Akira Sato

11.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
480 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Akira Sato is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Sato has authored 480 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Materials Chemistry, 119 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 70 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Akira Sato's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (43 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (37 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (30 papers). Akira Sato is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (43 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (37 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (30 papers). Akira Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Akira Sato's co-authors include T. Mori, Kentaro Soma, M. Meshii, Youhei Yamaji, Hiroaki Wada, Noriaki Kubota, Michiko Kimoto, Ichiro Hirao, Masaaki Yokota and Shigeyuki Yokoyama and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Akira Sato

453 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Shape memory effect in γ⇄ϵ transformation in Fe-30Mn-1Si alloy single crystals

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Sato Japan	43	3.9k	2.6k	1.9k	1.2k	947	480	8.9k
Jae‐Chul Lee South Korea	49	3.6k 0.9×	4.7k 1.8×	866 0.4×	844 0.7×	668 0.7×	443	9.4k
D. A. Smith United States	47	3.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	962 1.0×	219	7.8k
Kenji Kaneko Japan	47	4.9k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	614 0.3×	846 0.7×	772 0.8×	478	9.9k
Bo Li China	53	2.1k 0.5×	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	984 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	504	11.4k
Akira Yoshida Japan	46	4.2k 1.1×	816 0.3×	990 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	720 0.8×	644	9.3k
David C. Joy United States	44	4.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	942 0.5×	743 0.6×	801 0.8×	293	14.2k
Lihua Wang China	50	4.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	607 0.5×	885 0.9×	349	9.7k
Fu‐Rong Chen Taiwan	53	4.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	660 0.3×	1.5k 1.2×	483 0.5×	397	10.1k
Yuan Yu China	58	7.0k 1.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	869 0.9×	513	13.8k
Cong Wang China	53	5.9k 1.5×	1.2k 0.5×	738 0.4×	2.2k 1.8×	545 0.6×	538	10.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Sato

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Sharafisafa, Mansour, Akira Sato, & Zeinab Aliabadian. (2023). Hydraulic fracture development in conglomerate reservoirs simulated using combined finite-discrete element method. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 279. 109063–109063. 16 indexed citations

Sharafisafa, Mansour, Zeinab Aliabadian, Akira Sato, & Luming Shen. (2023). Combined finite-discrete element modelling of hydraulic fracturing in reservoirs with filled joints. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 228. 212025–212025. 8 indexed citations

Sato, Akira, et al.. (2023). Pioneer Use of Antimalarial Transdermal Combination Therapy in Rodent Malaria Model. Pathogens. 12(3). 398–398. 5 indexed citations

Sato, Akira, et al.. (2023). Downregulation of long noncoding RNA TP73-AS1 expression confers resistance to temozolomide in human glioblastoma cells. Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids. 43(1). 86–98. 1 indexed citations

Sharafisafa, Mansour, Akira Sato, Atsushi Sainoki, Luming Shen, & Zeinab Aliabadian. (2023). Combined finite-discrete element modelling of hydraulic fracturing in deep geologically complex reservoirs. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 167. 105406–105406. 19 indexed citations

Sato, Akira, et al.. (2023). Relationship between anticancer sensitivities and cellular respiration properties in 5‐fluorouracil‐resistant HCT116 human colorectal cancer cells. FEBS Open Bio. 13(6). 1125–1133.

Sakagami, Hiroshi, Shigeru Amano, Kenjiro Bandow, et al.. (2023). A Comparative Study of Tumor-Specificity and Neurotoxicity between 3-Styrylchromones and Anti-Cancer Drugs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(7). 43–43. 2 indexed citations

Matsumori, Hiroaki, Akira Sato, Shin‐ichi Miyoshi, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the activity of N-89 as an oral antimalarial drug. PubMed. 61(3). 282–291. 1 indexed citations

Sato, Akira, et al.. (2023). EDA-oriented FPGA Circuit Design Method for Four-phase Bundled-data Circular Self-timed Pipeline. Journal of Information Processing. 31(0). 495–508. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Akira, et al.. (2021). Molecular Mechanisms and Tumor Biological Aspects of 5-Fluorouracil Resistance in HCT116 Human Colorectal Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 2916–2916. 13 indexed citations

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Soda, Rikio, Akira Sato, Junya Kano, & Fumio Saito. (2014). Development of Prediction Method of Wear Rate during Wet Stirred Milling by Using DEM. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 51(6). 436–443. 7 indexed citations

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Sato, Akira, Masayuki Morita, Masahiro Matsumoto, et al.. (2011). Antimalarial activity of endoperoxide compound 6-(1,2,6,7-tetraoxaspiro[7.11]nonadec-4-yl)hexan-1-ol. Parasitology International. 60(3). 270–273. 18 indexed citations

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Yamashige, Rie, Michiko Kimoto, Yusuke Takezawa, et al.. (2011). Highly specific unnatural base pair systems as a third base pair for PCR amplification. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(6). 2793–2806. 129 indexed citations

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Sato, Akira, Junya Kano, & Fumio Saito. (2007). Analysis of Abrasion Mechanisms of Grinding Media in a Planetary Mill with DEM Simulation. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 44(3). 186–190. 4 indexed citations

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Obara, Yuzo, et al.. (2000). Influence Of Surrounding Environment On Strength Of Rock Under Uniaxial Compression. ISRM International Symposium. 1 indexed citations

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Osawa, Yoshiaki, et al.. (2000). Changes in Primary Crystal Morphology of Al-Si Alloys at Solid-Liquid Coexisting Temperatures by Ultrasonic Vibration.. Journal of Japan Foundry Engineering Society. 72(3). 187–192. 3 indexed citations

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Onoda, Mitsuko, Xuean Chen, Akira Sato, & Hiroaki Wada. (2000). Crystal structure and twinning of monoclinic Cu2SnS3. Materials Research Bulletin. 35(9). 1563–1570. 150 indexed citations

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Osawa, Yoshiaki, et al.. (1999). Effects of Ultrasonic Vibration on Refining of Crystal Structures of Al-Si Alloys During Solidification. Journal of Japan Foundry Engineering Society. 71(2). 98–103. 5 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Shigeki, Yusuke Kageyama, Hiroshi Nakamura, et al.. (1996). Treatment of hypertensive cerebellar hemorrhage. 18(6). 509–515. 4 indexed citations

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Akagi, Kozo, et al.. (1988). The slope of fetal heart rate deceleration is predictive of fetal condition during repeated umbilical cord compression in sheep. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 159(2). 516–522. 20 indexed citations

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