Shinji Masui

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Shinji Masui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shinji Masui has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Shinji Masui's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (21 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers) and Renal and related cancers (7 papers). Shinji Masui is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (21 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers) and Renal and related cancers (7 papers). Shinji Masui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Shinji Masui's co-authors include Hitoshi Niwa, Minoru S.H. Ko, Ryo Matoba, Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, Alexei A. Sharov, Yuhki Nakatake, Akihiko Okuda, Tetsuhiko Sasaki, Hajime Ishikawa and Hitoshi Okochi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Shinji Masui

40 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Pluripotency governed by Sox2 via regulation of Oct3/4 expression in mouse embryonic stem cells

2007 900 citations Shinji Masui, Yuhki Nakatake et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shinji Masui Japan	26	2.7k	429	385	345	310	42	3.5k
Donald G. McEwen United States	18	3.3k 1.2×	865 2.0×	293 0.8×	291 0.8×	265 0.9×	23	4.3k
Lídia Pérez Spain	17	3.6k 1.3×	736 1.7×	299 0.8×	265 0.8×	48 0.2×	25	4.3k
Shree Ram Singh United States	33	1.3k 0.5×	659 1.5×	638 1.7×	184 0.5×	198 0.6×	124	3.2k
Alan M. Michelson United States	35	3.9k 1.4×	851 2.0×	177 0.5×	196 0.6×	97 0.3×	55	5.2k
Kendell Clement United States	23	2.8k 1.0×	680 1.6×	171 0.4×	164 0.5×	73 0.2×	41	3.0k
Kinarm Ko South Korea	25	3.0k 1.1×	354 0.8×	169 0.4×	559 1.6×	33 0.1×	75	3.7k
M J Wheelock United States	24	2.7k 1.0×	237 0.6×	363 0.9×	113 0.3×	142 0.5×	27	3.6k
Jonathan D. Chesnut United States	22	2.1k 0.8×	492 1.1×	170 0.4×	139 0.4×	48 0.2×	38	2.4k
Thorold W. Theunissen United States	23	4.8k 1.8×	660 1.5×	281 0.7×	379 1.1×	24 0.1×	35	5.2k
Naoki Nakayama United States	28	2.2k 0.8×	362 0.8×	192 0.5×	327 0.9×	26 0.1×	60	3.0k

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Masui, Shinji, et al.. (2019). Optimized conditions for the supplementation of human-induced pluripotent stem cell cultures with a GSK-3 inhibitor during embryoid body formation with the aim of inducing differentiation into mesodermal and cardiac lineage. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 129(3). 371–378. 3 indexed citations

Ikeda, Takashi, Takafusa Hikichi, Hisashi Miura, et al.. (2018). Srf destabilizes cellular identity by suppressing cell-type-specific gene expression programs. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1387–1387. 26 indexed citations

Germond, Arno, et al.. (2018). Validation of Common Housekeeping Genes as Reference for qPCR Gene Expression Analysis During iPS Reprogramming Process. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8716–8716. 83 indexed citations

Kitazawa, Koji, Takafusa Hikichi, Takahiro Nakamura, et al.. (2016). OVOL2 Maintains the Transcriptional Program of Human Corneal Epithelium by Suppressing Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. Cell Reports. 15(6). 1359–1368. 58 indexed citations

Nishioka, Keisuke, Tsunao Kishida, Shinji Masui, & Osam Mazda. (2015). De novo CpG methylation on an artificial chromosome-like vector maintained for a long-term in mammalian cells. Biotechnology Letters. 38(4). 731–740. 3 indexed citations

Nakatake, Yuhki, et al.. (2013). Kinetics of drug selection systems in mouse embryonic stem cells. BMC Biotechnology. 13(1). 64–64. 20 indexed citations

Nishi, Mayuko, Hidenori Akutsu, Shinji Masui, et al.. (2011). A Distinct Role for Pin1 in the Induction and Maintenance of Pluripotency. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(13). 11593–11603. 45 indexed citations

Konno, Masamitsu, Shinji Masui, Tatsuo S. Hamazaki, & Hitoshi Okochi. (2011). Intracellular reactivation of transcription factors fused with protein transduction domain. Journal of Biotechnology. 154(4). 298–303. 5 indexed citations

Ura, Hiroki, Kazuhiro Murakami, Tadayuki Akagi, et al.. (2011). Eed/Sox2 regulatory loop controls ES cell self‐renewal through histone methylation and acetylation. The EMBO Journal. 30(11). 2190–2204. 25 indexed citations

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Masui, Shinji. (2010). Pluripotency maintenance mechanism of embryonic stem cells and reprogramming. International Journal of Hematology. 91(3). 360–372. 5 indexed citations

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Kojima, Yoshiyuki, et al.. (2008). Pax2 overexpression in embryoid bodies induces upregulation of integrin α8 and aquaporin-1. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 45(1-2). 62–68. 9 indexed citations

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Masui, Shinji, et al.. (2008). Rex1/Zfp42 is dispensable for pluripotency in mouse ES cells. BMC Developmental Biology. 8(1). 45–45. 89 indexed citations

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Sharov, Alexei A., Shinji Masui, Lioudmila V. Sharova, et al.. (2008). Identification of Pou5f1, Sox2, and Nanog downstream target genes with statistical confidence by applying a novel algorithm to time course microarray and genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation data. BMC Genomics. 9(1). 269–269. 135 indexed citations

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Miyagi, Satoru, Shinji Masui, Hitoshi Niwa, et al.. (2008). Consequence of the loss of Sox2 in the developing brain of the mouse. FEBS Letters. 582(18). 2811–2815. 73 indexed citations

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Masui, Shinji, Yuhki Nakatake, Yayoi Toyooka, et al.. (2007). Pluripotency governed by Sox2 via regulation of Oct3/4 expression in mouse embryonic stem cells. Nature Cell Biology. 9(6). 625–635. 900 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mishima, Kōichi, Tetsuro Watabe, Akira Saito, et al.. (2007). Prox1 Induces Lymphatic Endothelial Differentiation via Integrin α9 and Other Signaling Cascades. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(4). 1421–1429. 125 indexed citations

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Masui, Shinji, et al.. (2002). Fracture and Deformation on (0001) and (1010) in Sapphire Single Crystals with Vickers Indenter.. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 51(7). 780–787. 5 indexed citations

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Fujikura, Junji, Eiji Yamato, Shigenobu Yonemura, et al.. (2002). Differentiation of embryonic stem cells is induced by GATA factors. Genes & Development. 16(7). 784–789. 414 indexed citations

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Masui, Shinji, et al.. (2000). Distribution and Evolution of Bacteriophage WO in Wolbachia, the Endosymbiont Causing Sexual Alterations in Arthropods. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 51(5). 491–497. 133 indexed citations

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Masui, Shinji, Tetsuhiko Sasaki, & Hajime Ishikawa. (1997). groE-Homologous Operon of Wolbachia, an Intracellular Symbiont of Arthropods: A New Approach for Their Phylogeny. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 14(4). 701–706. 43 indexed citations

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