Takahiro Matsuki

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Takahiro Matsuki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Takahiro Matsuki has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Food Science and 14 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Takahiro Matsuki's work include Gut microbiota and health (24 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (20 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (9 papers). Takahiro Matsuki is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (24 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (20 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (9 papers). Takahiro Matsuki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Netherlands. Takahiro Matsuki's co-authors include Ryuichiro Tanaka, Koichi Watanabe, Toshihiko Takada, Junji Fujimoto, Hiroshi Oyaizu, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Masafumi Fukuda, T. Hara, Yukiko Miyamoto and Yukiko Kado and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Takahiro Matsuki

34 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Use of 16S rRNA Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for Real-Time PCR Analysis of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces

2004 562 citations Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
Development of 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for the Detection and Identification of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces

2002 542 citations Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
Key bacterial taxa and metabolic pathways affecting gut short-chain fatty acid profiles in early life

2021 203 citations Naoki Tsukuda, T. Hara et al. The ISME Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takahiro Matsuki Japan	25	2.8k	1.6k	1.1k	713	517	36	4.1k
Simone Guglielmetti Italy	39	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	583 0.8×	481 0.9×	141	5.6k
Florence Rochat Switzerland	29	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	446 0.6×	532 1.0×	34	3.8k
Michael de Vrese Germany	27	2.3k 0.8×	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	506 0.7×	809 1.6×	67	4.9k
Eduardo J. Schiffrin Switzerland	38	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.6×	749 1.1×	653 1.3×	70	5.6k
Hans G. H. J. Heilig Netherlands	26	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	971 1.4×	357 0.7×	33	5.1k
Hanne Frøkiær Denmark	39	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	566 0.8×	368 0.7×	129	5.2k
Francesca Bottacini Ireland	35	3.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	598 0.8×	655 1.3×	88	5.1k
Toshitaka Odamaki Japan	38	3.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	716 1.0×	494 1.0×	102	5.0k
Marika Mikelsaar Estonia	35	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	677 0.9×	429 0.8×	100	5.4k
Arjen Nauta Netherlands	32	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	435 0.6×	701 1.4×	70	5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takahiro Matsuki

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Watanabe, Y., T. Hara, Naoki Tsukuda, et al.. (2023). Characterization of Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense that utilizes both milk- and plant-derived oligosaccharides. Gut Microbes. 15(1). 2207455–2207455. 8 indexed citations

Tsukuda, Naoki, T. Hara, Y. Watanabe, et al.. (2021). Key bacterial taxa and metabolic pathways affecting gut short-chain fatty acid profiles in early life. The ISME Journal. 15(9). 2574–2590. 203 indexed citations breakdown →

Watanabe, Y., T. Hara, Naoki Tsukuda, et al.. (2021). Xylan utilisation promotes adaptation of Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum to the human gastrointestinal tract. ISME Communications. 1(1). 62–62. 29 indexed citations

Matsuki, Takahiro, et al.. (2020). Effect of Porcine Placenta Extract Supplement on Skin Condition in Healthy Adult Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. Nutrients. 12(6). 1671–1671. 20 indexed citations

Kawakita, Daisuke, Hisamaru Hirai, Takeshi Masubuchi, et al.. (2019). Trastuzumab plus docetaxel in patients with advanced HER2-positive salivary duct carcinoma: Exploratory biomarker analyses. Annals of Oncology. 30. v472–v472.

Makino, Hiroshi & Takahiro Matsuki. (2018). Development of Gut Microbiota during Infancy: Important Event Effecting the Life-Span Health Status. KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU. 56(4). 279–286.

Nishida, Kensei, Mai Takada, Mitsuhisa Kawai, et al.. (2016). Fermented Milk Containing Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota Preserves the Diversity of the Gut Microbiota and Relieves Abdominal Dysfunction in Healthy Medical Students Exposed to Academic Stress. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(12). 3649–3658. 219 indexed citations

Matsuki, Takahiro, Hiroshi Mori, Hoshitaka Matsumoto, et al.. (2016). A key genetic factor for fucosyllactose utilization affects infant gut microbiota development. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11939–11939. 271 indexed citations

Matsuki, Takahiro, et al.. (2016). Infant formula with galacto-oligosaccharides (OM55N) stimulates the growth of indigenous bifidobacteria in healthy term infants. Beneficial Microbes. 7(4). 453–462. 42 indexed citations

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Matsuki, Takahiro, Thierry Pédron, Béatrice Regnault, et al.. (2013). Epithelial Cell Proliferation Arrest Induced by Lactate and Acetate from Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e63053–e63053. 66 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Eiji, Takahiro Matsuki, Hiroyuki Kubota, et al.. (2013). Ethnic diversity of gut microbiota: Species characterization of Bacteroides fragilis group and genus Bifidobacterium in healthy Belgian adults, and comparison with data from Japanese subjects. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 116(2). 265–270. 41 indexed citations

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Osaki, Takako, Takahiro Matsuki, Takashi Asahara, et al.. (2012). Comparative analysis of gastric bacterial microbiota in Mongolian gerbils after long-term infection with Helicobacter pylori. Microbial Pathogenesis. 53(1). 12–18. 50 indexed citations

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Fujimoto, Jiro, Takahiro Matsuki, Masae Sasamoto, Yoshifumi Tomii, & Koichi Watanabe. (2008). Identification and quantification of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota in human feces with strain-specific primers derived from randomly amplified polymorphic DNA. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 126(1-2). 210–215. 94 indexed citations

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Matsuki, Takahiro. (2007). . Nippon Saikingaku Zasshi. 62(2). 255–261. 15 indexed citations

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Takaishi, Hiromasa, Takahiro Matsuki, Atsushi Nakazawa, et al.. (2007). Imbalance in intestinal microflora constitution could be involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 298(5-6). 463–472. 263 indexed citations

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Matsuki, Takahiro. (2007). Group-specific PCR primers for the detection of human intestinal bacteria. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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Matsuki, Takahiro, Koichi Watanabe, Junji Fujimoto, et al.. (2004). Quantitative PCR with 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Species-Specific Primers for Analysis of Human Intestinal Bifidobacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70(1). 167–173. 403 indexed citations

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Requena, Teresa, Jeremy P. Burton, Takahiro Matsuki, et al.. (2002). Identification, Detection, and Enumeration of Human Bifidobacterium Species by PCR Targeting the Transaldolase Gene. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68(5). 2420–2427. 152 indexed citations

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Ohashi, Yuji, Ryo Inoüe, Kenichi Tanaka, et al.. (2001). Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota-fermented Milk Stimulates Indigenous Lactobacilli in the Pig Intestine.. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 47(2). 172–176. 28 indexed citations

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Matsuki, Takahiro, Koichi Watanabe, Ryuichiro Tanaka, & Hiroshi Oyaizu. (1998). Rapid identification of human intestinal bifidobacteria by 16S rRNA-targeted species- and group-specific primers. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 167(2). 113–121. 132 indexed citations

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