| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Structure of the Planarian Central Nervous System (CNS) Revealed by Neuronal Cell Markers | Zoological Science | 1998 | 244 |
| 2 | Molecular Architecture of the Sperm Flagella: Molecules for Motility and Signaling | Zoological Science | 2003 | 212 |
| 3 | Resetting Mechanism of Central and Peripheral Circadian Clocks in Mammals | Zoological Science | 2004 | 208 |
| 4 | Time Scale for Cyclostome Evolution Inferred with a Phylogenetic Diagnosis of Hagfish and Lamprey cDNA Sequences | Zoological Science | 2006 | 196 |
| 5 | An Integrated Database of the Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis: Towards Functional Genomics | Zoological Science | 2005 | 173 |
| 6 | The Carbonic Anhydrase Domain Protein Nacrein is Expressed in the Epithelial Cells of the Mantle and Acts as a Negative Regulator in Calcification in the Mollusc Pinctada fucata | Zoological Science | 2005 | 169 |
| 7 | Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination: The Interplay of Steroid Hormones and Temperature | Zoological Science | 1996 | 164 |
| 8 | Molecular Characterization of a cDNA Encoding Vitellogenin and Its Expression in the Hepatopancreas and Ovary during Vitellogenesis in the Kuruma Prawn, Penaeus japonicus | Zoological Science | 2000 | 160 |
| 9 | Excellent Salinity Tolerance of Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus): Elevated Chloride Cell Activity in the Branchial and Opercular Epithelia of the Fish Adapted to Concentrated Seawater | Zoological Science | 2000 | 152 |
| 10 | Spider Silk Proteins – Mechanical Property and Gene Sequence | Zoological Science | 2005 | 147 |
| 11 | Differentiated Response to Sugars among Labellar Chemosensilla in Drosophila | Zoological Science | 2002 | 145 |
| 12 | Biomineralization of the Spicules of Sea Urchin Embryos | Zoological Science | 2002 | 145 |
| 13 | Geographic Variation and Diversity of the CytochromebGene in Japanese Wild Populations of Medaka, Oryzias latipes | Zoological Science | 2003 | 143 |
| 14 | Diverse Adaptability in Oryzias Species to High Environmental Salinity | Zoological Science | 2002 | 142 |
| 15 | Bayesian Phylogenetic Analysis Supports Monophyly of Ambulacraria and of Cyclostomes | Zoological Science | 2002 | 137 |
| 16 | Normal Embryonic Stages of the Chinese Softshelled Turtle Pelodiscus sinensis (Trionychidae) | Zoological Science | 2001 | 134 |
| 17 | Cellulose Digestion in the Wood-Eating Higher Termite, Nasutitermes takasagoensis (Shiraki): Distribution of Cellulases and Properties of Endo-β-1,4-gIucanase | Zoological Science | 1997 | 128 |
| 18 | Morphological and Functional Recovery of the Planarian Photosensing System during Head Regeneration | Zoological Science | 2004 | 126 |
| 19 | Gonadal Restructuring and Correlative Steroid Hormone Profiles during Natural Sex Change in Protogynous Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra) | Zoological Science | 2003 | 124 |
| 20 | Oryzias curvinotus HasDMY, a Gene That Is Required for Male Development in the Medaka, O. latipes | Zoological Science | 2003 | 123 |
| 21 | Cell signaling mechanisms for sperm motility | Zoological Science | 1994 | 123 |
| 22 | A New Species Megabruchidius sophorae (Coleoptera, Bruchidae), Feeding on Seeds of Styphnolobium (Fabaceae) New to Bruchidae | Zoological Science | 2004 | 121 |
| 23 | First Hydrothermal Vent Communities from the Indian Ocean Discovered | Zoological Science | 2001 | 120 |
| 24 | Acoustical and Syntactical Comparisons between Songs of the White-backed Munia (Lonchura striata) and Its Domesticated Strain, the Bengalese Finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica) | Zoological Science | 1999 | 118 |
| 25 | Induction of Female-to-Male Sex Reversal by High Temperature Treatment in Medaka, Oryzias latipes | Zoological Science | 2005 | 116 |
