Yo Sasaki

21.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
289 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Yo Sasaki is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yo Sasaki has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Surgery, 80 papers in Oncology and 70 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yo Sasaki's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (65 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (39 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (32 papers). Yo Sasaki is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (65 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (39 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (32 papers). Yo Sasaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Yo Sasaki's co-authors include Jeffrey Milbrandt, Aaron DiAntonio, Shingi Imaoka, Osamu Ishikawa, Toshiyuki Araki, Shinichi Kohsaka, Yoshinori Imai, Keiko Ohsawa, Hiroaki Ohigashi and Daniel W. Summers 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

Yo Sasaki

276 papers receiving 15.6k 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.

Increased Nuclear NAD Biosynthesis and SIRT1 Activation Prevent Axonal Degeneration

2004 856 citations Toshiyuki Araki, Yo Sasaki et al. Science profile →
AXIN1 mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas, and growth suppression in cancer cells by virus-mediated transfer of AXIN1

2000 792 citations Yo Sasaki, Shingi Imaoka et al. profile →
Nampt/PBEF/Visfatin Regulates Insulin Secretion in β Cells as a Systemic NAD Biosynthetic Enzyme

2007 753 citations Javier R. Revollo, Antje Körner et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Long-Term Administration of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Mitigates Age-Associated Physiological Decline in Mice

2016 628 citations Kathryn F. Mills, Yo Sasaki et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
The SARM1 Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor Domain Possesses Intrinsic NAD+ Cleavage Activity that Promotes Pathological Axonal Degeneration

2017 429 citations Kow Essuman, Yo Sasaki et al. profile →
SARM1 activation triggers axon degeneration locally via NAD ⁺ destruction

2015 423 citations Yo Sasaki, Aaron DiAntonio et al. Science profile →
TIR domains of plant immune receptors are NAD ⁺ -cleaving enzymes that promote cell death

2019 312 citations Li Wan, Kow Essuman et al. Science profile →
Extracellular Vesicle-Contained eNAMPT Delays Aging and Extends Lifespan in Mice

2019 299 citations Akiko Satoh, Kathryn F. Mills et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yo Sasaki

