Masazumi Tada

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Masazumi Tada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masazumi Tada has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Masazumi Tada's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (36 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (14 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers). Masazumi Tada is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (36 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (14 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers). Masazumi Tada collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and Germany. Masazumi Tada's co-authors include James C. Smith, Carl‐Philipp Heisenberg, Miguel L. Concha, Stephen W. Wilson, Naoto Ueno, Derek L. Stemple, Robert Geisler, Gerd-Jörg Rauch, Leonor Saúde and Masataka Nikaido and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Masazumi Tada

70 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.

Silberblick/Wnt11 mediates convergent extension movements during zebrafish gastrulation

2000 839 citations Carl‐Philipp Heisenberg, Masazumi Tada et al. profile →
Xwnt11is a target ofXenopusBrachyury: regulation of gastrulation movements via Dishevelled, but not through the canonical Wnt pathway

2000 598 citations Masazumi Tada, James C. Smith Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masazumi Tada United Kingdom	39	5.1k	2.4k	1.0k	540	267	70	6.5k
Helen McNeill Canada	49	4.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.4×	717 0.7×	674 1.2×	422 1.6×	101	6.6k
Domingos Henrique Portugal	39	7.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	801 1.5×	298 1.1×	62	8.1k
Sergei Y. Sokol United States	48	7.7k 1.5×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	655 1.2×	420 1.6×	110	8.7k
Glenn L. Radice United States	47	4.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	612 1.1×	483 1.8×	77	6.1k
Janet Heasman United States	52	7.6k 1.5×	1.8k 0.7×	2.0k 1.9×	429 0.8×	196 0.7×	119	8.8k
Michaela Wilsch‐Bräuninger Germany	36	4.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	938 0.9×	1.1k 2.1×	401 1.5×	55	6.1k
Enrique Amaya United Kingdom	39	4.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	755 1.4×	138 0.5×	86	6.0k
Brian Ciruna Canada	26	3.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	974 0.9×	430 0.8×	249 0.9×	45	4.3k
Adam Amsterdam United States	37	4.8k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	302 0.6×	440 1.6×	56	6.5k
Andreas Wodarz Germany	28	4.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	508 0.5×	736 1.4×	361 1.4×	49	5.6k

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Tada, Masazumi, et al.. (2025). A multi-tiered mechanical mechanism shapes the early neural plate. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6187–6187. 2 indexed citations

Tada, Masazumi. (2021). The morphogenetic changes that lead to cell extrusion in development and cell competition. Developmental Biology. 477. 1–10. 6 indexed citations

Alvares, Lúcia Elvira, Débora R. Sobreira, Karl R. Wotton, et al.. (2014). Evolutionarily conserved morphogenetic movements at the vertebrate head–trunk interface coordinate the transport and assembly of hypopharyngeal structures. Developmental Biology. 390(2). 231–246. 27 indexed citations

Kajita, Mihoko, Kaoru Sugimura, Jemima J. Burden, et al.. (2014). Filamin acts as a key regulator in epithelial defence against transformed cells. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4428–4428. 121 indexed citations

Lee, Okhyun, Aya Takesono, Masazumi Tada, Charles R. Tyler, & Tetsuhiro Kudoh. (2012). Biosensor Zebrafish Provide New Insights into Potential Health Effects of Environmental Estrogens. Environmental Health Perspectives. 120(7). 990–996. 59 indexed citations

Tada, Masazumi & Masatake Kai. (2012). Planar Cell Polarity in Coordinated and Directed Movements. Current topics in developmental biology. 101. 77–110. 28 indexed citations

Tada, Masazumi & Carl‐Philipp Heisenberg. (2012). Convergent extension: using collective cell migration and cell intercalation to shape embryos. Development. 139(21). 3897–3904. 175 indexed citations

Clark, Matthew D., Victor Guryev, Ewart de Bruijn, et al.. (2011). Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Panels for Rapid Positional Cloning in Zebrafish. Methods in cell biology. 104. 219–235. 6 indexed citations

Tada, Masazumi & Masatake Kai. (2009). Noncanonical Wnt/PCP Signaling During Vertebrate Gastrulation. Zebrafish. 6(1). 29–40. 48 indexed citations

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Kajita, Mihoko, Catherine Hogan, Andrew R. Harris, et al.. (2009). Interaction with surrounding normal epithelial cells influences signalling pathways and behaviour of Src-transformed cells. Journal of Cell Science. 123(2). 171–180. 148 indexed citations

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Beales, Philip L., Jonathan L. Tobin, Chiara Bacchelli, et al.. (2007). IFT80, which encodes a conserved intraflagellar transport protein, is mutated in Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. Nature Genetics. 39(6). 727–729. 227 indexed citations

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Ohkawara, Bisei, Takamasa Yamamoto, Masazumi Tada, & Naoto Ueno. (2003). Role of glypican 4 in the regulation of convergent extension movements during gastrulation inXenopus laevis. Development. 130(10). 2129–2138. 151 indexed citations

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Saka, Yasushi, Masazumi Tada, & James C. Smith. (2000). A screen for targets of the Xenopus T-box gene Xbra. Mechanisms of Development. 93(1-2). 27–39. 57 indexed citations

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Tada, Masazumi, et al.. (1999). DNA-Binding Specificity and Embryological Function of Xom (Xvent-2). Developmental Biology. 216(2). 442–456. 61 indexed citations

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Peters, Jörg, Saori Takahashi, Masazumi Tada, & Yoshihiro Miyake. (1992). mGK-6-Derived True Tissue Kallikrein Is Synthesized, Processed, and Targeted through a Regulated Secretory Pathway in Mouse Pituitary AtT-20 Cells1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 111(5). 643–648. 4 indexed citations

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Tada, Masazumi, et al.. (1992). Tissue-Specific Regulation of Renin-Binding Protein Gene Expression in Rats1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 112(2). 175–182. 22 indexed citations

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Fukui, Kiyoshi, Fusao Watanabe, Saori Takahashi, et al.. (1991). Studies on Phe-228 and Leu-307 Recombinant Mutants of Porcine Kidney D-Amino Acid Oxidase: Expression, Purification, and Characterization1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 109(1). 171–177. 20 indexed citations

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Tada, Masazumi, et al.. (1990). Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding mouse kidney D-amino acid oxidase. Gene. 90(2). 293–297. 49 indexed citations

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Uyeda, Atsuko, Katsuhiko Kitano, Junichi Fujii, et al.. (1986). Characterization of recombinant cDNA clones for canine cardiac phospholamban.. PubMed. 121–4. 1 indexed citations

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Mukataka, Sukekuni, Masazumi Tada, & Joji Takahashi. (1983). Effects of Agitation on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose in a Stirred-Tank Reactor :. Journal of Fermentation Technology. 61(6). 615–621. 36 indexed citations

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