Reiko Sato-Yoshitake

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Reiko Sato-Yoshitake is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cell Biology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Reiko Sato-Yoshitake's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (13 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers). Reiko Sato-Yoshitake is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (13 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers). Reiko Sato-Yoshitake collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Reiko Sato-Yoshitake's co-authors include Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yasuko Noda, Masaomi Nangaku, Yasushi Okada, Hiroto Yamazaki, Reiko Takemura, Shigeo Okabe, Yosuke Takei, Sumio Terada and K Oguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Reiko Sato-Yoshitake

15 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Altered microtubule organ... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Altered microtubule organization in small-calibre axons of mice lacking tau protein
    1994 600 citations Atsushi Harada, K Oguchi et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Reiko Sato-Yoshitake Japan 12 1.6k 1.5k 509 506 205 15 2.5k
M. L. Shelanski United States 17 746 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 433 0.9× 313 0.6× 140 0.7× 22 1.7k
Leticia Peris France 23 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 504 1.0× 177 0.3× 157 0.8× 32 2.3k
Young T. Kwon United States 10 1.2k 0.7× 2.2k 1.5× 1.3k 2.6× 582 1.2× 646 3.2× 10 3.7k
Santiago Quiroga Argentina 23 772 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 753 1.5× 238 0.5× 297 1.4× 43 1.8k
Sergey V. Voronov United States 8 607 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 409 0.8× 326 0.6× 83 0.4× 8 1.9k
Julie K. Staple United States 16 559 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 976 1.9× 221 0.4× 234 1.1× 22 2.2k
Brigitte Anliker Germany 13 523 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 554 1.1× 613 1.2× 266 1.3× 18 2.3k
Fabián Feiguin Italy 22 661 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 457 0.9× 194 0.4× 153 0.7× 36 1.9k
T Noda Japan 14 379 0.2× 1.5k 1.0× 703 1.4× 567 1.1× 85 0.4× 23 2.4k
Jorge Santos Da Silva Italy 10 602 0.4× 762 0.5× 581 1.1× 228 0.5× 216 1.1× 10 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Noda, Yasuko, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, Shunsuke Kondo, Masaomi Nangaku, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1995). KIF2 is a new microtubule-based anterograde motor that transports membranous organelles distinct from those carried by kinesin heavy chain or KIF3A/B.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 129(1). 157–167. 145 indexed citations
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Okada, Yasushi, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1995). The activation of protein kinase A pathway selectively inhibits anterograde axonal transport of vesicles but not mitochondria transport or retrograde transport in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience. 15(4). 3053–3064. 61 indexed citations
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Harada, Atsushi, K Oguchi, Shigeo Okabe, et al.. (1994). Altered microtubule organization in small-calibre axons of mice lacking tau protein. Nature. 369(6480). 488–491. 600 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nangaku, Masaomi, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, Yasushi Okada, et al.. (1994). KIF1B, a novel microtubule plus end-directed monomeric motor protein for transport of mitochondria. Cell. 79(7). 1209–1220. 489 indexed citations
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Noda, Yasuko, et al.. (1994). KIF2 is a new anterograde microtubule based motor which transports membranous organelles distinct from those carried by KHC or KIF3A/B. Neuroscience Research Supplements. 19. S84–S84. 6 indexed citations
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Kondo, Shigeru, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, Yasuko Noda, et al.. (1994). KIF3A is a new microtubule-based anterograde motor in the nerve axon.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 125(5). 1095–1107. 217 indexed citations
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Hagiwara, Hiroki, Hiroshi Yorifuji, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1994). Competition between motor molecules (kinesin and cytoplasmic dynein) and fibrous microtubule-associated proteins in binding to microtubules.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(5). 3581–3589. 90 indexed citations
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Nakata, Takao, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, Yasushi Okada, Yasuko Noda, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1993). Thermal drift is enough to drive a single microtubule along its axis even in the absence of motor proteins. Biophysical Journal. 65(6). 2504–2510. 19 indexed citations
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Sato-Yoshitake, Reiko, et al.. (1993). 613 The characterization of KIF2, a new member of kinesin superfamily expressed in the nervous and immune system. Neuroscience Research Supplements. 18. S75–S75. 1 indexed citations
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Maeda, K, Takao Nakata, Yasuko Noda, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1992). Interaction of dynamin with microtubules: its structure and GTPase activity investigated by using highly purified dynamin.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 3(10). 1181–1194. 97 indexed citations
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Sato-Yoshitake, Reiko, Hiroshi Yorifuji, Masaki Inagaki, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1992). The phosphorylation of kinesin regulates its binding to synaptic vesicles.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 267(33). 23930–23936. 136 indexed citations
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Sato-Yoshitake, Reiko, Hiroshi Yorifuji, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1991). Phosphorylation of kinesin regulates its binding to synaptic vesicles. Neuroscience Research Supplements. 14. S15–S15. 4 indexed citations
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Hirokawa, Nobutaka, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, Naoto Kobayashi, et al.. (1991). Kinesin associates with anterogradely transported membranous organelles in vivo.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 114(2). 295–302. 223 indexed citations
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Hirokawa, Nobutaka, Reiko Sato-Yoshitake, Toshimichi Yoshida, & T. Kawashima. (1990). Brain dynein (MAP1C) localizes on both anterogradely and retrogradely transported membranous organelles in vivo.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 111(3). 1027–1037. 213 indexed citations
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Sato-Yoshitake, Reiko, Yoko Shiomura, Hiroshi Miyasaka, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (1989). Microtubule-associated protein 1B: Molecular structure, localization, and phosphorylation-dependent expression in developing neurons. Neuron. 3(2). 229–238. 173 indexed citations

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