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Catalytic isoforms of AMP-activated protein kinase differentially regulate IMPDH activity and photoreceptor neuron function 2024 ·JCI Insight ·Tae Jun Lee, Yo Sasaki, Philip A. Ruzycki, Norimitsu Ban, Joseph B. Lin, (unknown), Andrea Santeford, Rajendra S. Apte	2
2	Adipocyte NMNAT1 expression is essential for nuclear NAD+ biosynthesis but dispensable for regulating thermogenesis and whole-body energy metabolism 2023 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Shintaro Yamaguchi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael P. Franczyk, Nathan Qi, Yo Sasaki, Keisuke Yaku, Kenji Kaneko, Kenichiro Kinouchi, Hiroshi Itoh, Kaori Hayashi, Takashi Nakagawa, Jun Yoshino	3
3	Multiple domain interfaces mediate SARM1 autoinhibition 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Chen Shen, (unknown), Pengfei Zhang, Xianrong Mao, Matthew D. Figley, Jian Zhu, Yo Sasaki, Hao Wu, Aaron DiAntonio, Jeffrey Milbrandt	41
4	Neurotoxins subvert the allosteric activation mechanism of SARM1 to induce neuronal loss 2021 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), Jian Zhu, Amy Strickland, Kwang Woo Ko, Yo Sasaki, (unknown), Yurie Yamada, Matthew D. Figley, Xianrong Mao, (unknown), A. Joseph Bloom, Aaron DiAntonio, Jeffrey Milbrandt	25
5	TIR domains of plant immune receptors are NAD ⁺ -cleaving enzymes that promote cell death breakdown → 2019 ·Science ·Li Wan, Kow Essuman, Ryan G. Anderson, Yo Sasaki, Freddy Monteiro, Eui‐Hwan Chung, Erin Osborne Nishimura, Aaron DiAntonio, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Jeffery L. Dangl, Marc T. Nishimura	312
6	Subjective Loudness of 22.2 Multichannel Programs 2015 ·Journal of the Audio Engineering Society ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yo Sasaki, (unknown), (unknown)	4
7	Two Cases of Venous Thromboembolism Caused by Pelvic Lymphocele after Rectal Cancer Surgery with Lateral Node Dissection 2007 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Takayuki Ogino, Masayuki Ohue, Shingo Noura, Terumasa Yamada, Isao Miyashiro, Masahiko Yano, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Yo Sasaki, Osamu Ishikawa, Shingi Imaoka	1
8	Nampt/PBEF/Visfatin Regulates Insulin Secretion in β Cells as a Systemic NAD Biosynthetic Enzyme breakdown → 2007 ·Cell Metabolism ·Javier R. Revollo, Antje Körner, Kathryn F. Mills, Akiko Satoh, Tao Wang, Antje Garten, Biplab Dasgupta, Yo Sasaki, Cynthia Wolberger, R. Reid Townsend, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Wieland Kieß, Shin‐ichiro Imai	753
9	Preoperative chemotherapy for clinically node-positive patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus 2006 ·Diseases of the Esophagus ·Masahiko Yano, Ko Takachi, Yuichiro� Doki, Isao Miyashiro, Kentaro Kishi, S. Noura, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Tomonori Yamada, Masayuki Ohue, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Yo Sasaki, Osamu Ishikawa, Susumu Imaoka	35
10	Increased Nuclear NAD Biosynthesis and SIRT1 Activation Prevent Axonal Degeneration breakdown → 2004 ·Science ·Toshiyuki Araki, Yo Sasaki, Jeffrey Milbrandt	856
11	Histopathologic Appraisal of Lymphatic and Connective Tissue Clearance in Resection of Pancreatic Head Cancer. 1997 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Osamu Ishikawa, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Hiroshi Nakano, Takushi Yasuda, Shoji Nakamori, Masahiro Hiratsuka, Masao Kameyama, Yo Sasaki, T Kabuto, Hiroshi Furukawa, (unknown)	2
12	The significance of re-hepatectomy for intrahepatic recurrence after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. 1995 ·Kanzo ·Shingi Imaoka, Yo Sasaki, Hiroshi Nakano, Hiroshi Furukawa, Osamu Ishikawa, Takeshi Iwanaga, Makoto Fujita, Hiroshi Kasugai	2
13	Retention of the Right Pleural Effusion after Hepatectomy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. 1993 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Hiroaki Nagano, Yo Sasaki, Shingi Imaoka, Seizo Masutani, Osamu Ishikawa, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Hiroshi Furukawa, T Kabuto, Masahiro Hiratsuka, Masao Kameyama, Hiroki Koyama, Takeshi Iwanaga	1
14	Solid and papillary neoplasm arising from an ectopic pancreas in the mesocolon. 1990 ·PubMed ·Osamu Ishikawa, S Ishiguro, Hiroaki Ohhigashi, Yo Sasaki, Tadashi Yasuda, Susumu Imaoka, (unknown), Akihiko Nakaizumi, Masanori Fujita, (unknown)	91
15	Investigation of lymph node metastases in autopsied cases of hepatocellular carcinoma. Comparison between with and without liver cirrhosis. 1988 ·Kanzo ·Yasuo Miyoshi, Shingi Imaoka, Yo Sasaki, Takashi Shibata, Osamu Ishikawa, (unknown), Takeshi Iwanaga, Shingo Ishiguro, Akira Wada	6
16	Combined resection of adjacent organs in treatment of rectal cancer. 1987 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Ichiro Fukuda, Masao Kameyama, Y. Kawasaki, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Masahiro Hiratsuka, Yo Sasaki, T Kabuto, Osamu Ishikawa, Hiroshi Furukawa, Shingi Imaoka, Hiroki Koyama, Takeshi Iwanaga	1
17	Indication of proximal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer : Pre-and intraoperative examination. 1987 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Masahiro Hiratsuka, Hiroaki Ohhigashi, Masao Kameyama, Yo Sasaki, Osamu Ishikawa, T Kabuto, Ichiro Fukuda, Hiroshi Furukawa, Shingi Imaoka, Hiroki Koyama, Takeshi Iwanaga	1
18	The influence of alloxan on the pancreatic carcinogenesis of syrian golden hamster. 1987 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Osamu Ishikawa, (unknown), Yo Sasaki, Shingi Imaoka, Takeshi Iwanaga, Ryuhei Tateishi	1
19	Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombus in the right portal vein and multiple intra-hepatic metastasis - A case report of effective combined therapy with hepatic resection and transcatherter arterial embolization. 1986 ·Kanzo ·Shoji Nakamori, Shingi Imaoka, Yo Sasaki, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Osamu Ishikawa, Hiroki Koyama, Takeshi Iwanaga, Seiichi Kawamoto, Makoto Fujita, (unknown)	2
20	LIVER RESECTION FOR SMALL HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA 1985 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·Shingi Imaoka, Yo Sasaki, Osamu Ishikawa, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Hiroki Koyama, (unknown), Takeshi Iwanaga	1

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