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Takeshi Sakurai

Takeshi Sakurai

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
115
Citations
59284
World Ranking
4477
National Ranking
96

Takeshi Sakurai publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Takeshi Sakurai sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 482 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Takeshi Sakurai D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Takeshi Sakurai sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Takeshi Sakurai is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and has an extensive publication record in the field of Neuroscience. Their research spans various subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent papers cover diverse topics related to neuronal circuits, sleep regulation, and neuropeptides. Notable publications include:

  • "A discrete neuronal circuit induces a hibernation-like state in rodents" (2020) in Nature
  • "Rapid eye movement sleep is initiated by basolateral amygdala dopamine signaling in mice" (2022) in Science
  • "Evolution of Orexin Neuropeptide System: Structure and Function" (2020) in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Lateral habenula glutamatergic neurons projecting to the dorsal raphe nucleus promote aggressive arousal in mice" (2022) in Nature Communications
  • "Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders" (2020) in UNC Libraries

The main topics of Takeshi Sakurai's research focus on sleep and wakefulness, circadian rhythm and melatonin, sleep-related disorders, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, as well as photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Takeshi Sakurai frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Arisa Hirano, Masashi Yanagisawa, Yoan Chérasse, Yuki Saito, and Shingo Soya.

  • Arisa Hirano
  • Masashi Yanagisawa
  • Yoan Chérasse
  • Yuki Saito
  • Shingo Soya

The scientist publishes regularly in several academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SLEEP

Takeshi Sakurai has contributed significantly to understanding the neuronal and molecular mechanisms underlying sleep, arousal, and neuroendocrine functions through their interdisciplinary approach spanning multiple areas within neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Orexins and Orexin Receptors: A Family of Hypothalamic Neuropeptides and G Protein-Coupled Receptors that Regulate Feeding Behavior

    Takeshi Sakurai;Akira Amemiya;Makoto Ishii;Ichiyo Matsuzaki

  • Cloning of a cDNA encoding a non-isopeptide-selective subtype of the endothelin receptor.

    Takeshi Sakurai;Masashi Yanagisawa;Yoh Takuwa;Hitoshi Miyazaki

  • Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes

    Joseph T. Glessner;Kai Wang;Guiqing Cai;Olena Korvatska

  • Genetic Ablation of Orexin Neurons in Mice Results in Narcolepsy, Hypophagia, and Obesity

    Junko Hara;Carsten T. Beuckmann;Tadahiro Nambu;Jon T. Willie

  • The neural circuit of orexin (hypocretin): maintaining sleep and wakefulness

    Takeshi Sakurai

  • Distribution of orexin neurons in the adult rat brain.

    Tadahiro Nambu;Takeshi Sakurai;Katsuyoshi Mizukami;Yasuhiko Hosoya

  • Orexins, orexigenic hypothalamic peptides, interact with autonomic, neuroendocrine and neuroregulatory systems

    Yukari Date;Yoichi Ueta;Hiroshi Yamashita;Hideki Yamaguchi

  • Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders

    Kai Wang;Haitao Zhang;Deqiong Ma;Maja Bucan

  • Hypothalamic orexin neurons regulate arousal according to energy balance in mice.

    Akihiro Yamanaka;Carsten T. Beuckmann;Jon T. Willie;Junko Hara

  • Chemically defined projections linking the mediobasal hypothalamus and the lateral hypothalamic area

    Carol F. Elias;Clifford B. Saper;Eleftheria Maratos-Flier;Nicholas A. Tritos

  • Plastic stress-strain matrix and its application for the solution of elastic-plastic problems by the finite element method

    Y. Yamada;N. Yoshimura;T. Sakurai

  • Molecular characterization of endothelin receptors.

    Sakurai T;Yanagisawa M;Masaki T

  • Haploinsufficiency of the autism-associated Shank3 gene leads to deficits in synaptic function, social interaction, and social communication.

    Ozlem Bozdagi;Takeshi Sakurai;Danae Papapetrou;Xiaobin Wang

  • Insect sex-pheromone signals mediated by specific combinations of olfactory receptors.

    Takao Nakagawa;Takeshi Sakurai;Takaaki Nishioka;Kazushige Touhara

  • Direct involvement of orexinergic systems in the activation of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway and related behaviors induced by morphine.

    Minoru Narita;Yasuyuki Nagumo;Seiko Hashimoto;Michiko Narita

  • Ghrelin-induced food intake is mediated via the orexin pathway

    Koji Toshinai;Yukari Date;Noboru Murakami;Mitsushi Shimada

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

    Takeshi Sakurai;Ruby Nagata;Akihiro Yamanaka;Hiroko Kawamura

  • Orexin/Hypocretin: A Neuropeptide at the Interface of Sleep, Energy Homeostasis, and Reward System

    Natsuko Tsujino;Takeshi Sakurai

  • Hypocretin/Orexin excites hypocretin neurons via a local glutamate neuron-A potential mechanism for orchestrating the hypothalamic arousal system.

    Ying Li;Xiao Bing Gao;Takeshi Sakurai;Anthony N van den Pol

  • Orexin-induced hyperlocomotion and stereotypy are mediated by the dopaminergic system.

    Toshiaki Nakamura;Kazuhide Uramura;Tadahiro Nambu;Toshihiko Yada;Toshihiko Yada

Frequent Co-Authors

Masashi Yanagisawa
Masashi Yanagisawa University of Tsukuba
Katsutoshi Goto
Katsutoshi Goto University of Tsukuba
Michihiro Mieda
Michihiro Mieda Kanazawa University
Akihiro Yamanaka
Akihiro Yamanaka Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tomoh Masaki
Tomoh Masaki Kyoto University
Joseph D. Buxbaum
Joseph D. Buxbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Thomas S. Kilduff
Thomas S. Kilduff SRI International
Seiji Shioda
Seiji Shioda Shonan University of Medical Sciences
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
Jon T. Willie
Jon T. Willie Washington University in St. Louis

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