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104
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70

Masato Hasegawa 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 Masato Hasegawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 371 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masato Hasegawa 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 Masato Hasegawa sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masato Hasegawa is affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to subfields such as Neurology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their scholarly work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Masato Hasegawa has published numerous papers in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Neuropathology (18 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (17 publications)
  • Nature (9 publications)
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications (8 publications)
  • Acta Neuropathologica (7 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • Structure-based classification of tauopathies, 2021, Nature
  • Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy, 2020, Nature
  • Novel tau filament fold in corticobasal degeneration, 2020, Nature
  • Structures of α-synuclein filaments from human brains with Lewy pathology, 2022, Nature
  • Structure of pathological TDP-43 filaments from ALS with FTLD, 2021, Nature

They have collaborated frequently with co-authors such as Shigeo Murayama, Mari Yoshida, Airi Tarutani, Yuko Saito, and Michel Goedert, with collaboration counts ranging from 25 to 44 publications per co-author.

Hasegawa's academic contributions also include book publications with publishers such as Springer Nature and Cornell University Press eBooks. Notable books include Frontotemporal Dementias published in 2021 and Imperial Gateway published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • α-Synuclein in filamentous inclusions of Lewy bodies from Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

    M G Spillantini;R A Crowther;R Jakes;M Hasegawa

  • TDP-43 is a component of ubiquitin-positive tau-negative inclusions in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Tetsuaki Arai;Masato Hasegawa;Haruhiko Akiyama;Kenji Ikeda

  • |[alpha]|-Synuclein is phosphorylated in synucleinopathy lesions

    Hideo Fujiwara;Masato Hasegawa;Naoshi Dohmae;Akiko Kawashima

  • Assembly of microtubule-associated protein tau into Alzheimer-like filaments induced by sulphated glycosaminoglycans

    M. Goedert;R. Jakes;M. G. Spillantini;M. G. Spillantini;M. Hasegawa

  • Structure-based classification of tauopathies

    Yang Shi;Wenjuan Zhang;Yang Yang;Alexey G. Murzin

  • Prion-like spreading of pathological α-synuclein in brain

    Masami Masuda-Suzukake;Takashi Nonaka;Masato Hosokawa;Takayuki Oikawa

  • Reconsideration of Amyloid Hypothesis and Tau Hypothesis in Alzheimer's Disease

    Fuyuki Kametani;Masato Hasegawa

  • Phosphorylated TDP-43 in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Masato Hasegawa;Tetsuaki Arai;Takashi Nonaka;Fuyuki Kametani

  • PROLINE-DIRECTED AND NON-PROLINE-DIRECTED PHOSPHORYLATION OF PHF-TAU

    Maho Morishima-Kawashima;Masato Hasegawa;Koji Takio;Masami Suzuki

  • Drug screening for ALS using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells.

    Naohiro Egawa;Shiho Kitaoka;Kayoko Tsukita;Motoko Naitoh

  • Tau proteins with FTDP-17 mutations have a reduced ability to promote microtubule assembly

    Masato Hasegawa;Michael J Smith;Michel Goedert

  • Inhibition of Heparin-induced Tau Filament Formation by Phenothiazines, Polyphenols, and Porphyrins

    Sayuri Taniguchi;Nobuyuki Suzuki;Masami Masuda;Shin-ichi Hisanaga

  • Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy

    Manuel Schweighauser;Yang Shi;Airi Tarutani;Airi Tarutani;Fuyuki Kametani

  • High Prevalence of Mutations in the Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau in a Population Study of Frontotemporal Dementia in the Netherlands

    Patrizia Rizzu;John C. Van Swieten;Marijke Joosse;Masato Hasegawa

  • Prion-like Properties of Pathological TDP-43 Aggregates from Diseased Brains

    Takashi Nonaka;Masami Masuda-Suzukake;Tetsuaki Arai;Tetsuaki Arai;Yoko Hasegawa

  • Frontotemporal dementia and corticobasal degeneration in a family with a P301S mutation in tau.

    Orso Bugiani;Jill R. Murrell;Giorgio Giaccone;Masato Hasegawa

  • Small Molecule Inhibitors of α-Synuclein Filament Assembly†

    Masami Masuda;Nobuyuki Suzuki;Sayuri Taniguchi;Takayuki Oikawa

  • Phosphorylated α-Synuclein Is Ubiquitinated in α-Synucleinopathy Lesions

    Masato Hasegawa;Hideo Fujiwara;Takashi Nonaka;Koichi Wakabayashi

  • Novel tau filament fold in corticobasal degeneration

    Wenjuan Zhang;Airi Tarutani;Kathy L. Newell;Alexey G. Murzin

  • Seeded Aggregation and Toxicity of α-Synuclein and Tau: CELLULAR MODELS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES*

    Takashi Nonaka;Sayuri T. Watanabe;Takeshi Iwatsubo;Masato Hasegawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Nonaka
Takashi Nonaka Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Shin-ichi Hisanaga
Shin-ichi Hisanaga Tokyo Metropolitan University
Takeshi Iwatsubo
Takeshi Iwatsubo University of Tokyo
David M. A. Mann
David M. A. Mann University of Manchester
Michel Goedert
Michel Goedert MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Yasuo Ihara
Yasuo Ihara Doshisha University
Koichi Ishiguro
Koichi Ishiguro Juntendo University
Takeshi Ikeuchi
Takeshi Ikeuchi Niigata University
Hitoshi Takahashi
Hitoshi Takahashi Niigata University
Julie S. Snowden
Julie S. Snowden University of Manchester

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