Naruya Saitou

70.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
199 papers, 58.9k citations indexed

About

Naruya Saitou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Naruya Saitou has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 58.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Molecular Biology, 91 papers in Genetics and 27 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Naruya Saitou's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (62 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (42 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (32 papers). Naruya Saitou is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (62 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (42 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (32 papers). Naruya Saitou collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Naruya Saitou's co-authors include M Nei, Tadashi Imanishi, Takashi Kitano, Keiichi Omoto, Masatoshi Nei, J. C. Stephens, Fumiichiro Yamamoto, Timothy A. Jinam, Kenta Sumiyama and Shintaroh Ueda and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Naruya Saitou

197 papers receiving 56.8k 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.

The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees.

1987 52.4k citations Naruya Saitou et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
Denisova Admixture and the First Modern Human Dispersals into Southeast Asia and Oceania

2011 342 citations Timothy A. Jinam, Maude E. Phipps et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Naruya Saitou Japan	45	30.6k	14.6k	12.8k	10.8k	4.2k	199	58.9k
Warren Gish United States	17	46.9k 1.5×	18.4k 1.3×	13.8k 1.1×	10.5k 1.0×	4.2k 1.0×	20	80.8k
Rodrigo López United Kingdom	32	32.5k 1.1×	13.2k 0.9×	7.9k 0.6×	7.3k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	68	57.4k
Webb Miller United States	10	43.9k 1.4×	17.6k 1.2×	13.5k 1.1×	9.9k 0.9×	4.1k 1.0×	10	76.7k
Eugene W. Myers United States	49	50.9k 1.7×	19.4k 1.3×	14.0k 1.1×	11.8k 1.1×	4.5k 1.1×	126	88.6k
Sean R. Eddy United States	80	54.3k 1.8×	18.3k 1.3×	13.1k 1.0×	9.1k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	127	75.9k
Hamish McWilliam United Kingdom	15	25.5k 0.8×	10.7k 0.7×	6.7k 0.5×	6.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	18	46.3k
Marc Lohse Germany	23	25.7k 0.8×	13.5k 0.9×	8.4k 0.7×	7.2k 0.7×	4.1k 1.0×	25	48.8k
Björn Usadel Germany	62	30.3k 1.0×	21.6k 1.5×	8.6k 0.7×	7.5k 0.7×	3.8k 0.9×	187	58.7k
Olivier Gascuel France	35	21.0k 0.7×	10.8k 0.7×	11.1k 0.9×	8.7k 0.8×	6.5k 1.5×	136	46.4k
Alan Filipski United States	11	16.4k 0.5×	12.6k 0.9×	8.0k 0.6×	6.4k 0.6×	4.9k 1.2×	14	41.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naruya Saitou

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20 of 20 papers shown

Saitou, Naruya, et al.. (2023). A Study of the Genetic Structure of Hybrid Camels in Kazakhstan. Genes. 14(7). 1373–1373. 6 indexed citations

Kawai, Yosuke, Toyoyuki Takada, Toshihiko Shiroishi, et al.. (2022). Insights into Mus musculus Population Structure across Eurasia Revealed by Whole-Genome Analysis. Genome Biology and Evolution. 14(5). 13 indexed citations

Bekmanov, Bakhytzhan, et al.. (2022). Comparative Analysis of the Polymorphism of the Casein Genes in Camels Bred in Kazakhstan. Diversity. 14(4). 285–285. 5 indexed citations

Jinam, Timothy A., Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Hirofumi Nakaoka, et al.. (2021). Allelic and haplotypic HLA diversity in indigenous Malaysian populations explored using Next Generation Sequencing. Human Immunology. 83(1). 17–26. 5 indexed citations

Scaglione, Davide, Emiliano Trucchi, Mohammad Hossein Banabazi, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide diversity and global migration patterns in dromedaries follow ancient caravan routes. Communications Biology. 3(1). 387–387. 10 indexed citations

Saitou, Naruya, et al.. (2017). DNA Analyses of Camels. 26(4). 223–226. 1 indexed citations

Kryukov, Kirill, et al.. (2014). Lineage-Specific Conserved Noncoding Sequences of Plant Genomes: Their Possible Role in Nucleosome Positioning. Genome Biology and Evolution. 6(9). 2527–2542. 11 indexed citations

Babarinde, Isaac A. & Naruya Saitou. (2013). Heterogeneous Tempo and Mode of Conserved Noncoding Sequence Evolution among Four Mammalian Orders. Genome Biology and Evolution. 5(12). 2330–2343. 15 indexed citations

Jinam, Timothy A., et al.. (2013). Admixture Patterns and Genetic Differentiation in Negrito Groups from West Malaysia Estimated from Genome-wide SNP Data. Human Biology. 85(1-3). 173–187. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Rumiko & Naruya Saitou. (2011). Exploration for Functional Nucleotide Sequence Candidates within Coding Regions of Mammalian Genes. DNA Research. 18(3). 177–187. 4 indexed citations

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Prakash, Tulika, Kenshiro Oshima, Hidetoshi Morita, et al.. (2011). Complete Genome Sequences of Rat and Mouse Segmented Filamentous Bacteria, a Potent Inducer of Th17 Cell Differentiation. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(3). 273–284. 96 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Toshimichi, Rieko Uchihi, Takashi Yoshimoto, et al.. (2009). Usefulness of a hundred of autosomal tetranucleotide STR markers for genetic analysis among geographically close human regional populations in East Asia. Forensic science international. Genetics supplement series. 2(1). 376–377. 1 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Hirokazu, Akira Ishiguro, Atsushi Suzuki, et al.. (2007). Conservation and Diversification of Msx Protein in Metazoan Evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25(1). 69–82. 17 indexed citations

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Duan, Jubao, Cuiping Hou, Naruya Saitou, et al.. (2004). Polymorphisms in trace amine receptor 4 (TRAR4) are associated with susceptibility for schizophrenia on chromosome 6q23.2. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 19–20. 2 indexed citations

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Kryukov, Kirill & Naruya Saitou. (2003). Netview: Application Software for Constructing and Visually Exploring Phylogenetic Networks. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 14(14). 280–281. 1 indexed citations

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Sawada, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2002). A Phylogenomic Study of the OCTase Genes in Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars: The Horizontal Transfer of the argKtox Cluster and the Evolutionary History of OCTase Genes on Their Genomes. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 54(4). 437–457. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Li, et al.. (2000). Genetic Structure of a 2,500-Year-Old Human Population in China and Its Spatiotemporal Changes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17(9). 1396–1400. 35 indexed citations

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Cao, Quanquan, Jennifer M. Taylor, Anibal Cravchik, et al.. (2000). Genetic diversity of the human serotonin receptor 1B (HTR1B).. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 96(4). 564–564. 2 indexed citations

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Oota, Satoshi & Naruya Saitou. (1997). Reconstruction of Maximum Likelihood Phylogenetic Trees in Parallel Environment Using Logic Programming. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 8. 326–327. 1 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Hikaru, Takuro Tamura, Katsumi Isono, et al.. (1996). SAKURA: A New Data Submission System of DDBJ to Meet Users' Needs in the Age of Mass Production of DNA Sequences. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 7. 204–205. 2 indexed citations

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