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Masamitsu Iino

Masamitsu Iino

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
21834
World Ranking
6560
National Ranking
429

Masamitsu Iino publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masamitsu Iino sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 292 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Masamitsu Iino D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masamitsu Iino sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Masamitsu Iino is affiliated with Nihon University in Japan and has a research profile spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work covers a range of interconnected fields with a strong focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms.

The scientist has contributed to areas including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, physiology, and surgery.

Research topics explored by Masamitsu Iino include:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Masamitsu Iino has coauthored numerous papers alongside frequent collaborators such as Kazunori Kanemaru, Junji Suzuki, Isamu Taiko, Takashi Murayama, and Nagomi Kurebayashi.

Publication venues often featuring their work include:

  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Neuroscience

Notable recent papers by Masamitsu Iino comprise:

  • "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions," 2021, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Ca 2+ channels couple spiking to mitochondrial metabolism in substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons," 2022, published in Science Advances
  • "Real-time in vivo imaging of extracellular ATP in the brain with a hybrid-type fluorescent sensor," 2020, published in eLife
  • "Red fluorescent CEPIA indicators for visualization of Ca2+ dynamics in mitochondria," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Rational Design of a Near-infrared Fluorescence Probe for Ca2+ Based on Phosphorus-substituted Rhodamines Utilizing Photoinduced Electron Transfer," 2020, published in Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Best Publications

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Dendritic spine geometry is critical for AMPA receptor expression in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons

    Masanori Matsuzaki;Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies;Tomomi Nemoto;Tomomi Nemoto;Yasushi Miyashita

  • A transcription factor response element for gene expression during circadian night

    Hiroki R. Ueda;Wenbin Chen;Akihito Adachi;Hisanori Wakamatsu

  • System-level identification of transcriptional circuits underlying mammalian circadian clocks.

    Hiroki R Ueda;Satoko Hayashi;Wenbin Chen;Motoaki Sano

  • Junctophilins: a novel family of junctional membrane complex proteins.

    Hiroshi Takeshima;Hiroshi Takeshima;Shinji Komazaki;Miyuki Nishi;Miyuki Nishi;Masamitsu Iino

  • Biphasic Ca2+ dependence of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced Ca release in smooth muscle cells of the guinea pig taenia caeci.

    M Iino

  • Spatiotemporal dynamics of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate that underlies complex Ca2+ mobilization patterns.

    Kenzo Hirose;Shiro Kadowaki;Mao Tanabe;Hiroshi Takeshima

  • Imaging intraorganellar Ca2+ at subcellular resolution using CEPIA.

    Junji Suzuki;Kazunori Kanemaru;Kuniaki Ishii;Masamichi Ohkura

  • Encoding of Ca2+ signals by differential expression of IP3 receptor subtypes

    Tomoya Miyakawa;Akito Maeda;Toshiko Yamazawa;Kenzo Hirose

  • Excitation-contraction uncoupling and muscular degeneration in mice lacking functional skeletal muscle ryanodine-receptor gene

    Takeshima H;Iino M;Takekura H;Nishi M

  • Coupling of STIM1 to store-operated Ca2+ entry through its constitutive and inducible movement in the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Yoshihiro Baba;Kenji Hayashi;Yoko Fujii;Akiko Mizushima

  • Chemical Landscape for Tissue Clearing Based on Hydrophilic Reagents.

    Kazuki Tainaka;Tatsuya C. Murakami;Etsuo A. Susaki;Chika Shimizu

  • Calcium-dependent immediate feedback control of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-induced Ca2+ release.

    Masamitsu Iino;Makoto Endo

  • Genome-wide transcriptional orchestration of circadian rhythms in Drosophila

    Hiroki R. Ueda;Akira Matsumoto;Miho Kawamura;Masamitsu Iino

  • NFAT functions as a working memory of Ca2+ signals in decoding Ca2+ oscillation

    Taichiro Tomida;Kenzo Hirose;Azusa Takizawa;Futoshi Shibasaki

  • A three-dimensional single-cell-resolution whole-brain atlas using CUBIC-X expansion microscopy and tissue clearing

    Tatsuya C. Murakami;Tomoyuki Mano;Shu Saikawa;Shuhei A. Horiguchi;Shuhei A. Horiguchi

  • A fluorescent indicator for visualizing cAMP-induced phosphorylation in vivo.

    Yasuo Nagai;Masami Miyazaki;Ryoko Aoki;Takeru Zama

  • Embryonic lethality and abnormal cardiac myocytes in mice lacking ryanodine receptor type 2.

    Hiroshi Takeshima;Shinji Komazaki;Kenzo Hirose;Miyuki Nishi

  • Use of ryanodine for functional removal of the calcium store in smooth muscle cells of the guinea-pig

    M. Iino;T. Kobayashi;M. Endo

  • Visualization of neural control of intracellular Ca2+ concentration in single vascular smooth muscle cells in situ.

    M. Iino;H. Kasai;T. Yamazawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Takeshima
Hiroshi Takeshima Kyoto University
Kazuya Kikuchi
Kazuya Kikuchi Osaka University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Miyuki Nishi
Miyuki Nishi Kyoto University
Tetsuo Nagano
Tetsuo Nagano University of Tokyo
Hiroki R. Ueda
Hiroki R. Ueda University of Tokyo
Tomohiro Kurosaki
Tomohiro Kurosaki Osaka University
Masanobu Kano
Masanobu Kano University of Tokyo
Yasushi Miyashita
Yasushi Miyashita Juntendo University
Yasuteru Urano
Yasuteru Urano University of Tokyo

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