Kaori Sato

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
108 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Kaori Sato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaori Sato has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 15 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kaori Sato's work include Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (10 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (9 papers). Kaori Sato is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (10 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (9 papers). Kaori Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Uzbekistan. Kaori Sato's co-authors include Kenneth Walsh, Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Tohru Funahashi, David R. Pimentel, Yasunobu Okada, Seiichi Kawashima, Rei Shibata, Tomohiro Numata and Yukihiro Takemura and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Kaori Sato

103 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Adiponectin protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury through AMPK- and COX-2–dependent mechanisms

2005 835 citations Kaori Sato, Shinji Kihara et al. profile →
SIRT1 Regulates Hepatocyte Lipid Metabolism through Activating AMP-activated Protein Kinase

2008 665 citations Kaori Sato, Kenneth Walsh et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Adiponectin Stimulates Angiogenesis by Promoting Cross-talk between AMP-activated Protein Kinase and Akt Signaling in Endothelial Cells

2004 660 citations Noriyuki Ouchi, Hideki Kobayashi et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaori Sato Japan	36	3.1k	1.5k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	108	6.4k
Abhinav Diwan United States	41	3.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.4×	968 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	78	6.6k
Jan van Deursen United States	40	4.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	608 0.6×	71	8.3k
Susumu Ishida Japan	52	3.2k 1.1×	555 0.4×	708 0.5×	881 0.7×	721 0.7×	402	9.6k
Thomas G. Gillette United States	39	3.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	529 0.4×	433 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	67	5.6k
Tianqing Peng Canada	43	3.5k 1.2×	778 0.5×	665 0.5×	866 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	113	6.0k
Darren C. Henstridge Australia	34	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	874 0.7×	458 0.4×	75	4.9k
Thomas Boettger Germany	45	5.4k 1.8×	832 0.5×	839 0.6×	613 0.5×	885 0.8×	98	8.1k
Kanneboyina Nagaraju United States	52	5.1k 1.7×	2.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	857 0.7×	789 0.7×	150	7.9k
Sarah M. Nicoloro United States	29	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	625 0.5×	742 0.7×	36	4.7k
Lawrence Chan United States	52	4.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	738 0.7×	125	9.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaori Sato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kaori Sato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kaori Sato 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 Kaori Sato. Kaori Sato is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Numata, Tomohiro, Moe Tsutsumi, & Kaori Sato. (2025). Optogenetic and Endogenous Modulation of Ca2+ Signaling in Schwann Cells: Implications for Autocrine and Paracrine Neurotrophic Regulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(18). 9082–9082.

Taya, Yuji, et al.. (2023). Nuclear factor 1 X-type-associated regulation of myogenesis in developing mouse tongue. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 65(1). 88–96. 1 indexed citations

Shimazu, Yoshihito, et al.. (2023). The relationship between Meckel's cartilage resorption and incisor tooth germ in mice. Journal of Anatomy. 243(3). 534–544. 1 indexed citations

Numata, Tomohiro, Kaori Sato, & Masami Yoshino. (2023). Intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channels are activated by functional coupling with stretch-activated nonselective cation channels in cricket myocytes. Frontiers in Insect Science. 2. 1100671–1100671. 1 indexed citations

Okada, Yasunobu, et al.. (2023). Cell death induction and protection by activation of ubiquitously expressed anion/cation channels. Part 3: the roles and properties of TRPM2 and TRPM7. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1246955–1246955. 5 indexed citations

Taki, Keisuke, Isao Yokota, Tatsuya Fukumoto, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 detection by fluorescence loop-mediated isothermal amplification with and without RNA extraction. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 27(2). 410–412. 25 indexed citations

Numata, Tomohiro, et al.. (2020). Elucidation of the Mechanisms for the Underlying Depolarization and Reversibility by Photoactive Molecule.. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 54(5). 899–916. 1 indexed citations

Asagiri, Masataka, Shigeru Kakuta, Yuji Taya, et al.. (2013). Generation of a Mouse Model with Down-Regulated U50 snoRNA (SNORD50) Expression and Its Organ-Specific Phenotypic Modulation. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72105–e72105. 13 indexed citations

Hirose, Mayumi, et al.. (2011). Binding of L-selectin to its vascular and extravascular ligands is differentially regulated by pH. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 414(2). 437–442. 4 indexed citations

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Takagi, Hideaki, Tomohiro Fukaya, Yumiko Sato, et al.. (2011). Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Are Crucial for the Initiation of Inflammation and T Cell Immunity In Vivo. Immunity. 35(6). 958–971. 185 indexed citations

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Aprahamian, Tamar, Ramon Bonegio, Christophe Richez, et al.. (2009). The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Agonist Rosiglitazone Ameliorates Murine Lupus by Induction of Adiponectin. The Journal of Immunology. 182(1). 340–346. 79 indexed citations

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Shimazu, Yoshihito, Kaori Sato, Kyoko Aoyagi, Nobuhito Nango, & Takaaki Aoba. (2009). Hertwig’s Epithelial Cells and Multi-root Development of Molars in Mice. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 51(4). 210–217. 6 indexed citations

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Ouchi, Noriyuki, Hideki Kobayashi, Shinji Kihara, et al.. (2004). Adiponectin Stimulates Angiogenesis by Promoting Cross-talk between AMP-activated Protein Kinase and Akt Signaling in Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(2). 1304–1309. 660 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Jiang, Kaori Sato, Tamar Aprahamian, et al.. (2004). Endothelial Overexpression of Fas Ligand Decreases Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 24(8). 1466–1473. 19 indexed citations

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Yoshida, S., et al.. (2002). Dilution-PCR method for wide-range quantitation of HBV DNA.. Kanzo. 43(11). 482–486. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Kaori, Roger J. Laham, Robert B. Johnson, et al.. (2001). Efficacy of intracoronary or intravenous VEGF165in a pig model of chronic myocardial ischemia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 37(2). 616–623. 87 indexed citations

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Sato, Kaori & Seiichi Kawashima. (2001). Calpain Function in the Modulation of Signal Transduction Molecules. Biological Chemistry. 382(5). 743–51. 134 indexed citations

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Sato, Kaori, Roger J. Laham, Justin D. Pearlman, et al.. (2000). Efficacy of intracoronary versus intravenous FGF-2 in a pig model of chronic myocardial ischemia. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 70(6). 2113–2118. 62 indexed citations

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Sato, Kaori, et al.. (1997). A Study on Periodontal Probing Points.. Nihon Shishubyo Gakkai Kaishi (Journal of the Japanese Society of Periodontology). 39(4). 405–420.

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Sakata, Tsuneaki, Shoji Iwagami, Y Tsuruta, et al.. (1990). The role of lipocortin I in macrophage-mediated immunosuppression in tumor-bearing mice.. The Journal of Immunology. 145(1). 387–396. 27 indexed citations

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