Moritoshi Sato

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Moritoshi Sato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Moritoshi Sato has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 21 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Moritoshi Sato's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (31 papers), Light effects on plants (21 papers) and bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (19 papers). Moritoshi Sato is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (31 papers), Light effects on plants (21 papers) and bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (19 papers). Moritoshi Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Russia. Moritoshi Sato's co-authors include Yoshio Umezawa, Fuun Kawano, Takeaki Ozawa, Yuta Nihongaki, Takahiro Nakajima, Hideyuki Suzuki, Yoshibumi Ueda, Akihiro Furuya, Asami Kaihara and Takahiro Otabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Moritoshi Sato

115 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Photoactivatable CRISPR-Cas9 for optogenetic genome editing

2015 488 citations Takahiro Nakajima, Moritoshi Sato et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Moritoshi Sato Japan	41	4.0k	1.2k	754	720	569	120	5.4k
Juan Llopis Spain	29	5.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	578 0.8×	1.5k 2.1×	330 0.6×	69	7.9k
Won Do Heo South Korea	46	4.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	315 0.4×	495 0.9×	121	8.3k
Daria M. Shcherbakova United States	28	1.9k 0.5×	910 0.7×	454 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	990 1.7×	62	3.5k
Takanari Inoue United States	34	3.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	313 0.4×	300 0.4×	342 0.6×	81	5.5k
A B Cubitt United States	13	3.0k 0.7×	807 0.7×	223 0.3×	2.2k 3.0×	456 0.8×	19	4.5k
Zhe Liu United States	29	3.7k 0.9×	324 0.3×	521 0.7×	713 1.0×	320 0.6×	94	4.9k
David A. Zacharias United States	25	6.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	506 0.7×	2.2k 3.1×	293 0.5×	33	8.3k
Thomas J. Wandless United States	40	5.9k 1.5×	727 0.6×	340 0.5×	253 0.4×	225 0.4×	76	7.9k
Kiryl D. Piatkevich United States	28	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	248 0.3×	1.4k 2.0×	560 1.0×	73	3.4k
Dimitrios Fotiadis Switzerland	44	5.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.7×	214 0.3×	144 0.2×	566 1.0×	124	7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Moritoshi Sato

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Fields of papers citing papers by Moritoshi Sato

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moritoshi Sato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Moritoshi Sato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Moritoshi 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 Moritoshi Sato. Moritoshi 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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Hirai, H, et al.. (2025). Light-controlled Spo11-less meiotic DNA breaks by MagTAQing lead to chromosomal aberrations. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(7).

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Okura, Takashi, Maino Tahara, Noriyuki Otsuki, et al.. (2023). Generation of a photocontrollable recombinant bovine parainfluenza virus type 3. Microbiology and Immunology. 67(4). 204–209. 2 indexed citations

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Tang, Longteng, Liangdong Zhu, Keiji Fushimi, et al.. (2021). An Engineered Biliverdin-Compatible Cyanobacteriochrome Enables a Unique Ultrafast Reversible Photoswitching Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(10). 5252–5252. 8 indexed citations

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Tang, Longteng, Cheng Chen, Liangdong Zhu, et al.. (2020). Transient electronic and vibrational signatures during reversible photoswitching of a cyanobacteriochrome photoreceptor. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 250. 119379–119379. 11 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyun Jin, Satomi Ogura, Takahiro Otabe, et al.. (2019). Fine-Tuning of Hydrophobicity in Amphiphilic Polyaspartamide Derivatives for Rapid and Transient Expression of Messenger RNA Directed Toward Genome Engineering in Brain. ACS Central Science. 5(11). 1866–1875. 63 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Yōichi, Pankaj Bharmoria, Hironori Kouno, et al.. (2019). Near‐Infrared Optogenetic Genome Engineering Based on Photon‐Upconversion Hydrogels. Angewandte Chemie. 131(49). 17991–17997. 13 indexed citations

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Nishihara, Ryo, Takahiro Nakajima, Sung Bae Kim, et al.. (2019). Biothiol-Activatable Bioluminescent Coelenterazine Derivative for Molecular Imaging in Vitro and in Vivo. Analytical Chemistry. 91(15). 9546–9553. 24 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Yōichi, Pankaj Bharmoria, Hironori Kouno, et al.. (2019). Near‐Infrared Optogenetic Genome Engineering Based on Photon‐Upconversion Hydrogels. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(49). 17827–17833. 138 indexed citations

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Shindo, Yutaka, Takahiro Nakajima, Shigeru Nishiyama, et al.. (2018). Highly Sensitive Bioluminescent Probe for Thiol Detection in Living Cells. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 13(6). 648–655. 26 indexed citations

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Nishihara, Ryo, Satoshi Kishigami, N. Iwasawa, et al.. (2018). Azide- and Dye-Conjugated Coelenterazine Analogues for a Multiplex Molecular Imaging Platform. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 29(6). 1922–1931. 22 indexed citations

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Ueda, Yoshibumi, Toshiyuki Ishiwata, Seiichi Shinji, et al.. (2018). In vivo imaging of T cell lymphoma infiltration process at the colon. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3978–3978. 6 indexed citations

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Saitoh, Tsuyoshi, Kazuki Niwa, Takahiro Nakajima, et al.. (2018). An allylated firefly luciferin analogue with luciferase specific response in living cells. Chemical Communications. 54(14). 1774–1777. 14 indexed citations

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Hasegawa, Masumi, Keiji Fushimi, Takahiro Nakajima, et al.. (2017). Molecular characterization of DXCF cyanobacteriochromes from the cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina identifies a blue-light power sensor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(5). 1713–1727. 22 indexed citations

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Hitosugi, Taro, Moritoshi Sato, Kazuki Sasaki, & Yoshio Umezawa. (2007). Lipid Raft–Specific Knockdown of Src Family Kinase Activity Inhibits Cell Adhesion and Cell Cycle Progression of Breast Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 67(17). 8139–8148. 43 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Takeaki, et al.. (2007). Imaging dynamics of endogenous mitochondrial RNA in single living cells. Nature Methods. 4(5). 413–419. 237 indexed citations

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Awais, Muhammad, Moritoshi Sato, & Yoshio Umezawa. (2007). Optical probes to identify the glucocorticoid receptor ligands in living cells. Steroids. 72(14). 949–954. 9 indexed citations

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Awais, Muhammad, Moritoshi Sato, & Yoshio Umezawa. (2006). A fluorescent indicator to visualize ligand-induced receptor/coactivator interactions for screening of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ ligands in living cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 22(11). 2564–2569. 12 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Takeaki, Yusuke Sako, Moritoshi Sato, Toshio Kitamura, & Yoshio Umezawa. (2003). A genetic approach to identifying mitochondrial proteins. Nature Biotechnology. 21(3). 287–293. 102 indexed citations

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Sato, Moritoshi, et al.. (1991). Correlation between Meat Inspection Findings and the BUN levels in Urolithiasis of Fattening Cattle. Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association. 44(6). 632–636. 2 indexed citations

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Sato, Moritoshi, et al.. (1988). Incidence and Countermeasure of Urolithiasis in Fattening Cattle. Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association. 41(1). 36–39. 1 indexed citations

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