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Masanobu Kano

Masanobu Kano

University of Tokyo
Japan

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Neuroscience
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
102
Citations
34852
World Ranking
710
National Ranking
9

Masanobu Kano publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masanobu Kano sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 394 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Masanobu Kano D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masanobu Kano sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masanobu Kano is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their work spans fields within Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, focusing significantly on subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Genetics.

The scientist has contributed to a wide range of topics, including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural dynamics and brain function, Vestibular and auditory disorders, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Cell Reports
  • iScience
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Significant recent papers authored by or involving Masanobu Kano include:

  • Sparse Activity of Hippocampal Adult-Born Neurons during REM Sleep Is Necessary for Memory Consolidation, 2020, Neuron
  • Autism spectrum disorder-like behavior caused by reduced excitatory synaptic transmission in pyramidal neurons of mouse prefrontal cortex, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Setd1a Insufficiency in Mice Attenuates Excitatory Synaptic Function and Recapitulates Schizophrenia-Related Behavioral Abnormalities, 2020, Cell Reports
  • AUTS2 Governs Cerebellar Development, Purkinje Cell Maturation, Motor Function and Social Communication, 2020, iScience
  • Comprehensive analysis of a novel mouse model of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a model with the most common 3.0-Mb deletion at the human 22q11.2 locus, 2020, Translational Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators of Masanobu Kano include:

  • Takaki Watanabe
  • Naofumi Uesaka
  • Yuki Sugaya
  • Masahiko Watanabe
  • Kenji Sakimura

Best Publications

  • Endocannabinoid-Mediated Control of Synaptic Transmission

    Masanobu Kano;Takako Ohno-Shosaku;Yuki Hashimotodani;Motokazu Uchigashima

  • Near-infrared deep brain stimulation via upconversion nanoparticle–mediated optogenetics

    Shuo Chen;Adam Z. Weitemier;Xiao Zeng;Linmeng He

  • Deficient cerebellar long-term depression and impaired motor learning in mGluR1 mutant mice.

    Atsu Aiba;Masanobu Kano;Chong Chen;Chong Chen;Mark Stanton

  • Endogenous cannabinoids mediate retrograde signals from depolarized postsynaptic neurons to presynaptic terminals.

    Takako Ohno-Shosaku;Takashi Maejima;Masanobu Kano

  • Long-lasting depression of parallel fiber-Purkinje cell transmission induced by conjunctive stimulation of parallel fibers and climbing fibers in the cerebellar cortex.

    Masao Ito;Masanobu Kano

  • Presynaptic Inhibition Caused by Retrograde Signal from Metabotropic Glutamate to Cannabinoid Receptors

    Takashi Maejima;Kouichi Hashimoto;Takayuki Yoshida;Atsu Aiba

  • The CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor Is the Major Cannabinoid Receptor at Excitatory Presynaptic Sites in the Hippocampus and Cerebellum

    Yoshinobu Kawamura;Masahiro Fukaya;Takashi Maejima;Takayuki Yoshida

  • The Endocannabinoid 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Produced by Diacylglycerol Lipase α Mediates Retrograde Suppression of Synaptic Transmission

    Asami Tanimura;Maya Yamazaki;Yuki Hashimotodani;Motokazu Uchigashima

  • Consensus Paper: Cerebellar Development.

    Ketty Leto;Marife Arancillo;Esther B. E. Becker;Annalisa Buffo

  • Motor discoordination and increased susceptibility to cerebellar injury in GLAST mutant mice.

    Kei Watase;Kouichi Hashimoto;Masanobu Kano;Keiko Yamada

  • Localization of diacylglycerol lipase-alpha around postsynaptic spine suggests close proximity between production site of an endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol, and presynaptic cannabinoid CB1 receptor.

    Takayuki Yoshida;Masahiro Fukaya;Motokazu Uchigashima;Eriko Miura

  • Synaptic excitation produces a long-lasting rebound potentiation of inhibitory synaptic signals in cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    M. Kano;U. Rexhausen;J. Dreessen;A. Konnerth

  • mGluR1 in cerebellar Purkinje cells essential for long-term depression, synapse elimination, and motor coordination.

    Taeko Ichise;Masanobu Kano;Kouichi Hashimoto;Dai Yanagihara

  • Subcellular arrangement of molecules for 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated retrograde signaling and its physiological contribution to synaptic modulation in the striatum

    Motokazu Uchigashima;Madoka Narushima;Masahiro Fukaya;Istvan Katona

  • Persistent Multiple Climbing Fiber Innervation of Cerebellar Purkinje Cells in Mice Lacking mGluR1

    Masanobu Kano;Kouichi Hashimoto;Hideo Kurihara;Masahiko Watanabe

  • Impaired motor coordination correlates with persistent multiple climbing fiber innervation in PKCγ mutant mice

    Chong Chen;Chong Chen;Masanobu Kano;Asa Abeliovich;Asa Abeliovich;Lu Chen

  • Targeted patch−clamp recordings and single−cell electroporation of unlabeled neurons in vivo

    Kazuo Kitamura;Benjamin Judkewitz;Masanobu Kano;Masanobu Kano;Winfried Denk

  • Impaired synapse elimination during cerebellar development in PKCγ mutant mice

    Masanobu Kano;Kouichi Hashimoto;Chong Chen;Asa Abeliovich

  • Impaired Parallel Fiber→Purkinje Cell Synapse Stabilization during Cerebellar Development of Mutant Mice Lacking the Glutamate Receptor δ2 Subunit

    Hideo Kurihara;Kouichi Hashimoto;Masanobu Kano;Chitoshi Takayama

  • Locally synchronized synaptic inputs.

    Naoya Takahashi;Kazuo Kitamura;Naoki Matsuo;Mark Mayford

  • Phospholipase Cβ Serves as a Coincidence Detector through Its Ca2+ Dependency for Triggering Retrograde Endocannabinoid Signal

    Yuki Hashimotodani;Takako Ohno-Shosaku;Hiroshi Tsubokawa;Hidenori Ogata

Frequent Co-Authors

Kouichi Hashimoto
Kouichi Hashimoto Hiroshima University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Taisuke Miyazaki
Taisuke Miyazaki Hokkaido University
Miwako Yamasaki
Miwako Yamasaki Hokkaido University
Masahiro Fukaya
Masahiro Fukaya Kitasato University
Motokazu Uchigashima
Motokazu Uchigashima Niigata University
Yoshiro Inoue
Yoshiro Inoue Hokkaido University
Manabu Abe
Manabu Abe Niigata University
Kazuki Nakao
Kazuki Nakao University of Tokyo

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