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Satoru Takahashi

Satoru Takahashi

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
114
Citations
55022
World Ranking
823
National Ranking
38

Medicine

D-Index
114
Citations
55728
World Ranking
4675
National Ranking
101

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Satoru Takahashi is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan, contributing extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their body of work encompasses 209 publications in the overarching area of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, along with 157 publications related to medicine.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including molecular biology, genetics, immunology, surgery, and physiology. Within these subfields, their published work covers a variety of specific topics such as CRISPR and genetic engineering, spaceflight effects on biology, muscle physiology and disorders, pluripotent stem cells research, epigenetics and DNA methylation, sleep and wakefulness research, and genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Satoru Takahashi has published multiple papers in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication locales include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Communications Biology
  • Cell Reports
  • EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS

Among their recent notable publications are:

  • "Transcription factor c-Maf is a checkpoint that programs macrophages in lung cancer" (2020) in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Kinase signalling in excitatory neurons regulates sleep quantity and depth" (2022) in Nature
  • "Preclinical models for prediction of immunotherapy outcomes and immune evasion mechanisms in genetically heterogeneous multiple myeloma" (2023) in Nature Medicine
  • "Activation of CD8 T cells accelerates anti-PD-1 antibody-induced psoriasis-like dermatitis through IL-6" (2020) in Communications Biology
  • "Mast4 determines the cell fate of MSCs for bone and cartilage development" (2022) in Nature Communications

The collaborations of Takahashi involve frequent coauthors such as Seiya Mizuno, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Michito Hamada, Takashi Kudo, and Akihiro Kuno. These collaborators have contributed to a substantial number of joint publications, with the highest number of collaborations being with Seiya Mizuno.

Best Publications

  • AN NRF2/SMALL MAF HETERODIMER MEDIATES THE INDUCTION OF PHASE II DETOXIFYING ENZYME GENES THROUGH ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSE ELEMENTS

    Ken Itoh;Tomoki Chiba;Satoru Takahashi;Tetsuro Ishii

  • Transcription Factor Nrf2 Coordinately Regulates a Group of Oxidative Stress-inducible Genes in Macrophages

    Tetsuro Ishii;Ken Itoh;Satoru Takahashi;Hideyo Sato

  • Keap1-null mutation leads to postnatal lethality due to constitutive Nrf2 activation

    Nobunao Wakabayashi;Ken Itoh;Junko Wakabayashi;Hozumi Motohashi

  • Hemoprotein Bach1 regulates enhancer availability of heme oxygenase‐1 gene

    Jiying Sun;Jiying Sun;Hideto Hoshino;Hideto Hoshino;Kazuaki Takaku;Osamu Nakajima

  • Aberrant PD-L1 expression through 3′-UTR disruption in multiple cancers

    Keisuke Kataoka;Yuichi Shiraishi;Yohei Takeda;Seiji Sakata

  • MafA Is a Key Regulator of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion

    Chuan Zhang;Takashi Moriguchi;Takashi Moriguchi;Miwako Kajihara;Ritsuko Esaki

  • T-bet and Eomes instruct the development of two distinct natural killer cell lineages in the liver and in the bone marrow

    Cécile Daussy;Fabrice Faure;Katia Mayol;Sébastien Viel

  • Input of orexin/hypocretin neurons revealed by a genetically encoded tracer in mice.

    Takeshi Sakurai;Ruby Nagata;Akihiro Yamanaka;Hiroko Kawamura

  • The prostate: A target for carcinogenicity of 2-amino-1 -methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) derived from cooked foods

    Tomoyuki Shirai;Masashi Sano;Seiko Tamano;Satoru Takahashi

  • Redox Imbalance in Cystine/Glutamate Transporter-deficient Mice

    Hideyo Sato;Hideyo Sato;Ayako Shiiya;Mayumi Kimata;Kanako Maebara

  • An expressed pseudogene regulates the messenger-RNA stability of its homologous coding gene.

    Shinji Hirotsune;Noriyuki Yoshida;Amy Chen;Lisa Garrett

  • Diffusion-weighted single-shot echoplanar MR imaging for liver disease.

    T Kim;T Murakami;S Takahashi;M Hori

  • Hypervascular Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Detection with Double Arterial Phase Multi-Detector Row Helical CT

    Takamichi Murakami;Tonsok Kim;Manabu Takamura;Masatoshi Hori

  • Urinary Bladder Cancer: Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging—Accuracy for Diagnosing T Stage and Estimating Histologic Grade

    Mitsuru Takeuchi;Shigeru Sasaki;Masato Ito;Shinsuke Okada

  • Accelerated DNA Adduct Formation in the Lung of the Nrf2 Knockout Mouse Exposed to Diesel Exhaust

    Yasunobu Aoki;Hiromi Sato;Noriko Nishimura;Satoru Takahashi

  • CT urography: definition, indications and techniques. A guideline for clinical practice

    Aart J. Van Der Molen;Nigel C. Cowan;Ullrich G. Mueller-Lisse;Claus C. A. Nolte-Ernsting

  • Nrf2-deficient female mice develop lupus-like autoimmune nephritis

    Keigyou Yoh;Ken Itoh;Akiko Enomoto;Aki Hirayama

  • Prostate Cancer: Body-Array versus Endorectal Coil MR Imaging at 3 T—Comparison of Image Quality, Localization, and Staging Performance

    Stijn W. T. P. J. Heijmink;Jurgen J. Fütterer;Thomas Hambrock;Satoru Takahashi

  • Correction: Corrigendum: TET2 repression by androgen hormone regulates global hydroxymethylation status and prostate cancer progression

    Ken-ichi Takayama;Aya Misawa;Takashi Suzuki;Kiyoshi Takagi

  • Imbalance towards Th1 predominance is associated with acceleration of lupus-like autoimmune syndrome in MRL mice.

    S Takahashi;L Fossati;M Iwamoto;R Merino

Frequent Co-Authors

Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Masatsugu Ema
Masatsugu Ema Shiga University of Medical Science
Takashi Kudo
Takashi Kudo University of Tsukuba
Hironobu Nakamura
Hironobu Nakamura Osaka University
James Douglas Engel
James Douglas Engel University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Masashi Yanagisawa
Masashi Yanagisawa University of Tsukuba
Takamichi Murakami
Takamichi Murakami Kobe University
Ken Itoh
Ken Itoh Hirosaki University
Shozo Izui
Shozo Izui University of Geneva
Takeshi Sakurai
Takeshi Sakurai University of Tsukuba

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