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Masato Koike

Masato Koike

Juntendo University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
53970
World Ranking
6097
National Ranking
389

Masato Koike 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 Koike sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 219 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masato Koike 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 Koike sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masato Koike is affiliated with Juntendo University in Japan and has an extensive publication record spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their research primarily explores molecular and cellular mechanisms related to neurobiology and disease.

Koike's work focuses on several interrelated fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these broader areas, the work delves into specific subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Physiology
  • Biophysics

The main topics covered in Koike's research encompass:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Koike's publication venues include journals with a focus on molecular and neurological sciences. Frequent venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Autophagy
  • eNeuro

Several papers with notable citations illustrate the range of Koike's contributions:

  • NBR 1-mediated p62-liquid droplets enhance the Keap1-Nrf2 system, 2020, EMBO Reports
  • Cells recognize osmotic stress through liquid-liquid phase separation lubricated with poly(ADP-ribose), 2021, Nature Communications
  • Alternative mitochondrial quality control mediated by extracellular release, 2020, Autophagy
  • α-Synuclein aggregates amplified from patient-derived Lewy bodies recapitulate Lewy body diseases in mice, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Developmental Changes in Dendritic Spine Morphology in the Striatum and Their Alteration in an A53T α-Synuclein Transgenic Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease, 2020, eNeuro

Koike has frequently collaborated with several researchers in related fields. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hiroyuki Hioki
  • Kenta Yamauchi
  • Megumu Takahashi
  • Mutsumi Yokota
  • Shinichiro Okamoto

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Loss of autophagy in the central nervous system causes neurodegeneration in mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Satoshi Waguri;Tomoki Chiba;Shigeo Murata

  • Homeostatic Levels of p62 Control Cytoplasmic Inclusion Body Formation in Autophagy-Deficient Mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Masato Koike;Yu shin Sou;Yu shin Sou

  • Identification of Tim4 as a phosphatidylserine receptor.

    Masanori Miyanishi;Masanori Miyanishi;Kazutoshi Tada;Masato Koike;Yasuo Uchiyama

  • Autoimmune disease and impaired uptake of apoptotic cells in MFG-E8-deficient mice.

    Rikinari Hanayama;Masato Tanaka;Kay Miyasaka;Katsuyuki Aozasa

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Transplantation of in vitro‐expanded fetal neural progenitor cells results in neurogenesis and functional recovery after spinal cord contusion injury in adult rats

    Y. Ogawa;K. Sawamoto;K. Sawamoto;T. Miyata;S. Miyao

  • Grafted human-induced pluripotent stem-cell–derived neurospheres promote motor functional recovery after spinal cord injury in mice

    Satoshi Nori;Yohei Okada;Akimasa Yasuda;Osahiko Tsuji

  • Inhibition of autophagy prevents hippocampal pyramidal neuron death after hypoxic-ischemic injury.

    Masato Koike;Masahiro Shibata;Masao Tadakoshi;Kunihito Gotoh

  • The ATG conjugation systems are important for degradation of the inner autophagosomal membrane

    Kotaro Tsuboyama;Ikuko Koyama-Honda;Yuriko Sakamaki;Masato Koike

  • Cathepsin D Deficiency Induces Lysosomal Storage with Ceroid Lipofuscin in Mouse CNS Neurons

    Masato Koike;Hiroshi Nakanishi;Paul Saftig;Junji Ezaki

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction associated with increased oxidative stress and α-synuclein accumulation in PARK2 iPSC-derived neurons and postmortem brain tissue.

    Yoichi Imaizumi;Yohei Okada;Wado Akamatsu;Masato Koike

  • RNA-binding protein Musashi family: Roles for CNS stem cells and a subpopulation of ependymal cells revealed by targeted disruption and antisense ablation

    Shin ichi Sakakibara;Yuki Nakamura;Tetsu Yoshida;Shinsuke Shibata

  • Nesfatin-1-regulated oxytocinergic signaling in the paraventricular nucleus causes anorexia through a leptin-independent melanocortin pathway.

    Yuko Maejima;Udval Sedbazar;Shigetomo Suyama;Daisuke Kohno

  • Phosphatidylserine-dependent engulfment by macrophages of nuclei from erythroid precursor cells.

    Hideyuki Yoshida;Kohki Kawane;Masato Koike;Yoshimi Mori

  • Participation of autophagy in storage of lysosomes in neurons from mouse models of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinoses (Batten disease).

    Masato Koike;Masahiro Shibata;Satoshi Waguri;Kentaro Yoshimura

  • The novel lipid raft adaptor p18 controls endosome dynamics by anchoring the MEK-ERK pathway to late endosomes.

    Shigeyki Nada;Akihiro Hondo;Atsuko Kasai;Masato Koike

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuo Uchiyama
Yasuo Uchiyama Juntendo University
Eiki Kominami
Eiki Kominami Juntendo University
Satoshi Waguri
Satoshi Waguri Fukushima Medical University
Masaaki Komatsu
Masaaki Komatsu Juntendo University
Takashi Ueno
Takashi Ueno Juntendo University
Nobutaka Hattori
Nobutaka Hattori Juntendo University
Isei Tanida
Isei Tanida Juntendo University
Noboru Mizushima
Noboru Mizushima University of Tokyo
Christoph Peters
Christoph Peters University of Freiburg
Keiji Tanaka
Keiji Tanaka Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

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