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Makoto Sasaki

Makoto Sasaki

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 59 10359 9368 750 690 307 10086

Makoto Sasaki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Makoto Sasaki between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Makoto Sasaki published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2008. 9 of the 338 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2008. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1967 2025

338 publications in total across all disciplines

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Makoto Sasaki: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 1
1971 2
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 2
1978 5
1979 0
1980 0
1981 3
1982 0
1983 1
1984 2
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 7
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 4
1996 6
1997 2
1998 5
1999 6
2000 9
2001 12
2002 11
2003 10
2004 12
2005 16
2006 23
2007 20
2008 25
2009 17
2010 22
2011 22
2012 12
2013 10
2014 7
2015 9
2016 12
2017 2
2018 3
2019 1
2020 2
2021 2
2022 4
2023 2
2024 5
2025 4
Total 338
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Makoto Sasaki 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 Makoto Sasaki sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 301–320 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 307 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764 307
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Makoto Sasaki 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 Makoto Sasaki sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930 59
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Makoto Sasaki is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and primarily works in the fields of Chemistry as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research has concentrated extensively on organic chemistry and molecular biology, with notable contributions to environmental chemistry, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and biotechnology.

Their work spans multiple subfields including:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Biotechnology

Makoto Sasaki's research covers several main topics, notably:

  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study

The scientist has a range of frequently cited papers, including:

  • "DMAPO/Boc2O-Mediated One-Pot Direct N-Acylation of Less Nucleophilic N-Heterocycles with Carboxylic Acids," 2023, ChemCatChem
  • "Determination of the toxicity equivalency factors for ciguatoxins using human sodium channels," 2022, Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • "Unified Total Synthesis of (−)-Enigmazole A and (−)-15-O-Methylenigmazole A," 2020, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • "Synthesis and Structural Implication of the JKLMN-Ring Fragment of Caribbean Ciguatoxin C-CTX-1," 2021, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Synthesis of Bulky N-Acyl Heterocycles by DMAPO/Boc2O-Mediated One-Pot Direct N-Acylation of Less Nucleophilic N-Heterocycles with α-Fully Substituted Carboxylic Acids," 2023, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Frequent co-authors of Sasaki include:

  • Atsushi Umehara
  • Haruhiko Fuwa
  • Soma Shimizu
  • Luís M. Botana
  • Kotaro Iwasaki

The primary venues where Makoto Sasaki has published are:

  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Letters
  • ChemCatChem
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology

Best Publications

  • Transcellular transport of organic anions across a double-transfected Madin-Darby canine kidney II cell monolayer expressing both human organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP2/SLC21A6) and multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2/ABCC2)

    Makoto Sasaki;Hiroshi Suzuki;Kousei Ito;Takaaki Abe

  • Identification of the Hepatic Efflux Transporters of Organic Anions Using Double-Transfected Madin-Darby Canine Kidney II Cells Expressing Human Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptide 1B1 (OATP1B1)/Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2, OATP1B1/Multidrug Resistance 1, and OATP1B1/Breast Cancer Resistance Protein

    Soichiro Matsushima;Kazuya Maeda;Chihiro Kondo;Masaru Hirano

  • Suppression of Colon Cancer Metastasis by Aes through Inhibition of Notch Signaling

    Masahiro Sonoshita;Masahiro Aoki;Haruhiko Fuwa;Koji Aoki

  • Total Synthesis of Gambierol

    Haruhiko Fuwa;Noriko Kainuma;Kazuo Tachibana;Makoto Sasaki

  • Development of a 3DOF mobile exoskeleton robot for human upper-limb motion assist

    Kazuo Kiguchi;Mohammad Habibur Rahman;Makoto Sasaki;Kenbu Teramoto

  • The Complete Structure of Maitotoxin, Part II: Configuration of the C135-C142 Side Chain and Absolute Configuration of the Entire Molecule

    Taro Nonomura;Makoto Sasaki;Nobuaki Matsumori;Michio Murata

  • Total synthesis, structure revision, and absolute configuration of (-)-brevenal.

