Richard M. Sasaki

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Richard M. Sasaki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard M. Sasaki has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Spectroscopy and 3 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Richard M. Sasaki's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (3 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (3 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (2 papers). Richard M. Sasaki is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (3 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (3 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (2 papers). Richard M. Sasaki collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard M. Sasaki's co-authors include Hiroshi Matsubara, Alan G. Singer, Thomas H. Jukes, Richard K. Chain and M.C.W. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Richard M. Sasaki

9 papers receiving 907 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.

High recovery of tryptophan from acid hydrolysates of proteins

1969 651 citations Hiroshi Matsubara, Richard M. Sasaki Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard M. Sasaki United States	9	729	159	123	93	92	9	1.1k
Richard P. Ambler United Kingdom	11	540 0.7×	146 0.9×	128 1.0×	63 0.7×	37 0.4×	17	855
David F. Silbert United States	29	1.8k 2.4×	192 1.2×	165 1.3×	95 1.0×	31 0.3×	49	2.1k
Adam Képès France	28	1.6k 2.2×	108 0.7×	89 0.7×	121 1.3×	40 0.4×	73	2.1k
Charles S. Hanes Canada	17	645 0.9×	164 1.0×	129 1.0×	82 0.9×	14 0.2×	25	1.1k
Kiyoshi Kondo Japan	22	672 0.9×	82 0.5×	48 0.4×	34 0.4×	42 0.5×	82	1.5k
D.G. Herries United Kingdom	14	720 1.0×	136 0.9×	62 0.5×	69 0.7×	14 0.2×	35	1.1k
Hans Ulrich Schairer Germany	28	2.3k 3.2×	135 0.8×	82 0.7×	118 1.3×	55 0.6×	67	2.9k
P.W. Holloway United States	21	1.5k 2.0×	213 1.3×	147 1.2×	141 1.5×	19 0.2×	33	2.2k
Jay S. Roth United States	22	1.1k 1.5×	138 0.9×	43 0.3×	146 1.6×	17 0.2×	93	1.7k
Hans Tuppy Austria	13	659 0.9×	121 0.8×	93 0.8×	101 1.1×	10 0.1×	27	951

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard M. Sasaki

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Matsubara, Hiroshi, et al.. (1970). The Amino Acid Sequence of Chromatium Ferredoxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 245(8). 2121–2131. 22 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Hiroshi, Alan G. Singer, & Richard M. Sasaki. (1969). Effect of proline residue on the hydrolysis of substrates by thermolysin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 34(5). 719–724. 15 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Hiroshi & Richard M. Sasaki. (1969). High recovery of tryptophan from acid hydrolysates of proteins. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 35(2). 175–181. 651 indexed citations breakdown →

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Matsubara, Hiroshi & Richard M. Sasaki. (1968). Spinach Ferredoxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243(8). 1732–1757. 74 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Hiroshi, Richard M. Sasaki, & Richard K. Chain. (1968). Spinach Ferredoxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243(8). 1725–1731. 44 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Richard M. & Hiroshi Matsubara. (1967). Molecular weight and amino acid composition of chromatium ferredoxin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 28(3). 467–473. 20 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Hiroshi, Richard M. Sasaki, & Richard K. Chain. (1967). THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE OF SPINACH FERREDOXIN. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 57(2). 439–445. 49 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Hiroshi, Richard M. Sasaki, Alan G. Singer, & Thomas H. Jukes. (1966). Specific nature of hydrolysis of insulin and tobacco mosaic virus protein by thermolysin. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 115(2). 324–331. 127 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Hiroshi, Alan G. Singer, Richard M. Sasaki, & Thomas H. Jukes. (1965). Observations on the specificity of a thermostable bacterial protease “thermolysin”. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 21(3). 242–247. 71 indexed citations

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