Chihiro Sasakawa

36.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
233 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

Chihiro Sasakawa is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chihiro Sasakawa has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Endocrinology, 75 papers in Infectious Diseases and 74 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Chihiro Sasakawa's work include Escherichia coli research studies (116 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (63 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (50 papers). Chihiro Sasakawa is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (116 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (63 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (50 papers). Chihiro Sasakawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Chihiro Sasakawa's co-authors include M Yoshikawa, Michinaga Ogawa, Toshihiko Suzuki, Hitomi Mimuro, Hiroshi Ashida, Eun‐Kyeong Jo, Jin Kyung Kim, Toru Tobe, Minsoo Kim and Dong–Min Shin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Chihiro Sasakawa

232 papers receiving 18.5k 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.

Molecular mechanisms regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation

2015 1.1k citations Eun‐Kyeong Jo, Jin Kyung Kim et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →
Differential Roles of Interleukin-17A and -17F in Host Defense against Mucoepithelial Bacterial Infection and Allergic Responses

2009 813 citations Chihiro Sasakawa et al. profile →
Escape of Intracellular Shigella from Autophagy

2004 672 citations Michinaga Ogawa, Tamotsu Yoshimori et al. Science profile →
An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

2021 562 citations Seungwha Paik, Jin Kyung Kim et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chihiro Sasakawa Japan	78	7.2k	6.9k	4.4k	4.3k	4.2k	233	18.9k
Staffan Normark Sweden	86	10.9k 1.5×	5.9k 0.9×	4.2k 0.9×	5.8k 1.4×	2.4k 0.6×	279	25.0k
Denise M. Monack United States	71	12.8k 1.8×	4.0k 0.6×	7.7k 1.7×	2.7k 0.6×	3.5k 0.8×	134	22.1k
Thomas F. Meyer Germany	89	9.2k 1.3×	3.0k 0.4×	6.7k 1.5×	4.1k 1.0×	2.9k 0.7×	415	25.5k
Jan Holmgren Sweden	85	5.3k 0.7×	10.2k 1.5×	9.8k 2.2×	2.0k 0.5×	5.6k 1.3×	475	25.3k
Stephen B. Calderwood United States	66	3.8k 0.5×	6.4k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	4.0k 1.0×	235	15.9k
Bruce A. Vallance Canada	68	6.2k 0.9×	3.1k 0.4×	3.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	213	14.6k
Arlette Darfeuille–Michaud France	58	7.6k 1.1×	3.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	4.4k 1.0×	2.9k 0.7×	134	13.0k
Renée M. Tsolis United States	71	6.5k 0.9×	4.9k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	3.9k 0.9×	173	17.0k
Pierre Gounon France	68	6.5k 0.9×	3.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	2.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	158	14.4k
Jorge E. Galán United States	91	8.3k 1.2×	11.4k 1.7×	5.5k 1.2×	6.6k 1.5×	4.8k 1.1×	190	28.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chihiro Sasakawa

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Kato, Atsushi, et al.. (2022). The Swine Erysipelas Vaccine SER-ME Effectively Protects Pigs against Challenge with the Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae M203/I257 SpaA-Type Variant. Veterinary Sciences. 9(8). 382–382. 1 indexed citations

To, Ho, Kazumoto Shibuya, Shinya Nagai, et al.. (2021). Proposal of a subtype of serovar 4, K4b:O3, of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae based on serological and genotypic analysis. Veterinary Microbiology. 263. 109279–109279. 6 indexed citations

Rimbara, Emiko, Masato Suzuki, Hidenori Matsui, et al.. (2021). Isolation and characterization ofHelicobacter suisfrom human stomach. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(13). 20 indexed citations

Paik, Seungwha, Jin Kyung Kim, Prashanta Silwal, Chihiro Sasakawa, & Eun‐Kyeong Jo. (2021). An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 18(5). 1141–1160. 562 indexed citations breakdown →

Kato, Atsushi, et al.. (2020). Serovars and SpaA Types of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Isolated from Pigs in Japan from 2012 to 2019. Current Microbiology. 78(1). 55–66. 3 indexed citations

To, Ho, et al.. (2020). Characterization of nontypeable Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 32(4). 581–584. 8 indexed citations

Mimuro, Hitomi, et al.. (2018). Shigellaeffector IpaH4.5 targets 19S regulatory particle subunit RPN13 in the 26S proteasome to dampen cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation. Cellular Microbiology. 21(3). e12974–e12974. 10 indexed citations

Jo, Eun‐Kyeong, Jin Kyung Kim, Dong–Min Shin, & Chihiro Sasakawa. (2015). Molecular mechanisms regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 13(2). 148–159. 1069 indexed citations breakdown →

Jo, Eun‐Kyeong, Jae–Min Yuk, Dong–Min Shin, & Chihiro Sasakawa. (2013). Roles of Autophagy in Elimination of Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. Frontiers in Immunology. 4. 97–97. 108 indexed citations

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Bronte-Tinkew, Dana M., Mauricio R. Terebiznik, Aime T. Franco, et al.. (2009). Helicobacter pylori Cytotoxin-Associated Gene A Activates the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Pathway In vitro and In vivo. Cancer Research. 69(2). 632–639. 110 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Michinaga, Ichirô Nakagawa, Yuko Yoshikawa, et al.. (2009). Chapter 22 Streptococcus‐, Shigella‐, and Listeria‐Induced Autophagy. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 452. 363–381. 8 indexed citations

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Morita‐Ishihara, Tomoko, et al.. (2005). Shigella Spa33 Is an Essential C-ring Component of Type III Secretion Machinery. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(1). 599–607. 88 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Michinaga, Tamotsu Yoshimori, Toshihiko Suzuki, et al.. (2004). Escape of Intracellular Shigella from Autophagy. Science. 307(5710). 727–731. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jang, Myoung Ho, Mi–Na Kweon, Masafumi Yamamoto, et al.. (2004). Intestinal villous M cells: An antigen entry site in the mucosal epithelium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(16). 6110–6115. 361 indexed citations

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Shimizu, Yasuhito, Nobutake Yamamichi, K. Saitoh, et al.. (2003). Kinetics of v-src-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition in developing glandular stomach. Oncogene. 22(6). 884–893. 17 indexed citations

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Sekiya, Kachiko, Minako Ohishi, Tomoaki Ogino, et al.. (2001). Supermolecular structure of the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli type III secretion system and its direct interaction with the EspA-sheath-like structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(20). 11638–11643. 258 indexed citations

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Tamano, Koichi, Shin-Ichi Aizawa, Eisaku Katayama, et al.. (2000). Supramolecular structure of the Shigella type III secretion machinery: the needle part is changeable in length and essential for delivery of effectors. The EMBO Journal. 19(15). 3876–3887. 196 indexed citations

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Nonaka, Takashi, Asaomi Kuwae, Chihiro Sasakawa, & Shinobu Imajoh‐Ohmi. (1999). Shigella flexneriYSH6000 induces two types of cell death, apoptosis and oncosis, in the differentiated human monoblastic cell line U937. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 174(1). 89–95. 23 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Toshihiko, Shinsuke Saga, & Chihiro Sasakawa. (1996). Functional Analysis of Shigella VirG Domains Essential for Interaction with Vinculin and Actin-based Motility. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(36). 21878–21885. 83 indexed citations

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Makino, Sou‐ichi, Chihiro Sasakawa, Ikuo Uchida, Nobuyuki Terakado, & Masanosuke Yoshikawa. (1987). Transformation of a cloning vector, pUB110, intoBacillus anthracis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 44(1). 45–48. 6 indexed citations

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