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49
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7761
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6032
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194

Kohji Sato publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 183 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Kohji Sato D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kohji Sato is affiliated with Hamamatsu University in Japan and has contributed to multiple research papers primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans the subfields of Physiology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Genetics.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics such as Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, CRISPR and genetic engineering, retinal development and disorders, virus-based gene therapy research, and voice and speech disorders.

Sato's notable recent papers include:

  • A non-human primate model of familial Alzheimer's disease, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Production of a heterozygous exon skipping model of common marmosets using gene-editing technology, 2024, Lab Animal
  • Tissue Stem Cells and Stem Cell Niche of the Human Vocal Fold, 2020, Nihon Kikan Shokudoka Gakkai Kaiho
  • Development of pyrogen-free utensils for cell culture by combining ozone/hydrogen peroxide mixed gas sterilization with steam-washing technology, 2025, Regenerative Therapy
  • Prevalence of major diseases in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) at the Central Institute for Medicine and Life Science: a retrospective study, 2025, Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Frequent co-authors with whom Sato has collaborated include Erika Sasaki, Takashi Inoue, Hiroki Sasaguri, Wakako Kumita, and Yoko Kurotaki. The collaborative nature of this work highlights engagement across diverse research teams and topics.

Sato's publications have appeared in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Lab Animal, Nihon Kikan Shokudoka Gakkai Kaiho, Regenerative Therapy, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

This body of work reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding biological mechanisms and disease models with applications to neurodegenerative disorders, genetic engineering models, and cellular therapies.

Best Publications

  • Erythropoietin Prevents Place Navigation Disability and Cortical Infarction in Rats with Permanent Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery

    Yasutaka Sadamoto;Keiji Igase;Masahiro Sakanaka;Kohji Sato

  • The differential expression patterns of messenger RNAs encoding non-N-methyl-d-aspartate glutamate receptor subunits (GluR1–4) in the rat brain

    K. Sato;H. Kiyama;M. Tohyama

  • Cloning and Functional Expression of a Brain Peptide/Histidine Transporter

    Toshihide Yamashita;Shoichi Shimada;Wei Guo;Kohji Sato

  • The differential expression patterns of messenger RNAs encoding K-Cl cotransporters (KCC1,2) and Na-K-2Cl cotransporter (NKCC1) in the rat nervous system.

    C Kanaka;K Ohno;A Okabe;K Kuriyama

  • AMPA, KA and NMDA receptors are expressed in the rat DRG neurones.

    Kohji Sato;Hiroshi Kiyama;Hwan Tae Park;Masaya Tohyama

  • Region-specific expression of subunits of ionotropic glutamate receptors (AMPA-type, KA-type and NMDA receptors) in the rat spinal cord with special reference to nociception

    Tatsuo Furuyama;Hiroshi Kiyama;Kohji Sato;Hwan Tae Park

  • Developmental changes in KCC1, KCC2, and NKCC1 mRNA expressions in the rat brain.

    Cong Wang;Chigusa Shimizu-Okabe;Kazuo Watanabe;Akihito Okabe

  • Gene structure and glial expression of the glycine transporter GlyT1 in embryonic and adult rodents

    RH Adams;K Sato;S Shimada;M Tohyama

  • A novel secretory factor, Neurogenesin-1, provides neurogenic environmental cues for neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus.

    Takatoshi Ueki;Masamitsu Tanaka;Kanna Yamashita;Sumiko Mikawa

  • Ketamine inhibits monoamine transporters expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells

    Mitsuhiro Nishimura;Kohji Sato;Tomoya Okada;Ikuto Yoshiya

  • Regional distribution of cells expressing glycine receptor α2 subunit mRNA in the rat brain

    Kohji Sato;Hiroshi Kiyama;Masaya Tohyama

  • Developmental changes in KCC1, KCC2 and NKCC1 mRNAs in the rat cerebellum.

    Sumiko Mikawa;Cong Wang;Fang Shu;Tao Wang

  • Induction of NMDA and GABAA Receptor-Mediated Ca2+ Oscillations With KCC2 mRNA Downregulation in Injured Facial Motoneurons

    Hiroki Toyoda;Koji Ohno;Junko Yamada;Masahiko Ikeda

  • Localization of glycine receptor α1 subunit mRNA-containing neurons in the rat brain: An analysis using in situ hybridization histochemistry

    K. Sato;J.-H. Zhang;T. Saika;M. Sato

  • Modulation of a recombinant glycine transporter (GLYT1b) by activation of protein kinase C.

    Kohji Sato;Ralf Adams;Heinrich Betz;Patrick Schloss

  • Glycine cleavage system in astrocytes.

    Kohji Sato;Sigetaka Yoshida;Kazuko Fujiwara;Keiya Tada

  • Essential role of endogenous tissue plasminogen activator through matrix metalloproteinase 9 induction and expression on heparin-produced cerebral hemorrhage after cerebral ischemia in mice.

    Bing Qiao Zhao;Yasuhiko Ikeda;Yasuhiko Ikeda;Hayato Ihara;Hayato Ihara;Tetsumei Urano;Tetsumei Urano

  • Regional distribution of the cells expressing glycine receptor β subunit mRNA in the rat brain

    Masahiro Fujita;Kohji Sato;Makoto Sato;Toshihiko Inoue

  • Interleukin 3 Prevents Delayed Neuronal Death in the Hippocampal CA1 Field

    Tong-Chun Wen;Junya Tanaka;Hui Peng;Junzo Desaki

  • Expressions of neuropilin-1, neuropilin-2 and semaphorin 3A mRNA in the rat brain after middle cerebral artery occlusion

    Hiroko Fujita;Bo Zhang;Kohji Sato;Junya Tanaka

  • Prevention of ischemic neuronal death by intravenous infusion of a ginseng saponin, ginsenoside Rb1, that upregulates Bcl-xL expression

    Bo Zhang;Ryuji Hata;Pengxiang Zhu;Kohji Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaya Tohyama
Masaya Tohyama Kindai University
Masahiro Sakanaka
Masahiro Sakanaka Ehime University
Atsuo Fukuda
Atsuo Fukuda Hamamatsu University
Junya Tanaka
Junya Tanaka Ehime University
Hiroshi Kiyama
Hiroshi Kiyama Nagoya University
Mitsutoshi Setou
Mitsutoshi Setou Hamamatsu University
Hiroki Toyoda
Hiroki Toyoda Osaka University
Heinrich Betz
Heinrich Betz Max Planck Society
Hideo Matsuzaki
Hideo Matsuzaki University of Fukui
Makoto Sato
Makoto Sato University of Fukui

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