Shusei Sato

43.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
337 papers, 23.8k citations indexed

About

Shusei Sato is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shusei Sato has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 23.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 268 papers in Plant Science, 119 papers in Molecular Biology and 50 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Shusei Sato's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (151 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (92 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (59 papers). Shusei Sato is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (151 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (92 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (59 papers). Shusei Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Denmark and United Kingdom. Shusei Sato's co-authors include Satoshi Tabata, Tomohiko Kato, Jens Stougaard, Takakazu Kaneko, Niels Sandal, Yasukazu Nakamura, Krzysztof Szczygłowski, Lene H. Madsen, Masayoshi Kawaguchi and Simona Radutoiu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shusei Sato

329 papers receiving 23.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Plant recognition of symbiotic bacteria requires two LysM receptor-like kinases

2003 830 citations Simona Radutoiu, Lene H. Madsen et al. profile →
Activation Tagging in Arabidopsis

2000 744 citations Detlef Weigel, S. Christensen et al. profile →
A receptor kinase gene of the LysM type is involved in legumeperception of rhizobial signals

2003 688 citations Lene H. Madsen, Simona Radutoiu et al. profile →
A plant receptor-like kinase required for both bacterial and fungal symbiosis

2002 631 citations Shusei Sato, Takakazu Kaneko et al. profile →
Processing of ATG8s, Ubiquitin-Like Proteins, and Their Deconjugation by ATG4s Are Essential for Plant Autophagy

2004 484 citations Shusei Sato, Tomohiko Kato et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Positional cloning and characterization reveal the molecular basis for soybean maturity locus E1 that regulates photoperiodic flowering

2012 352 citations Shusei Sato, Satoshi Tabata et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shusei Sato Japan	83	19.7k	9.5k	3.8k	953	926	337	23.8k
Satoshi Tabata Japan	86	20.4k 1.0×	11.5k 1.2×	3.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	278	24.7k
Hitoshi Sakakibara Japan	94	26.6k 1.3×	15.9k 1.7×	974 0.3×	1.7k 1.7×	478 0.5×	372	31.7k
Steven J. Rothstein Canada	69	10.6k 0.5×	7.3k 0.8×	620 0.2×	796 0.8×	410 0.4×	164	14.0k
J. Allan Downie United Kingdom	70	11.9k 0.6×	4.3k 0.5×	3.5k 0.9×	251 0.3×	1.5k 1.6×	204	16.1k
Ton Bisseling Netherlands	68	13.5k 0.7×	3.7k 0.4×	3.6k 1.0×	708 0.7×	879 0.9×	243	16.3k
Motoaki Seki Japan	95	35.1k 1.8×	23.6k 2.5×	640 0.2×	1.5k 1.5×	479 0.5×	340	40.5k
Jen Sheen United States	85	33.5k 1.7×	21.0k 2.2×	532 0.1×	841 0.9×	342 0.4×	148	38.3k
Makoto Matsuoka Japan	96	29.0k 1.5×	18.1k 1.9×	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 1.6×	404 0.4×	390	33.7k
Antony Bacic Australia	77	13.9k 0.7×	8.6k 0.9×	387 0.1×	755 0.8×	520 0.6×	345	20.1k
John E. Mullet United States	79	13.8k 0.7×	9.9k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	682 0.7×	214	20.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shusei Sato

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Akyol, Turgut Yigit, et al.. (2024). Synergistic effects of plant genotype and soil microbiome on growth in Lotus japonicus. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 100(5). 5 indexed citations

Mitsunobu, Satoshi, Rota Wagai, Hiroaki Shimada, et al.. (2024). First microscale data on depth profiles of microbial N₂O reduction, O2 availability, and pore networks inside contrasting single soil aggregates. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 202. 109684–109684. 4 indexed citations

Finkers, Richard, Martijn van Kaauwen, Kai Ament, et al.. (2021). Insights from the first genome assembly of Onion ( Allium cepa ). G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(9). 47 indexed citations

Kamal, Nadia, Terry Mun, Dugald Reid, et al.. (2020). Insights into the evolution of symbiosis gene copy number and distribution from a chromosome-scale Lotus japonicus Gifu genome sequence. DNA Research. 27(3). 37 indexed citations

