Masashi Sonoyama

1.3k total citations
80 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Masashi Sonoyama is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Masashi Sonoyama has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Masashi Sonoyama's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (26 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers). Masashi Sonoyama is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (26 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers). Masashi Sonoyama collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Masashi Sonoyama's co-authors include Shigeki Mitaku, Mitsuhiro Miyazawa, Yasunori Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Kanamori, Masahiro Gomi, Toshiyuki Takagi, Takeshi Hasegawa, Hideyuki Ishida, Takafumi Shimoaka and Tatsuhiko Nakano and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Applied Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Masashi Sonoyama

73 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masashi Sonoyama Japan 19 504 256 158 104 86 80 1.1k
Stacy A. Overman United States 20 908 1.8× 79 0.3× 101 0.6× 136 1.3× 178 2.1× 30 1.4k
Jennifer L. Dashnau United States 11 373 0.7× 48 0.2× 60 0.4× 128 1.2× 145 1.7× 12 901
Chi‐Ying Lee Taiwan 26 798 1.6× 435 1.7× 71 0.4× 376 3.6× 126 1.5× 63 2.2k
Donald J. MacKenzie Canada 22 981 1.9× 375 1.5× 207 1.3× 265 2.5× 166 1.9× 32 2.3k
Mitsuhiro Miyazawa Japan 15 272 0.5× 116 0.5× 333 2.1× 82 0.8× 39 0.5× 51 878
Andrew J. Miles United Kingdom 20 792 1.6× 87 0.3× 63 0.4× 134 1.3× 343 4.0× 33 1.3k
Chikara Hirayama Japan 24 607 1.2× 139 0.5× 174 1.1× 41 0.4× 322 3.7× 78 1.8k
Dieter Baurecht Austria 15 142 0.3× 55 0.2× 53 0.3× 116 1.1× 213 2.5× 34 670
Christel Le Bon France 18 436 0.9× 50 0.2× 38 0.2× 66 0.6× 136 1.6× 29 1000
Akihiro Shibata Japan 18 298 0.6× 162 0.6× 23 0.1× 163 1.6× 233 2.7× 62 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Masashi Sonoyama

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masashi Sonoyama

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masashi Sonoyama

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

All Works

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Okura, Takashi, Kazuya Shirato, Masatoshi Kakizaki, et al.. (2022). Hydrophobic Alpha-Helical Short Peptides in Overlapping Reading Frames of the Coronavirus Genome. Pathogens. 11(8). 877–877.
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Yokoyama, Yasunori, Hikaru Tanaka, Hiroshi Takahashi, et al.. (2021). Effects of salt and gel network structures on purple membrane stacking in hydrogels immobilized with poly(vinyl alcohol). Journal of Applied Physics. 129(1).
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Takahashi, Hiroshi, Kohei Morita, Toshiyuki Takagi, et al.. (2018). Stability of the two-dimensional lattice of bacteriorhodopsin reconstituted in partially fluorinated phosphatidylcholine bilayers. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1861(3). 631–642. 8 indexed citations
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Kawatake, Satoshi, Yuichi Umegawa, Shigeru Matsuoka, Michio Murata, & Masashi Sonoyama. (2016). Evaluation of diacylphospholipids as boundary lipids for bacteriorhodopsin from structural and functional aspects. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1858(9). 2106–2115. 10 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Takeshi, Takafumi Shimoaka, Yūki Tanaka, et al.. (2015). An Origin of Complicated Infrared Spectra of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds Involving a Normal Alkyl Group. Chemistry Letters. 44(6). 834–836. 14 indexed citations
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Sonoyama, Masashi, et al.. (2011). Solubilization and Structural Stability of Bacteriorhodopsin with a Mild Nonionic Detergent,n-Octyl-β-thioglucoside. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 75(2). 376–378. 7 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Yasunori, Masashi Sonoyama, & Shigeki Mitaku. (2009). Structural Changes in Bacteriorhodopsin in Purple Membranes Induced by Irreversible Photobleaching with Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Stability. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 86(2). 297–301. 5 indexed citations
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Sawada, Ryusuke, et al.. (2008). Vertebrate Genomes Code Excess Proteins with Charge Periodicity of 28 Residues. The Journal of Biochemistry. 143(5). 661–665. 1 indexed citations
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Shibakami, Motonari, S Miyoshi, Makoto Nakamura, et al.. (2008). Reconstitution of Bacteriorhodopsin into Cyclic Lipid Vesicles. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 72(6). 1623–1625. 6 indexed citations
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Kameda, Tsunenori, et al.. (2007). In-SituObservation of Tryptophan in Larval Cocoon Silk of the HornetVespa simillima xanthopteraCameron by Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Spectroscopy. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(5). 1353–1355. 8 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takanori, Masashi Sonoyama, Makoto Demura, & Shigeki Mitaku. (2005). Photobleaching of Bacteriorhodopsin Solubilized with Triton X‐100. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 81(5). 1131–1137. 26 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Yasunori, Masashi Sonoyama, & Shigeki Mitaku. (2002). Irreversible Photobleaching of Bacteriorhodopsin in a High-Temperature Intermediate State. The Journal of Biochemistry. 131(6). 785–790. 26 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Shunya, et al.. (2001). Prediction System for Dumbbell-Type Proteins: SOSUIdumbbell. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 12. 328–329.
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Sonoyama, Masashi, et al.. (2001). Characterization of water contribution to excimer laser ablation of collagen. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 145(3). 195–200. 27 indexed citations
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Miyazawa, Mitsuhiro, Masashi Sonoyama, & Hitoshi Saitô. (2000). FT-IR Studies on Secondary Structures of Wild Silkworm Fibroin Films. 5. 47–50. 2 indexed citations
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Sonoyama, Masashi, Hirofumi Yajima, Tatsuhiko Nakano, et al.. (2000). First Observation of Precursory Structural Changes of Aliphatic Parts in the α-γ Polymorphic Transition of Dl-Norleucine by Temperature-Scanning Time-Resolved FT-IR Spectroscopy. Chemistry Letters. 29(5). 558–559. 2 indexed citations
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Mitaku, Shigeki, et al.. (1999). Proportion of membrane proteins in proteomes of 15 single-cell organisms analyzed by the SOSUI prediction system. Biophysical Chemistry. 82(2-3). 165–171. 46 indexed citations

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