Masayuki Shimada

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
245 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Masayuki Shimada is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayuki Shimada has authored 245 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 82 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 64 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Masayuki Shimada's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (104 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (59 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (47 papers). Masayuki Shimada is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (104 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (59 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (47 papers). Masayuki Shimada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Egypt. Masayuki Shimada's co-authors include JoAnne S. Richards, Zhilin Liu, Yasuhisa Yamashita, Takato Terada, Tetsuji Okazaki, Takashi Umehara, Heng‐Yu Fan, Tomoko Kawai, Ignacio González and Yasushi Yamazoe and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Masayuki Shimada

234 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

MAPK3/1 (ERK1/2) in Ovarian Granulosa Cells Are Essential for Female Fertility

2009 517 citations Heng‐Yu Fan, Zhilin Liu et al. Science profile →
Female reproductive life span is extended by targeted removal of fibrotic collagen from the mouse ovary

2022 143 citations Takashi Umehara, Yasmyn E. Winstanley et al. Science Advances profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masayuki Shimada

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Glucose‐Induced Developmental Dynamics: Understanding Male Prevalence in Early Mouse Embryo Stages 2025 ·Reproductive Medicine and Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Masayuki Shimada	0
2	Testosterone-induced metabolic changes in seminal vesicle epithelium modify seminal plasma components with potential to improve sperm motility 2024 ·eLife ·Takahiro Yamanaka, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Takashi Umehara, Masayuki Shimada	1
3	Sperm hyperactivation in the uterus and oviduct: a double-edged sword for sperm and maternal innate immunity toward fertility 2024 ·Animal Reproduction ·(unknown), Mohamed Samy Yousef, (unknown), Masayuki Shimada, Akio Miyamoto	3
4	Effect of globin peptide on female fertility in aging granulosa cell-specific <i>Nrg1</i> knockout mice 2024 ·Journal of Reproduction and Development ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yuka Sasakawa, (unknown), Masayuki Shimada	0
5	Activation of sperm Toll-like receptor 2 induces hyperactivation to enhance the penetration to mucus and uterine glands: a trigger for the uterine inflammatory cascade in cattle 2023 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown), Yejin Kim, Takashi Umehara, (unknown), Motoki Sasaki, Mohamed Ali Marey, Mohamed Samy Yousef, Shingo Haneda, Masayuki Shimada, Akio Miyamoto	6
6	Female reproductive life span is extended by targeted removal of fibrotic collagen from the mouse ovary breakdown → 2022 ·Science Advances ·Takashi Umehara, Yasmyn E. Winstanley, Eryk Andreas, Atsushi Morimoto, (unknown), (unknown), John Carroll, Mark A. Febbraio, Masayuki Shimada, Darryl L. Russell, Rebecca L. Robker	143
7	Neutrophils recognize and amplify IFNT signals derived from day 7 bovine embryo for stimulation of ISGs expression in vitro: A possible implication for the early maternal recognition of pregnancy 2021 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown), Mohamed Ali Marey, Mohammad Bazlur Rashid, (unknown), Dongxue Ma, (unknown), Kazuya Kusama, Masayuki Shimada, Kazuhiko Imakawa, Alfredo Quites Antoniazzi, Akio Miyamoto	11
8	Peptidoglycan disrupts early embryo-maternal crosstalk via suppression of ISGs expression induced by interferon-tau in the bovine endometrium 2020 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown), Mohamed Ali Marey, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dongxue Ma, (unknown), Motoki Sasaki, Masayuki Shimada, Kazuhiko Imakawa, Akio Miyamoto	7
9	Impact of lipopolysaccharide administration on luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor (Lhcgr) expression in mouse ovaries 2020 ·Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·(unknown), Tomoko Kawai, Masayuki Shimada	9
10	Effects of Sterilization Process on the Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties of Liquid Enteral Formula 2015 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Yasuhiro Takeda, Masayuki Shimada, Yoshihiko Ushida, Hitoshi Saitô, Hiroshi Iwamoto, (unknown)	6
11	Regulation of oocyte meiotic maturation by somatic cells 2012 ·Reproductive Medicine and Biology ·Masayuki Shimada	7
12	Positive Feedback Loop Between Prostaglandin E2 and EGF-Like Factors Is Essential for Sustainable Activation of MAPK3/1 in Cumulus Cells During In Vitro Maturation of Porcine Cumulus Oocyte Complexes1 2011 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Yasuhisa Yamashita, (unknown), Ikko Kawashima, Tetsuji Okazaki, Ryo Nishimura, (unknown), Mitsugu HISHINUMA, Masayuki Shimada	32
13	Toll-like receptors (TLR) 2 and 4 on human sperm recognize bacterial endotoxins and mediate apoptosis 2011 ·Human Reproduction ·Yoko Fujita, Toshiyuki Mihara, T. Okazaki, (unknown), (unknown), Chiaki Ikeda, Hideyuki Negishi, Zhenying Liu, JoAnne S. Richards, Masayuki Shimada	119
14	LH-Induced Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) Type III Transcripts Control Granulosa Cell Differentiation and Oocyte Maturation 2010 ·Molecular Endocrinology ·Noritaka Noma, Ikko Kawashima, Heng‐Yu Fan, Youko Fujita, Tomoko Kawai, Y Tomoda, Toshihiro Mihara, JoAnne S. Richards, Masayuki Shimada	55
15	MAPK3/1 (ERK1/2) in Ovarian Granulosa Cells Are Essential for Female Fertility breakdown → 2009 ·Science ·Heng‐Yu Fan, Zhilin Liu, Masayuki Shimada, Esta Sterneck, Peter F. Johnson, Stephen Μ. Hedrick, JoAnne S. Richards	517
16	2005 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Masayuki Shimada, (unknown)	5
17	TAF4b, a TBP associated factor, is required for oocyte development and function 2005 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown), Masayuki Shimada, (unknown), JoAnne S. Richards	45
18	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Inhibitor Suppresses Cyclin B1 Synthesis and Reactivation of p34cdc2 Kinase, Which Improves Pronuclear Formation Rate in Matured Porcine Oocytes Activated by Ca2+ Ionophore1 2004 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Junya Ito, Masayuki Shimada, Takato Terada	29
19	Data Quality of the JERS-1 SAR Global Rain Forest Mapping (GRFM) Project 1998 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Bruce Chapman, Marcos Nopper Alves, Masayuki Shimada, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Siqueira	2
20	Computer simulation of digital modulation techniques for mobile/personal communications via satellite 1985 ·(unknown), Masayuki Shimada, Takashi Iida, (unknown)	2

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