The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenji Sakimura sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 458 publications — 93rd percentile
93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenji Sakimura sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Kenji Sakimura is affiliated with Niigata University in Japan and has a substantial publication record in the fields of neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and genetics.
The scientist's research themes cover a range of topics such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology, ion channel regulation and function, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, as well as memory and neural mechanisms.
Kenji Sakimura has published multiple papers in well-recognized venues. Some recent notable papers include:
Their frequent co-authors include Manabu Abe, Masahiko Watanabe, Rie Natsume, Keiichi Itoi, and Keizo Takao, suggesting ongoing collaborative research efforts.
Publication venues that regularly feature their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Cell Reports, Nature Communications, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
In recognition of their contributions to science, Kenji Sakimura was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1958.
Kenji Sakimura;Tatsuya Kutsuwada;Isao Ito;Toshiya Manabe
Tatsuya Kutsuwada;Kenji Sakimura;Toshiya Manabe;Chitoshi Takayama
Asami Tanimura;Maya Yamazaki;Yuki Hashimotodani;Motokazu Uchigashima
Takeshi Uemura;Sung-Jin Lee;Misato Yasumura;Tomonori Takeuchi
Masahiko Watanabe;Y. Inoue;K. Sakimura;M. Mishina
Kazutaka Ikeda;Michiaki Nagasawa;Hisashi Mori;Kazuaki Araki
Hideo Kurihara;Kouichi Hashimoto;Masanobu Kano;Chitoshi Takayama
Masahiko Watanabe;Masahiro Fukaya;Kenji Sakimura;Toshiya Manabe
Hiroyuki Okuno;Kaori Akashi;Yuichiro Ishii;Nan Yagishita-Kyo
Yuji Kiyama;Toshiya Manabe;Kenji Sakimura;Fumiko Kawakami
John A. Gray;Yun Shi;Hiroshi Usui;Matthew J. During
Hiromasa Funato;Hiromasa Funato;Chika Miyoshi;Tomoyuki Fujiyama;Takeshi Kanda
Kouichi Hashimoto;Masahiro Fukaya;Xiaoxi Qiao;Kenji Sakimura
Kazushi Miya;Ran Inoue;Yoshimi Takata;Manabu Abe
Shun Kageyama;Sigurdur Runar Gudmundsson;Yu Shin Sou;Yoshinobu Ichimura
Masatoshi Inoue;Masatoshi Inoue;Atsuya Takeuchi;Satoshi Manita;Shin-ichiro Horigane;Shin-ichiro Horigane
Tohru M. Takahashi;Genshiro A. Sunagawa;Shingo Soya;Manabu Abe
Masayoshi Mishina;Kenji Sakimura
Ryoichi Ichikawa;Taisuke Miyazaki;Masanobu Kano;Tsutomu Hashikawa
Masayuki Nagahashi;Akimitsu Yamada;Akimitsu Yamada;Eriko Katsuta;Eriko Katsuta;Tomoyoshi Aoyagi
Hisashi Mori;Toshiya Manabe;Masahiko Watanabe;Yasushi Satoh
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