2026 Masahiro Sakai: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	61	11365	10476	782	735	283	13127

Overview

Masahiro Sakai is affiliated with the University of Miyazaki in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Immunology and Microbiology, with 37 publications in these areas, as well as Medicine with 33 publications. Investigations delve into subfields such as Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Ecology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientific topics addressed by this researcher include:

Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
Interferon and immune responses
Inflammasome and immune disorders
Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Publications appear in a variety of academic venues, notably:

Fish & Shellfish Immunology
Developmental & Comparative Immunology
Fisheries Science
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Frontiers in Immunology

Frequently collaborating with Masahiro Sakai are several coauthors, including:

Tomoya Kono
Jun-ichi Hikima
Yo Okamura
Natsuki Morimoto
Hiroshi Miyanishi

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Masahiro Sakai include:

Fish cytokines: current research and applications, 2020, Fisheries Science
Inflammasomes in Teleosts: Structures and Mechanisms That Induce Pyroptosis during Bacterial Infection, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Interleukin-17A/F1 Deficiency Reduces Antimicrobial Gene Expression and Contributes to Microbiome Alterations in Intestines of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes), 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
Cytosolic Sensors for Pathogenic Viral and Bacterial Nucleic Acids in Fish, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
ASC-deficiency impairs host defense against Aeromonas hydrophila infection in Japanese medaka, Oryzias latipes, 2020, Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Best Publications

Current research status of fish immunostimulants

Masahiro Sakai

1890
Citations
The immunomodulatory effects of levamisole on rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.

Youichirou Kajita;Masahiro Sakai;Shizuo Atsuta;Masanori Kobayashi

328
Citations
An unexpected discovery of two interferon gamma-like genes along with interleukin (IL)-22 and -26 from teleost: IL-22 and -26 genes have been described for the first time outside mammals.

Daisuke Igawa;Masahiro Sakai;Ram Savan

316
Citations
Immunostimulant effects of dietary Spirulina platensis on carp, Cyprinus carpio

Hironobu Watanuki;Kazuki Ota;Asmi Citra Malina A.R. Tassakka;Toshimitsu Kato

296
Citations
Immunostimulant effects of nucleotide isolated from yeast RNA on carp, Cyprinus carpio L

M Sakai;K Taniguchi;K Mamoto;H Ogawa

287
Citations
Detection of white spot syndrome virus in shrimp by loop-mediated isothermal amplification.

Tomoya Kono;Ram Savan;Masahiro Sakai;Toshiaki Itami

234
Citations
Genomics of fish cytokines.

Ram Savan;Masahiro Sakai

233
Citations
Effects of dietary Spirulina platensis on growth performance, humoral and mucosal immune responses and disease resistance in juvenile great sturgeon (Huso huso Linnaeus, 1754).

Milad Adel;Sakineh Yeganeh;Maryam Dadar;Masahiro Sakai

193
Citations
Identification of an interferon gamma homologue in Fugu, Takifugu rubripes.

Jun Zou;Yasutoshi Yoshiura;Johannes Martinus Dijkstra;Masahiro Sakai

185
Citations
Structural conservation of interferon gamma among vertebrates

Ram Savan;Sarangan Ravichandran;Jack R. Collins;Masahiro Sakai

178
Citations
In vitro activation of fish phagocytic cells by GH, prolactin and somatolactin.

M Sakai;M Kobayashi;H Kawauchi

174
Citations
Cloning, characterization and expression analysis of interleukin-10 from the common carp, Cyprinus carpio L.

Ram Savan;Daisuke Igawa;Masahiro Sakai

158
Citations
Discovery of a novel immunoglobulin heavy chain gene chimera from common carp ( Cyprinus carpio L.)

Ram Savan;Azumi Aman;Miki Nakao;Hironobu Watanuki

156
Citations
Discovery of a new class of immunoglobulin heavy chain from fugu

Ram Savan;Azumi Aman;Kenji Sato;Ryoji Yamaguchi

156
Citations
Identification of cDNA encoding Toll receptor, MjToll gene from kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus.

Tohru Mekata;Tomoya Kono;Terutoyo Yoshida;Masahiro Sakai

156
Citations
Enhancement of resistance to vibriosis in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), by oral administration of Clostridium butyricum bacterin

M. Sakai;T. Yoshida;S. Atsuta;M. Kobayashi

153
Citations
Characterisation and expression analysis of interleukin 2 (IL-2) and IL-21 homologues in the Japanese pufferfish, Fugu rubripes , following their discovery by synteny

Steve Bird;Jun Zou;Tomoya Kono;Masahiro Sakai

146
Citations
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification: an emerging technology for detection of fish and shellfish pathogens.

R Savan;T Kono;T Itami;M Sakai

143
Citations
Sensitive and rapid detection of edwardsiellosis in fish by a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method.

Ram Savan;Arisa Igarashi;Satoru Matsuoka;Masahiro Sakai

142
Citations
Identification, cloning and characterization of interleukin-17 and its family from zebrafish.

I. Gunimaladevi;Ram Savan;Masahiro Sakai

141
Citations