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Shigeru Sakamoto

Shigeru Sakamoto

Chiba University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
12837
World Ranking
8513
National Ranking
575

Shigeru Sakamoto 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 Shigeru Sakamoto sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 150 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shigeru Sakamoto 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 Shigeru Sakamoto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shigeru Sakamoto is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields. Their work covers Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Genetics, Surgery, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include Microscopic Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis, Photonic Crystals and Applications, and Tracheal and Airway Disorders.

Shigeru Sakamoto has published multiple recent papers, including the following:

  • Relationship of Subjective Cognitive Impairment with Psychosocial Function and Relapse of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: Analysis of Longitudinal Data from PERFORM-J, 2021, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
  • Week 2 Symptomatic Response with Vedolizumab as a Predictive Factor in Japanese Anti-TNFα-Naive Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A post hoc Analysis of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trial, 2021, Digestion
  • Potential benefits of immunomodulator use with vedolizumab for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis, 2021, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Safety profile of brentuximab vedotin in Japanese patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma or systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a post-marketing surveillance study, 2021, International Journal of Hematology
  • Surgical repair in a patient with Berry syndrome, 2020, General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shigeru Sakamoto include Jovelle Fernandez, Makoto Ando, Kenji Watanabe, Satoshi Motoya, and Haruhiko Ogata.

Shigeru Sakamoto's publications are often featured in venues such as the International Journal of Hematology, General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Digestion, and the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Best Publications

  • New Cucurbituril Homologues: Syntheses, Isolation, Characterization, and X-ray Crystal Structures of Cucurbit[n]uril (n = 5, 7, and 8)

    Jaheon Kim;† In-Sun Jung;† Soo-Young Kim;Eunsung Lee

  • Finite, Spherical Coordination Networks that Self‐Organize from 36 Small Components

    Masahide Tominaga;Keisuke Suzuki;Masaki Kawano;Takahiro Kusukawa

  • Selective Inclusion of a Hetero-Guest Pair in a Molecular Host: Formation of Stable Charge-Transfer Complexes in Cucurbit[8]uril

    Hee-Joon Kim;Jungseok Heo;Woo Sung Jeon;Eunsung Lee

  • A Cyclic Dimer of Metalloporphyrin Forms a Highly Stable Inclusion Complex with C60

    Kentaro Tashiro;Takuzo Aida;Jiang Yu Zheng;Kazushi Kinbara

  • Novel molecular drug carrier: encapsulation of oxaliplatin in cucurbit[7]uril and its effects on stability and reactivity of the drug

    Young Jin Jeon;Soo-Young Kim;Young Ho Ko;Shigeru Sakamoto

  • Cucurbit[n]uril Derivatives Soluble in Water and Organic Solvents

    Jianzhang Zhao;Hee-Joon Kim;Jinho Oh;Soo-Young Kim

  • Cyclic Dimers of Metalloporphyrins as Tunable Hosts for Fullerenes: A Remarkable Effect of Rhodium(III)

    Jian Yu Zheng;Kentaro Tashiro;Yusuke Hirabayashi;Kazushi Kinbara

  • Design and synthesis of an enzyme-cleavable sensor molecule for phosphodiesterase activity based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer

    Hideo Takakusa;Kazuya Kikuchi;Yasuteru Urano;Shigeru Sakamoto

  • Designed self-assembly of molecular necklaces using host-stabilized charge-transfer interactions.

    Young Ho Ko;Kyungpil Kim;Jin-Koo Kang;Hyungphil Chun

  • Characterization of Self-Assembling Nano-Sized Structures by Means of Coldspray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

    Shigeru Sakamoto;Makoto Fujita;Kimoon Kim;Kentaro Yamaguchi

  • Macrocycles within Macrocycles: Cyclen, Cyclam, and Their Transition Metal Complexes Encapsulated in Cucurbit[8]uril

    Soo-Young Kim;In-Sun Jung;Eunsung Lee;Jaheon Kim

  • Cavity-directed synthesis of labile silanol oligomers within self-assembled coordination cages.

    Michito Yoshizawa;Takahiro Kusukawa;Makoto Fujita;and Shigeru Sakamoto

  • Direct catalytic asymmetric Michael reaction of hydroxyketones: asymmetric Zn catalysis with a Et2Zn/linked-BINOL complex.

    Naoya Kumagai;Shigeki Matsunaga;Tomofumi Kinoshita;Shinji Harada

  • Designed Self-Assembly of Molecular Necklaces

    Ki-Min Park;Soo-Young Kim;Jungseok Heo;Dongmok Whang

  • Solvent-induced polymorphism of three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded networks of hexakis(4-carbamoylphenyl)benzene.

    Kenji Kobayashi;Azumi Sato;Shigeru Sakamoto;Kentaro Yamaguchi

  • Dynamic assembly of coordination boxes from (en)Pd(II) unit and a rectangular panel-like ligand: NMR, CSI-MS, and X-ray studies.

    Yoshinori Yamanoi;Youichi Sakamoto;Takahiro Kusukawa;Makoto Fujita

  • Rotaxane-based molecular switch with fluorescence signaling

    Sung Im Jun;Jae Wook Lee;Shigeru Sakamoto;Kentaro Yamaguchi

  • A Porphyrin Prism: Structural Switching Triggered by Guest Inclusion

    Norifumi Fujita;Kumar Biradha;Makoto Fujita;Shigeru Sakamoto

  • A Self-Assembled Homooxacalix[3]arene-based Dimeric Capsule Constructed by a PdII−Pyridine Interaction Which Shows a Novel Chiral Twisting Motion in Response to Guest Inclusion

    Atsushi Ikeda;Hiromi Udzu;Zhenlin Zhong;Seiji Shinkai

  • Development of a lipid profiling system using reverse-phase liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry with rapid polarity switching and an automated lipid identification software

    Takayuki Yamada;Takato Uchikata;Shigeru Sakamoto;Yasuto Yokoi

  • Guest-Induced Assembly of Tetracarboxyl-Cavitand and Tetra(3-pyridyl)-Cavitand into a Heterodimeric Capsule via Hydrogen Bonds and CH−Halogen and/or CH−π Interaction: Control of the Orientation of the Encapsulated Guest

    Kenji Kobayashi;Kei Ishii;Shigeru Sakamoto;Toshiaki Shirasaka

  • PdII-directed dynamic assembly of a dodecapyridine ligand into end-capped and open tubes: the importance of kinetic control in self-assembly.

    Shohei Tashiro;Masahide Tominaga;Takahiro Kusukawa;Masaki Kawano

  • Unprecedented host-induced intramolecular charge-transfer complex formation

    Jae Wook Lee;Kyungpil Kim;SooWhan Choi;Young Ho Ko

Frequent Co-Authors

Kentaro Yamaguchi
Kentaro Yamaguchi Tokushima Bunri University
Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita University of Tokyo
Kimoon Kim
Kimoon Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Jong-In Hong
Jong-In Hong Seoul National University
Takuzo Aida
Takuzo Aida University of Tokyo
Kumar Biradha
Kumar Biradha Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Seiji Shinkai
Seiji Shinkai Kyushu University
Masaki Kawano
Masaki Kawano Tokyo Institute of Technology
Soo Young Kim
Soo Young Kim Korea University
Tomohiko Ohwada
Tomohiko Ohwada University of Tokyo

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