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Ryuichiro Sato

Ryuichiro Sato

University of Tokyo
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
13163
World Ranking
13706
National Ranking
963

Ryuichiro Sato publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 205 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ryuichiro Sato 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 Ryuichiro Sato sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ryuichiro Sato is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, focusing primarily on medical research. Their scientific contributions span 58 publications in the field of Medicine, with notable specialization in Oncology, Surgery, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Physiology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to cancer and metabolic processes, including:

  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging

Sato has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Surgery Today
  • Journal of the Anus Rectum and Colon
  • Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Selected recent papers authored by Ryuichiro Sato include:

  • "The prognostic value of the prognostic nutritional index and inflammation-based markers in obstructive colorectal cancer," 2020, Surgery Today
  • "The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score as a prognostic factor for obstructive colorectal cancer patients received stenting as a bridge to curative surgery," 2020, Surgery Today
  • "A decreased preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, systemic immune-inflammation index, and pan-immune-inflammation value are associated with the poorer survival of patients with a stent inserted as a bridge to curative surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer," 2022, Surgery Today

Their frequent collaborators include Masaya Oikawa, Tetsuya Kakita, Takashi Tsuchiya, Tomoya Abe, and Naoya Akazawa, each having coauthored multiple papers with Sato.

Best Publications

  • SREBP-1, a membrane-bound transcription factor released by sterol-regulated proteolysis

    Xiaodong Wang;Ryuichiro Sato;Michael S. Brown;Xianxin Hua

  • SREBP-regulated lipid metabolism: convergent physiology - divergent pathophysiology.

    Hitoshi Shimano;Ryuichiro Sato

  • Transcriptional activities of nuclear SREBP-1a, -1c, and -2 to different target promoters of lipogenic and cholesterogenic genes

    Michiyo Amemiya-Kudo;Hitoshi Shimano;Alyssa H. Hasty;Naoya Yahagi

  • Cross-talk between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha and liver X receptor (LXR) in nutritional regulation of fatty acid metabolism. I. PPARs suppress sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c promoter through inhibition of LXR signaling.

    Tomohiro Yoshikawa;Tomohiro Ide;Hitoshi Shimano;Naoya Yahagi

  • Sterol-dependent Transcriptional Regulation of Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein-2

    Ryuichiro Sato;Jun Inoue;Yoshiki Kawabe;Tatsuhiko Kodama

  • Sterol metabolism and SREBP activation

    Ryuichiro Sato

  • Promoter Analysis of the Mouse Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein-1c Gene*

    Michiyo Amemiya-Kudo;Hitoshi Shimano;Tomohiro Yoshikawa;Naoya Yahagi

  • Assignment of the Membrane Attachment, DNA Binding, and Transcriptional Activation Domains of Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding protein-1 (SREBP-1)

    Ryuichiro Sato;Jianxin Yang;Xiaodong Wang;Mark J. Evans

  • Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein Negatively Regulates Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Gene Transcription

    Ryuichiro Sato;Wataru Miyamoto;Jun Inoue;Tomoyuki Terada

  • The Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Regulates Expression of the Perilipin Gene in Adipocytes

    Naoto Arimura;Taro Horiba;Masayoshi Imagawa;Makoto Shimizu

  • Degradation of newly synthesized apolipoprotein B-100 in a pre-Golgi compartment

    R Sato;T Imanaka;A Takatsuki;T Takano

  • A serine protease inhibitor prevents endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced cleavage but not transport of the membrane-bound transcription factor ATF6.

    Tetsuya Okada;Kyosuke Haze;Satomi Nadanaka;Hiderou Yoshida;Hiderou Yoshida

  • Direct demonstration of rapid degradation of nuclear sterol regulatory element-binding proteins by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway.

    Yuko Hirano;Minoru Yoshida;Makoto Shimizu;Ryuichiro Sato

  • Bile acid reduces the secretion of very low density lipoprotein by repressing microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene expression mediated by hepatocyte nuclear factor-4.

    Hisako Hirokane;Mayuko Nakahara;Shizuko Tachibana;Makoto Shimizu

  • Replacement of serine-871 of hamster 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase prevents phosphorylation by AMP-activated kinase and blocks inhibition of sterol synthesis induced by ATP depletion.

    Ryuichiro Sato;Joseph L. Goldstein;Michael S. Brown

  • Conversion of P-450 to P-420 by Neutral Salts and some other Reagents

    Y. Imai;R. Sato

  • SREBP-1 Interacts with Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4α and Interferes with PGC-1 Recruitment to Suppress Hepatic Gluconeogenic Genes

    Takashi Yamamoto;Hitoshi Shimano;Yoshimi Nakagawa;Tomohiro Ide

  • Transcriptional Regulation of the ATP Citrate-lyase Gene by Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Proteins

    Ryuichiro Sato;Ryuichiro Sato;Akihiro Okamoto;Jun Inoue;Wataru Miyamoto

  • Nuclear Import of Sterol Regulatory Element–binding Protein-2, a Basic Helix-Loop-Helix–Leucine Zipper (bHLH-Zip)–containing Transcription Factor, Occurs through the Direct Interaction of Importin β with HLH-Zip

    Emi Nagoshi;Naoko Imamoto;Ryuichiro Sato;Yoshihiro Yoneda

  • Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Proteins Are Negatively Regulated through SUMO-1 Modification Independent of the Ubiquitin/26 S Proteasome Pathway

    Yuko Hirano;Shigeo Murata;Keiji Tanaka;Makoto Shimizu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Shimano
Hitoshi Shimano University of Tsukuba
Nobuhiro Yamada
Nobuhiro Yamada University of Tsukuba
Naoya Yahagi
Naoya Yahagi University of Tsukuba
Hiderou Yoshida
Hiderou Yoshida University of Hyogo
Yoshihiko Takano
Yoshihiko Takano National Institute for Materials Science
Kazutoshi Mori
Kazutoshi Mori Kyoto University
Shuichi Kaminogawa
Shuichi Kaminogawa Nihon University
Hiroyuki Itabe
Hiroyuki Itabe Showa University
Hirohito Sone
Hirohito Sone Niigata University
Alyssa H. Hasty
Alyssa H. Hasty Vanderbilt University

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