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78
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4460
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294

Takehiko Sasaki publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Takehiko Sasaki sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 186 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takehiko Sasaki 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 Takehiko Sasaki sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Takehiko Sasaki is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Within these areas, key subfields of study include molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, neurology, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, such as cellular transport and secretion, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, mental health treatment and access, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies.

Recent publications by Takehiko Sasaki include:

  • PI4P/PS countertransport by ORP10 at ER-endosome membrane contact sites regulates endosome fission, 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • A mass spectrometric method for in-depth profiling of phosphoinositide regioisomers and their disease-associated regulation, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Cross-Disorder Analysis of Genic and Regulatory Copy Number Variations in Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2022, Biological Psychiatry
  • Immersive 3-Dimensional Virtual Reality Modeling for Case-Specific Presurgical Discussions in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, 2020, Operative Neurosurgery
  • Endogenous YAP1 activation drives immediate onset of cervical carcinoma in situ in mice, 2020, Cancer Science

These publications illustrate a focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms, disease-associated regulation, and applications of advanced technologies such as mass spectrometry and virtual reality modeling in biomedical contexts.

Takehiko Sasaki collaborates frequently with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Junko Sasaki (19 joint publications)
  • Junya Hasegawa (9 joint publications)
  • Shin Morioka (9 joint publications)
  • Hiroki Nakanishi (8 joint publications)
  • Akira Suzuki (6 joint publications)

The scientist's work has appeared in various publication venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • Nature Communications (5 publications)
  • The Journal of Cell Biology (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Biological Psychiatry (2 publications)
  • Cell Reports (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Negative Regulation of PKB/Akt-Dependent Cell Survival by the Tumor Suppressor PTEN

    Vuk Stambolic;Vuk Stambolic;Akira Suzuki;Akira Suzuki;José Luis de la Pompa;José Luis de la Pompa

  • Essential role of the mitochondrial apoptosis-inducing factor in programmed cell death

    Nicholas Joza;Nicholas Joza;Santos A. Susin;Eric Daugas;William L. Stanford

  • TRAF6 deficiency results in osteopetrosis and defective interleukin-1, CD40, and LPS signaling

    Mark A. Lomaga;Wen Chen Yeh;Ildiko Sarosi;Gordon S. Duncan

  • Function of PI3Kγ in Thymocyte Development, T Cell Activation, and Neutrophil Migration

    Takehiko Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Russell G. Jones;Antonio J. Oliveira-dos-Santos

  • Electrical signals control wound healing through phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase-γ and PTEN

    Min Zhao;Bing Song;Jin Pu;Teiji Wada

  • High cancer susceptibility and embryonic lethality associated with mutation of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene in mice

    Akira Suzuki;José Luis de la Pompa;Vuk Stambolic;Andrew J. Elia

  • The osteoclast differentiation factor osteoprotegerin-ligand is essential for mammary gland development

    Jimmie E Fata;Young-Yun Kong;Young-Yun Kong;Ji Li;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Negative regulation of lymphocyte activation and autoimmunity by the molecular adaptor Cbl-b

    Kurt Wolfgang Bachmaier;Connie Krawczyk;Ivona Kozieradzki;Young Yun Kong

  • Hepatocyte-specific Pten deficiency results in steatohepatitis and hepatocellular carcinomas

    Yasuo Horie;Akira Suzuki;Ei Kataoka;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Regulation of Myocardial Contractility and Cell Size by Distinct PI3K-PTEN Signaling Pathways

    Michael A. Crackower;Gavin Y. Oudit;Ivona Kozieradzki;Ivona Kozieradzki;Renu Sarao;Renu Sarao

  • CD45 is a JAK phosphatase and negatively regulates cytokine receptor signalling

    Junko Irie-Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Takehiko Sasaki;Takehiko Sasaki;Wataru Matsumoto;Anne Opavsky

  • T Cell-Specific Loss of Pten Leads to Defects in Central and Peripheral Tolerance

    Akira Suzuki;Manae Tsukio Yamaguchi;Toshiaki Ohteki;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Endocrine functions of bone in mineral metabolism regulation

    L. Darryl Quarles

  • Vav is a regulator of cytoskeletal reorganization mediated by the T-cell receptor.

    K.-D. Fischer;Y.-Y. Kong;H. Nishina;K. Tedford

  • The lipid phosphatase SHIP2 controls insulin sensitivity

    Serge Clément;Ulrike Krause;Florence Desmedt;Jean-François Tanti

  • SHIP is a negative regulator of growth factor receptor-mediated PKB/Akt activation and myeloid cell survival

    Qiurong Liu;Takehiko Sasaki;Ivona Kozieradzki;Andrew Wakeham

  • The PTEN/PI3K pathway governs normal vascular development and tumor angiogenesis

    Koichi Hamada;Takehiko Sasaki;Pandelakis A. Koni;Miyuki Natsui

  • CD45: new jobs for an old acquaintance.

    Josef M. Penninger;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Takehiko Sasaki;Takehiko Sasaki;Antonio J. Oliveira-dos-Santos

  • Mammalian phosphoinositide kinases and phosphatases.

    Takehiko Sasaki;Shunsuke Takasuga;Junko Sasaki;Satoshi Kofuji

  • Control of cell polarity and motility by the PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 phosphatase SHIP1

    Miki Nishio;Ken-ichi Watanabe;Junko Sasaki;Choji Taya

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki Kobe University
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toru Nakano
Toru Nakano Osaka University
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Hiroshi Nishina
Hiroshi Nishina Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Andrew Wakeham
Andrew Wakeham Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Yasunori Kanaho
Yasunori Kanaho University of Tsukuba
Pamela S. Ohashi
Pamela S. Ohashi Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toshiaki Katada
Toshiaki Katada Musashino University

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