Masashi Aoki

29.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
564 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Masashi Aoki is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masashi Aoki has authored 564 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 263 papers in Neurology, 145 papers in Molecular Biology and 106 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Masashi Aoki's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (134 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (97 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (74 papers). Masashi Aoki is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (134 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (97 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (74 papers). Masashi Aoki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Masashi Aoki's co-authors include Yasuto Itoyama, Ichiro Nakashima, Kazuo Fujihara, Tatsuro Misu, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Gen Sobue, Naoki Suzuki, Hitoshi Warita, Tetsuya Akaishi and Shuhei Nishiyama and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Masashi Aoki

528 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Distinction between MOG antibody-positive and AQP4 antibody-positive NMO spectrum disorders

2014 620 citations Ichiro Nakashima, Tatsuro Misu et al. profile →
MOG antibody–positive, benign, unilateral, cerebral cortical encephalitis with epilepsy

2017 306 citations Ichiro Nakashima, Kimihiko Kaneko et al. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masashi Aoki Japan	59	6.6k	4.8k	2.8k	2.3k	2.2k	564	14.3k
Jens Kühle Switzerland	66	6.4k 1.0×	4.4k 0.9×	7.2k 2.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	406	17.8k
Axel Petzold United Kingdom	58	5.7k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	4.4k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	828 0.4×	287	13.4k
Yasuto Itoyama Japan	76	7.6k 1.2×	6.5k 1.4×	4.9k 1.7×	4.1k 1.8×	1.4k 0.6×	480	20.6k
Joseph E. Parisi United States	62	6.6k 1.0×	2.5k 0.5×	6.4k 2.3×	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	180	16.0k
Fredrik Piehl Sweden	64	4.1k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	5.7k 2.0×	2.5k 1.1×	685 0.3×	324	15.1k
Jun‐ichi Kira Japan	57	4.9k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	4.5k 1.6×	2.2k 1.0×	581 0.3×	568	13.8k
Peter Vajkoczy Germany	72	7.8k 1.2×	4.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	637	21.8k
Heinz Wiendl Germany	76	4.0k 0.6×	4.2k 0.9×	6.6k 2.3×	1.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	668	21.2k
Carlos A. Pardo United States	56	3.2k 0.5×	4.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	3.2k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	192	15.0k
Satoshi Kuwabara Japan	68	12.5k 1.9×	2.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	6.8k 3.0×	1.6k 0.7×	717	17.3k

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Kashiwada, Yoshiki, Takafumi Kubota, Kazutaka Jin, et al.. (2025). Differentiation between epileptic and functional/dissociative seizures using density spectral array of ictal single-channel EEG with deep learning. Epilepsy & Behavior. 172. 110713–110713. 1 indexed citations

Hirayama, Takehisa, Yuishin Izumi, Mitsuya Morita, et al.. (2024). Reliability study for the Japanese version of the Columbia Muscle Cramp Scale in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience. 13(1). 14–21.

Kaneko, Kimihiko, Hiroshi Kuroda, Yuki Matsumoto, et al.. (2024). Different Complement Activation Patterns Following C5 Cleavage in MOGAD and AQP4-IgG+NMOSD. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 11(5). e200293–e200293. 7 indexed citations

Akaishi, Tetsuya, Kunio Tarasawa, Kiyohide Fushimi, et al.. (2024). A Reduction in the Number of Hospitalized Cases of Acute Meningitis during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan. Internal Medicine. 63(10). 1353–1359. 3 indexed citations

Nishiyama, Ayumi, Tetsuya Niihori, Naoki Suzuki, et al.. (2024). Updated Genetic Analysis of Japanese Familial ALS Patients Carrying SOD1 Variants Revealed Phenotypic Differences for Common Variants. Neurology Genetics. 10(6). e200196–e200196. 1 indexed citations

Kakisaka, Yosuke, Shiho Sato, Takafumi Kubota, et al.. (2024). “Caterpillar sign” in corpus callosum associated with curvilinear pericallosal lipoma in MRI: A case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19(5). 2058–2061.

Sugeno, Naoto, Satoko Kumada, Hirofumi Kashii, et al.. (2024). Reduced histone H3K4 trimethylation in oral mucosa of patients with DYT-KMT2B. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 124. 107018–107018. 1 indexed citations

Akaishi, Tetsuya, T. Takahashi, Tatsuro Misu, et al.. (2023). Time-Dependent Analysis of Sicca Symptoms and Anti-Ro/SSA and Anti-La/SSB Antibodies in Patients with AQP4-IgG-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 260(3). 215–221. 1 indexed citations

Izumi, Rumiko, Kensuke Ikeda, Tetsuya Niihori, et al.. (2023). Nuclear pore pathology underlying multisystem proteinopathy type 3‐related inclusion body myopathy. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 11(3). 577–592. 1 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Satoshi, Nozomu Tawara, Ziwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Pathogenic role of anti-cN1A autoantibodies in sporadic inclusion body myositis. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 94(12). 1018–1024. 8 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Takaaki, Naoto Sugeno, Takafumi Hasegawa, et al.. (2023). Alpha‐synuclein promotes PRMT5‐mediated H4R3me2s histone methylation by interacting with the BAF complex. FEBS Journal. 291(9). 1892–1908. 8 indexed citations

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Yokoi, Kayoko, Kazumi Hirayama, Shigenori Kanno, et al.. (2022). Mirror writing and cortical hypometabolism in Parkinson’s disease. PLoS ONE. 17(12). e0279007–e0279007. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Naoki, Madoka Mori‐Yoshimura, Satoshi Yamashita, et al.. (2016). Multicenter questionnaire survey for sporadic inclusion body myositis in Japan. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 11(1). 146–146. 31 indexed citations

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Aoki, Masashi, et al.. (2015). A Study of Gas Flow Behavior in Airbag Deployment Simulation. 1 indexed citations

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Fukutake, Toshio, Yoichiro Hashimoto, Takayuki Taniwaki, et al.. (2014). The actual state and problems in neurology training at hospital. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 54(4). 341–348. 1 indexed citations

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Riku, Yuichi, Masashi Aoki, Mari Yoshida, et al.. (2014). Differential motor neuron involvement in progressive muscular atrophy: a comparative study with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. BMJ Open. 4(5). e005213–e005213. 56 indexed citations

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Ida, Hitoshi, et al.. (2013). Analysis of abdominal injuries in obese and nonobese restrained occupants. 2 indexed citations

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Hadano, Shinji, Asako Otomo, Ryota Kunita, et al.. (2010). Loss of ALS2/Alsin Exacerbates Motor Dysfunction in a SOD1H46R-Expressing Mouse ALS Model by Disturbing Endolysosomal Trafficking. PLoS ONE. 5(3). e9805–e9805. 88 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Masao, Ikuko Kondo, Koichi Okamoto, et al.. (1999). Analysis of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 gene and haplotype analysis: (CCG)_{1- 2} polymorphism and contribution to founder effect. Journal of Medical Genetics. 36(2). 112–114.

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Aoki, Masashi, Makoto Suzuki, T. Taniwatari, et al.. (1993). In-plane bandgap energy control selective-area MOVPE for photonic integrated circuits. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 2 indexed citations

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