Masuo Ohno

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Masuo Ohno is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masuo Ohno has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 41 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Masuo Ohno's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (43 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (35 papers). Masuo Ohno is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (43 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (35 papers). Masuo Ohno collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masuo Ohno's co-authors include Latha Devi, John F. Disterhoft, Robert Vassar, Holly D. Oakley, Shigenori Watanabe, Sarah L. Cole, R. Stephen Berry, Sreemathi Logan, Angela Guillozet-Bongaarts and Erika Maus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Masuo Ohno

125 papers receiving 9.3k citations

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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.

Intraneuronal β-Amyloid Aggregates, Neurodegeneration, and Neuron Loss in Transgenic Mice with Five Familial Alzheimer's Disease Mutations: Potential Factors in Amyloid Plaque Formation

2006 2.5k citations Holly D. Oakley, Sarah L. Cole et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masuo Ohno Japan	43	4.6k	3.4k	3.2k	1.6k	1.5k	125	9.5k
Richard DeTeresa United States	34	6.9k 1.5×	3.9k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	46	11.8k
Rudi D’Hooge Belgium	52	3.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	3.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	914 0.6×	184	9.8k
Irina Alafuzoff Sweden	61	6.9k 1.5×	3.8k 1.1×	4.4k 1.4×	2.6k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	205	14.2k
Erik D. Roberson United States	42	5.0k 1.1×	3.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	95	9.3k
Teresa Gómez‐Isla United States	55	8.5k 1.8×	2.9k 0.8×	3.6k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	1.4k 0.9×	116	13.7k
Mónica Di Luca Italy	62	3.9k 0.8×	5.0k 1.5×	3.7k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	999 0.7×	233	11.6k
Jeffy P. Jimenez United States	3	5.8k 1.3×	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	5	8.4k
Margaret Mallory United States	58	8.0k 1.7×	5.7k 1.7×	4.3k 1.3×	3.2k 1.9×	1.5k 1.0×	91	14.5k
Maj-Linda B. Selenica United States	8	6.1k 1.3×	2.2k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	9	9.1k
Daniel C. Lee United States	24	6.6k 1.4×	2.4k 0.7×	3.7k 1.2×	2.9k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	47	10.3k

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Ohno, Masuo. (2025). BACE1 as an early biomarker and its relevance to risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. Brain Research Bulletin. 230. 111475–111475. 2 indexed citations

Ohno, Masuo. (2017). PERK as a hub of multiple pathogenic pathways leading to memory deficits and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease. Brain Research Bulletin. 141. 72–78. 44 indexed citations

Devi, Latha & Masuo Ohno. (2016). Cognitive benefits of memantine in Alzheimer's 5XFAD model mice decline during advanced disease stages. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 144. 60–66. 27 indexed citations

Ohno, Masuo, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms that lessen benefits of β-secretase reduction in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Translational Psychiatry. 3(7). e284–e284. 27 indexed citations

Devi, Latha & Masuo Ohno. (2011). 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone, a Small-Molecule TrkB Agonist, Reverses Memory Deficits and BACE1 Elevation in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(2). 434–444. 231 indexed citations

Kasai, Takatoshi, Toru Kumagai, Fusae Kawana, et al.. (2010). Plasma Pentraxin3 and Arterial Stiffness in Men With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Hypertension. 24(4). 401–407. 60 indexed citations

Ohno, Masuo. (2009). Failures to reconsolidate memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 92(3). 455–459. 75 indexed citations

Oakley, Holly D., Sarah L. Cole, Sreemathi Logan, et al.. (2006). Intraneuronal β-Amyloid Aggregates, Neurodegeneration, and Neuron Loss in Transgenic Mice with Five Familial Alzheimer's Disease Mutations: Potential Factors in Amyloid Plaque Formation. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(40). 10129–10140. 2544 indexed citations breakdown →

Ohno, Masuo, Sarah L. Cole, Marina V. Yasvoina, et al.. (2006). BACE1 gene deletion prevents neuron loss and memory deficits in 5XFAD APP/PS1 transgenic mice. Neurobiology of Disease. 26(1). 134–145. 238 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, et al.. (2005). Forebrain-specific knockout of B-raf kinase leads to deficits in hippocampal long-term potentiation, learning, and memory. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 83(1). 28–38. 62 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, Tomofumi Miura, Tomoe Y. Nakamura, et al.. (2005). Selective induction of ΔFosB in the brain after transient forebrain ischemia accompanied by an increased expression of galectin-1, and the implication of ΔFosB and galectin-1 in neuroprotection and neurogenesis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 12(8). 1078–1096. 30 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, et al.. (1998). MK-801 reverses Fos expression induced by the full dopamine D1 receptor agonist SKF-82958 in the rat striatum. European Journal of Pharmacology. 342(2-3). 209–212. 13 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, John P. Cooke, Victor J. Dzau, & Gary H. Gibbons. (1995). Fluid shear stress induces endothelial transforming growth factor beta-1 transcription and production. Modulation by potassium channel blockade.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 95(3). 1363–1369. 289 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, et al.. (1995). N-methyl-d-aspartate stimulates dopamine release through nitric oxide formation in the nucleus accumbens of rats. Brain Research. 699(2). 332–335. 40 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, et al.. (1995). Concurrent blockade of β-adrenergic and muscarinic receptors disrupts working memory but not reference memory in rats. Physiology & Behavior. 58(2). 307–314. 18 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, Tsuneyuki Yamamoto, & Shigenori Watanabe. (1994). Blockade of hippocampal M1 muscarinic receptors impairs working memory performance of rats. Brain Research. 650(2). 260–266. 64 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, Tsuneyuki Yamamoto, & Shigenori Watanabe. (1994). Intrahippocampal administration of the NO synthase inhibitorl-NAME prevents working memory deficits in rats exposed to transient cerebral ischemia. Brain Research. 634(1). 173–177. 21 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Tsuneyuki, et al.. (1993). Ameliorative effects of the centrally active cholinesterase inhibitor, NIK-247, on impairment of working memory in rats. Physiology & Behavior. 53(1). 5–10. 16 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, Tsuneyuki Yamamoto, & Shigenori Watanabe. (1992). Intrahippocampal injections of benzodiazepine and muscimol impair working memory but not reference memory of rats in the three-panel runway task. European Journal of Pharmacology. 219(2). 245–251. 17 indexed citations

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Ohno, Masuo, et al.. (1990). WEB 1881 FU Ameliorates Impairment of Working Memory Induced by Scopolamine and Cerebral Ischemia in the Three-Panel Runway Task. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 54(1). 53–60. 17 indexed citations

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