Ai Saiga

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ai Saiga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ai Saiga has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Ai Saiga's work include Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (7 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (5 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (3 papers). Ai Saiga is often cited by papers focused on Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (7 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (5 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (3 papers). Ai Saiga collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Ai Saiga's co-authors include Toshihide Nishimura, Soichi Tanabe, Fumiki Morimatsu, Yoshihisa Takahata, Tomoyuki Okumura, Koji Iwai, Tõru Hayakawa, Ryoji Yamada, Tsuyoshi Shimizu and Mikako Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry and Journal of Food Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ai Saiga

7 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Antioxidant Activity of Peptides Obtained from Porcine Myofibrillar Proteins by Protease Treatment

2003 667 citations Ai Saiga, Soichi Tanabe et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ai Saiga Japan	7	887	463	400	340	193	8	1.1k
Anusha Samaranayaka Canada	9	898 1.0×	404 0.9×	361 0.9×	288 0.8×	243 1.3×	16	1.1k
Fa-Yuan Hu China	9	900 1.0×	372 0.8×	333 0.8×	240 0.7×	133 0.7×	9	1.0k
Leila Najafian Iran	12	651 0.7×	252 0.5×	243 0.6×	150 0.4×	261 1.4×	24	892
Kunio Suetsuna Japan	17	1.4k 1.6×	596 1.3×	298 0.7×	459 1.4×	304 1.6×	32	1.7k
Xinyan Peng China	16	503 0.6×	141 0.3×	286 0.7×	231 0.7×	272 1.4×	40	916
Xiaolin Ding China	10	480 0.5×	213 0.5×	106 0.3×	117 0.3×	200 1.0×	10	701
I‐Chuan Sheih Taiwan	7	587 0.7×	218 0.5×	95 0.2×	121 0.4×	119 0.6×	8	846
Mariana Utrera Spain	15	387 0.4×	161 0.3×	802 2.0×	307 0.9×	253 1.3×	16	1.0k
Tanatorn Saisavoey Thailand	19	478 0.5×	256 0.6×	74 0.2×	91 0.3×	111 0.6×	30	704
Alan Connolly Ireland	16	496 0.6×	123 0.3×	292 0.7×	80 0.2×	438 2.3×	24	939

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ai Saiga

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Saiga, Ai & Toshihide Nishimura. (2013). Antioxidative Properties of Peptides Obtained from Porcine Myofibrillar Proteins by a Protease Treatment in an Fe (II)-Induced Aqueous Lipid Peroxidation System. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 77(11). 2201–2204. 15 indexed citations

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Saiga, Ai, Koji Iwai, Tõru Hayakawa, et al.. (2008). Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme-Inhibitory Peptides Obtained from Chicken Collagen Hydrolysate. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56(20). 9586–9591. 155 indexed citations

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Guo, Hang, Ai Saiga, Mikako Sato, et al.. (2007). Royal Jelly Supplementation Improves Lipoprotein Metabolism in Humans. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 53(4). 345–348. 91 indexed citations

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Saiga, Ai, et al.. (2006). Action Mechanism of an Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptide Derived from Chicken Breast Muscle. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 54(3). 942–945. 47 indexed citations

5.

Saiga, Ai. (2003). Studies on functional properties of peptides derived from meat proteins : Antioxidant and antihypertensive activities(Department of Bioresource Science and Technology). Hiroshima University Acedemic Information Repository (Hiroshima University). 42. 65–67. 1 indexed citations

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Saiga, Ai, Soichi Tanabe, & Toshihide Nishimura. (2003). Antioxidant Activity of Peptides Obtained from Porcine Myofibrillar Proteins by Protease Treatment. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51(12). 3661–3667. 667 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saiga, Ai, et al.. (2003). Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides in a Hydrolyzed Chicken Breast Muscle Extract. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51(6). 1741–1745. 100 indexed citations

8.

Saiga, Ai, Keiko Kanda, Wei Zheng, et al.. (2002). HYPOTENSIVE ACTIVITY OF MUSCLE PROTEIN AND GLUTEN HYDROLYSATES OBTAINED BY PROTEASE TREATMENT. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 26(5). 391–401. 15 indexed citations

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