Kazuki Saito

63.1k total citations · 12 hit papers
708 papers, 42.2k citations indexed

About

Kazuki Saito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuki Saito has authored 708 papers receiving a total of 42.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 494 papers in Molecular Biology, 256 papers in Plant Science and 69 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Kazuki Saito's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (102 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (90 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (81 papers). Kazuki Saito is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (102 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (90 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (81 papers). Kazuki Saito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Kazuki Saito's co-authors include Mami Yamazaki, Ryo Nakabayashi, Fumio Matsuda, Masami Yokota Hirai, Takayuki Tohge, Hideki Takahashi, Miyako Kusano, Keiko Yonekura‐Sakakibara, Yozo Okazaki and Atsushi Fukushima and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kazuki Saito

702 papers receiving 41.3k citations

Hit Papers

Enhancement of oxidative and drought tolerance in A... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2013 2005 2013 2011 2020 250 500 750
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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. Enhancement of oxidative and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by overaccumulation of antioxidant flavonoids
    2013 941 citations Ryo Nakabayashi, Fumio Matsuda et al. profile →
  2. Functional genomics by integrated analysis of metabolome and transcriptome of Arabidopsis plants over‐expressing an MYB transcription factor
    2005 761 citations Takayuki Tohge, Masami Yokota Hirai et al. profile →
  3. The flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis: Structural and genetic diversity
    2013 665 citations Kazuki Saito, Ryo Nakabayashi et al. profile →
  4. Sulfur Assimilation in Photosynthetic Organisms: Molecular Functions and Regulations of Transporters and Assimilatory Enzymes
    2011 640 citations Hideki Takahashi, Kazuki Saito et al. profile →
  5. A lipidome atlas in MS-DIAL 4
    2020 550 citations Yozo Okazaki, Kazuki Saito et al. profile →
  6. Integration of transcriptomics and metabolomics for understanding of global responses to nutritional stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2004 547 citations Masami Yokota Hirai, Mitsuru Yano et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Omics-based identification of Arabidopsis Myb transcription factors regulating aliphatic glucosinolate biosynthesis
    2007 538 citations Masami Yokota Hirai, Yuji Sawada et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. Members of the LBD Family of Transcription Factors Repress Anthocyanin Synthesis and Affect Additional Nitrogen Responses in Arabidopsis    
    2009 523 citations Takayuki Tohge, Fumio Matsuda et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  9. Potential of metabolomics as a functional genomics tool
    2004 507 citations Kazuki Saito, Basil J. Nikolau et al. profile →
  10. Metabolomics for Functional Genomics, Systems Biology, and Biotechnology
    2009 506 citations Kazuki Saito, Fumio Matsuda profile →
  11. Hydrogen Rearrangement Rules: Computational MS/MS Fragmentation and Structure Elucidation Using MS-FINDER Software
    2016 496 citations Ryo Nakabayashi, Kazuki Saito et al. profile →
  12. KNApSAcK Family Databases: Integrated Metabolite–Plant Species Databases for Multifaceted Plant Research
    2011 472 citations Mami Yamazaki, Kazuki Saito et al. Plant and Cell Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuki Saito Japan 105 28.6k 20.7k 3.0k 2.8k 2.0k 708 42.2k
Alisdair R. Fernie Germany 142 45.0k 1.6× 52.8k 2.6× 3.6k 1.2× 4.0k 1.4× 4.6k 2.3× 1.2k 79.1k
Oliver Fiehn United States 102 30.6k 1.1× 7.1k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 997 0.4× 2.2k 1.1× 504 45.0k
Richard A. Dixon United States 121 35.5k 1.2× 35.2k 1.7× 647 0.2× 4.9k 1.8× 3.8k 1.9× 440 61.0k
Hisashi Matsuda Japan 85 13.5k 0.5× 6.8k 0.3× 986 0.3× 2.9k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 841 28.8k
Paul Talalay United States 95 28.8k 1.0× 5.8k 0.3× 2.0k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 977 0.5× 256 40.0k
Robert Verpoorte Netherlands 94 17.2k 0.6× 13.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 2.9k 1.0× 4.9k 2.4× 687 37.7k
Carl Erik Olsen Denmark 75 12.0k 0.4× 9.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 838 0.3× 2.0k 1.0× 533 22.4k
Takashi Sügimura Japan 113 24.4k 0.9× 3.6k 0.2× 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 2.7k 1.3× 1.2k 50.0k
M. Iqbal Choudhary Pakistan 69 10.7k 0.4× 7.0k 0.3× 925 0.3× 2.1k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 1.5k 29.9k
Earl R. Stadtman United States 107 26.4k 0.9× 3.5k 0.2× 5.8k 2.0× 3.8k 1.4× 1.4k 0.7× 284 48.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuki Saito

