Satoshi Hirata

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Satoshi Hirata is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Genetics and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Satoshi Hirata has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Social Psychology, 31 papers in Genetics and 31 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Satoshi Hirata's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (66 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (31 papers) and Human-Animal Interaction Studies (24 papers). Satoshi Hirata is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (66 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (31 papers) and Human-Animal Interaction Studies (24 papers). Satoshi Hirata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Satoshi Hirata's co-authors include Fumihiro Kano, Josep Call, Christopher Krupenye, Kohki Fuwa, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Michael Tomasello, Naruki Morimura, Masaki Tomonaga, Michael A. Huffman and Monamie Ringhofer 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

Satoshi Hirata

132 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

  1. Great apes anticipate that other individuals will act according to false beliefs
    2016 366 citations Christopher Krupenye, Fumihiro Kano et al. Science profile →

Peers

Satoshi Hirata
Lydia M. Hopper United States
Susan P. Lambeth United States
Alexandra G. Rosati United States
Linda F. Marchant United States
Masaki Tomonaga Japan
Kathleen R. Gibson United States
Amanda M. Seed United Kingdom
Federica Amici Germany
Bridget M. Waller United Kingdom
Stephen Hutt United States
Lydia M. Hopper United States
Satoshi Hirata
Citations per year, relative to Satoshi Hirata Satoshi Hirata (= 1×) peers Lydia M. Hopper

Countries citing papers authored by Satoshi Hirata

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Fields of papers citing papers by Satoshi Hirata

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Satoshi Hirata. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Satoshi Hirata. The network helps show where Satoshi Hirata may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Satoshi Hirata

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Satoshi Hirata. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Satoshi Hirata 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 Satoshi Hirata. Satoshi Hirata is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Matsumoto–Oda, Akiko, Kenzo Takahashi, Satoshi Hirata, et al.. (2025). Inter-species differences in wound-healing rate: a comparative study involving primates and rodents. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2045). 20250233–20250233. 2 indexed citations
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Ringhofer, Monamie, et al.. (2025). No evidence of kin preferences in a feral horse multilevel society. Animal Behaviour. 222. 123120–123120.
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Pinto, Pedro Luiz Silva, et al.. (2023). Examining the effect of sociodemographic factors on feral horses' social networks. Journal of Zoology. 321(2). 113–127. 3 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Takuya, et al.. (2023). Noncontact Measurement of Heartbeat of Humans and Chimpanzees Using Millimeter-Wave Radar With Topology Method. IEEE Sensors Letters. 7(11). 1–4. 9 indexed citations
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Sueur, Cédric, et al.. (2023). Tool assisted task on touchscreen: a case study on drawing behaviour in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Folia Primatologica. 94(2-3). 111–127. 3 indexed citations
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Hirata, Satoshi, et al.. (2023). Horses’ Social Evaluation of Human Third-Party Interactions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(2). 95–104. 1 indexed citations
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Sakai, Yutaka, et al.. (2023). State-transition-free reinforcement learning in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Learning & Behavior. 51(4). 413–427.
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Kitazaki, Michiteru, et al.. (2021). Great apes’ understanding of biomechanics: eye-tracking experiments using three-dimensional computer-generated animations. Primates. 62(5). 735–747. 2 indexed citations
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Hirata, Satoshi, et al.. (2021). Plant‐eating carnivores: Multispecies analysis on factors influencing the frequency of plant occurrence in obligate carnivores. Ecology and Evolution. 11(16). 10968–10983. 9 indexed citations
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Ringhofer, Monamie, et al.. (2019). Herding mechanisms to maintain the cohesion of a harem group: two interaction phases during herding. Journal of Ethology. 38(1). 71–77. 24 indexed citations
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Ringhofer, Monamie, et al.. (2019). Feral horses’ (Equus ferus caballus) behavior toward dying and dead conspecifics. Primates. 61(1). 49–54. 10 indexed citations
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Krupenye, Christopher, Fumihiro Kano, Satoshi Hirata, Josep Call, & Michael Tomasello. (2016). Great apes anticipate that other individuals will act according to false beliefs. Science. 354(6308). 110–114. 366 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arroyo, Adrián, Satoshi Hirata, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, & Ignacio de la Torre. (2016). Nut Cracking Tools Used by Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Their Comparison with Early Stone Age Percussive Artefacts from Olduvai Gorge. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0166788–e0166788. 45 indexed citations
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Hirata, Satoshi, et al.. (2011). Mechanism of birth in chimpanzees: humans are not unique among primates. Biology Letters. 7(5). 686–688. 27 indexed citations
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Saito, Yukihiro, Hironori Nakagami, Nobuyoshi Azuma, et al.. (2011). Critical Roles of Cold Shock Domain Protein A as an Endogenous Angiogenesis Inhibitor in Skeletal Muscle. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 15(8). 2109–2120. 10 indexed citations
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Kokudo, Norihiro, Takashi Kanematsu, Yoshinobu Sumiyama, et al.. (2007). MULTI-CENTER SURVEY OF THE USE OF SYNTHETIC SURGICAL SUTURES IN HEPATIC AND PANCREATIC OPERATIONS. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 68(5). 1077–1081. 2 indexed citations
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Hirata, Satoshi, Gen Yamakoshi, Shiho Fujita, Gaku Ohashi, & Tetsuro Matsuzawa. (2001). Capturing and toying with hyraxes (Dendrohyrax dorsalis) by wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Bossou, Guinea. American Journal of Primatology. 53(2). 93–97. 28 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1990). Studies on liver metastasis of esophageal cancer.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 23(7). 1785–1789.

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