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Fumihiko Sato

Fumihiko Sato

Kyoto University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
15782
World Ranking
7450
National Ranking
504

Fumihiko Sato publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 344 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Fumihiko Sato D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fumihiko Sato sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fumihiko Sato is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience, with a marked focus on molecular biology and pharmacology among other subfields. Their work encompasses areas such as plant tissue culture and regeneration, berberine and alkaloids research, plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, plant gene expression analysis, as well as neuroscience topics related to respiration, sleep, and vestibular and auditory disorders.

Sato has contributed to multiple publications in specialized journals and research venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include Brain Structure and Function, Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Frontiers in Plant Science, The Cerebellum, and Research Square.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Sato include:

  • Transcription Factors in Alkaloid Engineering, 2021, Biomolecules
  • Genome-Wide Profiling of WRKY Genes Involved in Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis in California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Genome-wide identification of AP2/ERF transcription factor-encoding genes in California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and their expression profiles in response to methyl jasmonate, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Overproduction of PGR5 enhances the electron sink downstream of photosystem I in a C4 plant, Flaveria bidentis, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Transport engineering for improving the production and secretion of valuable alkaloids in Escherichia coli, 2021, Metabolic Engineering Communications

Co-authorship collaborations appear frequently with a group of researchers, among them:

  • Yasuyuki Yamada
  • Nobukazu Shitan
  • Yumi Tsutsumi
  • Takahiro Furuta
  • Yong Chul Bae

Their research interests and topics of work span the following:

  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Berberine and alkaloids research
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Best Publications

  • PGP4, an ATP Binding Cassette P-Glycoprotein, Catalyzes Auxin Transport in Arabidopsis thaliana Roots

    Kazuyoshi Terasaka;Joshua J. Blakeslee;Boosaree Titapiwatanakun;Wendy A. Peer

  • Microbial production of plant benzylisoquinoline alkaloids

    Hiromichi Minami;Ju-Sung Kim;Nobuhiro Ikezawa;Tomoya Takemura

  • Metabolic engineering of plant alkaloid biosynthesis

    Fumihiko Sato;Takashi Hashimoto;Akira Hachiya;Ken-ichi Tamura

  • The role of chloroplastic NAD(P)H dehydrogenase in photoprotection

    Tsuyoshi Endo;Toshiharu Shikanai;Atsushi Takabayashi;Kozi Asada

  • Involvement of CjMDR1, a plant multidrug-resistance-type ATP-binding cassette protein, in alkaloid transport in Coptis japonica.

    Nobukazu Shitan;Ingrid Bazin;Kazuyuki Dan;Kazuaki Obata

  • Nitrogen recycling and remobilization are differentially controlled by leaf senescence and development stage in Arabidopsis under low nitrogen nutrition.

    Céline Diaz;Thomas Lemaître;Aurélie Christ;Marianne Azzopardi

  • A bacterial platform for fermentative production of plant alkaloids

    Akira Nakagawa;Hiromichi Minami;Ju-Sung Kim;Ju-Sung Kim;Takashi Koyanagi

  • Plant Pathogenesis-Related Proteins : Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Protein Function

    Sakihito Kitajima;Fumihiko Sato

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of CYP719, a methylenedioxy bridge-forming enzyme that belongs to a novel P450 family, from cultured Coptis japonica cells.

    Nobuhiro Ikezawa;Masaru Tanaka;Masanori Nagayoshi;Raku Shinkyo

  • High berberine-producing cultures of Coptis japonica cells

    Fumihiko Sato;Yasuyuki Yamada

  • Molecular characterization of the S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3'-hydroxy-N-methylcoclaurine 4'-O-methyltransferase involved in isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Coptis japonica.

    Takashi Morishige;Tetsuya Tsujita;Yasuyuki Yamada;Fumihiko Sato

  • INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member:Metabolic engineering of plant alkaloid biosynthesis

    Fumihiko Sato;Takashi Hashimoto;Akira Hachiya;Ken-ichi Tamura

  • Curated genome annotation of Oryza sativa ssp. japonica and comparative genome analysis with Arabidopsis thaliana

    Takeshi Itoh;Takeshi Itoh;Tsuyoshi Tanaka;Roberto A. Barrero;Chisato Yamasaki

  • Unusual P450 reactions in plant secondary metabolism.

    Masaharu Mizutani;Fumihiko Sato

  • Total biosynthesis of opiates by stepwise fermentation using engineered Escherichia coli

    Akira Nakagawa;Eitaro Matsumura;Takashi Koyanagi;Takane Katayama

  • Differential use of two cyclic electron flows around photosystem I for driving CO2-concentration mechanism in C4 photosynthesis.

    Atsushi Takabayashi;Masahiro Kishine;Kozi Asada;Tsuyoshi Endo

  • PsbP Protein, But Not PsbQ Protein, Is Essential for the Regulation and Stabilization of Photosystem II in Higher Plants

    Kentaro Ifuku;Yumiko Yamamoto;Taka-aki Ono;Seiko Ishihara

  • Roles of miR319 and TCP transcription factors in leaf development

    Tomotsugu Koyama;Fumihiko Sato;Masaru Ohme-Takagi;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • Identification of a WRKY Protein as a Transcriptional Regulator of Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Coptis japonica

    Nobuhiko Kato;Emilyn Dubouzet;Yasuhisa Kokabu;Sayumi Yoshida

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of CYP80G2, a cytochrome P450 that catalyzes an intramolecular C-C phenol coupling of (S)-reticuline in magnoflorine biosynthesis, from cultured Coptis japonica cells.

    Nobuhiro Ikezawa;Kinuko Iwasa;Fumihiko Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuyuki Yamada
Yasuyuki Yamada Hosei University
Tsuyoshi Endo
Tsuyoshi Endo Kyoto University
Kazufumi Yazaki
Kazufumi Yazaki Kyoto University
Toshiharu Shikanai
Toshiharu Shikanai Kyoto University
Hidehiko Kumagai
Hidehiko Kumagai Ishikawa Prefectural University
Takumi Noguchi
Takumi Noguchi Nagoya University
Atsuo Tanaka
Atsuo Tanaka Kyoto University
Shigeo Yoshida
Shigeo Yoshida Kurume University
Masaru Ohme-Takagi
Masaru Ohme-Takagi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kenji Sonomoto
Kenji Sonomoto Kyushu University

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