Masahiro Sato

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
390 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Masahiro Sato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro Sato has authored 390 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 226 papers in Molecular Biology, 126 papers in Genetics and 55 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Masahiro Sato's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (100 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (96 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (60 papers). Masahiro Sato is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (100 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (96 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (60 papers). Masahiro Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Masahiro Sato's co-authors include Masato Ohtsuka, Sunao Takeshita, Tamotsu Hashimoto-Gotoh, Shingo Nakamura, Minoru Kimura, Hiromi Miura, Satoshi Watanabe, Channabasavaiah B. Gurumurthy, Masaaki Yokoyama and Takayuki Sakurai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro Sato

378 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

High-copy-number and low-copy-number plasmid vectors for lacZα-complementation and chloramphenicol- or kanamycin-resistance selection

1987 670 citations Masahiro Sato et al. profile →
Ultrasonically guided percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy for small hepatocellular carcinoma

1994 469 citations Masahiro Sato et al. profile →

Peers

Masahiro Sato

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GENET

SURGE

IMMUN

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Bárbara Müller Germany

Helena B. Nader Brazil

Peter Müller Germany

Kunio Nagashima United States

Shmuel A. Ben‐Sasson Israel

Lin Lin China

John C. Fiddes United States

Martin Blum Germany

Paul K. Nakane Japan

Pierre J. Courtoy Belgium

Bárbara Müller Germany

Masahiro Sato

3.5k ×0.8

MB

1.2k ×0.5

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760 ×1.0

SURGE

1.0k ×1.5

IMMUN

390 ×0.6

PHEOH

Citations per year, relative to Masahiro Sato Masahiro Sato (= 1×) peers Bárbara Müller

Countries citing papers authored by Masahiro Sato

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masahiro Sato

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro Sato

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Inada, Emi, Issei Saitoh, Naoko Kubota, et al.. (2025). Engineered Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells with Promising Potential for Regenerative Medicine. BioTech. 14(4). 88–88.

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Yamauchi, Kosuke, Sayaka Suzuki, Hideto Sugawara, et al.. (2024). Swelling behavior of calcium ion-crosslinked sodium alginate in an in vitro hemostatic tamponade model. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 265(Pt 2). 131060–131060. 5 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, et al.. (2024). Elucidation of Coloring Molecule Using a Simple Identification Method with a Color Reaction for <i>Omphalotus japonicus</i>. Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi). 65(6). 137–141.

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Kawabe, Junko, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Masakazu Mimaki, et al.. (2024). In vivo functional significance of direct physical interaction between Period and Cryptochrome in mammalian circadian rhythm generation. PNAS Nexus. 3(12). pgae516–pgae516. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, Akimitsu Miyake, Yoshinori Shimajiri, et al.. (2024). Machine learning-based reproducible prediction of type 2 diabetes subtypes. Diabetologia. 67(11). 2446–2458. 8 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, Hiroki Fujita, Hiroki Yokoyama, et al.. (2023). Relationships among Postprandial Plasma Active GLP-1 and GIP Excursions, Skeletal Muscle Mass, and Body Fat Mass in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Either Miglitol, Sitagliptin, or Their Combination: A Secondary Analysis of the MASTER Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(9). 3104–3104.

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Kakioka, Ryo, Satoshi Ansai, Kawilarang W. A. Masengi, et al.. (2021). Resource partitioning is not coupled with assortative mating in sympatrically divergent ricefish in a Wallacean ancient lake. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34(7). 1133–1143. 5 indexed citations

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Miura, Hiromi, Masahiro Sato, Yongjie Ma, et al.. (2021). Novel reporter mouse models useful for evaluating in vivo gene editing and for optimization of methods of delivering genome editing tools. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 24. 325–336. 13 indexed citations

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Saitoh, Issei, et al.. (2021). Induced Tissue-Specific Stem Cells (iTSCs): Their Generation and Possible Use in Regenerative Medicine. Pharmaceutics. 13(6). 780–780. 4 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, Hirofumi Noguchi, Emi Inada, et al.. (2020). Drug-Induced Naïve iPS Cells Exhibit Better Performance than Primed iPS Cells with Respect to the Ability to Differentiate into Pancreatic β-Cell Lineage. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(9). 2838–2838. 5 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, Erica Ueda, Ayumu Konno, et al.. (2020). Glucocorticoids negatively regulates chaperone mediated autophagy and microautophagy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 528(1). 199–205. 19 indexed citations

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Inada, Emi, Issei Saitoh, Naoko Kubota, et al.. (2019). piggyBac Transposon-Based Immortalization of Human Deciduous Tooth Dental Pulp Cells with Multipotency and Non-Tumorigenic Potential. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(19). 4904–4904. 14 indexed citations

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Gurumurthy, Channabasavaiah B., Masahiro Sato, Ayaka Nakamura, et al.. (2019). Creation of CRISPR-based germline-genome-engineered mice without ex vivo handling of zygotes by i-GONAD. Nature Protocols. 14(8). 2452–2482. 92 indexed citations

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Seki, Takahiro, Masahiro Sato, Tomoko Ohta, et al.. (2018). Lysosomal dysfunction and early glial activation are involved in the pathogenesis of spinocerebellar ataxia type 21 caused by mutant transmembrane protein 240. Neurobiology of Disease. 120. 34–50. 23 indexed citations

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Miyoshi, K., Hiroaki Kawaguchi, Masahiro Sato, et al.. (2016). Birth of Cloned Microminipigs Derived from Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos That Have Been Transiently Treated with Valproic Acid. Cellular Reprogramming. 18(6). 390–400. 11 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, et al.. (2007). Efficient Transfection of Primarily Cultured Porcine Embryonic Fibroblasts Using the Amaxa Nucleofection System™. Cloning and Stem Cells. 9(4). 523–534. 60 indexed citations

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Miyata, Toshio, Reiko Inagi, Masaomi Nangaku, et al.. (2002). Overexpression of the serpin megsin induces progressive mesangial cell proliferation and expansion. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(5). 585–593. 36 indexed citations

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Miyata, Toshio, Reiko Inagi, Masaomi Nangaku, et al.. (2002). Overexpression of the serpin megsin induces progressive mesangial cell proliferation and expansion. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(5). 585–593. 3 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, et al.. (2000). SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN DIRECT EFFECTS OF LIGHT ON TILAPIA ERYTHROPHORES(Physiology)Proceedings of the Seventy-First Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 17. 111. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Masahiro, Takeo Ukita, Hirokazu Inoue, et al.. (2000). OPTIMUM NUMBER OF PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOSCOPY-GUIDED BIOPSIES FOR HISTOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF BILE DUCT CARCINOMA. Digestive Endoscopy. 12(2). 162–166. 1 indexed citations

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