2026 Masamitsu Wada: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	68	774	713	22	22	283	18368

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
1980 - Society for Information Display Fellow

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Gene
Botany
DNA

Masamitsu Wada focuses on Phototropin, Cell biology, Botany, Chloroplast relocation and Chloroplast. As part of his studies on Phototropin, Masamitsu Wada frequently links adjacent subjects like Phototropism. The concepts of his Cell biology study are interwoven with issues in Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Chloroplast Proteins, Green fluorescent protein and Cryptochrome.

In his research on the topic of Botany, Microbeam and Cytoplasm is strongly related with Wild type. The various areas that he examines in his Chloroplast relocation study include Light intensity, Biophysics and Chloroplast avoidance movement. Masamitsu Wada has researched Chloroplast in several fields, including Microfilament, Microtubule, Mutant and Actin.

His most cited work include:

phot1 and phot2 mediate blue light regulation of stomatal opening (662 citations)
phot1 and phot2 mediate blue light regulation of stomatal opening (662 citations)
Arabidopsis nph1 and npl1: Blue light receptors that mediate both phototropism and chloroplast relocation (568 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Botany, Chloroplast, Biophysics, Phototropin and Cell biology. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Phototropism and Phytochrome. He has included themes like Photosynthesis, Arabidopsis thaliana and Actin in his Chloroplast study.

His study on Biophysics also encompasses disciplines like

Protonema that intertwine with fields like Cell,
Microtubule which connect with Microfilament and Cytoskeleton. His Phototropin study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Chloroplast relocation, Blue light, Signal transduction and Plant physiology. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Cell biology, Plastid is strongly linked to Arabidopsis.

He most often published in these fields:

Botany (67.18%)
Chloroplast (42.37%)
Biophysics (37.40%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

Chloroplast (42.37%)
Phototropin (37.02%)
Botany (67.18%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Chloroplast, Phototropin, Botany, Cell biology and Arabidopsis thaliana. His Chloroplast research incorporates themes from Photosynthesis, Actin cytoskeleton and Actin. His study with Phototropin involves better knowledge in Arabidopsis.

His is involved in several facets of Botany study, as is seen by his studies on Fern and Adiantum. His research in Cell biology intersects with topics in Transgene, Molecular mechanism and Cell division. The study incorporates disciplines such as Light intensity, Gene isoform and Microfilament in addition to Arabidopsis thaliana.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

Interaction between avoidance of photon absorption, excess energy dissipation and zeaxanthin synthesis against photooxidative stress in Arabidopsis. (85 citations)
Evolution of three LOV blue light receptor families in green plants and photosynthetic stramenopiles: Phototropin, ZTL/FKF1/LKP2, and Aureochrome (79 citations)
Both phototropin 1 and 2 localize on the chloroplast outer membrane with distinct localization activity. (51 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Gene
Botany
DNA

His primary scientific interests are in Phototropin, Chloroplast, Botany, Arabidopsis and Cell biology. His Phototropin study is concerned with the larger field of Arabidopsis thaliana. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Photosynthesis, Biophysics and Phototropism.

His Biophysics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Non-photochemical quenching, Quenching, Photosystem II, Biochemistry and Chloroplast relocation. His Arabidopsis study combines topics in areas such as Cell nucleus, Plastid and Blue light. His Cell biology research includes elements of Molecular mechanism, Mutant, Actin cytoskeleton and Phytochrome.

Best Publications

phot1 and phot2 mediate blue light regulation of stomatal opening

Toshinori Kinoshita;Michio Doi;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Takatoshi Kagawa;Takatoshi Kagawa

1035
Citations
Arabidopsis nph1 and npl1: Blue light receptors that mediate both phototropism and chloroplast relocation

Tatsuya Sakai;Takatoshi Kagawa;Masahiro Kasahara;Trevor E. Swartz

892
Citations
Arabidopsis NPL1: a phototropin homolog controlling the chloroplast high-light avoidance response.

Takatoshi Kagawa;Tatsuya Sakai;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Kazusato Oikawa

807
Citations
LOV (light, oxygen, or voltage) domains of the blue-light photoreceptor phototropin (nph1): Binding sites for the chromophore flavin mononucleotide

