Masayoshi Ito

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Masayoshi Ito is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayoshi Ito has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Masayoshi Ito's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (28 papers), Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks (17 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (17 papers). Masayoshi Ito is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (28 papers), Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks (17 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (17 papers). Masayoshi Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Masayoshi Ito's co-authors include Kei Ito, Kiyoshi Tsukida, Kazunori Shinomiya, Yoshinori Shichida, Hideki Kandori, Tôru Yoshizawa, Uwe Homberg, Steffen Harzsch, Leslie B. Vosshall and George Boyan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Neuron and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Masayoshi Ito

63 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain
    2014 437 citations Kei Ito, Kazunori Shinomiya et al. Neuron profile →

Peers

Masayoshi Ito
William C. Lemon United States
Thomas Hendel Germany
Masaki Sakai Japan
Quentin Gaudry United States
Mathias F. Wernet United States
William S. Stark United States
Matti Weckström Finland
Andrew C. Lin United Kingdom
Karen Menuz United States
William C. Lemon United States
Masayoshi Ito
Citations per year, relative to Masayoshi Ito Masayoshi Ito (= 1×) peers William C. Lemon

Countries citing papers authored by Masayoshi Ito

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masayoshi Ito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masayoshi Ito

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bogovic, John, Hideo Otsuna, Larissa Heinrich, et al.. (2020). An unbiased template of the Drosophila brain and ventral nerve cord. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0236495–e0236495. 59 indexed citations
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Schretter, Catherine E., Yoshinori Aso, Alice A. Robie, et al.. (2020). Cell types and neuronal circuitry underlying female aggression in Drosophila. eLife. 9. 54 indexed citations
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Otto, Nils, Markus William Pleijzier, Amelia Edmondson-Stait, et al.. (2020). Input Connectivity Reveals Additional Heterogeneity of Dopaminergic Reinforcement in Drosophila. Current Biology. 30(16). 3200–3211.e8. 44 indexed citations
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Otsuna, Hideo, Holly A. Holman, Masayoshi Ito, et al.. (2017). FluoRender: joint freehand segmentation and visualization for many-channel fluorescence data analysis. BMC Bioinformatics. 18(1). 280–280. 29 indexed citations
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Ren, Qingzhong, Ching-Po Yang, Zhiyong Liu, et al.. (2017). Stem Cell-Intrinsic, Seven-up-Triggered Temporal Factor Gradients Diversify Intermediate Neural Progenitors. Current Biology. 27(9). 1303–1313. 68 indexed citations
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Ito, Kei, Kazunori Shinomiya, Masayoshi Ito, et al.. (2014). A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain. Neuron. 81(4). 755–765. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ito, Kei & Masayoshi Ito. (2014). Whole-brain neural network analysis (connectomics) using cell lineage-based neuron-labeling method. Microscopy. 63(suppl 1). i8.3–i8. 3 indexed citations
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Ito, Masayoshi, Naoki Masuda, Kazunori Shinomiya, Keita Endo, & Kei Ito. (2013). Systematic Analysis of Neural Projections Reveals Clonal Composition of the Drosophila Brain. Current Biology. 23(8). 644–655. 117 indexed citations
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Ito, Masayoshi, et al.. (2009). Tracking algorithm inheriting smoothing vector in splitting target tracking. 2009 ICCAS-SICE. 3020–3025. 3 indexed citations
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Ito, Masayoshi, et al.. (2003). M/sup 3/ filter with error ellipses control in mode probabilities calculation. Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan. 2. 1471–1475.
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Ito, Masayoshi, et al.. (2003). Evaluating an α–β filter in terms of increasing a track update‐sampling rate and improving measurement accuracy. Electronics and Communications in Japan (Part I Communications). 86(10). 10–20. 7 indexed citations
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Ito, Masayoshi, et al.. (2001). Redo Composite Valve Graft Replacement. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 16(3). 240–245. 12 indexed citations
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Wada, Akimori, Naoko Fujioka, & Masayoshi Ito. (2001). Synthesis of 11Z‐9‐demethyl‐9‐((3‐indolyl)methyl)retinal. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 38(1). 259–264. 2 indexed citations
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Wada, Akimori, et al.. (1998). Determination of 6-trans conformation of retinal chromophore in sensory rhodopsin I and phoborhodopsin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 8(11). 1365–1368. 4 indexed citations
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Sakai, Miho, et al.. (1993). Retinoids and related compounds. Part 15. Synthesis and spectral characterization of bicyclic retinals involving the 8–18 or 8–16 bonded structure. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2185–2192. 5 indexed citations
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Wada, Akimori, Miho Sakai, Yasushi Imamoto, et al.. (1993). A new rhodopsin analog involving 11Z-8,18-ethanoretinal as a chromophore.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 41(4). 793–795. 3 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Masayuki, et al.. (1991). TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM - SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM. International Journal of Vehicle Design. 2 indexed citations
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Matuoka, Sinzi, Yoshinori Shichida, Tôru Yoshizawa, et al.. (1989). Mechanism of isomerization of rhodopsin studied by use of 11-cis-locked rhodopsin analogs excited with a picosecond laser pulse. Biochemistry. 28(15). 6460–6467. 53 indexed citations
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Ito, Masayoshi, et al.. (1988). A novel rhodopsin analog with bicyclic retinal involving the 8-18 bonded structure in the chromophore.. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 34(6). 641–646. 9 indexed citations
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Ito, Masayoshi, et al.. (1987). Retinoid composition in the compound eyes of insects.. PubMed. 47(2). 95–103. 35 indexed citations

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