Satoshi Horai

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Satoshi Horai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Satoshi Horai has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Satoshi Horai's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (36 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (32 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (22 papers). Satoshi Horai is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (36 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (32 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (22 papers). Satoshi Horai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Taiwan. Satoshi Horai's co-authors include Yu‐ichi Goto, Ikuya Nonaka, Kenji Hayasaka, Michael F. Hammer, R Kondo, Ei Matsunaga, Kazuo Tsugane, Naoyuki Takahata, Masami Hasegawa and Yasutoshi Koga and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Satoshi Horai

92 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

A mutation in the tRNALeu(UUR) gene associated with the M... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 500 1000 1.5k
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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. A mutation in the tRNALeu(UUR) gene associated with the MELAS subgroup of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies
    1990 1.6k citations Yu‐ichi Goto, Ikuya Nonaka et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Satoshi Horai
M.H.L. de Bruijn United Kingdom
Ian C. Eperon United Kingdom
Theodore G. Schurr United States
Rosaria Scozzari Italy
Antonio Torroni Italy
Lalji Singh India
Thomas J. Parsons United States
Anna Di Rienzo United States
Henrik Kaessmann Switzerland
Toomas Kivisild Estonia
M.H.L. de Bruijn United Kingdom
Satoshi Horai
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Fields of papers citing papers by Satoshi Horai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Satoshi Horai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shi, Li, Jun Ohashi, Hao Sun, et al.. (2005). HLA‐A, HLA‐B, and HLA‐DRB1 alleles and haplotypes in Naxi and Han populations in southwestern China (Yunnan province). Tissue Antigens. 67(1). 38–44. 38 indexed citations
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Tajima, Atsushi, Masanori Hayami, Katsushi Tokunaga, et al.. (2004). Genetic origins of the Ainu inferred from combined DNA analyses of maternal and paternal lineages. Journal of Human Genetics. 49(4). 187–193. 98 indexed citations
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Tajima, Atsushi, et al.. (2003). Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in nine aboriginal groups of Taiwan: implications for the population history of aboriginal Taiwanese. Human Genetics. 113(1). 24–33. 41 indexed citations
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Fucharoen, Goonnapa, Supan Fucharoen, & Satoshi Horai. (2001). Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Thailand. Journal of Human Genetics. 46(3). 115–125. 71 indexed citations
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Tajima, Atsushi, I-Hung Pan, Goonnapa Fucharoen, et al.. (2001). Three major lineages of Asian Y chromosomes: implications for the peopling of east and southeast Asia. Human Genetics. 110(1). 80–88. 57 indexed citations
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Abe, Satoko, et al.. (1998). Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA in Japanese pedigrees of sensorineural hearing loss associated with the A1555G mutation. European Journal of Human Genetics. 6(6). 563–569. 27 indexed citations
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Horai, Satoshi, et al.. (1998). Confirmation that a T-to-C mutation at 9176 in mitochondrial DNA is an additional candidate mutation for Leigh's syndrome. Neuromuscular Disorders. 8(3-4). 149–151. 34 indexed citations
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Goto, Yu-ichi, Ichizo Nishino, Satoshi Horai, & Ikuya Nonaka. (1996). Detection of DNA Fragments Encompassing the Deletion Junction of Mitochondrial Genome. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 222(2). 215–219. 12 indexed citations
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Hammer, Michael F. & Satoshi Horai. (1995). Y chromosomal DNA variation and the peopling of Japan.. PubMed Central. 303 indexed citations
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Goto, Yu‐ichi, Ikuya Nonaka, & Satoshi Horai. (1994). Insertion near the mitochondrial tyrosine tRNA gene in patients with mitochondrial diseases. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 55. 1 indexed citations
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Kondo, Rumi, Satoshi Horai, Yoko Satta, & Naoyuki Takahata. (1993). Evolution of hominoid mitochondrial DNA with special reference to the silent substitution rate over the genome. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 36(6). 517–531. 44 indexed citations
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Goto, Yu‐ichi, et al.. (1992). A novel point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) gene in a family with mitochondrial myopathy. Annals of Neurology. 31(6). 672–675. 89 indexed citations
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Horai, Satoshi, Rumi Kondo, Kumiko Murayama, et al.. (1991). Phylogenetic affiliation of ancient and contemporary humans inferred from mitochondrial DNA. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 333(1268). 409–417. 87 indexed citations
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Hayasaka, Kenji, Takashi Ishida, & Satoshi Horai. (1991). Heteroplasmy and polymorphism in the major noncoding region of mitochondrial DNA in Japanese monkeys: association with tandemly repeated sequences.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 8(4). 399–415. 79 indexed citations
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Goto, Yu‐ichi, Yasutoshi Koga, Satoshi Horai, & Ikuya Nonaka. (1990). Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia: A correlative study of mitochondrial DNA deletions and their phenotypic expression in muscle biopsies. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 100(1-2). 63–69. 88 indexed citations
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Goto, Yu‐ichi, Ikuya Nonaka, & Satoshi Horai. (1990). A mutation in the tRNALeu(UUR) gene associated with the MELAS subgroup of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Nature. 348(6302). 651–653. 1587 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yamamoto, Akiko, Satoshi Horai, & Yasuhito Yuasa. (1989). Increased level of mitochondrial gene expression in polyps of familial polyposis coli patients. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 159(3). 1100–1106. 42 indexed citations
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Yoneda, Makoto, Masashi Tanaka, Morimitsu Nishikimi, et al.. (1989). Pleiotropic molecular defects in energy-transducing complexes in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (MELAS). Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 92(2-3). 143–158. 36 indexed citations
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Horai, Satoshi, J.J. van der Poel, & Els Goulmy. (1982). Differential recognition of the serologically defined HLA-A2 antigen by allogeneic cytotoxic T Cells. Immunogenetics. 16(2). 135–142. 34 indexed citations
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