Tomoyasu Matsubara

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Tomoyasu Matsubara is a scholar working on Neurology, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomoyasu Matsubara has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Neurology, 15 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Tomoyasu Matsubara's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (12 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (11 papers). Tomoyasu Matsubara is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (12 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (11 papers). Tomoyasu Matsubara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Tomoyasu Matsubara's co-authors include Shigeo Murayama, Masato Hasegawa, Airi Tarutani, Sjors H. W. Scheres, Michel Goedert, Yue‐De Yang, Alexey G. Murzin, Bernardino Ghetti, Mari Yoshida and Kazuko Hasegawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tomoyasu Matsubara

56 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy

2020 510 citations Manuel Schweighauser, Yue‐De Yang et al. Nature profile →
Novel tau filament fold in corticobasal degeneration

2020 377 citations Wenjuan Zhang, Airi Tarutani et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tomoyasu Matsubara Japan	13	803	663	561	249	226	60	1.4k
Franck Letournel France	17	421 0.5×	804 1.2×	359 0.6×	201 0.8×	411 1.8×	50	1.5k
Tessandra Stewart United States	26	559 0.7×	998 1.5×	989 1.8×	510 2.0×	384 1.7×	38	2.2k
Stephen Mullin United Kingdom	18	396 0.5×	566 0.9×	275 0.5×	149 0.6×	219 1.0×	35	1.0k
Takashi Ando Japan	13	403 0.5×	554 0.8×	292 0.5×	162 0.7×	172 0.8×	51	996
Nicolas Casadei Germany	18	216 0.3×	709 1.1×	431 0.8×	154 0.6×	455 2.0×	69	1.3k
Harutsugu Tatebe Japan	17	414 0.5×	378 0.6×	357 0.6×	170 0.7×	155 0.7×	33	1.0k
Heinz Reichmann Germany	23	199 0.2×	418 0.6×	829 1.5×	124 0.5×	352 1.6×	56	1.7k
Franziska Hopfner Germany	21	269 0.3×	903 1.4×	530 0.9×	194 0.8×	346 1.5×	42	1.5k
James Keaney Ireland	9	191 0.2×	254 0.4×	494 0.9×	475 1.9×	104 0.5×	17	1.2k
Luwen Wang China	15	307 0.4×	532 0.8×	635 1.1×	143 0.6×	137 0.6×	27	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tomoyasu Matsubara

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Matsubara, Tomoyasu, Koji Fujita, Kazumi Nakamura, et al.. (2025). Identification of Hasegawa Dementia Scale‐Revised Cutoff Scores Associated With Mini‐Mental State Examination Thresholds for Anti‐Amyloid β Therapies in Patients With Amnesia. Psychogeriatrics. 25(6). e70107–e70107.

Sako, Wataru, et al.. (2025). Magnetic Susceptibility and Area in the Subthalamic Nucleus Measured by QSM for Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12(10). 1602–1608.

Sekiya, Hiroaki, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Michael DeTure, & Dennis W. Dickson. (2025). Neuropathology of Lewy body dementia: Lewy-related pathology, α-synuclein oligomers, and comorbid pathologies. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20(1). 117–117. 1 indexed citations

Kurihara, Masanori, Akira Arakawa, Aya M. Tokumaru, et al.. (2024). Dynamic aphasia as an early sign of corticobasal degeneration: Clinico-radio-pathological correlation. eNeurologicalSci. 37. 100526–100526. 2 indexed citations

Arakawa, Akira, Mana Higashihara, Tomoyasu Matsubara, et al.. (2024). Clinicopathological study of dementia with grains presenting with parkinsonism compared with a typical case. Neuropathology. 44(5). 376–387. 2 indexed citations

Takeda, Akitoshi, Takahito Yoshizaki, Joji Kawabe, et al.. (2024). An autopsy case of type A FTLD‐TDP with a GRN mutation presenting with the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia at onset and with corticobasal syndrome subsequently. Neuropathology. 45(1). 38–47. 1 indexed citations

Kurihara, Masanori, Masashi Kameyama, Ryoko Ihara, et al.. (2023). Correlations between cerebrospinal fluid homovanillic acid and dopamine transporter SPECT in degenerative parkinsonian syndromes. Journal of Neural Transmission. 130(4). 513–520. 6 indexed citations

Matsubara, Tomoyasu, Zen‐ichi Tanei, Ito Kawakami, et al.. (2022). Morphological study of the phrenic nerve to determine a reference value for the myelinated fiber density in elderly individuals. Neuropathology. 43(2). 129–134. 2 indexed citations

Matsubara, Tomoyasu, Zen‐ichi Tanei, Ito Kawakami, et al.. (2021). Lewy pathology of the submandibular gland in Lewy body disease: A report of autopsy cases. Neuropathology. 41(6). 476–483. 8 indexed citations

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Kimura, Taeko, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Yuko Saito, et al.. (2021). Distinct phosphorylation profiles of tau in brains of patients with different tauopathies. Neurobiology of Aging. 108. 72–79. 19 indexed citations

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Schweighauser, Manuel, Yue‐De Yang, Airi Tarutani, et al.. (2020). Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy. Nature. 585(7825). 464–469. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Wenjuan, Airi Tarutani, Kathy L. Newell, et al.. (2020). Novel tau filament fold in corticobasal degeneration. Nature. 580(7802). 283–287. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tanei, Zen‐ichi, Yuko Saito, Shinji Ito, et al.. (2020). Lewy pathology of the esophagus correlates with the progression of Lewy body disease: a Japanese cohort study of autopsy cases. Acta Neuropathologica. 141(1). 25–37. 51 indexed citations

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Kametani, Fuyuki, Mari Yoshida, Tomoyasu Matsubara, et al.. (2020). Comparison of Common and Disease-Specific Post-translational Modifications of Pathological Tau Associated With a Wide Range of Tauopathies. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 581936–581936. 52 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Yoko, Mitsuyo Itabashi, Takahiko Sugihara, et al.. (2019). Citrullinated histone H3 expression in anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody‐associated vasculitis in older Japanese autopsy patients. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 19(3). 259–264. 2 indexed citations

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Oiwa, Hiroshi, et al.. (2018). Clinical value of autoantibodies for lupus myelitis and its subtypes: A systematic review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 48(2). 214–220. 6 indexed citations

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Oiwa, Hiroshi, Sho Mokuda, Tomoyasu Matsubara, et al.. (2017). Neurological Complications in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA): The Roles of History and Physical Examinations in the Diagnosis of EGPA. Internal Medicine. 56(22). 3003–3008. 12 indexed citations

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Mizumoto, Hiroshi, et al.. (1990). An infinite-stiffness hydrostatic lead screw with a hydrostatically controlled active restrictor. 24(1). 15–20. 2 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Kiyoshi, et al.. (1988). [Four cases of intrathoracic schwannoma originating from the vagal nerve].. PubMed. 36(8). 1408–12. 2 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Sumire, et al.. (1983). Results of microsurgical management of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Acta Neurochirurgica. 68(3-4). 227–237. 6 indexed citations

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