Toru Baba

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Toru Baba is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Toru Baba has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Neurology, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Toru Baba's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (31 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers). Toru Baba is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (31 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers). Toru Baba collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Toru Baba's co-authors include Sandra L. Schmid, Hanna Damke, Dale E. Warnock, Atsushi Takeda, Takafumi Hasegawa, Akio Kikuchi, Naoto Sugeno, Alexander M. van der Bliek, Etsuro Mori and Masashi Aoki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Toru Baba

133 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Induction of mutant dynamin specifically blocks endocytic... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Induction of mutant dynamin specifically blocks endocytic coated vesicle formation.
    1994 1.0k citations Toru Baba, Sandra L. Schmid et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Toru Baba Japan 29 1.6k 1.3k 1.0k 678 629 145 3.8k
Shoji Tsuji Japan 31 1.2k 0.8× 349 0.3× 671 0.6× 442 0.7× 957 1.5× 194 3.6k
Salvatore Monaco Italy 42 2.2k 1.4× 328 0.3× 2.0k 2.0× 679 1.0× 797 1.3× 205 5.8k
Patricia J. Armati Australia 33 817 0.5× 266 0.2× 763 0.7× 670 1.0× 830 1.3× 81 4.0k
Miguel Sena‐Esteves United States 46 4.0k 2.6× 479 0.4× 529 0.5× 1.2k 1.8× 1.1k 1.7× 151 6.6k
Joanne E. Martin United Kingdom 30 1.8k 1.2× 349 0.3× 647 0.6× 378 0.6× 654 1.0× 101 4.7k
Matthew P. Anderson United States 35 3.1k 2.0× 530 0.4× 204 0.2× 600 0.9× 825 1.3× 93 7.3k
Diane L. Sherman United Kingdom 41 1.9k 1.2× 961 0.8× 592 0.6× 537 0.8× 2.8k 4.5× 74 5.0k
Robert O. Heuckeroth United States 43 2.9k 1.9× 547 0.4× 224 0.2× 478 0.7× 1.7k 2.7× 91 6.8k
Christopher M. Peters United States 36 1.8k 1.1× 967 0.8× 210 0.2× 1.7k 2.5× 937 1.5× 72 4.8k
Beat M. Riederer Switzerland 35 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 207 0.2× 823 1.2× 974 1.5× 105 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toru Baba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toru Baba

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baba, Toru, Hideki Oizumi, Hiroyasu Tanaka, et al.. (2023). Nuclear Imaging Data‐Driven Classification of Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 38(11). 2053–2063. 8 indexed citations
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Yokoi, Kayoko, Kazumi Hirayama, Shigenori Kanno, et al.. (2022). Mirror writing and cortical hypometabolism in Parkinson’s disease. PLoS ONE. 17(12). e0279007–e0279007. 1 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Shun, Takafumi Hasegawa, Mari Suzuki, et al.. (2018). Parkinson’s disease-linked DNAJC13 mutation aggravates alpha-synuclein-induced neurotoxicity through perturbation of endosomal trafficking. Human Molecular Genetics. 27(5). 823–836. 36 indexed citations
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Baba, Toru, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Osamu Iizuka, et al.. (2016). On the Utility of MIBG SPECT/CT in Evaluating Cardiac Sympathetic Dysfunction in Lewy Body Diseases. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0152746–e0152746. 20 indexed citations
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Baba, Toru, et al.. (2015). Clinical characteristics of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with Lewy body diseases. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 359(1-2). 309–311. 11 indexed citations
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Sugeno, Naoto, Takafumi Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Tanaka, et al.. (2014). Lys-63-linked Ubiquitination by E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Nedd4-1 Facilitates Endosomal Sequestration of Internalized α-Synuclein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(26). 18137–18151. 58 indexed citations
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Miura, Emiko, Takafumi Hasegawa, Masatoshi Konno, et al.. (2014). VPS35 dysfunction impairs lysosomal degradation of α-synuclein and exacerbates neurotoxicity in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 71. 1–13. 152 indexed citations
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Baba, Toru, Atsushi Takeda, Akio Kikuchi, et al.. (2011). Association of olfactory dysfunction and brain. Metabolism in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 26(4). 621–628. 68 indexed citations
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Takeda, Atsushi, Toru Baba, Akio Kikuchi, et al.. (2009). Pathophysiological process underlying Parkinson's disease: Motor & Non-motor symptoms. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 49(11). 888–889. 1 indexed citations
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Kukita, Ichiro, et al.. (1994). [Protective effects of prostaglandin E1 on postoperative liver function after cardiac surgery].. PubMed. 43(6). 898–904. 1 indexed citations
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Lamaze, Christophe, Toru Baba, T.E. Redelmeier, & Sandra L. Schmid. (1993). Recruitment of epidermal growth factor and transferrin receptors into coated pits in vitro: differing biochemical requirements.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4(7). 715–727. 60 indexed citations
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Abe, Ryoji, Tsuyoshi Akiyoshi, & Toru Baba. (1990). Inactivation of <i>cis</i>-Diamminedichloroplatinum (II) in Blood by Sodium Thiosulfate. Oncology. 47(1). 65–69. 10 indexed citations
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Iijima, Shigeruko, et al.. (1987). Ulcerative lesions on extremities in diabetic patients.. The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology. 49(6). 1051–1055. 1 indexed citations
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Baba, Toru, et al.. (1986). A case of sporotrichosis with numerous fungal elements.. The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology. 48(2). 248–251. 2 indexed citations
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Baba, Toru, et al.. (1985). Chromomycosis due to two different dematiaceous fungi.. The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology. 47(2). 251–256. 3 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Jiro, Toru Baba, & Motomichi Torisu. (1979). Ascaris and eosinophil. II. Isolation and characterization of eosinophil chemotactic factor and neutrophil chemotactic factor of parasite in Ascaris antigen.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 122(1). 302–8. 52 indexed citations
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Ikezawa, Zenrō, et al.. (1975). A Probable Role of Eosinophilia, IgE and Complement in Bullous Pemphigoid Patients. The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology. 37(4). 532–540. 1 indexed citations

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