Takeshi Sassa

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
197 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Takeshi Sassa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Takeshi Sassa has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Pharmacology and 69 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Takeshi Sassa's work include 14-3-3 protein interactions (47 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (45 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (36 papers). Takeshi Sassa is often cited by papers focused on 14-3-3 protein interactions (47 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (45 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (36 papers). Takeshi Sassa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Iran. Takeshi Sassa's co-authors include Tomonobu Toyomasu, Nobuo Kato, Wataru Mitsuhashi, Hiromichi Kenmoku, Michimasa Ikeda, Manabu Nukina, Hiroshi Kawaide, Yoshiro Okubo, Tetsuya Suhara and Hideaki Oikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Takeshi Sassa

195 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

1 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.

Decreased prefrontal dopamine D1 receptors in schizophrenia revealed by PET

1997 549 citations Yoshiro Okubo, Tetsuya Suhara et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takeshi Sassa Japan	37	2.8k	1.8k	1.1k	458	440	197	4.8k
Douglas J. MacNeil United States	37	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	490 0.4×	309 0.7×	946 2.1×	81	5.8k
Mohyee E. Eldefrawi United States	44	3.6k 1.3×	773 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	399 0.9×	2.2k 4.9×	198	5.8k
William R. Kem United States	38	3.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	68 0.1×	356 0.8×	1.3k 2.9×	131	5.4k
Mary Ann Roberts United States	26	556 0.2×	630 0.4×	185 0.2×	321 0.7×	218 0.5×	61	2.2k
Thomas R. Hinds United States	31	2.3k 0.8×	422 0.2×	1.7k 1.4×	81 0.2×	683 1.6×	69	4.5k
Carmine Coscia United States	36	2.4k 0.8×	376 0.2×	334 0.3×	211 0.5×	1.8k 4.0×	123	3.4k
D. A. H. Taylor South Africa	27	1.6k 0.5×	518 0.3×	375 0.3×	215 0.5×	501 1.1×	152	2.8k
Jean Massoulié France	58	4.3k 1.5×	6.8k 3.9×	2.1k 1.8×	1.0k 2.2×	1.5k 3.5×	153	9.3k
Amira T. Eldefrawi United States	40	2.6k 0.9×	602 0.3×	770 0.7×	330 0.7×	1.6k 3.7×	123	4.2k
Richard E. McCaman United States	38	1.8k 0.6×	543 0.3×	192 0.2×	143 0.3×	2.3k 5.2×	64	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takeshi Sassa

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Noike, Motoyoshi, Chengwei Liu, Yusuke Ono, et al.. (2012). An Enzyme Catalyzing O‐Prenylation of the Glucose Moiety of Fusicoccin A, a Diterpene Glucoside Produced by the Fungus Phomopsis amygdali. ChemBioChem. 13(4). 566–573. 19 indexed citations

Minami, Atsushi, Yusuke Higuchi, Tomonobu Toyomasu, et al.. (2008). Identification and functional analysis of brassicicene C biosynthetic gene cluster in Alternaria brassicicola. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(3). 870–874. 41 indexed citations

Arakawa, Ryosuke, Hiroshi Ito, Akihiro Takano, et al.. (2007). Dose-finding study of paliperidone ER based on striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor occupancy in patients with schizophrenia. Psychopharmacology. 197(2). 229–235. 88 indexed citations

Sassa, Takeshi, et al.. (2004). Absolute Stereochemistry of Acremolactone A, a Novel Herbicidal Epoxydihydropyranyl γ-Lactone fromAcremonium roseumI4267. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(10). 2201–2204. 3 indexed citations

Sassa, Takeshi, et al.. (2004). Isolation and Structures of Acremolactones B and C, Novel Plant-Growth Inhibitory γ-Lactones fromAcremonium roseumI4267. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(12). 2633–2636. 6 indexed citations

Mitsuhashi, Wataru, Tomonobu Toyomasu, Kentaro Nakaminami, et al.. (2003). Gibberellin Is Essentially Required for Carrot (Daucus carotaL.) Somatic Embryogenesis: Dynamic Regulation of Gibberellin 3-Oxidase Gene Expressions. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 67(11). 2438–2447. 18 indexed citations

Sassa, Takeshi, et al.. (1998). Structural Confirmation of Cotylenin A, a Novel Fusicoccane-diterpene Glycoside with Potent Plant Growth-regulating Activity fromCladosporiumFungus sp. 501-7W. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 62(9). 1815–1818. 37 indexed citations

Kawaide, Hiroshi, Ryozo Imai, Takeshi Sassa, & Yuji Kamiya. (1997). ent-Kaurene Synthase from the FungusPhaeosphaeria sp. L487. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(35). 21706–21712. 122 indexed citations

Sassa, Takeshi, Manabu Nukina, & Yoshikatsu Suzuki. (1991). Deoxyfunicone, a Newγ-Pyrone Metabolite from a Resorcylide-producing Fungus (Penicilliumsp.). Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 55(9). 2415–2416. 10 indexed citations

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Sassa, Takeshi & Manabu Nukina. (1984). Macrophorin D, a New Self-growth Inhibitor of the Causal Fungus ofMacrophomaFruit Rot of Apple. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 48(7). 1923–1925. 8 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Michimasa, Suguru Takatsuto, Takeshi Sassa, Nobuo Ikekawa, & Manabu Nukina. (1983). Identification of Brassinolide and Its Analogues in Chestnut Gall Tissue. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 47(3). 655–657. 8 indexed citations

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Pharis, R. P., P. A. Jenkins, Hirotaka Aoki, & Takeshi Sassa. (1981). Hormonal Physiology of Wood Growth in Pinus radiata D. Don: Effects of Gibberellin A4 and the Influence of Abscisic Acid Upon (3H) Gibberellin A4 Metabolism. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 8(6). 559–570. 25 indexed citations

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Sassa, Takeshi, et al.. (1981). . NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 895–898. 5 indexed citations

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Sassa, Takeshi. (1981). . KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU. 19(6). 354–361. 1 indexed citations

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Harada, Jiro, Takayuki Tanaka, & Takeshi Sassa. (1981). Sprouting of dormant tubers of Sagittaria trifolia, a perennial paddy weed,caused by cotylenin E, a new plant growth regulator.. Journal of Weed Science and Technology. 26(1). 37–39. 6 indexed citations

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Sassa, Takeshi, Manabu Nukina, & Michimasa Ikeda. (1981). . NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 883–885. 5 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Michimasa, et al.. (1977). Isolation and identification of a plant-growth inhibitor, azetidine-2-carboxylic acid, from Clavaria miyabeana S. Ito and its occurrence in the family Clavariaceae.. Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan. 3 indexed citations

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Sassa, Takeshi, et al.. (1975). Isolation and identification of cotylenins F and G.. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 39(11). 2213–2215. 4 indexed citations

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Sassa, Takeshi. (1971). Cotylenins, Leaf Growth Substances Produced by a Fungus. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 35(9). 1415–1418. 25 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Kunio, Takeshi Sassa, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroo Aoki, & Mitsuo Namiki. (1968). Sclerone, a New Metabolite of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (LIB) DE BARY. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 32(12). 1471–1475. 6 indexed citations

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