Masaru Katoh

21.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
291 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Masaru Katoh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaru Katoh has authored 291 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 239 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Genetics and 31 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Masaru Katoh's work include Cancer-related gene regulation (110 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (85 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (82 papers). Masaru Katoh is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related gene regulation (110 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (85 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (82 papers). Masaru Katoh collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and India. Masaru Katoh's co-authors include Masuko Katoh, Yuriko Katoh, Hitoshi Nakagama, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Tetsuroh Saitoh, Hisahiko Sekihara, Masaaki Terada, Momoki Hirai, Hirokazu Fukuda and Tetsuya Mine and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Development.

In The Last Decade

Masaru Katoh

291 papers receiving 13.1k 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.

WNT Signaling Pathway and Stem Cell Signaling Network

2007 630 citations Masuko Katoh, Masaru Katoh profile →
FGF Receptors: Cancer Biology and Therapeutics

2013 464 citations Masaru Katoh, Hitoshi Nakagama profile →
FGFR-targeted therapeutics: clinical activity, mechanisms of resistance and new directions

2024 79 citations Masuko Katoh, Giovanni Brandi et al. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology profile →

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Takeshi Imamura Japan

Ying E. Zhang United States

Reinhard Buettner Germany

Issei Imoto Japan

Caroline S. Hill United Kingdom

José Luís de la Pompa Spain

Keiji Miyazawa Japan

Katia Manova United States

Ye‐Guang Chen China

Stephen Dalton United States

Takeshi Imamura Japan

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Countries citing papers authored by Masaru Katoh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masaru Katoh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaru Katoh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masaru Katoh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masaru Katoh 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 Masaru Katoh. Masaru Katoh 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

Katoh, Masuko & Masaru Katoh. (2024). Claudin 1, 4, 6 and 18 isoform 2 as targets for the treatment of cancer (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 54(5). 3 indexed citations

Brandi, Giovanni, Valeria Relli, Andrea Palloni, et al.. (2024). Activated FGFR2 signalling as a biomarker for selection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients candidate to FGFR targeted therapies. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 3136–3136. 6 indexed citations

Katoh, Masaru. (2018). Fibroblast growth factor receptors as treatment targets in clinical oncology. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 16(2). 105–122. 257 indexed citations

Katoh, Masaru. (2016). Therapeutics Targeting FGF Signaling Network in Human Diseases. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 37(12). 1081–1096. 157 indexed citations

Katoh, Masaru. (2015). Functional proteomics of the epigenetic regulators ASXL1, ASXL2 and ASXL3: a convergence of proteomics and epigenetics for translational medicine. Expert Review of Proteomics. 12(3). 317–328. 41 indexed citations

Katoh, Masuko, Maki Igarashi, Hirokazu Fukuda, Hitoshi Nakagama, & Masaru Katoh. (2012). Cancer genetics and genomics of human FOX family genes. Cancer Letters. 328(2). 198–206. 309 indexed citations

Katoh, Yuriko & Masaru Katoh. (2007). Comparative integromics on JMJD2A, JMJD2B and JMJD2C: Preferential expression of JMJD2C in undifferentiated ES cells. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 20(2). 269–73. 31 indexed citations

Katoh, Yuriko & Masaru Katoh. (2005). Comparative genomics on SFRP1 orthologs.. PubMed. 27(3). 861–5. 3 indexed citations

Swain, R, Masaru Katoh, Araceli Medina, & Herbert Steinbeißer. (2005). Xenopus frizzled-4S, a splicing variant of Xfz4 is a context-dependent activator and inhibitor of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Cell Communication and Signaling. 3(1). 12–12. 21 indexed citations

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Katoh, Masuko & Masaru Katoh. (2004). Identification and characterization of human HES2, HES3, and HES5 genes in silico. International Journal of Oncology. 25(2). 529–34. 39 indexed citations

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Katoh, Masaru. (2002). Genome-Wide Search of Human Genes Implicated in WNT Signaling Pathway Using Bioinformatics. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 13. 367–368. 3 indexed citations

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Spiegelman, Vladimir S., Weigang Tang, Andrew M. Chan, et al.. (2002). Induction of Homologue of Slimb Ubiquitin Ligase Receptor by Mitogen Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(39). 36624–36630. 41 indexed citations

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Spiegelman, Vladimir S., Weigang Tang, Masaru Katoh, Thomas J. Slaga, & Serge Y. Fuchs. (2002). Inhibition of HOS expression and activities by Wnt pathway. Oncogene. 21(5). 856–860. 32 indexed citations

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Katoh, Masaru, et al.. (2001). WNT2B2 mRNA, Up-Regulated in Primary Gastric Cancer, Is a Positive Regulator of the WNT– β-Catenin–TCF Signaling Pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 289(5). 1093–1098. 71 indexed citations

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Katoh, Masaru. (2001). Molecular cloning and characterization of LZIC, a novel gene encoding ICAT homologous protein with leucine zipper domain. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 8(6). 611–5. 14 indexed citations

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Kirikoshi, Hiroyuki, Tetsuroh Saitoh, Katsuaki Tanaka, et al.. (2000). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Human FGF-20 on Chromosome 8p21.3-p22. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 274(2). 337–343. 37 indexed citations

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Koike, Jun, Atsushi Takagi, Takeshi Miwa, et al.. (1999). Molecular Cloning of Frizzled-10, a Novel Member of the Frizzled Gene Family. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 262(1). 39–43. 71 indexed citations

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Kirikoshi, Hiroyuki, et al.. (1999). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Human Frizzled-4 on Chromosome 11q14-q21. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 264(3). 955–961. 46 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Haruhiko, Daizo Saito, Hiroyuki Hisai, et al.. (1995). Helicobacter pylori Infection, Serum Pepsinogen Level and Gastric Cancer: A Case‐Control Study in Japan. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 86(1). 64–71. 97 indexed citations

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Uesugi, Takashi, et al.. (1977). [Fine structure of mitotic melanocytes in the epidermis of C57 black mouse after UV irradiation (UV-A) (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 87(13). 925–8. 1 indexed citations

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