Toshihiro Sassa

803 total citations
23 papers, 658 citations indexed

About

Toshihiro Sassa is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshihiro Sassa has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 658 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Aging, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Toshihiro Sassa's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (14 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Toshihiro Sassa is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (14 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Toshihiro Sassa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Toshihiro Sassa's co-authors include Ryuji Hosono, Shinichi Harada, Ichiro Maruyama, Johji Miwa, Sigeru Kuno, Hisamitsu Ogawa, Kiyoji Nishiwaki, Seishi Murakami, Yasuko Kamiya and Akira Taketo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Toshihiro Sassa

23 papers receiving 650 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Toshihiro Sassa Japan 11 367 293 230 145 110 23 658
Timothy R. Mahoney United States 6 253 0.7× 177 0.6× 292 1.3× 107 0.7× 112 1.0× 6 551
Shuo Luo United States 12 381 1.0× 180 0.6× 318 1.4× 183 1.3× 125 1.1× 14 715
Kim Kirby Canada 13 506 1.4× 89 0.3× 182 0.8× 243 1.7× 31 0.3× 14 850
Yidong Shen China 14 464 1.3× 222 0.8× 374 1.6× 58 0.4× 151 1.4× 32 927
Ana R. Grant United States 8 419 1.1× 119 0.4× 301 1.3× 84 0.6× 95 0.9× 8 738
Kiely Grundahl United States 13 657 1.8× 382 1.3× 477 2.1× 407 2.8× 228 2.1× 17 1.2k
Alexandre Bettencourt da Cruz United States 8 554 1.5× 135 0.5× 46 0.2× 258 1.8× 14 0.1× 8 864
Sheryl M. Sato United States 16 606 1.7× 103 0.4× 17 0.1× 135 0.9× 49 0.4× 27 854
Robert Horvitz United States 4 748 2.0× 55 0.2× 244 1.1× 87 0.6× 48 0.4× 5 1.1k
Anne‐Laure Huber France 11 243 0.7× 143 0.5× 110 0.5× 46 0.3× 349 3.2× 14 663

Countries citing papers authored by Toshihiro Sassa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toshihiro Sassa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toshihiro Sassa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Toshihiro Sassa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Toshihiro Sassa based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Toshihiro Sassa. Toshihiro Sassa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shibata, Yukimasa, Yuri Tanaka, Hiroyuki Sasakura, et al.. (2024). Endogenous chondroitin extends the lifespan and healthspan in C. elegans. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 4813–4813. 4 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro, Takashi Murayama, & Ichiro Maruyama. (2014). Decision making in C. elegans chemotaxis to alkaline pH (612.1). The FASEB Journal. 28(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro, Takashi Murayama, & Ichiro Maruyama. (2013). Strongly alkaline pH avoidance mediated by ASH sensory neurons in C. elegans. Neuroscience Letters. 555. 248–252. 16 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro & Ichiro Maruyama. (2013). A G-protein α subunit, GOA-1, plays a role inC. elegansavoidance behavior of strongly alkaline pH. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 6(6). e26668–e26668. 6 indexed citations
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Kano, Takashi, Penelope J. Brockie, Toshihiro Sassa, et al.. (2008). Memory in Caenorhabditis elegans Is Mediated by NMDA-Type Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors. Current Biology. 18(13). 1010–1015. 66 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro. (2003). Role of Caenorhabditis elegans protein phosphatase type 1, CeGLC-7β,in metaphase to anaphase transition during embryonic development. Experimental Cell Research. 287(2). 350–360. 10 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro, et al.. (1999). Regulation of the UNC-18–Caenorhabditis elegansSyntaxin Complex by UNC-13. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(12). 4772–4777. 101 indexed citations
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Ogawa, Hisamitsu, Shinichi Harada, Toshihiro Sassa, Hiroshi Yamamoto, & Ryuji Hosono. (1998). Functional Properties of the unc-64 Gene Encoding aCaenorhabditis elegans Syntaxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(4). 2192–2198. 70 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro, Hisamitsu Ogawa, Masumi Kimoto, & Ryuji Hosono. (1996). The synaptic protein UNC-18 is phosphorylated by protein kinase C. Neurochemistry International. 29(5). 543–552. 15 indexed citations
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Sato, Atsushi, et al.. (1996). Vitamin B6Deficiency Accelerates Metabolic Turnover of Cystathionase in Rat Liver. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 330(2). 409–413. 16 indexed citations
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Короленко, Т. А., et al.. (1995). Interaction of rat liver lysosomes with basic polypeptides. FEBS Letters. 369(2-3). 217–220. 2 indexed citations
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Oka, Tatsuzo, et al.. (1995). Production of functional chick liver HMG 2a protein in Escherichia coli. FEBS Letters. 367(1). 49–52. 2 indexed citations
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Oka, Tatsuzo, et al.. (1993). Vitamin B6 deficiency causes activation of RNA polymerase and general enhancement of gene expression in rat liver. FEBS Letters. 331(1-2). 162–164. 24 indexed citations
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Oka, Tatsuzo, et al.. (1993). Developmental changes in the expression of HMG 2a protein. FEBS Letters. 316(1). 20–22. 6 indexed citations
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Oka, Tatsuzo, Mahendra Kumar Thakur, Ken‐ichi Miyamoto, et al.. (1992). Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride stimulates proteolysis of nuclear proteins from chick liver. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 189(1). 179–183. 2 indexed citations
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Hosono, Ryuji, Siegfried Hekimi, Yasuko Kamiya, et al.. (1992). The unc‐18 Gene Encodes a Novel Protein Affecting the Kinetics of Acetylcholine Metabolism in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Neurochemistry. 58(4). 1517–1525. 155 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro, et al.. (1989). Apparent “activation” of protein kinases by okadaic acid class tumor promoters. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 159(3). 939–944. 81 indexed citations
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Hosono, Ryuji, Toshihiro Sassa, & Sigeru Kuno. (1989). Spontaneous Mutations of Trichlorfon Resistance in the Nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans : Genetics. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 6(4). 697–708. 25 indexed citations
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Sassa, Toshihiro, Ryuji Hosono, & Sigeru Kuno. (1987). Choline acetyltransferase from a temperature-sensitive mutant of caenorhabditis elegans. Neurochemistry International. 11(3). 323–329. 7 indexed citations
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Hosono, Ryuji, Toshihiro Sassa, & Sigeru Kuno. (1987). Mutations Affecting Acetylcholine Levels in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Neurochemistry. 49(6). 1820–1823. 31 indexed citations

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