| 26 | Localization of Na , K -ATPase in Tissues of Rabbit and Teleosts Using an Antiserum Directed Against a Partial Sequence of the α-Subunit | Zoological Science | 1996 | 115 |
| 27 | Ecdysteroids during Early Embryonic Development in Silkworm Bombyx mori: Metabolism and Functions | Zoological Science | 2004 | 114 |
| 28 | Structure, Function and Biosynthesis of Sperm-Activating Peptides and Fucose Sulfate Glycoconjugate in the Extracellular Coat of sea Urchin Eggs | Zoological Science | 1995 | 113 |
| 29 | Development of Ciona intestinalis Juveniles (Through 2nd Ascidian Stage) | Zoological Science | 2004 | 113 |
| 30 | Antireflective Nanoprotuberance Array in the Transparent Wing of a Hawkmoth, Cephonodes hylas | Zoological Science | 1997 | 111 |
| 31 | Phylogenetic Relationships and Divergence Times among Mustelids (Mammalia: Carnivora) Based on Nucleotide Sequences of the Nuclear Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding Protein and Mitochondrial CytochromebGenes | Zoological Science | 2003 | 109 |
| 32 | The Mind Through Chick Eyes : Memory, Cognition and Anticipation | Zoological Science | 2003 | 109 |
| 33 | Complex Endosymbiotic Microbiota of the Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psylloidea) | Zoological Science | 2000 | 107 |
| 34 | A New Species of Osedax (Annelida: Siboglinidae) Associated with Whale Carcasses off Kyushu, Japan | Zoological Science | 2006 | 107 |
| 35 | The Nematode Pristionchus pacificus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) Is Associated with the Oriental Beetle Exomala orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Japan | Zoological Science | 2007 | 107 |
| 36 | Distribution and Function of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in the Teleost Brain | Zoological Science | 1997 | 105 |
| 37 | Sex-Linked Inheritance of thelfLocus in the Medaka Fish (Oryzias latipes) | Zoological Science | 1998 | 98 |
| 38 | Japanese Eel: A Model for Analysis of Spermatogenesis | Zoological Science | 2001 | 97 |
| 39 | Neural Projections in Planarian Brain Revealed by Fluorescent Dye Tracing | Zoological Science | 2005 | 96 |
| 40 | Production of Knockout Mutants by CRISPR/Cas9 in the European Honeybee, Apis mellifera L. | Zoological Science | 2016 | 96 |
| 41 | Phylogenetic Relationships in the Coral Family Acroporidae, Reassessed by Inference from Mitochondrial Genes | Zoological Science | 2000 | 95 |
| 42 | Regulation of the Ion-Transporting Mitochondrion-Rich Cell during Adaptation of Teleost Fishes to Different Salinities | Zoological Science | 2001 | 95 |
| 43 | The Crustacean Eye: Dark/ Light Adaptation, Polarization Sensitivity, Flicker Fusion Frequency, and Photoreceptor Damage | Zoological Science | 2001 | 95 |
| 44 | Craniofacial Development and the Evolution of the Vertebrates: the Old Problems on a New Background | Zoological Science | 2005 | 95 |
| 45 | Shift of Chloride Cell Distribution during Early Life Stages in Seawater-Adapted Killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus | Zoological Science | 2000 | 94 |
| 46 | Changes in Thyroid Hormone Levels during Zebrafish Development | Zoological Science | 2012 | 94 |
| 47 | Ecosystem Engineering Impact ofLimnoperna fortuneiin South America | Zoological Science | 2011 | 93 |
| 48 | Evidence from Nuclear DNA Sequences Sheds Light on the Phylogenetic Relationships of Pinnipedia: Single Origin with Affinity to Musteloidea | Zoological Science | 2006 | 90 |
| 49 | Potential of DNA Sequences to Identify Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Zoantharia) | Zoological Science | 2008 | 90 |
| 50 | A Cryptic Clonal Line of the Loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Teleostei: Cobitidae) Evidenced by Induced Gynogenesis, Interspecific Hybridization, Microsatellite Genotyping and Multilocus DNA Fingerprinting | Zoological Science | 2002 | 83 |
