Kazuko Saruwatari

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kazuko Saruwatari is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Geophysics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuko Saruwatari has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Biomaterials, 11 papers in Geophysics and 9 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Kazuko Saruwatari's work include Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (13 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (9 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers). Kazuko Saruwatari is often cited by papers focused on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (13 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (9 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers). Kazuko Saruwatari collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Kazuko Saruwatari's co-authors include Toshihiro Kogure, Hiromichi Nagasawa, Shaocheng Ji, Michio Suzuki, Tatsuya Nishimura, Yuya Yamamoto, Takashi Kato, J. Kameda, Hidemi Tanaka and H. Mukai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Biomaterials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Kazuko Saruwatari

38 papers receiving 1.6k 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. An Acidic Matrix Protein, Pif, Is a Key Macromolecule for Nacre Formation
    2009 577 citations Michio Suzuki, Kazuko Saruwatari et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuko Saruwatari Japan 19 845 402 333 284 252 38 1.6k
Erika Griesshaber Germany 30 1.3k 1.5× 509 1.3× 1.1k 3.3× 331 1.2× 198 0.8× 123 2.5k
Concepción Jiménez-López Spain 28 952 1.1× 648 1.6× 304 0.9× 89 0.3× 348 1.4× 77 2.5k
Olivier Grauby France 31 755 0.9× 144 0.4× 172 0.5× 314 1.1× 335 1.3× 109 2.4k
Rebecca A. Metzler United States 16 1.3k 1.5× 723 1.8× 517 1.6× 86 0.3× 253 1.0× 32 1.8k
Christopher E. Killian United States 25 1.4k 1.7× 449 1.1× 455 1.4× 74 0.3× 234 0.9× 36 2.3k
Sefi Raz Israel 10 2.3k 2.7× 1.0k 2.5× 720 2.2× 123 0.4× 424 1.7× 11 2.8k
Peter Westbroek Netherlands 32 1.3k 1.5× 472 1.2× 969 2.9× 66 0.2× 133 0.5× 73 3.6k
Analía L. Soldati Argentina 19 485 0.6× 238 0.6× 248 0.7× 65 0.2× 391 1.6× 56 1.2k
Patricia Blackwelder United States 30 268 0.3× 296 0.7× 332 1.0× 54 0.2× 626 2.5× 76 2.6k
Maggie Cusack United Kingdom 36 1.5k 1.7× 580 1.4× 1.4k 4.3× 129 0.5× 124 0.5× 109 3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuko Saruwatari

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All Works

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Kameda, J., Kazuko Saruwatari, Hidemi Tanaka, & Fumiaki Tsunomori. (2014). Mechanisms of hydrogen generation during the mechanochemical treatment of biotite within D2O media. Earth Planets and Space. 56(12). 1241–1245. 7 indexed citations
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Nagasaka, Seiji, Kazuo Furihata, Shinji Nagata, et al.. (2011). Glycolytic intermediates induce amorphous calcium carbonate formation in crustaceans. Nature Chemical Biology. 7(4). 197–199. 78 indexed citations
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Saruwatari, Kazuko, Seiji Nagasaka, Noriaki Ozaki, & Hiromichi Nagasawa. (2011). Morphological and Crystallographic Transformation from Immature to Mature Coccoliths, Pleurochrysis carterae. Marine Biotechnology. 13(4). 801–809. 7 indexed citations
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Yokoo, Naoki, Michio Suzuki, Kazuko Saruwatari, et al.. (2011). Microstructures of the larval shell of a pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, investigated by FIB-TEM technique. American Mineralogist. 96(7). 1020–1027. 16 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Michio, J. Kameda, Takenori Sasaki, et al.. (2010). Characterization of the multilayered shell of a limpet, Lottia kogamogai (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda), using SEM–EBSD and FIB–TEM techniques. Journal of Structural Biology. 171(2). 223–230. 46 indexed citations
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Saruwatari, Kazuko, et al.. (2009). Nucleation and growth of aragonite crystals at the growth front of nacres in pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata. Biomaterials. 30(16). 3028–3034. 61 indexed citations
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Kameda, J., Kazuko Saruwatari, Noriaki Ozaki, et al.. (2009). Microtexture of larval shell of oyster, Crassostrea nippona: A FIB-TEM study. Journal of Structural Biology. 169(1). 1–5. 39 indexed citations
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Mikouchi, T., et al.. (2008). Transmission Electron Microscopy of Olivine in the LAR 06319 Olivine-Phyric Shergottite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement. 43. 5177. 3 indexed citations
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Sato, Hisako, Kentaro Okamoto, Kenji Tamura, et al.. (2008). A Heterojunction Photodiode Operating at Inorganic Nanosheet Interfaces. Applied Physics Express. 1. 35001–35001. 5 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Kentaro, Hisako Sato, Kazuko Saruwatari, et al.. (2007). Persistent Phenomena in Photocurrent of Niobate Nanosheets. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 111(34). 12827–12833. 14 indexed citations
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Saruwatari, Kazuko, Hisako Sato, J. Kameda, Akihiko Yamagishi, & Kazunari Domen. (2005). Evidence for the role of organic layers in photoconductivity of organic/inorganic hybrid nanosheets as prepared by Langmuir–Blodgett methods. Chemical Communications. 1999–2001. 14 indexed citations
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Saruwatari, Kazuko, Hisako Sato, J. Kameda, et al.. (2005). Photoconductive Properties of Organic−Inorganic Hybrid Films of Layered Perovskite-Type Niobate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(25). 12410–12416. 53 indexed citations
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Kadono, Toshihiko, J. Kameda, Kazuko Saruwatari, et al.. (2005). Surface roughness of alumina fragments caused by hypervelocity impact. Planetary and Space Science. 54(2). 212–215. 3 indexed citations
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Kameda, J., Kazuko Saruwatari, & Hidemi Tanaka. (2004). H2 generation during dry grinding of kaolinite. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 275(1). 225–228. 23 indexed citations
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Saruwatari, Kazuko, Shaocheng Ji, Changxing Long, & Matthew H. Salisbury. (2001). Seismic anisotropy of mantle xenoliths and constraints on upper mantle structure beneath the southern Canadian Cordillera. Tectonophysics. 339(3-4). 403–426. 35 indexed citations
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Ji, Shaocheng & Kazuko Saruwatari. (1998). A revised model for the relationship between joint spacing and layer thickness. Journal of Structural Geology. 20(11). 1495–1508. 109 indexed citations
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Ji, Shaocheng, Pinglao Zhao, & Kazuko Saruwatari. (1997). Fracturing of garnet crystals in anisotropic metamorphic rocks during uplift. Journal of Structural Geology. 19(5). 603–620. 47 indexed citations

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