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Yoshio Masui

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
41
Citations
9377
World Ranking
19538
National Ranking
680

Yoshio Masui 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 Yoshio Masui sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 90 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshio Masui 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 Yoshio Masui 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: 41 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1998 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 1992 - Canada Gairdner International Award

Overview

Yoshio Masui was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada during their academic career. Their work contributed to various areas within biomedical research, earning recognition from several prestigious organizations internationally.

Throughout their career, they received multiple awards acknowledging their scientific contributions. These included the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1992, the Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1998, the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research from the Lasker Foundation in 1998, and the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2003 within the Academy of Science.

The researcher's profile does not list specific publications or detailed fields of study, but the awards and affiliations suggest a significant role in basic medical research and related sciences.

Yoshio Masui passed away, with the career details reflecting a completed body of work within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Cytoplasmic control of nuclear behavior during meiotic maturation of frog oocytes.

    Yoshio Masui;Clement L. Markert

  • Formation in vitro of sperm pronuclei and mitotic chromosomes induced by amphibian ooplasmic components

    Manfred J. Lohka;Yoshio Masui

  • Effects of cyclohexamide on a cytoplasmic factor initiating meiotic naturation in Xenopus oocytes.

    Wasserman Wj;Masui Y

  • Lithium-induced respecification of pattern in Xenopus laevis embryos

    Kenneth R. Kao;Yoshio Masui;Richard P. Elinson

  • From oocyte maturation to the in vitro cell cycle: the history of discoveries of Maturation-Promoting Factor (MPF) and Cytostatic Factor (CSF).

    Yoshio Masui

  • Understanding the cell cycle

    Paul Nurse;Yoshio Masui;Leland Hartwell

  • A cytoplasmic factor promoting oocyte maturation: its extraction and preliminary characterization.

    William J. Wasserman;Yoshio Masui

  • The induction of reversible and irreversible chromosome decondensation by protein synthesis inhibition during meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes.

    Hugh J. Clarke;Yoshio Masui

  • CELL CYCLE TRANSITION IN EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF XENOPUS LAEVIS

    Yoshio Masui;Ping Wang

  • Initiation of meiotic maturation in Xenopus laevis oocytes by the combination of divalent cations and ionophore A23187.

    William J. Wasserman;Yoshio Masui

  • Ca and Mg control of cytostatic factors from Rana pipiens oocytes which cause metaphase and cleavage arrest.

    Peter G. Meyerhof;Yoshio Masui

  • Control of chromosome behavior in amphibian oocytes. I. The activity of maturing oocytes inducing chromosome condensation in transplanted brain nuclei.

    David Ziegler;Yoshio Masui

  • Basic Medical Research Award

    Paul Nurse;Yoshio Masui;Leland Hartwell

  • Effects of Ca2+ ions on the formation of metaphase chromosomes and sperm pronuclei in cell-free preparations from unactivated Rana pipiens eggs.

    Manfred J. Lohka;Yoshio Masui

  • Regulation of the appearance of division asynchrony and microtubule-dependent chromosome cycles in Xenopus laevis embryos.

    Paul Clute;Yoshio Masui

  • A cytostatic factor in amphibian oocytes: Its extraction and partial characterization

    Yoshio Masui

  • Transformation of sperm nuclei to metaphase chromosomes in the cytoplasm of maturing oocytes of the mouse.

    Hugh J. Clarke;Yoshio Masui

  • Microtubule dependence of chromosome cycles in Xenopus laevis blastomeres under the influence of a DNA synthesis inhibitor, aphidicolin.

    Paul Clute;Yoshio Masui

  • Microtubule cycles in oocytes of the surf clam, Spisula solidissima: an immunofluorescence study.

    Ryoko Kuriyama;Ryoko Kuriyama;Gary G. Borisy;Yoshio Masui;Yoshio Masui

  • Towards understanding the control of the division cycle in animal cells.

    Yoshio Masui

Frequent Co-Authors

Leland H. Hartwell
Leland H. Hartwell Arizona State University
Janet Rossant
Janet Rossant University of Toronto
Richard P. Elinson
Richard P. Elinson Duquesne University
Gary G. Borisy
Gary G. Borisy ADA Forsyth Institute
Paul Nurse
Paul Nurse The Francis Crick Institute
Roger A. Pedersen
Roger A. Pedersen University of Cambridge

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