Masashi Aoki

29.4k citations

564 papers · 14.3k · 2 hit papers · h-index 59

Impact in

Neurology top 0.05%
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Genetics top 0.2%
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

Papers in

Neurology 263
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research 134
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments 73
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders 58
Molecular Biology 145
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders 40

Co-authors: Yasuto Itoyama (92 shared papers)Ichiro Nakashima (79 shared papers)Kazuo Fujihara (68 shared papers)Tatsuro Misu (78 shared papers)Toshiyuki Takahashi (54 shared papers)Gen Sobue (59 shared papers)Naoki Suzuki (99 shared papers)Hitoshi Warita (67 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of the Neurological Sciences (24 papers)Neurology (21 papers)PLoS ONE (15 papers)Muscle & Nerve (14 papers)Journal of Neuroimmunology (13 papers)
Partner nations: Japan United States Canada

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Masashi Aoki

528 papers receiving 14.0k citations

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MOG antibody–positive, benign, unilateral, cerebral cortical encephalitis with epilepsy 2017 · 306 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
2014 Neurology

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1	Distinction between MOG antibody-positive and AQP4 antibody-positive NMO spectrum disorders Neurology ·Douglas Kazutoshi Sato, Dagoberto Callegaro, Marco Aurélio Lana–Peixoto, Patrick Waters, Frederico Mennucci de Haidar Jorge, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Ichiro Nakashima, Samira Luísa Apóstolos‐Pereira, Natália Cirino Talim, Renata Simm, Angelina Maria Martins Lino, Tatsuro Misu, Maria Isabel Leite, Masashi Aoki, Kazuo Fujihara Hit paper breakdown →	2014	620
2	The gene mutated in ataxia-ocular apraxia 1 encodes the new HIT/Zn-finger protein aprataxin Nature Genetics ·Maria-Céu Moreira, Clara Barbot, Nobutada Tachi, Naoki Kozuka, Eiji Uchida, Toby J. Gibson, Pedro Mendonça, Maria Manuela Ribeiro Costa, José Barros, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Masao Watanabe, Yoshio Ikeda, Masashi Aoki, Tetsuya Nagata, Paula Coutinho, Jorge Sequeiros, Michel Kœnig	2001	323
3	MOG antibody–positive, benign, unilateral, cerebral cortical encephalitis with epilepsy Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation ·Ryo Ogawa, Ichiro Nakashima, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Kimihiko Kaneko, Tetsuya Akaishi, Yoshiki Takai, Douglas Kazutoshi Sato, Shuhei Nishiyama, Tatsuro Misu, Hiroshi Kuroda, Masashi Aoki, Kazuo Fujihara Hit paper breakdown →	2017	306
4	Confirmatory double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of efficacy and safety of edaravone (MCI-186) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration ·Koji Abe, Yasuto Itoyama, Gen Sobue, Shoji Tsuji, Masashi Aoki, Manabu Doyu, Chikuma Hamada, Kazuoki Kondo, Takatomo Yoneoka, Makoto Akimoto, Hiide Yoshino, (unknown)	2014	266
5	Rats Expressing Human Cytosolic Copper–Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Transgenes with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Associated Mutations Develop Motor Neuron Disease Journal of Neuroscience ·Makiko Nagai, Masashi Aoki, I Miyoshi, Masaaki Kato, Piera Pasinelli, Noriyuki Kasai, Robert Brown, Yasuto Itoyama	2001	263
6	Ischemic Delayed Neuronal Death Stroke ·K. Abe, Masashi Aoki, J. Kawagoe, Tadashi Yoshida, Akiko Hattori, Kyuya Kogure, Yasuto Itoyama	1995	250
7	Modeling sporadic ALS in iPSC-derived motor neurons identifies a potential therapeutic agent Nature Medicine ·Koki Fujimori, Mitsuru Ishikawa, Asako Otomo, Masashi Aoki, Ryoichi Nakamura, Tetsuya Akiyama, Shinji Hadano, Hideyuki Saya, Gen Sobue, Hideyuki Okano	2018	245
8	Severe olfactory dysfunction is a prodromal symptom of dementia associated with Parkinson's disease: a 3 year longitudinal study Brain ·Toru Baba, Akio Kikuchi, Kazumi Hirayama, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Yoshiyuki Hosokai, Shigenori Kanno, Takafumi Hasegawa, Naoto Sugeno, Masatoshi Konno, Kyoko Suzuki, Shoki Takahashi, Hiroshi Fukuda, Masashi Aoki, Yasuto Itoyama, Etsuro Mori, Atsushi Takeda	2012	221
9	TRANSFER OF LATISSIMUS DORSI FOR IRREPARABLE ROTATOR-CUFF TEARS Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume ·Masashi Aoki, Kazuhiko Okamura, Suguru Fukushima, Tsuneari Takahashi, T. Ogino	1996	183
10	Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles is allelic to hereditary inclusion body myopathy Neurology ·Ichizo Nishino, S. Noguchi, K. Murayama, Adel Driss, Kazuma Sugie, Yasushi Oya, Tetsuya Nagata, Keiji Chida, Tetsuya Takahashi, Yuichi Takusa, Takekazu Ohi, Jin Nishimiya, N Sunohara, Emma Ciafaloni, Mitsuru Kawai, Masashi Aoki, Ikuya Nonaka	2002	175
