Takako Sasaki

16.3k total citations
213 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Takako Sasaki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takako Sasaki has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Molecular Biology, 97 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 56 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Takako Sasaki's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (97 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (50 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (44 papers). Takako Sasaki is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (97 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (50 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (44 papers). Takako Sasaki collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Takako Sasaki's co-authors include Rupert Timpl, Walter Göhring, Erhard Hohenester, Mon‐Li Chu, Günter Kostka, Karlheinz Mann, Nicolai Miosge, Reinhard Fässler, Lynn Y. Sakai and Douglas R. Keene and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Takako Sasaki

209 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takako Sasaki Germany 70 6.1k 3.7k 3.2k 2.9k 2.5k 213 12.9k
Taina Pihlajaniemi Finland 63 6.9k 1.1× 3.4k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 247 12.6k
Yoshihiko Yamada United States 68 7.8k 1.3× 4.0k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 254 14.5k
Jeffrey H. Miner United States 72 9.7k 1.6× 4.5k 1.2× 2.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 247 18.4k
Monique Aumailley Germany 60 4.8k 0.8× 6.2k 1.7× 4.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 132 11.8k
Robert E. Burgeson United States 67 3.8k 0.6× 5.6k 1.5× 5.5k 1.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 149 13.8k
Peter Ekblom Sweden 64 7.1k 1.2× 4.7k 1.3× 3.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 145 12.1k
Richard K. Assoian United States 57 9.1k 1.5× 3.2k 0.9× 4.1k 1.3× 1.2k 0.4× 2.3k 0.9× 120 17.2k
Mats Paulsson Germany 73 6.5k 1.1× 5.9k 1.6× 5.5k 1.7× 1.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 245 16.4k
Jorma Keski‐Oja Finland 65 7.9k 1.3× 3.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 4.9k 1.9× 194 15.9k
Suneel Apte United States 64 4.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 4.8k 1.9× 191 11.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Takako Sasaki

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Fields of papers citing papers by Takako Sasaki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takako Sasaki

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Takako Sasaki. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Takako Sasaki 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 Takako Sasaki. Takako Sasaki 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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Kawakami, Ryosuke, Takako Sasaki, Hitomi Watanabe, et al.. (2025). Dynamic interactions between cartilaginous and tendinous/ligamentous primordia during musculoskeletal integration. Development. 152(6). 1 indexed citations
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Deel, Elza D. van, Nicole van Vliet, Luuk te Riet, et al.. (2025). Induction of cardiac fibulin-4 protects against pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Communications Biology. 8(1). 661–661.
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Terabayashi, Takeshi, Takako Sasaki, Toshimasa Ishizaki, et al.. (2025). Analysis of accumulation of DNA double-strand breaks in mouse tissues by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 497. 117278–117278. 2 indexed citations
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Sato, Tempei, et al.. (2023). Scleraxis-lineage cells are required for correct muscle patterning. Development. 150(10). 6 indexed citations
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Izzi, Valerio, Hellevi Peltoketo, Saila Kauppila, et al.. (2023). Targeting collagen XVIII improves the efficiency of ErbB inhibitors in breast cancer models. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(18). 11 indexed citations
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Sakai, Keiko, Yuki Taga, Tomonori Ueno, et al.. (2021). The dipeptide prolyl-hydroxyproline promotes cellular homeostasis and lamellipodia-driven motility via active β1-integrin in adult tendon cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(1). 100819–100819. 18 indexed citations
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Kazanis, Ilias, Justin D. Lathia, Tegy J. Vadakkan, et al.. (2010). Quiescence and Activation of Stem and Precursor Cell Populations in the Subependymal Zone of the Mammalian Brain Are Associated with Distinct Cellular and Extracellular Matrix Signals. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(29). 9771–9781. 138 indexed citations
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Hohenester, Erhard, Takako Sasaki, Camilla Giudici, Richard W. Farndale, & Hans Peter Bächinger. (2008). Structural basis of sequence-specific collagen recognition by SPARC. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(47). 18273–18277. 111 indexed citations
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Giudici, Camilla, Nicolas Raynal, Hanna Wiedemann, et al.. (2008). Mapping of SPARC/BM-40/Osteonectin-binding Sites on Fibrillar Collagens. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(28). 19551–19560. 77 indexed citations
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El‐Hallous, Ehab I., Takako Sasaki, Dirk Hubmacher, et al.. (2007). Fibrillin-1 Interactions with Fibulins Depend on the First Hybrid Domain and Provide an Adaptor Function to Tropoelastin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(12). 8935–8946. 99 indexed citations
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Kvist, Alexander, Anna E. Johnson, Matthias Mörgelin, et al.. (2006). Chondroitin Sulfate Perlecan Enhances Collagen Fibril Formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(44). 33127–33139. 86 indexed citations
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Tiedemann, Kerstin, Takako Sasaki, Erika Gustafsson, et al.. (2005). Microfibrils at Basement Membrane Zones Interact with Perlecan via Fibrillin-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(12). 11404–11412. 86 indexed citations
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Olsson, Anna‐Karin, Irja Johansson, Helena Åkerud, et al.. (2004). The Minimal Active Domain of Endostatin Is a Heparin-Binding Motif that Mediates Inhibition of Tumor Vascularization. Cancer Research. 64(24). 9012–9017. 47 indexed citations
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Krampert, Monika, Wilhelm Bloch, Takako Sasaki, et al.. (2004). Activities of the Matrix Metalloproteinase Stromelysin-2 (MMP-10) in Matrix Degradation and Keratinocyte Organization in Wounded Skin. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(12). 5242–5254. 114 indexed citations
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Markova, Dessislava, Yaqun Zou, Franziska Ringpfeil, et al.. (2003). Genetic Heterogeneity of Cutis Laxa: A Heterozygous Tandem Duplication within the Fibulin-5 (FBLN5) Gene. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 72(4). 998–1004. 106 indexed citations
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Salmivirta, Kátriina, Jan F. Talts, Magnus Olsson, et al.. (2002). Binding of Mouse Nidogen-2 to Basement Membrane Components and Cells and Its Expression in Embryonic and Adult Tissues Suggest Complementary Functions of the Two Nidogens. Experimental Cell Research. 279(2). 188–201. 91 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takako, Helena Elding Larsson, Johan Kreuger, et al.. (1999). Structural basis and potential role of heparin/heparan sulfate binding to the angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin. The EMBO Journal. 18(22). 6240–6248. 183 indexed citations
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Loveland, Kate L., et al.. (1998). Developmental Changes in the Basement Membrane of the Normal and Hypothyroid Postnatal Rat Testis: Segmental Localization of Fibulin-2 and Fibronectin1. Biology of Reproduction. 58(5). 1123–1130. 29 indexed citations
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Costell, Mercedes, Takako Sasaki, Karlheinz Mann, Yoshihiko Yamada, & Rupert Timpl. (1996). Structural characterization of recombinant domain II of the basement membrane proteoglycan perlecan. FEBS Letters. 396(2-3). 127–131. 35 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takako, et al.. (1996). Structural and cell-adhesive properties of three recombinant fragments derived from perlecan domain II. Matrix Biology. 15(5). 349–357. 32 indexed citations

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