Masataka Kawai

4.0k total citations
116 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Masataka Kawai is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masataka Kawai has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 60 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masataka Kawai's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (84 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (49 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (39 papers). Masataka Kawai is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (84 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (49 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (39 papers). Masataka Kawai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Masataka Kawai's co-authors include Philip W. Brandt, Yan Zhao, Herbert R. Halvorson, Brant G. Wang, Robert N. Cox, Li Wang, Yi Zhao, Y. Saeki, Shin’ichi Ishiwata and Irwin D. Kuntz and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Masataka Kawai

116 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masataka Kawai United States 31 2.7k 1.9k 813 536 455 116 3.4k
Bernhard Brenner Germany 35 3.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 701 0.9× 693 1.3× 607 1.3× 105 4.0k
S Ebashi Japan 14 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 405 0.5× 307 0.6× 145 0.3× 31 2.3k
P. Bryant Chase United States 34 2.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 553 0.7× 338 0.6× 312 0.7× 107 3.2k
K Trombitás United States 27 2.9k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 323 0.4× 825 1.5× 857 1.9× 63 4.1k
B. R. Jewell United Kingdom 17 1.8k 0.7× 959 0.5× 967 1.2× 111 0.2× 161 0.4× 23 2.5k
Robert E. Godt United States 25 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 999 1.2× 342 0.6× 90 0.2× 50 3.0k
Johann Caspar Rüegg Germany 26 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 235 0.3× 275 0.5× 155 0.3× 80 2.1k
Anne d’Albis France 26 1.3k 0.5× 2.2k 1.2× 246 0.3× 603 1.1× 48 0.1× 74 3.2k
Franklin Fuchs United States 24 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 406 0.5× 176 0.3× 151 0.3× 55 2.0k
Kate Poole Australia 27 148 0.1× 1.0k 0.6× 452 0.6× 637 1.2× 260 0.6× 50 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masataka Kawai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masataka Kawai

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

All Works

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Feng, Han‐Zhong, et al.. (2024). Biomechanical evaluation of flash-frozen and cryo-sectioned papillary muscle samples by using sinusoidal analysis: cross-bridge kinetics and the effect of partial Ca2+ activation. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 45(3). 95–113. 1 indexed citations
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Kawai, Masataka, Robert Stehle, Gabriele Pfitzer, & Bogdan Iorga. (2021). Phosphate has dual roles in cross-bridge kinetics in rabbit psoas single myofibrils. The Journal of General Physiology. 153(3). 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Katarzyna Kaźmierczak, Chen‐Ching Yuan, et al.. (2017). Cardiac contractility, motor function, and cross‐bridge kinetics in N47K‐RLC mutant mice. FEBS Journal. 284(12). 1897–1913. 4 indexed citations
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Visnovsky, Sandra B., Nicholas Cummings, Alexis Guerin‐Laguette, et al.. (2014). Detection of the edible ectomycorrhizal fungus Lyophyllum shimeji colonising seedlings of cultivated conifer species in New Zealand. Mycorrhiza. 24(6). 453–463. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Priya Muthu, Danuta Szczesna‐Cordary, & Masataka Kawai. (2013). Characterizations of myosin essential light chain’s N-terminal truncation mutant Δ43 in transgenic mouse papillary muscles by using tension transients in response to sinusoidal length alterations. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 34(2). 93–105. 24 indexed citations
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Bai, Fan, et al.. (2013). Analysis of the Molecular Pathogenesis of Cardiomyopathy-Causing cTnT Mutants I79N, ΔE96, and ΔK210. Biophysical Journal. 104(9). 1979–1988. 7 indexed citations
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Izumitsu, Kosuke, Atsushi Morita, Chihiro Tanaka, et al.. (2012). Rapid and simple preparation of mushroom DNA directly from colonies and fruiting bodies for PCR. Mycoscience. 53(5). 396–401. 7 indexed citations
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Muthu, Priya, Li Wang, Chen‐Ching Yuan, et al.. (2011). Structural and functional aspects of the myosin essential light chain in cardiac muscle contraction. The FASEB Journal. 25(12). 4394–4405. 41 indexed citations
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Kawai, Masataka & Herbert R. Halvorson. (2007). Force transients and minimum cross-bridge models in muscular contraction. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 28(7-8). 371–395. 24 indexed citations
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Kawai, Masataka, et al.. (2005). Characterization of Paris-type Arbuscular Mycorrhizas of Sciadopitys verticillata.. Journal of the Japanese Forest Society. 87(2). 157–160. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Brant G., Wei Ding, & Masataka Kawai. (1999). Does Thin Filament Compliance Diminish the Cross-Bridge Kinetics? A Study in Rabbit Psoas Fibers. Biophysical Journal. 76(2). 978–984. 15 indexed citations
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Kawai, Masataka, Mitsuhide Naruse, Takanobu Yoshimoto, et al.. (1996). C-type natriuretic peptide as a possible local modulator of aldosterone secretion in bovine adrenal zona glomerulosa.. Endocrinology. 137(1). 42–46. 21 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yan & Masataka Kawai. (1995). The Hydrophobic Interaction Between Actin and Myosin Underlies the Mechanism of Force Generation by Cross-Bridges. Biophysical Journal. 68. 2 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Kenichi, et al.. (1994). Fruiting body formation of Lyophyllum shimeji in pure cultures. Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. 6 indexed citations
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Kawai, Masataka, et al.. (1993). Elementary Steps of Contraction Probed by Sinusoidal Analysis Technique in Rabbit Psoas Fibers. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 332. 567–580. 9 indexed citations
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Kawai, Masataka & Herbert R. Halvorson. (1989). Role of MgATP and MgADP in the cross-bridge kinetics in chemically skinned rabbit psoas fibers. Study of a fast exponential process (C). Biophysical Journal. 55(4). 595–603. 65 indexed citations
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Feit, Howard, et al.. (1985). Stiffness and contractile properties of avian normal and dystrophic muscle bundles as measured by sinusoidal length perturbations. Muscle & Nerve. 8(6). 503–510. 12 indexed citations

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