Masayuki Sasaki

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
303 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Masayuki Sasaki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayuki Sasaki has authored 303 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Masayuki Sasaki's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (66 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (32 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers). Masayuki Sasaki is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (66 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (32 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers). Masayuki Sasaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Czechia. Masayuki Sasaki's co-authors include Valina L. Dawson, Ted M. Dawson, Kenji Sugai, Hirofumi Komaki, Hui Huang, Eiji Nakagawa, Yoshiaki Saito, Shoji Tsuji, Hitoshi Takahashi and Christopher A. Ross and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Masayuki Sasaki

292 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Interference by Huntingtin and Atrophin-1 with CBP-Mediated Transcription Leading to Cellular Toxicity

2001 880 citations Masayuki Sasaki, Shoji Tsuji et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masayuki Sasaki Japan	34	3.3k	1.8k	1.2k	822	800	303	6.4k
Kiyoshi Hayasaka Japan	38	2.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	801 0.6×	482 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	235	6.0k
Dennis E. Bulman Canada	41	4.8k 1.5×	1.7k 0.9×	988 0.8×	935 1.1×	1.9k 2.3×	127	8.4k
F.J.M. Gabreëls Netherlands	43	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	606 0.7×	404 0.5×	202	6.1k
Serenella Servidei Italy	51	6.8k 2.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	791 1.0×	716 0.9×	224	9.4k
Giorgio Casari Italy	55	5.6k 1.7×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	144	10.5k
Yves Robitaille Canada	41	2.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	877 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	332 0.4×	127	5.3k
Masanori Nakagawa Japan	48	3.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.9×	1.3k 1.6×	228 0.3×	324	8.3k
Steven G. Kernie United States	33	2.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	598 0.5×	672 0.8×	445 0.6×	79	6.8k
Kun Xia China	41	3.8k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	672 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	403	7.0k
Hitoshi Osaka Japan	37	3.0k 0.9×	980 0.5×	465 0.4×	510 0.6×	1.3k 1.7×	235	5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masayuki Sasaki

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Komaki, Hirofumi, Eri Takeshita, Yuko Shimizu‐Motohashi, et al.. (2025). Phase 1/2 trial of brogidirsen: Dual-targeting antisense oligonucleotides for exon 44 skipping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(1). 101901–101901. 5 indexed citations

Saito, Yoshihiko, Kenji Sugai, Masaki Iwasaki, et al.. (2022). Periodic cycles of seizure clustering and suppression in children with epilepsy strongly suggest focal cortical dysplasia. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 65(3). 431–436. 3 indexed citations

Saida, Ken, Masayuki Sasaki, Eriko Koshimizu, et al.. (2021). Pathogenic variants in the survival of motor neurons complex gene GEMIN5 cause cerebellar atrophy. Clinical Genetics. 100(6). 722–730. 18 indexed citations

Takeichi, Hiroshige, Masaki Iwasaki, Eri Takeshita, et al.. (2020). Association between lack of functional connectivity of the frontal brain region and poor response inhibition in children with frontal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 113. 107561–107561.

Iwasaki, Masaki, Yosuke Kita, Hiroshige Takeichi, et al.. (2020). Improvement of brain function after surgery in infants with posterior quadrant cortical dysplasia. Clinical Neurophysiology. 132(2). 332–337. 4 indexed citations

Sato, Noriko, Yoko Shigemoto, Yukio Kimura, et al.. (2020). New MRI Findings in Fukuyama Congenital Muscular Dystrophy: Brain Stem and Venous System Anomalies. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 41(6). 1094–1098. 2 indexed citations

Ishihara, Satoshi, Yuji Okamoto, Hajime Tanabe, et al.. (2020). Clinical features of inherited neuropathy with BSCL2 mutations in Japan. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 25(2). 125–131. 10 indexed citations

Matsuda, Hiroshi, Noriko Sato, Masaki Iwasaki, et al.. (2019). Alteration of the anatomical covariance network after corpus callosotomy in pediatric intractable epilepsy. PLoS ONE. 14(12). e0222876–e0222876. 5 indexed citations

Enokizono, Mikako, Noriko Sato, Miho Ota, et al.. (2019). Disrupted cortico-ponto-cerebellar pathway in patients with hemimegalencephaly. Brain and Development. 41(6). 507–515. 4 indexed citations

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Kimura, Yukio, Yuko Saito, Yoko Shigemoto, et al.. (2019). Radiologic and Pathologic Features of the Transmantle Sign in Focal Cortical Dysplasia: The T1 Signal Is Useful for Differentiating Subtypes. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 40(6). 1060–1066. 17 indexed citations

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Ishiyama, Akihiko, Aritoshi Iida, Shinichiro Hayashi, et al.. (2018). A novel LMNA mutation identified in a Japanese patient with LMNA-associated congenital muscular dystrophy. Human Genome Variation. 5(1). 19–19. 5 indexed citations

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Imagawa, Eri, Yutaka Yamamoto, Satomi Mitsuhashi, et al.. (2018). PRUNE1‐related disorder: Expanding the clinical spectrum. Clinical Genetics. 94(3-4). 362–367. 8 indexed citations

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Saito, Yoshiaki, Kenji Sugai, Eiji Nakagawa, et al.. (2013). Pontine Malformation, Undecussated Pyramidal Tracts, and Regional Polymicrogyria: A New Syndrome. Pediatric Neurology. 50(4). 384–388. 6 indexed citations

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Kimura, Yukio, Noriko Sato, Kenji Sugai, et al.. (2012). MRI, MR spectroscopy, and diffusion tensor imaging findings in patient with static encephalopathy of childhood with neurodegeneration in adulthood (SENDA). Brain and Development. 35(5). 458–461. 14 indexed citations

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Andrés‐Mateos, Eva, Rebeca Mejı́as, Masayuki Sasaki, et al.. (2009). Unexpected Lack of Hypersensitivity in LRRK2 Knock-Out Mice to MPTP (1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine). Journal of Neuroscience. 29(50). 15846–15850. 95 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Toshiaki, et al.. (2001). Paroxysmal discharges on EEG in young autistic patients are frequent in frontal regions.. PubMed. 48(3-4). 175–80. 42 indexed citations

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Endo, Yuka, et al.. (2001). Panic Disorder in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 心身医学. 41. 149. 7 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Masayuki, et al.. (2000). [Feeding function, blink reflex and MRI in the severely handicapped].. PubMed. 32(6). 497–502. 1 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Masayuki, Maiko Takeda, Keiko Kobayashi, & Ikuya Nonaka. (1997). Respiratory failure in nemaline myopathy. Pediatric Neurology. 16(4). 344–346. 19 indexed citations

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Hayasaka, S, et al.. (1995). Retinopathy and subconjunctival haemorrhage in patients with chronic viral hepatitis receiving interferon alfa.. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 79(2). 150–152. 66 indexed citations

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