Yu Sakurai

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Yu Sakurai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Sakurai has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Biomaterials and 20 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yu Sakurai's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (44 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (30 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers). Yu Sakurai is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (44 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (30 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers). Yu Sakurai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Czechia. Yu Sakurai's co-authors include Teruo Okano, Kazunori Kataoka, M. Yokoyama, Hideyoshi Harashima, Hidetaka Akita, Akira Ohtomo, Yuko Yoshida, Glen S. Kwon, M. Kawasaki and Takao Aoyagi and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Immunity and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yu Sakurai

127 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mg x Zn 1−x O as a II–VI widegap semiconductor alloy

1998 1.3k citations Yu Sakurai et al. profile →
The RNA Sensor RIG-I Dually Functions as an Innate Sensor and Direct Antiviral Factor for Hepatitis B Virus

2014 338 citations Yu Sakurai, Yusuke Sato et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Sakurai Japan	36	2.3k	2.3k	2.2k	1.6k	1.4k	128	7.8k
Dehai Liang China	40	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	170	5.6k
Eun Chul Cho South Korea	34	2.0k 0.9×	4.2k 1.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	3.2k 2.4×	90	10.0k
Haruma Kawaguchi Japan	39	1.0k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	161	5.9k
Stephanie Hoeppener Germany	42	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	897 0.4×	2.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	222	6.5k
Alexander Kros Netherlands	50	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	3.8k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	196	7.8k
Takehiko Ishii Japan	46	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	3.4k 1.5×	826 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	200	7.4k
Bradley D. Olsen United States	50	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	2.7k 1.7×	1.7k 1.3×	215	8.6k
Yao Lin United States	38	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	91	6.4k
Kensuke Osada Japan	47	2.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	3.3k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	136	6.9k
Curtis W. Frank United States	59	2.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	3.0k 1.9×	3.5k 2.6×	285	12.6k

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Liu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Produce Chemokines in Response to the Lipid Nanoparticles Used in RNA Vaccines. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 47(3). 698–707. 4 indexed citations

Sakurai, Yu, et al.. (2023). Logistics and distribution of small extracellular vesicles from the subcutaneous space to the lymphatic system. Journal of Controlled Release. 361. 77–86. 6 indexed citations

Tanaka, Hiroki, Yu Sakurai, Yuta Nakai, et al.. (2023). Development of an Alcohol Dilution–Lyophilization Method for the Preparation of mRNA-LNPs with Improved Storage Stability. Pharmaceutics. 15(7). 1819–1819. 15 indexed citations

Sakurai, Yu, Yi Liu, Hiroki Tanaka, et al.. (2023). Tolerogenic Lipid Nanoparticles for Delivering Self-Antigen mRNA for the Treatment of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Pharmaceuticals. 16(9). 1270–1270. 11 indexed citations

Tanaka, Hiroki, et al.. (2023). Reactivation of Anticancer Immunity by Resetting Interorgan Crosstalk in Immune‐Suppressive Cells with a Nanoparticulated Anti‐Inflammatory Drug. Small. 19(16). e2205131–e2205131. 1 indexed citations

Tanaka, Hiroki, Yuta Nakai, Kota Tange, et al.. (2023). Development of a Ready-to-Use-Type RNA Vaccine Carrier Based on an Intracellular Environment-Responsive Lipid-like Material with Immune-Activating Vitamin E Scaffolds. Pharmaceutics. 15(12). 2702–2702. 5 indexed citations

Yamada, Yuma, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial Delivery of an Anticancer Drug Via Systemic Administration Using a Mitochondrial Delivery System That Inhibits the Growth of Drug-Resistant Cancer Engrafted on Mice. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 109(8). 2493–2500. 29 indexed citations

Sakurai, Yu, et al.. (2017). Failure of active targeting by a cholesterol-anchored ligand and improvement by altering the lipid composition to prevent ligand desorption. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 536(1). 42–49. 6 indexed citations

Hyodo, Mamoru, Yu Sakurai, Hidetaka Akita, & Hideyoshi Harashima. (2014). “Programmed packaging” for gene delivery. Journal of Controlled Release. 193. 316–323. 20 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2013). A liposomal delivery system that targets liver endothelial cells based on a new peptide motif present in the ApoB-100 sequence. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 456(1). 195–201. 24 indexed citations

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Ohuchi, Noriaki, et al.. (2008). . Nihon Nyugan Kenshin Gakkaishi (Journal of Japan Association of Breast Cancer Screening). 17(1). 15–21. 2 indexed citations

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Sakurai, Yu & Satoshi Sato. (2002). Automatic Generation of Term Explanation from the World Wide Web. 43(5). 1470–1480. 4 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, M., Fukashi Kohori, K. Sakai, et al.. (1999). Cytotoxic activity control of thermo-responsive polymeric micelle for local hyperthermia. 559–560. 2 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, M., Teruo Okano, Yu Sakurai, et al.. (1999). Selective Delivery of Adiramycin to a Solid Tumor Using a Polymeric Micelle Carrier System. Journal of drug targeting. 7(3). 171–186. 165 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Akihiko, et al.. (1996). Controlled release of macromolecular dextran from calcium-alginate gel beads. 737–738. 5 indexed citations

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Miyazaki, Hiroaki, et al.. (1994). Water soluble polymer having phenylboronic acid moieties as synthetic mitogen. 23(3). 978–981. 3 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Kenichi, et al.. (1992). Intracellular calcium levels in platelets in contact with polymer surfaces and its implication with platelet activation pathway.. 21(1). 222–227. 1 indexed citations

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Tsuruta, Teiji, et al.. (1989). Separation of B and T lymphocytes by cellular adsorption chromatography with polyamine graft copolymers as column matrices. Biomaterials. 10(6). 393–399. 6 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Kazunori, et al.. (1988). Immunoaffinity chromatography of lymphocyte subpopulations using tert-amine derived matrices with adsorbed antibodies. Biomaterials. 9(3). 218–224. 27 indexed citations

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Sakurai, Yu, et al.. (1979). . KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 36(4). 209–216. 16 indexed citations

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