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Hitoshi Sakai

Hitoshi Sakai

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3573 77 130 9590

Hitoshi Sakai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hitoshi Sakai between 1954 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hitoshi Sakai published across 73 years, from 1954 to 2026, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1989. 4 of the 190 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1989. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 2 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 2 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 5 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1954 2026

190 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hitoshi Sakai: publications per year, 1954 to 2026
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 2
1956 0
1957 1
1958 2
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 2
1966 5
1967 1
1968 2
1969 1
1970 2
1971 4
1972 4
1973 4
1974 2
1975 1
1976 2
1977 4
1978 3
1979 4
1980 6
1981 2
1982 3
1983 6
1984 8
1985 8
1986 7
1987 11
1988 7
1989 16
1990 6
1991 6
1992 7
1993 3
1994 5
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 4
2003 3
2004 3
2005 4
2006 4
2007 2
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 1
2012 1
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 2
2023 0
2024 3
2025 3
2026 1
Total 190
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Hitoshi Sakai publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hitoshi Sakai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 128–137 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 130 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557 130
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Hitoshi Sakai D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hitoshi Sakai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204 49
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Hitoshi Sakai was affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and contributed extensively to medical and immunological research. Their academic work predominantly focused on the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with notable subfields including Immunology, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology.

The research topics Sakai concentrated on included Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy research, and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments.

Frequent publication venues where Sakai's work appeared were:

  • International Journal of Hematology
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Annals of Hematology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Blood

Some of their recent papers included:

  • "T cell clonal expansion and STAT3 mutations: a characteristic feature of acquired chronic T cell-mediated pure red cell aplasia," 2022, International Journal of Hematology
  • "Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for patients with aggressive NK-cell leukemia," 2020, Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • "Minimal residual disease (MRD) positivity at allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, not the quantity of MRD, is a risk factor for relapse of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia," 2021, International Journal of Hematology
  • "High frequency of STAT3 gene mutations in T-cell receptor (TCR)γδ-type T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukaemia: implications for molecular diagnostics," 2020, British Journal of Haematology
  • "A Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Piggybac-Modified GMR CAR-T Cell Therapy for CD116 Positive Relapsed/Refractory Myeloid Malignancies," 2021, Blood

Sakai collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, among whom the most common co-authors included:

  • Hideyuki Nakazawa
  • Fumihiro Ishida
  • Toru Kawakami
  • Sayaka Nishina
  • Fumihiro Kawakami

The scientist's research contributed multiple publications to several notable hematological and transplantation journals, reflecting a focus on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and related disorders.

Hitoshi Sakai was a recipient of the GSA Honorary Fellow Award from The Geological Society of America, reflecting recognition within their field. The scientist is recorded as deceased.

Best Publications

  • The age curves of sulfur and oxygen isotopes in marine sulfate and their mutual interpretation

    George E. Claypool;William T. Holser;Isaac R. Kaplan;Hitoshi Sakai

  • Concentrations and isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur in ocean-floor basalts

    H. Sakai;D.J.Des Marais;A. Ueda;J.G. Moore

  • Isotopic properties of sulfur compounds in hydrothermal processes

    Hitoshi Sakai

  • Oxygen isotope exchange rate between dissolved sulfate and water at hydrothermal temperatures

    Hitoshi Chiba;Hitoshi Sakai

  • Sulfur isotope study of Quaternary volcanic rocks from the Japanese Islands Arc

    Akira Ueda;Hitoshi Sakai

  • Chemistry and isotope ratios of sulfur in basalts and volcanic gases at Kilauea volcano, Hawaii

    Hitoshi Sakai;Thomas J. Casadevall Casadevall;James G. Moore

  • Noble gases in submarine glasses from mid-oceanic ridges and Loihi seamount: Constraints on the early history of the Earth

    H Hiyagon;M Ozima;B Marty;S Zashu

  • Drilling deep into young oceanic crust, Hole 504B, Costa Rica Rift

    K. Becker;H. Sakai;A. C. Adamson;J. Alexandrovich

  • Spacial and temporal variations of water characteristics in the Japan Sea bottom layer

    Toshitaka Gamo;Yoshiyuki Nozaki;Hitoshi Sakai;Toshisuke Nakai

  • Antarctic saline lakes—stable isotopic ratios, chemical compositions and evolution

    Osamu Matsubaya;Hitoshi Sakai;Tetsuya Torii;Harry Burton

  • Hydrogen and oxygen isotopic ratios and major element chemistry of Japanese thermal water systems

    Osamu Matsubaya;Hitoshi Sakai;Isao Kusachi;Hiroshi Satake

  • Fractionation of sulphur isotopes in nature

    Hitoshi Sakai

  • Stable isotopic studies of Japanese geothermal systems

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  • Isotopic Geochemistry of the Thermal Waters of Japan and its Bearing on the Kuroko Ore Solutions

    Hitoshi Sakai;Osamu Matsubaya

  • Active hydrothermal mounds in the Okinawa Trough backarc basin, Japan

    M. Kimura;S. Uyeda;Y. Kato;T. Tanaka

  • Deep-sea communities dominated by the giant clam, Calyptogena soyoae, along the slope foot of Hatsushima Island, Sagami Bay, Central Japan

    Jun Hashimoto;Suguru Ohta;Takeo Tanaka;Hiroshi Hotta

  • Isotope geochemistry of oxygen in the sedimentary sulfate cycle

    William T. Holser;Isaac R. Kaplan;Hitoshi Sakai;Israel Zak

  • The distribution of 230Th and 231Pa in the deep-sea surface sediments of the Pacific Ocean

    Han-Soeb Yang;Yoshiyuki Nozaki;Hitoshi Sakai;Akimasa Masuda

  • Peculiar features of Suiyo Seamount hydrothermal fluids, Izu-Bonin Arc: Differences from subaerial volcanism

    U. Tsunogai;J. Ishibashi;H. Wakita;T. Gamo

  • Oxygen-18 and deuterium determination on a single water sample of a few milligrams

    Noriaki. Kishima;Hitoshi. Sakai

  • Constraints on the evolution of the Japan Sea based on 40Ar- 39Ar ages and Sr isotopic ratios for volcanic rocks of the Yamato Seamount chain in the Japan Sea

    Ichiro Kaneoka;Kenji Notsu;Yutaka Takigami;Kantaro Fujioka

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshitaka Gamo
Toshitaka Gamo University of Tokyo
Minoru Kusakabe
Minoru Kusakabe Okayama University
Jun-ichiro Ishibashi
Jun-ichiro Ishibashi Kobe University
Hiroo Kagami
Hiroo Kagami Niigata University
Philippe Pezard
Philippe Pezard University of Montpellier
Kantaro Fujioka
Kantaro Fujioka Kanagawa University
Yoshiyuki Nozaki
Yoshiyuki Nozaki University of Tokyo
Keir Becker
Keir Becker University of Miami
Jeffrey C. Alt
Jeffrey C. Alt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roger N. Anderson
Roger N. Anderson Columbia University

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