Naoki Sato

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
322 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Naoki Sato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoki Sato has authored 322 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 42 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Naoki Sato's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (95 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (56 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (40 papers). Naoki Sato is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (95 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (56 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (40 papers). Naoki Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Naoki Sato's co-authors include Norio Murata, Takashi Moriyama, Masaki Furuya, M. Ito, S Asano, Kimihiro Terasawa, Masaaki Takahashi, Toshitaka Okabe, Yukio Kondo and Akio Urabe 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

Naoki Sato

308 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Demonstration of granulopoietic factor(s) in the plasma of nude mice transplanted with a human lung cancer and in the tumor tissue

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Naoki Sato Japan	42	4.4k	1.7k	1.2k	925	786	322	7.5k
Wataru Sakamoto Japan	57	5.7k 1.3×	632 0.4×	3.7k 3.1×	449 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	328	10.0k
Andreas Holzinger Austria	40	2.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	894 0.8×	130 0.1×	786 1.0×	156	4.9k
Mario De Rosa Italy	55	6.4k 1.5×	202 0.1×	648 0.5×	608 0.7×	939 1.2×	321	11.9k
L. Andrew Staehelin United States	82	14.3k 3.2×	1.4k 0.8×	8.5k 7.2×	555 0.6×	828 1.1×	240	20.4k
Peter Pohl Austria	46	4.0k 0.9×	618 0.4×	251 0.2×	434 0.5×	236 0.3×	198	7.9k
Sabeeha Merchant United States	71	9.6k 2.2×	5.4k 3.1×	3.5k 2.9×	677 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	195	14.6k
Keith R. Porter United States	66	8.2k 1.9×	303 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	364 0.4×	884 1.1×	127	16.2k
Mary Lipton United States	55	5.3k 1.2×	319 0.2×	651 0.5×	90 0.1×	2.2k 2.8×	163	9.5k
Naoshi Dohmae Japan	68	14.1k 3.2×	577 0.3×	3.0k 2.5×	512 0.6×	521 0.7×	352	20.6k
Andrew J. Roger Canada	59	9.5k 2.2×	457 0.3×	1.8k 1.5×	87 0.1×	4.4k 5.6×	188	13.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Naoki Sato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naoki Sato

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Fujiwara, M, Yasushi Yoshioka, Yusuke Kazama, et al.. (2024). Principles of amyloplast replication in the ovule integuments of Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 196(1). 137–152. 3 indexed citations

Suzuki, S., Hanna Koivunoro, Naoki Sato, et al.. (2023). Initial evaluation of accelerator-based neutron source system at the Shonan Kamakura General Hospital. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 199. 110898–110898. 16 indexed citations

Sato, Shinya, Shinya Yoshikawa, Yoji Nakamura, et al.. (2023). Genome analysis of Parmales, the sister group of diatoms, reveals the evolutionary specialization of diatoms from phago-mixotrophs to photoautotrophs. Communications Biology. 6(1). 697–697. 7 indexed citations

Sato, Naoki. (2021). Is Organization of Living Systems Explained by Probability?. Philosophies. 6(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations

Sato, Naoki, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum TO-A Growth Inhibition Activity against Pathogenic Bacteria.. 9(10). 1–9.

Chen, Chuantong, et al.. (2019). Thermal conductivity and interface thermal resistance evaluation of DBC/DBA in power die attach modules. 1–5. 2 indexed citations

Tajima, Naoyuki, Yu Kanesaki, Shusei Sato, et al.. (2018). Complete Genome Sequence of the Nonheterocystous Cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena sp. ABRG5-3. Genome Announcements. 6(6). 6 indexed citations

Sato, Naoki, et al.. (2014). Exhaust Gas Characteristics of Methane Clustered Microflames Established on 3 x 3 Array of Micro Burners. Jikken rikigaku. 14. 2 indexed citations

Hieno, Ayaka, Hushna Ara Naznin, Mitsuro Hyakumachi, et al.. (2013). ppdb: plant promoter database version 3.0. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(D1). D1188–D1192. 59 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Shuichi, et al.. (2013). Technical Challenges and Study on Guided Reentry Flight for Capsule Spacecraft. 27(2). 1 indexed citations

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Ogohara, Kazunori, Toru Kouyama, Hiroki Yamamoto, et al.. (2012). A Newly Developed Cloud Tracking System for the Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki and Preliminary Results Using Venus Express Data. Theoretical and applied mechanics Japan. 60. 193–202.

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Sato, Naoki & Masaaki Takahashi. (2004). Internal Dynamics Related to the Appearance of the Okhotsk High in Midsummer. Theoretical and applied mechanics Japan. 53(53). 189–196. 2 indexed citations

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Sato, Naoki, et al.. (2004). Design of SMIL Browser Functionality in Mobile Phones. IEICE Transactions on Communications. 87(2). 342–349.

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Sato, Naoki, et al.. (2004). An Experimental Study of Computer-Aided Facilities for Better Understanding of Theatrical Performance by Visually or Hearing Impaired Persons. 20. 489–490.

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Sato, Naoki & Masaaki Takahashi. (2003). Formation Mechanism of Vorticity Anomalies on the Subtropical Jet in the Midsummer Northern Hemisphere. Theoretical and applied mechanics Japan. 52. 109–115. 10 indexed citations

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Sato, Naoki. (2003). Gclust: Genome-Wide Clustering of Protein Sequences for Identification of Photosynthesis-Related Genes Resulting from Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 14. 585–586. 2 indexed citations

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Sato, Naoki & Masaaki Takahashi. (2003). Properties of the Okhotsk High as a Dynamical Mode in Northeast Asia in Midsummer (Extended Abstract). The science reports of the Tohoku University. 36(4). 505–509. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Naoki, et al.. (2001). 3-D Visualization for Gene Rearrangement in Ternary Comparison. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 12. 462–463. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Naoki, et al.. (2000). ANALYSIS OF CHLOROPLAST TARGETING SYGNALS OF THE PEND PROTEIN. Plant and Cell Physiology. 41. 1 indexed citations

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Ohta, Niji, Naoki Sato, & Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa. (1998). ANALYSES OF THE PLASTID GENOME OF PROTOFLORIDEOPHYCEOUS ALGAE. Plant and Cell Physiology. 39. 1 indexed citations

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