Masaki Tanaka

6.8k total citations
137 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Masaki Tanaka is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaki Tanaka has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Masaki Tanaka's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (23 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers). Masaki Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (23 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers). Masaki Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Masaki Tanaka's co-authors include Yoshihisa Watanabe, Yasuhiko Ibata, Norio Iijima, Fumimasa Amaya, Katsutoshi Taguchi, Theodore Cummins, Yoshifumi Tanaka, Joel A. Black, Atsushi Tsujimura and Stephen G. Waxman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Masaki Tanaka

132 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masaki Tanaka Japan	39	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	901	510	137	4.8k
Gong Ju China	40	2.8k 1.8×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	872 1.0×	290 0.6×	167	5.8k
Margaret A. Vizzard United States	45	1.6k 1.0×	646 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	107 0.2×	138	5.5k
Zhou‐Feng Chen United States	37	3.4k 2.1×	3.6k 2.5×	2.2k 1.7×	549 0.6×	215 0.4×	68	10.9k
Gian‐Luca Ferri Italy	32	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	256 0.5×	107	4.6k
Kim B. Seroogy United States	49	4.6k 2.9×	2.5k 1.8×	1.0k 0.8×	783 0.9×	845 1.7×	107	7.2k
Baoji Xu United States	44	3.4k 2.2×	2.8k 2.0×	1.1k 0.9×	927 1.0×	382 0.7×	65	7.1k
O. Johansson Sweden	35	4.7k 3.0×	2.6k 1.8×	2.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	858 1.7×	86	7.9k
Adalberto Merighi Italy	39	2.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	476 0.5×	213 0.4×	111	4.5k
John A. Olschowka United States	48	1.9k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.4×	639 0.7×	519 1.0×	106	7.8k
Andrew F. Russo United States	46	1.9k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	256 0.5×	138	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaki Tanaka

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Matsuda, Ken & Masaki Tanaka. (2025). Changes in estrogen receptor α positive cells in the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis during pregnancy and the postpartum period in rats. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 163(1). 47–47. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Yoshihisa, Katsutoshi Taguchi, & Masaki Tanaka. (2023). Roles of Stress Response in Autophagy Processes and Aging-Related Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(18). 13804–13804. 16 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Yusuke, Yoshikazu Kida, Toru Morihara, et al.. (2021). Healing Effect of Subcutaneous Administration of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor on Acute Rotator Cuff Injury in a Rat Model. Tissue Engineering Part A. 27(17-18). 1205–1212. 4 indexed citations

Watanabe, Yoshihisa, Katsutoshi Taguchi, & Masaki Tanaka. (2020). Ubiquitin, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Cells. 9(9). 2022–2022. 57 indexed citations

Wada, Hiroaki, Kazuya Ikoma, Atsushi Nishida, et al.. (2019). Status of growth plates can be monitored by MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 51(1). 133–143. 4 indexed citations

Ikoma, Kazuya, Ryo Oda, Tetsuro Yamazaki, et al.. (2018). Sequential variation in brain functional magnetic resonance imaging after peripheral nerve injury: A rat study. Neuroscience Letters. 673. 150–156. 10 indexed citations

Ikoma, Kazuya, Masamitsu Kido, Keiichiro Ueshima, et al.. (2018). Early detection of osteoarthritis in rabbits using MRI with a double-contrast agent. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 19(1). 81–81. 3 indexed citations

Matsuda, Ken, et al.. (2018). Neuronal activity in the sagittalis nucleus of the hypothalamus after ovarian steroid hormone manipulation and sexual behavior in female rat. Neuroscience Letters. 671. 25–28. 4 indexed citations

Tonomura, Hitoshi, Ryota Takatori, Yasuo Mikami, et al.. (2017). Bone Regeneration of Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Defects Using Platelet-Rich Plasma and Gelatin β-Tricalcium Phosphate Sponges. Tissue Engineering Part A. 24(11-12). 1001–1010. 11 indexed citations

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Oishi, Naoya, Kazuya Ikoma, Isao Nishimura, et al.. (2017). Brain atrophy in the visual cortex and thalamus induced by severe stress in animal model. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12731–12731. 43 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yoshihisa, et al.. (2015). Increased alcohol consumption in relaxin-3 deficient male mice. Neuroscience Letters. 612. 155–160. 13 indexed citations

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Yoshimoto, Kanji, Yoshihisa Watanabe, Masaki Tanaka, & Minoru Kimura. (2012). Serotonin_2Creceptors in the nucleus accumbens are involved in enhanced alcohol‐drinking behavior. European Journal of Neuroscience. 35(8). 1368–1380. 46 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yoshihisa, Atsushi Tsujimura, Keizo Takao, et al.. (2011). Relaxin-3-Deficient Mice Showed Slight Alteration in Anxiety-Related Behavior. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 5. 50–50. 51 indexed citations

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Tatebe, Harutsugu, Yoshihisa Watanabe, Takashi Kasai, et al.. (2010). Extracellular neurosin degrades α-synuclein in cultured cells. Neuroscience Research. 67(4). 341–346. 63 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yoshihisa, Masaya Ikegawa, Yoshihisa Naruse, & Masaki Tanaka. (2009). A novel splicing variant form suppresses the activity of full‐length signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A. FEBS Journal. 276(21). 6312–6323. 6 indexed citations

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Ueno, Hiroshi, Tomoyuki Matsuda, Satoru Hashimoto, et al.. (2004). Contributions of High Mobility Group Box Protein in Experimental and Clinical Acute Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(12). 1310–1316. 319 indexed citations

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Fukusumi, Shoji, Yugo Habata, Hiromi Yoshida, et al.. (2001). Characteristics and distribution of endogenous RFamide-related peptide-1. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1540(3). 221–232. 151 indexed citations

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Iijima, Norio, Yoshitaka Tamada, Seiji Hayashi, et al.. (1999). Expanded expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the hypothalamic median eminence of aged as compared with young rats: an immunocytochemical study. Neuroscience Letters. 271(2). 113–116. 11 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Masaki, Yasunori Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Murakami, Yasuo Hisa, & Yasuhiko Ibata. (1996). The origins of catecholaminergic innervation in the rostral ventromedial medulla oblongata of the rat. Neuroscience Letters. 207(1). 53–56. 25 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Masaki, et al.. (1996). Nitrergic Innervation of the Rat Larynx Measured by Nitric Oxide Synthase Immunohistochemistry and Nadph-Diaphorase Histochemistry. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology. 105(7). 550–554. 19 indexed citations

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