Trey K. Sato

7.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Trey K. Sato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Trey K. Sato has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Trey K. Sato's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (30 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (23 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (8 papers). Trey K. Sato is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (30 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (23 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (8 papers). Trey K. Sato collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Trey K. Sato's co-authors include Scott D. Emr, John B. Hogenesch, Steve A. Kay, Satchidananda Panda, Mark D. Rollag, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Ignacio Provencio, Loren Miraglia, Andrew E. Wurmser and Michael Overduin 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

Trey K. Sato

51 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Functional Genomics Str... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2004 2002 2003 250 500 750
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. A Functional Genomics Strategy Reveals Rora as a Component of the Mammalian Circadian Clock
    2004 870 citations Trey K. Sato, Satchidananda Panda et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Melanopsin ( Opn4 ) Requirement for Normal Light-Induced Circadian Phase Shifting
    2002 661 citations Satchidananda Panda, Trey K. Sato et al. Science profile →
  3. Melanopsin Is Required for Non-Image-Forming Photic Responses in Blind Mice
    2003 557 citations Satchidananda Panda, Ignacio Provencio et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Trey K. Sato United States 29 2.7k 2.2k 1.4k 996 874 54 5.5k
Loren Miraglia United States 27 2.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 267 0.2× 549 0.6× 754 0.9× 40 4.7k
Oliver Kretz Germany 45 4.0k 1.5× 478 0.2× 592 0.4× 1.8k 1.8× 915 1.0× 93 8.7k
Erika Hartwieg United States 19 2.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 568 0.6× 25 5.5k
Su Guo United States 47 4.6k 1.7× 319 0.1× 3.1k 2.2× 1.1k 1.1× 385 0.4× 134 8.0k
Sean T. Sweeney United Kingdom 29 2.0k 0.7× 279 0.1× 1.3k 0.9× 2.3k 2.3× 372 0.4× 78 4.3k
Shai Shaham United States 43 3.2k 1.2× 810 0.4× 751 0.5× 807 0.8× 478 0.5× 95 5.4k
Anne C. Hart United States 40 3.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 568 0.4× 1.7k 1.7× 722 0.8× 73 5.7k
Sachiye Inouye Japan 33 2.2k 0.8× 754 0.3× 419 0.3× 486 0.5× 375 0.4× 65 3.8k
Gerard J.M. Martens Netherlands 43 3.6k 1.3× 663 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.9× 1.0k 1.2× 214 7.1k
Shohei Mitani Japan 49 4.9k 1.8× 666 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 714 0.7× 805 0.9× 160 7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Trey K. Sato

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Trey K. Sato's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Trey K. Sato with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Trey K. Sato more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Trey K. Sato

