Masako Ohmura

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Masako Ohmura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Masako Ohmura has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Masako Ohmura's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (10 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (10 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (3 papers). Masako Ohmura is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (10 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (10 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (3 papers). Masako Ohmura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Masako Ohmura's co-authors include Toshio Suda, Atsushi Hirao, Keiyo Takubo, Fumio Arai, Sahoko Matsuoka, Keisuke Ito, Gou Young Koh, Hidetaka Sato, Kazuhito Naka and Yasuo Ikeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Masako Ohmura

29 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tie2/Angiopoietin-1 Signaling Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cell Quiescence in the Bone Marrow Niche

2004 1.5k citations Fumio Arai, Atsushi Hirao et al. Cell profile →
Reactive oxygen species act through p38 MAPK to limit the lifespan of hematopoietic stem cells

2006 1.1k citations Keisuke Ito, Atsushi Hirao et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masako Ohmura Japan	18	1.8k	1.3k	795	774	678	29	3.8k
H. Scott Boswell United States	29	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	594 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	540 0.8×	63	3.6k
Daylon James United States	19	2.4k 1.4×	511 0.4×	361 0.5×	411 0.5×	400 0.6×	40	3.9k
Hanna Mikkola United States	41	2.9k 1.6×	2.1k 1.6×	351 0.4×	972 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	79	5.9k
Andrew W. Duncan United States	28	4.3k 2.4×	830 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	568 0.7×	617 0.9×	73	6.7k
Yves Eeckhout Belgium	34	1.2k 0.7×	718 0.5×	883 1.1×	786 1.0×	438 0.6×	64	4.1k
Jean Michel Foidart Belgium	32	1.2k 0.6×	298 0.2×	1.3k 1.6×	494 0.6×	352 0.5×	70	4.1k
Deniz Toksoz United States	30	1.8k 1.0×	463 0.4×	459 0.6×	458 0.6×	201 0.3×	49	2.9k
Claudia Lengerke Germany	33	2.6k 1.5×	771 0.6×	959 1.2×	743 1.0×	376 0.6×	131	4.6k
Ellen van Drunen Netherlands	27	2.5k 1.4×	552 0.4×	960 1.2×	243 0.3×	163 0.2×	42	3.7k
J D Vassalli Switzerland	27	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	560 0.7×	365 0.5×	318 0.5×	31	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masako Ohmura

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All Works

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Ohta, Jun & Masako Ohmura. (2017). Reducing of salivary α-amylase inhibition by using bovine serum albumin and calcium chloride for forensic saliva screening. Legal Medicine. 28. 54–58. 7 indexed citations

Ohmura, Masako, Ryuzo Torii, Shingo Hatoya, et al.. (2011). Induction of fertile oestrus in dioestrous bitches using prostaglandin F _2α and a GnRH agonist. Veterinary Record. 168(25). 669–669. 3 indexed citations

Ohmura, Masako, et al.. (2009). Identification of stem cells during prepubertal spermatogenesis via monitoring of nucleostemin promoter activity. Kanazawa University Repository for Academic Resources (DSpace) (Kanazawa University). 33 indexed citations

Tamase, Akira, Teruyuki Muraguchi, Kazuhito Naka, et al.. (2009). Identification of tumor-initiating cells in a highly aggressive brain tumor using promoter activity of nucleostemin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(40). 17163–17168. 72 indexed citations

Yamakoshi, Kimi, Akiko Takahashi, Fumiko Hirota, et al.. (2009). Real-time in vivo imaging of p16Ink4a reveals cross talk with p53. The Journal of Cell Biology. 186(3). 393–407. 121 indexed citations

Takubo, Keiyo, Masako Ohmura, Masaki Azuma, et al.. (2008). Stem Cell Defects in ATM-Deficient Undifferentiated Spermatogonia through DNA Damage-Induced Cell-Cycle Arrest. Cell stem cell. 2(2). 170–182. 103 indexed citations

Suzuki, Naoto, et al.. (2008). Bone morphogenetic protein-2 induces the differentiation of a mesenchymal progenitor cell line, ROB-C26, into mature osteoblasts and adipocytes. Life Sciences. 84(9-10). 302–310. 28 indexed citations

Ito, Keisuke, Keiyo Takubo, Fumio Arai, et al.. (2007). Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Atm Is Essential for Proper Response to DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 178(1). 103–110. 91 indexed citations

Ito, Keisuke, Atsushi Hirao, Fumio Arai, et al.. (2006). Reactive oxygen species act through p38 MAPK to limit the lifespan of hematopoietic stem cells. Nature Medicine. 12(4). 446–451. 1075 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nagamatsu, Go, Masako Ohmura, Takuo Mizukami, et al.. (2006). A CTX Family Cell Adhesion Molecule, JAM4, Is Expressed in Stem Cell and Progenitor Cell Populations of both Male Germ Cell and Hematopoietic Cell Lineages. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(22). 8498–8506. 24 indexed citations

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Takubo, Keiyo, Atsushi Hirao, Masako Ohmura, et al.. (2006). Premeiotic germ cell defect in seminiferous tubules of Atm-null testis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 351(4). 993–998. 17 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Takehiko, Masako Ohmura, & Kazuyuki Ohbo. (2005). The Niche for Spermatogonial Stem Cells in the Mammalian Testis. International Journal of Hematology. 82(5). 381–388. 83 indexed citations

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Arai, Fumio, Atsushi Hirao, Masako Ohmura, et al.. (2004). Tie2/Angiopoietin-1 Signaling Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cell Quiescence in the Bone Marrow Niche. Cell. 118(2). 149–161. 1486 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ohmura, Masako, Takehiko Ogawa, Michio Ono, et al.. (2003). Increment of Murine Spermatogonial Cell Number by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue Is Independent of Stem Cell Factor c-kit Signal1. Biology of Reproduction. 68(6). 2304–2313. 18 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Takehiko, Masako Ohmura, Yasushi Yumura, Hajime Sawada, & Yoshinobu Kubota. (2003). Expansion of Murine Spermatogonial Stem Cells Through Serial Transplantation1. Biology of Reproduction. 68(1). 316–322. 72 indexed citations

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Ohbo, Kazuyuki, Shosei Yoshida, Masako Ohmura, et al.. (2003). Identification and characterization of stem cells in prepubertal spermatogenesis in mice☆☆Supplementary data associated with this article can be found at doi:10.1016/S0012-1606(03)00111-8.. Developmental Biology. 258(1). 209–225. 178 indexed citations

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Mizukami, Takuo, Sachi Kuwahara, Masako Ohmura, et al.. (2001). The Cycle of the Seminiferous Epithelium in the Greater Japanese Shrew Mole, Urotrichus talpoides.. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 63(1). 31–35. 9 indexed citations

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Inaba, Toshio, Hiroyuki Tani, Michael Gonda, et al.. (1998). Induction of fertile estrus in bitches using a sustained-release formulation of a GnRH agonist (leuprolide acetate). Theriogenology. 49(5). 975–982. 29 indexed citations

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Inaba, Toshio, Junichi Mori, Masako Ohmura, et al.. (1998). Recombinant porcine follicle stimulating hormone produced in baculovirus-insect cells induces rat ovulation in vivo and gene expression of tissue plasminogen activator in vitro. Research in Veterinary Science. 64(1). 25–29. 8 indexed citations

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Inaba, Toshio, Junichi Mori, Masako Ohmura, et al.. (1997). Baculovirus-insect cell production of bioactive porcine FSH. Theriogenology. 47(2). 491–499. 10 indexed citations

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