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Thomas S. Kilduff

Thomas S. Kilduff

SRI International
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
65
Citations
21281
World Ranking
3075
National Ranking
1429

Thomas S. Kilduff publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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 Thomas S. Kilduff sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Thomas S. Kilduff D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas S. Kilduff is affiliated with SRI International in the United States, focusing primarily on neuroscience and psychology. Their research contributions span multiple fields within neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology. Kilduff has explored various subfields including endocrine and autonomic systems, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and sensory systems.

The main topics of Kilduff's research involve sleep and wakefulness mechanisms, sleep-related disorders, and circadian rhythms. Additional areas of study include EEG and brain-computer interfaces, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and regulation of appetite and obesity.

Key recent publications include:

  • "Hypocretin/Orexin Receptor Pharmacology and Sleep Phases," 2021, Monographs in Clinical Neuroscience/Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience/Monographs in Neural Sciences
  • "Deficiency of Orexin Signaling During Sleep Is Involved in Abnormal REM Sleep Architecture in Narcolepsy," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dual Orexin and MCH Neuron-Ablated Mice Display Severe Sleep Attacks and Cataplexy," 2020, eLife
  • "Cerebrospinal Fluid Monoamine Levels in Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence," 2021, SLEEP
  • "Animal Models of Narcolepsy and the Hypocretin/Orexin System: Past, Present, and Future," 2020, SLEEP

Frequent co-authors in Kilduff's work include Yu Sun, Ryan K. Tisdale, Stephen R. Morairty, Sunmee Park, and Jasmine Heu. This collaboration network has contributed to advancements in understanding sleep mechanisms and related disorders.

Publications by Kilduff have appeared predominantly in the journal SLEEP, with eight publications, followed by six in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Additional venues include Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Sleep Research, and IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE.

In 2009, Kilduff was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

    L. de Lecea;T. S. Kilduff;C. Peyron;X.-B. Gao

  • Neurons Containing Hypocretin (Orexin) Project to Multiple Neuronal Systems

    Christelle Peyron;Devin K. Tighe;Anthony N. van den Pol;Anthony N. van den Pol;Luis de Lecea

  • Hypocretin (orexin) activation and synaptic innervation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system.

    Tamas L. Horvath;Christelle Peyron;Sabrina Diano;Alexander Ivanov

  • Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Actions and Modulation of Neuroendocrine Neurons by a New Hypothalamic Peptide, Hypocretin/Orexin

    Anthony N. van den Pol;Anthony N. van den Pol;Xiao-Bing Gao;Karl Obrietan;Thomas S. Kilduff

  • The hypocretin/orexin ligand-receptor system: implications for sleep and sleep disorders.

    Thomas S. Kilduff;Christelle Peyron

  • Interaction between the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor System and Hypocretins (Orexins): A Novel Circuit Mediating Stress Response

    Raphaëlle Winsky-Sommerer;Akihiro Yamanaka;Sabrina Diano;Erzsebet Borok

  • A role for cryptochromes in sleep regulation.

    Jonathan P Wisor;Bruce F O'Hara;Akira Terao;Chris P Selby

  • Hypocretin-2-Saporin Lesions of the Lateral Hypothalamus Produce Narcoleptic-Like Sleep Behavior in the Rat

    Dmitry Gerashchenko;Matthew D. Kohls;MaryAnn Greco;Nahid S. Waleh

  • A new perspective for schizophrenia: TAAR1 agonists reveal antipsychotic- and antidepressant-like activity, improve cognition and control body weight

    F G Revel;J-L Moreau;B Pouzet;R Mory

  • Acute Optogenetic Silencing of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons Induces Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice

    Tomomi Tsunematsu;Thomas S. Kilduff;Edward Stuart Boyden;Satoru Takahashi

  • Serotonergic Regulation of the Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons through the 5-HT1A Receptor

    Yo Muraki;Akihiro Yamanaka;Natsuko Tsujino;Thomas S. Kilduff

  • Optogenetic manipulation of activity and temporally controlled cell-specific ablation reveal a role for MCH neurons in sleep/wake regulation.

    Tomomi Tsunematsu;Takafumi Ueno;Sawako Tabuchi;Ayumu Inutsuka

  • Conditional Ablation of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons: A New Mouse Model for the Study of Narcolepsy and Orexin System Function

    Sawako Tabuchi;Sawako Tabuchi;Sawako Tabuchi;Tomomi Tsunematsu;Tomomi Tsunematsu;Sarah W. Black;Makoto Tominaga;Makoto Tominaga

  • Identification of a population of sleep-active cerebral cortex neurons

    Dmitry Gerashchenko;Jonathan P. Wisor;Deirdre Burns;Rebecca K. Reh

  • The Neurobiology of Sleep and Wakefulness.

    Michael D. Schwartz;Thomas S. Kilduff

  • REM sleep–active MCH neurons are involved in forgetting hippocampus-dependent memories

    Shuntaro Izawa;Srikanta Chowdhury;Toh Miyazaki;Yasutaka Mukai

  • Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 Partial Agonism Reveals Novel Paradigm for Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics

    Florent G. Revel;Jean-Luc Moreau;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Antonio Ferragud

  • Selective loss of GABAB receptors in orexin-producing neurons results in disrupted sleep/wakefulness architecture

    Taizo Matsuki;Mika Nomiyama;Hitomi Takahira;Noriko Hirashima

  • Influence of running wheel activity on free-running sleep/wake and drinking circadian rhythms in mice.

    Dale M. Edgar;Thomas S. Kilduff;Connie E. Martin;William C. Dement

  • A role for cortical nNOS/NK1 neurons in coupling homeostatic sleep drive to EEG slow wave activity

    Stephen R. Morairty;Lars Dittrich;Ravi K. Pasumarthi;Daniel Valladao

  • Differential increase in the expression of heat shock protein family members during sleep deprivation and during sleep.

    A. Terao;T.L. Steininger;K. Hyder;A. Apte-Deshpande

  • Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 Partial Agonism Reveals Novel Paradigm for Neuropsychiatric

    Therapeutics G. Revel;Jean-Luc Moreau;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Antonio Ferragud

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiro Yamanaka
Akihiro Yamanaka Chinese Academy of Sciences
H. Craig Heller
H. Craig Heller Stanford University
Takeshi Sakurai
Takeshi Sakurai University of Tsukuba
Bruce F. O'Hara
Bruce F. O'Hara University of Kentucky
William C. Dement
William C. Dement Stanford University
Marius C. Hoener
Marius C. Hoener Roche (Switzerland)
Frank R. Sharp
Frank R. Sharp University of California, Davis
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
Christelle Peyron
Christelle Peyron Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Thomas C. Neylan
Thomas C. Neylan University of California, San Francisco

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