Clifford B. Saper

75.1k citations
304 papers · 55.5k indexed · 27 hit papers · h-index 122
Topics
Sleep and Wakefulness Research (119 papers)Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (80 papers)Circadian rhythm and melatonin (70 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesCanadaJapan

In The Last Decade

Clifford B. Saper

302 papers receiving 54.3k citations

Hit Papers

Narcolepsy in orexin Knockout Mice19762026199220091999200520011980197650010001.5k2.0k

Peers

Clifford B. Saper
Comparison fields: 5 of 193
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 27.6k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 25.8k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 16.1k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 9.1k
  • Physiology 9.1k
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All Works

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About Clifford B. Saper

Clifford B. Saper is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 304 papers that have together received 55.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (119 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (80 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (70 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (27.6k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (25.8k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (16.1k citations). Clifford B. Saper has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Joel K. Elmquist, Thomas E. Scammell, Arthur D. Loewy, Jun Lu, Jun Lu, Patrick M. Fuller, Thomas C. Chou, Joshua J. Gooley, Charlotte E. Lee and Jeffrey S. Flier. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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