Atsuhiko Sakai

677 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 505 citations indexed

About

Atsuhiko Sakai is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Atsuhiko Sakai has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 505 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 4 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Atsuhiko Sakai's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (3 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (2 papers). Atsuhiko Sakai is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (3 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (2 papers). Atsuhiko Sakai collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Atsuhiko Sakai's co-authors include Kinichi Nakashima, Kenichiro Hata, Takuro Horii, Mika Kimura, Sumiyo Morita, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, K. Okamura, Hideyuki Nakashima, Izuho Hatada and Hirofumi Noguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Biotechnology and Developmental Dynamics.

In The Last Decade

Atsuhiko Sakai

9 papers receiving 502 citations

Hit Papers

Targeted DNA demethylation in vivo using dCas9–peptide re... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Targeted DNA demethylation in vivo using dCas9–peptide repeat and scFv–TET1 catalytic domain fusions
    2016 378 citations Sumiyo Morita, Hirofumi Noguchi et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Atsuhiko Sakai Japan 7 386 97 53 44 39 10 505
Margaret R. Starostik United States 7 340 0.9× 102 1.1× 59 1.1× 36 0.8× 6 0.2× 10 502
Dalit Ben‐Yosef Israel 12 244 0.6× 126 1.3× 33 0.6× 74 1.7× 18 0.5× 30 369
João Facucho-Oliveira Portugal 7 652 1.7× 63 0.6× 110 2.1× 169 3.8× 23 0.6× 19 788
Shangang Li China 11 252 0.7× 80 0.8× 52 1.0× 80 1.8× 7 0.2× 32 396
Dionne Gray United Kingdom 7 433 1.1× 264 2.7× 112 2.1× 101 2.3× 17 0.4× 9 535
Sylvie Joriot France 10 219 0.6× 185 1.9× 93 1.8× 15 0.3× 33 0.8× 27 509
Heng-Yu Fan China 8 442 1.1× 127 1.3× 33 0.6× 290 6.6× 5 0.1× 12 680
Aouatef Ait‐Lounis Switzerland 11 429 1.1× 371 3.8× 35 0.7× 13 0.3× 21 0.5× 18 644
Michele Gabriele Italy 9 482 1.2× 113 1.2× 9 0.2× 8 0.2× 26 0.7× 23 605
Gareth D. Greggains Norway 9 827 2.1× 105 1.1× 150 2.8× 250 5.7× 4 0.1× 13 978

Countries citing papers authored by Atsuhiko Sakai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Atsuhiko Sakai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Atsuhiko Sakai. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Atsuhiko Sakai. The network helps show where Atsuhiko Sakai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Atsuhiko Sakai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Atsuhiko Sakai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Atsuhiko Sakai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Atsuhiko Sakai. Atsuhiko Sakai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Sato, Yuka, Nobuhiro Hidaka, Atsuhiko Sakai, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the efficacy of vaginal progesterone in preventing preterm birth after abdominal trachelectomy. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 259. 119–124. 7 indexed citations
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Matsuda, Taito, Atsuhiko Sakai, Shuzo Matsubara, et al.. (2021). Early-life midazolam exposure persistently changes chromatin accessibility to impair adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(38). 17 indexed citations
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Hidaka, Nobuhiro, et al.. (2020). The impact of general anesthesia on mother-infant bonding for puerperants who undergo emergency cesarean deliveries. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 48(5). 463–470. 8 indexed citations
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Sakai, Atsuhiko, et al.. (2018). Ectopic neurogenesis induced by prenatal antiepileptic drug exposure augments seizure susceptibility in adult mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(16). 4270–4275. 34 indexed citations
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Matsuda, Taito, et al.. (2017). HMGB2 expression is associated with transition from a quiescent to an activated state of adult neural stem cells. Developmental Dynamics. 247(1). 229–238. 28 indexed citations
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Morita, Sumiyo, Hirofumi Noguchi, Takuro Horii, et al.. (2016). Targeted DNA demethylation in vivo using dCas9–peptide repeat and scFv–TET1 catalytic domain fusions. Nature Biotechnology. 34(10). 1060–1065. 378 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sakai, Atsuhiko, Yasuyuki Fujita, Yasuo Yumoto, et al.. (2012). Successful management of cervico‐isthmic pregnancy delivered at term. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. 39(1). 371–374. 4 indexed citations
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Fukushima, Kotaro, Yasuyuki Fujita, Yasuo Yumoto, et al.. (2011). Cervical length predicts placental adherence and massive hemorrhage in placenta previa. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. 38(1). 192–197. 27 indexed citations

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