Masanori Baba

19.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
372 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Masanori Baba is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masanori Baba has authored 372 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Infectious Diseases, 171 papers in Virology and 109 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Masanori Baba's work include HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (194 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (170 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (46 papers). Masanori Baba is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (194 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (170 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (46 papers). Masanori Baba collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Belgium and United States. Masanori Baba's co-authors include Erik De Clercq, Rudi Pauwels, Jan Balzarini, Piet Herdewijn, Shirô Shigeta, Jan Desmyter, Dominique Schols, Robert Snoeck, Mika Okamoto and Mitsuru Akashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Masanori Baba

367 papers receiving 15.6k 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.

Rapid and automated tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay for the detection of anti-HIV compounds

1988 1.5k citations Masanori Baba, Erik De Clercq et al. profile →
A small-molecule, nonpeptide CCR5 antagonist with highly potent and selective anti-HIV-1 activity

1999 634 citations Masanori Baba, Mika Okamoto et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Masanori Baba

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masanori Baba

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masanori Baba. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masanori Baba based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Masanori Baba. Masanori Baba is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol, a component of Holy Basil Ocimum tenuiflorum, inhibits the activity of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease and viral replication in vitro 2024 ·Journal of Natural Medicines ·(unknown), Masayuki Sudoh, Satoaki Onitsuka, Hiroaki Okamura, Takeshi Ishikawa, Fumito Tani, (unknown), Mikako Shirouzu, Masanori Baba, Mika Okamoto, Toshiyuki Hamada	1
2	Cross-Protective Abilities of Hyaluronic Acid Modified with Tetraglycine-l-octaarginine as a Mucosal Adjuvant against Infection with Heterologous Influenza Viruses 2019 ·Bioconjugate Chemistry ·(unknown), Masami Ukawa, (unknown), Yuki Yoshida, (unknown), Kohei Miyata, Etsuo Tobita, Tomofumi Uto, Masanori Baba, Shinji Sakuma	9
3	Biodegradable Hyaluronic Acid Modified with Tetraglycine-l-octaarginine as a Safe Adjuvant for Mucosal Vaccination 2019 ·Molecular Pharmaceutics ·Masami Ukawa, (unknown), (unknown), Yuki Yoshida, (unknown), (unknown), Etsuo Tobita, Tomofumi Uto, Masanori Baba, Shinji Sakuma	17
4	Immunomodulatory Potential of Herbal Formulations Containing Seeds of Nigella sativa Linn. 2017 ·African Journal of Biomedical Research ·(unknown), A.A. Onifade, Masanori Baba	1
5	Induction of Potent Adaptive Immunity by the Novel Polyion Complex Nanoparticles 2015 ·Clinical and Vaccine Immunology ·Tomofumi Uto, Takami Akagi, Mitsuru Akashi, Masanori Baba	5
6	Synergistic inhibition of HTLV-1-infected cell proliferation by combination of cepharanthine and a tetramethylnaphthalene derivative. 2012 ·PubMed ·Masaaki Toyama, Takayuki Hamasaki, Tomofumi Uto, (unknown), Mika Okamoto, (unknown), Masanori Baba	14
7	Short Communication: A Single Step Assay for Rapid Evaluation of Inhibitors Targeting HIV Type 1 Tat-Mediated Long Terminal Repeat Transactivation 2011 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Ajit Chande, Masanori Baba, Robin Mukhopadhyaya	4
8	Fused heterocyclic amido compounds as anti-hepatitis C virus agents 2011 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·Hiroshi Aoyama, Kazuyuki Sugita, Masahiko Nakamura, (unknown), (unknown), Mika Okamoto, Masanori Baba, Yuichi Hashimoto	18
9	Mechanism of Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase by a Stavudine Analogue, 4′-Ethynyl Stavudine Triphosphate 2008 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Guangwei Yang, Jimin Wang, Yao Cheng, Ginger E. Dutschman, Hiromichi Tanaka, Masanori Baba, Yung‐Chi Cheng	14
10	Targeting of Antigen to Dendritic Cells with Poly(γ-Glutamic Acid) Nanoparticles Induces Antigen-Specific Humoral and Cellular Immunity 2007 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Tomofumi Uto, Xin Wang, Katsuaki Sato, Misako Haraguchi, Takami Akagi, Mitsuru Akashi, Masanori Baba	178
11	Induction of thymidine phosphorylase expression by AZT contributes to enhancement of 5′-DFUR cytotoxicity 2006 ·Cancer Letters ·(unknown), Misako Haraguchi, (unknown), Takenari Gotanda, Tokushi Tachiwada, Tomoyuki Sumizawa, Tatsuhiko Furukawa, Masanori Baba, Shin‐ichi Akiyama, Masayuki Nakagawa	7
12	TRAIL-Transduced Dendritic Cells Protect Mice from Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease and Leukemia Relapse 2005 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Katsuaki Sato, Takashi Nakaoka, Naohide Yamashita, Hideo Yagita∥, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Chikao Morimoto, Masanori Baba, Takami Matsuyama	26
13	Effects of Particle-Size Characteristics of Limestone Powder on Flowability of Self-Compacting High Performance Concrete. 2002 ·Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan ·Masanori Baba, (unknown), (unknown), Toshiki Ayano, Kenji Sakata	2
14	Diterpenoids from Euphorbia paralias 2001 ·Phytochemistry ·Samir A.M. Abdelgaleil, (unknown), Matsumi Doe, Masanori Baba, Munehiro Nakatani	34
15	Complete inhibition of viral breakthrough by combination of MKC-442 with AZT during a long-term culture of HIV-1-infected cells 1996 ·Antiviral Research ·Mika Okamoto, Masahiko Makino, Kazunori Yamada, (unknown), Satoshi Yuasa, Masanori Baba	12
16	Anti-AIDS drug development : challenges, strategies, and prospects 1995 ·Prem Mohan, Masanori Baba	12
17	N-Alkylated Nitrogen-in-the-Ring Sugars: Conformational Basis of Inhibition of Glycosidases and HIV-1 Replication 1995 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Naoki Asano, Haruhisa Kizu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mika Okamoto, Masanori Baba	125
18	Highly potent and selective inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) by the HIV-1-specific reverse transcriptase inhibitors 1992 ·Drugs of the Future ·Masanori Baba, Zeger Debyser, Shirô Shigeta, Erik De Clercq	13
19	Anti-HIV activity of dextran sulphate as determined under different experimental conditions 1989 ·Antiviral Research ·Hideki Nakashima, Osamu Yoshida, Masanori Baba, Erik De Clercq, Naoki Yamamoto	76
20	Antiviral Effect of Glycyrrhizin on Varicella-Zoster Virus Replication In vitro 1986 ·Kansenshogaku zasshi ·Masanori Baba, Shirô Shigeta	0

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