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D-Index
75
Citations
18111
World Ranking
4504
National Ranking
104

Naomi Sakai 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 Naomi Sakai sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 272 publications — 56th percentile

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

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

Naomi Sakai 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 Naomi Sakai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Naomi Sakai is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and chemistry. The main subfields of their work include molecular biology, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The research topics Naomi Sakai engages with encompass diverse subjects such as lipid membrane structure and behavior, chemical synthesis and analysis, click chemistry and applications, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and force microscopy techniques and applications.

Naomi Sakai has contributed numerous papers to various scientific journals. Some recent notable publications are:

  • "Thiol-Mediated Uptake" (2021) published in JACS Au
  • "Pnictogen-bonding catalysis: brevetoxin-type polyether cyclizations" (2020) published in Chemical Science
  • "Fluorescent Membrane Tension Probes for Super-Resolution Microscopy: Combining Mechanosensitive Cascade Switching with Dynamic-Covalent Ketone Chemistry" (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Oligonucleotide Phosphorothioates Enter Cells by Thiol-Mediated Uptake" (2021) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Pnictogen-Bonding Catalysis and Transport Combined: Polyether Transporters Made In Situ" (2021) published in JACS Au

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Stefan Matile
  • Javier López-Andarias
  • Dimitri Moreau
  • Antonio Frontera
  • Céline Besnard

Their publications have appeared often in prominent venues, such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • JACS Au

Best Publications

  • Core-substituted naphthalenediimides

    Naomi Sakai;Jiri Mareda;Eric Vauthey;Stefan Matile

  • A fluorescent membrane tension probe.

    Adai Colom;Emmanuel Derivery;Saeideh Soleimanpour;Caterina Tomba

  • Photoproduction of Proton Gradients with π-Stacked Fluorophore Scaffolds in Lipid Bilayers

    Sheshanath Bhosale;Adam L. Sisson;Pinaki Talukdar;Alexandre Fürstenberg

  • Anion-mediated transfer of polyarginine across liquid and bilayer membranes.

    Naomi Sakai;Stefan Matile

  • Direct and rapid cytosolic delivery using cell-penetrating peptides mediated by pyrenebutyrate.

    Toshihide Takeuchi;Michie Kosuge;Akiko Tadokoro;Yukio Sugiura

  • Catalysis with Chalcogen Bonds.

    Sebastian Benz;Javier López-Andarias;Jiri Mareda;Naomi Sakai

  • Anion Transport with Chalcogen Bonds.

    Sebastian Benz;Mariano Macchione;Quentin Verolet;Jiri Mareda

  • Rigid-rod molecules in biomembrane models: from hydrogen-bonded chains to synthetic multifunctional pores.

    Naomi Sakai;Jiri Mareda;Stefan Matile

  • Ocular Age Pigment "A2-E": An Unprecedented Pyridinium Bisretinoid

    Naomi Sakai;John Decatur;Koji Nakanishi;Graig E. Eldred

  • Lysobisphosphatidic Acid Controls Endosomal Cholesterol Levels

    Julien Chevallier;Zeina Chamoun;Guowei Jiang;Glenn Prestwich

  • Cellular uptake of substrate-initiated cell-penetrating poly(disulfide)s.

    Giulio Gasparini;Eun Kyoung Bang;Guillaume Molinard;David V. Tulumello;David V. Tulumello

  • Substrate-initiated synthesis of cell-penetrating poly(disulfide)s.

    Eun Kyoung Bang;Giulio Gasparini;Guillaume Molinard;Aurélien Roux

  • Transmembrane anion transport mediated by halogen-bond donors

    Andreas Vargas Jentzsch;Daniel Emery;Jiri Mareda;Susanta K. Nayak

  • Synthetic ion channels.

    Naomi Sakai;Stefan Matile

  • Supramolecular n/p-heterojunction photosystems with oriented multicolored antiparallel redox gradients (OMARG-SHJs).

    Rajesh Bhosale;Jiří Míšek;Naomi Sakai;Stefan Matile

  • Mechanosensitive Fluorescent Probes to Image Membrane Tension in Mitochondria, Endoplasmic Reticulum, and Lysosomes

    Antoine Goujon;Adai Colom;Karolína Straková;Vincent Mercier

  • The Emergence of Anion−π Catalysis

    Yingjie Zhao;Yoann Cotelle;Le Liu;Javier López-Andarias

  • Fluorescent Flippers for Mechanosensitive Membrane Probes

    Marta Dal Molin;Quentin Verolet;Adai Colom;Romain Letrun

  • Poly(disulfide)s

    Eun Kyoung Bang;Marco Lista;Giuseppe Sforazzini;Naomi Sakai

  • Catalysis with Anion–π Interactions

    Yingjie Zhao;Yuya Domoto;Edvinas Orentas;César Beuchat

  • Anion−π Catalysis

    Yingjie Zhao;César Beuchat;Yuya Domoto;Jadwiga Gajewy

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Matile
Stefan Matile University of Geneva
Eric Vauthey
Eric Vauthey University of Geneva
Aurélien Roux
Aurélien Roux University of Geneva
Shiroh Futaki
Shiroh Futaki Kyoto University
Antonio Frontera
Antonio Frontera University of the Balearic Islands
Gopal Das
Gopal Das Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Thomas R. Ward
Thomas R. Ward University of Basel
Marcos González-Gaitán
Marcos González-Gaitán University of Geneva
Nazario Martín
Nazario Martín Complutense University of Madrid

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