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Masao Watanabe

Masao Watanabe

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
63
Citations
14458
World Ranking
2891
National Ranking
120

Masao Watanabe publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 245 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Masao Watanabe D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Masao Watanabe is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Plant Science, with significant work in Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as interdisciplinary studies involving Condensed Matter Physics and related materials sciences.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics, notably Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant and Animal Studies, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Publications by Masao Watanabe appear frequently in several venues, including Nature Communications, Plant Biotechnology, Plants, Genes & Genetic Systems, and Plant Reproduction.

  • "Mechanism of self/nonself-discrimination in Brassica self-incompatibility," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Two aquaporins, SIP1;1 and PIP1;2, mediate water transport for pollen hydration in the Arabidopsis pistil," 2021, Plant Biotechnology
  • "Effective use of legacy data in a genome-wide association studies improves the credibility of quantitative trait loci detection in rice," 2023, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Double-Locking Mechanism of Self-Compatibility in Arabidopsis thaliana: The Synergistic Effect of Transcriptional Depression and Disruption of Coding Region in the Male Specificity Gene," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Lanthanum Supplementation Alleviates Tomato Root Growth Suppression under Low Light Stress," 2023, Plants

Frequent collaborators with Masao Watanabe include Seiji Takayama, Yoshinobu Takada, Go Suzuki, Keita Suwabe, and Hiromi Masuko-Suzuki, reflecting a network of ongoing partnerships in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • The S receptor kinase determines self-incompatibility in Brassica stigma.

    Takeshi Takasaki;Katsunori Hatakeyama;Go Suzuki;Masao Watanabe

  • The pollen determinant of self-incompatibility in Brassica campestris

    Seiji Takayama;Hiroshi Shiba;Megumi Iwano;Hiroko Shimosato

  • Direct ligand–receptor complex interaction controls Brassica self-incompatibility

    Seiji Takayama;Hiroko Shimosato;Hiroshi Shiba;Miyuki Funato

  • Auxins reverse plant male sterility caused by high temperatures.

    Tadashi Sakata;Takeshi Oshino;Shinya Miura;Mari Tomabechi

  • Genomic Organization of the S Locus: Identification and Characterization of Genes in SLG/SRK Region of S9 Haplotype of Brassica campestris (syn. rapa)

    Go Suzuki;Naoko Kai;Tamaki Hirose;Kiichi Fukui

  • High Temperatures Cause Male Sterility in Rice Plants with Transcriptional Alterations During Pollen Development

    Makoto Endo;Tohru Tsuchiya;Kazuki Hamada;Shingo Kawamura

  • A membrane-anchored protein kinase involved in Brassica self-incompatibility signaling.

    Kohji Murase;Kohji Murase;Hiroshi Shiba;Hiroshi Shiba;Megumi Iwano;Megumi Iwano;Fang-Sik Che;Fang-Sik Che

  • Two distinct forms of M-locus protein kinase localize to the plasma membrane and interact directly with S-locus receptor kinase to transduce self-incompatibility signaling in Brassica rapa

    Mitsuru Kakita;Kohji Murase;Megumi Iwano;Tomohito Matsumoto

  • A pollen coat protein, SP11/SCR, determines the pollen S-specificity in the self-incompatibility of Brassica species.

    Hiroshi Shiba;Seiji Takayama;Megumi Iwano;Hiroko Shimosato

  • Gibberellin regulates pollen viability and pollen tube growth in rice.

    Tory Chhun;Koichiro Aya;Koichiro Aya;Kenji Asano;Kenji Asano;Eiji Yamamoto

  • Trans -acting small RNA determines dominance relationships in Brassica self-incompatibility

    Yoshiaki Tarutani;Hiroshi Shiba;Megumi Iwano;Tomohiro Kakizaki;Tomohiro Kakizaki

  • Suppression mechanism of mitochondrial ORF79 accumulation by Rf1 protein in BT‐type cytoplasmic male sterile rice

    Tomohiko Kazama;Takahiro Nakamura;Takahiro Nakamura;Masao Watanabe;Masao Watanabe;Mamoru Sugita

  • Comparison of S-alleles and S-glycoproteins between two wild populations of Brassica campestris in Turkey and Japan

    Sup Nou;Masao Watanabe;Akira Isogai;Kokichi Hinata

  • Evolution of self-compatibility in Arabidopsis by a mutation in the male specificity gene

    Takashi Tsuchimatsu;Keita Suwabe;Keita Suwabe;Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi;Sachiyo Isokawa

  • The dominance of alleles controlling self-incompatibility in Brassica pollen is regulated at the RNA level.

    Hiroshi Shiba;Megumi Iwano;Tetsuyuki Entani;Kyoko Ishimoto

  • UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase is Rate Limiting in Vegetative and Reproductive Phases in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jong In Park;Takeshi Ishimizu;Keita Suwabe;Keita Suwabe;Keisuke Sudo

  • Highly divergent sequences of the pollen self‐incompatibility (S) gene in class‐I S haplotypes of Brassica campestris (syn. rapa) L

    Masao Watanabe;Akiko Ito;Yoshinobu Takada;Chie Ninomiya

  • Separated transcriptomes of male gametophyte and tapetum in rice: validity of a laser microdissection (LM) microarray.

    Keita Suwabe;Go Suzuki;Hirokazu Takahashi;Katsuhiro Shiono

  • Dominance relationships between S -alleles in self-incompatible Brassica campestris L.

    Katsunori Hatakeyama;Masao Watanabe;Takeshi Takasaki;Kunihiko Ojima

  • Various Spatiotemporal Expression Profiles of Anther-Expressed Genes in Rice

    Tokunori Hobo;Keita Suwabe;Koichiro Aya;Go Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Seiji Takayama
Seiji Takayama University of Tokyo
Kinya Toriyama
Kinya Toriyama Tohoku University
Akira Isogai
Akira Isogai University of Tokyo
Megumi Iwano
Megumi Iwano Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Akinori Suzuki
Akinori Suzuki University of Tokyo
Mikio Nakazono
Mikio Nakazono Nagoya University
Kentaro Shimizu
Kentaro Shimizu University of Zurich
Takeshi Nishio
Takeshi Nishio Tohoku University
Hideyuki Takahashi
Hideyuki Takahashi Chiba University
Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science

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