John M. Christie;Michael Salomon;Kazunari Nozue;Masamitsu Wada

785
Citations
Chloroplast avoidance movement reduces photodamage in plants

Masahiro Kasahara;Takatoshi Kagawa;Takatoshi Kagawa;Kazusato Oikawa;Kazusato Oikawa;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Noriyuki Suetsugu

776
Citations
The Phototropin Family of Photoreceptors

W.R. Briggs;C.F. Beck;A.R. Cashmore;J.M. Christie

441
Citations
The Electronic Plant Gene Register

Matthias Schmidt;Juergen Feierabend;Ya-Hsuan Hsu;Kin-Ying To

379
Citations
Chloroplast movement.

Unknown

371
Citations
CHLOROPLAST UNUSUAL POSITIONING1 Is Essential for Proper Chloroplast Positioning

Kazusato Oikawa;Kazusato Oikawa;Masahiro Kasahara;Tomohiro Kiyosue;Takatoshi Kagawa

353
Citations
The plant MITE mPing is mobilized in anther culture

Kazuhiro Kikuchi;Kazuki Terauchi;Kazuki Terauchi;Masamitsu Wada;Masamitsu Wada;Hiro-Yuki Hirano

351
Citations
AUREOCHROME, a photoreceptor required for photomorphogenesis in stramenopiles.

Fumio Takahashi;Daisuke Yamagata;Mié Ishikawa;Yosuke Fukamatsu

350
Citations
A Role for LKP2 in the Circadian Clock of Arabidopsis

Thomas F. Schultz;Tomohiro Kiyosue;Tomohiro Kiyosue;Marcelo Yanovsky;Masamitsu Wada;Masamitsu Wada

325
Citations
Responses of ferns to red light are mediated by an unconventional photoreceptor

Hiroko Kawai;Takeshi Kanegae;Steen Christensen;Steen Christensen;Tomohiro Kiyosue;Tomohiro Kiyosue

288
Citations
Short actin-based mechanism for light-directed chloroplast movement in Arabidopsis

Akeo Kadota;Noboru Yamada;Noriyuki Suetsugu;Mana Hirose

280
Citations
A phytochrome from the fern Adiantum with features of the putative photoreceptor NPH1

Kazunari Nozue;Takeshi Kanegae;Takato Imaizumi;Shunsuke Fukuda

253
Citations
Cryptochrome Light Signals Control Development to Suppress Auxin Sensitivity in the Moss Physcomitrella patens

Takato Imaizumi;Takato Imaizumi;Akeo Kadota;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Masamitsu Wada;Masamitsu Wada

216
Citations
An Auxilin-Like J-Domain Protein, JAC1, Regulates Phototropin-Mediated Chloroplast Movement in Arabidopsis

Noriyuki Suetsugu;Takatoshi Kagawa;Masamitsu Wada

212
Citations
Blue light activates calcium-permeable channels in Arabidopsis mesophyll cells via the phototropin signaling pathway

Sonja Stoelzle;Takatoshi Kagawa;Masamitsu Wada;Rainer Hedrich

205
Citations
Chloroplast Outer Envelope Protein CHUP1 Is Essential for Chloroplast Anchorage to the Plasma Membrane and Chloroplast Movement

Kazusato Oikawa;Akihiro Yamasato;Sam-Geun Kong;Masahiro Kasahara

203
Citations
Two kinesin-like proteins mediate actin-based chloroplast movement in Arabidopsis thaliana

Noriyuki Suetsugu;Noboru Yamada;Takatoshi Kagawa;Hisashi Yonekura

190
Citations
A chimeric photoreceptor gene, NEOCHROME, has arisen twice during plant evolution

Noriyuki Suetsugu;Franz Mittmann;Gottfried Wagner;Jon Hughes

185
Citations
Phototropins Mediate Blue and Red Light-Induced Chloroplast Movements in Physcomitrella patens

Masahiro Kasahara;Takatoshi Kagawa;Yoshikatsu Sato;Tomohiro Kiyosue

173
Citations
Blue light-induced chloroplast relocation in Arabidopsis thaliana as analyzed by microbeam irradiation.

Takatoshi Kagawa;Masamitsu Wada

172
Citations
Choice of tracks, microtubules and/or actin filaments for chloroplast photo-movement is differentially controlled by phytochrome and a blue light receptor

Y. Sato;M. Wada;A. Kadota

169
Citations