Masanobu Kano

31.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
300 papers, 23.3k citations indexed

About

Masanobu Kano is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Masanobu Kano has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 23.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 220 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 103 papers in Molecular Biology and 86 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Masanobu Kano's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (197 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (55 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (50 papers). Masanobu Kano is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (197 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (55 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (50 papers). Masanobu Kano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Masanobu Kano's co-authors include Masahiko Watanabe, Kouichi Hashimoto, Takako Ohno‐Shosaku, Yuki Hashimotodani, Takashi Maejima, Motokazu Uchigashima, Kenji Sakimura, Atsu Aiba, Masahiro Fukaya and Arthur Konnerth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Masanobu Kano

290 papers receiving 22.9k 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.

Endocannabinoid-Mediated Control of Synaptic Transmission

2009 1.2k citations Masanobu Kano, Yuki Hashimotodani et al. profile →
Near-infrared deep brain stimulation via upconversion nanoparticle–mediated optogenetics

2018 910 citations Yuki Hashimotodani, Masanobu Kano et al. Science profile →
Deficient cerebellar long-term depression and impaired motor learning in mGluR1 mutant mice

1994 768 citations Masanobu Kano et al. profile →
Endogenous Cannabinoids Mediate Retrograde Signals from Depolarized Postsynaptic Neurons to Presynaptic Terminals

2001 662 citations Masanobu Kano et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masanobu Kano Japan	84	15.9k	7.8k	6.0k	5.8k	4.3k	300	23.3k
Giorgio Bernardi Italy	97	19.1k 1.2×	10.6k 1.4×	6.0k 1.0×	3.6k 0.6×	5.9k 1.4×	615	35.2k
Richard L. M. Faull New Zealand	89	15.0k 0.9×	11.1k 1.4×	3.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.4×	3.9k 0.9×	417	27.4k
Elliott J. Mufson United States	88	13.7k 0.9×	9.9k 1.3×	8.1k 1.3×	4.3k 0.7×	4.4k 1.0×	301	31.0k
Masahiko Watanabe Japan	104	24.9k 1.6×	17.8k 2.3×	7.2k 1.2×	5.1k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	673	40.4k
Wade G. Regehr United States	68	14.2k 0.9×	6.8k 0.9×	7.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.3×	2.1k 0.5×	142	19.1k
Paul Worley United States	101	21.3k 1.3×	19.4k 2.5×	8.0k 1.3×	1.9k 0.3×	3.6k 0.8×	273	37.1k
Kenji Sakimura Japan	72	11.7k 0.7×	9.6k 1.2×	3.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.2×	2.4k 0.6×	387	19.2k
George Paxinos Australia	50	14.3k 0.9×	7.9k 1.0×	7.6k 1.3×	1.3k 0.2×	3.3k 0.8×	158	29.2k
Stephen B. Dunnett United Kingdom	88	21.8k 1.4×	11.3k 1.5×	6.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.3×	3.0k 0.7×	536	31.7k
Roberto Malinow United States	72	22.6k 1.4×	12.9k 1.7×	9.0k 1.5×	1.6k 0.3×	3.4k 0.8×	133	28.4k

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Wei, Zefeng, Harumi Nakao, Yukiko Abe, et al.. (2025). FMR1 mutant marmosets show fragile X syndrome phenotypes. Cell Reports. 44(9). 116208–116208.

Ikawa, Fusao, Kunio Yagi, Masanobu Kano, et al.. (2025). Composition evolution of crystal structure and negative thermal expansion in pyro-vanadate–phosphate Cu1.8Zn0.2V2–xPxO7. Applied Physics Letters. 126(9).

