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Kathleen M. Sakamoto

Kathleen M. Sakamoto

Stanford University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
13235
World Ranking
16508
National Ranking
6835

Kathleen M. Sakamoto publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kathleen M. Sakamoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 248 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathleen M. Sakamoto 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 Kathleen M. Sakamoto 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: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kathleen M. Sakamoto is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans several domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on hematology and cancer-related studies.

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with cutting-edge topics in oncology and hematology, including:

  • GPC2-CAR T cells tuned for low antigen density mediate potent activity against neuroblastoma without toxicity (2021, Cancer Cell)
  • Delayed cancer diagnoses and high mortality in children during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, Pediatric Blood & Cancer)
  • Activated natural killer cells predict poor clinical prognosis in high-risk B- and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (2021, Blood)
  • Metabolomics in acute myeloid leukemia (2020, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism)
  • RSK inhibitor BI-D1870 inhibits acute myeloid leukemia cell proliferation by targeting mitotic exit (2020, Oncotarget)

Kathleen M. Sakamoto has frequent co-authorship collaborations with:

  • Norman J. Lacayo (23 co-authored papers)
  • Mark C. Wilkes (17 co-authored papers)
  • Hee-Don Chae (12 co-authored papers)
  • Nobuko Hijiya (10 co-authored papers)
  • Anupama Narla (10 co-authored papers)

The scientist commonly publishes in the following venues:

  • Blood (22 publications)
  • Cancer Research (5 publications)
  • Cancers (4 publications)
  • Experimental Hematology (4 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)

Main fields of study covered by Kathleen M. Sakamoto include:

  • Medicine (99 publications)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (81 publications)

Their subfields of study focus largely on:

  • Molecular Biology (66 publications)
  • Hematology (36 publications)
  • Genetics (17 publications)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (14 publications)
  • Epidemiology (8 publications)

The primary research topics evident from their work encompass:

  • RNA modifications and cancer (40 publications)
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (38 publications)
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (26 publications)
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments (26 publications)
  • Cancer-related gene regulation (22 publications)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (14 publications)
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (14 publications)

Best Publications

  • Protacs: chimeric molecules that target proteins to the Skp1-Cullin-F box complex for ubiquitination and degradation.

    Kathleen M. Sakamoto;Kyung B. Kim;Akiko Kumagai;Frank Mercurio

  • The role of the transcription factor CREB in immune function.

    Andy Y. Wen;Kathleen M. Sakamoto;Lloyd S. Miller

  • The Role of HDAC6 in Cancer

    Grace I. Aldana-Masangkay;Kathleen M. Sakamoto

  • Chemical genetic control of protein levels: selective in vivo targeted degradation.

    John S. Schneekloth;Fabiana N. Fonseca;Michael Koldobskiy;Amit Mandal

  • Germline CBL mutations cause developmental abnormalities and predispose to juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

    Charlotte M. Niemeyer;Michelle W. Kang;Danielle H. Shin;Ingrid Furlan

  • Development of Protacs to Target Cancer-promoting Proteins for Ubiquitination and Degradation

    Kathleen M. Sakamoto;Kathleen M. Sakamoto;Kyung B. Kim;Rati Verma;Andy Ransick

  • Ribosomal protein S19 deficiency in zebrafish leads to developmental abnormalities and defective erythropoiesis through activation of p53 protein family.

    Nadia Danilova;Kathleen M. Sakamoto;Kathleen M. Sakamoto;Shuo Lin

  • CREB in the Pathophysiology of Cancer: Implications for Targeting Transcription Factors for Cancer Therapy

    Kathleen M. Sakamoto;David A. Frank

  • The role of CREB as a proto-oncogene in hematopoiesis and in acute myeloid leukemia

    Deepa B. Shankar;Jerry C. Cheng;Kentaro Kinjo;Noah Federman

  • Role of the aggresome pathway in cancer: targeting histone deacetylase 6-dependent protein degradation.

    Agustin Rodriguez-Gonzalez;Tara Lin;Alan K. Ikeda;Tiffany R Simms-Waldrip

  • Ubistatins Inhibit Proteasome-Dependent Degradation by Binding the Ubiquitin Chain

    Rati Verma;Noel R. Peters;Mariapina D'Onofrio;Gregory P. Tochtrop

  • BUBR1 deficiency results in abnormal megakaryopoiesis

    Qi Wang;Tongyi Liu;Yuqiang Fang;Suqing Xie

  • Targeting steroid hormone receptors for ubiquitination and degradation in breast and prostate cancer.

    A Rodriguez-Gonzalez;K Cyrus;M Salcius;K Kim

  • Targeting CREB for cancer therapy: friend or foe.

    Xiangshu Xiao;Bingbing X Li;Bryan Mitton;Alan Ikeda

  • Stress-induced stimulation of early growth response gene-1 by p38/stress-activated protein kinase 2 is mediated by a cAMP-responsive promoter element in a MAPKAP kinase 2-independent manner.

    Malvyne Rolli;Alexey Kotlyarov;Kathleen M. Sakamoto;Matthias Gaestel

  • Net1 stimulates RNA polymerase I transcription and regulates nucleolar structure independently of controlling mitotic exit.

    Wenying Shou;Kathleen M Sakamoto;Kathleen M Sakamoto;John Keener;Kenji W Morimoto

  • FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 in normal hematopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia.

    Bertrand W. Parcells;Alan K. Ikeda;Tiffany Simms-Waldrip;Theodore B. Moore

  • Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-3 signaling pathways converge on the CREB-binding site in the human egr-1 promoter.

    K. M. Sakamoto;J. K. Fraser;Hu-Jung J. Lee;E. Lehman

  • ABT-869, a multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor: inhibition of FLT3 phosphorylation and signaling in acute myeloid leukemia

    Deepa B. Shankar;Junling Li;Paul Tapang;J. Owen McCall

  • RNA interference and human disease.

    Jerry C Cheng;Theodore B Moore;Kathleen M Sakamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuo Lin
Shuo Lin University of California, Los Angeles
Raymond J. Deshaies
Raymond J. Deshaies California Institute of Technology
Craig M. Crews
Craig M. Crews Yale University
Stanley F. Nelson
Stanley F. Nelson University of California, Los Angeles
Manuel Serrano
Manuel Serrano Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Judith C. Gasson
Judith C. Gasson University of California, Los Angeles
Michael C. Bassik
Michael C. Bassik Stanford University
James E. Bradner
James E. Bradner Amgen (United States)
Hiromitsu Nakauchi
Hiromitsu Nakauchi Stanford University
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University

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