Yasuo Ihara

23.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
243 papers, 19.4k citations indexed

About

Yasuo Ihara is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuo Ihara has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Physiology, 109 papers in Molecular Biology and 44 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yasuo Ihara's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (139 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (39 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (26 papers). Yasuo Ihara is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (139 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (39 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (26 papers). Yasuo Ihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yasuo Ihara's co-authors include Maho Morishima‐Kawashima, Koji Takio, Koiti Titani, Masato Hasegawa, Takeshi Iwatsubo, Jun Kondo, Nobuyuki Nukina, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Dennis J. Selkoe and Hiroshi Mori and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yasuo Ihara

239 papers receiving 19.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding an unrecognized component of amyloid in Alzheimer disease.

1993 1.2k citations Yasuo Ihara et al. profile →
Ubiquitin Is a Component of Paired Helical Filaments in Alzheimer's Disease

1987 720 citations Yasuo Ihara et al. profile →
The growth inhibitory factor that is deficient in the Alzheimer's disease brain is a 68 amino acid metallothionein-like protein

1991 576 citations Yasuo Ihara, Masanori Tomonaga et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasuo Ihara Japan	75	12.7k	9.1k	4.2k	3.3k	3.2k	243	19.4k
Bruce A. Yankner United States	57	12.1k 1.0×	13.5k 1.5×	5.6k 1.3×	3.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	79	26.4k
Lester I. Binder United States	72	13.1k 1.0×	9.6k 1.1×	5.9k 1.4×	4.6k 1.4×	2.2k 0.7×	133	19.9k
Peter St George‐Hyslop Canada	83	16.8k 1.3×	12.1k 1.3×	5.3k 1.3×	3.1k 1.0×	4.7k 1.5×	391	28.3k
Rakez Kayed United States	64	16.9k 1.3×	11.0k 1.2×	4.8k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	203	23.8k
Chad A. Dickey United States	54	10.1k 0.8×	8.2k 0.9×	3.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	119	17.9k
Jorge Ghiso United States	70	11.8k 0.9×	8.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	213	17.3k
Peter Davies United States	80	14.0k 1.1×	8.4k 0.9×	5.9k 1.4×	1.9k 0.6×	4.2k 1.3×	232	22.9k
Thomas D. Bird United States	62	10.4k 0.8×	7.5k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	3.7k 1.1×	201	17.3k
Benjamin Wolozin United States	65	6.7k 0.5×	9.5k 1.0×	4.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	4.7k 1.5×	160	19.3k
Edward H. Koo United States	75	17.2k 1.4×	11.6k 1.3×	5.1k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.3×	187	23.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuo Ihara

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Emmott, Emily H, Yasuo Ihara, Atsuko Saito, et al.. (2025). Adolescence as a Key Period of Identity Development and Connectedness: A Comparative Autophotography Study in England and Japan. Journal of Adolescent Research.

Saito, Atsuko, et al.. (2021). Childcare support and child social development in Japan: investigating the mediating role of parental psychological condition and parenting style. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1827). 20200025–20200025. 7 indexed citations

Ikegawa, Masaya, Takashi Nirasawa, Nobuto Kakuda, et al.. (2019). Visualization of Amyloid β Deposits in the Human Brain with Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Imaging Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 17 indexed citations

Miyashita, Akinori, Hiroyuki Hatsuta, Masataka Kikuchi, et al.. (2014). Genes associated with the progression of neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer’s disease. Translational Psychiatry. 4(6). e396–e396. 46 indexed citations

Funamoto, Satoru, Toru Sasaki, Seiko Ishihara, et al.. (2013). Substrate ectodomain is critical for substrate preference and inhibition of γ-secretase. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2529–2529. 47 indexed citations

Ihara, Yasuo, et al.. (2011). Classes of communication and the conditions for their evolution. Theoretical Population Biology. 79(4). 174–183. 2 indexed citations

Matsumoto–Oda, Akiko, Yasuo Ihara, Ryo Oda, & Dave Collins. (2010). FEMALE BABOONS ADOPT A MATE STRATEGY OF OESTRUS ASYNCHRONY IN GOMBE. 130–130.

Nakaya, Yoshifumi, T. Yamane, Hirohisa Shiraishi, et al.. (2005). Random Mutagenesis of Presenilin-1 Identifies Novel Mutants Exclusively Generating Long Amyloid β-Peptides. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(19). 19070–19077. 38 indexed citations

Watanabe, Norifumi, Wataru Araki, Dehua Chui, et al.. (2004). Glypican‐1 as an Aβ binding HSPG in the human brain: Its localization in DIG domains and possible roles in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. The FASEB Journal. 18(9). 1013–1015. 61 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Chikako, Patrick L. McGeer, & Yasuo Ihara. (2001). Neuroscientific Basis of Dementia. Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Oshima, Noriko, Maho Morishima‐Kawashima, Haruyasu Yamaguchi, et al.. (2001). Accumulation of Amyloid β-Protein in the Low-Density Membrane Domain Accurately Reflects the Extent of β-Amyloid Deposition in the Brain. American Journal Of Pathology. 158(6). 2209–2218. 41 indexed citations

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Morishima‐Kawashima, Maho, Masahiro Yoshimura, Kaoru Kusui, et al.. (1999). Appearance of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Stable Amyloid β-Protein (Aβ) Dimer in the Cortex During Aging. American Journal Of Pathology. 154(1). 271–279. 86 indexed citations

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Iwatsubo, Takeshi, H. Yamaguchi, Masahiro Fujimuro, et al.. (1996). Purification and characterization of Lewy bodies from the brains of patients with diffuse Lewy body disease.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 148(5). 1517–29. 135 indexed citations

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Ihara, Yasuo, et al.. (1994). Posttranslational Modifications of Tau in Paired Helical Filaments. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 5(5). 282–288. 27 indexed citations

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Ihara, Yasuo, et al.. (1993). Molecular cloning of rat growth inhibitory factor cDNA and the expression in the central nervous system. Molecular Brain Research. 19(3). 188–194. 75 indexed citations

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Murayama, Shigeo, et al.. (1990). Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural studies of lower motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. 27(2). 137–148. 108 indexed citations

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Ivy, Gwen O., Kenichi Kitani, & Yasuo Ihara. (1989). Anomalous accumulation of τ and ubiquitin immunoreactivities in rat brain caused by protease inhibition and by normal aging: a clue to PHF pathogenesis?. Brain Research. 498(2). 360–365. 62 indexed citations

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Ishiguro, Koichi, et al.. (1988). A Novel Tubulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Forming a Paired Helical Filament Epitope on Tau. The Journal of Biochemistry. 104(3). 319–321. 68 indexed citations

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Ihara, Yasuo, et al.. (1985). [A case of perineuritis].. PubMed. 25(7). 788–95. 1 indexed citations

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Nukina, Nobuyuki & Yasuo Ihara. (1983). Immunocytochemical study on senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease. I. Preparation of an antimicrotubule-associated proteins (MAPs) antiserum and its specificity.:Preparation of an Antimicrotubule-associated Proteins (MAPs) Antiserum and its Specificity. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. 59(8). 284–287. 10 indexed citations

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