Masato Kasuga

45.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
555 papers, 35.0k citations indexed

About

Masato Kasuga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Masato Kasuga has authored 555 papers receiving a total of 35.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Molecular Biology, 162 papers in Surgery and 101 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Masato Kasuga's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (122 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (96 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (58 papers). Masato Kasuga is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (122 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (96 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (58 papers). Masato Kasuga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masato Kasuga's co-authors include Wataru Ogawa, C. Ronald Kahn, Takashi Kadowaki, Hiroshi Sakaue, Takashi Matozaki, C. Ronald Kahn, F. Anders Karlsson, Akihiro Asakawa, Akio Inui and Yoshikazu Tamori and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Masato Kasuga

543 papers receiving 34.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Report of the Committee on the Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Diabetes Mellitus

2010 1.5k citations Yasuhiko Iwamoto, Masato Kasuga et al. Journal of Diabetes Investigation profile →
Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulatory signal from stomach with structural resemblance to motilin

2001 983 citations Masato Kasuga et al. profile →
Insulin Stimulates the Phosphorylation of the 95,000-Dalton Subunit of Its Own Receptor

1982 910 citations Masato Kasuga et al. profile →
Insulin resistance and growth retardation in mice lacking insulin receptor substrate-1

1994 859 citations Kazuyuki Tobe, Hiroshi Sakura et al. profile →
Insulin stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation of the insulin receptor in a cell-free system

1982 566 citations Masato Kasuga et al. profile →
Induction of cyclooxygenase 2 in gastric mucosal lesions and its inhibition by the specific antagonist delays healing in mice

1997 553 citations Masato Kasuga et al. profile →
Report of the Committee on the classification and diagnostic criteria of diabetes mellitus

2010 520 citations Yasuhiko Iwamoto, Masato Kasuga et al. profile →
Association of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist treatment with gastric residue in an esophagogastroduodenoscopy

