Masayuki Ohara

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Masayuki Ohara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayuki Ohara has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Masayuki Ohara's work include Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (6 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (5 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (5 papers). Masayuki Ohara is often cited by papers focused on Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (6 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (5 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (5 papers). Masayuki Ohara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Masayuki Ohara's co-authors include Sheri L. Moores, Mark S. Marshall, Michael D. Schaber, W. Wayt Gibbs, V M Garsky, D. L. Pompliano, Elaine Rands, Ryuji Kawano, Motoyuki Sugai and Hiromitsu Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masayuki Ohara

32 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Sequence dependence of protein isoprenylation 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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. Sequence dependence of protein isoprenylation
    1991 503 citations Masayuki Ohara et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masayuki Ohara Japan 18 985 233 166 144 98 34 1.4k
Florence Ravier Switzerland 12 1.5k 1.5× 108 0.5× 183 1.1× 171 1.2× 102 1.0× 14 2.3k
Robert Wildgruber Germany 17 1.3k 1.3× 117 0.5× 183 1.1× 266 1.8× 79 0.8× 26 2.3k
Kulvinder Singh Saini India 20 1.2k 1.2× 207 0.9× 87 0.5× 100 0.7× 75 0.8× 57 1.8k
Margaret Dah‐Tsyr Chang Taiwan 27 972 1.0× 195 0.8× 243 1.5× 151 1.0× 38 0.4× 85 1.8k
Christian Obermaier Germany 10 1.3k 1.3× 82 0.4× 159 1.0× 205 1.4× 100 1.0× 16 2.1k
Alois Harder Germany 10 1.2k 1.2× 70 0.3× 136 0.8× 111 0.8× 86 0.9× 12 1.9k
Günther Boguth Germany 14 1.5k 1.5× 87 0.4× 166 1.0× 191 1.3× 174 1.8× 16 2.5k
Doo‐Byoung Oh South Korea 27 1.6k 1.6× 128 0.5× 127 0.8× 325 2.3× 54 0.6× 92 2.1k
Tomoyuki Nishimoto Japan 29 1.1k 1.1× 172 0.7× 82 0.5× 291 2.0× 60 0.6× 123 2.2k
Hervé Benoist France 21 846 0.9× 152 0.7× 103 0.6× 88 0.6× 37 0.4× 83 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masayuki Ohara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masayuki Ohara

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masayuki Ohara. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masayuki Ohara 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 Masayuki Ohara. Masayuki Ohara 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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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2023). A rat model of dual-flow liver machine perfusion system. Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira. 38. e387723–e387723. 1 indexed citations
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Soyama, Akihiko, Takanobu Hara, Masaaki Hidaka, et al.. (2023). Preliminary Observations of An Ex Vivo Normothermic Whole Blood Machine Perfusion in An Experimental Liver Transplant Porcine Model. Transplantation Proceedings. 55(4). 1005–1011. 2 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2021). Rapid Metabolic Recovery of Donor Circulatory Death Liver Graft Using Whole Blood Perfusion: A Pig Study. Transplantation Direct. 7(7). e712–e712. 3 indexed citations
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Ishikawa, Daisuke, Yuki Suzuki, Masayuki Ohara, et al.. (2019). DNA Origami Nanoplate‐Based Emulsion with Nanopore Function. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(43). 15299–15303. 19 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, Masahiro Takinoue, & Ryuji Kawano. (2017). Nanopore Logic Operation with DNA to RNA Transcription in a Droplet System. ACS Synthetic Biology. 6(7). 1427–1432. 31 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2011). Topical application of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cytolethal distending toxin induces cell cycle arrest in the rat gingival epithelium in vivo. Journal of Periodontal Research. 46(3). 389–395. 26 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Yoriko, Masayuki Ohara, Shizuo Kayama, et al.. (2011). Sporadic isolations of a multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone during a 14-month epidemic in a general hospital in Hiroshima. Infection. 39(3). 247–253. 8 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2007). MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF IMIPENEMRESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSAIN HIROSHIMA, JAPAN. 51(3). 271–277. 3 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2004). Blue light inhibits melanin synthesis in B16 melanoma 4A5 cells and skin pigmentation induced by ultraviolet B in guinea‐pigs. Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. 20(2). 86–92. 11 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki. (2004). Cytolethal Distending Toxin: A Bacterial Bullet Targeted to Nucleus. The Journal of Biochemistry. 136(4). 409–413. 35 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2003). Blue light inhibits the growth of skin tumors in the v‐Ha‐ras transgenic mouse. Cancer Science. 94(2). 205–209. 31 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2002). Blue Light Inhibits the Growth of B16 Melanoma Cells. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 93(5). 551–558. 51 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, et al.. (2002). Effects of blue-light-exposure on growth of extracorporeally circulated leukemic cells in rats with leukemia induced by 1-ethyl-1-nitrosourea. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 10(4). 407–11. 16 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, Huiling Lü, Yuzuru Ishimura, et al.. (2002). Prevention by long-term fermented miso of induction of colonic aberrant crypt foci by azoxymethane in F344 rats. Oncology Reports. 9(1). 69–73. 25 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki & Koh‐en Yamauchi. (2000). Effects of dietary fiber on growth performance and intestinal development in chicks.. 52. 9–17. 3 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki. (1994). Restriction fragment length polymorphism of the c-fms gene in the human oral squamous cell carcinomas.. PubMed. 43(1). 23–9.
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Ohara, Masayuki & James H. Hageman. (1990). Energy and calcium ion dependence of proteolysis during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis cells. Journal of Bacteriology. 172(8). 4161–4170. 39 indexed citations
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Ohara, Masayuki, Yoshihiro Katayama, Minoru Tsuzaki, S. Nakamoto, & Hiroshi Kuraishi. (1990). Paracoccus kocurii sp. nov., a Tetramethylammonium-Assimilating Bacterium. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 40(3). 292–296. 48 indexed citations
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Fujita, Shinji, et al.. (1980). POTENTIATION BY DILAZEP OF THE NEGATIVE INOTROPIC EFFECT OF ADENOSINE ON GUINEA‐PIG ATRIA. British Journal of Pharmacology. 68(2). 343–349. 21 indexed citations

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