Masao ISONO

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Masao ISONO is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masao ISONO has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Masao ISONO's work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (7 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (6 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (5 papers). Masao ISONO is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Production and Characterization (7 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (6 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (5 papers). Masao ISONO collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United Kingdom. Masao ISONO's co-authors include Seizi Igarasi, Akira Imada, Kazuo Nakahama, Atsushi Kakinuma, Gakuzo Tamura, Κει Arima, Hiromu Sugino, Takashi Shima, Kei Arima and Takeshi Takahashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Carbohydrate Research and Archives of Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Masao ISONO

32 papers receiving 910 citations

Hit Papers

Asparaginase and Glutaminase Activities of Micro-organisms 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300
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.

  1. Asparaginase and Glutaminase Activities of Micro-organisms
    1973 348 citations Akira Imada, Seizi Igarasi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masao ISONO Japan 14 585 324 186 142 112 34 1.0k
H Okada Japan 20 561 1.0× 229 0.7× 132 0.7× 14 0.1× 136 1.2× 26 974
Ángel Reglero Spain 22 999 1.7× 115 0.4× 74 0.4× 27 0.2× 217 1.9× 79 1.4k
Joseph J. Kolb United States 11 534 0.9× 81 0.3× 15 0.1× 67 0.5× 75 0.7× 17 1.1k
Jun’ichi Hase Japan 19 483 0.8× 83 0.3× 19 0.1× 57 0.4× 37 0.3× 56 944
B. Pluvinage Canada 21 621 1.1× 262 0.8× 49 0.3× 45 0.3× 51 0.5× 42 1.0k
D R Durham United States 16 414 0.7× 181 0.6× 116 0.6× 8 0.1× 63 0.6× 29 690
Valeria Cafaro Italy 21 929 1.6× 120 0.4× 218 1.2× 12 0.1× 63 0.6× 50 1.3k
Bernard Heinemann United States 11 232 0.4× 115 0.4× 19 0.1× 66 0.5× 15 0.1× 25 445
Daniel Maresch Austria 25 1.2k 2.0× 566 1.7× 34 0.2× 44 0.3× 85 0.8× 64 1.7k
Keiko Kita Japan 19 618 1.1× 116 0.4× 58 0.3× 7 0.0× 88 0.8× 47 865

Countries citing papers authored by Masao ISONO

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masao ISONO

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masao ISONO

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masao ISONO. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masao ISONO 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 Masao ISONO. Masao ISONO is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Suzuki, Toshio, et al.. (1989). Arc Resistance of Insulating Materials on the High Ground. IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials. 109(6). 275–275. 3 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Takeshi, Koji Kato, Y. Yamazaki, & Masao ISONO. (1977). Synthesis of cephalosporins and penicillins by enzymatic acylation.. PubMed. 30 Suppl. 230–8. 5 indexed citations
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Kita, Yasuo, Seizi Igarasi, & Masao ISONO. (1974). Chemical structure of an acidic polysaccharide produced by serratia piscatorum. Carbohydrate Research. 38. 239–246. 4 indexed citations
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Kita, Yasuo, et al.. (1974). The Isolation of Bacterial Polysaccharides with Antiinflammatory Activity. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 38(7). 1407–1408. 1 indexed citations
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Kita, Yasuo, et al.. (1974). Ultrasonic Degradation of Biologically Active Polysaccharide Produced by Serratia piscatorum. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 38(4). 817–821. 1 indexed citations
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Kita, Yasuo, et al.. (1974). Isolation and Characterization of Biologically Active Polysaccharides Produced by Serratia piscatorum. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 38(2). 423–431. 5 indexed citations
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Imada, Akira, Kazuo Nakahama, Seizi Igarasi, & Masao ISONO. (1973). A bacteriolytic enzyme from Chaetomium globosum, a marine-isolate. Archives of Microbiology. 91(1). 41–54. 3 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao, et al.. (1971). Serratia Protease. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 35(4). 460–467. 10 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao, et al.. (1970). Serratia Protease. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 34(2). 310–318. 48 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao, et al.. (1970). Serratia Protease. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 34(2). 310–318. 22 indexed citations
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Kakinuma, Atsushi, et al.. (1969). Determination of Amino Acid Sequence in Surfactin, a Crystalline Peptidelipid Surfactant Produced by Bacillus subtilis. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 33(6). 971–972. 26 indexed citations
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Kakinuma, Atsushi, Hiromu Sugino, Masao ISONO, Gakuzo Tamura, & Κει Arima. (1969). Determination of Fatty Acid in Surfactin and Elucidation of the Total Structure of Surfactin. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 33(6). 973–976. 88 indexed citations
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Kakinuma, Atsushi, Takashi Shima, Hiromu Sugino, et al.. (1969). Confirmation of the Structure of Surfactin by Mass Spectrometry. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 33(11). 1669–1671. 47 indexed citations
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Kakinuma, Atsushi, Hiromu Sugino, Masao ISONO, Gakuzo Tamura, & Κει Arima. (1969). Determination of Fatty Acid in Surfactin and Elucidation of the Total Structure of Surfactin. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 33(6). 973–976. 29 indexed citations
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Kakinuma, Atsushi, et al.. (1969). Determination of the Location of Lactone Ring in Surfactin. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 33(10). 1523–1524. 16 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao, et al.. (1968). Polyol Dehydrogenases in the Soluble Fraction ofAcetobacter melanogenum. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 32(2). 161–169. 1 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao, et al.. (1968). Polyol Dehydrogenases in the Soluble Fraction of Acetobacter melanogenum. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 32(2). 161–169. 1 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao. (1958). Oxidative Metabolism of Phenylacetic Acid by Penicillium chrysogenum Q 176. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 32(4). 256–259. 1 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao. (1956). Oxidative Metabolism of Phenylacetic Acid by Penicillium chrysogenum Q 176. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 30(12). 802–806. 3 indexed citations
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ISONO, Masao. (1954). Oxidative Metabolism of Phenylacetic Acid by Penicillium chrysogenum Q-176. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 28(6). 475–479.

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