Akihiro Sakai

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
153 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Akihiro Sakai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Otorhinolaryngology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiro Sakai has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Materials Chemistry, 38 papers in Otorhinolaryngology and 37 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Akihiro Sakai's work include Head and Neck Cancer Studies (34 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (27 papers) and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (16 papers). Akihiro Sakai is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Cancer Studies (34 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (27 papers) and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (16 papers). Akihiro Sakai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Akihiro Sakai's co-authors include Tetsuya Asano, Shinya Hasegawa, Akinobu Miyazaki, Tsutomu Kanno, Kouhei Takahashi, Hideaki Adachi, Yuka Yamada, Satoshi Yotsuhashi, Kenji Okami and Yoshiaki Tanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Akihiro Sakai

135 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Solid Halide Electrolytes with High Lithium‐Ion Conductivity for Application in 4 V Class Bulk‐Type All‐Solid‐State Batteries

2018 909 citations Akihiro Sakai et al. profile →
New Oxyhalide Solid Electrolytes with High Lithium Ionic Conductivity >10 mS cm⁻¹for All‐Solid‐State Batteries

2023 165 citations Akihiro Sakai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akihiro Sakai Japan	28	1.3k	1.2k	389	296	287	153	3.2k
Yoshifumi Yamamoto Japan	26	744 0.6×	504 0.4×	379 1.0×	548 1.9×	352 1.2×	142	2.5k
Shoko Ono Japan	28	237 0.2×	556 0.5×	196 0.5×	247 0.8×	1.0k 3.6×	131	2.8k
Yiqing Chen China	25	236 0.2×	567 0.5×	476 1.2×	366 1.2×	156 0.5×	117	2.3k
Eiji Hayashi Japan	21	242 0.2×	255 0.2×	270 0.7×	157 0.5×	141 0.5×	134	1.6k
Soma Banerjee India	26	293 0.2×	257 0.2×	829 2.1×	130 0.4×	53 0.2×	91	2.1k
Yuan Yuan Chen China	19	581 0.5×	243 0.2×	263 0.7×	486 1.6×	137 0.5×	89	2.2k
Tauseef Ahmed United States	32	127 0.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 2.9×	862 2.9×	974 3.4×	170	4.8k
Lang Li China	31	1.0k 0.8×	837 0.7×	587 1.5×	51 0.2×	114 0.4×	106	2.9k
Matthew P. Thompson United States	31	102 0.1×	509 0.4×	1.1k 2.8×	540 1.8×	145 0.5×	76	3.2k
Junchao Liu China	25	89 0.1×	306 0.3×	445 1.1×	79 0.3×	127 0.4×	95	1.7k

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Ishihara, Seiichiro, Atsushi Enomoto, Akihiro Sakai, et al.. (2025). Stiff extracellular matrix activates the transcription factor ATF5 to promote the proliferation of cancer cells. iScience. 28(3). 112057–112057. 3 indexed citations

Sakai, Akihiro, Koji Ebisumoto, Hiroaki Iijima, et al.. (2024). Combination therapy with BRAF and MEK inhibitors for anaplastic thyroid cancer: A report of two cases. Auris Nasus Larynx. 51(6). 1003–1008. 1 indexed citations

Iijima, Hiroaki, Akihiro Sakai, Koji Ebisumoto, et al.. (2024). A retrospective analysis of syphilis cases with a focus on otolaryngology at a university hospital. Auris Nasus Larynx. 51(6). 1016–1024.

Sakai, Akihiro, et al.. (2023). Recurrent Inferior Laryngeal Nerve Preservation During Thyroid Surgery in a Patient with Right Aortic Arch: A Case Report. The Laryngoscope. 134(4). 1986–1988. 1 indexed citations

Iijima, Hiroaki, et al.. (2023). Metachronous immune-related adverse events involving type 1 diabetes and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency associated with pembrolizumab monotherapy for metastatic head and neck cancer: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 17(1). 387–387.

Saito, Kosuke, Fumiyuki Goto, Hikaru Yamamoto, et al.. (2021). Gardner syndrome with odontogenic sinusitis: A case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(6). e04256–e04256. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Chao, Koji Ebisumoto, Akihiro Sakai, et al.. (2020). Cannabinoids Promote Progression of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma via p38 MAPK Activation. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(11). 2693–2703. 47 indexed citations

Fukusumi, Takahito, Theresa Guo, Shuling Ren, et al.. (2020). Reciprocal activation of HEY1 and NOTCH4 under SOX2 control promotes EMT in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. International Journal of Oncology. 58(2). 226–237. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Chao, Theresa Guo, Guorong Xu, et al.. (2018). Characterization of Alternative Splicing Events in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Identifies an Oncogenic DOCK5 Variant. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(20). 5123–5132. 33 indexed citations

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Sakai, Akihiro. (2017). Home Care by Otolaryngologists. Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 111(1). 67–71. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Theresa, Akihiro Sakai, Bahman Afsari, et al.. (2017). A Novel Functional Splice Variant of AKT3 Defined by Analysis of Alternative Splice Expression in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancers. Cancer Research. 77(19). 5248–5258. 33 indexed citations

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Fukusumi, Takahito, Theresa Guo, Akihiro Sakai, et al.. (2017). The NOTCH4 – HEY1 Pathway Induces Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(3). 619–633. 71 indexed citations

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Ebisumoto, Koji, Kenji Okami, Akihiro Sakai, et al.. (2015). The potential risk of vessel infiltration and cervical lymph node metastasis in hypopharyngeal superficial squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective observational study. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 135(7). 729–735. 11 indexed citations

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Ebisumoto, Koji, Kenji Okami, Go Ogura, et al.. (2015). The predictive role of infiltrative growth pattern in early pharyngeal cancers. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 135(11). 1172–1177. 10 indexed citations

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Ebisumoto, Koji, et al.. (2013). Post-operative Complications with Swallowing Improvement Operation. Nihon Kikan Shokudoka Gakkai Kaiho. 64(6). 411–418. 1 indexed citations

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Ebisumoto, Koji, Kenji Okami, Akihiro Sakai, et al.. (2011). Clinical outcome of patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Toukeibu Gan. 37(3). 405–410. 3 indexed citations

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Aoyama, Ikuo, Etsuji Ishida, Kazuhiro Matsueda, et al.. (2008). TWO CASES OF SUCCESSFUL ENDOSCOPIC INTERVENTION FOR MEDIASTINAL PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYSTS. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 50(11). 2859–2865. 1 indexed citations

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Sakai, Akihiro, et al.. (2007). A Case Report of Nasal Cavity Cancer Successfully Resected with Reconstruction of Nasal Defects Using an Auricular Helix Free Flap. Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 100(3). 187–191.

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Fujihara, Keiji, Akihiro Sakai, Muneki Hotomi, & Noboru Yamanaka. (2004). The Effectiveness of Nasal Nebulizer Therapy with Cefmenoxime Hydrochloride and Nasal Drops of Povidone Iodine for Acute Rhinosinusitis in Children. Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 97(7). 599–604. 3 indexed citations

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Sakai, Akihiro, et al.. (2004). Laryngeal Foreign Body Caused by Press-through Package (PTP). Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 97(4). 331–335.

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