Masao Itoh

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Masao Itoh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masao Itoh has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pharmacology and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Masao Itoh's work include Fungal Biology and Applications (6 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (4 papers). Masao Itoh is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Biology and Applications (6 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (4 papers). Masao Itoh collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and Ghana. Masao Itoh's co-authors include Toshiro Otowa, Jeremy Fetvedt, David Freed, Rodney J. Allam, Takashi Sasaki, Scott M. Martin, James G. Manning, Xijia Lu, Brock Forrest and H. Nomoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Masao Itoh

47 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Production and adsorption characteristics of MAXSORB: High-surface-area active carbon

1993 405 citations Masao Itoh et al. profile →
Demonstration of the Allam Cycle: An Update on the Development Status of a High Efficiency Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Process Employing Full Carbon Capture

2017 315 citations Masao Itoh et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masao Itoh Japan	16	546	353	201	197	187	49	1.5k
Lixian Li China	28	402 0.7×	550 1.6×	333 1.7×	329 1.7×	184 1.0×	78	2.0k
Kozo Koide Japan	27	319 0.6×	984 2.8×	219 1.1×	116 0.6×	118 0.6×	82	1.7k
Hong China	14	252 0.5×	244 0.7×	343 1.7×	99 0.5×	200 1.1×	345	1.2k
Zhongxiang Chen China	26	494 0.9×	790 2.2×	494 2.5×	279 1.4×	81 0.4×	128	2.1k
Nguyen Thanh Hoai Nam Vietnam	19	119 0.2×	287 0.8×	503 2.5×	42 0.2×	115 0.6×	139	1.3k
Litao Wang China	22	239 0.4×	204 0.6×	380 1.9×	158 0.8×	145 0.8×	78	1.2k
Yanhua Li China	22	148 0.3×	200 0.6×	659 3.3×	149 0.8×	386 2.1×	82	1.7k
Yuhang Tang China	19	83 0.2×	311 0.9×	567 2.8×	119 0.6×	89 0.5×	74	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masao Itoh

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Ohtsuka, Masami, Hitoshi Ohki, Noriyasu Haginoya, et al.. (2012). Discovery of novel tricyclic compounds as squalene synthase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 20(9). 3072–3093. 15 indexed citations

Itoh, Masao, et al.. (2011). Discovery of a new 2-aminobenzhydrol template for highly potent squalene synthase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19(6). 1930–1949. 22 indexed citations

Itoh, Masao, et al.. (2011). Discovery of atrop fixed alkoxy-aminobenzhydrol derivatives: Novel, highly potent and orally efficacious squalene synthase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19(17). 5207–5224. 20 indexed citations

Inagaki, Hiroaki, et al.. (2003). Improved synthesis of DQ-113, a new quinolone antibacterial agent, utilizing the Reformatsky reaction. ARKIVOC. 2003(8). 112–117. 3 indexed citations

Motomura, Masakatsu, Tatsufumi Nakamura, Toshiro Yoshimura, et al.. (1999). Specificity of ω-conotoxin MVIIC-binding and -blocking calcium channel antibodies in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. Journal of Neurology. 246(1). 38–44. 14 indexed citations

Yoshizawa, Yasuko, et al.. (1998). New Sulfated Oligosaccharides Produced byPseudomonasβ-Agarase fromGracilaria verrucosaPolysaccharide. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 62(6). 1190–1195. 3 indexed citations

Aoki, Takashi, et al.. (1998). Purification of recombinant human pepsinogens and their application as immunoassay standards. IUBMB Life. 45(2). 289–301. 3 indexed citations

Mitaka, Chieko, Yukio Hirata, Takashi Nagura, et al.. (1997). Increased plasma concentrations of brain natriuretic peptide in patients with acute lung injury. Journal of Critical Care. 12(2). 66–71. 37 indexed citations

Shirabe, Susumu, Tatsufumi Nakamura, Masakatsu Motomura, et al.. (1996). Specificity of autoantibodies react with ?-conotoxin MVIIC-sensitive calcium channel in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. Muscle & Nerve. 19(9). 1166–1168. 8 indexed citations

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Yoshizawa, Yasuko, et al.. (1996). In VivoMacrophage-stimulation Activity of the Enzyme-degraded Water-soluble Polysaccharide Fraction from a Marine Alga (Gracilaria verrucosa). Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 60(10). 1667–1671. 41 indexed citations

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Yoshizawa, Yasuko, et al.. (1995). Macrophage Stimulation Activity of the Polysaccharide Fraction from a Marine Alga (Porphyra yezoensis): Structure-Function Relationships and Improved Solubility. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 59(10). 1933–1937. 135 indexed citations

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Hata, Masahiro, et al.. (1987). Yellowish coloration of oyster Crassostrea gigas.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 53(4). 677–680. 1 indexed citations

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Itoh, Masao. (1981). Characteristics of a new catechol 1,2-oxygenase from Trichosporon cutaneum WY 2-2.. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 45(12). 2787–2796. 5 indexed citations

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Itoh, Masao. (1980). Analysis for the Rolling Angle and Banked Turn Control Systems of a Hydrofoil Craft with Fully Submerged Foils. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 16(2). 271–277. 1 indexed citations

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Itoh, Masao. (1979). Synthesis of the Longitudinal Control System of a Fully Submerged Hydrofoil Craft with an Auto-Pilot. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 15(7). 978–985. 3 indexed citations

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Itoh, Masao. (1972). A Method for the Coordinate Transformation and Its Digital Simulation. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 8(4). 489–498.

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Itoh, Masao, et al.. (1968). A New Antifungal Substance Produced by Myrothecium. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 32(3). 394–395. 5 indexed citations

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Itoh, Masao, et al.. (1966). LIPOPROTEINS (LIPOSTICHAERINS) IN THE ROE OF BLENNY, STICHAEUS GRIGORJEWI HERZENSTEIN.. Tohoku Journal of Agricultural Research. 16(4). 299–316. 1 indexed citations

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Asano, Masahide & Masao Itoh. (1962). TOXICITY OF A LIPOPROTEIN AND LIPIDS FROM THE ROE OF A BLENNY, DINOGUNELLUS GRIGORJEWI HERZENSTEIN. Tohoku Journal of Agricultural Research. 13(2). 151–167. 3 indexed citations

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Arai, Yuji, et al.. (1956). ON THE PARTITION PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY OF THE HORMONES OF STEROID SERIES. Endocrinologia Japonica. 3(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations

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