Masato Nikaido

4.8k total citations
76 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Masato Nikaido is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masato Nikaido has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Masato Nikaido's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (25 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (17 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (16 papers). Masato Nikaido is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (25 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (17 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (16 papers). Masato Nikaido collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Taiwan and United States. Masato Nikaido's co-authors include Norihiro Okada, Masami Hasegawa, Alejandro P. Rooney, Ying Cao, Masashi Harada, Takeshi Sasaki, Healy Hamilton, Andrew M. Shedlock, Kuniko Kawai and Hidenori Nishihara 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

Masato Nikaido

70 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers

Masato Nikaido
Dorothée Huchon Israel
John Gatesy United States
Horácio Schneider Brazil
Robert W. Meredith United States
Iracilda Sampaio Brazil
Juan C. Opazo Chile
John Gatesy United States
Mark Scally United States
Meredith Protas United States
Anette Gullberg Sweden
Dorothée Huchon Israel
Masato Nikaido
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masato Nikaido

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All Works

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Aibara, Mitsuto, et al.. (2025). Convergent Evolutionary Dead‐End and Breakdown of Hard Chorion in Parental‐Egg‐Care Fish Reproductive Strategies. Molecular Ecology. 34(13). e17816–e17816.
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Nakamura, Haruna, et al.. (2024). Severe Bottleneck Impacted the Genomic Structure of Egg-Eating Cichlids in Lake Victoria. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41(6). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zicong, et al.. (2024). Type 2 vomeronasal receptor expression in the olfactory organ of African lungfish, Protopterus annectens. Cell and Tissue Research. 398(2). 79–91. 1 indexed citations
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Kimura, Yûki & Masato Nikaido. (2023). Unveiling the expansion of keratin genes in lungfishes: a possible link to terrestrial adaptation. Genes & Genetic Systems. 98(5). 249–257.
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Kimura, Yûki, Nobuaki Nakamuta, & Masato Nikaido. (2023). Plastic loss of motile cilia in the gills of Polypterus in response to high CO 2 or terrestrial environments. Ecology and Evolution. 13(4). e9964–e9964. 3 indexed citations
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Nikaido, Masato, et al.. (2023). Expression of type 1 vomeronasal receptors in the olfactory organ of the African lungfish, Protopterus dolloi. Acta Histochemica. 125(7). 152078–152078. 1 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Haruna, Mitsuto Aibara, & Masato Nikaido. (2023). Ancient standing genetic variation facilitated the adaptive radiation of Lake Victoria cichlids. Genes & Genetic Systems. 98(2). 93–99. 1 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Yoshio, et al.. (2022). Type 1 vomeronasal receptors expressed in the olfactory organs of two African lungfish, Protopterus annectens and Protopterus amphibius. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 531(1). 116–131. 6 indexed citations
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Iwasaki, Yuki, et al.. (2021). A unique neurogenomic state emerges after aggressive confrontations in males of the fish Betta splendens. Gene. 784. 145601–145601. 4 indexed citations
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Ushio, Masayuki, Kobayashi Makoto, Osamu Kishida, et al.. (2017). Environmental DNA enables detection of terrestrial mammals from forest pond water. Molecular Ecology Resources. 17(6). e63–e75. 142 indexed citations
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Nikaido, Masato, Hikoyu Suzuki, Atsushi Toyoda, et al.. (2013). Lineage-Specific Expansion of Vomeronasal Type 2 Receptor-Like (OlfC) Genes in Cichlids May Contribute to Diversification of Amino Acid Detection Systems. Genome Biology and Evolution. 5(4). 711–722. 20 indexed citations
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Imai, Hiroo, et al.. (2009). Vertebrate Rhodopsin Adaptation to Dim Light via Rapid Meta-II Intermediate Formation. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 27(3). 506–519. 33 indexed citations
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Mzighani, Semvua I., Masato Nikaido, Ole Seehausen, et al.. (2009). Genetic variation and demographic history of the Haplochromis laparogramma group of Lake Victoria—An analysis based on SINEs and mitochondrial DNA. Gene. 450(1-2). 39–47. 16 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takeshi, Masato Nikaido, Tadasu K. Yamada, et al.. (2006). Balaenoptera omurai is a newly discovered baleen whale that represents an ancient evolutionary lineage. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 41(1). 40–52. 77 indexed citations
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Okada, Norihiro, Andrew M. Shedlock, & Masato Nikaido. (2004). Retroposon Mapping in Molecular Systematics. Mobile Genetic Elements. 260. 189–226. 50 indexed citations
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Huchon, Dorothée, Masato Nikaido, & Norihiro Okada. (2002). Éléments mobiles SINE en phylogénie. médecine/sciences. 18(12). 1276–1281. 2 indexed citations
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Lum, J. Koji, Masato Nikaido, Mitsuru Shimamura, et al.. (2000). Consistency of SINE Insertion Topology and Flanking Sequence Tree: Quantifying Relationships Among Cetartiodactyls. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17(10). 1417–1424. 36 indexed citations

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