2023 90 citations Yukiko Onishi, Yoko Yoshida et al. Journal of Diabetes Investigation profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The role of gastric mucins and mucin‐related glycans in gastric cancers 2024 ·Cancer Science ·Junya Arai, Yoku Hayakawa, Hiroaki Tateno, Hiroaki Fujiwara, Masato Kasuga, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro	8
2	Comparison of Weight Reduction, Change in Parameters and Safety of a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet in Comparison to a Low Carbohydrate Diet in Obese Japanese Subjects with Metabolic Disorders 2023 ·Nutrients ·Takako Kikuchi, Akifumi Kushiyama, (unknown), (unknown), Takeshi Seto, Masato Kasuga	6
3	The transcription factor ATF3 switches cell death from apoptosis to necroptosis in hepatic steatosis in male mice 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Y. Inaba, (unknown), Hitoshi Watanabe, Kumi Kimura, Yu Oshima, K. Tsuchiya, Shin Murai, Chiaki Takahashi, Michihiro Matsumoto, Shigetaka Kitajima, Yasuhiko Yamamoto, Masao Honda, Shun‐ichiro Asahara, Kim Ravnskjær, Shin‐ichi Horike, Shuichi Kaneko, Masato Kasuga, Hiroyasu Nakano, Kenichi Harada, Hiroshi Inoue	38
4	Synergistic association of the copper/zinc ratio under inflammatory conditions with diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: The Asahi Diabetes Complications Study 2021 ·Journal of Diabetes Investigation ·Toshiko Takao, Hiroyuki Yanagisawa, Machi Suka, Yoko Yoshida, Yukiko Onishi, (unknown), Takako Kikuchi, Akifumi Kushiyama, Motonobu Anai, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroki Yamazaki, Shoji Kawazu, Yasuhiko Iwamoto, Mitsuhiko Noda, Masato Kasuga	23
5	Loss of Pdk1-Foxo1 Signaling in Myeloid Cells Predisposes to Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance 2012 ·Diabetes ·Yoshinaga Kawano, Jun Nakae, Nobuyuki Watanabe, Shiho Fujisaka, Kristy Iskandar, (unknown), Yoshitake Hayashi, Kazuyuki Tobe, Masato Kasuga, Tetsuo Noda, Akihiko Yoshimura, Masafumi Onodera, Hiroshi Itoh	53
6	Diet-induced up-regulation of gene expression in adipocytes without changes in DNA methylation. 2009 ·PubMed ·Yuko Okada, Hiroshi Sakaue, (unknown), Masato Kasuga	40
7	VEGF T-1498C polymorphism, a predictive marker of differentiation of colorectal adenocarcinomas in Japanese 2008 ·International Journal of Medical Sciences ·Motohiro Yamamori, (unknown), Shingo Maeda, Tsutomu Nakamura, Noboru Okamura, Akiko Kuwahara, (unknown), Takao Tamura, Nobuo Aoyama, Svetlana Markova, Masato Kasuga, Katsuhiko Okumura, Toshiyuki Sakaeda	10
8	Adipocytes from Munc18c-null mice show increased sensitivity to insulin-stimulated GLUT4 externalization 2005 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown), Yoshikazu Tamori, Hiroaki Shinoda, Mari Yoshikawa, Motoyoshi Sakaue, (unknown), (unknown), Fumi Tashiro, Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, Masato Kasuga	109
9	PKCλ regulates glucose-induced insulin secretion through modulation of gene expression in pancreatic β cells 2005 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Naoko Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Kido, Tohru Uchida, Tomokazu Matsuda, Kazuhisa Suzuki, Hiroshi Inoue, Michihiro Matsumoto, Wataru Ogawa, Sakan Maeda, Hiroaki Fujihara, Yoichi Ueta, Yasuo Uchiyama, Kazunori Akimoto, Shigeo Ohno, Tetsuo Noda, Masato Kasuga	58
10	MDR1, MRP1 and MRP2 genotypes and in vitro chemosensitivity in Japanese patients with colorectal adenocarcinomas. 2004 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Toshiyuki Sakaeda, Tsutomu Nakamura, Yuka Moriya, Noboru Okamura, Takao Tamura, Takako Nakahara, Nobuo Aoyama, Takashi Kamigaki, Masakazu Ohno, Yoshikazu Kuroda, Masato Kasuga, Katsuhiko Okumura	12
11	Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Substrate 1 Regulates the Migration of Langerhans Cells from the Epidermis to Draining Lymph Nodes 2004 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Atsushi Fukunaga, Hiroshi Nagai, Tetsuya Noguchi, Hideki Okazawa, Takashi Matozaki, (unknown), Carl F. Lagenaur, Nakayuki Honma, Masamitsu Ichihashi, Masato Kasuga, Chikako Nishigori, Tatsuya Horikawa	37
12	PKCλ in liver mediates insulin-induced SREBP-1c expression and determines both hepatic lipid content and overall insulin sensitivity 2003 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Michihiro Matsumoto, Wataru Ogawa, Kazunori Akimoto, Hiroshi Inoue, Kazuaki Miyake, Kensuke Furukawa, Yoshitake Hayashi, Haruhisa Iguchi, Yasushi Matsuki, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Hitoshi Shimano, Nobuhiro Yamada, Shigeo Ohno, Masato Kasuga, Tetsuo Noda	151
13	PKCλ in liver mediates insulin-induced SREBP-1c expression and determines both hepatic lipid content and overall insulin sensitivity 2003 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Michihiro Matsumoto, Wataru Ogawa, Kazunori Akimoto, Hiroshi Inoue, Kazuaki Miyake, Kensuke Furukawa, Yoshitake Hayashi, Haruhisa Iguchi, Yasushi Matsuki, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Hitoshi Shimano, Nobuhiro Yamada, Shigeo Ohno, Masato Kasuga, Tetsuo Noda	138
14	Negative Regulation of Platelet Clearance and of the Macrophage Phagocytic Response by the Transmembrane Glycoprotein SHPS-1 2002 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Takuji Yamao, Tetsuya Noguchi, Osamu Takeuchi, (unknown), Haruhiko Morita, Tetsuya Hagiwara, (unknown), Takashi Kato, Kenjiro Inagaki, Hideki Okazawa, Yoshitake Hayashi, Takashi Matozaki, Kiyoshi Takeda, Shizuo Akira, Masato Kasuga	112
15	Significance of Serum Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors on the Antifibrogenetic Effect of Interferon-Alfa in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients 2001 ·Intervirology ·(unknown), Seitetsu Yoon, (unknown), (unknown), Yasushi Seo, Masato Kasuga, Yoshihiko Yano, (unknown), Yoshitake Hayashi	26
16	Shc Phosphotyrosine-Binding Domain Dominantly Interacts with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors and Mediates Ras Activation in Intact Cells 1998 ·Molecular Endocrinology ·Kazuhiko Sakaguchi, Yoshinori Okabayashi, Yoshiaki Kido, Sachiko Kimura, Yoko Matsumura, (unknown), Masato Kasuga	66
17	Role of binding proteins to IRS-1 in insulin signalling. 1998 ·PubMed ·Wataru Ogawa, Takashi Matozaki, Masato Kasuga	82
18	A Dominant-Negative Mutant of mSOS1 Inhibits Insulin-Induced Ras Activation and Reveals Ras-Dependent and -Independent Insulin Signaling Pathways 1995 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Motoyoshi Sakaue, David D.L. Bowtell, Masato Kasuga	50
19	Roles of 1-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and ras in Regulating Translocation of GLUT4 in Transfected Rat Adipose Cells 1995 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Michael J. Quon, Hui Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Mary Jane Zarnowski, Kazuyoshi Yonezawa, Masato Kasuga, Samuel W. Cushman, Simeon I. Taylor	130
20	Insulin enhancer binding protein has helix-loop-helix structure 1990 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Yoshikazu Shibasaki, Hiroshi Sakura, Fumimaro Takaku, Masato Kasuga	22

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