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Trey K. Sato. 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 Trey K. Sato. The network helps show where Trey K. Sato may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Trey K. Sato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Trey K. Sato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Trey K. Sato 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 Trey K. Sato. Trey K. Sato 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
1.
Xie, Dan, José Serate, Katherine A. Overmyer, et al.. (2025). pH adjustment increases biofuel production from inhibitory switchgrass hydrolysates. Bioresource Technology. 432. 132651–132651. 1 indexed citations
2.
Whelan, Elizabeth M., Kevin S. Myers, Amy B. Banta, et al.. (2025). Orthogonal chemical genomics approaches reveal genomic targets for increasing anaerobic chemical tolerance in Zymomonas mobilis. mSystems. 11(1). e0100125–e0100125.
3.
Santos, Ana Raquel O., et al.. (2025). Vanderwaltozyma urihicola sp. nov., a yeast species isolated from rotting wood and beetles in a Brazilian Amazonian rainforest biome. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 75(3).
4.
Bóhm, Sven, Mir Zaman Hussain, Leela Pradhan Joshi, et al.. (2024). High temperatures and low soil moisture synergistically reduce switchgrass yields from marginal field sites and inhibit fermentation. GCB Bioenergy. 16(2).
5.
Krause, David, Jasmyn Pangilinan, William Andreopoulos, et al.. (2024). Oxygenation influences xylose fermentation and gene expression in the yeast genera Spathaspora and Scheffersomyces. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(1). 20–20. 7 indexed citations
6.
Wrobel, Russell L., Larry C. Anthony, Trey K. Sato, et al.. (2023). High yield co-production of isobutanol and ethanol from switchgrass: experiments, and process synthesis and analysis. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 7(14). 3266–3275. 5 indexed citations
7.
Joshi, Leela Pradhan, et al.. (2021). A high solids field-to-fuel research pipeline to identify interactions between feedstocks and biofuel production. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14(1). 179–179. 9 indexed citations
8.
Wrobel, Russell L., Michael Place, Michael E. Graham, et al.. (2020). CRISpy-Pop: A Web Tool for Designing CRISPR/Cas9-Driven Genetic Modifications in Diverse Populations. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(11). 4287–4294. 8 indexed citations
9.
Myers, Kevin S., Nicholas M. Riley, Matthew E. MacGilvray, et al.. (2019). Rewired cellular signaling coordinates sugar and hypoxic responses for anaerobic xylose fermentation in yeast. PLoS Genetics. 15(3). e1008037–e1008037. 28 indexed citations
10.
Zhang, Yaoping, Lawrence G. Oates, José Serate, et al.. (2018). Diverse lignocellulosic feedstocks can achieve high field‐scale ethanol yields while providing flexibility for the biorefinery and landscape‐level environmental benefits. GCB Bioenergy. 10(11). 825–840. 34 indexed citations
11.
Peris, David, Ryan V. Moriarty, William G. Alexander, et al.. (2017). Hybridization and adaptive evolution of diverse Saccharomyces species for cellulosic biofuel production. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 10(1). 78–78. 52 indexed citations
12.
13.
McIlwain, Sean J., Sheena C. Li, Chad L. Myers, et al.. (2016). Mechanism of imidazolium ionic liquids toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and rational engineering of a tolerant, xylose-fermenting strain. Microbial Cell Factories. 15(1). 17–17. 67 indexed citations
14.
Ong, Rebecca G., Alan Higbee, Dan Xie, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of microbial biofuel production in drought-stressed switchgrass hydrolysate. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 9(1). 237–237. 35 indexed citations
15.
Sato, Trey K., Satchidananda Panda, Loren Miraglia, et al.. (2004). A Functional Genomics Strategy Reveals Rora as a Component of the Mammalian Circadian Clock. Neuron. 43(4). 527–537. 870 indexed citations breakdown →
16.
Panda, Satchidananda, Ignacio Provencio, Daniel C. Tu, et al.. (2003). Melanopsin Is Required for Non-Image-Forming Photic Responses in Blind Mice. Science. 301(5632). 525–527. 557 indexed citations breakdown →
17.
Panda, Satchidananda, Trey K. Sato, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, et al.. (2002). Melanopsin ( Opn4 ) Requirement for Normal Light-Induced Circadian Phase Shifting. Science. 298(5601). 2213–2216. 661 indexed citations breakdown →
18.
19.
Gary, Jonathan D., et al.. (2002). Regulation of Fab1 Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase Pathway by Vac7 Protein and Fig4, a Polyphosphoinositide Phosphatase Family Member. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(4). 1238–1251. 135 indexed citations
20.
Sato, Trey K., Tamara Darsow, & Scott D. Emr. (1998). Vam7p, a SNAP-25-Like Molecule, and Vam3p, a Syntaxin Homolog, Function Together in Yeast Vacuolar Protein Trafficking. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(9). 5308–5319. 161 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Loren Miraglia Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Oliver Kretz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Erika Hartwieg Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Su Guo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sean T. Sweeney Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shai Shaham Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anne C. Hart Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sachiye Inouye Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gerard J.M. Martens Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shohei Mitani
Rankless by CCL
2026