Kaori Sawada

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Kaori Sawada is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaori Sawada has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kaori Sawada's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers). Kaori Sawada is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers). Kaori Sawada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Kaori Sawada's co-authors include Itoyo Tokuda, Kazushige Ihara, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Seiya Imoto, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Naoki Ozato, Masanori Kakuta, Mitsuhiro Katashima and Yoshihisa Katsuragi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Kaori Sawada

66 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Blautia genus associated with visceral fat accumulation in adults 20–76 years of age
    2019 285 citations Naoki Ozato, Shinichiro Saito et al. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kaori Sawada Japan 15 408 331 168 144 123 73 1.2k
Layla Al‐Nakkash United States 20 716 1.8× 443 1.3× 140 0.8× 126 0.9× 130 1.1× 71 1.7k
Brynjulf Mortensen Denmark 14 594 1.5× 348 1.1× 109 0.6× 100 0.7× 108 0.9× 20 1.2k
Łukasz Łaczmański Poland 19 454 1.1× 283 0.9× 75 0.4× 124 0.9× 83 0.7× 110 1.3k
Brian R. Kupchak United States 25 350 0.9× 446 1.3× 51 0.3× 139 1.0× 170 1.4× 56 1.4k
Marina Romaní‐Pérez Spain 17 653 1.6× 500 1.5× 43 0.3× 107 0.7× 153 1.2× 26 1.3k
Sarika Arora India 20 245 0.6× 342 1.0× 179 1.1× 236 1.6× 177 1.4× 69 1.9k
M. Di Mauro Italy 18 257 0.6× 198 0.6× 164 1.0× 132 0.9× 104 0.8× 50 1.2k
David J. Nusbaum United States 13 679 1.7× 508 1.5× 212 1.3× 116 0.8× 85 0.7× 50 1.3k
Ludovica Verde Italy 23 172 0.4× 778 2.4× 88 0.5× 152 1.1× 332 2.7× 100 1.5k
Jonas Burén Sweden 24 271 0.7× 628 1.9× 60 0.4× 350 2.4× 89 0.7× 34 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kaori Sawada

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kaori Sawada

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaori Sawada

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

All Works

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Maeda, Shintaro, et al.. (2023). Nail toxicity with nail bed ulceration associated with pembrolizumab. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(6). 253–254. 1 indexed citations
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Sato, Satoshi, Chikara Iino, Daisuke Chinda, et al.. (2023). Effect of Liver Fibrosis on Oral and Gut Microbiota in the Japanese General Population Determined by Evaluating the FibroScan–Aspartate Aminotransferase Score. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(17). 13470–13470. 3 indexed citations
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Sawada, Kaori, Kyi Mar Wai, Naoki Ozato, et al.. (2022). Association between Gut Microbiota and Body Composition in Japanese General Population: A Focus on Gut Microbiota and Skeletal Muscle. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(12). 7464–7464. 18 indexed citations
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Tanabe, Jutaro, Miyuki Yanagimachi, Kyi Mar Wai, et al.. (2022). The Relationship between Serum Adiponectin, Urinary Albumin/Creatinine Ratio and Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(23). 7232–7232. 3 indexed citations
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Mai, Yosuke, Kentaro Izumi, Kaori Sawada, et al.. (2021). A 1,035-Subject Study Suggesting a History of Bone Fracture as a Possible Factor Associated with the Development of Anti-BP180 Autoantibodies. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(3). 984–987.e3. 4 indexed citations
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Wai, Kyi Mar, Kaori Sawada, Ken Itoh, et al.. (2021). Telomere Length and Arterial Stiffness Reflected by Brachial–Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(12). 1278–1278. 4 indexed citations
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Wai, Kyi Mar, Kaori Sawada, Mika Kumagai, et al.. (2020). Relationship between Selected Trace Elements and Hematological Parameters among Japanese Community Dwellers. Nutrients. 12(6). 1615–1615. 13 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masayo, Kenichiro Mikami, Tetsu Endo, et al.. (2020). Association between serum β-carotene-to-retinol ratio and severity of hepatic steatosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Japan: A cross-sectional study. Nutrition. 79-80. 110984–110984. 5 indexed citations
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Kakuta, Masanori, Takanori Hasegawa, Rui Yamaguchi, et al.. (2020). Metagenomic analysis of bacterial species in tongue microbiome of current and never smokers. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 6(1). 39 indexed citations
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Kudo, Takashi, Junichi Saito, Yoshikazu Nikaido, et al.. (2020). Lower fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels are associated with depressive symptom in males: A population-based cross-sectional study. Psychiatry Research. 293. 113453–113453. 4 indexed citations
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Sawada, Kaori, Tadahiro Kobayashi, Takashi Matsushita, et al.. (2020). A case of anti-BP230 antibody-positive bullous pemphigoid receiving DPP-4 inhibitor. Immunological Medicine. 44(1). 53–55. 7 indexed citations
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Mikami, Kenichiro, Tetsu Endo, Naoya Sawada, et al.. (2019). Leptin/adiponectin ratio correlates with hepatic steatosis but not arterial stiffness in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Japanese population. Cytokine. 126. 154927–154927. 18 indexed citations
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Ozato, Naoki, Shinichiro Saito, Tohru Yamaguchi, et al.. (2019). Blautia genus associated with visceral fat accumulation in adults 20–76 years of age. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 5(1). 28–28. 285 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tanaka, Rina, Masashi Matsuzaka, Ippei Takahashi, et al.. (2019). Changes in Gut Microbiota Composition with Aging in Obese Adults. 69(1). 108–118. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Kiyotaka, Ippei Takahashi, Kaori Sawada, et al.. (2014). Possible relationship between percentage of body fat and Lactobacillales in gut microbiota: results from a community-based study. 65(1). 12–20. 4 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Ippei, Takashi Umeda, Kaori Sawada, et al.. (2014). The Relationship between Muscle Damage and Reactive Oxygen Species Production Capability after Judo Exercise. 64. 176–185. 2 indexed citations
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Sawada, Kaori, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Sakaé Kikuyama, & K. Tsutsui. (2002). Identification of a cDNA encoding a novel amphibian growth hormone-releasing peptide and localization of its transcript. Journal of Endocrinology. 174(3). 395–402. 60 indexed citations

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