Yuka Sakata

531 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 362 citations indexed

About

Yuka Sakata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuka Sakata has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 362 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yuka Sakata's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (5 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (3 papers). Yuka Sakata is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (5 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (3 papers). Yuka Sakata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yuka Sakata's co-authors include Isao Yoshikawa, Koji Araki, Jun Li, Yasunari Seita, Kotaro Sasaki, Shinnosuke Suzuki, Young Sun Hwang, Jumpei Ito, Kei Sato and Brian P. Hermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yuka Sakata

17 papers receiving 358 citations

Hit Papers

A rare PRIMER cell state in plant immunity 2025 2026 2025 10 20 30
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 rare PRIMER cell state in plant immunity
    2025 30 citations Tatsuya Nobori, Alexander Monell et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuka Sakata Japan 10 251 72 47 35 31 19 362
Qichen Cao China 13 287 1.1× 16 0.2× 16 0.3× 7 0.2× 24 0.8× 23 424
Nishant Kumar India 8 126 0.5× 23 0.3× 10 0.2× 42 1.2× 10 0.3× 27 298
Santosh Kumar Behera India 10 122 0.5× 16 0.2× 14 0.3× 31 0.9× 14 0.5× 24 267
Omaima M. Kandil Egypt 13 98 0.4× 96 1.3× 217 4.6× 13 0.4× 140 4.5× 47 445
Sayuri Yamada Japan 11 103 0.4× 39 0.5× 64 1.4× 15 0.4× 4 0.1× 21 327
Zhizhong Hu China 11 64 0.3× 25 0.3× 20 0.4× 9 0.3× 29 0.9× 27 407
Matthew Man-Kin Wong Hong Kong 12 230 0.9× 22 0.3× 21 0.4× 6 0.2× 3 0.1× 20 422
Anna Nordborg Norway 14 233 0.9× 15 0.2× 20 0.4× 19 0.5× 23 0.7× 25 533
Mayank M. Patel United States 6 333 1.3× 23 0.3× 8 0.2× 24 0.7× 5 0.2× 8 396

Countries citing papers authored by Yuka Sakata

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuka Sakata

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuka Sakata

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Nobori, Tatsuya, Alexander Monell, Travis Lee, et al.. (2025). A rare PRIMER cell state in plant immunity. Nature. 638(8049). 197–205. 30 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sakata, Yuka, Hiroyuki Mayama, & Yoshimune Nonomura. (2024). Friction Dynamics of Human Skin Treated with Oil under Nonlinear Motion. Journal of Oleo Science. 73(2). 177–186. 1 indexed citations
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Sakata, Yuka, et al.. (2024). Friction Dynamics of Human Skin Treated using Polymer Aqueous Solutions. Journal of Oleo Science. 73(7). 1015–1026.
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Motosugi, Nami, Akiko Sugiyama, Asako Otomo, et al.. (2024). Effect of PCDH19 missense mutations on cell-to-cell proximity and neuronal development under heterotypic conditions. PNAS Nexus. 3(3). pgae060–pgae060.
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Sakata, Yuka, Hong Zhang, Akiko Sugiyama, et al.. (2023). Nanosheet coating improves stability of human pluripotent stem cell culture on glass substrates. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 650. 55–61. 1 indexed citations
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Matsumori, Haruka, Kenji Watanabe, Hiroaki Tachiwana, et al.. (2022). Ribosomal protein L5 facilitates rDNA-bundled condensate and nucleolar assembly. Life Science Alliance. 5(7). e202101045–e202101045. 10 indexed citations
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Sakata, Yuka, Keren Cheng, Michinori Mayama, et al.. (2022). Reconstitution of human adrenocortical specification and steroidogenesis using induced pluripotent stem cells. Developmental Cell. 57(22). 2566–2583.e8. 15 indexed citations
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Sakata, Yuka, et al.. (2022). Neurochemistry evaluated by MR spectroscopy in a patient with SPTAN1-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Brain and Development. 44(6). 415–420. 3 indexed citations
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Sakata, Yuka, Hiroyuki Mayama, & Yoshimune Nonomura. (2021). Friction dynamics of moisturized human skin under non‐linear motion. International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 44(1). 20–29. 10 indexed citations
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Fujita, Risa, Tatsuro Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Arimura, et al.. (2020). Nucleosome destabilization by nuclear non-coding RNAs. Communications Biology. 3(1). 60–60. 9 indexed citations
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Hwang, Young Sun, Shinnosuke Suzuki, Yasunari Seita, et al.. (2020). Reconstitution of prospermatogonial specification in vitro from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5656–5656. 99 indexed citations
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Shiura, Hirosuke, Yuka Sakata, Kuniya Abe, & Takashi Sado. (2018). RNA-FISH and Immunofluorescence of Mouse Preimplantation and Postimplantation Embryos. Methods in molecular biology. 1861. 161–176. 2 indexed citations
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Sakata, Yuka, Koji Nagao, Yuko Hoki, et al.. (2017). Defects in dosage compensation impact global gene regulation in the mouse trophoblast. Development. 144(15). 2784–2797. 27 indexed citations
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Sakata, Yuka, Yuko Hoki, Satoru Arata, et al.. (2015). A new Xist allele driven by a constitutively active promoter is dominated by Xist locus environment and exhibits the parent-of-origin effects. Development. 142(24). 4299–308. 3 indexed citations
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Sato, Kenji, Yukari Egashira, Shin Ono, et al.. (2013). Identification of a Hepatoprotective Peptide in Wheat Gluten Hydrolysate against d-Galactosamine-Induced Acute Hepatitis in Rats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61(26). 6304–6310. 57 indexed citations
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Hoki, Yuko, Rieko Ikeda, Nathan Mise, et al.. (2011). Incomplete X-inactivation initiated by a hypomorphic Xist allele in the mouse. Development. 138(13). 2649–2659. 18 indexed citations
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Kettawan, Aikkarach, Takayuki Takahashi, Takeo Kishi, et al.. (2007). The Quality Control Assessment of Commercially Available Coenzyme Q10-Containing Dietary and Health Supplements in Japan. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 41(2). 124–131. 18 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Isao, Jun Li, Yuka Sakata, & Koji Araki. (2003). Design and Fabrication of a Flexible and Self‐Supporting Supramolecular Film by Hierarchical Control of the Interaction between Hydrogen‐Bonded Sheet Assemblies. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(1). 100–103. 52 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Isao, Jun Li, Yuka Sakata, & Koji Araki. (2003). Design and Fabrication of a Flexible and Self‐Supporting Supramolecular Film by Hierarchical Control of the Interaction between Hydrogen‐Bonded Sheet Assemblies. Angewandte Chemie. 116(1). 102–105. 7 indexed citations

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