Aoki, Seishirō, Tadashi Kajita, Hiroaki Setoguchi, et al.. (2020). Massive rhizobial genomic variation associated with partner quality in Lotus–Mesorhizobium symbiosis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96(12). 5 indexed citations

Kawaguchi, Masayoshi, et al.. (2014). Polymorphisms of E1 and GIGANTEA in wild populations of Lotus japonicus. Journal of Plant Research. 127(6). 651–660. 5 indexed citations

Groth, Martin, Sonja Kosuta, Caroline Gutjahr, et al.. (2013). Two L otus japonicus symbiosis mutants impaired at distinct steps of arbuscule development. The Plant Journal. 75(1). 117–129. 11 indexed citations

Hayashi, Teruyuki, Yoshikazu Shimoda, Shusei Sato, et al.. (2013). Rhizobial infection does not require cortical expression of upstream common symbiosis genes responsible for the induction of C a ²⁺ spiking. The Plant Journal. 77(1). 146–159. 44 indexed citations

Okazaki, Shin, Takakazu Kaneko, Shusei Sato, & Kazuhiko Saeki. (2013). Hijacking of leguminous nodulation signaling by the rhizobial type III secretion system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(42). 17131–17136. 187 indexed citations

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Groth, Martin, Naoya Takeda, Jillian Perry, et al.. (2010). NENA , a Lotus japonicus Homolog of Sec13 , Is Required for Rhizodermal Infection by Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi and Rhizobia but Dispensable for Cortical Endosymbiotic Development . The Plant Cell. 22(7). 2509–2526. 163 indexed citations

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Osanai, Takashi, Masahiko Imashimizu, Shusei Sato, et al.. (2009). ChlH, the H subunit of the Mg-chelatase, is an anti-sigma factor for SigE in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(16). 6860–6865. 61 indexed citations

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Sato, Shusei, S. Christensen, Soraya Pelaz, et al.. (2009). The NGATHA Genes Direct Style Development in the Arabidopsis Gynoecium . The Plant Cell. 21(5). 1394–1409. 115 indexed citations

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Saiga, Shunsuke, Chihiro Furumizu, Ryusuke Yokoyama, et al.. (2008). The Arabidopsis OBERON1 and OBERON2 genes encode plant homeodomain finger proteins and are required for apical meristem maintenance. Development. 135(10). 1751–1759. 53 indexed citations

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Nakagawa, Yuko, Takeshi Katagiri, Kazuo Shinozaki, et al.. (2007). Arabidopsis plasma membrane protein crucial for Ca ²⁺ influx and touch sensing in roots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(9). 3639–3644. 313 indexed citations

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Kanamori, Norihito, Lene H. Madsen, Simona Radutoiu, et al.. (2006). A nucleoporin is required for induction of Ca ²⁺ spiking in legume nodule development and essential for rhizobial and fungal symbiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(2). 359–364. 256 indexed citations

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Murray, Jeremy D., Bogumil J. Karas, Shusei Sato, et al.. (2006). A Cytokinin Perception Mutant Colonized by Rhizobium in the Absence of Nodule Organogenesis. Science. 315(5808). 101–104. 360 indexed citations

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Tirichine, Leı̈la, Niels Sandal, Lene H. Madsen, et al.. (2006). A Gain-of-Function Mutation in a Cytokinin Receptor Triggers Spontaneous Root Nodule Organogenesis. Science. 315(5808). 104–107. 375 indexed citations

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Kurata, Tetsuya, Tetsuya Ishida, Masahiro Noguchi, et al.. (2005). Cell-to-cell movement of the CAPRICE protein in Arabidopsis root epidermal cell differentiation. Development. 132(24). 5387–5398. 208 indexed citations

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Sakai, Hiroe, T. Honma, Takashi Aoyama, et al.. (2001). ARR1, a Transcription Factor for Genes Immediately Responsive to Cytokinins. Science. 294(5546). 1519–1521. 400 indexed citations

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Itoh, M & Shusei Sato. (1991). Comparative studies on biotin-coupled components in adult worms of Paragonimus species. Kiseichūgaku zasshi. 40(4). 383–387. 5 indexed citations

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