    Haruhiko Fuwa;Makoto Ebine;Andrea J. Bourdelais;Daniel G. Baden

  • New strategy for convergent synthesis of trans-fused polyether frameworks based on palladium-catalyzed suzuki cross-coupling reaction

    Makoto Sasaki;Haruhiko Fuwa;Masayuki Inoue;Kazuo Tachibana

  • The Complete Structure of Maitotoxin, Part I: Configuration of the C1 ? C14 Side Chain

    Makoto Sasaki;Nobuaki Matsumori;Takahiro Maruyama;Taro Nonomura

  • A General Method for Convergent Synthesis of Polycyclic Ethers Based on Suzuki Cross-Coupling: Concise Synthesis of the ABCD Ring System of Ciguatoxin

    Makoto Sasaki;Haruhiko Fuwa;Makoto Ishikawa;Kazuo Tachibana

  • Prediction of in Vivo Biliary Clearance from the in Vitro Transcellular Transport of Organic Anions across a Double-Transfected Madin-Darby Canine Kidney II Monolayer Expressing Both Rat Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 4 and Multidrug Resistance Associated Protein 2

    Makoto Sasaki;Hiroshi Suzuki;Jun Aoki;Kousei Ito

  • Templating fabrication of platinum nanoparticles and nanowires using the confined mesoporous channels of FSM-16—their structural characterization and catalytic performances in water gas shift reaction

    Makoto Sasaki;Mai Osada;Naonori Higashimoto;Takashi Yamamoto

  • SHIP-IN-BOTTLE SYNTHESIS AND CATALYTIC PERFORMANCES OF PLATINUM CARBONYL CLUSTERS, NANOWIRES, AND NANOPARTICLES IN MICRO- AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS

    Atsushi Fukuoka;Naonori Higashimoto;Yuzuru Sakamoto;Makoto Sasaki

  • Highly sensitive and selective surface plasmon resonance sensor for detection of sub-ppb levels of benzo[a]pyrene by indirect competitive immunoreaction method

    Norio Miura;Makoto Sasaki;K.Vengatajalabathy Gobi;Chiwa Kataoka

  • A Concise Total Synthesis of (+)‐Neopeltolide

    Haruhiko Fuwa;Asami Saito;Makoto Sasaki

  • Convergent Total Synthesis of Gymnocin-A and Evaluation of Synthetic Analogues

    Chihiro Tsukano;Makoto Ebine;Makoto Sasaki

  • Divergent synthesis of multifunctional molecular probes to elucidate the enzyme specificity of dipeptidic γ-secretase inhibitors

    Haruhiko Fuwa;Yasuko Takahashi;Yu Konno;Naoto Watanabe

  • Isolation, structure determination, and synthesis of neodysiherbaine A, a new excitatory amino acid from a marine sponge.

    Ryuichi Sakai;Tatsuki Koike;Makoto Sasaki;Keiko Shimamoto

  • Total synthesis of (+)-neopeltolide

    Haruhiko Fuwa;Shinya Naito;Tomomi Goto;Makoto Sasaki

  • Total Synthesis of Polycyclic Ether Natural Products Based on Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling

    Makoto Sasaki;Haruhiko Fuwa

Frequent Co-Authors

Haruhiko Fuwa
Haruhiko Fuwa Chuo University
Kazuo Tachibana
Kazuo Tachibana University of Tokyo
Masayuki Inoue
Masayuki Inoue University of Tokyo
Takeshi Yasumoto
Takeshi Yasumoto Tohoku University
Michio Murata
Michio Murata Osaka University
Geoffrey T. Swanson
Geoffrey T. Swanson Northwestern University
Luis M. Botana
Luis M. Botana University of Santiago de Compostela
Mercedes R. Vieytes
Mercedes R. Vieytes University of Santiago de Compostela
Masayuki Satake
Masayuki Satake University of Tokyo
Taisuke Tomita
Taisuke Tomita University of Tokyo

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