Masami Kojima

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

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Masami Kojima is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masami Kojima has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 25 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Masami Kojima's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (28 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (24 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Masami Kojima is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (28 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (24 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Masami Kojima collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Finland. Masami Kojima's co-authors include Bai Lu, Eugene Zaitsev, Daniel R. Weinberger, Michael Egan, Terry E. Goldberg, Michael Dean, David Goldman, Bhaskar Kolachana, Alessandro Bertolino and Bert Gold and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Masami Kojima

51 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

The BDNF val66met Polymorphism Affects Activity-Dependent Secretion of BDNF and Human Memory and Hippocampal Function

2003 3.1k citations Michael Egan, Masami Kojima et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Inhibiting proBDNF to mature BDNF conversion leads to ASD-like phenotypes in vivo 2024 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Feng Yang, (unknown), Toshiyuki Mizui, Yasuyuki Ishikawa, Keizo Takao, Tsuyoshi Miyakawa, Xiaofei Li, Ting Bai, Kun Xia, Lingling Zhang, (unknown), Yiran Xu, Changlian Zhu, Masami Kojima, Bai Lu	9
2	Emerging Insights into the Role of BDNF on Health and Disease in Periphery 2024 ·Biomolecules ·Mayuko Ichimura‐Shimizu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Koichi Tsuneyama, Masami Kojima	5
3	Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor knock‐out mice develop non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis 2023 ·The Journal of Pathology ·Mayuko Ichimura‐Shimizu, Masami Kojima, Shingo Suzuki, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Toshiyuki Mizui, Koichi Tsuneyama	5
4	Involvement of Denervated Midbrain-Derived Factors in the Formation of Ectopic Cortico-Mesencephalic Projection after Hemispherectomy 2021 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), Masami Kojima, Nobuhiko Yamamoto	2
5	Journey of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: from intracellular trafficking to secretion 2020 ·Cell and Tissue Research ·Masami Kojima, Chiaki Ishii, Yoshitake Sano, Toshiyuki Mizui, Teiichi Furuichi	18
6	Reduction in BDNF from Inefficient Precursor Conversion Influences Nest Building and Promotes Depressive-Like Behavior in Mice 2020 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Masami Kojima, Hikari Otabi, Haruko Kumanogoh, Atsushi Toyoda, Masahito Ikawa, Masaru Okabe, Toshiyuki Mizui	10
7	BDNF pro-peptide: physiological mechanisms and implications for depression 2019 ·Cell and Tissue Research ·Masami Kojima, (unknown), Toshiyuki Mizui	34
8	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in mood disorders and antidepressant treatments 2016 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Eero Ċastrén, Masami Kojima	279
9	Serum pro-BDNF/BDNF as a treatment biomarker for response to docosahexaenoic acid in traumatized people vulnerable to developing psychological distress: a randomized controlled trial 2015 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Yutaka Matsuoka, Daisuke Nishi, (unknown), Makoto Itakura, Masami Kojima, Kei Hamazaki, Hiroko Noguchi, Tomohito Hamazaki	31
10	Lack of stress responses to long-term effects of corticosterone in Caps2 knockout mice 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Yuriko Mishima, Yo Shinoda, Tetsushi Sadakata, Masami Kojima, Shigeharu Wakana, Teiichi Furuichi	18
11	BIT/SHPS-1 Promotes Antiapoptotic Effect of BDNF on Low Potassium-Induced Cell Death of Cultured Cerebellar Granule Neurons 2011 ·Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology ·Hisatsugu Koshimizu, Shingo Suzuki, Toshiyuki Araki, Masashi Yamada, Masami Kojima, Hiroshi Hatanaka	4
12	Multiple functions of precursor BDNF to CNS neurons: negative regulation of neurite growth, spine formation and cell survival 2009 ·Molecular Brain ·Hisatsugu Koshimizu, Kazuyuki Kiyosue, Tomoko Hara, (unknown), Shingo Suzuki, Koichi Uegaki, Guhan Nagappan, Eugene Zaitsev, Takatsugu Hirokawa, Yoshiro Tatsu, Akihiko Ogura, Bai Lu, Masami Kojima	157
13	Alleviation of Aβ-induced cognitive impairment by ultrasound-mediated gene transfer of HGF in a mouse model 2008 ·Gene Therapy ·Daisuke Takeuchi, Naoyuki Sato, Munehisa Shimamura, Hitomi Kurinami, Shunichi Takeda, (unknown), Shingo Suzuki, Masami Kojima, Toshio Ogihara, Ryuichi Morishita	33
14	Study of Body-Core Temperature Rise in a Rabbit for 2.45GHz Microwave Exposure 2007 ·IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep. ·Hironori Sugiyama, (unknown), Osamu Fujiwara, H. Kawai, Masami Kojima, (unknown), Soichi Watanabe, (unknown)	1
15	The BDNF val66met Polymorphism Affects Activity-Dependent Secretion of BDNF and Human Memory and Hippocampal Function breakdown → 2003 ·Cell ·Michael Egan, Masami Kojima, Joseph H. Callicott, Terry E. Goldberg, Bhaskar Kolachana, Alessandro Bertolino, Eugene Zaitsev, Bert Gold, David Goldman, Michael Dean, Bai Lu, Daniel R. Weinberger	3118
16	TMX, a human transmembrane oxidoreductase of the thioredoxin family: the possible role in disulfide-linked protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum 2003 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Yoshiyuki Matsuo, Yumiko Nishinaka, Shingo Suzuki, Masami Kojima, Shinae Kizaka‐Kondoh, Norihiko Kondo, Aoi Son, (unknown), Yoshimi Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Masutani, Yasuyuki Ishii, Junji Yodoi	38
17	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes interaction of the Nck2 adaptor protein with the TrkB tyrosine kinase receptor 2002 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Shingo Suzuki, Masaharu Mizutani, Kenji Suzuki, Masashi Yamada, Masami Kojima, Hiroshi Hatanaka, Shinichi Koizumi	12
18	Pre- and post-synaptic modification by neurotrophins 2002 ·Neuroscience Research ·Masami Kojima, Ronald L. Klein, Hiroshi Hatanaka	12
19	Pharmacological effects of cabergoline against parkinsonism. 2001 ·Folia Pharmacologica Japonica ·Kiyoshi Ichikawa, Masami Kojima	4
20	Nerve growth factor (NGF)-mediated up-regulation of low-affinity NGF receptor gene expression in cultured basal forebrain cholinergic neurons from postnatal 3-day-old rats 1992 ·Molecular Brain Research ·Masami Kojima, Nobuaki Takahashi, Toshihiko Ikeuchi, Hiroshi Hatanaka	28

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