11	Presence of six different lesion types suggests diverse mechanisms of tissue injury in neuromyelitis optica Acta Neuropathologica ·Tatsuro Misu, Romana Höftberger, Kazuo Fujihara, Isabella Wimmer, Yoshiki Takai, Shuhei Nishiyama, Ichiro Nakashima, Hidehiko Konno, Monika Bradl, Ferenc Garzuly, Yasuto Itoyama, Masashi Aoki, Hans Lassmann	2013	175
12	Spliceosome integrity is defective in the motor neuron diseases ALS and SMA EMBO Molecular Medicine ·Hitomi Tsuiji, Yohei Iguchi, Asako Furuya, Ayane Kataoka, Hiroyuki Hatsuta, Masashi Aoki, Fumiaki Tanaka, Yoshio Hashizume, Hiroyasu Akatsu, Shigeo Murayama, Gen Sobue, Koji Yamanaka	2012	158
13	NO production results in suspension-induced muscle atrophy through dislocation of neuronal NOS Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Naoki Suzuki, Norio Motohashi, Akiyoshi Uezumi, So‐ichiro Fukada, Tetsuhiko Yoshimura, Yasuto Itoyama, Masashi Aoki, Yuko Miyagoe‐Suzuki, Shin’ichi Takeda	2007	152
14	VPS35 dysfunction impairs lysosomal degradation of α-synuclein and exacerbates neurotoxicity in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease Neurobiology of Disease ·Emiko Miura, Takafumi Hasegawa, Masatoshi Konno, Mari Suzuki, Naoto Sugeno, Nobuhiro Fujikake, Sven Geisler, Mitsuaki Tabuchi, Ryuji Oshima, Akio Kikuchi, Toru Baba, Keiji Wada, Yoshitaka Nagai, Atsushi Takeda, Masashi Aoki	2014	152
15	NEDL1, a Novel Ubiquitin-protein Isopeptide Ligase for Dishevelled-1, Targets Mutant Superoxide Dismutase-1 Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Kou Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Fujita, Toshinori Ozaki, Chiaki Kato, Yuka Kurose, Maya Sakamoto, Shinsuke Kato, Takeshi Goto, Yasuto Itoyama, Masashi Aoki, Akira Nakagawara	2004	151
16	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-linked Glutamate Transporter Mutant Has Impaired Glutamate Clearance Capacity Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Davide Trotti, Masashi Aoki, Piera Pasinelli, Urs V. Berger, Niels C. Danbolt, Robert H. Brown, Matthias A. Hediger	2001	144
17	CSF cytokine profile in MOG-IgG+ neurological disease is similar to AQP4-IgG+ NMOSD but distinct from MS: a cross-sectional study and potential therapeutic implications Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Kimihiko Kaneko, Douglas Kazutoshi Sato, Ichiro Nakashima, Ryo Ogawa, Tetsuya Akaishi, Yoshiki Takai, Shuhei Nishiyama, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Tatsuro Misu, Hiroshi Kuroda, Satoru Tanaka, Kyoichi Nomura, Yuji Hashimoto, Dagoberto Callegaro, Lawrence Steinman, Kazuo Fujihara, Masashi Aoki	2018	131
18	The AAA-ATPase VPS4 Regulates Extracellular Secretion and Lysosomal Targeting of α-Synuclein PLoS ONE ·Takafumi Hasegawa, Masatoshi Konno, Toru Baba, Naoto Sugeno, Akio Kikuchi, Michiko Kobayashi, Emiko Miura, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Keiichi Tamai, Katsutoshi Furukawa, Hiroyuki Arai, Fumiaki Mori, Koichi Wakabayashi, Masashi Aoki, Yasuto Itoyama, Atsushi Takeda	2011	117
19	A case of NMO seropositive for aquaporin-4 antibody more than 10 years before onset Neurology ·Shuhei Nishiyama, Tatsuya Ito, Tatsuro Misu, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Akiko Kikuchi, Naoki Suzuki, Kazutaka Jin, Masashi Aoki, K. Fujihara, Yasuto Itoyama	2009	116
20	Mutant SOD1 linked to familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but not wild-type SOD1, induces ER stress in COS7 cells and transgenic mice Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Shinsuke Tobisawa, Yasukazu Hozumi, Shigeki Arawaka, Shingo Koyama, Manabu Wada, Makiko Nagai, Masashi Aoki, Yasuto Itoyama, Kaoru Goto, Takeo Kato	2003	107

About Masashi Aoki

Masashi Aoki is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 564 papers that have together received 14.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (134 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (97 papers), Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (74 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (73 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (58 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (49 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (40 papers) and Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (6.6k citations), Genetics (2.2k citations), Neurology (1.6k citations), Pathology and Forensic Medicine (2.8k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.3k citations). Masashi Aoki has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Yasuto Itoyama, Ichiro Nakashima, Kazuo Fujihara, Tatsuro Misu, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Gen Sobue, Naoki Suzuki, Hitoshi Warita, Tetsuya Akaishi and Shuhei Nishiyama. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Neurology, PLoS ONE, Muscle & Nerve and Journal of Neuroimmunology.

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