Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if any of the following hold:
it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the
threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
This map shows the geographic impact of Shotaro Sano's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Shotaro Sano with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Shotaro Sano more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shotaro Sano. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shotaro Sano. The network helps show where Shotaro Sano may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 9 scholars most cited alongside Shotaro Sano, linked wherever they
have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers
they share.
Border = papers with Shotaro SanoLine = papers co-authored togetherShotaro Sano links everyone, so they are left out of the graph.
Shotaro Sano is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biophysics, having authored 3 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (2 papers), Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (2 papers), Machine Learning and Data Classification (2 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (1 paper), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (1 paper) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Artificial Intelligence (942 citations), Signal Processing (179 citations), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (337 citations), Computational Theory and Mathematics (247 citations) and Environmental Engineering (179 citations). Shotaro Sano has collaborated with scholars based in Japan. Frequent co-authors include Toshihiko Yanase, Masanori Koyama, Takuya Akiba, Hiroki Watanabe, Masaaki Sato, Keita Higuchi, Yoko Kudo, Junichi Nakai and Takeo Igarashi. Their work appears in journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
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incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
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