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Masao Sakaguchi

Masao Sakaguchi

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
5840
World Ranking
19503
National Ranking
1407

Masao Sakaguchi 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 Masao Sakaguchi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 119 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masao Sakaguchi 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 Masao Sakaguchi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masao Sakaguchi is a researcher affiliated with the University of Hyogo in Japan, whose work primarily focuses on the field of Medicine. Their research spans a range of subfields, including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Social Psychology, Sensory Systems, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's research topics encompass quite diverse areas. These include:

  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Color perception and design
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Masao Sakaguchi has contributed to publications in multiple venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Cell Structure and Function

Their recent scientific papers demonstrate this range. One paper published in 2020 is titled "Eyes Closing and Drowsiness in Human Subjects Decrease Baseline Galvanic Skin Response and Active Palmar Sweating: Relationship Between Galvanic Skin and Palmar Perspiration Responses", appearing in Frontiers in Physiology. Another work from 2023, "A conserved WXXE motif is an apical delivery determinant of ABC transporter C subfamily isoforms", was published in Cell Structure and Function.

The researcher has collaborated frequently with various co-authors, including Hideya Momose, Norimasa Morimitsu, Eiji Ikeda, Shigeki Kanai, and Toshio Ohhashi.

Best Publications

  • A short amino-terminal segment of microsomal cytochrome P-450 functions both as an insertion signal and as a stop−transfer sequence

    M Sakaguchi;K Mihara;R Sato

  • Characterization of the Signal That Directs Tom20 to the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane

    Sachiko Kanaji;Jun Iwahashi;Yuichiro Kida;Masao Sakaguchi

  • Functions of signal and signal-anchor sequences are determined by the balance between the hydrophobic segment and the N-terminal charge

    Masao Sakaguchi;Ryoko Tomiyoshi;Tomoko Kuroiwa;Katsuyoshi Mihara

  • Characterization of signal that directs C-tail-anchored proteins to mammalian mitochondrial outer membrane.

    Chika Horie;Hiroyuki Suzuki;Masao Sakaguchi;Katsuyoshi Mihara

  • Topological Rules for Membrane Protein Assembly in Eukaryotic Cells

    Guro Gafvelin;Masao Sakaguchi;Helena Andersson;Gunnar von Heijne

  • Importance of the Proline-Rich Region Following Signal-Anchor Sequence in the Formation of Correct Conformation of Microsomal Cytochrome P-450s

    Soh Yamazaki;Ken Sato;Katsuko Suhara;Masao Sakaguchi

  • A mitochondrial import factor purified from rat liver cytosol is an ATP-dependent conformational modulator for precursor proteins.

    Naomi Hachiya;Rashidul Alam;Yuji Sakasegawa;Masao Sakaguchi

  • MSF, a novel cytoplasmic chaperone which functions in precursor targeting to mitochondria.

    N Hachiya;T Komiya;R Alam;J Iwahashi

  • Signal recognition particle is required for co-translational insertion of cytochrome P-450 into microsomal membranes

    Masao Sakaguchi;Katsuyoshi Mihara;Ryo Sato

  • Systematic analysis of stop-transfer sequence for microsomal membrane.

    T Kuroiwa;M Sakaguchi;K Mihara;T Omura

  • Cytoplasmic chaperones determine the targeting pathway of precursor proteins to mitochondria.

    T Komiya;M Sakaguchi;K Mihara

  • Evidence in support of a four transmembrane-pore-transmembrane topology model for the Arabidopsis thaliana Na+/K+ translocating AtHKT1 protein, a member of the superfamily of K+ transporters

    Yasuhiro Kato;Masao Sakaguchi;Yasuo Mori;Kumiko Saito

  • Forced Transmembrane Orientation of Hydrophilic Polypeptide Segments in Multispanning Membrane Proteins

    Kazuhisa Ota;Masao Sakaguchi;Gunnar von Heijne;Naotaka Hamasaki

  • cDNA cloning and characterization of mitochondrial import stimulation factor (MSF) purified from rat liver cytosol.

    Rashidul Alam;Naomi Hachiya;Masao Sakaguchi;Shun Ichiro Kawabata

  • Core glycosylation of cytochrome P-450(arom). Evidence for localization of N terminus of microsomal cytochrome P-450 in the lumen.

    O Shimozawa;M Sakaguchi;H Ogawa;N Harada

  • The amino-terminal structures that determine topological orientation of cytochrome P-450 in microsomal membrane.

    T Sato;M Sakaguchi;K Mihara;T Omura

  • NHE6 protein possesses a signal peptide destined for endoplasmic reticulum membrane and localizes in secretory organelles of the cell.

    Emi Miyazaki;Masao Sakaguchi;Shigeo Wakabayashi;Munekazu Shigekawa

  • Human ABC transporter isoform B6 (ABCB6) localizes primarily in the Golgi apparatus.

    Masashi Tsuchida;Yoshikazu Emi;Yuichiro Kida;Masao Sakaguchi

  • Eukaryotic protein secretion.

    Masao Sakaguchi

  • Contribution of hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions to the membrane integration of the Shaker K+ channel voltage sensor domain

    Liyan Zhang;Yoko Sato;Tara Hessa;Gunnar Von Heijne

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsuyoshi Mihara
Katsuyoshi Mihara Kyushu University
Tsuneo Omura
Tsuneo Omura Kyushu University
Nobuyuki Uozumi
Nobuyuki Uozumi Tohoku University
Gunnar von Heijne
Gunnar von Heijne Stockholm University
Michael R. Waterman
Michael R. Waterman Vanderbilt University
Yasuo Mori
Yasuo Mori Kyoto University
Ryo Sato
Ryo Sato Osaka University
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba ShanghaiTech University
Ken Sato
Ken Sato Gunma University
Mitsunori Fukuda
Mitsunori Fukuda Tohoku University

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