Clifford B. Saper

6.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
19 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

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Clifford B. Saper is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Clifford B. Saper has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Clifford B. Saper's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (5 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers). Clifford B. Saper is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (5 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers). Clifford B. Saper collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Clifford B. Saper's co-authors include Thomas C. Chou, Thomas E. Scammell, Margaret M. Moga, Christopher D. Breder, Charles A. Dinarello, Joel K. Elmquist, David F. Cechetto, Karen M. Hurley, Horst Herbert and Rexford S. Ahima and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Clifford B. Saper

19 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The sleep switch: hypothalamic control of sleep and wakefulness

2001 1.1k citations Clifford B. Saper, Thomas C. Chou et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →
Leptin Differentially Regulates NPY and POMC Neurons Projecting to the Lateral Hypothalamic Area

1999 734 citations Carol F. Elias, Carl Aschkenasi et al. Neuron profile →
Efferent projections of the infralimbic cortex of the rat

1991 644 citations Karen M. Hurley, Horst Herbert et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
Interleukin-1 Immunoreactive Innervation of the Human Hypothalamus

1988 609 citations Christopher D. Breder, Charles A. Dinarello et al. Science profile →
Fos Expression in Orexin Neurons Varies with Behavioral State

2001 541 citations Ivy V. Estabrooke, Emily Mills Ko et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Clifford B. Saper United States	17	2.8k	2.3k	1.3k	974	802	19	5.2k
Pierre‐Yves Risold France	30	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	239 0.2×	484 0.6×	80	4.2k
Kazue Semba Canada	45	2.0k 0.7×	3.6k 1.6×	3.5k 2.7×	923 0.9×	638 0.8×	110	6.4k
Shimon Amir Canada	40	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 1.6×	417 0.4×	2.0k 2.5×	174	5.7k
Thomas C. Chou United States	12	3.7k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.7×	758 0.9×	14	5.0k
Patrice Fort France	47	3.3k 1.2×	4.6k 2.0×	2.4k 1.8×	1.9k 1.9×	461 0.6×	105	6.6k
Denise Salvert France	30	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	548 0.6×	544 0.7×	51	3.9k
Denis Burdakov United Kingdom	44	3.8k 1.3×	4.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	659 0.8×	107	5.9k
Ritchie E. Brown United States	37	2.5k 0.9×	3.8k 1.6×	1.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	430 0.5×	73	6.0k
Jan G. Veening Netherlands	46	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 1.5×	316 0.3×	585 0.7×	96	6.0k
Jidong Fang United States	41	1.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	682 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	656 0.8×	78	4.0k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Griffin, John D, Clifford B. Saper, & Jack A. Boulant. (2001). Synaptic and morphological characteristics of temperature‐sensitive and ‐insensitive rat hypothalamic neurones. The Journal of Physiology. 537(2). 521–535. 57 indexed citations

Estabrooke, Ivy V., Emily Mills Ko, Thomas C. Chou, et al.. (2001). Fos Expression in Orexin Neurons Varies with Behavioral State. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(5). 1656–1662. 541 indexed citations breakdown →

Saper, Clifford B., Thomas C. Chou, & Thomas E. Scammell. (2001). The sleep switch: hypothalamic control of sleep and wakefulness. Trends in Neurosciences. 24(12). 726–731. 1110 indexed citations breakdown →

Elias, Carol F., Joseph F. Kelly, Charlotte E. Lee, et al.. (2000). Chemical characterization of leptin-activated neurons in the rat brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 423(2). 261–281. 305 indexed citations

Elias, Carol F., Carl Aschkenasi, Charlotte E. Lee, et al.. (1999). Leptin Differentially Regulates NPY and POMC Neurons Projecting to the Lateral Hypothalamic Area. Neuron. 23(4). 775–786. 734 indexed citations breakdown →

Chamberlin, Nancy L., Alfred Mansour, Stanley J. Watson, & Clifford B. Saper. (1999). Localization of mu-opioid receptors on amygdaloid projection neurons in the parabrachial nucleus of the rat. Brain Research. 827(1-2). 198–204. 55 indexed citations

Elmquist, Joel K. & Clifford B. Saper. (1996). Activation of neurons projecting to the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus by intravenous lipopolysaccharide. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 374(3). 315–331. 129 indexed citations

Saper, Clifford B.. (1996). Chapter 32 Role of the cerebral cortex and striatum in emotional motor response. Progress in brain research. 107. 537–550. 25 indexed citations

Saper, Clifford B.. (1995). Of hearts and minds: Natriuretic peptides in the brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 356(2). 166–167. 2 indexed citations

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Moga, Margaret M. & Clifford B. Saper. (1994). Neuropeptide‐immunoreactive neurons projecting to the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus in the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 346(1). 137–150. 118 indexed citations

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Lacalle, Sonsoles De, Louis B. Hersh, & Clifford B. Saper. (1993). Cholinergic innervation of the human cerebellum. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 328(3). 364–376. 49 indexed citations

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Saper, Clifford B.. (1993). Limitations of morphological studies in human brain: Opportunities for studies in nonhuman primates. Neurobiology of Aging. 14(6). 705–706. 1 indexed citations

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Saper, Clifford B. & Christopher D. Breder. (1992). Chapter 28 Endogenous pyrogens in the CNS: role in the febrile response. Progress in brain research. 93. 419–429. 75 indexed citations

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Hurley, Karen M., Horst Herbert, Margaret M. Moga, & Clifford B. Saper. (1991). Efferent projections of the infralimbic cortex of the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 308(2). 249–276. 644 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moga, Margaret M., Clifford B. Saper, & Thackery S. Gray. (1990). Neuropeptide organization of the hypothalamic projection to the parabrachial nucleus in the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 295(4). 662–682. 96 indexed citations

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Cechetto, David F., et al.. (1990). Evidence for a cholinergic projection from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus to the rostral ventrolateral medulla in the rat. Brain Research. 517(1-2). 19–24. 73 indexed citations

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German, Dwight C., Kebreten F. Manaye, Wade K. Smith, Donald J. Woodward, & Clifford B. Saper. (1989). Midbrain dopaminergic cell loss in parkinson's disease: Computer visualization. Annals of Neurology. 26(4). 507–514. 322 indexed citations

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Cechetto, David F. & Clifford B. Saper. (1988). Neurochemical organization of the hypothalamic projection to the spinal cord in the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 272(4). 579–604. 294 indexed citations

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Breder, Christopher D., Charles A. Dinarello, & Clifford B. Saper. (1988). Interleukin-1 Immunoreactive Innervation of the Human Hypothalamus. Science. 240(4850). 321–324. 609 indexed citations breakdown →

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