Masatoshi Sato

6.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
169 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Masatoshi Sato is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masatoshi Sato has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Language and Linguistics, 36 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 27 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Masatoshi Sato's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (38 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (33 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (23 papers). Masatoshi Sato is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (38 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (33 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (23 papers). Masatoshi Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Chile and United States. Masatoshi Sato's co-authors include Shawn Loewen, Roy Lyster, Kazuya Saito, Rokiah Hashim, Othman Sulaiman, Tomoko Sugimoto, Salim Hızıroǧlu, Keko Hori, Ryohei Tanaka and Juan Carlos Oyanedel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Applied Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Masatoshi Sato

155 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Oral corrective feedback in second language classrooms

2012 397 citations Masatoshi Sato et al. Language Teaching profile →
Interaction and instructed second language acquisition

2018 161 citations Shawn Loewen, Masatoshi Sato Language Teaching profile →
Do teachers care about research? The research–pedagogy dialogue

2018 117 citations Masatoshi Sato, Shawn Loewen ELT Journal profile →
The Research–Practice Dialogue in Second Language Learning and Teaching: Past, Present, and Future

2022 90 citations Masatoshi Sato, Shawn Loewen Modern Language Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masatoshi Sato Japan	31	1.2k	905	765	732	605	169	3.5k
David J. Walsh United Kingdom	30	544 0.4×	251 0.3×	49 0.1×	1.3k 1.8×	31 0.1×	123	4.2k
Richard Day United Kingdom	29	107 0.1×	78 0.1×	144 0.2×	629 0.9×	194 0.3×	88	3.1k
Peter Koch Germany	20	904 0.7×	171 0.2×	34 0.0×	40 0.1×	25 0.0×	120	1.7k
Gillian Brown United Kingdom	17	140 0.1×	105 0.1×	55 0.1×	35 0.0×	56 0.1×	53	1.7k
David C. Gardner United Kingdom	26	272 0.2×	231 0.3×	162 0.2×	3 0.0×	217 0.4×	106	2.4k
Stephen Ryan Japan	16	1.2k 0.9×	766 0.8×	642 0.8×	15 0.0×	454 0.8×	37	2.2k
Joseph E. Grady United States	15	444 0.4×	171 0.2×	72 0.1×	14 0.0×	21 0.0×	54	1.6k
Yiping Lou United States	19	47 0.0×	35 0.0×	1.1k 1.4×	29 0.0×	1.9k 3.2×	40	2.9k
Caroline Baillie Australia	30	7 0.0×	35 0.0×	121 0.2×	2.3k 3.1×	751 1.2×	137	4.8k
Young‐Wook Kim South Korea	54	34 0.0×	19 0.0×	51 0.1×	698 1.0×	7 0.0×	438	11.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Masatoshi Sato

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masatoshi Sato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masatoshi Sato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masatoshi Sato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masatoshi 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 Masatoshi Sato. Masatoshi 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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Michel, Marije, Dwight Atkinson, Theodora Alexopoulou, et al.. (2025). Forging common ground in second language acquisition and teaching: A combined synergy statement. Modern Language Journal. 109(S1). 90–103. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Shanshan & Masatoshi Sato. (2025). Language teacher emotion. Language Teaching. 59(2). 164–179.

Sato, Masatoshi, Steven L. Thorne, Marije Michel, Theodora Alexopoulou, & John Hellermann. (2025). Language, people, classrooms, world: Blending disparate theories for united language education practices. Modern Language Journal. 109(S1). 15–38. 9 indexed citations

Sato, Masatoshi, et al.. (2024). Multilingualism and native speakerism in academic journals’ language policies: Exploring a potential power of applied linguistics journals in promoting equitable publishing practices. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 46(3). 921–932. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Shanshan, et al.. (2024). Materials writing as a vehicle for teacher learning. ELT Journal. 78(3). 273–283. 3 indexed citations

Trofimovich, Pavel, et al.. (2024). Do they like me?. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 47(1). 80–103. 1 indexed citations

Sato, Masatoshi, et al.. (2024). Creating and sustaining a platform for researchers and teachers to communicate: an example of TESOLgraphics. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 1–11. 3 indexed citations

Takatsuki, Seiki, et al.. (2024). Seed dispersal of Zoysia japonica by sika deer: An example of the “foliage is the fruit” hypothesis. Ecological Research. 40(2). 207–216.

Sato, Masatoshi, et al.. (2023). A non-commutative Reidemeister-Turaev torsion of homology cylinders. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 376(7). 5045–5088. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Masatoshi. (2023). Metacognition and Data‐Driven Learning. TESOL Quarterly. 58(3). 1246–1255. 5 indexed citations

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Miyazawa, Motoki, Seiko Hirono, Manabu Kawai, et al.. (2023). Radiographic duodenal invasion is associated with poor prognosis and early recurrence in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 49(10). 106960–106960. 2 indexed citations

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Sato, Masatoshi & Shawn Loewen. (2022). The Research–Practice Dialogue in Second Language Learning and Teaching: Past, Present, and Future. Modern Language Journal. 106(3). 509–527. 90 indexed citations breakdown →

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Loewen, Shawn & Masatoshi Sato. (2021). Exploring the relationship between TBLT and ISLA. 1(1). 47–70. 5 indexed citations

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Kawai, Yuki, et al.. (2018). Super-Resolution Reconstruction Using Adaptive Nearest Neighbor Interpolation by Iterative Back-Projection. IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep.. 118(174). 31–34. 1 indexed citations

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Sagawa, Yohei, Masatoshi Sato, Noriaki Sakai, et al.. (2016). Wake-promoting effects of ONO-4127Na, a prostaglandin DP1 receptor antagonist, in hypocretin/orexin deficient narcoleptic mice. Neuropharmacology. 110(Pt A). 268–276. 12 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Noboru, et al.. (2011). Analysis of Changes in Inter-Regional Release Repercussion and Wide-Area Transportation Structure of Industrial Wastes. Studies in Regional Science. 41(4). 969–983.

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Sato, Masatoshi. (2011). Constitution of form-orientation: Contributions of context and explicit knowledge to learning from recasts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20 indexed citations

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Mochida, Yukira, Masatoshi Sato, & Takao Kikuchi. (1997). The vegetation of the South Hakkoda Mountains,northern Honshu,Japan. 23(4). 295–306. 7 indexed citations

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Sato, Masatoshi, et al.. (1993). 1076 Study on Size Effect of Concrete-Direct Tensile Strength. 15(1). 459–464. 1 indexed citations

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Saito, Jun, et al.. (1987). Direct Overwrite by Light Power Modulation on Magneto-Optical Multi-Layered Media : DRIVE TECHNIQUE. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 26(4). 155–159.

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