Yoko Sato

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Yoko Sato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoko Sato has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Yoko Sato's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (14 papers), Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (8 papers) and Pharmacy and Medical Practices (8 papers). Yoko Sato is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (14 papers), Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (8 papers) and Pharmacy and Medical Practices (8 papers). Yoko Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, India and United States. Yoko Sato's co-authors include Keizo Umegaki, Tsuyoshi Chiba, Shingo Nakamura, Masayuki Ishihara, Setsuko Miyanari, Sanae UEDA, Hitoshi Kumagai, Takashi Hori, Sotaro Miyano and Mitsuharu Hasegawa and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Yoko Sato

134 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Facile synthesis of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene by the reaction of p-tert-butylphenol with elemental sulfur in the presence of a base

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yoko Sato Japan	23	510	365	328	304	258	138	2.6k
Yousef Javadzadeh Iran	31	156 0.3×	632 1.7×	304 0.9×	193 0.6×	432 1.7×	153	3.4k
Natalie D. Eddington United States	37	507 1.0×	123 0.3×	143 0.4×	268 0.9×	957 3.7×	122	4.0k
Nasir A. Siddiqui Saudi Arabia	30	199 0.4×	460 1.3×	182 0.6×	217 0.7×	580 2.2×	174	2.6k
Jeong‐Sook Park South Korea	44	421 0.8×	741 2.0×	508 1.5×	260 0.9×	1.7k 6.4×	248	6.1k
Fenfang Li China	37	345 0.7×	700 1.9×	347 1.1×	198 0.7×	314 1.2×	136	3.4k
Rubén D. Sinisterra Brazil	36	452 0.9×	584 1.6×	307 0.9×	132 0.4×	830 3.2×	145	3.6k
Maria Angela Vandelli Italy	46	278 0.5×	538 1.5×	224 0.7×	140 0.5×	1.9k 7.3×	178	6.4k
Kah Hay Yuen Malaysia	33	257 0.5×	112 0.3×	197 0.6×	135 0.4×	596 2.3×	109	3.4k
David M. Bailey United Kingdom	24	367 0.7×	209 0.6×	409 1.2×	121 0.4×	474 1.8×	60	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yoko Sato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoko Sato

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

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Tabara, Yasuharu, et al.. (2025). Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Events in a Japanese Population with and without Obesity: The Shizuoka Kokuho Database Study. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 32(9). 1122–1138. 1 indexed citations

Tabara, Yasuharu, et al.. (2025). Prognostic significance of the Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old‐Old for the incidence of functional disability: The Shizuoka Kokuho Database study. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 25(2). 260–266. 1 indexed citations

Sato, Yoko, et al.. (2024). Development of automation and monitoring methods for narrow-gap hot-wire laser welding using camera images. Welding in the World. 69(1). 269–280. 3 indexed citations

Kojimahara, Noriko, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal analysis of long-term outcomes of colorectal cancer after laparotomy and laparoscopic surgery: The Shizuoka study. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0294589–e0294589. 1 indexed citations

Nakamura, Shingo, Emi Inada, Yoko Sato, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in In Vivo Somatic Cell Gene Modification in Newborn Pups. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(20). 15301–15301.

Kanatani, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2022). Improving the Accuracy of Diagnosis for Multiple-System Atrophy Using Deep Learning-Based Method. Biology. 11(7). 951–951. 2 indexed citations

Murakami, Masaaki, Eiji Nakatani, Yoko Sato, et al.. (2022). Brachial artery transposition versus catheters as tertiary vascular access for maintenance hemodialysis: a single-center retrospective study. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 306–306. 2 indexed citations

Saito, Kohei, Yoko Sato, Eiji Nakatani, et al.. (2021). Statin Exposure and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence: A Japanese Regional Population-Based Cohort Study, the Shizuoka Study. Cancer Prevention Research. 14(9). 863–872. 14 indexed citations

Nakatani, Eiji, et al.. (2021). Data Resource Profile of Shizuoka Kokuho Database (SKDB) Using Integrated Health- and Care-insurance Claims and Health Checkups: The Shizuoka Study. Journal of Epidemiology. 32(8). 391–400. 47 indexed citations

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Sato, Yoko, et al.. (2021). Oxytetracycline-hydrocortisone ointment reduces the occurrence of both dry socket and post-extraction pain after third molar extraction: An observational study. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0254221–e0254221. 9 indexed citations

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Kojima, Ayako, Yoko Sato, Tsuyoshi Chiba, & Keizo Umegaki. (2018). Notable Adverse Events Associated with Concomitant Use of Health Foods and Drugs Derived from the Analysis of HFNet Data on the Safety and Effectiveness of Health Foods. Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi). 59(2). 80–88. 1 indexed citations

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Sakakibara, Ken‐Ichi, et al.. (2013). 4 cases of congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck found at birth. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 74(2). 357–361. 1 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2012). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Japanese Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders: A Pilot Study. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 40(3). 271–285. 23 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Yoko, et al.. (2011). Survey to Determine the Level of Knowledge about Food, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements and to Identify the Information Sources in Preschool Children's Mothers. The Japanese Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics. 69(1). 39–47. 1 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2006). Prevention Programs for Depression in Children and Adolescents. The Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology. 54(4). 572–584. 10 indexed citations

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Shiozawa, Kouichi, et al.. (2003). Relationship between Physical Properties of a Bolus and Swallowing Threshold during Cooked Rice Mastication. 13(2). 58–66. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Shoji, et al.. (2000). Classroom-Based Social Skills Training with Grade School Children. 26(1). 15–24. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Yoko, et al.. (1996). Magnetic Properties of Fe-Based Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Alloy Bilayer Ribbon.. Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan. 20(2). 505–508. 3 indexed citations

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Sato, Shoji, et al.. (1979). DEVELOPMENTAL STUDY IN DELAYED PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR. The Japanese journal of psychology. 50(2). 82–88. 2 indexed citations

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Ito, Masashi, et al.. (1960). Studies on pertussal toxin. Nippon Saikingaku Zasshi. 15(7). 655–660. 1 indexed citations

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