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rai, Megha, Amit Rai, Tetsuya Mori, et al.. (2025). Multi-Omics Analysis Decodes Biosynthesis of Specialized Metabolites Constituting the Therapeutic Terrains of Magnolia obovata. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(3). 1068–1068. 1 indexed citations
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Akiyama, Ryota, Bunta Watanabe, Naoyuki Umemoto, et al.. (2025). Two reductases complete steroidal glycoalkaloids biosynthesis in potato. New Phytologist. 245(6). 2632–2644. 1 indexed citations
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Saito, Kazuki, Keiko Kimata, Masanori Watahiki, et al.. (2024). Investigation of an Outbreak of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> in Toyama, Japan, 2023 Using Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis for Genotyping. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 78(1). 47–50. 1 indexed citations
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Jóźwiak, Adam, Sayantan Panda, Ryota Akiyama, et al.. (2024). A cellulose synthase–like protein governs the biosynthesis of Solanum alkaloids. Science. 386(6728). eadq5721–eadq5721. 17 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Kenji, Yiting Zhang, Yozo Shibata, et al.. (2021). Fluorescence intensity changes depending on viscoelasticity of lipid shell coating microbubbles labeled with an indocyanine green derivative. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 60(SD). SDDE10–SDDE10. 7 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Yozo, Xiaobin Zheng, Ludmila Rizhsky, et al.. (2020). Maize Glossy2 and Glossy2-like Genes Have Overlapping and Distinct Functions in Cuticular Lipid Deposition. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(3). 840–853. 21 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Yozo, et al.. (2020). Dual-Localized Enzymatic Components Constitute the Fatty Acid Synthase Systems in Mitochondria and Plastids. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(2). 517–529. 18 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Masayuki, et al.. (2019). Wound healing activity and mechanism of action of antimicrobial and lipopolysaccharide-neutralizing peptides from enzymatic hydrolysates of rice bran proteins. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 128(2). 142–148. 22 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Shigeru, Mami Miyado, Kazuki Saito, et al.. (2017). Next‐generation sequencing for patients with non‐obstructive azoospermia: implications for significant roles of monogenic/oligogenic mutations. Andrology. 5(4). 824–831. 47 indexed citations
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Masumoto, Chisato, Shin‐Ichi Miyazawa, Hiroshi Ohkawa, et al.. (2010). Phospho enol pyruvate carboxylase intrinsically located in the chloroplast of rice plays a crucial role in ammonium assimilation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(11). 5226–5231. 131 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Yozo, Mie Shimojima, Yuji Sawada, et al.. (2009). A Chloroplastic UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase from Arabidopsis Is the Committed Enzyme for the First Step of Sulfolipid Biosynthesis  . The Plant Cell. 21(3). 892–909. 168 indexed citations
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Fukushima, Atsushi, Miyako Kusano, Norihito Nakamichi, et al.. (2009). Impact of clock-associated Arabidopsis pseudo-response regulators in metabolic coordination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(17). 7251–7256. 215 indexed citations
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Tohge, Takayuki, et al.. (2009). Members of the LBD Family of Transcription Factors Repress Anthocyanin Synthesis and Affect Additional Nitrogen Responses in Arabidopsis    . The Plant Cell. 21(11). 3567–3584. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sirikantaramas, Supaart, Mami Yamazaki, & Kazuki Saito. (2008). Mutations in topoisomerase I as a self-resistance mechanism coevolved with the production of the anticancer alkaloid camptothecin in plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(18). 6782–6786. 82 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mutsumi, Keiichi Mochida, Tomohiko Kato, et al.. (2008). Comparative Genomics and Reverse Genetics Analysis Reveal Indispensable Functions of the Serine Acetyltransferase Gene Family in Arabidopsis    . The Plant Cell. 20(9). 2484–2496. 103 indexed citations
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Onda, Takeshi, Katsuhiro Uzawa, Dai Nakashima, et al.. (2007). Lin-7C/VELI3/MALS-3: An Essential Component in Metastasis of Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 67(20). 9643–9648. 23 indexed citations
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Maruyama, Akiko, Yumiko Nakamura, Takayuki Tohge, Kazuki Saito, & Hideki Takahashi. (2006). Arabidopsis SLIM1 Is a Central Transcriptional Regulator of Plant Sulfur Response and Metabolism. The Plant Cell. 18(11). 3235–3251. 276 indexed citations
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Hirai, Masami Yokota, Mitsuru Yano, Dayan B. Goodenowe, et al.. (2004). Integration of transcriptomics and metabolomics for understanding of global responses to nutritional stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(27). 10205–10210. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saito, Kazuki. (1998). MOLECULAR REGULATION AND ENGINEERING OF SULFUR ASSIMILATION AND CONVERSION. Plant and Cell Physiology. 39. 2 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Mami, Aya Sato, K. Shimomura, et al.. (1995). Extraction of DNA and RAPD Analysis from Dried Licorice Root. Natural medicines = 生薬學雜誌. 49(4). 488–490. 3 indexed citations

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