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Tsukasa Sakurada 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 Tsukasa Sakurada sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 304 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tsukasa Sakurada 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 Tsukasa Sakurada sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tsukasa Sakurada is affiliated with Daiichi University of Pharmacy in Japan. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with focused subfields including physiology, sensory systems, pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and food science.

Their work encompasses topics related to pain mechanisms and treatments, olfactory and sensory function studies, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, neuropeptides and animal physiology, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, complementary and alternative medicine studies, and the pharmacological effects of natural compounds.

Among the recent publications authored by Sakurada are:

  • Role of 5-HT1A Receptor in the Anxiolytic-Relaxant Effects of Bergamot Essential Oil in Rodent, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Development and Translation of NanoBEO, a Nanotechnology-Based Delivery System of Bergamot Essential Oil Deprived of Furocumarians, in the Control of Agitation in Severe Dementia, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Efficacy of Essential Oils in Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Evidence, 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Preclinical Characterization of Antinociceptive Effect of Bergamot Essential Oil and of Its Fractions for Rational Translation in Complementary Therapy, 2022, Pharmaceutics
  • Behavioral Effects of Continuously Administered Bergamot Essential Oil on Mice With Partial Sciatic Nerve Ligation, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology

Sakurada frequently collaborates with several researchers including Damiana Scuteri, Shinobu Sakurada, Giacinto Bagetta, Maria Tiziana Corasaniti, and Chizuko Watanabe.

The primary journals and venues where Sakurada has published include Pharmaceutics and Frontiers in Pharmacology, each with multiple publications. Other publication venues include the Proceedings for the Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The capsaicin test in mice for evaluating tachykinin antagonists in the spinal cord.

    T. Sakurada;K. Katsumata;K. Tan-No;S. Sakurada

  • Neuropharmacology of the essential oil of bergamot.

    Giacinto Bagetta;Luigi Antonio Morrone;Laura Rombolà;Diana Amantea

  • Involvement of peripheral cannabinoid and opioid receptors in β‐caryophyllene‐induced antinociception

    S. Katsuyama;H. Mizoguchi;H. Kuwahata;T. Komatsu

  • Differential involvement of μ-opioid receptor subtypes in endomorphin-1- and -2-induced antinociception

    Shinobu Sakurada;James E Zadina;Abba J Kastin;Sou Katsuyama

  • Dose-related opposite modulation by nociceptin/orphanin FQ of substance P nociception in the nociceptors and spinal cord

    Makoto Inoue;Ichiro Shimohira;Akira Yoshida;Andreas Zimmer

  • Characterization of nociceptive responses and spinal releases of nitric oxide metabolites and glutamate evoked by different concentrations of formalin in rats

    Kazuhiro Okuda;Chikai Sakurada;Mitsuo Takahashi;Tatsuo Yamada

  • Differential effects of intraplantar capsazepine and ruthenium red on capsaicin-induced desensitization in mice

    Tsukasa Sakurada;Toshihiro Matsumura;Tomoko Moriyama;Chikai Sakurada

  • Characterization of the hyperalgesic effect induced by intrathecal injection of substance P.

    H. Matsumura;T. Sakurada;A. Hara;S. Sakurada

  • Antinociception induced by CP 96,345, a non-peptide NK-1 receptor antagonist, in the mouse formalin and capsaicin tests

    Tsukasa Sakurada;Kazushige Katsumata;Hiromichi Yogo;Koichi Tan-No

  • Postoperative demand for analgesics in relation to individual levels of endorphins and substance P in cerebrospinal fluid

    Anders Tamsen;Tsukasa Sakurada;Agneta Wahlström;Lars Terenius

  • Intracranial injection of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) suppresses starvation-induced feeding and drinking in rats

    Tomoharu Suzuki;Hiroyuki Kohno;Tsukasa Sakurada;Takeshi Tadano

  • Differential antinociceptive effects induced by intrathecally administered endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2 in the mouse

    Shinobu Sakurada;Takafumi Hayashi;Masayuki Yuhki;Tohru Orito

  • Differential antagonism of endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2 spinal antinociception by naloxonazine and 3-methoxynaltrexone.

    Shinobu Sakurada;Takafumi Hayashi;Masayuki Yuhki;Tsutomu Fujimura

  • Involvement of nitric oxide in spinally mediated capsaicin- and glutamate-induced behavioural responses in the mouse.

    Tsukasa Sakurada;Akinori Sugiyama;Chikai Sakurada;Koichi Tanno

  • Intraplantar injection of bergamot essential oil induces peripheral antinociception mediated by opioid mechanism.

    Tsukasa Sakurada;Hirokazu Mizoguchi;Hikari Kuwahata;Soh Katsuyama

  • Involvement of Spinal NMDA Receptors in Capsaicin-Induced Nociception

    Tsukasa Sakurada;Kenji Wako;Akinori Sugiyama;Chikai Sakurada

  • The effects of substance P analogues on the scratching, biting and licking response induced by intrathecal injection of N-methyl-D-aspartate in mice.

    Tsukasa Sakurada;Yoichi Manome;Koichi Tan-No;Shinobu Sakurada

  • Nociceptin‐induced scratching, biting and licking in mice: involvement of spinal NK1 receptors

    Tsukasa Sakurada;Sou Katsuyama;Shinobu Sakurada;Makoto Inoue

  • Nociceptin/orphanin FQ metabolism and bioactive metabolites.

    Lars Terenius;Johan Sandin;Tsukasa Sakurada

  • Long-term high frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (hi-TNS) in chronic pain. Clinical response and effects on CSF-endorphins, monoamine metabolites, substance P-like immunoreactivity (SPLI) and pain measures.

    B.G.L. Almay;F. Johansson;L. von Knorring;T. Sakurada

  • Bergamot essential oil attenuates anxiety-like behaviour in rats

    Laura Rombolà;Laura Tridico;Damiana Scuteri;Tsukasa Sakurada

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinobu Sakurada
Shinobu Sakurada Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Giacinto Bagetta
Giacinto Bagetta University of Calabria
Lars Terenius
Lars Terenius Karolinska Institute
Kazuhiko Yanai
Kazuhiko Yanai Tohoku University
Abba J. Kastin
Abba J. Kastin Louisiana State University
James E. Zadina
James E. Zadina Tulane University
Pierluigi Nicotera
Pierluigi Nicotera German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Hiroshi Ueda
Hiroshi Ueda Kyoto University
Georgy Bakalkin
Georgy Bakalkin Uppsala University
Agneta Nordberg
Agneta Nordberg Karolinska University Hospital

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