Manita, Satoshi, et al.. (2023). Cerebellar climbing fibers multiplex movement and reward signals during a voluntary movement task in mice. Communications Biology. 6(1). 924–924. 4 indexed citations

Sakamoto, Masayuki, Masatoshi Inoue, Atsuya Takeuchi, et al.. (2022). A Flp-dependent G-CaMP9a transgenic mouse for neuronal imaging in vivo. Cell Reports Methods. 2(2). 100168–100168. 11 indexed citations

Kuboyama, Kazuya, Takafumi Inoue, Yuki Hashimotodani, et al.. (2020). Traceable stimulus-dependent rapid molecular changes in dendritic spines in the brain. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15266–15266. 1 indexed citations

Sakoori, Kazuto, Kohtarou Konno, Takaki Watanabe, et al.. (2020). Autism spectrum disorder-like behavior caused by reduced excitatory synaptic transmission in pyramidal neurons of mouse prefrontal cortex. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5140–5140. 94 indexed citations

Hashimotodani, Yuki, Fuyuki Karube, Yuchio Yanagawa, Fumino Fujiyama, & Masanobu Kano. (2018). Supramammillary Nucleus Afferents to the Dentate Gyrus Co-release Glutamate and GABA and Potentiate Granule Cell Output. Cell Reports. 25(10). 2704–2715.e4. 53 indexed citations

Matsuda, Keiko, Timotheus Budisantoso, Nikolaos Mitakidis, et al.. (2016). Transsynaptic Modulation of Kainate Receptor Functions by C1q-like Proteins. Neuron. 90(4). 752–767. 132 indexed citations

Miyata, Mariko, Kouichi Hashimoto, Toshihide Tabata, et al.. (2014). The Synaptic Targeting of mGluR1 by Its Carboxyl-Terminal Domain Is Crucial for Cerebellar Function. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(7). 2702–2712. 59 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Naoya, K. Kitamura, Naoki Matsuo, et al.. (2012). Locally Synchronized Synaptic Inputs. Science. 335(6066). 353–356. 241 indexed citations

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Uesaka, Naofumi, Takayasu Mikuni, Kouichi Hashimoto, et al.. (2012). Organotypic Coculture Preparation for the Study of Developmental Synapse Elimination in Mammalian Brain. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(34). 11657–11670. 24 indexed citations

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Miyazaki, Taisuke, Miwako Yamasaki, Kouichi Hashimoto, et al.. (2012). Ca_v2.1 in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Regulates Competitive Excitatory Synaptic Wiring, Cell Survival, and Cerebellar Biochemical Compartmentalization. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(4). 1311–1328. 58 indexed citations

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Uchigashima, Motokazu, Maya Yamazaki, Miwako Yamasaki, et al.. (2011). Molecular and Morphological Configuration for 2-Arachidonoylglycerol-Mediated Retrograde Signaling at Mossy Cell–Granule Cell Synapses in the Dentate Gyrus. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(21). 7700–7714. 72 indexed citations

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Miyata, Mariko, Yasushi Kishimoto, Masahiko Tanaka, et al.. (2011). A Role for Myosin Va in Cerebellar Plasticity and Motor Learning: A Possible Mechanism Underlying Neurological Disorder in Myosin Va Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(16). 6067–6078. 32 indexed citations

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Takeda, Shuko, Naoyuki Sato, Kazue Niisato, et al.. (2009). Validation of Aβ1–40 administration into mouse cerebroventricles as an animal model for Alzheimer disease. Brain Research. 1280. 137–147. 49 indexed citations

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Tanimura, Asami, Shinya Kawata, Kouichi Hashimoto, & Masanobu Kano. (2009). Not glutamate but endocannabinoids mediate retrograde suppression of cerebellar parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synaptic transmission in young adult rodents. Neuropharmacology. 57(2). 157–163. 20 indexed citations

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Wada, Norio, Yasushi Kishimoto, Dai Watanabe, et al.. (2007). Conditioned eyeblink learning is formed and stored without cerebellar granule cell transmission. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(42). 16690–16695. 45 indexed citations

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Tabata, Toshihide & Masanobu Kano. (2004). Calcium Dependence of Native Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Signaling in Central Neurons. Molecular Neurobiology. 29(3). 261–270. 18 indexed citations

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Sawada, Kenji, K Ohnishi, Yuichi Yokoyama, et al.. (1995). Efficacy and Safety of Leukocytapheresis Therapy with Leukocyte Removal Filter for Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis : Liver Disease. 14(1). 95–96. 1 indexed citations

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Kano, Masanobu, et al.. (1988). The glutamate receptor subtype mediating parallel fibre-Purkinje cell transmission in rabbit cerebellar cortex. Neuroscience Research. 5(4). 325–337. 36 indexed citations

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