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Kiyotaka Sato

Kiyotaka Sato

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
9525
World Ranking
9942
National Ranking
712

Kiyotaka Sato publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kiyotaka Sato sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 245 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Kiyotaka Sato D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kiyotaka Sato is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research spanning economics, econometrics, finance, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work frequently intersects interdisciplinary fields such as food science and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research encompasses a broad range of topics, including:

  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Global Trade and Economics
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics

Sato has published numerous papers in both economics and food-related scientific journals. Their recent publications include:

  • New empirical assessment of export price competitiveness: Industry-specific real effective exchange rates in Asia (2020), published in The North American Journal of Economics and Finance
  • Formation and properties of dark chocolate prepared using fat mixtures of cocoa butter and symmetric/asymmetric stearic-oleic mixed-acid triacylglycerols: Impact of molecular compound crystals (2020), published in Food Chemistry
  • Interactive Polymorphic Crystallization Behavior in Eutectic Triacylglycerol Mixtures Containing Molecular Compound Crystals (2022), published in Crystal Growth & Design
  • Surface topographic analysis of early stages of fat bloom of dark chocolate with 3D-laser scanning confocal microscopy (3D-LSCM) (2020), published in Food Structure
  • Physicochemical Properties of Palm Oil-Based Puff Pastry Model Margarines Related to Their Baking Performance in Long-Term Storage (2020), published in European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Junko Shimizu
  • Taiyo Yoshimi
  • Uraku Yoshimoto
  • Takatoshi Ito
  • Yushi Yoshida

Sato's work appears regularly in established publication venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • Japan and the World Economy
  • Journal of Oleo Science
  • Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

Their contributions to economics address topics like monetary policy, economic impact, global trade, and financial market volatility, while their food science publications focus on the physicochemical properties of fats and their applications in food systems. This dual expertise positions Sato at the intersection of economic analysis and applied biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Crystallization behaviour of fats and lipids — a review

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  • Polymorphism of POP and SOS. I. occurrence and polymorphic transformation

    K. Sato;T. Arishima;Z. H. Wang;K. Ojima

  • Vibrational spectroscopic study on polymorphism and order-disorder phase transition in oleic acid

    Masamichi Kobayashi;Fumitoshi Kaneko;Kiyotaka Sato;Masao Suzuki

  • Crystallization, transformation and microstructures of polymorphic fats in colloidal dispersion states

    Kiyotaka Sato;Satoru Ueno

  • Molecular interactions and kinetic properties of fats.

    Kiyotaka Sato;Satoru Ueno;Junko Yano

  • External factors affecting polymorphic crystallization of lipids

    Kiyotaka Sato;Laura Bayés‐García;Teresa Calvet;Miquel Àngel Cuevas‐Diarte

  • Effects of ultrasonic irradiation on crystallization behavior of tripalmitoylglycerol and cocoa butter

    Kaoru Higaki;Satoru Ueno;Tetsuo Koyano;Kiyotaka Sato

  • Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Diffraction Study of Liquid Crystal Formation and Polymorphic Crystallization of SOS (sn-1,3-Distearoyl-2-oleoyl Glycerol)

    Satoru Ueno;Akiyoshi Minato;Hideki Seto;Yoshiyuki Amemiya

  • In Situ Studies of Ultrasound-Stimulated Fat Crystallization Using Synchrotron Radiation

    Satoru Ueno;Radoljub I. Ristic;Kaoru Higaki;Kiyotaka Sato

  • Thermal and structural properties of sn -1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoylglycerol and sn -1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol binary mixtures examined with synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction

    A. Minato;S. Ueno;J. Yano;K. Smith

  • Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study on Phase Behavior of Binary Mixtures of POP and PPO Forming Molecular Compound Systems

    A. Minato and;S. Ueno;K. Smith;Y. Amemiya

  • Kinetics of melt crystallization and transformation of tripalmitin polymorphs

    Kiyotaka Sato;Tatsuhiko Kuroda

  • Seeding effects on solidification behavior of cocoa butter and dark chocolate. I. Kinetics of solidification

    Iwao Hachiya;Tetsuo Koyano;Kiyotaka Sato

  • Polymorphism of pos. I. occurrence and polymorphic transformation

    T. Arishima;N. Sagi;H. Mori;K. Sato

  • Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction study on phase behavior of PPP-POP binary mixtures

    A. Minato;S. Ueno;J. Yano;Z. H. Wang

  • Crystallization kinetics of organogels prepared by rice bran wax and vegetable oils.

    Lakmali Samuditha K. Dassanayake;Dharma R. Kodali;Satoru Ueno;Kiyotaka Sato

  • Structure and Crystallization Behavior of the β Phase of Oleic Acid

    Fumitoshi Kaneko;Kazuhiro Yamazaki;Kenji Kitagawa;and Takashi Kikyo

  • On the formation of granular crystals in fat blends containing palm oil

    A. Watanabe;I. Tashima;N. Matsuzaki;J. Kurashige

  • Synchrotron radiation SAXS/WAXS study of polymorph-dependent phase behavior of binary mixtures of saturated monoacid triacylglycerols

    Morio Takeuchi;Satoru Ueno;Kiyotaka Sato

  • Effects of Emulsifiers on Crystallization Behavior of Lipid Crystals in Nanometer-Size Oil-in-Water Emulsion Droplets

    T. Sonoda;Y. Takata;S. Ueno;K. Sato

  • Influences of fatty acid moiety and esterification of polyglycerol fatty acid esters on the crystallization of palm mid fraction in oil-in-water emulsion.

    Mitsuhiro Sakamoto;Azusa Ohba;Juhei Kuriyama;Kouichi Maruo

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoru Ueno
Satoru Ueno Hiroshima University
Masamichi Kobayashi
Masamichi Kobayashi Osaka University
Kiyoshi Yase
Kiyoshi Yase National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Junko Yano
Junko Yano Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dimo Kashchiev
Dimo Kashchiev Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Nissim Garti
Nissim Garti Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Koen Dewettinck
Koen Dewettinck Ghent University
Donald Small
Donald Small Johns Hopkins University
Ashok R. Patel
Ashok R. Patel Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Christophe Blecker
Christophe Blecker Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech

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