Shosuke Ito

26.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
549 papers, 20.9k citations indexed

About

Shosuke Ito is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shosuke Ito has authored 549 papers receiving a total of 20.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 327 papers in Cell Biology, 158 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 140 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Shosuke Ito's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (318 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (152 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (138 papers). Shosuke Ito is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (318 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (152 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (138 papers). Shosuke Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Shosuke Ito's co-authors include Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Keisuke Fujita, John D. Simon, Kowichi Jimbow, A. J. Thody, Vincent J. Hearing, Hiroyuki Ozeki, Luigi Zecca, Tadeusz Sarna and G. Prota and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shosuke Ito

536 papers receiving 20.1k citations

Hit Papers

Melanins and melanogenesi... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2015 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols
    2013 374 citations Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Tadeusz Sarna et al. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research profile →
  2. Melanins and melanogenesis: from pigment cells to human health and technological applications
    2015 364 citations Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Tadeusz Sarna et al. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Shosuke Ito 11.9k 5.6k 5.5k 5.3k 2.2k 549 20.9k
Kazumasa Wakamatsu 10.5k 0.9× 4.6k 0.8× 4.7k 0.9× 4.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 412 18.7k
Tadeusz Sarna 4.7k 0.4× 4.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.3× 1.7k 0.3× 910 0.4× 214 13.3k
K. Weber 10.4k 0.9× 22.0k 3.9× 1.4k 0.3× 793 0.1× 126 0.1× 231 38.0k
Morris J. Karnovsky 5.6k 0.5× 16.9k 3.0× 1.5k 0.3× 314 0.1× 540 0.2× 224 40.0k
David E. Clapham 4.0k 0.3× 33.0k 5.9× 5.8k 1.1× 410 0.1× 12.5k 5.7× 326 57.4k
Nancy A. Jenkins 7.1k 0.6× 35.3k 6.3× 1.8k 0.3× 964 0.2× 1.1k 0.5× 508 60.6k
George E. Palade 13.8k 1.2× 23.8k 4.3× 1.5k 0.3× 281 0.1× 298 0.1× 208 45.3k
Nobuyoshi Shimizu 2.2k 0.2× 12.5k 2.2× 642 0.1× 460 0.1× 770 0.4× 541 27.6k
Shöichiro Tsukita 11.1k 0.9× 25.8k 4.6× 1.2k 0.2× 461 0.1× 610 0.3× 212 43.1k
Sue Goo Rhee 5.3k 0.4× 31.0k 5.5× 3.0k 0.5× 173 0.0× 373 0.2× 244 41.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shosuke Ito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shosuke Ito

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All Works

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Sułkowski, Maciej, Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, et al.. (2025). Photoreactive Properties of Melanin Obtained from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Melanocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(9). 4119–4119.
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Sextius, Peggy, et al.. (2024). 2‐Mercaptonicotinoyl glycine, a new potent melanogenesis inhibitor, exhibits a unique mode of action while preserving melanocyte integrity. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 37(4). 462–479. 3 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Masaru, Emi Arai, Shosuke Ito, & Kazumasa Wakamatsu. (2024). UV-induced feather color change reflects its porphyrin content. Die Naturwissenschaften. 111(1). 6–6. 3 indexed citations
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Abdel‐Malek, Zalfa, Qiuying Chen, Steven S. Gross, et al.. (2023). Distinct cAMP Signaling Microdomains Differentially Regulate Melanosomal pH and Pigmentation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 143(10). 2019–2029.e3. 5 indexed citations
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Nagatsu, Toshiharu, Akira Nakashima, Hirohisa Watanabe, et al.. (2023). The role of tyrosine hydroxylase as a key player in neuromelanin synthesis and the association of neuromelanin with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neural Transmission. 130(5). 611–625. 36 indexed citations
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Ito, Shosuke, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Fucheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Taphonomic experiments reveal authentic molecular signals for fossil melanins and verify preservation of phaeomelanin in fossils. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5651–5651. 7 indexed citations
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Ito, Shosuke, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Gary F. Merrill, et al.. (2022). Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Modulates Pigmentation and Photobiology of Murine Melanocytes in vivo. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(7). 1903–1911.e5. 10 indexed citations
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Nakano, Shoko, Yuko Abe, Kimiko Nakajima, et al.. (2020). Establishment of a mouse model for post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 34(1). 101–110. 9 indexed citations
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Miyabe, Chie, et al.. (2020). Kojic acid alters pheomelanin content in human induced pluripotent stem cell‐derived melanocytes. The Journal of Dermatology. 47(4). 435–436. 6 indexed citations
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Ito, Shosuke, et al.. (2019). Analysis of Structure Formation Mechanism in Whipped Cream by Cryo-transmission Electron Microscopy. Food Science and Technology Research. 25(5). 727–733. 1 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Masaru, Emi Arai, Shosuke Ito, & Kazumasa Wakamatsu. (2019). Evolution of short tails and breakdown of honest signaling system during a severe winter in the Pacific swallow Hirundo tahitica. Evolutionary Ecology. 33(3). 403–416. 3 indexed citations
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Manning, Phillip L., Nicholas P. Edwards, Uwe Bergmann, et al.. (2019). Pheomelanin pigment remnants mapped in fossils of an extinct mammal. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2250–2250. 34 indexed citations
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Arai, Emi, et al.. (2019). Eumelanin levels in rufous feathers explain plasma testosterone levels and survival in swallows. Ecology and Evolution. 9(5). 2755–2764. 12 indexed citations
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Nardin, Charlée, Adam J. Widman, Lonny R. Levin, et al.. (2018). Mammalian pigmentation is regulated by a distinct cAMP-dependent mechanism that controls melanosome pH. Science Signaling. 11(555). 31 indexed citations
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McGraw, Kevin J., Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Shosuke Ito, et al.. (2004). YOU CAN'T JUDGE A PIGMENT BY ITS COLOR: CAROTENOID AND MELANIN CONTENT OF YELLOW AND BROWN FEATHERS IN SWALLOWS, BLUEBIRDS, PENGUINS, AND DOMESTIC CHICKENS. Ornithological Applications. 106(2). 390–390. 90 indexed citations
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McGraw, Kevin J., Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Shosuke Ito, et al.. (2004). You Can't Judge a Pigment by its Color: Carotenoid and Melanin Content of Yellow and Brown Feathers in Swallows, Bluebirds, Penguins, and Domestic Chickens. Ornithological Applications. 106(2). 390–395. 42 indexed citations

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