Kenji Sakimura
Impact in
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.02%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Developmental Neuroscience top 0.1%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Papers in
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- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 181
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 22
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- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms 45
- Co-authors
- Masayoshi MishinaMasahiko WatanabeManabu AbeEtsuko KushiyaMasanobu KanoMaya YamazakiYoshiro InoueTatsuya Kutsuwada
- Journals
- Journal of Neuroscience (30 papers)Scientific Reports (18 papers)Cell Reports (16 papers)Nature Communications (15 papers)Neuroscience Research (14 papers)
- Partner nations
- JapanUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Kenji Sakimura
380 papers receiving 19.0k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 149
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 11.7k
- Developmental Neuroscience 2.1k
- Neurology 2.4k
- Cognitive Neuroscience 3.4k
- Biological Psychiatry 387
Countries citing papers authored by Kenji Sakimura
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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenji Sakimura
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Kenji Sakimura, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2023 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2022 | 50 | |
| 7 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2021 | 15 | |
| 9 | 2021 | 14 | |
| 10 | 2021 | 6 | |
| 11 | 2020 | 12 | |
| 12 | 2019 | 43 | |
| 13 | 2018 | 165 | |
| 14 | 2018 | 33 | |
| 15 | 2016 | 21 | |
| 16 | 2016 | 46 | |
| 17 | 2014 | 82 | |
| 18 | 2012 | 24 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 58 | |
| 20 | 2009 | 137 |
About Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 387 papers that have together received 19.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (181 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (66 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (45 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (29 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (26 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (25 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (11.7k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (2.1k citations), Neurology (2.4k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (3.4k citations) and Biological Psychiatry (387 citations). Kenji Sakimura has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Masayoshi Mishina, Masahiko Watanabe, Manabu Abe, Etsuko Kushiya, Masanobu Kano, Maya Yamazaki, Yoshiro Inoue, Tatsuya Kutsuwada, Masayoshi Mishina and Masahiro Fukaya. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Scientific Reports, Cell Reports, Nature Communications and Neuroscience Research.
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