal Jelly: a Possible Marker for Freshness. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 65(2). 277–284. 64 indexed citations

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Inoue, Yoshiharu, Masaki Kamakura, Shingo Izawa, et al.. (1995). Oxidative stress response in yeast: glutathione peroxidase of Hansenula mrakii is bound to the membrane of both mitochondria and cytoplasm. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1245(3). 325–330. 20 indexed citations

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