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Saburo Aimoto

Saburo Aimoto

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 57 11105 10021 814 747 277 11349
Biology and Biochemistry 59 12582 11580 860 804 277 11906

Saburo Aimoto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Saburo Aimoto between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Saburo Aimoto published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2009. 2 of the 290 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2009. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1975 2025

290 publications in total across all disciplines

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Saburo Aimoto: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 4
1982 3
1983 6
1984 5
1985 1
1986 0
1987 3
1988 3
1989 4
1990 5
1991 16
1992 12
1993 13
1994 4
1995 18
1996 12
1997 8
1998 6
1999 16
2000 14
2001 19
2002 13
2003 5
2004 3
2005 9
2006 13
2007 9
2008 9
2009 20
2010 6
2011 6
2012 6
2013 8
2014 3
2015 1
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 290
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Saburo Aimoto 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 Saburo Aimoto 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, 261–280 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: 277 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
261–280 979 277
281–300 939
301–320 764
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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Saburo Aimoto 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 Saburo Aimoto 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 57
58–59 930
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

Saburo Aimoto is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their work spans several subfields of chemistry including Biotechnology, Materials Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics related to enzyme production and characterization, enzyme structure and function, as well as carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis.

Saburo Aimoto has authored recent papers published in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. These include:

  • Crystals of taka-amylase A, a cornerstone of protein chemistry in Japan (2024) in Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B
  • Development of protein chemical synthesis using peptide thioester synthetic blocks (2025) in Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B

Frequent co-authors of Saburo Aimoto include Naoto Minamino, Takeshi Ishimizu, Masami Kusunoki, Toru Kawakami, and Hironobu Hojo. Their collaborations suggest a research environment with a focus on biochemical and chemical synthesis topics.

Their contributions have been consistently published in a core venue, the Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B, indicating a specialized focus on research disseminated through this publication.

Best Publications

  • Structural conversion of neurotoxic amyloid-[beta]1-42 oligomers to fibrils

    Mahiuddin Ahmed;Judianne Davis;Darryl Aucoin;Takeshi Sato

  • Polypeptide Synthesis Using the S-Alkyl Thioester of a Partially Protected Peptide Segment. Synthesis of the DNA-Binding Domain of c-Myb Protein (142–193)–NH2

    Hironobu Hojo;Saburo Aimoto

  • Solution structure of a DNA-binding unit of Myb: a helix-turn-helix-related motif with conserved tryptophans forming a hydrophobic core.

    Kazuhiro Ogata;Hironobu Hojo;Saburo Aimoto;Takahisa Nakai

  • Presence of non-selective type of endothelin receptor on vascular endothelium and its linkage to vasodilation.

    Ryoichi Takayanagi;Kazuhiro Kitazumi;Chikahisa Takasaki;Keizo Ohnaka

  • Inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate binding to C2B domain of IP4BP/synaptotagmin II.

    Mitsunori Fukuda;Jun Aruga;Michio Niinobe;Saburo Aimoto

  • Inhibitors of amyloid toxicity based on beta-sheet packing of Abeta40 and Abeta42.

    Takeshi Sato;Pascal Kienlen-Campard;Mahiuddin Ahmed;Wei Liu

  • Expression and activity-dependent changes of a novel limbic-serine protease gene in the hippocampus

    ZL Chen;S Yoshida;K Kato;Y Momota

  • Direct preparation of peptide thioesters using an Fmoc solid-phase method

    Xiangqun Li;Toru Kawakami;Saburo Aimoto

  • Amino-acid sequence of a heat-stable enterotoxin produced by human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

    Saburo Aimoto;Toshifumi Takao;Yasutsugu Shimonishi;Saburo Hara

  • Structure of the transmembrane dimer interface of glycophorin A in membrane bilayers

    Steven O. Smith;David Song;Srinivasan Shekar;Michel Groesbeek

  • Comparison of the free and DNA-complexed forms of the DNA-binding domain from c-Myb.

    Kazuhiro Ogata;Souichi Morikawa;Haruki Nakamura;Hironobu Hojo

  • Synthesis of a Glycopeptide Containing Oligosaccharides: Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Eel Calcitonin Analogues Having Natural N-Linked Oligosaccharides

    Mamoru Mizuno;Katsuji Haneda;Reiko Iguchi;Ikuyo Muramoto

  • Amyloidogenic Processing but Not Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Intracellular C-terminal Domain Production Requires a Precisely Oriented APP Dimer Assembled by Transmembrane GXXXG Motifs

    Pascal Kienlen-Campard;Bernadette Tasiaux;Joanne Van Hees;Mingli Li

  • Guanidine hydrochloride-induced folding of proteins.

    Yoshihisa Hagihara;Saburo Aimoto;Anthony L. Fink;Yuji Goto

  • Ribosome Modulation Factor: Stationary Growth Phase-Specific Inhibitor of Ribosome Functions from Escherichia coli

    A. Wada;K. Igarashi;S. Yoshimura;S. Aimoto

  • Amino acid sequence of a heat-stable enterotoxin isolated from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain 18D

    Toshifumi Takao;Tetsuo Hitouji;Saburo Aimoto;Yasutsugu Shimonishi

  • Polypeptide synthesis by the thioester method.

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  • Structural model of the phospholamban ion channel complex in phospholipid membranes.

    Isaiah T. Arkin;Matthew Rothman;Cheryl F.C. Ludlam;Saburo Aimoto

  • Implications of Threonine Hydrogen Bonding in the Glycophorin A Transmembrane Helix Dimer

    Steven O. Smith;Markus Eilers;Markus Eilers;David Song;Evan Crocker

  • Pro‐peptide as an intermolecular chaperone: renaturation of denatured subtilisin E with a synthetic pro‐peptide

    Y. Ohta;H. Hojo;S. Aimoto;T. Kobayashi

  • Essential structure for full enterotoxigenic activity of heat-stable enterotoxin produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

    Shoko Yoshimura;Haruo Ikemura;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Saburo Aimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasutsugu Shimonishi
Yasutsugu Shimonishi Osaka University
Steven O. Smith
Steven O. Smith Stony Brook University
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba ShanghaiTech University
Toshio Miwatani
Toshio Miwatani Osaka University
Tae Takeda
Tae Takeda Osaka University
Yoshifumi Takeda
Yoshifumi Takeda Okayama University
Kazuhiro Ikenaka
Kazuhiro Ikenaka National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Toshifumi Takao
Toshifumi Takao Osaka University
Yuji Goto
Yuji Goto Osaka University
Michio Murata
Michio Murata Osaka University

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